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What makes a painting a landscape?

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What makes a painting a landscape?
The word 'Landscape' regarding the art could potentially refer to one of two things. The first one is that the proportions of the artwork are in a 'rectangular' shape and the largest side has to be placed horizontally. That would be the difference between 'Portrait' (Vertical) vs. 'Landscape' (Horizontal) artwork. And the second meaning could be of what the subject is been referred to. A painting of a 'Landscape' usually portrays a scene in the countryside, it could include elements like mountains, rivers, trees, figures and animals, sky and clouds, and some other elements that are not descriptive of an urban location as this would be referred as a 'Cityscape'
Lilac Gallery Ltd.March 18, 2021
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"The Rose Garden" Mid Century Oil Painting on Canvas Abstract Landscape & Figure
By Robert Freiman
Located in New York, NY
, blue, red and yellow. In this abstract composition we see a figure, tending to their garden. An
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Garden Landscape with Water Views" Louis Comfort Tiffany Style Oil Painting
By Kristina Nemethy
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a bold depiction of an abstract landscape with a colorful and expressive nature
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Au Jardin" 20th Century French Oil Painting Figures in a Garden Landscape Scene
By Pierre Eugène Duteurtre
Located in New York, NY
A stunning oil painting depicting figures in a garden picking flowers executed in the 20th Century
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Watering Flowers" Impressionistic Oil on Board Painting of Figure in Garden
By Kristina Nemethy
Located in New York, NY
A stunning depiction of a classical woman watering flower in the garden. Nemethy uses a bold
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Pond With Lotus Flowers" Monet's Water Garden in Giverny Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
, hyperrealism is present in a large portion of his compositions.   His paintings have been exhibited
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Mother and Child in the Garden by the Coast" Impressionist Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of a coastal view with a Mother and Child seated by the
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

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By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

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By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

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Untitled Black Bunny on Egyptian Blue Background Oil Painting on Wood Framed
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Located in New York, NY
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

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"The Gift" Black Outline Bunny on French Pink Background Oil Painting Framed
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Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a French Pink background with thick use of paint. I...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

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"Night Flight" Outline Bunny on Gradient Blue & Black Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a bunny on a gradient black and blue diamond dust background with th...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

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