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, Black Pearl, Anne Ravliuc

Anne Ravliuc

Painting . 59.9 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,387

Painting, Gold spark, Brigitte Dravet

Brigitte Dravet

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

€3,500

Painting, New Horizon 175, Soos Roxana

Soos Roxana

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

€1,100

Painting, Sunset Sails, Arto Mkrtchyan

Arto Mkrtchyan

Painting . 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€404

Painting, Warm evening, Anna Bychkova

Anna Bychkova

Painting . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€628

Painting, New Horizon 176, Soos Roxana

Soos Roxana

Painting . 80 x 140 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

Painting, Kamysh, Viktor Horiaiev

Viktor Horiaiev

Painting . 130 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

€4,712

Painting, At sunset, Simon Kozhin

Simon Kozhin

Painting . 25 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€2,600

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, 1-2-3 Soleil, Brigitte Dravet

Brigitte Dravet

Painting . 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€4,700

Photography, Himmel #3, Serge Hamad

Serge Hamad

Photography . 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography . 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€1,615 €1,131

Painting, The idyll, Olga Mozul

Olga Mozul

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

€853

Painting, Low tide, Richard K Blades

Richard K Blades

Painting . 52 x 52 x 0.1 cm Painting . 20.5 x 20.5 x 0 inch

€2,042

Painting, Le rêve bleu, Eric Munsch

Eric Munsch

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

€450

Painting, Sunset, Madalena Zampassi

Madalena Zampassi

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

€359

Painting, The Right Path, Olga Tsyhypko

Olga Tsyhypko

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

€450

Painting, Rising Joy, Bogdana Antoniuk

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 65 x 205 x 0.3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 80.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,250

Painting, New Dawn, Bogdana Antoniuk

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 60 x 165 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 65 x 0.1 inch

€860

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

€987

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

€1,077

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

€1,436

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