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Night light
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,000
Summer colors
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,400
Evening mood
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 110 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,700
Chanson d’automne
Alice de Miramon
Painting - 30 x 22 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.2 inch
$730
Overwhelmingly beautiful life
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,236
Blue, Peach and Black Washi abstract
Jan Sullivan Fowler
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch
$900
Urban structure 2
Alessandra Bisi
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,641
Paris. autumn melody
Volodymyr Kolesnyk
Painting - 38 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$1,067
La Petite Rivière
Georges R. Quinio
Painting - 46 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,247
Ce que disent nos yeux
Geraldine Bandiziol
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$955
Elegance Glory II
Tamara Bakhshinyan
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$663
Archipelago Sky III
Kerstin Paillard
Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$1,686
Cherry branches # 3
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 29 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
$258
Cherry branches # 1
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 29 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
$258
Bois de Vincennes
Franck-Bernard Gaulier
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,910
Small hotel In Alps
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,214
Leaves falling in Töcksfors
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,067
Night outside the window
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,023
In the shade of the tree
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,247
Lace of April. House near Oslo fjord.
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 65 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Blooming on Eiriks gate
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$1,910
Out of the blue 03
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 88.9 x 142.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 56 x 1 inch
$1,200
La Grande Dame (Vue 7, vue du Champs de Mars)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$393
Les messes basses
Geraldine Bandiziol
Painting - 90 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
$758
Un Jour Turquoise
Alexandra Battezzati
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,382
Landscape du pays nord west de la Chine 9
Li Dongfeng
Painting - 33 x 33 x 1 cm Painting - 13 x 13 x 0.4 inch
$618 $556
Landscape du pays nord west de la Chine 8
Li Dongfeng
Painting - 33 x 33 x 1 cm Painting - 13 x 13 x 0.4 inch
$618 $556
Irlande - série Paysage
Marie-Thérèse Chanel
Painting - 24 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,011
Village en Hiver (Vosges) - série Paysage
Marie-Thérèse Chanel
Painting - 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$1,236
Printemps dans l'arrière pays de Banyuls sur Mer
André Lac
Painting - 38 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,191
Olivier - Lesbos I
Kristina Viera Wolf
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,067
Ronde, enfants et arbre - série Paysage imaginaire
Danielle Lamaison
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$1,348
Horizontal Ginkgo diptych
Jan Sullivan Fowler
Painting - 30.5 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 12 x 48 x 1 inch
$950
Vue de campagne Sionnet, Genève
Benjamin II Vautier
Painting - 32.5 x 41 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.8 x 16.1 x 0.2 inch
$1,491
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Passeur de brise
Pascal Billard
Sculpture - 78 x 45 x 30 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 17.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,663
Breeze - Arm Chair
Poonam Choudhary
Design - 73.7 x 65 x 82 cm Design - 29 x 25.6 x 32.3 inch
$1,500
Les Collines Perdues
Alex Claude
Painting - 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$1,292
Mozarts in Vienna
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,573
Silent and reassuring
Alvaro Petritoli
Painting - 61 x 41 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,753
Escape trajectory variation 20
Kim Atlin
Painting - 102 x 99 x 6 cm Painting - 40.2 x 39 x 2.4 inch
$2,219
Tree Paintings for Sale
In painting, just as in poetry, trees bend but do not break. They offer an array of symbolism: the tree of life, of knowledge, the world's axis and symbol of evolution. They are an omnipresent figure, constant throughout the shifting eras and dominating canvases with their overwhelming grandeur. Trees are as compelling to painters as they are to viewers, seeming to extend their branches almost into the heavens.
For a long time, the tree was only represented as a biblical symbol, the catalyst in the fall of man. Later, in classical paintings, the tree was often relegated to a background object, serving only to prop up other, more important subjects, although some artists like Poussin did make them the focus. Cézanne's The Great Pine, however, is perhaps the best example of a composition entirely dedicated to the tree as a subject, they fill the frame with solid trunks and thick, twisting branches. In a landscape, trees are a sign of splendour and power, towering over the tiny figures of men. In Rubens' The Tempest, they are almost threatening.
The splendour of trees in paintings is greatly affected by the arrangement of the rest of the composition. Sometimes trees seems to support the canvas, marking out the confines of the space. Many painters use trees to give an indication of perspective and depth in the canvas, such as Hodler's Autumn Evening. Trees can also be used to give an indication of where the painting is set: palm trees indicate an exotic setting, lending the canvases an edge of luxury and excitement – as seen in the work of Douanier Rousseau.
The tree can also serve as a metaphor, signifying strength, rootedness, and a sort of natural power that – like even the strongest man – can still end up broken. Anselm Kieffer painted his canvas Varus in memory of the atrocities suffered by Germany in the 20th century; the composition depicts a bloodied forest in reference to the Roman war featured in Tacitus' Germania. The tree can also stand as a symbol for the ceaseless changing of the seasons, often placed in parallel to the human cycle of life. While Hokusai honoured the magnificent cherry blossoms of his native Japan, Monet repeatedly painted his gardens at Giverny, often under the bright light of full summer. Autumn, with its shimmering colours, crisp light, and myriad textures, is an unfailing source of inspiration for artists. Most recently artists have taken to abstracting the form of trees, stripping them back to their most basic elements, like in the works of Raoul Dufy.
In contemporary art, the motif of a tree is most often found in sculpture and installation art because it's so easy to translate into three dimensional media. Traditional art has yet to let trees go, though, and you need to look no further than Mondrian's canvases to see that trees remain a vital element of art history. Browse Artsper's collection of art centred around trees.
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