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Les ombres douces
Juliette Lamarca
Painting - 92 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,705
Demain le soleil brillera toujours
Sange
Painting - 73 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,956
Ecorce Bouleau - série Ecorces d'arbres
Eliane Dessaud
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$136
Ecorce Bouleau - série Ecorces d'arbres
Eliane Dessaud
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$136
Ecorce Bouleau - série Ecorces d'arbres
Eliane Dessaud
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$136
Ecorce bouleau - série Ecorces d'arbres
Eliane Dessaud
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$136
Ode a la joie
Corinne Medina Saludo
Painting - 50 x 150 x 3.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1.5 inch
$2,274
Bullfinch on a rowan branch
Valeria Radzievska
Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 2 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 0.8 inch
$650
Evening Poppy Meadow
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 39.9 x 39.9 x 3.6 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
$866
Pausing on the Trail
Anthony Dunphy
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch
$760
Le petit abre
Jean-Jacques Abieniste
Painting - 50 x 42 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 16.5 x 0.6 inch
$1,921
Danse des flamants roses
Jean-Jacques Abieniste
Painting - 46 x 38 x 1.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.6 inch
$1,746
Paysage de campagne
Christian Zwahlen
Painting - 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 14 x 10.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,281
Village en hiver
E. Perrenoud-Monnier
Painting - 28 x 44 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,152
L'Albero del bene e del male
Mark Fontaine
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$682
Paysage de campagne
Maurice Sarkissoff
Painting - 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,084
Au pied du Salève
Ettore Verdesi
Painting - 29 x 39 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,024
Effet de lumière d'Automne
Jean-Baptiste Itah
Painting - 48 x 79 x 3 cm Painting - 18.9 x 31.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,023
Campagne genevoise, Veyrier, Sierne et le Salève
Kurt Conrad Loew
Painting - 46 x 57 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 22.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,513
Field and trees landscape
Gordon Hopkins
Painting - 110 x 150 x 5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 59.1 x 2 inch
$7,048
Scène de village africain
Henri Dufaux
Painting - 41 x 32.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,397
Livorno Salviano Uliveta con carciofaio
Angiolo Volpe
Painting - 70 x 99 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39 x 0.4 inch
$1,851
Ferme au bord de la rivière
Albert Silvestre
Painting - 60 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,095
The Horse Keeper I / Le gardien de cheval II
Katarina Olympia Zaraj
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$631 $568
Bird Friend / Ami Oiseau
Katarina Olympia Zaraj
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$631 $568
Green tropical leaves
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 200 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$20,462
Clouds
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 119.9 x 99.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.3 x 1 inch
$2,800
Paysage méditerranéen
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,274
Enjoying the roses
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$786
Colorado Street bridge, Pasadena
John Kilduff
Painting - 29.7 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$545
Lair O' the Bear
Richard Szkutnik
Painting - 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11 x 14 x 0.2 inch
$730
Chasing the sunshine
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$656
La Haie vive
Jean-Paul Agosti
Painting - 103 x 103 x 0.4 cm Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 0.2 inch
$39,787
Les chemins du silence n°4 - série Paysage et forêt
Ursula Durr-Land
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$648
Les chemins du silence n°5 - série Paysage et forêt
Ursula Durr-Land
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$648
Les chemins du silence n°2 - série Paysage et forêt
Ursula Durr-Land
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$648
Jardin des oliviers
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,728
Bois à Gaudies
Jean-Marc Amigues
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,751
El gran vacio
Gabriela Lavezzari
Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$5,115
La forêt I
Brigitte Thonhauser-Merk
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$796
Radici di terra, radici di cielo
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 104 x 40 x 9 cm Painting - 40.9 x 15.7 x 3.5 inch
$477
La main de Dieu
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 52 x 44 x 15 cm Painting - 20.5 x 17.3 x 5.9 inch
$227
Grand Canal
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$2,455
Les espaces généalogiques 6
Hélène Duclos
Painting - 162 x 228 x 4 cm Painting - 63.8 x 89.8 x 1.6 inch
$10,799
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Tree Paintings for Sale
In painting, just as in poetry, trees bend but do not break. They offer an array of symbolism: the tree of life, of knowledge, the world's axis and symbol of evolution. They are an omnipresent figure, constant throughout the shifting eras and dominating canvases with their overwhelming grandeur. Trees are as compelling to painters as they are to viewers, seeming to extend their branches almost into the heavens.
For a long time, the tree was only represented as a biblical symbol, the catalyst in the fall of man. Later, in classical paintings, the tree was often relegated to a background object, serving only to prop up other, more important subjects, although some artists like Poussin did make them the focus. Cézanne's The Great Pine, however, is perhaps the best example of a composition entirely dedicated to the tree as a subject, they fill the frame with solid trunks and thick, twisting branches. In a landscape, trees are a sign of splendour and power, towering over the tiny figures of men. In Rubens' The Tempest, they are almost threatening.
The splendour of trees in paintings is greatly affected by the arrangement of the rest of the composition. Sometimes trees seems to support the canvas, marking out the confines of the space. Many painters use trees to give an indication of perspective and depth in the canvas, such as Hodler's Autumn Evening. Trees can also be used to give an indication of where the painting is set: palm trees indicate an exotic setting, lending the canvases an edge of luxury and excitement – as seen in the work of Douanier Rousseau.
The tree can also serve as a metaphor, signifying strength, rootedness, and a sort of natural power that – like even the strongest man – can still end up broken. Anselm Kieffer painted his canvas Varus in memory of the atrocities suffered by Germany in the 20th century; the composition depicts a bloodied forest in reference to the Roman war featured in Tacitus' Germania. The tree can also stand as a symbol for the ceaseless changing of the seasons, often placed in parallel to the human cycle of life. While Hokusai honoured the magnificent cherry blossoms of his native Japan, Monet repeatedly painted his gardens at Giverny, often under the bright light of full summer. Autumn, with its shimmering colours, crisp light, and myriad textures, is an unfailing source of inspiration for artists. Most recently artists have taken to abstracting the form of trees, stripping them back to their most basic elements, like in the works of Raoul Dufy.
In contemporary art, the motif of a tree is most often found in sculpture and installation art because it's so easy to translate into three dimensional media. Traditional art has yet to let trees go, though, and you need to look no further than Mondrian's canvases to see that trees remain a vital element of art history. Browse Artsper's collection of art centred around trees.