In the Sea  1883

Arnold Böcklin’s art had little in common with Impressionism or the academic art of his time. Instead, his depictions of demigods in naturalistic settings interpret themes from Classical mythology in an idiosyncratic, often sensual manner. [i]In the Sea[/i], part of a series of paintings of mythological subjects, displays an unsettling, earthy realism. Mermaids and tritons...