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, Evening Call, Oleg Litvinov

Oleg Litvinov

Painting . 48 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 18.9 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,350

Painting, Sunset, Yelena Dilanyan

Yelena Dilanyan

Painting . 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,250

Photography, Dark Light, Jean-Guy Nakars

Jean-Guy Nakars

Photography . 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€800

Painting, Remembrance, Helen Mount

Helen Mount

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

€800

Painting, Ros, Helen Mount

Ros

Helen Mount

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

€800

Painting, Sunset, Simon Kozhin

Simon Kozhin

Painting . 15 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€1,800

Painting, Twilight, Yaroslav Savchyn

Yaroslav Savchyn

Painting . 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€300

Painting, River, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting . 49.8 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 19.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€1,001

Painting, River, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting . 49.8 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 19.6 x 27.5 x 1 inch

€1,092

Painting, Seagulls, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting . 59.9 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 27.5 x 1 inch

€1,457

Painting, Epiphany II, Rebecca D

Rebecca D

Painting . 76 x 76 x 3.8 cm Painting . 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.5 inch

€608

Painting, Morning Glow, Albert Gimenez

Albert Gimenez

Painting . 90 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,857 €2,571

Painting, Sunset flowers, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,650

Painting, Snowy, Irina Pronina

Irina Pronina

Painting . 38 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15 x 22 x 0 inch

€550

Painting, Winter, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting . 59.9 x 79.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.4 x 1 inch

€1,730

Painting, Birch, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting . 79.8 x 54.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.4 x 21.6 x 1 inch

€1,825

Painting, Boat, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting . 49.8 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 19.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€1,229

Painting, Autumn, Irina Pronina

Irina Pronina

Painting . 39 x 54 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.4 x 21.3 x 0 inch

€550

Painting, Sunset, Yaroslav Savchyn

Yaroslav Savchyn

Painting . 22 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 8.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€280

Painting, Evening, Yaroslav Savchyn

Yaroslav Savchyn

Painting . 25 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€290

Painting, Good News, Yaroslav Savchyn

Yaroslav Savchyn

Painting . 25 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 9.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€280

Painting, Stones, Simon Kozhin

Simon Kozhin

Painting . 25 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€3,600

Painting, Sunset. Plyos, Simon Kozhin

Simon Kozhin

Painting . 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€3,800

Painting, Sunset, Simon Kozhin

Simon Kozhin

Painting . 18 x 24 cm Painting . 7.1 x 9.4 inch

€2,800

Painting, Winter day, Simon Kozhin

Simon Kozhin

Painting . 24 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€2,900

Painting, Sunset. August, Simon Kozhin

Simon Kozhin

Painting . 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€3,095

Photography, Emnati, Jean-Guy Nakars

Jean-Guy Nakars

Photography . 42.87 x 100 x 0.5 cm Photography . 16.9 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

€1,099

Photography, Ciel 4, Feng Hatat

Feng Hatat

Photography . 70 x 100 x 2 cm Photography . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Paysage 6, Li Dongfeng

Li Dongfeng

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€700 €630

Photography, AXF_Kitirua_EL_26, Axel Fassio

Axel Fassio

Photography . 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,250

Photography, AXF_Kitirua_EL_07, Axel Fassio

Axel Fassio

Photography . 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,250

Painting, Les 3 mâts, Nat Stresser

Nat Stresser

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

€1,800