Semi-abstract Landscape Artists

Camille Pissarro's landscape entitled Orchards in Bloom, Louveciennes (1872) was one of the first Impressionist paintings to be displayed. The use of buildings and trees to frame paintings and the ability to capture light or fleeting cloud shadows on a hillside changed the art world forever. Can we see what the artist saw? By forgoing absolute realism, but still creating landscapes that were recognizable, the Impressionists opened the floodgates for color and shape to become the focus. By the 20th century, abstract art strived to not depict any 'likeness' to reality at all. But what if there is a middle ground, a shift away from realism in order to capture life and light in the moment but not abstract enough that color and shape denies the viewer anything recognizable – like semi-abstract landscape art? Like abstract figurative art, this movement can fall on the spectrum between realism and complete abstraction and in our selection of works, artists like Liliane Paumier paint “life itself", depicting harmony in their use of color when rendering rural motifs. Suiting vast compositions, semi-abstract landscape art can broaden the frame of the artist and allow them to take a snapshot of what the eye can't see…yet still recognizes – you only have to tumble into the abyss of artists like Christelle Desangles to find out…

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Painting, Le départ, Fred Boutet

Le départ

Fred Boutet

Painting - 40 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$893

Painting, L'automne, Marcel Demagny

L'automne

Marcel Demagny

Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,964

Painting, Trio, JPx

Trio

JPx

Painting - 30 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$226 $204

Painting, Agros, Sophie Dumont

Agros

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,976

Painting, Atelier 11, Sophie Dumont

Atelier 11

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,572

Painting, Deauville, Sophie Dumont

Deauville

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,691

Painting, White, Sophie Dumont

White

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,453

Painting, Empreintes, Sophie Dumont

Empreintes

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,619

Painting, Sans un mot, Sophie Dumont

Sans un mot

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,691

Painting, Cultura, Sophie Dumont

Cultura

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$5,464

Painting, Vibrato, Sophie Dumont

Vibrato

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,417

Painting, Entrelacs 4, Sophie Dumont

Entrelacs 4

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 27 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,179

Painting, Nocturne, Sophie Dumont

Nocturne

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,012

Painting, Carbone, Sophie Dumont

Carbone

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,369

Painting, Nuances, Sophie Dumont

Nuances

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,179

Painting, City 1, Fred Boutet

City 1

Fred Boutet

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,012

Painting, City C, Fred Boutet

City C

Fred Boutet

Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,429