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Marine art or maritime art is a form of figurative art (that is, painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture) that portrays or draws its main inspiration from the sea. Maritime painting is a genre that depicts ships and the sea—a genre particularly strong from the 17th to 19th centuries. [ 1 ]
He is best known for his marine painting, however, and he has created more than 9,000 original works of art in a range of styles and techniques. [citation needed] His first painting in the Two Worlds Environmental style, was created in 1979 and is called Two Worlds. According to Nelson, "It is a visionary fantasy - more surrealism than realism."
For paintings of marine art, which by convention includes works where vessels on oceans, rivers, lakes, and other waterways are a significant element. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
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The Ninth Wave (Russian: Девятый вал, Dyevyatiy val) is an 1850 painting by Russian marine painter Ivan Aivazovsky.It is his best-known work. [1] [2]The title refers to an old sailing expression referring to a wave of incredible size that comes after a succession of incrementally larger waves.
Aivazovsky's signature in Russian, 1850 Aivazovsky's signature in Armenian on oil painting from 1899. Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Russian: Иван Константинович Айвазовский; 29 July [O.S. 17 July] 1817 – 2 May [O.S. 19 April] 1900) was a Russian Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art.
Guy Harvey (born 16 September 1955) is a Jamaican [citation needed] marine wildlife artist and conservationist.His depictions of sealife, especially of sportfish such as marlin, are popular with sportfishermen and have been reproduced in prints, posters, T-shirts, jewellery, clothing, and other consumer items.
Thomas H. Willis (1845-June 1, 1925) was a Danish-born American artist who combined marine art, folk art, and needlework in his portraits of American and European sailing ships, steamers, pilot boats and yachts.