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, Fleur 9, Viola Schiviz

Fleur 9

Viola Schiviz

Painting - 28 x 25 x 1 cm Painting - 11 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

$578

Painting, Water, Krzysztof Lozowski

Water

Krzysztof Lozowski

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$694

Fine Art Drawings, Dream bubble, Nef

Dream bubble

Nef

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$173

Painting, Almond, Julien Meunie

Almond

Julien Meunie

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,081

Sculpture, Kensho 2252, Kojun

Kensho 2252

Kojun

Sculpture - 111 x 24.2 x 2 cm Sculpture - 43.7 x 9.5 x 0.8 inch

$800

Painting, Paysage, Edouard Arthur

Paysage

Edouard Arthur

Painting - 45 x 55.5 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 21.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,849

Painting, Feng Shui N°3, Papa Mesk

Feng Shui N°3

Papa Mesk

Painting - 73 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,965

Painting, Paysages 251, Jun Peng Wu

Paysages 251

Jun Peng Wu

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

$694

Painting, Bury, Sam Peacock

Bury

Sam Peacock

Painting - 85 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 33.5 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$982

Painting, L'arbre bleu, Irina Dopont

L'arbre bleu

Irina Dopont

Painting - 130 x 64 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 25.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,271

Painting, Crique, Louis Devienne

Crique

Louis Devienne

Painting - 68 x 44 x 2 cm Painting - 26.8 x 17.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,589

Painting, Venezia, Joan Martí

Venezia

Joan Martí

Painting - 36 x 44 x 1 cm Painting - 14.2 x 17.3 x 0.4 inch

$694

Painting, Sunset, Olga Dzurova

Sunset

Olga Dzurova

Painting - 66 x 63 x 2 cm Painting - 26 x 24.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,069

Painting, California, Michel Das

California

Michel Das

Painting - 92 x 72 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.3 x 1.2 inch

$2,311

Print, Chicago Blues, Mezzo

Chicago Blues

Mezzo

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.7 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.3 inch

$231

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Rodolfo Nieto

Sans titre

Rodolfo Nieto

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 37 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 14.6 inch

$3,468

Fine Art Drawings, Trees, André Roland Brudieux

Trees

André Roland Brudieux

Fine Art Drawings - 37.5 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 12.8 x 0 inch

$636

Painting, Garden, Jacob Burda

Garden

Jacob Burda

Painting - 92 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 36.2 x 1 inch

$1,618

Painting, Snowscape Glow, Emily Mae

Snowscape Glow

Emily Mae

Painting - 56.5 x 56.5 x 1.5 cm Painting - 22.2 x 22.2 x 0.6 inch

$925

Painting, Horizon, François Sauvage

Horizon

François Sauvage

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

$867

Painting, The Road, Anna Korusiewicz

The Road

Anna Korusiewicz

Painting - 97 x 146 x 4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

$11,559

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