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Poetic Landscapes

A long tradition in European painting, poetic landscapes as a genre can be perceived as complex. Often credited with elevating the status of watercolor paintings, the poetic landscape presents the viewer with an imaginary setting. In one sense, the artist is given free rein to depict mythical fantasy upon the geography of the landscape— slotting Roman architecture ruins amongst mountain landscapes where there weren't any, for instance. By idealizing and tweaking the subject, artists like Richard Wilson redesigned buildings and exaggerated geographic features to counter the more banal topographical records of the landscape. 

As noted by author W.G. Leszl, this genre is based on the idea from the aesthetic theory in the Poetics of Aristotle in that the actual is imperfect whilst the idealized (because it embodies harmonious proportions and can be used to express elevated moral ideas) is the proper subject of art. Today, as the relationship between the landscape and those that inhabit it becomes more and more strained, artists such as Salvatore Mangione (Salvo) and Nick Vivian depict the landscape in its most simplistic form – to remind us of the source for our existence.

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Painting, Gâvres, Franck Dupire

Gâvres

Franck Dupire

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$691

Painting, Rivage, Jean-Pierre Lorand

Rivage

Jean-Pierre Lorand

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

$2,027

Painting, Venice Lights, Rob Buntin

Venice Lights

Rob Buntin

Painting - 130 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$4,530

Painting, My evening, Elena Lukina

My evening

Elena Lukina

Painting - 89.9 x 70.1 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$4,495

Painting, Koi Fish, Elena Lukina

Koi Fish

Elena Lukina

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$358

Painting, Frequency, Leon Devenice

Frequency

Leon Devenice

Painting - 101.6 x 114.3 x 1 cm Painting - 40 x 45 x 0.4 inch

$2,520

Painting, 80.80, Michel Rauscher

80.80

Michel Rauscher

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

$3,100

Painting, Sunflowers, Elena Lukina

Sunflowers

Elena Lukina

Painting - 97 x 170 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 66.9 x 0.8 inch

$19,670

Painting, Tree of Life, Elena Lukina

Tree of Life

Elena Lukina

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

$6,533

Painting, Embruns, Raymond Poulet

Embruns

Raymond Poulet

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$5,484