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What a wonderful tree
Gordon Barker
Painting - 25.4 x 34 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch
$288
Maquette pour l’hôpital Ste-Justine – Niveau 1
Judith Berry
Painting - 27.9 x 109.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 43 x 0.1 inch
$3,237
Maquette pour l’hôpital Ste-Justine – Niveau A
Judith Berry
Painting - 27.9 x 111.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 44 x 0.1 inch
$3,237
Ropes, fire and trees
Judith Berry
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,679
Lost worlds triptych
Judith Berry
Painting - 30.5 x 198.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 12 x 78 x 2 inch
$4,800
Talking to ourselves
Judith Berry
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,679
Double Portrait with Sticks
Judith Berry
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,679
Place de l'Etoile
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$670
Rêverie... (Souvenirs du sud)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$781
Golden Field
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$316
Paris au moi de mai
Isabelle Hirtzig
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$179
Jour de paix… (Souvenirs du sud)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,456
Girl on the Beach, Clovelly, North Devon
James Presley
Painting - 30 x 40.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
$327
Cranborne Manor, Cranborne, Dorset
James Presley
Painting - 30 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$341
Ferryside, Boddinick, Cornwall
James Presley
Painting - 30 x 40.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
$341
Jamaica Inn on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall
James Presley
Painting - 30 x 40.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
$341
Guthrie Covered Bridge
Greg Dorosh
Painting - 30.5 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 20 x 1.5 inch
$268
Cabin in the woods
Christine Staehelin
Painting - 55.75 x 101.5 x 3 cm Painting - 21.9 x 40 x 1.2 inch
$3,460
Delicate balance de la série paysages en difficulté / Struggling landscapes
Holly King
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch
$3,907
Junto al lago
María Elena Olmo, del
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$547
Vue de Djerba, paysage
Hédy Gobaa
Painting - 104.9 x 160 x 5.1 cm Painting - 41.3 x 63 x 2 inch
$3,572
Vraquier. port de Montréal
Hédy Gobaa
Painting - 144.3 x 199.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 56.8 x 78.7 x 2 inch
$5,581
Woodland Lake View
Janice Rogers
Painting - 59.9 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$448
Woodland Snowdrops with Lake View
Janice Rogers
Painting - 59.9 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$454
Blossom | Mountain | Trees
Trayko Popov
Painting - 55 x 75 x 0.1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$553
Calle de San Francisco
Ramón Navarra
Painting - 78 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 30.7 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,456
Sensing the light
Catrine Lindström
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$2,512
Avez-vous vu l'oiseau de Jérôme ?
Valérie Auriel
Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$328
Cheval aux deux lunes
Claude-Yvan Conne
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$447
Four Trees - TR 90/60
Etienne Boiteux
Painting - 60 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,567
Meaning things as we are
Yusuf Epcin
Painting - 22 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.7 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$307
Shade of Apricot, Saraycik
Yusuf Epcin
Painting - 23 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.1 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$419
Et tu entendra battre leurs ailes
Brigitte Di Scala
Painting - 114 x 162 x 4 cm Painting - 44.9 x 63.8 x 1.6 inch
$7,814
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Autumn forest
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,000
Aux alentours d'Aix en Provence
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 75 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,014
Breeze - Arm Chair
Poonam Choudhary
Design - 73.7 x 65 x 82 cm Design - 29 x 25.6 x 32.3 inch
$1,200
Mozarts in Vienna
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,563
Silent and reassuring
Alvaro Petritoli
Painting - 61 x 41 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,741
Birch Forest IV small
Helen Brough
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,161
Tree Paintings for Sale
In painting, just as in poetry, trees bend but do not break. They offer an array of symbolism: the tree of life, of knowledge, the world's axis and symbol of evolution. They are an omnipresent figure, constant throughout the shifting eras and dominating canvases with their overwhelming grandeur. Trees are as compelling to painters as they are to viewers, seeming to extend their branches almost into the heavens.
For a long time, the tree was only represented as a biblical symbol, the catalyst in the fall of man. Later, in classical paintings, the tree was often relegated to a background object, serving only to prop up other, more important subjects, although some artists like Poussin did make them the focus. Cézanne's The Great Pine, however, is perhaps the best example of a composition entirely dedicated to the tree as a subject, they fill the frame with solid trunks and thick, twisting branches. In a landscape, trees are a sign of splendour and power, towering over the tiny figures of men. In Rubens' The Tempest, they are almost threatening.
The splendour of trees in paintings is greatly affected by the arrangement of the rest of the composition. Sometimes trees seems to support the canvas, marking out the confines of the space. Many painters use trees to give an indication of perspective and depth in the canvas, such as Hodler's Autumn Evening. Trees can also be used to give an indication of where the painting is set: palm trees indicate an exotic setting, lending the canvases an edge of luxury and excitement – as seen in the work of Douanier Rousseau.
The tree can also serve as a metaphor, signifying strength, rootedness, and a sort of natural power that – like even the strongest man – can still end up broken. Anselm Kieffer painted his canvas Varus in memory of the atrocities suffered by Germany in the 20th century; the composition depicts a bloodied forest in reference to the Roman war featured in Tacitus' Germania. The tree can also stand as a symbol for the ceaseless changing of the seasons, often placed in parallel to the human cycle of life. While Hokusai honoured the magnificent cherry blossoms of his native Japan, Monet repeatedly painted his gardens at Giverny, often under the bright light of full summer. Autumn, with its shimmering colours, crisp light, and myriad textures, is an unfailing source of inspiration for artists. Most recently artists have taken to abstracting the form of trees, stripping them back to their most basic elements, like in the works of Raoul Dufy.
In contemporary art, the motif of a tree is most often found in sculpture and installation art because it's so easy to translate into three dimensional media. Traditional art has yet to let trees go, though, and you need to look no further than Mondrian's canvases to see that trees remain a vital element of art history. Browse Artsper's collection of art centred around trees.
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