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Poetic Landscapes

A long tradition in European painting, poetic landscapes as a genre can be perceived as complex. Often credited with elevating the status of watercolor paintings, the poetic landscape presents the viewer with an imaginary setting. In one sense, the artist is given free rein to depict mythical fantasy upon the geography of the landscape— slotting Roman architecture ruins amongst mountain landscapes where there weren't any, for instance. By idealizing and tweaking the subject, artists like Richard Wilson redesigned buildings and exaggerated geographic features to counter the more banal topographical records of the landscape. 

As noted by author W.G. Leszl, this genre is based on the idea from the aesthetic theory in the Poetics of Aristotle in that the actual is imperfect whilst the idealized (because it embodies harmonious proportions and can be used to express elevated moral ideas) is the proper subject of art. Today, as the relationship between the landscape and those that inhabit it becomes more and more strained, artists such as Salvatore Mangione (Salvo) and Nick Vivian depict the landscape in its most simplistic form – to remind us of the source for our existence.

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Painting, Snow Waltz, Elena Lukina

Snow Waltz

Elena Lukina

Painting - 30 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

€380

Print, India, Raymond Poulet

India

Raymond Poulet

Print - 38 x 52 x 0.1 cm Print - 15 x 20.5 x 0 inch

€490

Print, Toluca, Raymond Poulet

Toluca

Raymond Poulet

Print - 48 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€490

Painting, Trébeurden, Franck Dupire

Trébeurden

Franck Dupire

Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Painting, Apaisement, Linda Clerget

Apaisement

Linda Clerget

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€500

Painting, La peinture, Fabien Gäng

La peinture

Fabien Gäng

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,449

Painting, Le gardien, Linda Clerget

Le gardien

Linda Clerget

Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Painting, Modern City, Paul Akiiki

Modern City

Paul Akiiki

Painting - 80 x 90 x 0.8 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.3 inch

€1,829

Painting, Gold Cloud, Paul Akiiki

Gold Cloud

Paul Akiiki

Painting - 80 x 90 x 0.8 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.3 inch

€1,829

Painting, Wave 01, Garry Arzumanyan

Wave 01

Garry Arzumanyan

Painting - 50 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€890

Painting, Réalité, Fabien Gäng

Réalité

Fabien Gäng

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

€1,050

Painting, The Wise Man, Paul Akiiki

The Wise Man

Paul Akiiki

Painting - 32 x 36 x 0.8 cm Painting - 12.6 x 14.2 x 0.3 inch

€3,659

Painting, Wave 04, Garry Arzumanyan

Wave 04

Garry Arzumanyan

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

€1,050

Painting, Mama's Love, Paul Akiiki

Mama's Love

Paul Akiiki

Painting - 90 x 45 x 0.8 cm Painting - 35.4 x 17.7 x 0.3 inch

€2,287

Painting, Sunset 05, Garry Arzumanyan

Sunset 05

Garry Arzumanyan

Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€4,800

Painting, NY, Thibault Vigneron

NY

Thibault Vigneron

Painting - 120 x 40 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 2 inch

€1,100

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