Poetic Landscapes
A long tradition in European painting, poetic landscapes as a genre can be perceived as complex. Often credited with elevating the status of watercolor paintings, the poetic landscape presents the viewer with an imaginary setting. In one sense, the artist is given free rein to depict mythical fantasy upon the geography of the landscape— slotting Roman architecture ruins amongst mountain landscapes where there weren't any, for instance. By idealizing and tweaking the subject, artists like Richard Wilson redesigned buildings and exaggerated geographic features to counter the more banal topographical records of the landscape.
As noted by author W.G. Leszl, this genre is based on the idea from the aesthetic theory in the Poetics of Aristotle in that the actual is imperfect whilst the idealized (because it embodies harmonious proportions and can be used to express elevated moral ideas) is the proper subject of art. Today, as the relationship between the landscape and those that inhabit it becomes more and more strained, artists such as Salvatore Mangione (Salvo) and Nick Vivian depict the landscape in its most simplistic form – to remind us of the source for our existence.
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Échos Éphémères de l'Automne
Linda Clerget
Painting - 116 x 89 x 1 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.4 inch
$2,384
Shopping sous les arcades
Linda Clerget
Painting - 92 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,550
The Sea of Samsara
Diana Malivani
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$71,528
Geisha's serenity
Thibault Vigneron
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,669
Tower of Lights
Thibault Vigneron
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,311
Crépuscule à la Pagode : Harmonie Bleue et Roses
Thibault Vigneron
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,669
Crépuscule sur la Pagode
Thibault Vigneron
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,669
La Loire et ses mouettes
Paul Natter
Painting - 81 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,265
Nature morte à la fleur
Fabien Gäng
Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$989
Le temps des vendanges
Diana Malivani
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$16,094
Cash Flow Mickey
Thibault Vigneron
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,669
Une image bien-aimée, un songe velouté...
Diana Malivani
Painting - 80 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$14,306
Dans la brume matinale
Diana Malivani
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$16,094
La Provence en fleur
Diana Malivani
Painting - 80 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$14,306
Under the Water
Diana Malivani
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$16,094
L'étang ensoleillé
Diana Malivani
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$16,094
Au-dessus d'un champ fleuri
Diana Malivani
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$16,094
Spring. Triptych
Diana Malivani
Painting - 150 x 360 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 141.7 x 1.6 inch
$71,528
L'éveil. Diptych
Diana Malivani
Painting - 150 x 240 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 94.5 x 1.6 inch
$47,685
Iris dans les jardins de Monet
Diana Malivani
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$16,094
Winter Tuscan Vineyard
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Siena Fountain
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Winetasting at San Vito
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Bells of Montalcino
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Val d'Orcia
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Flower of Florence
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Dream Villa Lake Como
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Promenade to Paradise
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Windblown
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Summer Tuscan Vineyard
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 121.9 x 152.4 x 1.9 cm Photography - 48 x 60 x 0.75 inch
$2,800
Winter Tuscan Vineyard
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 121.9 x 132.1 x 1.9 cm Photography - 48 x 52 x 0.75 inch
$2,800
Reflets sur la Loire
Paul Natter
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$417
Les jumelles, lithographie originale
Claude Gaveau
Print - 56 x 76 x 0.05 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$453
Nu aux glaïeuls, lithographie originale
Claude Gaveau
Print - 55 x 73 x 0.3 cm Print - 21.7 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$453
Burlesque Call
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$7,800
Bound in Silk
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$10,800
The Ritual of Elegance
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$6,800
Melody of a Memory
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$6,000
Shimmering Night
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
$6,900
Sultry in Scarlet
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$6,800
Sultry in Shadows
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$8,800
Woman with a red lipstick
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
$2,900
Smoke and Silk
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$8,000
Echoes of the Night
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$14,800
The Ukrainian Girl at the Morning Lake
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.9 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 0.75 inch
$4,200
Au fil de l'eau
Jean-Pierre Lorand
Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,192
Nude of Woman
Jean-Raymond Delpech
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 18 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 7.1 x 0 inch
$417