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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 ]
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.
Fisherman at Sea depicts a moonlit view of fishermen on rough seas near the Isle of Wight, and is a work of marine art. It juxtaposes the fragility of human life, represented by the small boat with its flickering lamp, and the sublime power of nature, represented by the dark clouded sky, the wide sea, and the threatening rocks in the background.
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."
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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.
Edward Moran (August 19, 1829 – June 8, 1901) was an English-born American painter who specialized in marine art. He is best known for his series of thirteen paintings on the maritime history of the United States.