SOLD, Private collection, Paris 

50 x 70 x 2 cm, Tempera on canvas
UV protected to avoid fading colors

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The color of the sea seen from Crete is bright blue, bathed in sunlight. In contrast to the dark blue of the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, it is an open landscape. The combination of wind, waves, and light creates a unique color and expanse of the sea. 

Agean Sea

The Aegean Sea has been historically important, especially regarding the civilization of Ancient Greece, which inhabited the area around the coast of the Aegean. 
The Romans conquered the area under the Roman Empire, and later the Byzantine Empire held it against advances by the First Bulgarian Empire. The Fourth Crusade weakened Byzantine control of the area, and it was eventually conquered by the Ottoman Empire, with the exception of Crete, which was a Venetian colony until 1669. The Greek War of Independence allowed a Greek state on the coast of the Aegean from 1829 onwards. The Ottoman Empire held a presence over the sea for over 500 years until it was replaced by modern Turkey.