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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Painting, Arbre bleu, Dann Aubert

Arbre bleu

Dann Aubert

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,357

Painting, Nicki's fall, Bill Stone

Nicki's fall

Bill Stone

Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 2 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 0.8 inch

$3,550

Painting, Kevin's fire, Bill Stone

Kevin's fire

Bill Stone

Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 2 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 0.8 inch

$3,550

Painting, Front birch, Bill Stone

Front birch

Bill Stone

Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 1.5 inch

$4,850

Painting, Furrows, Bill Stone

Furrows

Bill Stone

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch

$3,175

Fine Art Drawings, Kimono, Pauline Di Valentin

Kimono

Pauline Di Valentin

Fine Art Drawings - 135 x 77 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 53.1 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$3,572

Fine Art Drawings, Paysage, Gilbert Pastor

Paysage

Gilbert Pastor

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$2,381

Painting, My Soul Garden, Hua Qing

My Soul Garden

Hua Qing

Painting - 165 x 145 x 5 cm Painting - 65 x 57.1 x 2 inch

$27,263

Painting, Rainforest, Zara Justum

Rainforest

Zara Justum

Painting - 80 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$1,399

Photography, Paracus, Michael Filonow

Paracus

Michael Filonow

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 inch

$410

Painting, Sunny Day I, Sona Adalyan

Sunny Day I

Sona Adalyan

Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

$274

Painting, Ionic Vista, Daniel Clarke

Ionic Vista

Daniel Clarke

Painting - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch

$281

Painting, Chez SoCal, Daniel Clarke

Chez SoCal

Daniel Clarke

Painting - 45.7 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$270

Painting, Sunset, Hannelore Bueki

Sunset

Hannelore Bueki

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,762

Painting, Harvest Season, Liu Ziyu

Harvest Season

Liu Ziyu

Painting - 136 x 68 x 0.1 cm Painting - 53.5 x 26.8 x 0 inch

$6,548

Painting, Lakeside Scenery, Liu Ziyu

Lakeside Scenery

Liu Ziyu

Painting - 68 x 136 x 0.1 cm Painting - 26.8 x 53.5 x 0 inch

$6,548

Painting, New Snow, Richard Szkutnik

New Snow

Richard Szkutnik

Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.2 inch

$930

Painting, Lake Shore, Filomena Booth

Lake Shore

Filomena Booth

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

$3,250

Print, Paese, Tino Stefanoni

Paese

Tino Stefanoni

Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$357

Painting, Le bain d'Eole, Autonne

Le bain d'Eole

Autonne

Painting - 76 x 122 x 4 cm Painting - 29.9 x 48 x 1.6 inch

$4,464

Painting, Lion cub, Yue Zeng

Lion cub

Yue Zeng

Painting - 55.9 x 71.1 x 2 cm Painting - 22 x 28 x 0.8 inch

$2,050

Painting, La Seine, Gaston Sebire

La Seine

Gaston Sebire

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,643

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