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Vamos a la Playa

Everybody loves a trip to the seaside and artists are no exception. Famous artists like Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, and Auguste Renoir all painted sandy beaches at some point their careers. The beach has also inspired sculptors such as the great Niki de Saint Phalle; she creates colourful characters, dressed in swimsuits and often playing beach volleyball. The beach is also a topos for art photography, from top-down shots like those of Slim Aarons and emerging artist Antoine Rose to more classic but still poetic panoramas and sunsets.

The sea can make us melancholic or, on the contrary, make us mad with joy but it certainly doesn't leave anyone indifferent. Let yourself be guided and transported to the most beautiful sandy beaches of our planet through a selection of unique artworks from the best international galleries and independent artists.

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Photography, That beach, Corinne Dubreuil

Corinne Dubreuil

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,500

Painting, 1re plage privée, Chisa

Chisa

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Photography, Color Game, Sam Dougados

Sam Dougados

Photography - 75 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

Painting, Arrhythmia, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,650

Photography, Himmel #3, Serge Hamad

Serge Hamad

Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€1,617

Painting, Vue du ciel, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€90

Photography, Coming Ashore, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 152 x 101 cm Photography - 59.8 x 39.8 inch

€4,650

Painting, Swimming # 6, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 15 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€100 €85

Painting, Sea etude, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€700

Photography, Vacances, Mario Tarantino

Mario Tarantino

Photography - 90 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,036 €985

Painting, Bain de juin, Perrine Vilmot

Perrine Vilmot

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Photography, Ocean Eleven II, Sven Pfrommer

Sven Pfrommer

Photography - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,290

Print, Canoe Island, Peter Doig

Peter Doig

Print - 74 x 100 cm Print - 29.1 x 39.4 inch

€11,000

Painting, Swimming # 4, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 15 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€100 €85

Painting, Beach, Victoria Cozmolici

Victoria Cozmolici

Painting - 50 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€790

Painting, Plage Carlton 1919, Chisa

Chisa

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Print, Figures on beach, Alex Katz

Alex Katz

Print - 34.8 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€5,000

Painting, Plage 7, Polina Egorushkina

Polina Egorushkina

Painting - 31 x 41 x 0.05 cm Painting - 12.2 x 16.1 x 0 inch

€650

Painting, Sunny Beach, Yehor Dulin

Yehor Dulin

Painting - 20 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch

€449

Photography, Cap Ferrat, Richard Dunkley

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 61 x 50.8 cm Photography - 24 x 20 inch

€470 €400

Photography, Le petit marseillais, Rodrigo

Rodrigo

Photography - 23.8 x 14.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.4 x 5.8 x 0 inch

€750

Photography, Summer 84, Clotilde.MJ

Clotilde.MJ

Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€650

Photography, Ocean Pearl, Clotilde.MJ

Clotilde.MJ

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€380

Photography, Marinella, Claude Billès

Claude Billès

Photography - 60 x 110 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Painting, Ocean, Eliana Sá

Eliana Sá

Painting - 105.5 x 170 x 4 cm Painting - 41.5 x 66.9 x 1.6 inch

€2,100

Photography, Beach, Jochen Cerny

Jochen Cerny

Photography - 104 x 264 x 3 cm Photography - 40.9 x 103.9 x 1.2 inch

€16,500

Sculpture, Détente, Bernard Lambot

Bernard Lambot

Sculpture - 50 x 42 x 34 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 16.5 x 13.4 inch

€7,500

Sculpture, Farniente, Bernard Lambot

Bernard Lambot

Sculpture - 50 x 41 x 34 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 16.1 x 13.4 inch

€7,500

Painting, August., Victoria Cozmolici

Victoria Cozmolici

Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,600

Print, Culés, Josep Moscardó

Josep Moscardó

Print - 30 x 40 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 inch

€150

Painting, Fernanda, Pep Anton Xaus

Pep Anton Xaus

Painting - 90 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,450

Photography, Red Salt, Clotilde.MJ

Clotilde.MJ

Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€530

Painting, Vahinés, Pascal Astier

Pascal Astier

Painting - 43 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.9 x 12.8 x 0 inch

€200