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At the Seaside - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Pastel by William Mason
At the Seaside - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Pastel by William Mason

At the Seaside - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Pastel by William Mason

By William Mason

Located in Watford, Hertfordshire

Keywords: impressionism, impressionist, at the sea, beach, England, Britain, seaside, pool, swimming, swim, people, in the water, ocean, shoreline, shore, lampost, holiday, vacation,...

Category

1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Located in Puglia, Puglia

The legs, broad and webbed, similar to those of modern ducks, made the reptile a very skilled swimmer. The long and powerful tail was also flattened so as to allow the marine reptile...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone

Original Vintage Travel Poster Sunny Holiday On The German Coast Sea Design Art
Original Vintage Travel Poster Sunny Holiday On The German Coast Sea Design Art

Original Vintage Travel Poster Sunny Holiday On The German Coast Sea Design Art

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel poster - A Sunny Holiday on the German Coast - featuring a lady in a yellow swimming costume with a swim hat and beach shoes walking into the sea with her arm...

Category

Vintage 1930s German Posters

Materials

Paper

The Dally Bear by Jeremy Bastian, Brush and ink on paper, 2010

The Dally Bear by Jeremy Bastian, Brush and ink on paper, 2010

Located in Chicago, IL

-Jackson Publick, creator of the hit [adult swim] cartoon series The Venture Brothers I LOVE Cursed Pirate Girl- it is a bright light in a vast sea of sameness!"

Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Elegant Hand-Colored Print of the Razor-Bill Auk by John Gould, c.1832
Elegant Hand-Colored Print of the Razor-Bill Auk by John Gould, c.1832

Elegant Hand-Colored Print of the Razor-Bill Auk by John Gould, c.1832

By John Gould

Located in Langweer, NL

Breeding on cliffs along the North Atlantic coasts, the species is a strong swimmer and diver, often confused with puffins or murres but distinct in its sharp-lined appearance and bo...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Prints

Materials

Paper

Zimmermann August Lace-Trimmed Floral Cotton Mini Dress - '20s
Zimmermann August Lace-Trimmed Floral Cotton Mini Dress - '20s

Zimmermann August Lace-Trimmed Floral Cotton Mini Dress - '20s

By Zimmermann

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Zimmermann August Lace Trimmed Mini Dress from the Resort Swim 2024 Collection, crafted from lightweight cotton in the signature Spliced floral print.

Category

2010s Mini Dresses

Fragile Idyll
Fragile Idyll

Fragile Idyll

By Elena Ushanova

Located in Zofingen, AG

Fragile Idyll is an original contemporary oil painting depicting a Siamese cat resting beside a small pond where ducklings peacefully swim. The playful scene combines the elegance of...

Category

2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cartier London Gold Pisces Zodiac Vintage Pendant
Cartier London Gold Pisces Zodiac Vintage Pendant

Cartier London Gold Pisces Zodiac Vintage Pendant

By Cartier

Located in Greenwich, CT

The Pisces zodiac symbol are fish which are known to swim upstream, against the current, showing great strength and stamina.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Modernist Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold

Antique Sperm Whale Print with Porpoise and Seals, Kolb Mammals, circa 1890
Antique Sperm Whale Print with Porpoise and Seals, Kolb Mammals, circa 1890

Antique Sperm Whale Print with Porpoise and Seals, Kolb Mammals, circa 1890

Located in Langweer, NL

A large sperm whale with open jaw swims across the centre, another whale spouts in the distance below high cliffs, a porpoise swims in the foreground and two seals rest on a rock to ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Prints

Materials

Paper

Mixed media cork ring composition by Mystery Artist
Mixed media cork ring composition by Mystery Artist

Mixed media cork ring composition by Mystery Artist

Located in New York, NY

Influenced by his childhood on Long Island and his background as an ocean lifeguard, swimmer and surfer, his overall body of work is comprised of a wide variety of media including ph...

Category

Late 20th Century Assemblage Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Georges L'Enfant for Van Cleef & Arpels Paris Pisces Zodiac Vintage Gold Pendant
Georges L'Enfant for Van Cleef & Arpels Paris Pisces Zodiac Vintage Gold Pendant

Georges L'Enfant for Van Cleef & Arpels Paris Pisces Zodiac Vintage Gold Pendant

By Georges L'Enfant

Located in Greenwich, CT

The Pisces zodiac symbol are fish which are known to swim upstream, against the current, showing great strength and stamina.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Modernist Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold

Tram
Tram

Tram

Located in Edinburgh, GB

This surreal atmosphere is heightened by the inverted silhouette of a metropolis hanging directly from the dark sky, while on the right, giant goldfish swim through the air against a...

Category

2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Graphic Wave, St. Barths by Stephane Dessaint mounted on Plexiglas

Graphic Wave, St. Barths by Stephane Dessaint mounted on Plexiglas

By Stephane Dessaint

Located in New York City, NY

Dessaint’s compositions balance the sweep of the landscape with the particulars of collective life: the scattered geometry of beach umbrellas, swimmers moving along the shore, or shi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

2 Irmaos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Stephane Dessaint mounted on Plexiglas

2 Irmaos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Stephane Dessaint mounted on Plexiglas

By Stephane Dessaint

Located in New York City, NY

Dessaint’s compositions balance the sweep of the landscape with the particulars of collective life: the scattered geometry of beach umbrellas, swimmers moving along the shore, or shi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Plexiglass

4.5″ Megalodon Tooth from South Carolina  Authentic Fossil
4.5″ Megalodon Tooth from South Carolina  Authentic Fossil

4.5″ Megalodon Tooth from South Carolina Authentic Fossil

Located in New York, NY

This 4.5″ Megalodon tooth puts the scale of the largest predatory shark ever to swim the oceans directly in your hands. Its large, triangular blade still carries fine serrations alon...

Category

2010s American Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Organic Material

Effusion Abstract Painting in Acrylic Oxydation Varnish, 2010s, 100x100cm
Effusion Abstract Painting in Acrylic Oxydation Varnish, 2010s, 100x100cm

Effusion Abstract Painting in Acrylic Oxydation Varnish, 2010s, 100x100cm

By Emmanuelle Vroelant

Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne

Emmanuelle Vroelant poured into it her joy at the thought of the sea swims to come, the transparency of the light and the water, “that summer season so full of cheer when you live so...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Varnish, Acrylic

D&G Red & White Stripe Cherry Bikini
D&G Red & White Stripe Cherry Bikini

D&G Red & White Stripe Cherry Bikini

By D&G by DOLCE & GABBANA

Located in Atlanta, GA

A playful early-2000s swim set from Dolce & Gabbana embodying the label’s signature blend of Mediterranean glamour and pin-up nostalgia.

Category

Early 2000s Italian Swimwear

4″ Megalodon Tooth from South Carolina  Authentic Fossil
4″ Megalodon Tooth from South Carolina  Authentic Fossil

4″ Megalodon Tooth from South Carolina Authentic Fossil

Located in New York, NY

This 4″ Megalodon tooth puts the scale of the largest predatory shark ever to swim the oceans directly in your hands. Its broad, triangular blade still carries fine serrations along ...

Category

2010s American Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Organic Material

Antique Walrus and Narwhal Print, Arctic Sea Scene with Manatee, circa 1890
Antique Walrus and Narwhal Print, Arctic Sea Scene with Manatee, circa 1890

Antique Walrus and Narwhal Print, Arctic Sea Scene with Manatee, circa 1890

Located in Langweer, NL

Walruses with long tusks lie on an ice floe in an Arctic sea, two manatees rest on the rocks behind, a narwhal with its spiral tusk swims in the foreground, and a polar bear can be s...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Prints

Materials

Paper

Jaws (French) Original Poster by Roger Kastel, 1975
Jaws (French) Original Poster by Roger Kastel, 1975

Jaws (French) Original Poster by Roger Kastel, 1975

By Roger Kastel

Located in Winchester, GB

With artwork from the great artist Roger Kastel, also known for the poster for "The Empire Strikes Back", this unmistakable design featuring the infamous great white shark rising fro...

Category

20th Century Posters

Materials

Paper

18th Century Hand Carved Wood Statue of a Young Boy
18th Century Hand Carved Wood Statue of a Young Boy

18th Century Hand Carved Wood Statue of a Young Boy

Located in Dallas, TX

Hand-carved during the latter years of the 18th century, this charming sculpture depicts a young lad just finishing his morning swim. The sculptor exhibits here his mastery of human...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Set of Six Chinese Enamelware Plates with Blue and White Koi Fish Design
Vintage Set of Six Chinese Enamelware Plates with Blue and White Koi Fish Design

Vintage Set of Six Chinese Enamelware Plates with Blue and White Koi Fish Design

Located in Coral Gables, FL

According to an ancient Chinese legend, a carp that successfully swims up the Yellow River and passes through the Dragon Gate can transform into a dragon.

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tableware

Materials

Enamel

She’s a Symbol of Hope — 500 Marilyns!

She’s a Symbol of Hope — 500 Marilyns!

Located in New York, NY

Gaskin pursued the project beyond California, even going all the way to Australia to take this photograph of over 500 men and women about to swim in the ocean dressed as Marilyn to r...

Category

2010s Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Rare and Monumental 18th C Italianate Landscape Oil on Canvas, Dutch Old Master
Rare and Monumental 18th C Italianate Landscape Oil on Canvas, Dutch Old Master

Rare and Monumental 18th C Italianate Landscape Oil on Canvas, Dutch Old Master

Located in Dallas, TX

On the opposite shore, two women and a young girl gather flowers by a stone statue of a lioness in front of an obelisk overrun by vines. Three swans swim in the river near a black do...

Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Joan Ponç. Night trip no. 8. 1982. Oil canvas. 65 x 81 cm.
Joan Ponç. Night trip no. 8. 1982. Oil canvas. 65 x 81 cm.

Joan Ponç. Night trip no. 8. 1982. Oil canvas. 65 x 81 cm.

By Joan Ponç

Located in Barcelona, CT

Description: In the catalogue for the exhibition “Joan Ponç. 13 viatges nocturns” (Joan Ponç. 13 Night Journeys), held at the AB Gallery in Granollers in 1983, the image of this pai...

Category

1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

EXPLOSION
EXPLOSION

EXPLOSION

By Taia Akulova

Located in Zofingen, AG

It’s becoming. That’s how Midnight Swim begins. This painting is part of the MIGHT SWIM series and was featured in a solo exhibition in May 2025.

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

SS 1996 Gucci by Tom Ford Ivory Plunge Iconic Halter Cutout Swimsuit Bodysuit GG
SS 1996 Gucci by Tom Ford Ivory Plunge Iconic Halter Cutout Swimsuit Bodysuit GG

SS 1996 Gucci by Tom Ford Ivory Plunge Iconic Halter Cutout Swimsuit Bodysuit GG

By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford for Gucci

Located in Kingston, NY

This Tom Ford for Gucci bodysuit is the wearable, swim-weight expression of that exact look — the same collection, the same design language, in a far scarcer one-piece form.

Category

1990s Italian Swimwear

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Fish Plates, Pesci pattern or Passage of Fish
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Fish Plates, Pesci pattern or Passage of Fish

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Fish Plates, Pesci pattern or Passage of Fish

By Piero Fornasetti

Located in Downingtown, PA

On both plates the fish swim to the right, the larger ones overlapping through the center and the smallest set loose at the edges, so that the group reads as a passing shoal rather t...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage "Esther Williams" Octagonal Residential Pool Salesman Sample by Delair
Vintage "Esther Williams" Octagonal Residential Pool Salesman Sample by Delair

Vintage "Esther Williams" Octagonal Residential Pool Salesman Sample by Delair

Located in Dekalb, IL

Esther Williams, the Olympic swimmer and MGM film star, licensed her name to premium residential pools that were heavily marketed through in-home demonstrations and dealer presentati...

Category

Mid-20th Century Models and Miniatures

Materials

Plastic

Vintage "Esther Williams" Rectangular Residential Pool Salesman Sample by Delair
Vintage "Esther Williams" Rectangular Residential Pool Salesman Sample by Delair

Vintage "Esther Williams" Rectangular Residential Pool Salesman Sample by Delair

Located in Dekalb, IL

Esther Williams, the Olympic swimmer and MGM film star, licensed her name to premium residential pools that were heavily marketed through in-home demonstrations and dealer presentati...

Category

Mid-20th Century Models and Miniatures

Materials

Plastic

"Biscayne Holiday", Important Final Study for Seminole Painting by Eugene Savage
"Biscayne Holiday", Important Final Study for Seminole Painting by Eugene Savage

"Biscayne Holiday", Important Final Study for Seminole Painting by Eugene Savage

By Eugene Francis Savage

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Here, he depicts a Seminole Indian mother and child at the center of the composition, flanked by contemporary women and men in South Florida -- including synchronized swimmers to the...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Paper

Hero guiding Leander with a torch – English School, 19th Century
Hero guiding Leander with a torch – English School, 19th Century

Hero guiding Leander with a torch – English School, 19th Century

Located in Middletown, NY

Hero is shown holding a torch to guide her lover, Leander, as he swims across the strait from Abydos each night to be with her.

Category

19th Century English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper

Slim Aarons, Excelsior Palace, 1954
Slim Aarons, Excelsior Palace, 1954

Slim Aarons, Excelsior Palace, 1954

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

The platform itself projects into the sea on a shelf of rock, crowded with bathers, a wooden boat hauled up onto the concrete and a ladder leaning against the wall. Swimmers are in t...

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Central Park 7, Signed Contemporary Color Chromogenic Print by Sally Gall
Central Park 7, Signed Contemporary Color Chromogenic Print by Sally Gall

Central Park 7, Signed Contemporary Color Chromogenic Print by Sally Gall

By Sally Gall

Located in Long Island City, NY

To immerse viewers in a visceral and sensual contemplation of nature and our place within it, I have photographed canyon walls, grottoes and gardens, cultivated fields, swimmers, jet...

Category

Early 2000s Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

Photography

Carole Moses Harman Hand-Painted Fish Dishes, Arctic Char & Ouananiche, Pair
Carole Moses Harman Hand-Painted Fish Dishes, Arctic Char & Ouananiche, Pair

Carole Moses Harman Hand-Painted Fish Dishes, Arctic Char & Ouananiche, Pair

By Carole Moses Harman

Located in Downingtown, PA

Each is wheel-thrown, with a broad sloping rim and a wide shallow well, and each carries its fish in profile across the full width of the well over a cream-white glaze, framed by two...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Versace Spring/Summer 2005 Runway Bikini Set
Versace Spring/Summer 2005 Runway Bikini Set

Versace Spring/Summer 2005 Runway Bikini Set

By Donatella Versace for Gianni Versace

Located in CAPELLE AAN DEN IJSSEL, ZH

Similar Medusa hardware swim pieces and cut out swimsuits appeared throughout the collection and remain highly collectible today.

Category

Early 2000s Italian Bikinis

Never-Never Time, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Never-Never Time, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

Never-Never Time, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

By Aaron Knight

Located in Yardley, PA

The photographer can compose the general nature of a photograph of a nude swimmer, but the exact results are left to the eccentricity of the ripples and reflections.

Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Under Sea Rebel, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Under Sea Rebel, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Under Sea Rebel, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Gill Bustamante

Located in Yardley, PA

It is 40x40x1.5 inches. The fish swims along intent on her goal and above her you can see the swirling surface of the rippling waves.

Category

2010s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Oil

Svømmer, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Svømmer, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

Svømmer, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

By Aaron Knight

Located in Yardley, PA

The photographer can compose the general nature of a photograph of a nude swimmer, but the exact results are left to the eccentricity of the ripples and reflections.

Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Topaz Gleaming, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Topaz Gleaming, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

Topaz Gleaming, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

By Aaron Knight

Located in Yardley, PA

The photographer can compose the general nature of a photograph of a nude swimmer, but the exact results are left to the eccentricity of the ripples and reflections.

Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Buoyant Spree, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Buoyant Spree, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

Buoyant Spree, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

By Aaron Knight

Located in Yardley, PA

The photographer can compose the general nature of a photograph of a nude swimmer, but the exact results are left to the eccentricity of the ripples and reflections.

Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Sunblinded, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Sunblinded, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

Sunblinded, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

By Aaron Knight

Located in Yardley, PA

The photographer can compose the general nature of a photograph of a nude swimmer, but the exact results are left to the eccentricity of the ripples and reflections.

Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Otter Pup brown patina, wildlife
Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Otter Pup brown patina, wildlife

Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Otter Pup brown patina, wildlife

By Richard Smith b.1955

Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Variations in tone, from darker earth-like shades along the underbody to lighter highlights on the back and head, suggest the interplay of light on fur and the glint of wetness after...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century English School Oil Painting on Canvas, Landscape with Swans
19th Century English School Oil Painting on Canvas, Landscape with Swans

19th Century English School Oil Painting on Canvas, Landscape with Swans

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

A placid stream flows between grassy banks and thick reeds. Two white swans swim near the left bank. Large, leafy trees with shades of green and brown dominate the center and backgro...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Deep Hush (mmxx), Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Deep Hush (mmxx), Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

Deep Hush (mmxx), Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

By Aaron Knight

Located in Yardley, PA

The photographer can compose the general nature of a photograph of a nude swimmer, but the exact results are left to the eccentricity of the ripples and reflections.

Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Antique Beaver with Webbed Feet Engraving – Bertuch, c. 1792
Antique Beaver with Webbed Feet Engraving – Bertuch, c. 1792

Antique Beaver with Webbed Feet Engraving – Bertuch, c. 1792

Located in Langweer, NL

This adaptation makes the beaver an exceptionally capable swimmer. Fig. 2 – Front Paw The smaller upper study illustrates the front foot or paw.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Seahorse, Frilled Shark & Curious Fish Engraving – Bertuch, 1821
Antique Seahorse, Frilled Shark & Curious Fish Engraving – Bertuch, 1821

Antique Seahorse, Frilled Shark & Curious Fish Engraving – Bertuch, 1821

Located in Langweer, NL

Unlike most fishes, they swim upright, and the male carries the developing young in a specialized brood pouch.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century German Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Paper

Batumi. Summer, Impressionist Landscape Painting, Plein Air, 2020
Batumi. Summer, Impressionist Landscape Painting, Plein Air, 2020

Batumi. Summer, Impressionist Landscape Painting, Plein Air, 2020

By Oleksandr Khrapachov

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Before the viewer opens the port of Batumi, where yachts rock gently on the waves, creating a sense of harmony and serenity. Tourists swim in the clear water, and the whole scene bre...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Slim Aarons, Snorkellers in Spain, 1954
Slim Aarons, Snorkellers in Spain, 1954

Slim Aarons, Snorkellers in Spain, 1954

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

The photograph gives most of its area to stone and water and reduces the two swimmers almost to markers of scale, which is what makes the clarity of the water register as the subject.

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

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You are likely to find exactly the the swimmer you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. In our selection of items, you can find Contemporary examples as well as a Modern version. Finding the perfect the swimmer may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 19th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right the swimmer for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, blue, black and brown. Creating a the swimmer has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Carole Feuerman, Gordon Hunt, Alex Katz, Patsy McArthur and Yvette Alde are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, fabric and oil paint.

How Much is a The Swimmer?

The price for a the swimmer in our collection starts at $75 and tops out at $30,000 with the average selling for $2,650.