$5,100
"Slide Right (Paper)" figurative oil painting of swimmer underwater red swimsuit
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Oil, Paper
"Army of Snorkelers" - Mirrored Female Swimmer Portrait Painting
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This large horizontal 37 inch high and 76 inch wide original oil painting on canvas is wired and ready to hang.
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
Figurative Painting of swimmer on ancient fabric, 2023 – 'Palombella Rossa'
By Juliette Lemontey
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Juliette Lemontey (b. 1975, Metz, France) is a French artist based in Arles. Her work is an intimate exploration of the human presence, capturing both the weight and fragility of the...
Canvas, Textile, Charcoal, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Carbon Pencil
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
"Afternoon Cala Molto", Oil on canvas of underwater swimmers, cool tones
By Patsy McArthur
Located in Dallas, TX
"Afternoon Cala Molto" is a stunning oil on canvas by Patsy McArthur, showing a couple underwater swimmere surrounded by refreshing, cool turquoise green water and stunning reflectio...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$19,000
Summer Solstice: Photo-Realist Figurative Oil Paining of Two Swimmers in Aqua
By Samantha French
Located in Hudson, NY
"Summer Solstice", this photo-realist painting of a man and a woman swimming in a pool is painted by Hudson Valley artist, Samantha French made in 2024 oil on canvas, 43 x 53 inches ...
Canvas, Oil
The Swimmers by the Cercle of Diaz
By Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña
Located in Pasadena, CA
After the Cercle of Narcisse Díaz ilisible signature .Oil on canvas Diaz de la Peña, born on August 20, 1807 in Bordeaux and died November 18, 1876 in Menton, is a French painter....
Oil
The Swimmers by the Cercle of Diaz
By Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña
Located in Pasadena, CA
After the Cercle of Narcisse Díaz ilisible signature Diaz de la Peña, born on August 20, 1807 in Bordeaux and died November 18, 1876 in Menton, is a French painter. From 1837, he...
Oil
$8,000Sale Price|65% Off
The Swimmers by the Cercle of Diaz
By Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña
Located in Pasadena, CA
After the Cercle of Narcisse Díaz ilisible signature Diaz de la Peña, born on August 20, 1807 in Bordeaux and died November 18, 1876 in Menton, is a French painter. From 1837, he...
Oil
"Blue Velvet", Bright blue tones, circular sea water painting with nude swimmer
By Anastasia Gklava
Located in Dallas, TX
"Blue Velvet" is a stunning oil painting of a swimmer, floating through expansive blue toned waters.
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$13,200
"Cerulean" woman in red bathing suit swims to the surface of bright blue water
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable
H 47.25 in W 31.5 in D 1.58 in
Abstract Figurative Oil Painting of Swimmer and Swimming Pool
Located in Lisboa, PT
"Disconnect" Abstract Figurative Oil Painting of Swimmer and Swimming Pool Artwork on wooden stretcher frame.
Oil
Sold
H 54 in W 48 in
"Swim Team" Abstract oil painting of competitive swimmers in blue water
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the ...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 20 in W 24 in
"Making Waves" Classic oil painting of women in swim caps and swim suits
By Fred Calleri
Located in Edgartown, MA
Calleri’s early influences were primarily the great American Illustrators such as N.C. Wyeth, Norman Rock- well, and J.C. Leyendecker, as well as Renaissance painters and the Masters...
Oil
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H 18 in W 14 in
"Swim" oil painting of a boy in black shorts with goggles and white swim cap.
By Debbie Miller
Located in Edgartown, MA
Oil painting of a boy in black shorts, goggles and white swim cap.
Oil
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H 20 in W 20 in
Charlie’s Family Swim, figurative oil painting of family in lake
By Ruth Shively
Located in New York, NY
Ruth Shively artist statement: I work largely with the figure, concentrating on women. In awe of the strength women behold, I feel the need to express their character through my wo...
Canvas, Oil
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H 12 in W 16 in
Untitled Study (Swimmers), figurative oil painting of people in lake
By Ruth Shively
Located in New York, NY
"I work largely with the figure, concentrating on women. In awe of the strength women behold, I feel the need to express their character through my work. I can't explain how I choose...
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Pencil
Sold
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.97 in
Floating Weightlessly - Oil painting of nude female swimmer, turquoise sea water
By Anastasia Gklava
Located in Dallas, TX
"Floating Weightlessly" is a stunning oil painting of a beautiful nude swimmer, floating through expansive turquoise waters.
Cotton Canvas, Oil
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H 48 in W 32 in
"Bahamian Tethys" vertical abstract oil painting of a swimmer in turquoise water
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 48 in W 48 in
"Meditation Swim" abstract oil painting of woman wading in blue, turquoise water
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 24 in W 24 in
"Paradise Study" abstract oil painting of a swimmer floating, pink and purple
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 40 in W 40 in
"Refreshing Swim" oil painting of a woman swimming in blue and green pool
By T.S. Harris
Located in Edgartown, MA
"Refreshing Swim" Woman in Black Bathing suit Swimming in Pool with Green Water In her paintings, Tracey Sylvester Harris presents a dazzling, iconic vision of the female form that ...
Oil, Canvas
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H 40 in W 32 in
"Ocean Swim" vertical abstract oil painting of woman diving in light blue water
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Oil
Sold
H 8 in W 8 in
"Mythography 178" oil painting of boy running in blue swim trunks, blue sky
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 36 in W 60 in
"Swim Time" oil painting of five girls in black and white bathing suits
By Debbie Miller
Located in Edgartown, MA
A Rhode Island native, I earned a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Since then I’ve worked as a freelance artist, decorative painter, teacher and master painter at a folk art c...
Oil, Canvas
Sold
H 48 in W 60 in
"The Beckoning Sea" oil painting of woman in light blue swim suit walking away
By T.S. Harris
Located in Edgartown, MA
In her paintings, Tracey Sylvester Harris presents a dazzling, iconic vision of the female form that merges the past with the present. The paintings speak to the central issues of hu...
Canvas, Oil
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H 36 in W 24 in
"Beach Swim" oil painting of woman at the beach in purple swimsuit and blue cap
By T.S. Harris
Located in Edgartown, MA
In her paintings, Tracey Sylvester Harris presents a dazzling, iconic vision of the female form that merges the past with the present. The paintings speak to the central issues of ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 12 in W 12 in
"Summer Swim" oil painting of a woman in purple bathing suit with trees in back
By T.S. Harris
Located in Edgartown, MA
In her paintings, Tracey Sylvester Harris presents a dazzling, iconic vision of the female form that merges the past with the present. The paintings speak to the central issues of hu...
Canvas, Oil
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H 8 in W 8 in
"Mythography 187" Blue painting of a swimmer backflipping off of a dock.
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Oil
Sold
H 36 in W 48 in D 2 in
Palm Springs: Figurative Painting of Swimmers in a California Poolside Landscape
By Samantha French
Located in Hudson, NY
Horizontal figurative photo-realist painting of a man and woman relaxing poolside in a Palm Springs, California landscape "Palm Springs", painted by Hudson Valley artist, Samantha Fr...
Canvas, Oil
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H 18 in W 23 in
"Lift and Glide (Paper)" figurative oil of swimmer underwater white bathing suit
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Oil, Paper
Sold
H 40 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
Soak In Soundless: Figurative Photorealist Painting of Swimmer in Aqua Pool
By Samantha French
Located in Hudson, NY
Vertical figurative photo-realist painting of an underwater view of a woman swimming in an aqua blue pool "Soak in Soundless", painted by Hudson Valley artist, Samantha French, is 2...
Canvas, Oil
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H 48 in W 48 in
"Swan Dive" Oil painting of a boy in yellow swim trunks diving with arms out
By Paul Norwood
Located in Edgartown, MA
“Communicating sensation through figuration has always been a central theme in my work. I never tire of the endless challenges and opportunities the human form presents. And by combi...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 8 in W 8 in
"Mythography 191" Blue painting of a man in blue swim trunks mid dive.
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Oil
Sold
H 16 in W 12 in
"Good Vibrations" closeup painting of a woman with a red swim cap and glasses
By Fred Calleri
Located in Edgartown, MA
Fred Calleri was born in Maryland and has slowly moved westward towards his current home in Santa Barbara, California. On his way, he earned an Illustration and Graphic Design degree...
Canvas, Oil
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H 21.5 in W 26.5 in D 2 in
Springboard (Abstract Landscape of Swimmer & Swimming Pool by David Konigsberg)
By David Konigsberg
Located in Hudson, NY
Gestural figurative painting of abstracted landscape and swimmer with blue pool by David Konigsberg Springboard, painted in 2008 by David Konigsberg 19 1/2" x 25" oil on canvas 21.5 ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 36 in W 48 in
"Tiny Treats" Whimsical Swimmer Treating her Dog in front of Teal Camper
By Fred Calleri
Located in Edgartown, MA
Calleri’s early influences were primarily the great American Illustrators such as N.C. Wyeth, Norman Rock- well, and J.C. Leyendecker, as well as Renaissance painters and the Masters...
Canvas, Oil
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H 24 in W 18 in
"Morning Gusts" Swimmer poses with whimsical red fish kite in front of ocean
By Fred Calleri
Located in Edgartown, MA
Calleri’s early influences were primarily the great American Illustrators such as N.C. Wyeth, Norman Rock- well, and J.C. Leyendecker, as well as Renaissance painters and the Masters...
Canvas, Oil
"Indoor Swimming Pool" Oil painting of swimmer in orange cap
By T.S. Harris
Located in Edgartown, MA
In her paintings, Tracey Sylvester Harris presents a dazzling, iconic vision of the female form that merges the past with the present. The paintings speak to the central issues of ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 10 in W 10 in
"Trio" oil painting of three young swimmers wearing black goggles and swim caps
By Debbie Miller
Located in Edgartown, MA
A Rhode Island native, I earned a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Since then I’ve worked as a freelance artist, decorative painter, teacher and master painter at a folk art ...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 40 in W 40 in
"Night Swim" oil painting of a woman wading in a swimming pool at night
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 51.5 in W 37.5 in D 1.5 in
Diver: Academic Figurative Painting of Male Swimmer (Mark Beard, Bruce Sargeant)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative painting of a muscular diver with black cap and black bathing suit "Diver", painted in the late 90's - early 2000's for Abercrombie and Fitch's flagship sto...
Canvas, Oil
Group of Swimmers
By Jennifer Pochinski
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil on panel.
Oil, Panel
Sold
H 23.63 in W 35.44 in D 1.19 in
''Headlong'' Contemporary Underwater Portrait Painting of a Swimmer
By Amy Devlin
Located in Utrecht, NL
Amy Devlin portrays people, animals, or nature in her works. But what really matters to her is light and water, which she wants to capture in the form of a physical memory. By follow...
Canvas, Oil
$596
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in
Gordon Hunt, Swim Study, Seascape Art, Contemporary Art, Affordable Art
By Gordon Hunt
Located in Deddington, GB
Gordon Hunt Swim Study Original Painting Acrylic on Canvas Canvas Size: H 30cm x W 30cm x D 4cm Signed Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a ...
Acrylic, Canvas
BE WATER
By DARIA DUDOCHNYKOVA
Located in Zofingen, AG
She floats where silence begins — just beneath the skin of the water. Her form is neither here nor gone, dissolving into rhythm and light. There is no past, no edge, no name — only t...
Oil, Wood Panel
$2,625
H 48 in W 18 in
Light - Original Oil Painting Figurative Realism Ocean Fish Deep Sea Swimming
By Michelle Fillmore
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bay Area artist Michelle Fillmore found her love of oil painting at the University of Las Vegas, where she graduated with a BA in Painting and Drawing in 2015. Fillmore’s tightly con...
Canvas, Oil
DIVE
By DARIA DUDOCHNYKOVA
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Be like water, my friend" by Bruce Lee. When Lee said "be like water," he called upon people to embrace flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. He asserted ...
Canvas, Oil
$4,500
H 48 in W 32 in
"Parallel Views" abstract oil painting of figures standing on a beach
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
Swimmer
By DARIA DUDOCHNYKOVA
Located in Zofingen, AG
With each dip into the water, the swimmer experiences a renewing sensation, as if every droplet washes away fatigue and brings forth strength. In this fluid motion, an almost etherea...
Canvas, Oil
$6,200
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in
"Ocean Reflections - Immerse Yourself", Oil Painting by Alexandra Telgmann
Located in Denver, CO
Alexandra Telgmann's "Ocean Reflection - Immerse Yourself" (2022) is an oil painting on aluminum, measuring 80 x 100 cm. The unframed artwork features a female swimming with fish. ...
Metal
Weightlessness
By DARIA DUDOCHNYKOVA
Located in Zofingen, AG
In the embrace of water, weightlessness becomes our faithful companion, allowing us to temporarily free ourselves from the burden of everyday life and experience the lightness of bei...
Oil, Wood Panel
Immersed, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Abi Whitlock
Located in Yardley, PA
Light is shattered into thousands of twinkling points by the swirling currents. It seems to illuminate the drifting form of the swimmer from both above and below. This work is pai...
Acrylic
$72,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 72 in W 84 in
SELF - Contemporary Realism / Swimmer / Waterscape / Male Figure
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. ...
Canvas, Oil
$17,000
H 48 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
Weightless, Timeless: Oil Painting of Two Women Swimming in Pool
By Samantha French
Located in Hudson, NY
Horizontal figurative photo-realist painting of women swimming in an aqua blue pool "Weightless, Timeless," painted by Hudson Valley artist, Samantha French, is 2019 oil on canvas, ...
Canvas, Oil
$5,812
H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 0.99 in
“Total Freedom” — Hyperrealistic Oil Painting of a Woman Underwater
By DARIA DUDOCHNYKOVA
Located in Zofingen, AG
The ocean holds endless mysteries — vast, untamed, and profoundly unknown. From childhood, we are taught to fear it: the currents, the waves, the unseen depths, and the creatures tha...
Oil, Canvas
$10,229
H 35.44 in W 35.44 in D 0.79 in
«Free, Weightless, Brave. No.1»— Hyperrealistic Oil Underwater Nude Woman
By DARIA DUDOCHNYKOVA
Located in Zofingen, AG
There is so much unknown, undiscovered, and mysterious about the ocean. Much of what we are taught encourages fear—we learn about rips and currents, big waves and sharks, hear of dro...
Oil, Canvas
$3,200
H 12 in W 12 in
"Amy" side profile of a woman with white bathing suit floating up for air
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Canvas, Oil
“Single Swimmer No. 2”- acrylic on canvas
By Kory Alexander
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Using the striking imagery that is abundant in the California landscape, queer artist Kory Alexander creates dreamy paintings that are flooded with vibrancy and movement. Kory consid...
Wood, Acrylic
$84,000
H 60 in W 90 in
ETHEREAL- Blue Water / Female Swimmer / Floating Free / Photorealism
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. ...
Canvas, Oil
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