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Magic tree.
Iryna Kastsova
Painting - 100 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,660 $2,394
Soirée landaise - série Paysage
Ysabel Laffitte
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$216
Sunset landais - série Paysage
Ysabel Laffitte
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$216
Balade au Lac d'Hossegor - série Paysage marin
Ysabel Laffitte
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$216
Midsummer witness, summer meadow abstract with deer
Gill Bustamante
Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 inch
$2,803
Divine Monarchs
Gill Bustamante
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$4,271
A Day in December
Gill Bustamante
Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 inch
$2,803
South downs winter
Gill Bustamante
Painting - 91.4 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 60 x 1.5 inch
$3,471
Palissade dune n&b
Baptiste Laurent
Painting - 178 x 130 x 0.3 cm Painting - 70.1 x 51.2 x 0.1 inch
$3,751
The peacocks secret
Gill Bustamante
Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 inch
$2,937
Tout va très bien
Baptiste Laurent
Painting - 130 x 97 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.1 inch
$2,831
L'étang des cieux 3
Véronique Bourgeois-Noury
Painting - 81 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,694
L'étang des cieux 1
Véronique Bourgeois-Noury
Painting - 100 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,126
La Sainte Chapelle
Véronique Bourgeois-Noury
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,126
Paysage de campagne genevoise
Paul Mathey
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,609
Forêt de bouleaux
Henriette Gorbitz
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$5,513
Quatre saisons 1
Henriette Gorbitz
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$5,513
Jour de l'an 1937, fête au Jardin Anglais, Genève
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,958
Vue depuis la vieille ville sur Genève
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,317
Tout finit par s’effacer, du moins pâlir
Juliette Lamarca
Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,410
Pins nocturnes en bleu
Juliette Lamarca
Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,842
Fais-moi signe
Juliette Lamarca
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,842
Imagined destinations, Spring ( Le printemps )
Taisia Korotkova
Painting - 130 x 85 x 0.2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 33.5 x 0.1 inch
$3,979
Imagined destinations, Artificial flying forest ( Forêt volante artificielle )
Taisia Korotkova
Painting - 130 x 85 x 0.2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 33.5 x 0.1 inch
$3,979
Imagined destinations, Fau de Verzy
Taisia Korotkova
Painting - 130 x 85 x 0.2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 33.5 x 0.1 inch
$3,979
Imagined destinations, Le chêne sous Saint Pierre
Taisia Korotkova
Painting - 130 x 85 x 0.2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 33.5 x 0.1 inch
$3,979
Siècles de solitude
Gabriel Froget
Painting - 90 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,455
Landscape with trees
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 60 x 42 x 0.2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$909
Golden autumn no.4
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch
$1,364
Oak trees - Moyland
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2.2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch
$1,819
Early spring no.39
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 50 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,364
Walk on the wild side, Capilano suspension bridge
Mariam Qureshi
Painting - 91.44 x 91.44 x 2.54 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,500
Silhouette d’arbre de vie
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 55 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
$443
Petit paysage du midi 1
Christine Desplanque
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$159
La rosée de printemps
Charlotte Pivard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$171
In between lies the beauty
Gary Westall
Painting - 24.1 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$370
Sunlight cascading down path
James Scoppettone
Painting - 45.7 x 61 cm Painting - 18 x 24 inch
$10,000
Série graphiques, Ma terre, mes racines - Semences
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
$284
Série 'graphiques' Ma terre, mes racines - solitaire
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
$284
Série 'graphiques' Ma terre, mes racines - solidaires
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
$284
Impression Uyuni 6
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
$205
Man discovers emptywave
Peter de Boer
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,069
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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.