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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Painting, L'après, Antoine Josse

L'après

Antoine Josse

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$3,095

Painting, Pic de Nanga Bawa, Lu Ma

Pic de Nanga Bawa

Lu Ma

Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,214

Painting, Montagne et eau, Lu Ma

Montagne et eau

Lu Ma

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,357

Painting, Automne Il, Lu Ma

Automne Il

Lu Ma

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$3,214

Painting, Le temps, Lu Ma

Le temps

Lu Ma

Painting - 60 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,214

Painting, Où vient de son, Lu Ma

Où vient de son

Lu Ma

Painting - 40 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$3,214

Painting, Lagoon, Karin Goeppert

Lagoon

Karin Goeppert

Painting - 59.9 x 59.9 x 1.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch

$640

Painting, Trees, Alexander Shandor

Trees

Alexander Shandor

Painting - 32 x 34 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.6 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch

$800

Painting, Lily flowers, Yehor Dulin

Lily flowers

Yehor Dulin

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch

$600

Painting, Time Square, Phil

Time Square

Phil

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$833

Painting, Streets London, Phil

Streets London

Phil

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$655

Painting, The Cat, Tomàs Sunyol

The Cat

Tomàs Sunyol

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$5,179

Painting, Scene, Siranush Vardanyan

Scene

Siranush Vardanyan

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$893

Painting, Nues V, Elise Barat

Nues V

Elise Barat

Painting - 65 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$714

Painting, Motive, Plamen Bonev

Motive

Plamen Bonev

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,214

Painting, Verge, Terry Watts

Verge

Terry Watts

Painting - 69 x 87 x 1 cm Painting - 27.2 x 34.3 x 0.4 inch

$1,695

Painting, Autumn, Irina Pronina

Autumn

Irina Pronina

Painting - 39 x 54 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.4 x 21.3 x 0 inch

$655

Painting, Humidifier, Lu Ma

Humidifier

Lu Ma

Painting - 100 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$8,334

Painting, Voiliers, Charlotte Pivard

Voiliers

Charlotte Pivard

Painting - 55 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch

$476

Painting, Evening cafe, Yehor Dulin

Evening cafe

Yehor Dulin

Painting - 25 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$600

Painting, Le Hameau, Marcel Demagny

Le Hameau

Marcel Demagny

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,274

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