Sunset

Sunsets hold a central place in the history of landscape painting, from English Romantics such as J. M. W. Turner, who made them a privileged field for his most daring atmospheric explorations, to the Impressionists fascinated by the shifting light of dusk, and on to the most contemporary coloristic research.

As a quintessential moment of transition, the sunset concentrates a particular emotional and visual intensity, where contrasts between warm and cool tones, light and darkness, sky and horizon generate compositions of exceptional chromatic richness.

Reflections on water, fiery skies, and silhouettes outlined against grazing light are recurring motifs that contemporary artists continue to explore, from the most precise figuration to the most abstract interpretations, where color and material take precedence over the depiction of reality. This tension between a faithful representation of a universal natural phenomenon and the freedom of artistic interpretation makes the sunset an inexhaustible subject, capable of spanning eras and styles without ever losing its power to evoke emotion and wonder.

On Artsper, this selection brings together contemporary works in which the light of dusk structures space and guides the gaze, reflecting the enduring vitality of a landscape motif at the heart of painting history.

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Painting, Infinite Hope, Bogdana Antoniuk

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 60 x 160 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 63 x 0.1 inch

€950 €836

Painting, Reflets, Daniel Jung

Daniel Jung

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€1,350

Painting, A deux, Clémence Dupuch

Clémence Dupuch

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€1,300

Painting, Heart at sea, Tatiana Iliina

Tatiana Iliina

Painting . 61 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 48 x 1 inch

€1,313

Painting, Marea, Felenzi

Felenzi

Painting . 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,600

Painting, Water, Krzysztof Lozowski

Krzysztof Lozowski

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

€400

Painting, Storm, Jose Varela Busto

Jose Varela Busto

Painting . 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Painting, The Fire, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting . 180 x 300 x 0.1 cm Painting . 70.9 x 118.1 x 0 inch

€6,500

Painting, Daybreak, Nadin Antoniuk

Nadin Antoniuk

Painting . 145 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting . 57.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,950

Painting, Imagination, Vera Hoi

Vera Hoi

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

€542

Painting, Reflets 2, Daniel Jung

Daniel Jung

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€1,350

Painting, Sunset In Sicily, Helen She

Helen She

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Ocaso, CHROMARTIS

CHROMARTIS

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Pink summer, COMO

COMO

Painting . 125 x 95 x 0.2 cm Painting . 49.2 x 37.4 x 0.1 inch

€2,750

Painting, Scaffolder #1, David Supper

David Supper

Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 2 cm Painting . 31 x 31 x 0.8 inch

€911

Painting, Red sun, Nat Stresser

Nat Stresser

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

€1,100

Painting, Venise, Daniel Jung

Daniel Jung

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€1,050

Painting, Sunset, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€2,100

Painting, La vague, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting . 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€2,200

Painting, I Am a Winner, Olga Tsyhypko

Olga Tsyhypko

Painting . 110 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

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