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Vive le printemps... (Souvenirs du sud 2022)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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Campo di grano con galassie e buchi neri
Mauro Tròlese
Painting - 100 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
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The moment that things starts to change
Yusuf Epcin
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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Chromatic Feeling, Gulpinar
Yusuf Epcin
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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Between sun and shadow, Gulpinar
Yusuf Epcin
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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Rendez-vous dans mon autre monde
Geraldine Bandiziol
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
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Marché de campagne tu me plais !
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch
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Marché, le chant des couleurs
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 1 inch
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Des mots entre les lignes
Geraldine Bandiziol
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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L'angolo degli incontri
Vittorio Porcarelli
Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
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Sing To Me Baby (You)
Stephanie Brody-Lederman
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.8 inch
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Paysage côtier structuré
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
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Sentier d'acacias jaune
Jeong Min Lee
Painting - 33 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
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Au bord de l'eau (série)
Gabriel Riesnert
Painting - 24 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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Summertime Coffee House
Le Thanh Son
Painting - 124.5 x 144.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 49 x 57 x 2 inch
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Spring in Highlands
Le Thanh Son
Painting - 85.1 x 129.5 x 5.1 cm Painting - 33.5 x 51 x 2 inch
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Motherland Serie N°916
Hossein Khoshraftar
Painting - 90 x 180 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch
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Tropiques, le balisier (2)
Bernard Marie Collet
Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
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Spring. Gardens bloom.
Iryna Kastsova
Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Cheval aux yeux bleu
Claude-Yvan Conne
Painting - 50 x 61 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.6 inch
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Pin-parasol bleu
Claude-Yvan Conne
Painting - 45 x 45 x 3.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 1.4 inch
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Golden Bronze Spring
Sophie Duplain
Painting - 81 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 1 inch
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Deux femmes allongées derrière les arbres
Eugenia Toledo Aragon
Painting - 116 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
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Silhouette d'arbre noir
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 55 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
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Tree twelve o'clock
Trayko Popov
Painting - 72 x 101 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.3 x 39.8 x 0.2 inch
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Les peupliers, ciel rose
André Boubounelle
Painting - 26.5 x 32 x 2 cm Painting - 10.4 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch
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Le chêne de Grosrouvre
André Boubounelle
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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Vallon à Rennemoulin
André Boubounelle
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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Summer holidays in the village
Kamo Ohanyan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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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.