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La forêt I
Brigitte Thonhauser-Merk
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$792
Radici di terra, radici di cielo
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 104 x 40 x 9 cm Painting - 40.9 x 15.7 x 3.5 inch
$475
La main de Dieu
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 52 x 44 x 15 cm Painting - 20.5 x 17.3 x 5.9 inch
$226
Grand Canal
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$2,443
Les espaces généalogiques 6
Hélène Duclos
Painting - 162 x 228 x 4 cm Painting - 63.8 x 89.8 x 1.6 inch
$10,743
Paysage et maison de campagne
René Guinand
Painting - 49.5 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$686
Au bord de l'eau
Jules Robert Chatelain
Painting - 28.5 x 39.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.2 x 15.6 x 0.1 inch
$629
Chemin au bord de l'eau
Jules Robert Chatelain
Painting - 28.5 x 39.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.2 x 15.6 x 0.1 inch
$629
Pointe d'Aradon, Bretagne
Jules Robert Chatelain
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$686
Le Renard, Les Mouches et le Hérisson
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$7,351
Aller simple pour le bonheur
Geraldine Bandiziol
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$396
A Promise to Tread More Lightly
Christopher Rainham
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,515
All the Other Birds in the Maple
Christopher Rainham
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,515
A few stolen moments
Luca Brandi
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch
$5,881
Light among the olive trees
Andrea Borella
Painting - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Painting - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$650
Forest of Wonders
Slava Ilyayev
Painting - 76 x 101 x 3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 39.8 x 1.2 inch
$11,600
Love Can Lead to Happiness
Slava Ilyayev
Painting - 50 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 1.2 inch
$5,500
Love in the lake
Slava Ilyayev
Painting - 101 x 142 x 3 cm Painting - 39.8 x 55.9 x 1.2 inch
$19,200
50 Shades of Serenity
Slava Ilyayev
Painting - 101 x 141 x 3 cm Painting - 39.8 x 55.5 x 1.2 inch
$19,200
Automne sur le lac
Agnès Tiollier
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$2,601
The Birds over Horsehold
Christopher Rainham
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,382
Where the reeds bend in the cool breeze
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 155 x 135 x 6 cm Painting - 61 x 53.1 x 2.4 inch
$6,552
Chemin sous-bois
Alexis Louis Roche
Painting - 33.5 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 13.2 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,647
L'Arbre de la Vie
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,375
Le tracteur de Georges
Laurence Gasior
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,911
Le Chien qui Lâche sa Proie pour l’Ombre
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 55 x 45 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch
$5,654
Le Soleil et les Grenouilles
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 55 x 45 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch
$5,654
La cour Saint Pierre, Genève
Jean Verdier
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,716
Kristenboch Park 2
Corine Lescop
Painting - 95 x 180 x 0.1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 70.9 x 0 inch
$8,595
US Dollar Tree US
Gemma Harwood
Painting - 110 x 100 x 6 cm Painting - 43.3 x 39.4 x 2.4 inch
$3,309
Pine Trees With Reflection
Yusuf Epcin
Painting - 69 x 49 x 1 cm Painting - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
$728
The Last Glimpse of the Moon to the Sun
Yusuf Epcin
Painting - 49 x 79 x 1 cm Painting - 19.3 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch
$993
Café Monti, Chêne-Bourg Genève
Jean Verdier
Painting - 38 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,487
Paysage d'automne et vue sur le lac
René Martin
Painting - 51 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 20.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,162
Le doux chant des arbres
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$899
Écorce lumineuse - Abstraction et matière - série entre imaginaire et réel
Marie Mercier dite MALCQ
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$396
Le cyprès - Paysage abstrait géométrique
Bénédicte Coffinières
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$170
B.L.O.S.S.O.M.
Kenneth Halvorsen
Painting - 76.2 x 81.3 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 32 x 1.5 inch
$3,150
Window with Figurines
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 119.4 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47 x 35 x 1 inch
$820
Hummingbird and blue jay
Alexandra Romano
Painting - 61 x 61 x 7.6 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 3 inch
$3,893
Paysage de campagne
Christian Zwahlen
Painting - 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 14 x 10.8 x 0.2 inch
$686
Orange pines - Loving trees
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$865
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Autumn forest
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,000
Les Collines Perdues
Alex Claude
Painting - 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$1,301
Passeur de brise
Pascal Billard
Sculpture - 78 x 45 x 30 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 17.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,674
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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