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, River, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

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

€1,003

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

€1,094

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

€1,459

Painting, Sunset, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting . 39.9 x 49.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.6 x 1 inch

€1,003

Painting, Solaris, Erwann Tirilly

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€7,500

Painting, Embers, Chelsea Davine

Chelsea Davine

Painting . 160 x 160 x 3.5 cm Painting . 63 x 63 x 1.4 inch

€6,535

Painting, Shine, Serhii Cherniakovskyi

Serhii Cherniakovskyi

Painting . 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,641

Painting, Snow alley, Elena Lukina

Elena Lukina

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

€1,680

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

€1,732

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

€1,828

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

€1,231

Painting, Sea, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Sea

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting . 69.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27.5 x 35.4 x 1 inch

€1,914

Painting, Sunset, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

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

€1,714

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

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, 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