Breath of Antarctica South Africa
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 76 x 91 x 2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,242
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Painting - 76 x 91 x 2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,242
Painting - 116 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,027
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$426
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$1,794
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$2,130
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$2,130
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,410
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,345
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,400
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,018
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,410
Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,466
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,121
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,121
Photography - 90 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$953 $906
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$426
Painting - 102 x 102 x 4 cm Painting - 40.2 x 40.2 x 1.6 inch
$3,105
Painting - 102 x 102 x 4 cm Painting - 40.2 x 40.2 x 1.6 inch
$3,105
Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$280
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$5,000
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$919
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,650 $1,320
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$1,500
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,121
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$303
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,018 $1,614
Painting - 60 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,803
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$476
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1 inch
$1,794
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,800
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,915
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,466
Painting - 75 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,450
Painting - 60 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
$1,682
Painting - 90 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,700
Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,500
Painting - 65 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,940
Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,996
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,883
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,827
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,345
Painting - 45 x 59 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,121
Painting - 41 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$476
Painting - 61 x 41 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,306
Photography - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,794
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.8 inch
$5,269
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,803
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,803
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$3,924
Painting - 45 x 45 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,962
Painting - 25 x 35 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$4,260
Painting - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$3,475
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$5,269
Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,900
Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,000
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,018
Painting - 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch
$1,570
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch
$1,682
Painting - 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
$10,650
Painting - 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
$10,650
Majestic and tyrannical, the sea has never ceased to fascinate artists. Untameable, this force of nature seems to have a life of its own and has inspired many artists. Since antiquity, the sea has been represented in all its glory, century after century it is honoured through various styles and colours. However, this desire to escape to the great outdoors is certainly not only reserved for 21st century painters
Maritime art began at the same time as history painting - in the 15th century, and they share many common traits. Maritime painting mostly depicts scenes of combat, historical incidents and mythology where people play a crucial role. It wasn't until the 17th century that artists stopped depicting people in their seascapes and focused solely on the representation of the landscape itself instead.
In the Middle Ages, shipwrecks and storms terrorised citizens as they interpreted them as signs of God's wrath. he church even used images of the rough sea to hold power over its believers.
Representations in classical painting were strictly governed by academic rules, and often didn't manage to convey true emotion. Maritime scenes joined the mainstream in the 19th century, especially with the arrival of the Romantic period as emotions played a much greater role in marine painting. The two great masters of the period were J.M.W Turner and Caspar David Friedrich who captured the attention of their contemporaries and whose works continue to mesmerise us today.
For the impressionists, the sea was a sublimation of nature. During the 19th century, artists come out of their studios in order to paint and describe nature as they saw and feel it. By the end of the 19th century, the sea was no longer a simple, blue expanse but rather an eruption of emotions illuminated through painting.
Contemporary art offers a new insight into creation. Today, the technique is overrun by the message and intention of the work. Therefore, we find all varieties of sea illustrations where the sea becomes an image of contemporary creation. Even though the sea is sometimes reinvented, it remains true to reality.
The new generation of contemporary artists create works that depict freshness, escape, lost coves, waves, and that salty seaside air. Discover our selection inspired by ocean waters.
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