The above paintings are by Casper David Friedrich, I love all his work, but particularly these types of images. A lone figure or a group of figures in the world and us behind them, seeing what they see - as if we are there too. We’re both present and removed from the action. It’s a great ‘shot.’
There's a shot right at the end of Under the Skin that echoes the second Casper David Friedrich painting very closely. Fantastic movie too!