At the Sea is an illustrated art book exploring how the ocean, coastlines and seaside life have been represented in painting. The volume brings together thirty-four carefully selected works, each reproduced in colour and accompanied by a brief discussion of the artist and the individual painting. Spanning different periods and artistic approaches, the selection includes works associated with artists such as Édouard Manet, Edgar Degas and Jackson Pollock, revealing the sea as a setting for leisure, labour, movement, solitude and changing human relationships with nature. The book is intended for readers interested in art history, maritime imagery and the many ways painters have interpreted the atmosphere and emotional force of the ocean.
Author: Jennifer Bright
Publisher: Magna Books
Year published: 1996
Language: English