A figure and companion within the landscape

Elizabeth Lipczinski with Her Dog, Fanny sets a striped dress and pale dog against blue water, warm ground and distant light-coloured buildings. The upright body gives the view a clear foreground focus. Repeated coloured marks connect clothing, dog and surroundings without dissolving their separate outlines completely.

A spreading trunk beneath blue sky

Olive Tree centres a broad, twisting tree above pale ground and low plants. Small leaf marks form an open crown, allowing blue sky to remain visible between branches. The textured earth and dark green touches give the simple central silhouette a closely worked surrounding surface.

A dark figure beside divided colour

Lyndra by the Blue Pool, Dorset places a reclining sitter near bright blue water, with patterned banks and a low distant horizon. The dark clothing separates the body from the surrounding pale and green areas. Compare this low horizontal pose with the standing figure and the upright trunk of the olive tree.

Related artists and collections

Explore related colour divisions in Spencer Gore, outdoor settings in Othon Friesz and expressive trees in Joaquín Mir Trinxet. Further landscape art follows the planted and coastal places, while Post-Impressionist prints connects the different ways colour can organise a recognisable outdoor view.

Read more in our guide to Post-Impressionism.