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![Photography, A la dérive, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/501374_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Only Present moment (stretched), Nadine Antoniuk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166335_1_grid.jpg)
Only Present moment (stretched)
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 100 x 70 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$1,543
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Silence is bliss, Painting, Acrylic on canvas
Ana Hefco
Painting - 25.4 x 25.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 10 x 10 x 1.5 inch
$345
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Profondeurs marines
Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.18 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,342
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Plage du Crouton 3
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,124
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Le sacre du printemps
Robert van Bolderick
Painting - 190 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 74.8 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,509
![Painting, Sea is a continual miracle (stretched), Nadine Antoniuk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178232_1_grid.jpg)
Sea is a continual miracle (stretched)
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$1,699
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The Seaside Dreams (stretched)
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 60 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch
$1,230
![Painting, Whispers of the Seaside Dreams (stretched), Nadine Antoniuk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178221_1_grid.jpg)
Whispers of the Seaside Dreams (stretched)
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 50 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch
$961
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Canvas of Dawn (stretched)
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,733
![Painting, An invitation to the present moment (stretched), Nadine Antoniuk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166334_1_grid.jpg)
An invitation to the present moment (stretched)
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 100 x 70 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$1,431
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Whispered Tales by the Sunlit Shore
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 95 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 43.3 x 0 inch
$1,062
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Glow of summer days (stretched)
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 80 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch
$1,174
![Fine Art Drawings, Le jour va venir, Philippe Huart](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1946085_1_grid.jpg)
Le jour va venir
Philippe Huart
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$727
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Le tourbillon en rouge
Dany Soyer
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$1,219
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La ronde des poissons jaunes
Dany Soyer
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$1,219
![Painting, Sweet summer memorials, Nadine Antoniuk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1254792_1_grid.jpg)
Sweet summer memorials
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 90 x 145 x 0.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 57.1 x 0 inch
$1,845
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Éclats d'écume 120
Joëlle Kem Lika
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,220
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Fragments d'émotion - Outre mer
Bonus
Painting - 54 x 65 x 0.5 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,677
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Italy, Via di Streda
Vik Schroeder
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,453
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Everyday life of the Gondoliers
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,230
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Lagoon
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 40.7 x 75.3 x 6.5 cm Painting - 16 x 29.6 x 2.6 inch
$1,230
![Photography, Esponjas 8, 11 y 16, Paola Dávila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1899252_1_grid.jpg)
Esponjas 8, 11 y 16
Paola Dávila
Photography - 10.4 x 34 x 0.8 cm Photography - 4.1 x 13.4 x 0.3 inch
$1,000
![Photography, Medusas 11, 12 y 13, Paola Dávila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1899249_1_grid.jpg)
Medusas 11, 12 y 13
Paola Dávila
Photography - 10.4 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 4.1 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,000
![Photography, Sal 22, 23 y 24, Paola Dávila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1899246_1_grid.jpg)
Sal 22, 23 y 24
Paola Dávila
Photography - 10.4 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 4.1 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,000
![Photography, Algas 11, 22 y 67, Paola Dávila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1899243_1_grid.jpg)
Algas 11, 22 y 67
Paola Dávila
Photography - 10.4 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 4.1 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,000
![Photography, Algas 75, 83 Y 26, Paola Dávila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1899240_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Algas 75, 83 Y 26, Paola Dávila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1899237_1_grid.jpg)
Algas 75, 83 Y 26
Paola Dávila
Photography - 10.4 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 4.1 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,000
![Photography, Algas 14, 41 y 68, Paola Dávila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1899234_1_grid.jpg)
Algas 14, 41 y 68
Paola Dávila
Photography - 10.4 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 4.1 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,000
![Photography, Algas 88, 28, 87, Paola Dávila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1899231_1_grid.jpg)
Algas 88, 28, 87
Paola Dávila
Photography - 10.4 x 34.8 x 0.8 cm Photography - 4.1 x 13.7 x 0.3 inch
$1,000
![Painting, Endless Surf. Summer. Ocean, Trayko Popov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1559775_1_grid.jpg)
Endless Surf. Summer. Ocean
Trayko Popov
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,137
![Painting, Or sur pointe bretonne, Richard Bouts](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1519938_1_grid.jpg)
Or sur pointe bretonne
Richard Bouts
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$894
![Painting, Au large de Loctudy, Richard Bouts](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1481976_1_grid.jpg)
Au large de Loctudy
Richard Bouts
Painting - 61.3 x 46.5 x 2.4 cm Painting - 24.1 x 18.3 x 0.9 inch
$1,342
![Painting, Alito di Mare, Antonino Puliafico](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1464591_1_grid.jpg)
Alito di Mare
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 100 x 140 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0 inch
$2,795
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Mysteres du Fond Marin
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$324
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Papillon Mon Amour
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,677
![Painting, Staring out at the Open Sea, Anika Manuel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/602856_1_grid.jpg)
Staring out at the Open Sea
Anika Manuel
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
$918
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Embrasement II
Gabriella Moussette
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,293
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Wildclouds above purple sky
Peter de Boer
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,006
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Venice, Italy
Behshad Arjomandi
Painting - 40.1 x 40.1 x 2 cm Painting - 15.8 x 15.8 x 0.8 inch
$815
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Magical Venice, Painting, Oil on canvas
Behshad Arjomandi
Painting - 46 x 55.1 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$840
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Côte d'azur, enfin les vacances
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1 inch
$1,001
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To the moon and back
Marianne Lefevre
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$771
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La force de la mer #2
Sylvie Garibaldi
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,342
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Les Iles Sanguinaires
Valérie Dragacci
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,230
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De Chlore et de Rosé
Christopher Barraja
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$1,342
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De Chlore et de Rosé (2)
Christopher Barraja
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$1,342
![Photography, De Chlore et de Rosé, Christopher Barraja](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1777827_1_grid.jpg)
De Chlore et de Rosé
Christopher Barraja
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$1,342
![Photography, De Chlore et de Rosé, Christopher Barraja](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1777821_1_grid.jpg)
De Chlore et de Rosé
Christopher Barraja
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$1,342
![Photography, De Chlore et de Rosé, Christopher Barraja](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1777710_1_grid.jpg)
De Chlore et de Rosé
Christopher Barraja
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$1,342
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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.