All About Sailing in Painting

I’ve sailed only once or twice in my whole life but I can still remember the empowering feeling of liberation that I felt when on the water. Sailing and sailboats have been a common topic taken up by many artists across decades and countries in painting. Let’s sail with them, bon voyage!

1. On Board with Friedrich

Has this scene filled with light surprised you? Well, in the end, Friedrich is associated more with grey tones and lonely travelers…

2. Renoir’s Sailboats

Some people say that Renoir didn’t know how to paint. Well, I think that works like this one defy this argument, don’t you think?

3. Sea Trip with Courbet

Gustave Courbet might be well-known for his provocative works like the Origin of the world, but in fact, he was a great landscape painter who loved depicting water and rocks.

4. Twatchman’s Sunny Vibes

When days get too sunny article features another work by J.H. Twatchman. Have a read!

5. Kandinsky’s Folk Sail

This woodblock print by Wassily Kandinsky is inspired by folk art from his native Russian Empire.

6. Sail like a Fauve with Vlaminck

Maurice de Vlaminck was a member of the Fauves together with Henri Matisse and André Derain.

7. Provocative Trips with Kokoschka

This woodblock print was part of the printed book for children that Oskar Kokoschka made. Yet, it turned out to be very provocative… Why? Read here.

8. Dufy’s Coast City

Raoul Dufy was yet another Fauvist and I feel there is going to be an article about him one day here!

9. Abstract Sails by Klee

Paul Klee liked studying the shapes of well-known objects and natural phenomena.

Lichtenstein’s Sea Impasto

Lichtenstein and landscapes? Might seem surprising but he was actually a way more comprehensive artist than we think…