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"Seascape" - Framed 20th Century Romantic Realistic Ocean Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
painting when considering purchasing it, I had to be told it was there and have it pointed out to me. It
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Late 20th Century Romantic Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Oil

Ocean Piece: unique drawings of studies for ocean painting (hand signed)
By Jennifer Bartlett
Located in New York, NY
Jennifer Losch Bartlett Ocean piece: Untitled painting studies, 1975 Ink and pastel, mixed media on
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1970s Contemporary Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Ink, Graphite, Mixed Media, Oil Pastel

Ocean Beach Fire Island Cubist Painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Ocean Beach, Fire Island, NY, 1946. Ink on paper, measuring 9 x 12
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Ink, Paper

"Ocean Scene"
Located in Warren, NJ
Painting on canvas by Robert F Lie Frame has minor wear Overall good condition Frame: 42.5 x 31 x
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1960s Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas

Retro "Ocean Scene"
"Ocean Scene"
H 42 in W 31 in D 2 in
Original Ronald Shap ocean oil painting, signed
Located in Columbus, OH
Original oil painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. A
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1980s Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Bottom of Summer Oceans, Abstract Surrealist Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
moved faster than his mind could think. Matta referred to his paintings as “inscapes”, shorthand for
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1970s Surrealist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seated Figurative / Ocean Path Landscape - Double Sided Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful double-sided oil painting of the artist Jane Voitel Mellin reading a book and also a
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1990s American Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Painting on Board of the Ocean
Located in Redding, CT
Mid Century Painting of the Ocean. Nice solid wooden frame. Mid century era. Rich blues, golds and
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Mid-20th Century Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Wood, Paint

Seaside Painting Mid Century Beach Scene Painting Long Island Ocean Bathers
Located in East Hampton, NY
Mid century beach scene painting, colorful seaside painting, is a distressed vintage oil painting
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Ocean Park Bench
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting qn exceptional oil on panel by American artist Ron Blumberg(1908-2002) Ocean Park bench
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1950s Post-Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Oil

Ocean Storm Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous vibrant oil painting of the ocean waves crashing along the rocky shore with dramatic light
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1970s Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ocean Sunset Landscape
By Don Klopfer
Located in Soquel, CA
, friends and collectors. He was recognized for the use of brilliant color in his paintings and for leaving
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Late 20th Century Fauvist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic, Canvas

Ocean Sunset Landscape
Ocean Sunset Landscape
H 7.5 in W 9.5 in D 0.13 in
Sunsey Ocean Beach
By Enrique Kico Govantes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Enrique Kico Govantes (Cuban, born 1957) Title: Sunset Ocean Beach Year: 1996 Medium
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Late 20th Century Modern Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Oil

Original Painting Undersea Whale Life Mag Published 1953 Illustration Ocean Sea
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting Undersea Whale Life Mag Published 1953 Illustration Ocean Sea Antonio
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1950s American Realist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Gouache, Board

Oil Painting Ocean Scene on Linen by Steven Sles
By Steven Sles
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Early Steven Sles oil on linen painting circa 1955. Due to his Cerebral Palsy, Sles used his mouth
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Linen

The Ocean Depths - Mid 20th Century Animal Painting by Steven Spurrier
By Steven Spurrier
Located in London, GB
Steven Spurrier, R.A. (1878-1961) The ocean depths signed ‘STEVEN SPURRIER’ (lower right) oil on
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Mid-20th Century Naturalistic Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Free Association II: abstract imagined landscape painting w/ flowers. blue ocean
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a large, vertical acrylic painting of an imaginary, dream-like landscape with naturalistic
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1990s Abstract Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Free Association I: abstract imagined landscape painting w/ flowers & blue ocean
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a large, vertical acrylic painting of an imaginary, dream-like landscape with naturalistic
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1990s Abstract Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

American School New York City Abstract Magic Surrealism Ocean Fish Painting
By Barry Johnson
Located in Buffalo, NY
American school abstract painting. Watercolor on paper, circa 1960. Unsigned. Image size, 12"L
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas, Watercolor, Gouache

Ambrose oil painting on canvas, seascape, Sailing Ship in the Ocean, Framed
Located in Framingham, MA
This oil painting captures the majesty of a tall ship in full sail on the high seas. Its sails are
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Oil

K.Maskell painting on canvas, seascape, Sailing Ship in the Ocean, Framed
Located in Framingham, MA
This oil painting captures the majesty of a tall ship in full sail on the high seas. Its sails are
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Oil

Pacific Ocean Sunset Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful scene of the ocean shore, with light from the sunset shining through the waves by Evelyn
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1980s American Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Autumn at Ocean Grove"
By Gershon Benjamin
Located in Lambertville, NJ
and honest, Benjamin believed: “To feel is to know and to know is to feel; all my paintings represent
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1960s Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Heather Pettersen Seahorse Acrylic Painting on Canvas Beach Ocean Fish
Located in Dayton, OH
Acrylic on canvas painting of a seahorse skeleton by Alabama and New Orleans based artist Heather
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Late 20th Century Modern Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Paint

Two Nuns Facing the Ocean
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Two Nuns Facing the Ocean" c.1950 is an oil painting on hardboard by Australian
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Mid-20th Century Realist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Oil

Two Nuns Facing the Ocean
Two Nuns Facing the Ocean
H 13.15 in W 15.15 in D 1.15 in
Mid 20th Century Oil Impasto Painting on Canvas - Landscape Overlooking Ocean
Located in Charlotte, NC
An original oil painting on canvas, impasto style, from the Mid 20th Century. Untitled, (Landscape
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Mid-20th Century American Other Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Moon Over the Ocean - Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
peeking through through ark clouds, causing them to glow white and yellow. The turbulent ocean waves crash
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1980s Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Beach Scene With Dog (Panoramic Oil Landscape Painting of Blue Ocean and Dog)
By Bill Sullivan
Located in Hudson, NY
painting of the beach in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Deep blue tidal pools form in the foreground where a dog
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1990s American Realist Retro Ocean Painting

Mid 20th Century "Ocean Breaking Against Rocks" Original Oil Painting Signed Tam
Located in Cookeville, TN
Vintage Large Oil Painting, Ocean Breaking Against Rocks, Original Painting Signed Tam Dubin
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Paint

Chinese Extraordinary Natural Stone "Painting" Restless Ocean Waters
Located in South Burlington, VT
natural stone "painting" of churning sea waves -restless ocean waters- as far as the eye can see could
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Late 20th Century Chinese Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Marble

Original Mid Century Seascape Oil Painting! Ocean Ships Sailing Fishing Art 50s
By Winslow Homer
Located in Peoria, AZ
A RARE BOTTO! SAILING BOATS SEASCAPE PAINTING! MID CENTURY BEAUTIFUL COLOR & STYLE! Circa 1950
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1950s American Other Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Wave of Ur, Asian Ocean abstract
By Arthur Okamura
Located in Greenwich, CT
A dreamy and expertly painted abstraction by this noted American/Asian artist. Presented in a contemporary and high quality silvered leaf float frame which allows it to breath. Wave...
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1960s Abstract Retro Ocean Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Ocean Wave, Mid Century Modern Abstracted Seascape
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Soquel, CA
modern oil painting of ocean waves breaking on rocks by listed California artist Jon Blanchette (American
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"El Pacifico" Pink Sunset Over the Ocean
By Roger Budney
Located in Soquel, CA
an artistic environment, he displayed skill in drawing and painting at an early age. The family
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1990s American Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

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Canvas, Oil

"The Ocean and the Beach" Abstract Oil Painting Oil on Canvas by Pat Badt
Located in Pasadena, CA
"The Ocean and the Beach" by Pat Badt is a fascinating painting especially for Ocean lovers! It
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Paint

Balcomb Greene Wind Ocean Sun 1963
By Balcomb Greene
Located in Hudson, NY
Wind, Ocean, Sun by Balcomb Greene painted in 1963. Signed on the front titled and dated on the
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Pacific Grove looking to Big Sur Ocean by Matola
Located in Soquel, CA
Pacific Grove looking to Big Sur Ocean by Matola Crashing waves and Cypress Trees and a woman in
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1980s American Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Seaview, Fire Island, New York, Sand Dunes, Ocean Side
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Seaview, Fire Island, New York, Sand Dunes, Ocean Side" 1956, is an oil
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Oil

'Ocean Flowers', San Francisco Symphony, Large Vibrant California Abstract
By Frealon Norden Bibbins
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, with stamped wax seal. A substantial 1970's abstract evoking graceful, oceanic forms and comprising
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1970s Abstract Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Signed Oil on Canvas of Ocean Waves
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Oil on Canvas Of Ocean Waves by by Tortorella or Tartorella. Nice impasto composition with
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Mid-20th Century Retro Ocean Painting

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Canvas, Linen, Wood, Paint

Signed Oil on Canvas of Ocean Waves
Signed Oil on Canvas of Ocean Waves
H 23 in W 26 in D 1.25 in
Santa Cruz Mountains at Twilight, Pacific Ocean View California Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous plein air oil painting of Pacific Ocean as viewed from top of Santa Cruz Mountains
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1990s American Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Ocean Breakers at Sunset', Copenhagen Royal Academy, Charlottenborg Institute
By Mogens Valeur
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Valeur" for Mogens Valeur (Danish, 1927-1999) and dated 1963. A vibrant, Post-Impressionist seascape showing green breakers rolling in towards a sandy shore ben...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Luminescent Waves with Seagulls, Realist Ocean Seascape by Michael Protiva
Located in Soquel, CA
a gorgeous ocean scene that the artist captures beautifully. Signed and dated "Protiva 81" lower
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1980s Realist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ocean Front Landscape
By Madeleine Scali
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century watercolor painting of coastline by French artist Madeleine Scali (1911-2000), circa
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1950s Retro Ocean Painting

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Watercolor

'Ocean View, California', Pasadena Art Institute, Hollywood, Urban Modernist Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, 1980'. A substantial oil showing an ocean view looking across a park toward the deep blue waters of
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1980s Post-Modern Retro Ocean Painting

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Canvas, Oil

"Ocean Grove Beach"
By Gershon Benjamin
Located in Lambertville, NJ
, Benjamin believed: "To feel is to know and to know is to feel; all my paintings represent that through
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1950s Modern Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Pastel, Board

Ocean Gypsy. Sheets Down, Turning to Windward. 1930s Yachting Sailing Decadence.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
. © Big Sky Fine Art This original oil on panel painting depicts a large ocean-going yacht sailing
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Oil

Ocean Cove unique signed pastel painting by America's foremost landscape painter
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn Ocean Cove, 1996 Pastel on paper painting Hand signed and dated by Wolf Kahn on the lower
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1990s Contemporary Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Oil Pastel, Pastel

Travel, In Front of the Atlantic Ocean - Oil On Canvas Hansigned
By Jean Jacques Rene
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Jacques RENÉ Travel, In Front of the Atlantic Ocean Oil paint on canvas Hansigned 54 x 81 cm
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Late 20th Century Modern Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Oil

'Sunset Breakers, Rocky Coast'. Pacific Ocean Beach, Seascape, Cypress Trees
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
American School coastal landscape showing a view of breakers crashing in towards a rocky coast with cypress trees in the distance.
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1990s Post-Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The North Cliffs, Cornwall.Cornish Coast.Seascape.Atlantic Ocean. Natural Beauty
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
inches ( 81.5cm x 97.5cm ). Available for sale; this original oil painting is by the Cornish artist
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Late 20th Century Realist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Oil

Northern California Coastal Santa Cruz County Ocean Waves 1950 Plein Air
Located in Soquel, CA
Northern California Coastal Santa Cruz County Ocean Waves 1950 Plein Air Santa Cruz Sandstone
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1950s American Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

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Masonite, Oil

Large Scale Ocean Seascape Abstract Monoprint - Acrylic and Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Large Scale Ocean Seascape Abstract Monoprint - Acrylic and Pastel on Paper A dynamic large-scale
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Retro Ocean Painting

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Paper

Vintage Pacific Ocean Cliff Side Seascape "Crashing Waves Along the Rocks"
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3190a Acrylic on artist board set in a painted wood frame
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1970s Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Acrylic

Impressionist English landscape over looking the Ocean during an English Summer
By Mervyn Goode
Located in Woodbury, CT
Melvyn Goode is an English Impressionist landscape painter. His work is highly collected throughout the world and he has had many single artist exhibitions of his work in various g...
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1990s Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Impressionist English landscape over looking the Ocean during an English Summer
By Mervyn Goode
Located in Woodbury, CT
Melvyn Goode is an English Impressionist landscape painter. His work is highly collected throughout the world and he has had many single artist exhibitions of his work in various g...
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1990s Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Beach on the ocean" summer, dunes, sea Oil cm. 33 x 22 1982
By Boris Mikhailovich Lavrenko
Located in Torino, IT
Beach ,ocean, summer, dunes, sea Boris Lavrenko (Rostov, 1920 – St. Petersburg, 2001) Works by
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1980s Impressionist Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Oil

Alphonse Shelton, 1905-1976, “Ending Light” Impressionist Ocean Wave Landscape
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Striking impressionist scene of waves crashing in the light of the evening.
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Mid-20th Century Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Night Ocean Scene with Waves Crashing by Artist Bruno Di Giulio
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful ocean beach scene with waves crashing on the rocks at night. Very well done by a listed
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1950s Modern Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Canvas, Hardwood

Ocean liners, Santa Cruz of Tenerife by Pierre Desaules - Gouache on paper 30x44
By Pierre Desaules
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
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1950s Modern Retro Ocean Painting

Materials

Gouache

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A retro ocean painting can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,657, while the lowest priced sells for $50 and the highest can go for as much as $48,000.
Questions About Retro Ocean Painting
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    The most famous ocean painting is open to debate. Some well-known paintings that depict the ocean include Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee by Rembrandt; Eternity by Gustave Courbet; The Gulf Stream by Winslow Homer; The Icebergs by Frederic Edwin Church; Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet; Monk by the Sea by Caspar David Friedrich; The Ninth Wave by Ivan Aivazovsky and The Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault. Although it is a print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai is also highly recognizable. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of paintings from some of the world’s top galleries.