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.
Juffrouw Springtouw
Thomas Berthier
Paysage orange bleue #3
Thomas Berthier
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$393
Vingtquatre détails
Thomas Berthier
Painting - 78 x 52 x 0.5 cm Painting - 30.7 x 20.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,910
Mariam Qureshi
Light dripping from dark sky
Mariam Qureshi
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
Fleeting light across the water
Mariam Qureshi
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
The metropolitan rush
Mariam Qureshi
Painting - 25.4 x 33.02 x 2.54 cm Painting - 10 x 13 x 1 inch
$1,043
Walk on the wild side, Capilano suspension bridge
Mariam Qureshi
Painting - 91.44 x 91.44 x 2.54 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,500
Shores going underwater
Mariam Qureshi
Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 1 inch
$1,790
Misty River, oil on canvas
Mariam Qureshi
Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,790
Kenneth Halvorsen
Secret Treasures
Kenneth Halvorsen
Painting - 96.5 x 182.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 38 x 72 x 1.5 inch
$8,200
B.L.O.S.S.O.M.
Kenneth Halvorsen
Painting - 76.2 x 81.3 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 32 x 1.5 inch
$3,150
Below The Peaks
Kenneth Halvorsen
Painting - 101.6 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 60 x 1.5 inch
$7,000
Marta Carceller
Viaje a la Infancia
Marta Carceller
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,247
Entre el Cel i la Terra
Marta Carceller
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,191
Camins de tardor
Marta Carceller
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,191
Els dansants de Forcall en la Festa Major
Marta Carceller
Painting - 100 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$955
Fades de Canigó
Marta Carceller
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,191
Irit Epstein
Echoes Stir Unsummoned
Irit Epstein
Painting - 45.7 x 35.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 18 x 14 x 1.5 inch
$837
Christel Haag
Looking for a Better World 1
Christel Haag
Painting - 81.3 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 32 x 32 x 1 inch
$1,750
Snoopy, Painting, Acrylic on canvas
Christel Haag
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 inch
$820
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Mozarts in Vienna
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,573
White Dog in Dem Platz
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 26 x 32 x 2 cm Painting - 10.2 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch
$899
Yard Near the Forest
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,247
Dog in a Chair
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,011
Garden Plants
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 56 x 76 x 1.5 cm Painting - 22 x 29.9 x 0.6 inch
$1,910
House Near the Forest
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,247
White Dog in Schönbrunn
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 26 x 32 x 2 cm Painting - 10.2 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch
$899
Jean-Michel Lourenço
Benicio del Toro
Jean-Michel Lourenço
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,292
Vanité 2
Jean-Michel Lourenço
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$787
Sans Titre
Jean-Michel Lourenço
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,405 $983
Sans titre
Jean-Michel Lourenço
Painting - 45.5 x 37 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.9 x 14.6 x 0.2 inch
$899 $629
Le Loup de Wall Street
Jean-Michel Lourenço
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$1,348 $944
Michel Houellebecq
Jean-Michel Lourenço
Painting - 100 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$843
Andrey Chebotaru
Autumn Fairy Tale
Andrey Chebotaru
Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,300
Autumn in Vylkove
Andrey Chebotaru
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,300
Fabulous San Sebastián
Andrey Chebotaru
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,300
Moments of happiness
Andrey Chebotaru
Painting - 90 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$4,400
Winter on the Desna
Andrey Chebotaru
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$4,400
Paradise Courtyard
Andrey Chebotaru
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$5,300
Evening Beach, La Garoup, Antibes
Andrey Chebotaru
Painting - 80 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 59.1 x 1 inch
$6,400
Philippe Seigle
Valeria Radzievska
Silver Rain: Diptych
Valeria Radzievska
Painting - 71.1 x 101.6 x 2 cm Painting - 28 x 40 x 0.8 inch
$2,050
Homeland
Valeria Radzievska
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.2 inch
$350
August, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Valeria Radzievska
Painting - 40.6 x 71.1 x 2 cm Painting - 16 x 28 x 0.8 inch
$1,100
White Horse: Illumination
Valeria Radzievska
Painting - 91.4 x 71.1 x 2 cm Painting - 36 x 28 x 0.8 inch
$1,800