
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.
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Fishing boats in the evening. Bali. Crete. Greece
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€3,199

Caribbean Coral Reef Textured Painting
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€270

Esperando que suba la marea
Jose Ramón Campomanes
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€850






Evening silence
Vasyl Khodakivskyi
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,800



Magnificent Cyclades
Vasyl Khodakivskyi
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,900

Venise - Étude sur la mer -
Noël Granger
Painting - 54 x 81 x 1.5 cm Painting - 21.3 x 31.9 x 0.6 inch
€880







Transparent Wave
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 64.8 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.5 x 39 x 1 inch
€1,586

Seascape 22/07/2013 18:36h. (Identity testimonies series)
Imanol Marrodán
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€500


August, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Valeria Radzievska
Painting - 40.6 x 71.1 x 2 cm Painting - 16 x 28 x 0.8 inch
€1,003


At the summer yacht club
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 14.6 x 19.6 x 2 cm Painting - 5.7 x 7.7 x 0.8 inch
€230

Yachts on the water streets of Venice
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€350

Hidden corner by the sea
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€360

A quiet pier near the city
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€350

Venice port with sunset
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€360

After the sea storm
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 20 x 24.6 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 9.7 x 0.8 inch
€285

Sunset colors in the sea
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 20 x 24.7 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 9.7 x 0.8 inch
€265


Romantic evening swim
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€295

Great day to go fishing
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 15 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€225

Waves crash against the rocks
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 15 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€250

The sun is sinking into the sea
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 15 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€250

Sea voyage and the sound of birds
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 15 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€270

Preparing for a sea voyage
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 15 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€270

The quiet breath of the sea
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 15 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€270

Sea waves crash against the rocks
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 15 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€225


Silence at the foot of the mountains
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 15 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€270

The mountains touch the sea
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 15 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€295

Boats off the city coast
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€305

The call of distant waves
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€360

Boats and lighthouse
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€350

Sea Symphony of Waves
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€360

Waiting for the tide
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€350

Ships on the ferry
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€350

Sounds of birds and sea waves
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€360

Sailboat on the sea horizon
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€350


Sea waves are beating against the shore
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€295

Dream of the sea and mountains
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€295

Seagulls and rocky shore in the sea
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€285

City boats by the sea
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€295

Sailing holidays at sea
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€285


The sea washes the mountains
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€305

Seagulls flying over the sea
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€305

Sea and village coziness
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€360

Sea breeze on a clear day
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€360

Whisper of the sea waves
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€350

Bound by the Current
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€365

Summer day by the shore
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€365

Song of the waves and wind
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€365

Harbor at the foot of the hills
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€365

Freedom over the sea
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€365

Between the sea and the sky
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€365


Sailing to the shore on a boat
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€305


White seagulls on the seashore
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 20 x 28 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11 x 0.8 inch
€240

A lonely sailboat at sea
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 15 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€225


The waves are hitting the rocks
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 15 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€225



Three sailboats in the evening
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 20 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch
€270

Boats at the lighthouse
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 15 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€225


Seagulls on the seashore
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 15 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€225



White seagulls on the seashore
Suprunchuk Yuriy
Painting - 20 x 28 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11 x 0.8 inch
€240




