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, Subsidence, Antoine Josse

Subsidence

Antoine Josse

Painting - 140 x 110 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

$5,201

Painting, Estran, Jacques Robert

Estran

Jacques Robert

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

$2,543

Painting, Falaises, Sophie Dumont

Falaises

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$7,166

Painting, La danse XXI, Elise Barat

La danse XXI

Elise Barat

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,503

Painting, Voyageur, Nicolas Ruelle

Voyageur

Nicolas Ruelle

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

$1,156

Painting, Danse du vent, Lu Ma

Danse du vent

Lu Ma

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,468

Painting, Sunshine, Nicolas Ruelle

Sunshine

Nicolas Ruelle

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$324

Painting, Sans titre, Paul Maz

Sans titre

Paul Maz

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$902

Painting, Estran, Jacques Robert

Estran

Jacques Robert

Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,046

Painting, Venise, Jacques Robert

Venise

Jacques Robert

Painting - 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$5,201

Painting, Yellow and red N.Y, Phil

Yellow and red N.Y

Phil

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$809

Painting, Avenue N.Y, Phil

Avenue N.Y

Phil

Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$809

Painting, Brooklyn Bridge, Phil

Brooklyn Bridge

Phil

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

$809

Painting, Manhattan, Phil

Manhattan

Phil

Painting - 90 x 90 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 inch

$809

Painting, Hudson River NY, Phil

Hudson River NY

Phil

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$809

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