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Olivier - Sardaigne
Kristina Viera Wolf
Painting - 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
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Lost in my thoughts
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 55 x 75 x 1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
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Silence Fills the Forest
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 55 x 75 x 1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
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Sunset by the river
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 39.9 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch
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Evènements parallèles #1
Hélène Duclos
Painting - 114 x 146 x 3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch
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Balade d'été (Dyptique)
Catherine Tapon
Painting - 60 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
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Au bord de l'étang, Peney-Dessous Genève
J. Beyeler
Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
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Le peintre à son chevalet sur un chemin de montagne
François-Adolphe Grison
Painting - 22 x 33 x 1 cm Painting - 8.7 x 13 x 0.4 inch
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Paysage d'été style pointilliste
Ferruccio Manganelli
Painting - 58 x 71.5 x 2 cm Painting - 22.8 x 28.1 x 0.8 inch
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Au pied du Salève avec vue sur le Mont Blanc
François-Armand Mauchain
Painting - 37.5 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
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Magic Midnight Ink and Water Color on Xuan Paper Paste on Canvas
Nguyen Xuan Anh
Painting - 68.6 x 139.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 27 x 55 x 2 inch
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Tev. Trèfle esprit vide
Emmanuel Pons
Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
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After the showers the sun will be shining again
Karishok Dulyan
Painting - 43.2 x 53.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 17 x 21 x 1 inch
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Bluebells fill the forest
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 29 x 29 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.4 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch
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The Forest is Alive
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 29 x 29 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.4 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch
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Paysage à La Garde Freinet
Jean Emile Van Gindertael (Jean Milo)
Painting - 65 x 100.5 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.6 x 0.8 inch
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Paysage printanier avec vue sur l'Eiger, le Mönch et la Jungfrau
Wilhelm (William) Müller
Painting - 49.5 x 59 x 2 cm Painting - 19.5 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch
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Gossamer Wind Triptych
Nancy Wise
Painting - 91.4 x 274.3 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 108 x 2 inch
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Le bal nuptial de l'homme
Thierry Charpentier
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
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Motherland serie N°917
Hossein Khoshraftar
Painting - 90 x 180 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch
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Abstract Girl in the Rain No.8
Roger König
Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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Beautiful sunny world Art: 140432
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 80 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 78.7 x 0 inch
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Fields | Countryside | Meadows
Trayko Popov
Painting - 61.5 x 159 x 0.5 cm Painting - 24.2 x 62.6 x 0.2 inch
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Fragility and beauty of the life - Art: 180722
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 100 x 195 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 76.8 x 0 inch
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Fragility and beauty of the life
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 100 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0 inch
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A Familiar Surrounding
Ad Van Riel
Painting - 75 x 170 x 1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 66.9 x 0.4 inch
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Pluie en Provence et oliviers
Marius Chambaz
Painting - 47 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 18.5 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
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Landscape with river
Atanas Marincheshki
Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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The Three Stars Vibrafusion
Nikolay Deliyanev
Painting - 150 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
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Lighting Vibrafusion
Nikolay Deliyanev
Painting - 80 x 80 x 0.2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
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La Rencontre Estivale
Charlotte Lachapelle
Painting - 16 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 6.3 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
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Autumn forest
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,000
Aux alentours d'Aix en Provence
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 75 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,029
Mozarts in Vienna
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,571
Silent and reassuring
Alvaro Petritoli
Painting - 61 x 41 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,750
Se cacher dans les herbes
Brigitte Di Scala
Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$2,019
Tree Paintings for Sale
In painting, just as in poetry, trees bend but do not break. They offer an array of symbolism: the tree of life, of knowledge, the world's axis and symbol of evolution. They are an omnipresent figure, constant throughout the shifting eras and dominating canvases with their overwhelming grandeur. Trees are as compelling to painters as they are to viewers, seeming to extend their branches almost into the heavens.
For a long time, the tree was only represented as a biblical symbol, the catalyst in the fall of man. Later, in classical paintings, the tree was often relegated to a background object, serving only to prop up other, more important subjects, although some artists like Poussin did make them the focus. Cézanne's The Great Pine, however, is perhaps the best example of a composition entirely dedicated to the tree as a subject, they fill the frame with solid trunks and thick, twisting branches. In a landscape, trees are a sign of splendour and power, towering over the tiny figures of men. In Rubens' The Tempest, they are almost threatening.
The splendour of trees in paintings is greatly affected by the arrangement of the rest of the composition. Sometimes trees seems to support the canvas, marking out the confines of the space. Many painters use trees to give an indication of perspective and depth in the canvas, such as Hodler's Autumn Evening. Trees can also be used to give an indication of where the painting is set: palm trees indicate an exotic setting, lending the canvases an edge of luxury and excitement – as seen in the work of Douanier Rousseau.
The tree can also serve as a metaphor, signifying strength, rootedness, and a sort of natural power that – like even the strongest man – can still end up broken. Anselm Kieffer painted his canvas Varus in memory of the atrocities suffered by Germany in the 20th century; the composition depicts a bloodied forest in reference to the Roman war featured in Tacitus' Germania. The tree can also stand as a symbol for the ceaseless changing of the seasons, often placed in parallel to the human cycle of life. While Hokusai honoured the magnificent cherry blossoms of his native Japan, Monet repeatedly painted his gardens at Giverny, often under the bright light of full summer. Autumn, with its shimmering colours, crisp light, and myriad textures, is an unfailing source of inspiration for artists. Most recently artists have taken to abstracting the form of trees, stripping them back to their most basic elements, like in the works of Raoul Dufy.
In contemporary art, the motif of a tree is most often found in sculpture and installation art because it's so easy to translate into three dimensional media. Traditional art has yet to let trees go, though, and you need to look no further than Mondrian's canvases to see that trees remain a vital element of art history. Browse Artsper's collection of art centred around trees.
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