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, Quasi buio, Mauro Tròlese

Mauro Tròlese

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

€189

Painting, Mont Ventoux, Patrick Vassort

Patrick Vassort

Painting . 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€12,000

Painting, Quiet Evening, Nataliia Loza

Nataliia Loza

Painting . 27 x 35 x 1.5 cm Painting . 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.6 inch

€247

Painting, Autumn evening, Simon Kozhin

Simon Kozhin

Painting . 25 x 35 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

€3,200

Painting, Terre de Sienne, Nat Stresser

Nat Stresser

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

€1,500

Painting, Windy Day, Kat Zhivetin

Kat Zhivetin

Painting . 82 x 112 x 0.5 cm Painting . 32.3 x 44.1 x 0.2 inch

€683

Photography, Grande ferme, Jean-Guy Nakars

Jean-Guy Nakars

Photography . 60 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€950

Photography, Anti-Atlas, Rodrigo

Rodrigo

Photography . 25.4 x 16.9 x 0.1 cm Photography . 10 x 6.7 x 0 inch

€1,250

Photography, Ciel 24, Feng Hatat

Feng Hatat

Photography . 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Painting, Evening Light, Simon Kozhin

Simon Kozhin

Painting . 21.5 x 33.4 x 2 cm Painting . 8.5 x 13.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,600

Painting, January, Simon Kozhin

Simon Kozhin

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

€9,300

Painting, Sunset Sail, Lisa H Ridabock

Lisa H Ridabock

Painting . 22.9 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting . 9 x 12 x 1.5 inch

€687

Painting, Sunset, Simon Kozhin

Simon Kozhin

Painting . 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€11,900

Painting, Sunrise, Vasily Korkishko

Vasily Korkishko

Painting . 60 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€795

Painting, Quasi Buio, Mauro Tròlese

Mauro Tròlese

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

€430

Painting, The Way Home, Tamar Nazaryan

Tamar Nazaryan

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

€109

Painting, Glow, Pavlenko Leonid

Pavlenko Leonid

Painting . 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,955

Photography, Uterus, Valentin Zaharia

Valentin Zaharia

Photography . 55 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 21.7 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€854

Photography, Ciel 12, Feng Hatat

Feng Hatat

Photography . 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

Painting, Temple, Tatyana Derdey

Tatyana Derdey

Painting . 35 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€240

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