Ripples under the Surface
Claire Wiltsher
Painting - 90 x 90 x 3.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.4 inch
$2,122
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Painting - 90 x 90 x 3.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.4 inch
$2,122
Painting - 76 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
$1,997
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$464
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$430
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$2,150
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,433
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$249
Painting - 102 x 102 x 4 cm Painting - 40.2 x 40.2 x 1.6 inch
$3,135
Painting - 60 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,584
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,358
Painting - 45 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,245
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$380
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,300
Painting - 150 x 190 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 74.8 x 0.8 inch
$6,337
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,000
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,000
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
$36,000
Painting - 100 x 170 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 66.9 x 0 inch
$2,886
Painting - 100 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 80.7 x 0 inch
$3,904
Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 1.5 inch
$980
Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$300
Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,200
Painting - 42 x 61 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 24 x 0 inch
$1,018
Painting - 80 x 56 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 22 x 0.8 inch
$1,018
Photography - 89 x 59 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35 x 23.2 x 0.2 inch
$865
Photography - 89 x 59 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35 x 23.2 x 0.2 inch
$865
Painting - 60 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,829
Sculpture - 36 x 30 x 5 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 11.8 x 2 inch
$2,263
Painting - 40 x 120 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch
$1,245
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,867
Painting - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$3,621
Painting - 41 x 64 x 4 cm Painting - 16.1 x 25.2 x 1.6 inch
$770
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,376
Painting - 110 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 80.7 x 0 inch
$3,961
Painting - 60 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,697
Painting - 122 x 122 x 4 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.6 inch
$4,034
Painting - 92 x 183 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 72 x 1.6 inch
$4,232
Painting - 102 x 152 x 4 cm Painting - 40.2 x 59.8 x 1.6 inch
$3,915 $3,328
Painting - 102 x 102 x 4 cm Painting - 40.2 x 40.2 x 1.6 inch
$3,304
Painting - 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,720
Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$2,070
Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$1,900 $1,520
Painting - 50 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,013
Painting - 39 x 28.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.2 x 0.2 inch
$396
Painting - 72 x 103 x 3 cm Painting - 28.3 x 40.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,376
Painting - 77 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 30.3 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,982
Painting - 120 x 180 x 4.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 70.9 x 1.8 inch
$9,279
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$356
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,697
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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