Trees

  • Fragment of a house with two trees (1920)

    Fragment of a house with two trees (1920)

    Tadeusz Makowski (Polish, 1882–1932)

    A tilted house leans into the wind, its walls splintered between two twisted trees. The landscape buckles under unseen pressure, shapes bending as if seen through warped glass. Something familiar fractures here—home, stability—yet the trees stand, stubborn and gnarled against the sky’s uneasy weight.

  • Winter Landscape (1940)

    Winter Landscape (1940)

    Horace Pippin (American, 1888–1946)

    Bare branches claw at a pale sky. Snow blankets the ground, thick and undisturbed, swallowing sound. A lone path cuts through the stillness, its edges blurred by cold. The air feels heavy, waiting. Something lingers just beyond the trees—a presence, or perhaps the memory of one.

  • Olive Grove, Saint-Rémy (1889)

    Olive Grove, Saint-Rémy (1889)

    Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

    Twisted olive trunks claw upward through swirling brushstrokes. The sky churns above the grove—not blue, but a feverish yellow-green. Each tree writhes with its own rhythm, leaves flickering like candle flames in the wind. The earth itself seems to tremble beneath this electric orchard.

  • Birch Forest (1903)

    Birch Forest (1903)

    Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862–1918)

    Slender birch trunks rise like pale ghosts, their black markings stark against the dappled light. The forest floor shimmers with golden leaves, a silent carpet beneath the vertical dance of trees. Each slender form repeats into the distance, creating a rhythm that pulls the eye deeper into the woods.

  • Grove of Trees (1888–1890)

    Grove of Trees (1888–1890)

    Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)

    Dappled sunlight filters through the leaves, casting shifting patterns across the grove. Loose brushstrokes blur the line between earth and sky, trees swaying in an unseen breeze. The air hums with warmth, alive with the quiet rustle of branches.

  • Under the orange tree

    Under the orange tree

    Virginie Demont-Breton (French, 1859–1935)

    A woman sits beneath the gnarled branches of an orange tree, sunlight dappling her dress. The fruit hangs heavy, their scent mingling with warm earth. She leans slightly, as if listening to the leaves whisper—a quiet moment suspended between shade and gold.

  • Almond tree in blossom

    Almond tree in blossom

    Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

    Branches burst with delicate white blossoms against a sky of swirling blue. Each petal seems to tremble with life, the tree’s gnarled limbs softened by spring’s touch. Light dances through the flowers, a fleeting celebration of renewal.

  • The Coming of Night (1897)

    The Coming of Night (1897)

    Wilfrid Gabriel de Glehn (English, 1870–1951)

    Dusk settles over the trees, softening their edges into hazy silhouettes. The last light lingers, brushing the landscape with muted gold before surrendering to the deepening blue. A quiet hush falls—nature holding its breath as day slips away.

  • Poplars on the Epte (1891)

    Poplars on the Epte (1891)

    Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

    A serene riverside scene where poplar trees dance in the light, their reflections blending with the water in a haze of color.