Landscape

The Earth and nature are, and always have been, an immeasurable source of inspiration. This is particularly true of our most immediate surroundings. Every artist feels an attachment to their homeland, which they strive to depict by way of photographing, drawing, or painting the natural riches and the typical scenery of their environment. Art History demonstrates a range of approaches to landscapes across the centuries and the various artistic movements that spanned them.

Landscapes and nature are also recurrent religious themes: flora and fauna have special symbolism in Christianity. Landscapes take on many forms: realist, narrative, symbolic, idealist… each time, the artist is portraying his own relationship with nature. Some of the biggest masterpieces in painting are landscapes, it's impossible not to mention Van Gogh's Starry Night, Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire, Money's Sunrise, Giorgione's The Tempest. Almost all painters have dabbled in landscapes at some point, in forests, mountains, oceans, towns… the term itself holds an infinite number of possibilities.

Nature also provides a source of inspiration in the multitude of different visual and approaches available under the sensitive eye of the artist. Colours and landscapes are rich and varied, an infinite plurality. Nature is also a major theme in philosophy, in which the search for the truth – and knowing whether reality itself is truth – is at the heart of the work of all philosophers. Similarly, the theme of nature traverses the ages and artistic movements, inspiring every artist. The landscape links the artist to their past and their childhood, and their individual style then gives them free reign over their personal interpretation and representation of these lasting impressions.

A bewitching evening light, a hay stack, a sunflower field, or the flowing of a river, these are the moments familiar to all of us that artists continually choose to represent.

Nowadays in Contemporary Art, the landscape itself has become the medium. Land Art is a movement which utilises nature as materials, and which has vaulted the barriers of the traditional art market to create works in the outdoors which are only accessibly in their environment. Land Art ties together the visual and the sensorial experiences, bringing the art to life in all its dimensions.

You can find a range of works depicting urban landscapes, mountains, sunrises, the rural French countryside and beyond, beautiful photos of our natural heritage, volcanoes, waterfalls, and so much more, on Artsper.

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Landscape

Ciel 31

Ciel 28

Ciel 27

Ciel 26

Branche

Neige 2

Ciel 14

Couleur majorelle III

Aus dem Leben der Bienen

Saint Palais n°6 (paysage marin, ciel, mer calme, nuages)

Snow Fence

Sunset in Chitwan II

Sunset in Chitwan

Colorful Mountains

Ecosystem IV

The breath of autumn III,

Spring walk in London

Spring stroll in Paris

Blossoms in bloom

The sound of silence

Hidden Passage

Ethereal Ice Towers

Bathhouse

Flower panel - landscape

Ballade n°2

The Symphony Of Nature

Yellow skin

Zeeland, The Netherlands 1953

Le village Corse

Last Light On

Shadows of Winter

Early Evening

Changing Seasons

Mystery Dwelling

Tranquility

Homestead

November Chill, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper

Mirror Image

Sub Zero

Winter Road

Over the Fields

Down Hill

Eolienne I

To Love Herself

Wall of Nature XXXII (XXL Edition)

Tropical magic (1)

Let's Stay Up Late

Blustery Evening

Deux mondes II

The Last Snow

Paysage avec un Pont

Autumn Rose

Paysage avec un Banc

Still Waters, Sublime Peaks

60.60

Monde Estrali

Guardians of Ararat Field

Pathway to Light

Wall of Nature XV

Wall of Nature XVII

Wall of Nature XIII

Wall of Nature XXVII (XXL Edition).

Wall of Nature XXXV (XXL Edition)

Wall of Nature XXXVI (XXL Edition).

Espace d'un rêve n°12

The Mist Of Bohemian Hills