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Take Me There - Aerial Australia - Shark Bay #3
Ana Hefco
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$6,900
Seacoast
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 65 x 74.9 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,850
Pollen of happiness
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 90 x 145 x 0.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 57.1 x 0 inch
$1,789
Les cabanes de plage
Michèle Kaus
Painting - 50 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,731
The coasts of dreams
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 108 x 48 x 2 cm Painting - 42.5 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,281
Plage Magique
Alexandra Battezzati
Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$8,657
Le Fort National, St Malo
Franck Dupire
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$670
In shine
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 59.9 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,750
Un été ocre jaune - séries Les Dames de la côte
Françoise Lucq
Painting - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,131
Un été grenadine - série Les Dames de la côte
Françoise Lucq
Painting - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,131
Un été outre-mer - série Les Dames de la côte
Françoise Lucq
Painting - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,131
California street vintage
Remi Bertoche
Painting - 80 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$14,198
Let's Dance ! (Rave)
Marcos Zrihen
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,154
Our white sand beach, Painting, Acrylic on canvas
Ana Hefco
Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$2,375
Welcome to my beach, Painting, Acrylic on canvas
Ana Hefco
Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$2,250
En attendant la vague
Jean-Philippe Berger
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$404
La baie de Somme - série Mer
Philippe Maillebuau
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,143
Plage de Normandie
Philippe Maillebuau
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$734
Lumières de la Somme
Philippe Maillebuau
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$582
Norman beach
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 27 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,143 $1,028
La Pirogue - série bord de mer
Philippe Maillebuau
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$762
La Plage - série bord de mer
Philippe Maillebuau
Painting - 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$646
Les gosses de la plage
Valérie Betoulaud
Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
$3,348
Soirée psychédélique à la plage
Lydi
Painting - 81 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,385
Mid Week at the Beach
Amy Bernays
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.3 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.5 inch
$1,289
Cornwall Beach retreat
Gary Westall
Painting - 40.1 x 40.1 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.8 x 15.8 x 0.6 inch
$950
Plage du Crouton 3
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,193
Sea water heals everything!))
Vik Schroeder
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,154 $923
La Plage - série bord de mer
Carla PM
Painting - 31 x 23 x 3 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch
$450
Dawn of Metamorphoses
Helen Mount
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,154
Wildclouds above purple sky
Peter de Boer
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,039
Montrose harbor, 1977
Darren Thompson
Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,200
Aquamarine Ocean
Rusiko Chikvaidze
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,039
Aquamarine Ocean and Cafe New Beginnings
Rusiko Chikvaidze
Painting - 40 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,078
NOIRMOUTIERS, MON ETE PLAGE DES DAMES
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$918
The Sail and the Sea
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 69.9 x 90.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 27.5 x 35.5 x 0.75 inch
$2,600
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Beach Paintings for Sale
The beach has always been a destination we jump at the opportunity to explore. It's a destination that for many of us symbolises holidays, relaxation, calm or even excitement, adventure and stormy weather. Some are drawn to its crowded, noisy, buzzing atmosphere, whilst others are seduced by its silent, contemplative quality that allows for a deeply meditative experience. There is an ideal image of the beach for everyone; whether you're captivated by the chic Côte d'Azur deckchairs, surf lessons in Australia, the wild beaches in Brittany and Normandy, seaside resorts, small Italian coves or the more exotic and tropical locations.
Throughout time, artists have been inspired by the beach in many ways. Each artist has interpreted this huge theme in connection with their era, their artistic identity, the idea they wished to convey and what this location represented for them.
The beach has been depicted in paintings since the Dutch Golden Age, and is shown in works such as View of Delft by famous baroque artist, Johannes Vermeer. Two centuries later, Gustave Courbet would paint the shores of Trouville and Deauville in Normandy with dazzling realism. The Impressionists would then go on to capture the seaside bathed in light, and most notably would do so “sur le motif": the act of painting outside in natural light and in various weather conditions. This offered viewers a completely new representation of landscapes, and many Impressionists like Edgar Degas and Camille Pissarro remained attached to the seascapes of Normandy. However, other artists would focus on other shores, Van Gogh for example chose to represent La Camargue in his piece Fishing Boats on the Beach at Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. Monet meanwhile, was inspired by the Côte D'Azur in his painting The Big Blue at Antibes, and Paul Gauguin was captivated by the exotic French Polynesia. Gauguin created many works inspired by beaches in Tahiti, which is evident in his iconic oil painting Tahitian Women on the Beach. Later, the light and beauty of the Mediterranean would seduce Matisse, who represented the beaches of Nice and the picturesque Collioure shores in his works. His rival Picasso also explored this area, his pieces, Woman Seated on the Beach and Bathers present completely new representations of the beach, where form and colour gradually move away from reality.
In modern and contemporary art, the beach loses its purpose as an inspiring natural environment and instead becomes a hub of human activity. Roy Lichtenstein's piece Nudes with Beach Ball, demonstrates how the beach has turned into a consumer product for the average holidaymaker. Similarly, Bernard Buffet also paints the seaside packed with human presence; beach cabins, bodies spread out on the sand and parasols dotted across the shores. More recently in 2011, Gianni Colosimo revealed a conceptual art piece called La jolie petite plage de Daniel (Daniel's Pretty Little Beach), which features striped deckchairs inspired by Daniel Buren's columns. Additionally, Ron Mueck installed hyper-realistic human figures made out of resin at the Fondation Cartier in 2013, which illustrated holidaymakers by the sea. Overall, one thing is certain: the beach has not ceased to inspire artistic creation. Artsper invites you to take a well-deserved break and lounge in front of some of the best contemporary art works that have been inspired by a location that is loved by us all.
One famous artist who painted beaches is Claude Monet. An example of one of his beach paintings is La Plage à Trouville, which he painted in 1870 in Trouville, France.
Artists have represented the beach in paintings for decades. The beach was particularly a popular subject matter during the 20th century, at the beginning of which the beach became a popular holiday spot in France and other parts of Europe.
One famous example of a painting representing a beach is Salvador Dali's The Persistence of Memory, which the Surrealist painter produced in 1931. Not the typical idyllic holiday beach painting, Dali's work features enigmatic visual elements like his famous melted clock and a timer with ants crawling over it.