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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'
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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

Canvas, Oil

"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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"My Heart of the Ocean" Contemporary Pop Diamond Dust Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Glass, Oil

"My Quad Diamond Hearts" Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas & Diamond Dust
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Glass, Oil

"What a Day for a Day Dream" Plein Air Sailboat w Coastal Views Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a New Port Beach scene with a sail boat passing through the glimmering waters. This particular scene is a plein air painting, as Huse is known for ...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Board

"Gloucester Harbor" Impressionist Sail Boats on the Water Oil Painting on Board
By John Terelak
Located in New York, NY
A truly masterful depiction of several colorful sail boats in Gloucester Harbor, scene on the reflective water with a glowing sun shimmering through the puffed clouds. An oil on boar...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"City Life at The Grands Boulevards" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Te Pencke. Pencke was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Seated Nude" Impressionist Interior Scene Female Figure Oil Painting on Board
By Maryse Ducaire Roque
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-20th Century charming oil painting depicting a seated nude woman in a whimsical interior scene, Ducaire was known for her charming intimate figurative scenes portraying female ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Memories at the Beach in Cannes" Impressionistic Beach Scene Oil Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting captures an impressionistic scene at the beach in Cannes with beautiful brushwork and whimsical colors. This piece captures the beach and times of the early 20th Centur...
Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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