Gustave Courbet, The Wave, 1869

Waves – 10 amazing sea paintings by famous artists

Paintings of the stormy sea from Baroque to Art Nouveau.

“The waves broke and spread their waters swiftly over the shore. One after another they massed themselves and fell; the spray tossed itself back with the energy of their fall. The waves were steeped deep-blue save for a pattern of diamond-pointed light on their backs which rippled as the backs of great horses ripple with muscles as they move. The waves fell; withdrew and fell again, like the thud of a great beast stamping.”

Virginia Woolf, The Waves, 1931


1. Abraham Willaerts (1603-1669), Stormy Sea, 1629

Abraham Willaerts, Stormy Sea

Abraham Willaerts, Stormy Sea, 1629 – ©Public Domain


2. Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630-1708), Dutch warships in trouble off Gibraltar, 1690

Ludolf Backhuizen, Dutch warships in trouble off Gibraltar, 1690

Ludolf Backhuizen, Dutch warships in trouble off Gibraltar, 1690 – ©Public Domain


3. Hokusai (1760-1849), Great wave of Kanagawa, 1829-32

Hokusai, Great wave of Kanagawa, 1829-32

Hokusai, Great wave of Kanagawa, 1829-32 – ©Public domain


4. William Turner (1789-1862), Snow Storm. Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth, 1842

William Turner, Snow Storm

William Turner, Snow Storm. Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth, 1842 – ©Public Domain


5. Andreas Achenbach (1815-1910), Clearing up – Coast of Sicily, 1847

Andreas Achenbach, Clearing up. Coast of Sicily, 1847

Andreas Achenbach, Clearing up. Coast of Sicily, 1847 – ©Public domain


6. Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900), The Ninth Wave, 1850

Ivan Aivazovsky, The Ninth Wave, 1850

Ivan Aivazovsky, The Ninth Wave, 1850 – ©Public Domain


7. Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), The Wave, 1869

Gustave Courbet, The Wave, 1869

Gustave Courbet, The Wave, 1869 – ©Public domain


8. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), The Wave, 1879

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, The Wave, 1879

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, The Wave, 1879 – ©Public domain


9. Claude Monet (1840-1929), Stormy Sea in Étretat, 1883

Claude Monet, Stormy Sea in Etretat, 1883

Claude Monet, Stormy Sea in Etretat, 1883 – ©Public domain


10. Walter Crane (1845-1915), Neptune’s Horses, 1892

Walter Crane. Neptune's Horses, 1892

Walter Crane. Neptune’s Horses, 1892 – ©Public domain


 

Featured image: Gustave Courbet, The Wave, 1869 – ©Public Domain

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