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, Marsh rain, Rob Buntin

Rob Buntin

Painting - 110 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

$5,990

Painting, Summer Riot, Gill Bustamante

Gill Bustamante

Painting - 101.1 x 101.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 39.8 x 39.8 x 1.6 inch

$3,737

Painting, Guidel II, Franck Dupire

Franck Dupire

Painting - 65 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,791

Painting, Nice evening, Vik Schroeder

Vik Schroeder

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

$2,995

Painting, Regates, Odile Pinto-Corbin

Odile Pinto-Corbin

Painting - 65 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,557

Painting, Caramel, Laurelle Bessé

Laurelle Bessé

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$1,797

Print, Pont Marie, Patrick Marie

Patrick Marie

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

$71

Painting, La pinède, Patrick Marie

Patrick Marie

Painting - 55 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,036

Painting, Le jardin, Patrick Marie

Patrick Marie

Painting - 50 x 65 x 6 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 2.4 inch

$1,917

Painting, Magic River, Elena Lukina

Elena Lukina

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,036

Painting, Ligo, Elena Lukina

Elena Lukina

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

$2,995

Painting, 60.60, Michel Rauscher

Michel Rauscher

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

$2,276

Painting, My Galaxy, Elena Lukina

Elena Lukina

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

$2,025

Painting, Seaside Play, Elena Lukina

Elena Lukina

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

$1,617

Painting, Gentle roses, Elena Lukina

Elena Lukina

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,737

Painting, Beautiful sea, Elena Lukina

Elena Lukina

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,557

Painting, Pomegranate, Elena Lukina

Elena Lukina

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

$1,102