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, Venise, Daniel Jung

Daniel Jung

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

CHF 1,020

Photography, Brooklyn Bridge, Rodrigo

Rodrigo

Photography . 35.6 x 23.7 x 0.1 cm Photography . 14 x 9.3 x 0 inch

CHF 1,553

Painting, City C, Fred Boutet

Fred Boutet

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

CHF 1,069

Painting, Kotor, Alexander Shandor

Alexander Shandor

Painting . 47 x 66 x 3 cm Painting . 18.5 x 26 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,602

Painting, Morning View, Sona Adalyan

Sona Adalyan

Painting . 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

CHF 282

Painting, Heavy Rain, David Hinchliffe

David Hinchliffe

Painting . 80 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

CHF 2,240

Photography, Luna Park, Rodolfo Franchi

Rodolfo Franchi

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

CHF 544

Painting, In Crimea, Alexander Shandor

Alexander Shandor

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

CHF 2,670

Painting, Afterglow, David Hinchliffe

David Hinchliffe

Painting . 120 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

CHF 4,128

Photography, Tirana 3, Rodolfo Franchi

Rodolfo Franchi

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

CHF 544

Painting, Venise 2, Daniel Jung

Daniel Jung

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

CHF 1,312

Photography, Tirana 2, Rodolfo Franchi

Rodolfo Franchi

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

CHF 544

Painting, Venise, Jacques Robert

Jacques Robert

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

CHF 1,943

Photography, Tirana, Rodolfo Franchi

Rodolfo Franchi

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

CHF 544

Photography, Paris, Rodolfo Franchi

Rodolfo Franchi

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

CHF 544

Photography, Villejuif, Rodolfo Franchi

Rodolfo Franchi

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

CHF 544

Painting, Morning Light, Mike Hall

Mike Hall

Painting . 30 x 35 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 938

Painting, Passerelle de Billy, Phil

Phil

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

CHF 826

Painting, View of Portsoy, Mike Hall

Mike Hall

Painting . 35 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 13.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 938

Painting, MARKET LANE, Ablade Glover

Ablade Glover

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

CHF 24,471