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Impressionist English landscape over looking the Ocean during an English Summer
By Mervyn Goode
Located in Woodbury, CT
Melvyn Goode is an English Impressionist landscape painter. His work is highly collected throughout the world and he has had many single artist exhibitions of his work in various g...
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1990s Impressionist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunset seascape with red-sailed boat glowing sky over ocean swells vintage oil
Located in Preston, GB
Sunset seascape with red-sailed boat and glowing sky over ocean swells - Vintage Oil by British
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1970s Contemporary Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Interior Scene with Ocean View , by A. David Crown, Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
with round white clouds, suggesting a serene day, as well as a vast blue ocean, identified by the
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1980s Abstract Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Shore Break, Zuma Beach, California, U.S.A. – Anthony Friedkin, Ocean, Surfing
By Anthony Friedkin
Located in Zurich, CH
the tempestuous Pacific Ocean. Friedkin has had countless exhibition over the years, such as at the
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

American School New York City Abstract Magic Surrealism Ocean Fish Painting
By Barry Johnson
Located in Buffalo, NY
American school abstract painting. Watercolor on paper, circa 1960. Unsigned. Image size, 12"L x 9"H.
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Canvas, Watercolor, Gouache

Coastal Scene with Crashing Waves Seagulls in Flight and Vibrant Ocean Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Crashing Waves signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) dated 1999 oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 21.5 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large pr...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Oil

Davis Large Oil painting on canvas, Seascape, Sailing Ship in the ocean, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
the waves in the open ocean. It is a classic maritime scene that makes this painting very impressive
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Oil

Muramasa Kudo Signed Limited Edition Japanese Serigraph Print Ocean Breeze
Located in Studio City, CA
Muramasa Kudo (1948-) titled "Ocean Breeze". The work, which features a beautiful woman along the ocean
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1980s American Modern Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Paper

French Impressionist Watercolor of Figures Relaxing on Ocean Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Watercolor of Figures Relaxing on Ocean Beach By Maurice Mazeilie
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20th Century Impressionist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Watercolor

Bible : Ruben, Ocean, Sky and Sun - Lithograph (Mourlot 1962)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985) Bible : Ruben, Ocean, Sky and Sun, 1962 Lithograph (Mourlot workshop
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1960s Modern Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Lithograph

Rhode Island Surfers, 1965 - Surfing Ocean Waves in Rhode Island United States
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Rhode Island Surfers, 1965 - Surfing Ocean Waves in Rhode Island United States by Slim Aarons 16 x
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20th Century American Modern Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

"Beach on the ocean" summer, dunes, sea Oil cm. 33 x 22 1982
By Boris Mikhailovich Lavrenko
Located in Torino, IT
Beach ,ocean, summer, dunes, sea Boris Lavrenko (Rostov, 1920 – St. Petersburg, 2001) Works by
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1980s Impressionist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Oil

Inch, Co. Kerry, Ireland (Landscape ocean and cliffs)
By Pentti Sammallahti
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in contemporary Finnish photography. His works depict nature eroded and broken down by civilization, but he does not put man and the environm...
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1970s Contemporary Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ocean s Eleven 1960 French Moyenne Film Poster, Jean Mascii
By Jean Mascii
Located in Bath, Somerset
Great first-year-of-release French Moyenne film poster for Rat Pack classic Ocean's 11 (L'inconnu
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20th Century French Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Linen, Paper

NASA, Gemini 4, First US Spacewalk: Ed White Over the Pacific Ocean, C-Print
By Nasa
Located in New york, NY
In orbit above the Pacific Ocean in June 1965, NASA Gemini 4 Astronaut Ed White is the first to
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1960s Contemporary Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

From Whence We Came, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A. – Anthony Friedkin, Ocean
By Anthony Friedkin
Located in Zurich, CH
shores of the tempestuous Pacific Ocean. Friedkin has had countless exhibition over the years, such as
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1970s Contemporary Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"American Marriage" Painted Bronze Outsider Assemblage Sculpture Signed Marmol
Located in Surfside, FL
time of his death, he had the largest collection of African and Oceanic art in private hands. His
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Bronze

Ocean Drive, South Beach, Irene Marie Models Moody Night Neon by Mitchell Funk
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The classic view of Miami Beach's Ocean Drive with reflections is captured by veteran Color
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1990s Impressionist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

SS Savannah The First Ocean Steamer Watercolor w/ Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 11 3/8"H x 8 3/4"W Frame Sz: 14 3/4"H x 11 3/4"W SS Savannah was an American hybrid
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20th Century Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Refracted Sunset, Coral and Ocean Blue , Seascape
By Nada Brahma
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Lower right "N.Brahma", inscribed verso "Nada Brahma" and titled "Refracted Sunset". A large watercolor seascape showing an abstracted view of jade and cobalt waves beneath a scarle...
Category

1980s Abstract Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Chinese Extraordinary Natural Stone "Painting" Restless Ocean Waters
Located in South Burlington, VT
natural stone "painting" of churning sea waves -restless ocean waters- as far as the eye can see could
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Late 20th Century Chinese Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Marble

"The Abraham Rydberg at Full Sail”, ocean-going Clipper, original oil on canvas
By Alfred Collin
Located in Naples, Florida
Alfred Collin (1880-1944). Alfred Collin was a Swedish impressionist landscape and marine painter. Like many of his Scandinavian contemporaries he travelled to France where he ...
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20th Century Realist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Oil, Board

The Atlantic Ocean - Original Etching by A. Stieler - 1857
Located in Roma, IT
The Atlantic Ocean is an original colored print realized in 1857. Hand-colored engraving made in
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1950s Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Etching

Oceanic Carved Hardwood Lime Spatula, Papua New Guinea
Located in Stamford, CT
ornate containers and spatulas used respectively to hold and serve lime are true works of art. Nice
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Ebony

R.M. WHITE Vintage Oil painting on canvas Seascape, Sailing Ship in the ocean
Located in Palm Coast, FL
the ocean. The ship's sails are full, catching the wind as it moves across the waves. The water is
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20th Century Impressionist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Oil

Ocean Seascape, Abstract Watercolor by Chris Ritter
Located in Long Island City, NY
seascape with a single sailboat clearly visible in the center. Ocean Seascape Chris Ritter, American (1906
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1960s Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Watercolor

Palm Beach Idyll, 1955 - Relaxing by Palm Trees in Palm Beach by Atlantic Ocean
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Palm Beach Idyll, 1955 - Relaxing by Palm Trees in Palm Beach by Atlantic Ocean by Slim Aarons 16
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20th Century American Modern Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

20th Century Oceanic Wood Feast Platter with Stylized Flying Fox Motif
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century Oceanic Wood Feast Platter with Stylized Flying Fox Motif Boiken Peoples, East Sepik
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Wood

Ocean Path Through Sand Dunes - Florida Landscape
By Joseph Yeager
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene landscape of a path to the ocean through sand dunes by Joseph Yeager (American, 20th century
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1970s American Impressionist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Ocean liners, Santa Cruz of Tenerife by Pierre Desaules - Gouache on paper 30x44
By Pierre Desaules
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
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1950s Modern Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Gouache

Clemente Untitled B: surreal mythical landscape, voyage with ocean, Venus, snake
By Francesco Clemente
Located in New York, NY
A black and white, large-scale surreal mythical landscape of an ocean voyage, with a snake wrapped
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1980s Contemporary Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Lithograph

Important Oceanic Carved Asmat Tribal Sago Bowl Serving Platter after War Shield
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and important Oceanic Papuan Asmat tribal carved ancestral sago bowl (also known as a
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Edgar Dorsey Taylor Original Woodcut Baja - "Ocean Waves. Bahia de Rosaldita"
By Edgar Dorsey Taylor
Located in Phoenix, AZ
seen at lower center: “Ocean Waves. Bahia de Rosaldita.” Pencil signed lower right. Lower left in
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1960s Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Paper

Queen Emma - Alan Davie, painting, modern, british, big, large, colorful, colors
By Alan Davie
Located in London, GB
Exhibited: Paris, Salon De Mai; Yugoslavia, 1969 Texas, Austin University Art Museum; Montreal, Musée d’Art
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1960s Modern Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

357 Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea – Hiroshi Sugimoto, Japanese, Ocean, Black White
By Hiroshi Sugimoto
Located in Zurich, CH
University in Tokyo and later at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, where he was strongly
Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Clemente Untitled A: surreal mythical landscape, voyage with ocean and animals
By Francesco Clemente
Located in New York, NY
A black and white, large-scale surreal mythical landscape of an ocean voyage, with a snake wrapped
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1980s Contemporary Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Lithograph

Coral 27 Aqua, Yellow, Signed Lithograph, Nature Abstract, Coral Reef, Ocean
By Joan Melnick
Located in Union City, NJ
tranquility and unique sensual mystery of a world beneath the ocean waters. Print size: 29.5" x 21.5
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1970s Contemporary Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Lithograph

Advantage of Exile tropical ocean mountain landscape blue water unique monotype
By Michele Zalopany
Located in New York, NY
This large-scale, colorful ocean landscape monotype gives the viewer a hidden vantage point
Category

1990s Realist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Monotype

Immagine Feroce by Enzo Cucchi, portfolio of mythological ocean scene drawings
By Enzo Cucchi
Located in New York, NY
Whimsical, mysterious seascapes, animals, and mythological figures weave throughout this expressive set of black and white Enzo Cucchi lithographs. The complete set of five lithograp...
Category

1980s Symbolist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mid Century Seascape - Pacific Ocean Waves and Cliff Watercolor
By Joseph Yeager
Located in Soquel, CA
One out of many in a series of vibrant mid century watercolor ocean seascapes by Joseph Yeager
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

FLYING HEAD OVER OCEAN Signed Lithograph, Abstract Face, Light Blue, Green, Red
By Karel Appel
Located in Union City, NJ
FLYING HEAD OVER OCEAN is an original limited edition lithograph by the Dutch artist Karel Appel
Category

1970s Abstract Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Lithograph

Japanese Two Panel Screen Moon Rising Over Turbulent Ocean Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Contemporary sumie (ink) painting on silver.
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1960s Japanese Showa Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Paper

Vintage Rene Ricard Mal de Fin: Paintings 1989-1990 poster with poetry and ocean
By Rene Ricard
Located in New York, NY
Original poster commemorating Rene Ricard's 1990 exhibition Mal de Fin: Paintings 1989-1990 at the Petersburg Press Gallery, New York. The image reproduces his painting, Mal de Fin, ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Cottage on the Ocean, Impressionist Watercolor on Paper by M. Grinstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
M. Grinstein - Cottage on the Ocean, Year: 1977, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, signed and dated
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1970s Impressionist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Watercolor

Ocean Cove, unique signed pastel painting by renowned artist Wolf Kahn FRAMED
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn Ocean Cove, 1996 Pastel on paper painting Hand signed and dated by Wolf Kahn on the lower
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Pastel

Vintage Rene Ricard Mal de Fin: Paintings 1989-1990 poster with poetry and ocean
By Rene Ricard
Located in New York, NY
Original poster commemorating Rene Ricard's 1990 exhibition Paintings 1989-1990 at the Petersburg Press Gallery, New York. The poster is folded as it was sent out for the original ex...
Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

"Beyond the Reef" Surreal Ocean Floor Coral Seashells Crystals Fish Underwater
Located in Austin, TX
14 x 14 inch, circular Ink on Paper Drawing Matted and Framed: 24 x 24 inch. Signed, lower right A mystical, dream-like scene of an under water wonderland. This precise and delicat...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

"Camogli" Watercolor Landscape of Italy Coastal Ocean Mountains Trees Beach Sand
Located in Austin, TX
Tom Shefelman 9" x 12" Watercolor on Paper
Category

20th Century Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Watercolor

"Ocean Window, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Ocean Window" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. It depicts
Category

1990s Neo-Expressionist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Found Objects

Cosmic Signals No.5 by Alan Davie, 2001
By Alan Davie
Located in Kingsclere, GB
combining mythic imagery, enigmatic symbols and later taking inspiration from African and Oceanic art as
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20th Century Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Screen

Celtic Spirit II by Alan Davie, 2000
By Alan Davie
Located in Kingsclere, GB
combining mythic imagery, enigmatic symbols and later taking inspiration from African and Oceanic art as
Category

20th Century Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Screen

Ra Drak by Alan Davie, 2000
By Alan Davie
Located in Kingsclere, GB
combining mythic imagery, enigmatic symbols and later taking inspiration from African and Oceanic art as
Category

20th Century Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Screen

Francois Ledan Folk Art Ocean Landscape Lithograph by Fanch
By Fanch (Francois Ledan)
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vibrant Ocean Landscape Lithograph Refined Promenade Art signed Fanch Artist Francois Ledan
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Paper

Large 3D Cast Paper Abstract Oil Monoprint Unique Monotype Painting John Walker
By John Walker
Located in Surfside, FL
elements of native Oceanic art. Walker is currently the head of the graduate painting program at Boston
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Monoprint, Monotype

Large 3D Cast Paper Abstract Oil Monoprint Unique Monotype Painting John Walker
By John Walker
Located in Surfside, FL
elements of native Oceanic art. Walker is currently the head of the graduate painting program at Boston
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Monoprint, Monotype

Vintage "Ocean" Scene Art Glass Egg Paperweight in the Style of Murano of Italy
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage "Ocean" Scene Art Glass Egg Paperweight in the Style Murano of Italy, circa 1980s. This
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Art Glass

"Apollo", Large Art Deco Bronze Sculpture w/ Male Nude for Ocean Liner, 1948
By M. Mascherini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
relatively early works, this large bronze depicting Apollo with his lyre was made for the MS Italia ocean
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ocean Art

Materials

Bronze

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Find the exact piece of vintage ocean art you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. There are many Modern, American Modern and Impressionist versions of these works for sale. Finding the perfect item from our selection of vintage ocean art 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. When looking for the right choice in our collection of vintage ocean art for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, beige, black and brown. Creating an object in our assortment of vintage ocean art has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Joni Sternbach, Fred Calleri, Samuel M Brown, Paul Colin and L. Frayman are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in paper, oil paint and paint, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

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A piece of vintage ocean art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,632, while the lowest priced sells for $150 and the highest can go for as much as $7,637.
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