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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

€580

Print, Bretagne II, Patrick Marie

Bretagne II

Patrick Marie

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€159

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

€1,700

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

€3,800

Print, Eze sur mer, Patrick Marie

Eze sur mer

Patrick Marie

Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€159

Print, Rochers, Patrick Marie

Rochers

Patrick Marie

Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€159

Print, Notre Dame, Patrick Marie

Notre Dame

Patrick Marie

Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€159

Print, Etretat, Patrick Marie

Etretat

Patrick Marie

Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€159

Painting, Baby wave, Vik Schroeder

Baby wave

Vik Schroeder

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

€400

Painting, Coming Home, Gill Bustamante

Coming Home

Gill Bustamante

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 inch

€2,168

Painting, Little monk, Raymond Poulet

Little monk

Raymond Poulet

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€3,800

Painting, Rajasthan, Raymond Poulet

Rajasthan

Raymond Poulet

Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Painting, Equitation, Raymond Poulet

Equitation

Raymond Poulet

Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Painting, Summer Riot, Gill Bustamante

Summer Riot

Gill Bustamante

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 inch

€2,529

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

€2,600

Painting, Sunflowers, Elena Lukina

Sunflowers

Elena Lukina

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

€16,500