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Vert paradis
Alexandra Battezzati
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$4,536
Breakfast Club
Patricia A Griffin
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$18,000
Le chemin de la Peyrouse - Paysage et nature
Véronique Saudez
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$192
Maison avec une grande histoire, Rome II
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,140
Autumn in my countryside
Pol Ledent
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$814
Aspen trees in spring
Pol Ledent
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$814 $733
With a cherry on top
Eileen Murray
Painting - 183 x 121 x 4 cm Painting - 72 x 47.6 x 1.6 inch
$4,536
Wanna share my creamsicle?
Eileen Murray
Painting - 122 x 92 x 4 cm Painting - 48 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch
$3,128
Ce que disent nos yeux
Geraldine Bandiziol
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$989
La Palmeraie
Cléa-Chantal Léandri
Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,442
East River
Cléa-Chantal Léandri
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,791
Straight or tweested ?
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,466
Cheveux d'Encre - Emotion III
Feng Kaixuan
Painting - 200 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$3,838
Winter morning 3 by M.Y.
Max Yaskin
Painting - 200 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,733
Mother Nature
Noyem Khachatryan
Painting - 130 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$4,652
Ombres sur le chemin
Christine Desplanque
Painting - 41 x 27.2 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.7 x 0.8 inch
$459
Arbre en fête
Christine Desplanque
Painting - 41 x 27.2 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.7 x 0.8 inch
$459
La foret d'automne rouge
Christine Desplanque
Painting - 41 x 27.2 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.7 x 0.8 inch
$459
Arbre soutenu
Christine Desplanque
Painting - 27.2 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 10.7 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
$459
Foret d'automne jaune
Christine Desplanque
Painting - 41 x 27.2 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.7 x 0.8 inch
$459
Sentier d'automne
Christine Desplanque
Painting - 41 x 27.2 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.7 x 0.8 inch
$459
Memories of Sofia
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,221 $1,161
Colourful abstract landscape 77
Pol Ledent
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,279
A Burst of Gold
Katharina Husslein
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,861
Flowering Mountains
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,000
Autumn forest
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,000
Ombre bleue
Isabelle Schenckbecher-Quint
Painting - 129 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 50.8 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,093
Winterlight on my village
Pol Ledent
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$814
Blue and yellow field flowers
Pol Ledent
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$814
Oak and blue cornflowers
Pol Ledent
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$814
Old village in my countryside
Pol Ledent
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$872
L'olivier - arbre et nature
Véronique Saudez
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$192
L'etang du Plan - Paysage et Nature
Véronique Saudez
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$192
Morning light
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$500
Moon night
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 35 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,000 $600
Veranda V
Cécile Duchêne-Malissin
Painting - 200 x 200 x 0.5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 0.2 inch
$12,561
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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.