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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
$734
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
La Haie vive
Jean-Paul Agosti
Painting - 103 x 103 x 0.4 cm Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 0.2 inch
$39,581
Le petit abre
Jean-Jacques Abieniste
Painting - 50 x 42 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 16.5 x 0.6 inch
$801
Paysage de campagne
Christian Zwahlen
Painting - 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 14 x 10.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,258
Village en hiver
E. Perrenoud-Monnier
Painting - 28 x 44 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch
$801
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
$679
Paysage de campagne
Maurice Sarkissoff
Painting - 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,048
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
$1,018
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
$1,487
Field and trees landscape
Gordon Hopkins
Painting - 110 x 150 x 5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 59.1 x 2 inch
$7,012
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
$1,373
Livorno Salviano Uliveta con carciofaio
Angiolo Volpe
Painting - 70 x 99 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39 x 0.4 inch
$1,785
Ferme au bord de l'étang
Angiolo Volpe
Painting - 51.5 x 73.5 x 2 cm Painting - 20.3 x 28.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,373
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
$2,059
Green tropical leaves
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 200 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$20,356 $17,506
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
$3,257
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
Les espaces généalogiques 6
Hélène Duclos
Painting - 162 x 228 x 4 cm Painting - 63.8 x 89.8 x 1.6 inch
$10,743
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
$587
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
$645
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
$645
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
$645
Jardin des oliviers
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,714
Rue animée au coucher du soleil
Sylvain Vigny
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$618
Bois à Gaudies
Jean-Marc Amigues
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,732
La forêt I
Brigitte Thonhauser-Merk
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$792
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
$475
La main de Dieu
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 52 x 44 x 15 cm Painting - 20.5 x 17.3 x 5.9 inch
$226
Western Church in Amsterdam.
Anna Pavlova
Painting - 63.5 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25 x 18 x 1 inch
$870
Citronniers en fleurs
Gauthier Bruel
Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
$2,827
The Pantiles with Snow
Brian King
Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
$903
Au bord de l'eau
Jules Robert Chatelain
Painting - 28.5 x 39.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.2 x 15.6 x 0.1 inch
$629
Chemin au bord de l'eau
Jules Robert Chatelain
Painting - 28.5 x 39.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.2 x 15.6 x 0.1 inch
$629
Pointe d'Aradon, Bretagne
Jules Robert Chatelain
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$686
Aller simple pour le bonheur
Geraldine Bandiziol
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$396
A Promise to Tread More Lightly
Christopher Rainham
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,515
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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.