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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, Chez SoCal, Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Painting . 45.7 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 18 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€251

Painting, Venice CA, Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Painting . 45.7 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 18 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€297

Painting, Descanso Koi, Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€290

Painting, Near Big Sur, Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Painting . 45.7 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 18 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Coast of Main, Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings . 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€264

Fine Art Drawings, Magenta sunset, Juliette June

Juliette June

Fine Art Drawings . 31 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.2 x 16.1 x 0 inch

€700

Painting, Ascension, Véronique Lecoq

Véronique Lecoq

Painting . 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Santa Ynez Valley, Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€200

Fine Art Drawings, Tohoku Japan, Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€192

Fine Art Drawings, Malibu Surf, Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€202

Fine Art Drawings, Giza, Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings . 45.7 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€207

Fine Art Drawings, Three Travelers, Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€240

Fine Art Drawings, Near Morro Bay, Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€259

Fine Art Drawings, Toscana, Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings . 45.7 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€271

Fine Art Drawings, Coastal road, Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€269

Fine Art Drawings, West End Martini, Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings . 45.7 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€240

Fine Art Drawings, Lopez Island WA, Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch

€261

Painting, Continuité, Bridg'

Bridg'

Painting . 13 x 13 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.1 x 5.1 x 0 inch

€180

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