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Évasion… (Expression libre)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,684
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Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,684
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,221
Painting - 100 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$3,355
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$4,362
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,355
Painting - 120 x 150 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 2 inch
$4,362
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,250
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,592
Painting - 50 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,461
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch
$5,480
Painting - 30 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch
$4,250
Photography - 80 x 200 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 78.7 x 0.2 inch
$3,344
Photography - 118 x 150 x 4 cm Photography - 46.5 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$3,232
Photography - 62.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,342
Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$2,950
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,678
Painting - 100 x 130 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,349
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.7 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
$615
Photography - 100 x 222 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 87.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,568
Photography - 100 x 270 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 106.3 x 0.1 inch
$3,903
Photography - 120 x 400 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 157.5 x 0.1 inch
$4,351
Photography - 120 x 288 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 113.4 x 0.1 inch
$4,351
Photography - 50.8 x 86.4 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20 x 34 x 1 inch
$4,000
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,013
Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$2,070
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$2,275
Painting - 99.8 x 149.9 x 2 cm Painting - 39.3 x 59 x 0.8 inch
$2,096
Painting - 70.1 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,750
Painting - 70.1 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$4,650
Painting - 59.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$5,150
Painting - 59.9 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,550
Painting - 80 x 89.9 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,965
Painting - 59.9 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,536
Painting - 74.9 x 89.9 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,217
Painting - 59.9 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,660
Painting - 89.9 x 89.9 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,922
Painting - 59.9 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,413
Painting - 90 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$5,480
Painting - 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$1,074
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,572
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$7,700
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$7,829
Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$129
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$755
Photography - 120 x 92 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,090
Painting - 170 x 170 x 3 cm Painting - 66.9 x 66.9 x 1.2 inch
$7,326
Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 48 x 2 inch
$2,250
Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 48 x 2 inch
$2,250
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 2 inch
$9,000
Photography - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$995
Photography - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$995
Photography - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$995
Photography - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$995
Painting - 145 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 57.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$8,892
Painting - 150 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch
$6,711
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$548
Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$5,000
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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