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, Barto, Paul Maz

Barto

Paul Maz

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

€700

Painting, Kler, Paul Maz

Kler

Paul Maz

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

€700

Painting, Rama, Paul Maz

Rama

Paul Maz

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

€700

Painting, Nanda, Paul Maz

Nanda

Paul Maz

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

€700

Painting, Tropiques, Elise Barat

Tropiques

Elise Barat

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€500

Painting, Absolut V, Elise Barat

Absolut V

Elise Barat

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1 inch

€650

Painting, Place St Jean, Lyon, Phil

Place St Jean, Lyon

Phil

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

€700

Painting, Heart III, Plamen Bonev

Heart III

Plamen Bonev

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

€1,550

Painting, Les Baux de Provence, Plok

Les Baux de Provence

Plok

Painting - 65 x 54 x 5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 2 inch

€2,200

Painting, Rural scene, Narek Qochunc

Rural scene

Narek Qochunc

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€563

Painting, Volupté, Agnès Tiollier

Volupté

Agnès Tiollier

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€2,950

Painting, Peonies, Alexander Shandor

Peonies

Alexander Shandor

Painting - 34 x 59 x 0.2 cm Painting - 13.4 x 23.2 x 0.1 inch

€845

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