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N°9, Illusions
Matthieu Venot
Photography - 62.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,332
Floral Constellation
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$4,995
An Island in the air
Urs Lüthi
Photography - 50 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$555
AV_Fishfarms_002
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 90 x 64 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 25.2 x 0.2 inch
$988
Le Selfie
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$3,552
Praias_De_Formas_024
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 40 x 56 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 22 x 0 inch
$1,332
Praias_De_Formas_023
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,332
Praias_De_Formas_012
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,665
Trait de côte - 2
Jean Valera
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$211
[Confiance], de la série La baltique
Irène Jonas
Photography - 19 x 28 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.5 x 11 x 0 inch
$999
Reflet Plage du midi Cannes
Sandrine Darcos
Photography - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$333
Le surfer solitaire
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 120 x 96 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch
$3,496
Light painting
Jan Brunclík
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$1,276
And the Sea will be there 13
Arnaud Rinuccini
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$943
And the Sea will be there 11
Arnaud Rinuccini
Photography - 65 x 100 cm Photography - 25.6 x 39.4 inch
$1,387
And the Sea will be there 08
Arnaud Rinuccini
Photography - 65 x 100 cm Photography - 25.6 x 39.4 inch
$1,387
And the Sea will be there 06
Arnaud Rinuccini
Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
$1,665
And the Sea will be there 03
Arnaud Rinuccini
Photography - 65 x 100 cm Photography - 25.6 x 39.4 inch
$1,387
And the Sea will be there 02
Arnaud Rinuccini
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$943
And the Sea will be there 01
Arnaud Rinuccini
Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
$1,665
Italian Dream I
Thierry Van Vreckem
Photography - 100 x 140 cm Photography - 39.4 x 55.1 inch
$2,775
La mer – Circular IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,098
Ecologia Profonda, Selfportrait
Chiara Mazzocchi
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$549
La peau du jour
Chiara Indelicato
Photography - 55 x 82 x 0.5 cm Photography - 21.7 x 32.3 x 0.2 inch
$1,332
Bleu désir
Chiara Indelicato
Photography - 75 x 100 x 0.5 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,609
Bleu désir
Chiara Indelicato
Photography - 55 x 82 x 0.5 cm Photography - 21.7 x 32.3 x 0.2 inch
$1,332
Deep waters, muddy and troubled here
Christa David
Photography - 76.2 x 55.88 x 2 cm Photography - 30 x 22 x 0.8 inch
$3,885
Temporal Perception #114
Serge Hamad
Photography - 114.3 x 152.4 cm Photography - 45 x 60 inch
$3,600
Half Angels Half Demons #88
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 61 x 91.4 cm Photography - 24 x 36 inch
$2,500
Dialogue 06
Matthieu Venot
Photography - 62.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,332
Bain de soleil
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 45 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$710
019 Varangeville sur Mer
José Nicolas
Photography - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,110
Roches Escudelier 3
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,665
Baie de Briande
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,665
Messe du pardon de la mer à Saint Briac
José Nicolas
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,665
Good morning OZ
Anthony Horth
Photography - 50.8 x 86.4 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20 x 34 x 1 inch
$4,000
Fife Regatta 2201
Götz Göppert
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$749
Hommage à Mark Rothko 2
Daniel Allisy
Photography - 120 x 92 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,082
Au pas de l'éphémère
Marie-Fa Lazzari
Photography - 48 x 33 x 1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 13 x 0.4 inch
$527
Femme dans un paysage #7
Laurence Weislinger
Photography - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$988
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.