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Les granges de Tugnac (Série)
Jean-François Callo
Painting - 48 x 64 cm Painting - 18.9 x 25.2 inch
$1,708
Les granges de Tugnac (Série)
Jean-François Callo
Painting - 50 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,594
The Autumn Yard - autumn landscape painting
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,173
Knowing the presence
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 2 inch
$750
The sun behind the poplars. Poplars by Claude Monet
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 200 x 115 x 0.1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 45.3 x 0 inch
$6,604
Madame Eucalyptus arc-en-ciel
Alexandra Battezzati
Painting - 150 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,758
Windy Waves 2
Rossana Rossignoli
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$5,477
Le jardin féerique
Rossana Rossignoli
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$4,930
Moonlight - Cherry Trees
Rossana Rossignoli
Painting - 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$4,930
Monsieur Eucalyptus arc-en-ciel
Alexandra Battezzati
Painting - 150 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,758
Last minutes of Light II
Fiona Weedon
Painting - 73 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,093
Last minutes of Light I
Fiona Weedon
Painting - 73 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,093
Autumn forest
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 74.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$2,005
Flamingo
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 69.9 x 79.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 31.4 x 1 inch
$1,700
On the sea shore
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 89.9 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.5 x 1 inch
$1,800
Water lilies
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 89.9 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.5 x 1 inch
$2,000
Autumn forest
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 69.9 x 79.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 31.4 x 1 inch
$2,005
Peaches, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 69.9 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$1,950
Magnolia branch
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 49.8 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.6 x 27.5 x 1 inch
$1,300
Flower bush
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 79.8 x 64.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.4 x 25.5 x 1 inch
$1,700
Talking Things Out
Debbie Pacheco
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1.5 inch
$1,750
Dyptique - Sentier de pruniers
Jeong Min Lee
Painting - 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$820
Dyptique Pleinitude
Jeong Min Lee
Painting - 92 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,366
Blooming garden
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 39.9 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$1,120
Birch, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 45 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 27.5 x 1 inch
$1,600
Pine forest
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 49.8 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$1,100
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
$1,207
Extreme Orient-Dyptique
Jeong Min Lee
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$968
Force Tranquille de la Forêt
Corine Lescop
Painting - 150 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$4,441
Birds of the Mythical Woods
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 60 x 120 x 1.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.7 inch
$1,309
Road in the field, spring landscape
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 21 x 30 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.8 inch
$1,139
Naturalesa en suspensió 3
Tatiana Blanqué
Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch
$1,139
Isahakyan Street in Yerevan
Siranush Vardanyan
Painting - 85 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,139
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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.