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Du côté de Paimpol (Série)
Charlotte Abecassis
Painting - 56 x 42 cm Painting - 22 x 16.5 inch
$1,465
Les hauteurs de Cologny, Genève
Jean Viollier
Painting - 33 x 45.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13 x 17.9 x 0.2 inch
$1,610
Low Tide at South Beach
Perry Haddock
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 1.5 inch
$926
L'Imaginaire est bleu
Alexandra Battezzati
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$3,380
Et la nuit déjà scintille
Geraldine Bandiziol
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,803
vue sur la campagne genevoise et le Salève
Kurt Conrad Loew
Painting - 46 x 58 x 1.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 22.8 x 0.6 inch
$1,293
Vidueiros centenarios
Paco Ascón Callejo
Painting - 60 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch
$1,228
Golden Thicket
Lorna Holdcroft - Kirin
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch
$2,678
Giro tondo, bello il mondo
Antonio Presti
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,704
Trees of colour
Linda Collins Lamb
Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,148
Arbres à poils (Polyptyque)
Yvanne de Coligny
Painting - 150 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0 inch
$4,507
The Citrus Tree
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 101 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.8 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,704
Cerisier dans la Roche
Corine Lescop
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1 inch
$1,465
Moon Light at Spring Time
Nazmul Haque Bappy
Painting - 71 x 69 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28 x 27.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,352
Histories etched in Crimson
Evelina Vine
Painting - 60 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,104
La Boucle du Rhône, Genève
A. Augsburger
Painting - 55 x 46 x 1.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.6 inch
$1,881
Vue sur le Jura Suisse
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 33 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,575
Château d'eau
Georges Albert Fustier
Painting - 26 x 36 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,375
Campagne genevoise
Charles Emile Brunner
Painting - 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$1,504
Paysage de campagne avec vue sur le Jura Suisse
Arthur Morard
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,152
Nature of Slovakian - Bratislava
Elahe Jalili
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$693
A Bird out of Merlin's Ear
Christopher Rainham
Painting - 80 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$2,410
Les curios (oiseaux)
Raimundo Bida
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,477
L'Allée Accueillante
Juliette Lamarca
Painting - 27 x 19 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch
$507
Cosi after the rain
Linda McCluskey
Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,577
Mas de Provence
Michel Terrapon
Painting - 33 x 45.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13 x 17.9 x 0.2 inch
$2,233
Without title (TP09AP11)
Teresa Pera
Painting - 76.5 x 58 x 0.1 cm Painting - 30.1 x 22.8 x 0 inch
$1,104
Angel of sweetness, I miss you
Alexandre Abyla
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$11,831
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
Le printemps arrive
Ahmed Zaibi
Painting - 62 x 42 x 2 cm Painting - 24.4 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch
$259 $233
Un Soir de Printemps
Georges R. Quinio
Painting - 46 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,254
The rural life in Haiti
Makenol Profil
Painting - 50 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,382
March morning
Oleksandr Khrapachov
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,500
Ref. 736 - Variations
Vahid Mohammadi
Painting - 140 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$7,887
Couleurs du vent
Paule Bernard Roussel
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$2,254
Perspective et lumière
Paul Natter
Painting - 60 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,803
Mozarts in Vienna
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,577
December 11, snowy path in Mézenc
Anne Baudequin
Painting - 50 x 72.9 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,300
Menorca. Paysage #6
Egor Plotnikov
Painting - 100 x 120 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch
$3,718
Faded glory
Jacob Kwesi Bennett
Painting - 51.1 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 20.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,033
Dragon Sleeps in the Heaven of Flowers
Li Lei
Painting - 150 x 100 x 0.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch
$23,662
Silent and reassuring
Alvaro Petritoli
Painting - 61 x 41 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,758
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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.