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Chasing the sunshine
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$656
Saint-Cloud, 6/10/2019, 20h51
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,697
Versailles, 26/05/2016, 22h44
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,697
Wheat Fields and Pink Shadow
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$554
Radici di terra, radici di cielo
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 104 x 40 x 9 cm Painting - 40.9 x 15.7 x 3.5 inch
$475
La main de Dieu
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 52 x 44 x 15 cm Painting - 20.5 x 17.3 x 5.9 inch
$226
Love Can Lead to Happiness
Slava Ilyayev
Painting - 50 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 1.2 inch
$5,500
Love in the lake
Slava Ilyayev
Painting - 101 x 142 x 3 cm Painting - 39.8 x 55.9 x 1.2 inch
$19,200
50 Shades of Serenity
Slava Ilyayev
Painting - 101 x 141 x 3 cm Painting - 39.8 x 55.5 x 1.2 inch
$19,200
Western Church in Amsterdam.
Anna Pavlova
Painting - 63.5 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25 x 18 x 1 inch
$870
The Pantiles with Snow
Brian King
Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
$903
Entre ciel et terre
Patricia Ritschard
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$736
Les coquelicots 2
Patricia Ritschard
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$736
Les coquelicots 1
Patricia Ritschard
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$736
The Tree Of Silence / L'arbre du silence
Katarina Olympia Zaraj
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$628 $566
The Tree Of Grace / L'arbre de la grâce
Katarina Olympia Zaraj
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$628 $566
Zen winter Tree II / Arbre d'hiver Zen II
Katarina Olympia Zaraj
Painting - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$628 $566
Dolce Vita II / La Belle Vie II
Katarina Olympia Zaraj
Painting - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$628 $566
Imagined destinations, Gargoyle tree ( Arbre à gargouilles )
Taisia Korotkova
Painting - 36 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$566
Imagined destinations, Old tree ( Vieil arbre )
Taisia Korotkova
Painting - 36 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$566
Enfants au bord de la rivière
Pierre Sojo
Painting - 62 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 24.4 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,282
Pine Trees With Reflection
Yusuf Epcin
Painting - 69 x 49 x 1 cm Painting - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
$732
The Last Glimpse of the Moon to the Sun
Yusuf Epcin
Painting - 49 x 79 x 1 cm Painting - 19.3 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch
$998
Presqu'ïle de Giens
Sébastien Arcouet
Painting - 92 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,074
Une certaine idée de la liberté
Geraldine Bandiziol
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$543
Brumes d'été
Geraldine Bandiziol
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$543 $511
Quand la lumière est reine
Geraldine Bandiziol
Painting - 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
$283
A Promise to Tread More Lightly
Christopher Rainham
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,528
All the Other Birds in the Maple
Christopher Rainham
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,528
A few stolen moments
Luca Brandi
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch
$5,884
Résonances sous le Feuillage
Muriel Deumie
Painting - 50 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$905
Autumn Tree 6
Max Yaskin
Painting - 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,980 $1,386
La plage de la southière
Barbara Petit Lisy
Painting - 27 x 41 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.6 x 16.1 x 0.2 inch
$1,039
Fleurs de Printemps
Qiongfei Zhang
Painting - 215 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 84.6 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
$14,711
Les arbres solitaires
Qiongfei Zhang
Painting - 140 x 300 x 0.4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 118.1 x 0.2 inch
$19,011
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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.