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Moody Breton Harbour with Fishing Boats & Lighthouse at Dusk French Oil
Moody Breton Harbour with Fishing Boats & Lighthouse at Dusk French Oil

Moody Breton Harbour with Fishing Boats & Lighthouse at Dusk French Oil

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The palette is richly subdued, built from earthy browns, soft greys, muted blues and pale highlights that suggest the reflective surface of water under fading light. The handling of ...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

David Hockney (after) 'Pool and Steps' Exhibition Poster
David Hockney (after) 'Pool and Steps' Exhibition Poster

David Hockney (after) 'Pool and Steps' Exhibition Poster

By David Hockney

Located in Brooklyn, NY

These works are known for their vibrant colors, dynamic compositions, and the way they capture the interplay between light, water, and the California lifestyle. Hockney's fascinatio...

Category

2010s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

【Caelmare】Keshi Baroque South Sea Pearl Aquamarine Diamond Ring
【Caelmare】Keshi Baroque South Sea Pearl Aquamarine Diamond Ring

【Caelmare】Keshi Baroque South Sea Pearl Aquamarine Diamond Ring

By The Pearl Vogue

Located in New York, NY

Surrounded by diamonds and cool-toned aquamarine, the setting evokes a sense of depth and fluidity — like light passing through water. Nothing is rigid. Nothing is repeated.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Cocktail Rings

Materials

Aquamarine, Diamond, South Sea Pearl, White Gold

Harbour Bridge from Luna Park, Original painting, Landscape, Boats, Seascape
Harbour Bridge from Luna Park, Original painting, Landscape, Boats, Seascape

Harbour Bridge from Luna Park, Original painting, Landscape, Boats, Seascape

By Peri Taylor

Located in Deddington, GB

Additional Information: Acrylic 40 H x 56 W x 2 D cm (15.75 x 22.05 x 0.79 in) Sold unframed Image size: Height: 40cm (15.75 in) Width: 56cm (22.05 in) Complete size of unframed ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Watercolour on Paper, The Port of Saint-Jean d'Acre by Evelyne Luez
Watercolour on Paper, The Port of Saint-Jean d'Acre by Evelyne Luez

Watercolour on Paper, The Port of Saint-Jean d'Acre by Evelyne Luez

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

The fluid brushwork and transparent colors delicately render the vibrant light and water reflections, characteristic of Evelyne Luez's figurative style.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

French school Landscape The pond Seine Signed oil painting Barbizon
French school Landscape The pond Seine Signed oil painting Barbizon

French school Landscape The pond Seine Signed oil painting Barbizon

Located in Zofingen, AG

Its surface is painted in the soft, cool blue-greens typical of still inland water in overcast or gentle light, neither the brilliant turquoise of Mediterranean seascapes nor the pew...

Category

1920s Barbizon School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Jan-Erik Ritzman Art Glass Vase, Sweden, 1980s
Jan-Erik Ritzman Art Glass Vase, Sweden, 1980s

Jan-Erik Ritzman Art Glass Vase, Sweden, 1980s

Located in Hammarö, SE

Inspired by Nordic landscapes and natural phenomena, his glass often evokes flowing water, geological formations, and shifting light.

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Murano Iridescent Centerpiece Bowl
Vintage Murano Iridescent Centerpiece Bowl

Vintage Murano Iridescent Centerpiece Bowl

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Featuring a wide, shallow profile, it is crafted from luminous aqua glass with a high-shine iridescent finish that mimics the fluid play of light on water. The pearlescent "oil slick...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Murano Glass

Late Autumn on the Esk, Victorian Oil Painting, Signed and Framed
Late Autumn on the Esk, Victorian Oil Painting, Signed and Framed

Late Autumn on the Esk, Victorian Oil Painting, Signed and Framed

By John Atkinson Grimshaw

Located in Stratford-Upon-Avon, GB

Grimshaw’s landscapes are permeated with photographic vision, with their mists, the stencilling of branches or masts against a moonlit sky, the reflections of light on water and dark...

Category

1890s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French school landscape the stone arch bridge Signed 1922
French school landscape the stone arch bridge Signed 1922

French school landscape the stone arch bridge Signed 1922

Located in Zofingen, AG

Through a subtle interplay of light, water, and natural forms, the artist transforms an ordinary scene into a poetic meditation on the quiet beauty of the countryside.

Category

1920s Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Paper, Watercolor, Stretcher Bars

Rushian Impressionist school. Saint Isaac Cathedral Saint Petersburg
Rushian Impressionist school. Saint Isaac Cathedral Saint Petersburg

Rushian Impressionist school. Saint Isaac Cathedral Saint Petersburg

By Russian School

Located in GB

The palette is deliberately heightened: cool blues and violets dominate the sky and water, while warm oranges and golds animate the architecture and artificial light.

Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lilies in Soft Reflection, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Lilies in Soft Reflection, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Lilies in Soft Reflection, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Andrada Anghel

Located in Yardley, PA

Lilies in Soft Reflection is an abstract painting inspired by the quiet movement of water and the way light dissolves into reflection.

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Marc Tanguy - "Summer Landcsape" Contemporary Impressionist Landscape
Marc Tanguy - "Summer Landcsape" Contemporary Impressionist Landscape

Marc Tanguy - "Summer Landcsape" Contemporary Impressionist Landscape

By Marc Tanguy

Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR

Rather than defining forms academically, these strokes suggest the visual sensation of dense foliage, flowering fields, and light reflecting off water. The scene evokes a riverbank ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gravity into the Blue - Fine art print, Color underwater photography
Gravity into the Blue - Fine art print, Color underwater photography

Gravity into the Blue - Fine art print, Color underwater photography

By Olivier Borde

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Ten years ago, he discovered the underwater world and met cetaceans and sharks. The writing of the light through the water becomes a source of unlimited inspiration whether it is fo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Wrapped in Stillness II: Tonalist Landscape on Acid-Washed Tin, in Blue
Wrapped in Stillness II: Tonalist Landscape on Acid-Washed Tin, in Blue

Wrapped in Stillness II: Tonalist Landscape on Acid-Washed Tin, in Blue

By Kirby Fredendall

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

The surface is organized into separate areas where one can experience the landscape as a vista across a body of water, as the transparency of light and objects seen beneath the water...

Category

2010s Tonalist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Metal

Farm Pond, Limited edition art print, Landscape, Nature
Farm Pond, Limited edition art print, Landscape, Nature

Farm Pond, Limited edition art print, Landscape, Nature

By Rob Barnes

Located in Deddington, GB

His artwork follows themes, such as light on water, or shadows in the landscape. Linocuts are hand-printed on an Albion press built by Harry Rochat printers’ engineers in the London ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Linocut

James Jeffrey Grant Gloucester Harbor Oil Painting New England Maritime
James Jeffrey Grant Gloucester Harbor Oil Painting New England Maritime

James Jeffrey Grant Gloucester Harbor Oil Painting New England Maritime

Located in Rockport, MA

Grant’s nuanced palette of blues, grays, and warm earth tones reflects shifting light on the water, while loose yet deliberate brushwork conveys movement and depth without sacrificin...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mediterranean glow, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Mediterranean glow, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Mediterranean glow, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Andrii Chebotaru

Located in Yardley, PA

Created in vibrant pointillist strokes, the work evokes a dreamlike harmony of light and water. A poetic tribute to the soul of the Mediterranean, it brings warmth and serenity to an...

Category

2010s Pointillist More Art

Materials

Oil

Evergreen - Color-Field Landscape Painting
Evergreen - Color-Field Landscape Painting

Evergreen - Color-Field Landscape Painting

Located in Boston, MA

Evergreen 60.0 × 48.0 × 2.0, 3.0 lbs Oil paint Hand signed by the artist Artist's Commentary: "Soft gradients of teal, violet, and blue evoke the quiet fade of light across water...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color-Field Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cobalt Blue Glass Pitcher, Early 1900s Scandinavian Design
Cobalt Blue Glass Pitcher, Early 1900s Scandinavian Design

Cobalt Blue Glass Pitcher, Early 1900s Scandinavian Design

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

The cobalt glass shines in the light; perfect for water, Sangria, or any beverage, this lovely glass pitcher will grace any table with color and elegance.

Category

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Nouveau Pitchers

Materials

Glass

Blue Whale - Signed limited fine art print, Large underwater photo, Contemporary
Blue Whale - Signed limited fine art print, Large underwater photo, Contemporary

Blue Whale - Signed limited fine art print, Large underwater photo, Contemporary

By Olivier Borde

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Ten years ago, he discovered the underwater world and met cetaceans and sharks. The writing of the light through the water becomes a source of unlimited inspiration whether it is fo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Stuart Robert Purser Five Foot Long Riverboat Oil Painting Mid Century 1949
Stuart Robert Purser Five Foot Long Riverboat Oil Painting Mid Century 1949

Stuart Robert Purser Five Foot Long Riverboat Oil Painting Mid Century 1949

Located in Dallas, TX

Muted ochres, warm neutrals, and passages of blue create an atmospheric ground suggestive of reflected water and humid Southern light, while circular motifs and subtle symbolic eleme...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lake IV Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print, Contemporary, 2010+

Lake IV Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print, Contemporary, 2010+

By Nigel Parry

Located in Vienna, AT

The surrounding space feels infinite, with no clear boundaries between water, air, and light. The image balances precision and emptiness, offering a contemplative study of reduction.

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Down with the Boats, Original Italian Seascape Painting, Mediterranean Art
Down with the Boats, Original Italian Seascape Painting, Mediterranean Art

Down with the Boats, Original Italian Seascape Painting, Mediterranean Art

By Lucy Pratt

Located in Deddington, GB

It depicts a harbour scene on with boats mored up on the edges of the water. The light and refreshing colours in this painting give the work a real summery feeling and it is easy to ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sailboats"
"Sailboats"

"Sailboats"

By Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The main focus is a golden trail of light on the water, stretching from the horizon directly toward the viewer.

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

In the Air
In the Air

In the Air

By Olena Kishkurno

Located in Zofingen, AG

Layered blue brushstrokes move across the surface like currents of air and traces of water dissolving into light. The surface remains open and breathing, inviting pause, contemplatio...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Yacht Racing off Cape Cod, Vernon Broe (American 1930-2011), Oil on Board
Yacht Racing off Cape Cod, Vernon Broe (American 1930-2011), Oil on Board

Yacht Racing off Cape Cod, Vernon Broe (American 1930-2011), Oil on Board

Located in Downingtown, PA

This painting stands as a powerful testament to his mastery of light, water, and the timeless thrill of a race on the New England coast.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

North Atlantic Coast
North Atlantic Coast

North Atlantic Coast

Located in Sheffield, MA

Vickery often commented, saying about the relationship between light and water, that the light would hit the moving water and refract accordingly.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sakura Wind: The Breath of Liberty
Sakura Wind: The Breath of Liberty

Sakura Wind: The Breath of Liberty

By Tetiana Pchelnykova

Located in Zofingen, AG

Each painting intuitively reflects the dance of light on water, the texture of waves, and the gradients of the sky.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Carrera y Carrera Oceanos Estrella Marina Earrings
Carrera y Carrera Oceanos Estrella Marina Earrings

Carrera y Carrera Oceanos Estrella Marina Earrings

By Carrera y Carrera

Located in Toronto, CA

Fluid and luminous, the composition evokes the gentle movement of water, where light dances and shifts in ever-changing reflections.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Stud Earrings

Materials

Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold

Merging Interests: Abstract Painting on Textured Canvas, Blue Palette
Merging Interests: Abstract Painting on Textured Canvas, Blue Palette

Merging Interests: Abstract Painting on Textured Canvas, Blue Palette

By Andrei Petrov

Located in New York, NY

The palette of cool blues, accented with bursts of orange and white, evokes reflections on water or light breaking through mist, creating a sense of movement and serenity.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marc Tanguy -"Venetian lagoon" Oil and acrylic on canvas, Contemporary landscape
Marc Tanguy -"Venetian lagoon" Oil and acrylic on canvas, Contemporary landscape

Marc Tanguy -"Venetian lagoon" Oil and acrylic on canvas, Contemporary landscape

By Marc Tanguy

Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR

The lower section is the most dense, populated by numerous small dots of vivid colors (yellow, white, pink, blue, violet) that resemble a close-up view of a flowerbed or light reflec...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Gondola in Venice, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Gondola in Venice, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Gondola in Venice, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Using a palette knife and thick layers of oil paint, I focused on capturing the textures of the water and the soft evening light. • SIZE: 50 x 40 cm (19.7" x 15.7") • Shipp...

Category

2010s Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Grand Signed Oil Painting on Canvas by Luigi Tafani, 'View of Venice' dated 1903
Grand Signed Oil Painting on Canvas by Luigi Tafani, 'View of Venice' dated 1903

Grand Signed Oil Painting on Canvas by Luigi Tafani, 'View of Venice' dated 1903

Located in Dallas, TX

Grand Signed Oil Painting on Canvas by Luigi Tafani, 'View of Venice' Signed by Luigi Tafani, this grand hand-painted oil on canvas captures Venice in a hush of softened light, wher...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Italian Belle Époque Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Riverside Oystercatchers, Rob Barnes, Limited edition print, Landscape art
Riverside Oystercatchers, Rob Barnes, Limited edition print, Landscape art

Riverside Oystercatchers, Rob Barnes, Limited edition print, Landscape art

Located in Deddington, GB

His artwork follows themes, such as light on water, or shadows in the landscape. Linocuts are hand-printed on an Albion press built by Harry Rochat printers’ engineers in the London ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Linocut

“Where Everything Begins” — Hyperrealistic Seascape at Dawn
“Where Everything Begins” — Hyperrealistic Seascape at Dawn

“Where Everything Begins” — Hyperrealistic Seascape at Dawn

By DARIA DUDOCHNYKOVA

Located in Zofingen, AG

Of a state in which everything is still possible, where there is no haste and no decisions, only the breath of the water and the soft light above the horizon. The gaze glides across...

Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th century Leopold Ziller Painting
20th century Leopold Ziller Painting

20th century Leopold Ziller Painting

Located in LEGNY, FR

The work captivates with its soft yet vibrant atmosphere, featuring subtle reflections of light on the water, autumnal-toned vegetation, and architectural elements in the background ...

Category

Vintage 1940s Austrian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Ocean. Depths Of Freedom Painting
Ocean. Depths Of Freedom Painting

Ocean. Depths Of Freedom Painting

By Tetiana Pchelnykova

Located in Zofingen, AG

Each painting intuitively reflects the dance of light on water, the texture of waves, and the gradients of the sky.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Late 19th Century British Romantic New Zealand Landscape Diamond Lake Oil Canvas
Late 19th Century British Romantic New Zealand Landscape Diamond Lake Oil Canvas

Late 19th Century British Romantic New Zealand Landscape Diamond Lake Oil Canvas

Located in Stockholm, SE

The depth of the composition is created by a classical staging of the scene: tree trunks on both sides of the foreground direct our gaze across the water's surface bathed in soft lig...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Girl & Sea Impressionistic Oil Painting, Figurative, 50x100 cm
Girl & Sea Impressionistic Oil Painting, Figurative, 50x100 cm

Girl & Sea Impressionistic Oil Painting, Figurative, 50x100 cm

By Nadezda Stupina

Located in Oslo, NO

Employing oil paints, I tapped into the impressionistic soul, capturing the fleeting caress of light on water and the tranquility of a solitary figure against the vast, rhythmic waves.

Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Zugleich 7-  by Skadi Engeln Contemporary Abstract Painting
Zugleich 7-  by Skadi Engeln Contemporary Abstract Painting

Zugleich 7- by Skadi Engeln Contemporary Abstract Painting

By Skadi Engeln

Located in DE

Engeln explores landscape as a dynamic, ever-changing entity dissolving into light, water, and weather, only to reassemble itself.

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel

1973 Vintage Modernist Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Blue Divide
1973 Vintage Modernist Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Blue Divide

1973 Vintage Modernist Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Blue Divide

Located in Bristol, GB

A striking passage of pale, almost luminescent white and aqua near the right side hints at reflected light – perhaps water catching the last glimmer of day – adding a moment of contr...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Illuminated Passage, Original Painting
Illuminated Passage, Original Painting

Illuminated Passage, Original Painting

By Tiffany Blaise

Located in San Francisco, CA

Words that describe this painting: mountains, clouds, sky, night, light rays, water, sea, sunlight, spiritual, impressionism, seascape, mixed media artwork, blueIlluminated PassageTi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Impressionist Oil on panel “Coastal Village”, Julián de Tellaeche Spain
Impressionist Oil on panel “Coastal Village”, Julián de Tellaeche Spain

Impressionist Oil on panel “Coastal Village”, Julián de Tellaeche Spain

Located in Valladolid, ES

The vibrant color palette highlights the reflections of the water and light. The brushstrokes are loose and visible (typical of the Impressionists), which reinforces the sense of mov...

Category

1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel

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Water Light For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the water light you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You can easily find an example made in the Abstract style, while we also have 12 Abstract versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect water light may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a water light to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of blue, black, gray, beige and more. Finding an appealing water light — no matter the origin — is easy, but Ole Brodersen, Shawn Dulaney, Linda Holt, Iryna Kastsova and John Barkley each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, oil paint and fabric can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Water Light?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a water light in our inventory may begin at $426 and can go as high as $88,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,142.