Framed Size: 35.5" x 44.5" Paysage Marin is a vibrant testament to Olive’s lifelong relationship with the sea. It captures a fleeting moment of natural power; waves smashing, foam flaring, skies brooding - through spontaneous, confident strokes. The painting portrays a rugged Mediterranean coastline in full motion. Waves crash sulle the rocks in taut, foam-dappled cascades of white and sea‑green. In an impressionist manner, free drawing meets precise seaside observation—foamy highlights illuminate both sea and jagged shorelines The horizon meets a sky treated with confident brush and palette knife strokes in hues of blue, violet, and grey, evoking shifting light and wind. Olive’s technique leaves patches of the raw mahogany panel exposed, integrating the wood’s tones into his composition and adding warmth and immediacy. Technically innovative and emotionally resonant, this painting stands as a hallmark of French marine art and Olive’s enduring celebration of his Mediterranean roots. Jean‑Baptiste Olive (1848–1936), a Marseille native, devoted his artistic life to capturing the Mediterranean’s many moods. Educated in seascape painting, he remained rooted in his home region, developing an acute sensitivity to marine light, colour, and coastal forms. Olive’s practice emphasized direct observation, bold execution, and technical mastery, especially in rendering wave play and rocky outcrops with invigorating realism.