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Boats on Lake Monroe
Kent Sullivan
Painting - 35.6 x 45.7 x 0.8 cm Painting - 14 x 18 x 0.3 inch
$2,800
Marée basse en vert et rose
Martine Grégoire
Painting - 55 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$437
Daft punk surfers paradise
Peter de Boer
Painting - 150 x 190 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 74.8 x 0.8 inch
$6,839
Coucher de soleil Ref BDNW10731
Jacques Poncet
Painting - 81 x 100 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 inch
$3,924
Aiguillon Bay seaside road
Michel Tabanou
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$335
Sonho de Icaro
Geraldo Pestalozzi
Photography - 29.7 x 49 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.7 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$448
La Baie des Songes
Michel Saint-Luc
Painting - 19 x 19 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
$213
L'été sans fin III
Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$314
L'été sans fin II
Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$314
Le Mont Saint Michel
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
$6,727
Abstraction dans la baie de Sunchéon - Corée
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$280
Bath Houses
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$223
Cornwall, Cove at Tintagel
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 39.9 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$347
Malibu Surf
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$218
Near Morro Bay
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$279
Coastal road
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$290
Lopez Island WA
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$281
Coronado Beach Scene
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$259
Mt. Hood, Environs
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$260
First Sell of Spirit
Gisèle Vacca
Painting - 100 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$12,332
La série : Orogenèse - Anonymous (Gibraltar 01006)
Joan Fontcuberta
Photography - 75 x 100 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 inch
$11,211
Tryptique: ondes marines
Clarisse Grenier Meynet
Painting - 75 x 75 x 5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 29.5 x 2 inch
$2,410
Barbarian sea spit
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 70 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,200 $2,880
Inspiré par Candice Renoir
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 122 x 92 x 2.4 cm Painting - 48 x 36.2 x 0.9 inch
$4,709
Vertical Sète (triptyque)
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 138 x 61 x 2.4 cm Painting - 54.3 x 24 x 0.9 inch
$3,363
Conversation with wave and the moon
Sokratis Evgenidis
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$7,736
Summer sailing Regatta M 1
Peter Nottrott
Painting - 83 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 32.7 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,558
Jeune femme au transat
Sophie de la Happy Funky Family
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$504
Coucher de soleil sur les voiles... (Esprit voile)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,139
Flowery coast in Positano - Southern Italy
Gianni Di Guida
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$364
Flowering pointview (Vertical version)- Amalfi painting Italy
Gianni Di Guida
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$364
Flowering pointview (Horizontal version) - Amalfi painting Italy
Gianni Di Guida
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$364
Sunset on Setauket Harbor, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Jonathan Van Brunt
Painting - 20.3 x 25.4 x 0.8 cm Painting - 8 x 10 x 0.3 inch
$335
Couleurs en mer...
Olivier Messas
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,229
Les reflets du ciel et de la mer... (Esprit voile 2021)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,606
Paix à l'horizon... (esprit voile 2022)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,218
Horizon
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$359
The Curse of the Albatross
Ziad Dib Jreige
Painting - 22 x 16 x 0.5 cm Painting - 8.7 x 6.3 x 0.2 inch
$348
Flowered house on the sea - Capri Italy painting
Ernesto De Michele
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$409
Moonlight on the sea - Positano Italy painting
Ernesto De Michele
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$409
Flowered old road - Sorrento Italy painting
Ernesto De Michele
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$409
Sailing ship in the storm - Italian old painting
Gino Guidi
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$280
Capri romantic sunset - Southern Italy painting + handmade frame gold leaf white background
Silvio Valli
Painting - 30 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$476
Positano terrace with flowers - Southern Italy painting + handmade frame gold leaf blue background
Silvio Valli
Painting - 20 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$353
Evening storm - Italian sea painting
Mario Smeraglia
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$280
Sailing ships - Italian old painting
Gino Guidi
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$280
Positano terrace with flowers - Southern Italy
Silvio Valli
Painting - 20 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$207
Golden Foam (Ecume d'Or)
Frédérique Cantais
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$336
The Feet in Water (Les Pieds dans l'Eau)
Frédérique Cantais
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$168
The Cornice (La Corniche)
Frédérique Cantais
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$168
En algún lugar más allá del mar
Andrei Shchurok
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,514
Window on Amalfi - Italian seaside painting
Domenico Caiazza
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$353
Terrace with flowers - Capri seaside painting
Domenico Caiazza
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$353
Sea
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.