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Until the Surf Calms
Until the Surf Calms

Until the Surf Calms

By Alex Farnum

Located in New York, NY

ABOUT THIS PIECE: "My work shows a sustained love of people. I continually offer a strong sense of place that suggests possibilities for community, for love, and for playfulness. My ...

Category

2010s Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons : Surfing Brothers
Slim Aarons : Surfing Brothers

Slim Aarons : Surfing Brothers

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Freddie and Howard Cushing surfing with friends at Bailey's Beach (the Spouting Rock Beach Association) in Newport. Their father introduced the sport to the club in the 1930's. Esta...

Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Surf at High Noon
Surf at High Noon

Surf at High Noon

By Frederick Waugh

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Signed lower right. A noted seascape painter especially of surf churning against white froth on seaside rocks, Frederick Judd Waugh strove to convey the powerful movement of the w...

Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Sea Birds on the Surf
Sea Birds on the Surf

Sea Birds on the Surf

By James Floyd Clymer

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982), ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 14 x 20 inches. Signed lower margin. James Floyd Clymer ( 1893-1982 ) known for his Regionalist st...

Category

Early 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil

Uncle Pennybags Goes Surfing
Uncle Pennybags Goes Surfing

Uncle Pennybags Goes Surfing

By Kathleen Keifer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Surf Series H20 1
Surf Series H20 1

Surf Series H20 1

By John Paul Robinson

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Two translucent and striated blue glass elements are looped, twisted and shaped into elegant waves by artist John Paul Robinson. The curated design is enhanced by light that sparkles...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

To Honor Surfing at Steamer Lane
To Honor Surfing at Steamer Lane

To Honor Surfing at Steamer Lane

By Joe Hyatt

Located in Soquel, CA

Wonderful watercolor of the iconic Santa Cruz Surfer bronze sculpture. Painting done by Joe Hyatt (American, b. 1969), c. 1993. Signed lower right. Presented under glass with metal f...

Category

1990s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Surf original landscape painting

Surf original landscape painting

By Jonathan Trim

Located in London, Chelsea

The original painting by Jonathan Trim is framed and ready to be displayed. Jonathan studied Art at Southend School of Art and Leeds University/Huddersfield Polytechnic. Over the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Surf Scoter Decoy
Surf Scoter Decoy

Surf Scoter Decoy

By Frank Finney

Located in Nantucket, MA

Carved and painted in the Gus Wilson Manner by master contemporary carver and folk artist Frank Finney with relief wing carving and hollow body. Superb detail to head. Signed on und...

Category

Late 20th Century North American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

"Breaking Surf"
"Breaking Surf"

"Breaking Surf"

By George Howell Gay

Located in Southampton, NY

Original watercolor by the American artist, George Howell Gay. Signed lower left. Circa 1895. Some condition issues. Repaired tear by signature. Two small scratches top left sky. Sm...

Category

1890s Academic Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Feeling the Surf
Feeling the Surf

Feeling the Surf

By George Barris

Located in Chatsworth, CA

Taken at the beach in Santa Monica, California 2 1/2 weeks before her death, this photograph is from the last ever photo shoot of Marilyn Monroe by the photographer George Barris. P...

Category

Mid-20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Dripping Dots - Monaco Surf" Colorful Abstract Oil Painting on a Surf Board
"Dripping Dots - Monaco Surf" Colorful Abstract Oil Painting on a Surf Board

"Dripping Dots - Monaco Surf" Colorful Abstract Oil Painting on a Surf Board

By Cindy Shaoul

Located in New York, NY

She painted a 9-foot colorful, abstract mural in her mother’s art studio and has been painting ever since. Shaoul later traveled to Israel and Hungary, and studied abroad for 2 years...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media, Oil, Found Objects

Surf Play - Figurative Painting - Seascape Art By Marc Zimmerman
Surf Play - Figurative Painting - Seascape Art By Marc Zimmerman

Surf Play - Figurative Painting - Seascape Art By Marc Zimmerman

By Marc Zimmerman

Located in Carmel, CA

Woodcut on buff rice paper with decal edge Surf Play - Figurative Painting - Seascape Art By Marc Zimmerman Limited Edition 01/04 This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Ga...

Category

2010s 85 New Wave Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Surfing Florida Style

Surfing Florida Style

By Al Satterwhite

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 25 Archival pigment print, 16 x 20 in. Signed and numbered in black ink on print margin by Al Satterwhite Signed, titled, dated, print date and misc. notations in pencil o...

Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Surf or Die

Surf or Die

By Gerard Giliberti

Located in East Hampton, NY

Montauk, Long Island, New York Edition: 5 Medium: Archival Pigment Print Archival pigment printing denotes a printmaking process incorporating refined particles of pigment that are r...

Category

2010s Naturalistic Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Carmel Rocks & Surf " - California Seascape
"Carmel Rocks & Surf " - California Seascape

"Carmel Rocks & Surf " - California Seascape

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful textural seascape of ocean waves on the rocky Carmel coast by California artist Muriel Schipfer (1920-2007). Signed M. Schipfer lower left. Signed and dated "Muriel Schipfe...

Category

1980s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Until the Surf Calms
Until the Surf Calms

Until the Surf Calms

By Alex Farnum

Located in New York, NY

ABOUT THIS PIECE: "My work shows a sustained love of people. I continually offer a strong sense of place that suggests possibilities for community, for love, and for playfulness...

Category

2010s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Photographic Paper

Surf Ready, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Surf Ready, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Surf Ready, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Anthony Dunphy

Located in Yardley, PA

A classic 1940s Woody wagon or Town and Country wagon sits near the beach loaded with surfboards as its owner and friends are enjoying a day on the waves. This classic car sports pai...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Flying Gulls on the Surf
Flying Gulls on the Surf

Flying Gulls on the Surf

By James Floyd Clymer

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982), ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 15 x 20 inches. Signed lower margin. James Floyd Clymer ( 1893-1982 ) known for his Regionalist st...

Category

Early 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil

Until the Surf Calms
Until the Surf Calms

Until the Surf Calms

By Alex Farnum

Located in New York, NY

My work shows a sustained love of people: with their individuated character, and with the beauty to be glimpsed in human moments. I try to bring a feeling of celebration in my work, ...

Materials

Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons, Surfing in Biarritz

Slim Aarons, Surfing in Biarritz

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Author and screenwriter Peter Viertel (1920 - 2007) with his surfboard on the beach at Biarritz, France, 1960. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of au...

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons, Surfing in Biarritz
Slim Aarons, Surfing in Biarritz

Slim Aarons, Surfing in Biarritz

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Author and screenwriter Peter Viertel (1920 - 2007) with his surfboard on the beach at Biarritz, France, 1960. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of au...

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Bailey's Beach and Surf Club

Bailey's Beach and Surf Club

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Bailey's Beach Club in Newport, Rhode Island, 1965 Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) wor...

Category

1960s Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Steven Neill Hawaiiana Wood Surfing Sign
Steven Neill Hawaiiana Wood Surfing Sign

Steven Neill Hawaiiana Wood Surfing Sign

Located in San Francisco, CA

Steven Neill original wood surfing sign. He is a contemporary master craftsman of this form. He has been sculpting these one of a kind vintage looking Hawaii themed signs since the m...

Category

1990s Mixed Media

Materials

Wood

Sunlit Surf Maine Coast
Sunlit Surf Maine Coast

Sunlit Surf Maine Coast

Located in Soquel, CA

Black and White seascape photograph of The Outpost in Southwest Harbor, Maine by Willis H. Ballard (American, 1906-1980). Circa 1930. Stamped "W.H.B." on lower right corner of photog...

Category

1920s American Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Clouds and Surf, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Clouds and Surf, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Timon Sloane

Located in Yardley, PA

Oil on linen mounted on gatorboard. It is available unframed. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Re...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Surf Wagon,  St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1964 and Surfing Florida Style, 1969
Surf Wagon,  St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1964 and Surfing Florida Style, 1969

Surf Wagon, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1964 and Surfing Florida Style, 1969

By Al Satterwhite

Located in Denton, TX

Two photographs: 1) Surf Wagon, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1964 Archival pigment print, 36 x 54 in., Edition of 15 Signed and numbered in black ink on print margin. Signed, titled, ...

Category

1960s Post-Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Surf and Turf" Coastal Oil Painting
"Surf and Turf" Coastal Oil Painting

"Surf and Turf" Coastal Oil Painting

Located in Westport, CT

This coastal landscape paintings captures beach-goers lounging and swimming along a shoreline, and features a cool palette and loose, painterly style. The painting is made with oil p...

Category

2010s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Laguna Surf Seascape by Robert W. Wood
Laguna Surf Seascape by Robert W. Wood

Laguna Surf Seascape by Robert W. Wood

By Robert William Wood

Located in Soquel, CA

Signed lower left "Robert Wood" and titled on verso "Surf at Laguna" with the artists' stamp "Reproduction Rights Reserved by Artist".

Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Surf Journals: Summer Games, November 17-18
The Surf Journals: Summer Games, November 17-18

The Surf Journals: Summer Games, November 17-18

By Tony Caramanico

Located in Fairfield, CT

Though his surfing has taken him to far-flung surf breaks around the globe, Montauk has been Caramanico's home base since he moved there in 1971.

Category

Contemporary Mixed Media

The Surf Journals, Series 1: January 30, 1980

The Surf Journals, Series 1: January 30, 1980

By Tony Caramanico

Located in Fairfield, CT

Though his surfing has taken him to far-flung surf breaks around the globe, Montauk has been Caramanico's home base since he moved there in 1971.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Abstract Prints

Materials

Color

Surf Avenue (a nostalgic look at summer fun on Surf Avenue, Coney Island NY)
Surf Avenue (a nostalgic look at summer fun on Surf Avenue, Coney Island NY)

Surf Avenue (a nostalgic look at summer fun on Surf Avenue, Coney Island NY)

By Frederick Mershimer

Located in New Orleans, LA

Mershimer’s works are included in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Cleveland Museum, the Corcoran Museum, Fogg Art Museum, Georgetown University, Library of Congress, the ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Mezzotint, Aquatint

"Roiling Surf", Contemporary, Ceramic, Sculpture, Geometric, Pattern, Glaze
"Roiling Surf", Contemporary, Ceramic, Sculpture, Geometric, Pattern, Glaze

"Roiling Surf", Contemporary, Ceramic, Sculpture, Geometric, Pattern, Glaze

By Judith Ernst

Located in St. Louis, MO

Originally from the Northwest with a B.A. from Stanford University, I have painted, published illuminated books, and lived and traveled extensively in Asia. Now working primarily in ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze

'Silver Moonlight, Rolling Surf', California Pacific Evening Seascape
'Silver Moonlight, Rolling Surf', California Pacific Evening Seascape

'Silver Moonlight, Rolling Surf', California Pacific Evening Seascape

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Bauer' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1955. A closely-observed and delicately painted oil seascape showing a view of silvery moonlight illuminating ...

Category

1950s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Big Surf at Makapu'u "  Hawaii Plein Air Painting
"Big Surf at Makapu'u "  Hawaii Plein Air Painting

"Big Surf at Makapu'u " Hawaii Plein Air Painting

By Jacobus Baas

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

"Big Surf at Makapu'u"" is an atmospheric oil painted on location in Hawaii by noted California artist Jacobus Baas.

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Crashing Surf on the California Coastline by George Bickerstaff
Crashing Surf on the California Coastline by George Bickerstaff

Crashing Surf on the California Coastline by George Bickerstaff

By George Sanders Bickerstaff

Located in Buffalo, NY

An original oil on board painting by American California Impressionist, George Bickerstaff (1893-1954). Housed in a period impressionist frame. Image size, 30"L x24"H, overall size...

Category

1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Canvas

Antique American Impressionist Monhegan Maine Crashing Surf Seascape Painting
Antique American Impressionist Monhegan Maine Crashing Surf Seascape Painting

Antique American Impressionist Monhegan Maine Crashing Surf Seascape Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Very nicely painted American impressionist seascape painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Housed in a period frame. Packed with action and detail. Excellent ready to hang condition. ...

Category

1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Pebble Beach Surf Seascape by Abel Warshawsky
Early 20th Century Pebble Beach Surf Seascape by Abel Warshawsky

Early 20th Century Pebble Beach Surf Seascape by Abel Warshawsky

By Abel Warshawsky

Located in Soquel, CA

Early 20th Century Pebble Beach Surf Seascape by Abel Warshawsky Significant and period early 20th century Plein Air seascape painting of crashing surf at Pebble Beach by listed Ca...

Category

1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Small Seascape Watercolor, "Blue Surf" 2023
Small Seascape Watercolor, "Blue Surf" 2023

Small Seascape Watercolor, "Blue Surf" 2023

Located in San Diego, CA

Her young family now live in Southern California, surfing as a family every weekend, making and selling her art, and trying to make every day matter.

Category

2010s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

George Barris, "Feeling the Surf, " hand signed
George Barris, "Feeling the Surf, " hand signed

George Barris, "Feeling the Surf, " hand signed

By George Barris

Located in Chatsworth, CA

Taken at the beach in Santa Monica, California 2 1/2 weeks before her death, this photograph is from the last ever photo shoot of Marilyn Monroe by the photographer George Barris. P...

Category

Mid-20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

George Barris, "Feeling the Surf, " hand signed
George Barris, "Feeling the Surf, " hand signed

George Barris, "Feeling the Surf, " hand signed

By George Barris

Located in Chatsworth, CA

Taken at the beach in Santa Monica, California 2 1/2 weeks before her death, this photograph is from the last ever photo shoot of Marilyn Monroe by the photographer George Barris. P...

Category

Mid-20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

George Barris, "Feeling the Surf, " hand signed
George Barris, "Feeling the Surf, " hand signed

George Barris, "Feeling the Surf, " hand signed

By George Barris

Located in Chatsworth, CA

Taken at the beach in Santa Monica, California 2 1/2 weeks before her death, this photograph is from the last ever photo shoot of Marilyn Monroe by the photographer George Barris. P...

Category

Mid-20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

George Barris, "Feeling the Surf, " hand signed
George Barris, "Feeling the Surf, " hand signed

George Barris, "Feeling the Surf, " hand signed

By George Barris

Located in Chatsworth, CA

Taken at the beach in Santa Monica, California 2 1/2 weeks before her death, this photograph is from the last ever photo shoot of Marilyn Monroe by the photographer George Barris. P...

Category

Mid-20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Surf Wagon, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1964

Surf Wagon, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1964

By Al Satterwhite

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated, print date, and numbered. Printed later. Paper size: 16 x 20 in. AVAILABLE SIZES: 11 x 14 in., Edition of 25, $1000 16 x 20 in., Edition of 25, ...

Category

1960s Post-Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Surf Wagon, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1964

Surf Wagon, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1964

By Al Satterwhite

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated, print date, and numbered by Al Satterwhite Paper size: 11 x 14 in. AVAILABLE SIZES: 11 x 14 in., Edition of 25 16 x 20 in., Edition of 25 24 x 3...

Category

1960s Post-Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Surf Wagon, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1964

Surf Wagon, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1964

By Al Satterwhite

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 25 Signed and numbered in black ink on print margin Signed, titled, dated, print date and misc. notations in pencil on print verso. Printed 2021 Archival pigment print Pap...

Category

1960s Post-Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Surf Wagon,  St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1964

Surf Wagon, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1964

By Al Satterwhite

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated, print date, and numbered. Paper size: 11 x 14 in. AVAILABLE SIZES: 11 x 14 in., Edition of 25, $1000 16 x 20 in., Edition of 25, POR 24 x 36 in....

Category

1960s Post-Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Surf Wagon,  St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1964

Surf Wagon, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1964

By Al Satterwhite

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated, print date, and numbered. Paper size: 11 x 14 in. AVAILABLE SIZES: 11 x 14 in., Edition of 25, $1000 16 x 20 in., Edition of 25, POR 24 x 36 in....

Category

1960s Post-Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Surf Wagon,  St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1964

Surf Wagon, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1964

By Al Satterwhite

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated, print date, and numbered. Paper size: 24 x 36 in.

Category

1960s Post-Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Surf and Driftwood, Afternoon, Point Lobos, CA
Surf and Driftwood, Afternoon, Point Lobos, CA

Surf and Driftwood, Afternoon, Point Lobos, CA

By John Sexton

Located in Pacific Grove, CA

This silver gelatin print is signed and editioned in pencil on the front of the mount, with stamp and numbering on the back of the mount. Printed in 1989 in an edition of 100 + 10 AP...

Category

1970s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Ride That Wave" contemporary small figurative bronze sculpture girl surfing
"Ride That Wave" contemporary small figurative bronze sculpture girl surfing

"Ride That Wave" contemporary small figurative bronze sculpture girl surfing

By Mireia Serra

Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong

"In these pieces, I wanted to use profusely my language based on my iconic objects: maps, worlds, books, cameras, the sea, whales, etc... Many journeys appear, but all of them reflec...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Find the exact piece of surfing art you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. There are many Contemporary, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale. You’re likely to find the perfect item from our selection of surfing art among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 18th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right choice in our collection of surfing art is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, blue, black and beige. There have been many interesting object in our assortment of surfing art examples over the years, but those made by Chip Hooper, Slim Aarons, Tony Caramanico, Arslan Sükan and Simon Ledson are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and fabric. A large option in this array of surfing art can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 2.5 high and 1 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

How Much is a Surfing Art?

A piece of surfing art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,500, while the lowest priced sells for $104 and the highest can go for as much as $90,000.