We were two figures in a landscape, in the middle distance, in summer. In the foreground, twisty olive trees, a mild wind made the little dry leaves tremble. Advertisement Then, of course ...

Since land invariably belongs to somebody, landscape is closely linked to notions ... its fells have silently witnessed many such figures. This is a portrait as well as a landscape, a social ...

In ‘Study of a Figure in a Landscape’ (198.1cm x 137.7cm), a sombre and quiet painting, a man squats in a field. The man seems like an animal, his posture and the blurred effect resembles a ...

Of all the figures in this landscape “Dr Sacks, the Healer” (chapter eight) is the most engaging and erudite. Another of Theroux’s many remarkable friends, he has inspired a memorably ...

In general I would say that landscape pictures meant for magazines usually benefit from the presence of human figures because they lend a sense of scale to the scene. On the other hand ...