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Music of the sea
Vasyl Khodakivskyi
Painting - 80 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,355
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Tender Deep Vibes
Larissa Uvarova
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,775
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Mystery of the green wind
Vasyl Khodakivskyi
Painting - 85 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$6,598
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The pool, Hotel du Cap
Richard Dunkley
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 1 inch
$329
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Silhouettes à Mers-Les-Bains
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Print - 40 x 60 cm Print - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$503
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Penguins painting - March of the penguins
Oswin Gesselli
Painting - 120 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$8,051
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Horses I WILL SURVIVE
Oswin Gesselli
Painting - 150 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$33,547
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Horse BLACK BEAUTY
Oswin Gesselli
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$8,051
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Horses WE ARE FREE TO DELIGHT - Series Hidden Treasures
Oswin Gesselli
Painting - 180 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 70.9 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$40,257
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Boats - Sicily, Italy
Reneta Isin
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$11,182
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Les plans de conscience
Carole Framezelle - Acmiya
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,920
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Quand la terre était plate
LN Le Cheviller
Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$145
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Sea(birds) XII
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$358
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Seabirds XI
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$358
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Seabirds II
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$358
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Enlightenment
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$358
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Bétonisation I
Romain Liverato
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$447
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Le phare de Ploumanac'h
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$302
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Débordement XI
Romain Liverato
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$280
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Tarifa
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 17 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.5 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$436
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La bigoudène
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$179
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Sauzon Belle-Île en Mer
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$503
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Miss J. Catamaran
Joelle De Lacanau
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,342
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Glisser dans l'onde d'un rêve
Alain Vintenon
Painting - 82.5 x 93 x 4 cm Painting - 32.5 x 36.6 x 1.6 inch
$5,964
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Art d'être IV
Cécile Baldewyns
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.04 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$895
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Capri Selfie (Lightbox)
David Drebin
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 cm Photography - 48 x 72 inch
$36,000
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Marilyn Monroe 1962. New baby in silver
Bert Stern
Photography - 33 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 13 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
$5,479
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Marina Playboy FotoErotica 2018
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$839
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Guerre froide
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 37 x 37 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,013
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Homme nu sur la plage II
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,118
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Homme nu sur la plage
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,118
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Nu au Papillon
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,677
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Nu Papillon 1
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,677
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Nu Assis
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,677
![Photography, Nu Assis au Papillon, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/748902_1_grid.jpg)
Nu Assis au Papillon
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,677
![Photography, Nu Assis 2, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/748899_1_grid.jpg)
Nu Assis 2
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,677
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Mon Amour
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,677
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Les Héspérides Le Souffle
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,677
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Les Hespérides Eglé
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,677
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Les Ailes
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,677
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Le Rêve
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,677
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La Danse Macabre
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,677
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Brave and Free and Wild as the Sea
Marie Constantelli
Painting - 100 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,225
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Scythian Sea, Cycle of Being
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 80 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 1 inch
$2,024
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Le Rolleiflex - Série Les Caprices de Madame Bovary
Takala
Photography - 105 x 105 x 4 cm Photography - 41.3 x 41.3 x 1.6 inch
$1,677
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Guerrière assise
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 25 x 25 x 1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,062
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The film maker
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 22 x 22 x 1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,062
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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.