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, Echo, Oksana Reva

Oksana Reva

Painting . 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£664

Painting, Green Park, David Hinchliffe

David Hinchliffe

Painting . 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

£3,010

Photography, Royaume, Rodrigo

Rodrigo

Photography . 59.1 x 41.7 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.3 x 16.4 x 0 inch

£1,770

Fine Art Drawings, La rencontre, Agnès Tiollier

Agnès Tiollier

Fine Art Drawings . 140 x 97 x 0.18 cm Fine Art Drawings . 55.1 x 38.2 x 0.1 inch

£1,151

Fine Art Drawings, Zen, Agnès Tiollier

Zen

Agnès Tiollier

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.18 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

£709

Painting, AK- 25, Anne-Marie Mary

Anne-Marie Mary

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch

£1,293

Painting, Odarka, Alexander Shandor

Alexander Shandor

Painting . 80 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

£2,434

Painting, No Limits, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£886

Painting, Subsidence, Antoine Josse

Antoine Josse

Painting . 140 x 110 x 4 cm Painting . 55.1 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

£3,985

Painting, Fleur Tournesol, He Jian

He Jian

Painting . 100 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,151

Photography, Inspiration, Rodolfo Franchi

Rodolfo Franchi

Photography . 45 x 30 x 1 cm Photography . 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

£496

Painting, Paisaiak III, Jon Errazu

Jon Errazu

Painting . 162 x 130 x 5 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 2 inch

£4,769

Painting, Soif, Milcheva Emilia

Milcheva Emilia

Painting . 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,063

Painting, Melons, Alexander Shandor

Alexander Shandor

Painting . 90 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

£2,434

Painting, Rose, Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Painting . 22.9 x 17.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9 x 7 x 0.1 inch

£94

Painting, Hot summer, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

£1,328

Painting, Galaxy, Barbara Hubert

Barbara Hubert

Painting . 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

£3,100 £2,790

Painting, AK- 24, Anne-Marie Mary

Anne-Marie Mary

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch

£1,293

Painting, Garden, Oksana Reva

Oksana Reva

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£531

Photography, Tirana 3, Rodolfo Franchi

Rodolfo Franchi

Photography . 45 x 30 x 1 cm Photography . 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

£496

Painting, AK- 19, Anne-Marie Mary

Anne-Marie Mary

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch

£1,018