Sea Rhythm (1932) — Mainie Jellett | Irish Modernist Art Print

Sea Rhythm (1932) — Mainie Jellett

Some paintings depict the sea. This one is the sea.

Painted in 1932 at the height of her powers, Sea Rhythm is Mainie Jellett at her most fearless — the restless energy of the Irish coastline dissolved into pure abstract form. Interlocking geometries pulse and shift, pulling the eye the way a wave pulls the tide. You feel the rhythm before you understand it.

Jellett was a revolutionary. Trained in Paris under the cubist masters Albert Gleizes and André Lhote, she returned to Ireland and challenged a conservative art world head-on, becoming one of the first artists on this island to paint in the abstract tradition. Sea Rhythm is that courage made visible.

Nearly a century later, it remains one of the most important paintings in Irish modernism — and one of her most beloved works.

This reproduction is printed on our Master's Edition archival paper at 60 × 18 cm, on a 60 × 30 cm sheet with a generous white border — ready to frame, ready to hang, ready to become the most interesting thing in any room.

• Archival pigment inks for exceptional colour accuracy and longevity
• Matte, natural white finish — no glare, no distractions
• Acid-free, pH-stable paper that won't yellow over time
• 250 gsm museum-quality weight
• FSC-certified sustainable paper

Every detail of Jellett's composition is faithfully reproduced — the deep ocean blues, the dynamic abstract forms, the quiet confidence of a painter who knew exactly what she was doing.

Own a piece of Irish art history. Sea Rhythm belongs in homes that value beauty, culture, and craft. There's a reason collectors keep coming back to Jellett — and this is the work they remember.