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Art Subject: Tree
Palm Springs Palm Trees (Californication) - Polaroid

Palm Springs Palm Trees (Californication) - Polaroid

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Palm Springs Palm Trees (Californication) - 2023 50x49cm. Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist I...

Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Mountain View from Hålland, Åre by Swedish Artist Ante Karlsson-Stig, From 1932
Mountain View from Hålland, Åre by Swedish Artist Ante Karlsson-Stig, From 1932

Mountain View from Hålland, Åre by Swedish Artist Ante Karlsson-Stig, From 1932

Located in Stockholm, SE

The painting we are selling is a breathtaking mountain view from Hålland in Jämtland, Sweden, created by Ante Karlsson-Stig in 1932. Ante Karlsson-Stig (1885-1967) was a Swedish pain...

Category

1930s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Emerald Anchor, " Oil painting

"Emerald Anchor, " Oil painting

By Judd Mercer

Located in Denver, CO

Judd Mercer's (US based) "Emerald Anchor," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts the green shore of land that casts a reflection of its emeral...

Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shinkoku, Tranquil Wooded Landscape  by Stephen Lawlor
Shinkoku, Tranquil Wooded Landscape  by Stephen Lawlor

Shinkoku, Tranquil Wooded Landscape by Stephen Lawlor

By Stephen Lawlor

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Medium:  Screenprint Year: 2025 ImageSize:  6.6 × 11.75 A woodland landscape with filtered light through trees and a quiet reflective atmosphere. Stephen Lawlor (born 1958 in Dubli...

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Screen

Forcalquier Landscape with Trees and Distant Hilltop Village French Watercolour
Forcalquier Landscape with Trees and Distant Hilltop Village French Watercolour

Forcalquier Landscape with Trees and Distant Hilltop Village French Watercolour

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Forcalquier Landscape with Trees and Distant Hilltop Village French Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

October Colors, by Stephen McMillan
October Colors, by Stephen McMillan

October Colors, by Stephen McMillan

By Stephen McMillan

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Medium: Aquatint Dimensions: 12 x 9 inches (image) Signature: Signed Date finished: 2018 Edition: of 100 Fall colors on Chuckanut Drive, south of Bellingham, WA Born in Berkeley, ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Fine Antique French Impressionist Oil Painting Woodland Gardens Old Stone House
Fine Antique French Impressionist Oil Painting Woodland Gardens Old Stone House

Fine Antique French Impressionist Oil Painting Woodland Gardens Old Stone House

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Old Stone House French Impressionist School, late 19th/ early 20th century circle of Camille Pissarro (French, 1830-1903), unsigned oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 24 inches...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pointillist - Scandinavian Winter Landscape, 1907 by Arthur Percy
Pointillist - Scandinavian Winter Landscape, 1907 by Arthur Percy

Pointillist - Scandinavian Winter Landscape, 1907 by Arthur Percy

Located in Stockholm, SE

Introducing "Scandinavian Winter Landscape, 1907" a mesmerizing painting by the artist Arthur Percy Carlsson, later known as Arthur C:son Percy (1886-1976). Born in Vickleby, Öland, Percy's artistic journey was one defined by unwavering determination and exceptional talent. This landscape painting presents a winter landscape, likely set during the early spring season. The canvas portrays a vast, snow-filled meadow, blanketed in pristine white. Above, the sky comes alive in a captivating pointillist style, with hues of blue, turquoise, and yellow forming delicate, scattered dots, while small clouds grace the horizon. The scene unfolds with an enchanting backdrop of a distant forest, its trees adorned with a touch of winter's charm. Between the enchanting forest and the expansive meadow, a few humble houses...

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Early 1900s Pointillist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Winter Landscape With an Old Tree By Danish Artist Nils Hans Christiansen
Winter Landscape With an Old Tree By Danish Artist Nils Hans Christiansen

Winter Landscape With an Old Tree By Danish Artist Nils Hans Christiansen

By Nils Hans Christiansen

Located in Stockholm, SE

Nils Hans Christiansen (1850-1929) Denmark Winter Landscape With an Old Tree oil on canvas late 19th century signed canvas dimensions 15.94 x 12.79 inches (40.5 x 32.5 cm) frame 2...

Category

1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chateauneuf de Grasse Provence Landscape Watercolour Pierre Neveu
Chateauneuf de Grasse Provence Landscape Watercolour Pierre Neveu

Chateauneuf de Grasse Provence Landscape Watercolour Pierre Neveu

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Chateauneuf de Grasse Provence Landscape Watercolour Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.75 inche...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Forest Flame
Forest Flame

Forest Flame

By Christopher Burkett

Located in Carmel, CA

Hand printed by artist. Cibachrome highly archival photograph. Stunning colors. Framed in slim black metal with high grade plexiglass.

Category

Early 2000s Color Photography

Materials

Color

Quebec Landscape
Quebec Landscape

Quebec Landscape

By Armand Tatossian

Located in Westmount, QC

Armand Tatossian, Canadian, 1948-2012 Oil on canvas 30 x 40 in Signed on the lower left Signed on the reverse framed (float mount) For our US customers: 1) The artwork is shipped...

Category

1980s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Looking Out Over the Lake, Forest Landscape
Looking Out Over the Lake, Forest Landscape

Looking Out Over the Lake, Forest Landscape

By Joseph Anthony Atchison

Located in Soquel, CA

Bold landscape by American artist Joseph A. Atchison (1895-1967). Dark blue pine trees frame the scene on either side, with a lake in the center. Beyond the lake, a group of mountains rise from the horizon to mingle with the cloudy sky. Signed in the lower right corner. Joseph Anthony Atchison...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Nardo II
Nardo II

Nardo II

By Beth Moon

Located in Sante Fe, NM

In 2015 I visited many ancient olive groves in Italy. The Province of Lecce is known for having the oldest trees. The groves, only accessible by stone paths or mule tracks, give a se...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Near the Ilyinka village
Near the Ilyinka village

Near the Ilyinka village

By Simon Kozhin

Located in Zofingen, AG

In crafting this piece, I sought to capture the serene majesty of nature, rendered through the impressionistic play of light and shadow. The birch trees stand as sentinels over the s...

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Muriel Chazalon "Clairvoyance" Oil on canvas, Contemporary landscape
Muriel Chazalon "Clairvoyance" Oil on canvas, Contemporary landscape

Muriel Chazalon "Clairvoyance" Oil on canvas, Contemporary landscape

By Muriel Chazalon

Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR

Muriel Chazalon (b. 1957) – Clairvoyance Oil on canvas, 2025, 31⅞ × 39⅜ in. (81 × 100 cm) Clairvoyance is a contemporary landscape painting by Muriel Chazalon, executed in 2025. The...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Traces of Light 38 X 40
Traces of Light 38 X 40

Traces of Light 38 X 40

By Heriberto Mora

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Heriberto Mora was born in Havana, Cuba. He graduated from the San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts in Havana, made his way to Spain and in 1993 arrived in Florida. The cen...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Auvers sur Oise Woodland Path Landscape Watercolor French Impressionist
Auvers sur Oise Woodland Path Landscape Watercolor French Impressionist

Auvers sur Oise Woodland Path Landscape Watercolor French Impressionist

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Auvers sur Oise Woodland Path Landscape Watercolor French Impressionist Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 13.5 x 19 inch...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Woodland Interior
Woodland Interior

Woodland Interior

By William Trost Richards

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Woodland Interior Oil on canvas 21 7/8 x 14 3/4 inches (55.6 x 37.5 cm) Framed dimensions: 32 7/8 x 26 inches Signed lower left: Wm. T. Richards Provenance The artist; James Bayard ...

Category

Mid-19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rise and Shine, Original Painting
Rise and Shine, Original Painting

Rise and Shine, Original Painting

By Robert Hofherr

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Soft morning light bathes winter trees in a warm glow. A house peeks out from behind the branches, partially hidden within the landscape. Minimal detail is used...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

Materials

Acrylic

“Sunlit pines” Original impressionistic landscape painting. Landscape Paintings
“Sunlit pines” Original impressionistic landscape painting. Landscape Paintings

“Sunlit pines” Original impressionistic landscape painting. Landscape Paintings

By Nadezda Stupina

Located in Oslo, NO

This evocative artwork captures the serene beauty of a sunlit forest, with sunlight streaming through the tall, slender trees that stretch skyward against a vivid blue sky. The inter...

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Isla 01
Isla 01

Isla 01

By Thannyo De Freitas

Located in New York, NY

Born in the province of Colón, Panamá in 1976, Thannyo De Freitas Navarro experienced an upbringing in which artistic expression and earthly connect...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Twilight Tree, Higashi Kagura, Hokkaido, Japan

Twilight Tree, Higashi Kagura, Hokkaido, Japan

By Michael Kenna

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

River Landscape of Glenfinnan in the Scottish Highlands by 20th Century Artist
River Landscape of Glenfinnan in the Scottish Highlands by 20th Century Artist

River Landscape of Glenfinnan in the Scottish Highlands by 20th Century Artist

Located in Preston, GB

Original Oil Painting of River Landscape of Glenfinnan in the Scottish Highlands by 20th Century Artist, Robert Egginton. Art measures 30 x 22 inches Frame measures 36 x 28 inches Presented in the highest quality hand-finished off-white Frinton moulding. Robert Egginton was born in Devon in 1943 and is a landscape painter in watercolours and oils. He paints mainly Scottish scenes in an accurate pictorial manner, with a bright palette. He is the grandson of Wycliffe Egginton RI (1875-1951) and nephew of Frank Egginton...

Category

Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Board, Cotton Canvas, Cotton, Canvas, Oil

Chestnut Trees, Palace of Versailles, black and white photograph, landscape
Chestnut Trees, Palace of Versailles, black and white photograph, landscape

Chestnut Trees, Palace of Versailles, black and white photograph, landscape

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Black and white abstract landscape photography. Leafless tree branches against a gray sky, looking up from the ground, Paris. Archival pigment ink print, edition...

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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Korean Contemporary Art by Lee Yu Min - Tree

Korean Contemporary Art by Lee Yu Min - Tree

By Lee Yu Min

Located in Paris, IDF

Acrylic on wooden panel with a white frame Lee Yu Min is a Korean artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Daejeon, South Korea. She is specialized in Korean painting, completing ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Fine Victorian Scottish Oil Painting Figures in Highland Loch Landscape signed
Fine Victorian Scottish Oil Painting Figures in Highland Loch Landscape signed

Fine Victorian Scottish Oil Painting Figures in Highland Loch Landscape signed

By John Hamilton Glass

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Highland Loch by John Hamilton Glass (British, fl.1890-1925) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 24 inches inscribed verso indistinctly provenance: private collection, En...

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Brook
The Brook

The Brook

Located in North Clarendon, VT

Wonderful, well painted oil on board by the talented artist and architect E. Donald Robb. Painted in 1928, inscribed on the reverse. E. Donald Robb (1880–1942) was a prominent Ameri...

Category

1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Mod Gas
Mid Century Mod Gas

Mid Century Mod Gas

By Kathleen Keifer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

British Impressionist Watercolor of a Country Lane with Spring Bluebells
British Impressionist Watercolor of a Country Lane with Spring Bluebells

British Impressionist Watercolor of a Country Lane with Spring Bluebells

By Anthony Avery

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Country Lane with Spring Bluebells by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11.5 x...

Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Brabyns Mist, Cheshire, England, 2015
Brabyns Mist, Cheshire, England, 2015

Brabyns Mist, Cheshire, England, 2015

By Pete Kelly

Located in Hudson, NY

CURRENT EXHIBITION - runs through June 25th, 2017. Any framed photographs purchased during the show will be available then. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production. Shipping time depends on method of shipping. Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current exhibition of the photograph. The Robin Rice Gallery announces a solo photography exhibition by Pete Kelly. The opening reception will be held May 3, 2017 with the show running through June 25, 2017. Pete Kelly’s latest show admirably showcases the lush greenness, diverse landscape, and ever-fleeting light of the British terrain. We are invited to join his excursions throughout the country as he brings light to the captivating, idiosyncratic characteristics of the land. He captures the oddities of the landscape; solitary figures bathing in sunlight, silhouette of a frolicking Great Dane in the mist, and subtle remnants of a bygone era. Kelly’s incredibly unique, picturesque editing style further mythologizes his subjects, he meddles with an air of mystery that defines the viewers experience. Kelly employs a mixture of a single image with layers of photographs of textures. The feel and look of the end result pay homage to English romanticist landscape painters such as J.M.W Turner and Constable. Kelly applies varnish and then uses Photographic Encaustic wax over the print. He encases the archival pigment print in beeswax and damar resin; tree sap in its purest form. These organic components have been found to have preserving qualities by ancient Egyptians, which replace the need for glass over the photograph. The impersonality of a raw digital file is alleviated through this process and makes the image a ‘one off. Combining modern photographic and printing technology with ancient crafting techniques, Kelly 
is the originator of art that is tactile, archival and organic. In one image entitled ‘Brabyns Autumn” examines man’s contemporaneously interruptive and complimentary relationship with the surrounding land, and zeros in on a serenity only manifested when man and nature successfully coexist. Small figures, animals, and dwellings found in the landscape are essential points of interest for Kelly. Using nature as a tool for fortifying scale and perspective, Kelly magnificently reinforces the grandiose essence of nature as opposed to the insignificant disposition of man. Kelly’s tiny...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Pigment

California Landscape with Farm
California Landscape with Farm

California Landscape with Farm

By Hernst Stolz

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "California Landscape with Farm" 1943 is a watercolor on paper by noted California (German/American) artist Ernst Stolz, 1901-1989. It is signed and dated at the lower r...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Binhua Cao Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Autumn Colors"
Binhua Cao Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Autumn Colors"

Binhua Cao Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Autumn Colors"

Located in New York, NY

Title: Autumn Colors Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 24.25 x 36.25 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled IV. Self Portrait. Limited Edition Color Nude Photograph
Untitled IV. Self Portrait. Limited Edition Color Nude Photograph

Untitled IV. Self Portrait. Limited Edition Color Nude Photograph

By Jose Sierra

Located in Miami Beach, FL

This work is the result of an artistic residence outside his 'study'.The artist worked on a different ecosystem, a house of vernacular architecture built in 1913 in the department of...

Category

2010s Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Colourful Modern British Blue Bell Forest Landscape Symbolist Painting
Colourful Modern British Blue Bell Forest Landscape Symbolist Painting

Colourful Modern British Blue Bell Forest Landscape Symbolist Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Contemporary British artist, 21st century oil on board, unframed size: 20 x 30 inches This came from a private collection of artworks by the artist, a few of which are signed 'Andrew...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Dark Hedges, beech, tree avenue, black and white photography, landscape
The Dark Hedges, beech, tree avenue, black and white photography, landscape

The Dark Hedges, beech, tree avenue, black and white photography, landscape

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Black and White Fine Art Landscape Photography. The Dark Hedges, unique beech tree avenue in Northern Ireland, film scene from games of thrones. Archival pigment ink print, edition o...

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Golden Evening

Golden Evening

Located in Atlanta, GA

Artist's Statement "When I first began to paint landscapes in college, European and American landscape painters heavily influenced me. I loved the immediate qualities of the Barbizo...

Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Laid Paper

Belgian Contemporary Art by Hugo Pondz - Le Bien-Être Suprême
Belgian Contemporary Art by Hugo Pondz - Le Bien-Être Suprême

Belgian Contemporary Art by Hugo Pondz - Le Bien-Être Suprême

By Hugo Pondz

Located in Paris, IDF

C-Print on Argentic paper Others sizes are available upon simple request Shipping of the artwork will be done in a tube or flat in a crate with or without American box frame. Additio...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, C Print

Le Matin
Le Matin

Le Matin

Located in Middletown, NY

Paris: Cadart & Luquet, 1865 Etching and engraving on Chine-collé mounted to watermarked Aqua-Fortistes cream laid paper, 9 5/8 x 12 3/4 inches (243 x 322 mm), full margins with thr...

Category

Mid-19th Century French School Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Engraving, Etching

"Forest Landscape" John F. Carlson, circa 1925 American Impressionist Landscape
"Forest Landscape" John F. Carlson, circa 1925 American Impressionist Landscape

"Forest Landscape" John F. Carlson, circa 1925 American Impressionist Landscape

By John F. Carlson

Located in New York, NY

John F. Carlson Forest Landscape, circa 1925 Signed lower right Watercolor on paper Sight 21 x 24 1/2 inches The native Swede John Fabian Carlson became a household name in New Yor...

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1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

T.M. Nicholas Autumn River Scene Oil Landscape Painting
T.M. Nicholas Autumn River Scene Oil Landscape Painting

T.M. Nicholas Autumn River Scene Oil Landscape Painting

By T.M. Nicholas

Located in Rockport, MA

A richly atmospheric landscape by T.M. Nicholas, this painting captures the rugged serenity of a northern woodland as autumn begins to settle in. The winding stream leads the eye thr...

Category

20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bay of Poets - Black and White Analogue Photogrpahy of Italian coast, 4 of 20
Bay of Poets - Black and White Analogue Photogrpahy of Italian coast, 4 of 20

Bay of Poets - Black and White Analogue Photogrpahy of Italian coast, 4 of 20

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

'Bay of Poets' Lerici, Italy 2023 Limited edition of 20 Photograph shot using mid-century large format film camera Linhof. Printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper....

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Autumn Landscape in Sunlight - Indian Summer -
Autumn Landscape in Sunlight - Indian Summer -

Autumn Landscape in Sunlight - Indian Summer -

Located in Berlin, DE

Frederick Vezin (1859 Torresdale Philadelphia - 1933 Düsseldorf), Autumn Landscape in the Sunlight, oil on canvas, mounted on cardboard, 32 x 41 cm (inside measurement), 44 x 51 cm (frame), signed and dates lower right "F. Vezin. [19]05". - Cardboard slightly curved, small inconspicuous retouch at the centre of the upper edge of the picture. About the artwork Although the painting appears to be a sketch, Frederick Vezin considered it to be a finished work of art, as evidenced by his signature on the lower right. And it is precisely this sketchy quality that leads to an understanding of the painting, which was certainly created in the landscape itself: the natural phenomena were to be depicted artistically at the moment of their observation. This is not done by meticulously sketching nature, but - and here Vezin follows the teaching of French Impressionism - by illustrating nature in its visual fullness. The artist's eye is, as it were, immersed in the visuality of nature, which is made visible by his hand. The painting is therefore not a reflection of the landscape, but its artistic intensification. This intensification also includes the fact that the foreground of the painting - corresponding to the field of vision - eludes a detail-oriented close-up view. Instead, the spatula-like application of paint, the vertical structure of which corresponds to the structure of the floral growth, has the effect of making nature tangible in its colourful substance. At the same time, the foreground, which remains indeterminate in its concrete objectivity, creates an atmospheric space that connects with the actual protagonist of the picture, the group of trees, which flares up in shades of red and brown. Here, too, the leaves are more speckled than clearly outlined. It is precisely this 'sketchiness' that opens up a visual experience that makes the landscape accessible in its visual fullness, thus revealing its essence. In addition to this abundance, the landscape is presented as a structure of order in that the composition of the picture makes the composition of the landscape visible. For example, the group of trees forms a distinct dark green shadow, which is repeated in the shadows cast by the trees behind it. A patterned diagonal axis is created in the picture, which is composed in this way by the landscape itself. Strictly speaking, this is a cultivated landscape: a fence at the bottom and a low stone wall at the top, running from left to right, are two elements that also have a strong compositional effect. And on the top of the hill, a stone house is embedded in the landscape as the brightest surface in the picture. Nature and culture here form a harmonious synthesis, giving the painting an Arcadian touch. In order to give the landscape as much space as possible, the horizon line is raised, but the design of the sky is also crucial. The clouds, combined with the shapes of the trees, create a bright blue sky. To the European eye, such a sky is reminiscent of a summer landscape. Accordingly, within the seasonal cycle, the blue sky is reserved for summer, and French Impressionism is also primarily an ode to summer. In Vezin's painting, however, the brilliant blue sky stands above an autumnal landscape, some of the trees even defoliated. It can therefore be assumed that the painting was made not in Europe but in the United States, and that it illustrates the proverbial Indian summer, making Frederick Vezin a pioneer of American landscape painting. About the artist Frederick Vezin was the son of a French immigrant to the United States and a German-born mother. This predestined him to promote artistic exchange between the old and new worlds. Having spent part of his schooling in Germany, in 1876, at the age of 20, he enrolled at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art, where he studied with Peter Janssen the Elder, Eduard von Gebhardt and Wilhelm Sohn, among others. He graduated in 1883, settled in Munich and returned to Düsseldorf in 1895, where he lived until his death in 1933. A native of the United States, he travelled to the country frequently and became a popular portrait and society painter. His artistic talent, however, was most evident in his landscape paintings. Trained in French Impressionism, he developed a virtuoso use of colour and a free brushwork that remained tied to the landscape motif, opening up the landscape itself in a new way. Frederick Vezin turned his attention primarily to the landscape of his homeland, becoming a pioneer of modern American landscape...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard