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, Orgasm, Dasha Pogodina

Orgasm

Dasha Pogodina

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

$2,682

Painting, Orlando, Galya Popova

Orlando

Galya Popova

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

$2,774

Print, Balance, Irena Aizen

Balance

Irena Aizen

Print - 25.5 x 22.5 x 1 cm Print - 10 x 8.9 x 0.4 inch

$749

Painting, Pink arch, Procach Olesia

Pink arch

Procach Olesia

Painting - 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$711

Painting, Le volcan, Bruno Roudil

Le volcan

Bruno Roudil

Painting - 73 x 60 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 inch

$1,676

Painting, Pousse-Moi, Antoine Josse

Pousse-Moi

Antoine Josse

Painting - 99.8 x 99.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 39.3 x 39.3 x 2 inch

$3,600

Painting, Ben Nevis, Chloé Malard

Ben Nevis

Chloé Malard

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$809

Painting, Paysage virtuel, Han Qi

Paysage virtuel

Han Qi

Painting - 72 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.3 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch

$2,312

Painting, The Sense, Simon Ledson

The Sense

Simon Ledson

Painting - 55 x 76 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,471

Painting, Summer Scent, Ta Rui

Summer Scent

Ta Rui

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1 inch

$925

Print, Les arbres, Laurent Bouro

Les arbres

Laurent Bouro

Print - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$636 $572

Sculpture, Night Walk, Gaspard Mitz

Night Walk

Gaspard Mitz

Sculpture - 24 x 34 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 13.4 x 2.6 inch

$809

Painting, Nebulous, Jane Ti

Nebulous

Jane Ti

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$600

Print, En Cuba, Julio Larraz

En Cuba

Julio Larraz

Print - 70 x 90 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,890

Sculpture, Hyakutake, Romain Langlois

Hyakutake

Romain Langlois

Sculpture - 100 x 32 x 32 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 12.6 x 12.6 inch

$35,832

Painting, La casa roja, Manuel Perez

La casa roja

Manuel Perez

Painting - 100 x 140 x 0.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch

$2,774

Painting, Hanami 3, Kerstin Paillard

Hanami 3

Kerstin Paillard

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

$1,734

Painting, Vers le bleu, Eric Turlot

Vers le bleu

Eric Turlot

Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$902

Painting, Seaforms, Claire Wiltsher

Seaforms

Claire Wiltsher

Painting - 80 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

$1,304

Painting, Pêcheur II, Boxi Chen

Pêcheur II

Boxi Chen

Painting - 34 x 34 x 1 cm Painting - 13.4 x 13.4 x 0.4 inch

$578

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