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Nothing softens a dining room like a painted surface. Ropes on the Beach of Etretat by Henri Matisse arrives as a hand painted oil painting on canvas, offering the seascape detail, soft gradients, and tactile finish that seascape oil painting shoppers look for.
Cordages sur la plage d'Etretat, circa 1920
Oil on canvas
Painted around the time of Matisse's visit to the Normandy coast in the summer of 1920, Cordages sur la plage d'Etretat is a vibrant depiction of the dramatic cliffs and the daily activities of the fishermen in the village of Etretat. These are the same cliffs which inspired Gustave Courbet and then Claude Monet in the 1880s. The chalky cliffs curved out from the town in a crescent-like form before rising to great heights, their multi-colored, striated surfaces capped by contrasting lush greens.
The infusion of light, shimmering colors and the obvious joy which Matisse took in painting the beachside and cliffs at Etretat in the summer of 1920 was observed by the art critic Charles Vildrac, who wrote: "you experience at once both the light and the landscape, unable to disassociate them. The impalpable gauze that here and there finishes drying and polishing the sky, the beach, the cliffs, the horizon, the boat resting on the pebbles...you see all that in a single, absolutely simple image. Thus do Matisse's landscapes appear to me: and thus it seems, did Nature appear to him, touched by the miracle of a suddenly rediscovered light, the miracle lies in the painter's vision and in the power that he has to reproduce it" (in Exposition Henri Matisse, exh. cat., Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, 1920).
The seascape subject is rebuilt stroke by stroke in oil, giving the finished canvas the depth expected of fauvist oil painting wall decor.
We use a 100% hand-painted process: stretched artist-grade canvas, layered oil pigment, and a final protective varnish. There are no inkjet prints or mechanical reproductions in this collection — just a painted seascape artwork made to order.
Build a dining room gallery wall around this seascape oil painting, or let it stand alone as a single statement. The hand painted canvas finish keeps the seascape composition looking intentional in both classic and contemporary rooms.
Whether the search term is seascape oil painting, dining room wall art, or fauvist oil painting wall decor, this hand painted canvas delivers the same thing: a real painted surface, made to your chosen dimensions.
| Size | Price |
|---|---|
| 20 X 24 in | $42.98 |
| 24 X 36 in | $67.98 |
| 30 X 40 in | $91.48 |
| 36 X 48 in | $131.48 |
| 48 X 72 in | $249.48 |
The sizes shown are the reproduction canvas sizes we paint to order. The dimensions given in a work's description refer to the original artwork and will differ from the sizes offered here. Not sure? Read the size guide or e-mail us.
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Every canvas is painted by hand in oils on artist-grade stretched canvas, with an extra blank border left for framing. How to care for your painting.
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