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.
Helen Brough
Birch forest Orange small NY
Helen Brough
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
£924
Winter forest birch small
Helen Brough
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
£924
Birch forest study V
Helen Brough
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,657
Birch forest Sunset small NY
Helen Brough
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
£924
Birch forest flowers small NY
Helen Brough
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
£924
Blue boat and birch trees
Helen Brough
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
£924
Salvatore Mangione (Salvo)
Uno strano cocktail
Salvatore Mangione (Salvo)
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£667
Moonlight
Salvatore Mangione (Salvo)
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
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Gill Bustamante
The jewel of the river
Gill Bustamante
Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 inch
£2,100
The Song of the Deer
Gill Bustamante
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch
£1,400
The final gift of summer
Gill Bustamante
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch
£1,500
The secret unicorn
Gill Bustamante
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch
£1,400
The ancient spell
Gill Bustamante
Painting - 76.2 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 36 x 1.5 inch
£1,150
Scott Naismith
Lumiere liquide II
Scott Naismith
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
£10,576
Dispersion de magenta
Scott Naismith
Painting - 50 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
£8,443
Couleur de manifestation
Scott Naismith
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£8,443
Esprit insulaire
Scott Naismith
Painting - 100 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch
£14,219
Esprit de magenta
Scott Naismith
Painting - 120 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch
£14,219
Donna Carnahan
Mediterranean Summer
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 61 x 86 x 4 cm Photography - 24 x 33.9 x 1.6 inch
£829
Positano by Ferry
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 61 x 86 x 4 cm Photography - 24 x 33.9 x 1.6 inch
£1,327
Fruttivendola
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91 x 122 x 4 cm Photography - 35.8 x 48 x 1.6 inch
£1,777
Ponte Vecchio
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91 x 122 x 4 cm Photography - 35.8 x 48 x 1.6 inch
£1,659
Boboli Gardens
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91 x 122 x 4 cm Photography - 35.8 x 48 x 1.6 inch
£1,659
Autumn Tuscany
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91 x 122 x 4 cm Photography - 35.8 x 48 x 1.6 inch
£1,659
André Lac
Paul Akiiki
Just The 2 Of Us X
Paul Akiiki
Painting - 100 x 100 x 0.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.3 inch
£3,317
Here Comes the Sun
Paul Akiiki
Painting - 38.1 x 28.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15 x 11.2 x 0.1 inch
£3,732
Odile Pinto-Corbin
Le chaos climatique
Odile Pinto-Corbin
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£3,510
Suisse: Printemps
Odile Pinto-Corbin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£978
Suisse dernières neiges
Odile Pinto-Corbin
Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,555
Suisse : Neige d'Automne
Odile Pinto-Corbin
Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,511
Ruisseau dans la neige
Odile Pinto-Corbin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,155
Jardin de glace
Odile Pinto-Corbin
Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
£1,600
Miri Baruch
Franck Dupire
Plage de Tahiti, Carantec
Franck Dupire
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
£1,333
Le Fort National, St Malo
Franck Dupire
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
£471
Plage de Portzic, cordon
Franck Dupire
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
£382
Raymond Poulet
Les gardiens de Khéops
Raymond Poulet
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
£9,776
Les Violons Engloutis
Raymond Poulet
Sculpture - 21 x 41 x 23 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 16.1 x 9.1 inch
£7,021
Les Vagues Blanches
Raymond Poulet
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£12,531
Jean-Pierre Lorand
Sérénade hivernale
Jean-Pierre Lorand
Painting - 33 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
£1,200
Un air de printemps
Jean-Pierre Lorand
Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£889
La vie de château
Jean-Pierre Lorand
Painting - 33 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
£1,200