Maritime Art
"Rays and Ripples" Marine Wildlife Mural Unveiled At Galway Atlantaquaria
23rd May 2026 Marine Wildlife
The diversity of sharks, rays and flatfish in Galway Atlantaquaria and the native species in Galway Bay are themes of a new mural exhibited at the Salthill aquarium. “To portray something that is profoundly magical and beautifully ordinary” is a…
A luminous maritime painting by the Russian master Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky will headline the Old Master Paintings sale at Bonhams in Paris next month. The work, View of Capri, will be offered at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr on 21…
Graffiti Artist Mural for Galway Docks Tank Seeks Planning Permission
16th March 2026 Galway Harbour
A planning application for an artist’s mural on one of its oil tanks has been backed by Port of Galway harbourmaster Capt Brian Sheridan. French artist 1seckte, known for graffiti work in Nimes, has designed the proposed mural for a…
Maritime Art Around Dublin Bay Theme of Talk in DMYC by Cormac Lowth
28th January 2026 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
Maritime art around Dublin Bay is the theme of a talk by historian Cormac Lowth at the Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club (DMYC) this week. As Lowth explains, several artists painted scenes of Dublin Bay from the 18th century, which helped to…
Veteran sailor and maritime artist Pete Hogan will give an illustrated talk titled Tall Tales from an Old Salt at the Dún Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club (DMYC) next Thursday, 22 January. The event promises an evening of sea stories, maritime…
Pete Hogan Announces 2025 Open Studio Exhibition on Dublin Bay This Thursday
8th December 2025 Maritime Art
Irish maritime artist Pete Hogan will open his Sandymount studio, on the Dublin Bay shoreline, to the public on Thursday, 11 December 2025. The event, titled Open Studio ’25, presents a new collection under the theme “Dublin in the Rare…
Is this an answer to one of your many Christmas present problems? Admittedly, with an auction guide price of €6,000 to €8000 at Whyte's Auctioneers in Dublin next Monday, December 1st, this nautically-themed primitive work from Jim Dixon of the…
A newly rediscovered view of Dublin Bay will headline Adam’s Irish Old Masters auction in Dublin this December. The painting, attributed to Italian artist Gabriele Ricciardelli, shows a fashionable couple overlooking the bay from Mount Merrion. Ricciardelli was active in…
