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Abstract Landscape

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, Elegance, Ablade Glover

Ablade Glover

Painting . 121.9 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 60 x 2 inch

$41,233

Painting, Fields 4.4, Joëlle Cabanne

Joëlle Cabanne

Painting . 64 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25.2 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$1,036

Painting, Prcanj, Alexander Shandor

Alexander Shandor

Painting . 90 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$8,547

Painting, Exubérance, Agnès Tiollier

Agnès Tiollier

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2.4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.9 inch

$3,224

Painting, Blossom, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$4,029

Painting, Starry Night, Barbara Hubert

Barbara Hubert

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

$4,029

Painting, Venise 2, Daniel Jung

Daniel Jung

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$1,554

Painting, Frost, Alexander Shandor

Alexander Shandor

Painting . 16.5 x 28 x 3 cm Painting . 6.5 x 11 x 1.2 inch

$652

Painting, Bond, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,878

Painting, Fields 6.6, Joëlle Cabanne

Joëlle Cabanne

Painting . 64 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25.2 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$1,036

Painting, Mirage, Nicolas Ruelle

Nicolas Ruelle

Painting . 89 x 146 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,612

Painting, Starry Night, Barbara Hubert

Barbara Hubert

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

$4,029

Painting, Golfe de Saint-Tropez, Phil

Phil

Painting . 65 x 92 x 2.2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.9 inch

$576

Painting, Montagne et eau, Lu Ma

Lu Ma

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,181

Painting, 2 Sheep, Menashe Kadishman

Menashe Kadishman

Painting . 135 x 115 x 3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch

$10,634

Painting, Rêve, Lu Ma

Lu Ma

Painting . 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$6,908

Painting, Tempête, Jacques Robert

Jacques Robert

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$9,786

Painting, Sans titre, Matthieu Dorval

Matthieu Dorval

Painting . 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,128

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Ernest Salvadó

Ernest Salvadó

Fine Art Drawings . 90 x 54 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.4 x 21.3 inch

$639

Painting, Lagune, Jacques Robert

Jacques Robert

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$9,786

Painting, Sans titre, Matthieu Dorval

Matthieu Dorval

Painting . 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,128

Painting, Sans titre, Matthieu Dorval

Matthieu Dorval

Painting . 19 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 7.5 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,151

Painting, Etude 48, Alexander Shandor

Alexander Shandor

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$854

Painting, Quai St Michel, Paris, Phil

Phil

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

$979