Semi-abstract Landscape Artists

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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"The last rays of the sun over the river" - Tranquil Mountain River at Dusk Original Oil Painting with Serene Evening Blue and Purple colors

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Rose solo

Loire

Opus Magnum

Fragments of Movement

Positano coast

Abstract Fragments

Evening lights of Brooklyn Bridge

Spring Bloom

Contourage

Evening Brooklyn Bridge

River in spring

Los Angeles night lights

Air, Light, a Flight ...

Fruity Delight

Near the Tisza River

View of the Village

Etude 72

Castle in Contre

Summer at the River

Mallow

Moment of Sun

Apple Tree in Bloom

Etude 17

Morning rays by the river

Basilica of San Marco

Spring river

River View

Rialto Bridge. Venice Italy - Venetian Nightscape Captivating Oil Painting with Rich Evening Hues

"The last rays of the sun over the river" - Tranquil Mountain River at Dusk Original Oil Painting with Serene Evening Blue and Purple colors

Komodo Island

Blueg

Osso

Jing Zhe / Éveil des Insectes

Where river mists embrace the golden mountain's gaze

In the radiance

Séphire

Challenge

Lumière du soir II

Rêves prémonitoires

Jardin de Balata 2

Wadi Rum

Black Roger

Jolie Baie

Cotes de Bretagne

Collioure

Quai de Saône

Times Square, NY

Treasure Island

Rêve

Existenciel

Cœur de dragon

Blizzard

Bacchanale

Bienveillante espérance

Dynastie

A tire d'aile

Mirage

Okayama

Naissance du Jour

Lové

Interiorité

L'abri légendaire

La reine paisible

Tendem

Le gardien de l'espoir

Farinelli