Sea Rhythm (1932) – Mainie Jellett | Collector’s Edition Irish Modernist Art Print

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 exactly 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 Collector's Edition archival print brings it into your home at gallery standard.

Print Specifications

• Sheet size: 25 × 60 cm (10 × 24") — panoramic landscape format
• Printed image area: 60 × 18 cm — with a clean white border on all sides
• Archival pigment inks — gallery-standard 100+ year longevity (under proper conditions), certified acid-free
• 300 gsm museum-grade matte paper — heavyweight, zero glare, texture-rich
• Precision colour-matched reproduction — faithful to Jellett's bold, saturated palette
• Printed to order — no warehouse stock, no mass production; every print is made for you
• Securely packaged & tracked worldwide — shipped flat in rigid board packaging, arrives safely wherever you are

Perfect For

• Collectors of Irish modernism and abstract art
• The Irish diaspora seeking a meaningful, museum-quality connection to home
• Design-led interiors — Jellett's geometric abstraction works beautifully in both contemporary and classic spaces
• A lasting, considered gift for lovers of Irish art and culture
• Anyone who wants a piece of Irish art history — at a fraction of the cost of an original

Delivery & Packaging

• Dispatched within 3–5 business days of ordering
• Shipped flat in rigid protective board packaging — no rolling, no bending, no risk
• Tracked worldwide — you'll receive a tracking link the moment your order ships
• Estimated delivery: 5–7 days within Ireland/EU · 7–14 days internationally

Questions & Answers

Is this a limited edition?
Yes — this Collector's Edition is produced in small runs. Each print is made to order on archival museum-grade paper. Once a run closes, it won't be reprinted at that edition level.

Does it come framed?
Prints are sold unframed — intentionally. The white border is sized to sit beautifully inside a standard panoramic frame, or can be trimmed to fit if you prefer a borderless look. Standard 10 × 24" frames are widely available online and in most framing shops.

How long will it last?
Archival pigment inks on acid-free paper give a rated lifespan of 100+ years under normal display conditions (away from direct sunlight). This is heirloom quality — made to be passed on.

Is it a good investment?
Jellett's original works hang in the National Gallery of Ireland and sell at auction for five figures. This print is as close as most collectors will get to owning her work — made to the same rigorous standard as the prints you'd find in a museum gift shop, and then some.

Can I return it?
We want you to love it. If your print arrives damaged or isn't what you expected, contact us within 14 days and we'll make it right.

About Mainie Jellett

Mary Harriet "Mainie" Jellett (1897–1944) was one of Ireland's most significant and groundbreaking painters. A student of Walter Sickert in London and of Gleizes and Lhote in Paris, she became the leading figure of Irish modernism — introducing cubist and abstract art to Ireland at a time when it was deeply controversial. Her work now hangs in the National Gallery of Ireland and major collections worldwide.

Own a piece of Irish art history. Sea Rhythm belongs in homes that value beauty, culture, and craft — and this is the work collectors come back to.