Seaside Prints

The British seaside has a visual culture all of its own — from Victorian resort posters to mid-century holiday camp advertising, from the particular quality of North Sea light to the deep blue of Mediterranean resort photography. Seaside art carries a consistent emotional note: memory, nostalgia, the freedom of holidays, the particular pleasure of proximity to the sea.

Seaside Print Styles

• Vintage seaside resort posters — the golden age of British seaside tourism produced some of the most distinctive poster art of the 20th century. GWR and LNER railway posters for Cornish, Norfolk, Yorkshire, and southern coastal resorts; French Riviera posters; and the entire tradition of seaside destination advertising.
• Contemporary coastal illustration — modern interpretations of seaside subjects: beach huts, harbours, boats, piers, and coastal landscapes in watercolour and illustration styles.
• Beach and marine life illustration — vintage and contemporary illustration of marine subjects: shells, fish, seabirds, and the natural history of coastal environments.
• Typographic seaside art — coastal place name typography and seaside-themed phrase prints.

Seaside Art as Gifts and Coastal Home Décor

Seaside prints are among the most popular gift choices for anyone with coastal connections — people who live by the sea, people who grew up near the coast, and people whose best memories are bound up with particular beaches and resorts. They are also perennially popular for coastal holiday homes and seaside interiors.

Sizes and Framing

Seaside prints are available in seven sizes from 21x30cm to 100x150cm, framed or unframed. All produced on 230gsm matte art paper with archival inks.

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