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Landscape Paintings For Sale
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Seaside Serenity
Located in Atlanta, GA
Aruna Rao is a Florida-based painter specializing in luminous coastal landscapes in oils. Her work captures the interplay of light, color, and atmosphere, evoking a sense of place and tranquility.
Born and raised in a literary family in India, Aruna was immersed in world literature...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Circle of Duncan Grant, Bloomsbury set, Rye Windmill by the river
By Duncan Grant
Located in Harkstead, GB
This idyllic scene with the reflections in the water is of Rye Windmill in East Sussex, an area which was frequented by Duncan Grant and his Bloomsbury friends and associates.
Circl...
Category
Early 20th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$863 Sale Price
20% Off
"Parisian Street Scene by Champs Elysees" Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by Georges Gerbier. He was a French painter known for colorfully rich cityscapes depicting the times of her generation. This painting is a wonderfu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Thomas Kinkade "The Garden of Prayer II" on S/N Canvas 24" x 30" Limited Edition
Located in Palm Coast, FL
The Garden of Prayer II is the most popular Thomas Kinkade series. This 24” x 30” edition size is limited in Standard Numbered to 4950 Impressions on canvas. This Painting is #4691/4...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Cacti 3 - Abstract Colorful Original Desert Landscape Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Full Moon – 2022, Oil on Wood Panel, Contemporary Nocturnal Landscape
By Sula Repani
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Contemporary nocturnal landscape in oil on wood panel titled Full Moon, capturing a poetic night scene bathed in layered blues and glowing light.
This evocative oil painting on wood...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$432 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century French Watercolour Beach Scene With Green Umbrella and Seated Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid-Century French Watercolour Beach Scene With Green Umbrella and Seated Figure
by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977)
Medium: Watercolor on unframed paper
Size: 13....
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh Daubigny's Garden by S. Goosson
Located in Soquel, CA
Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh by Stephen Goosson
The painting depicts the enclosed garden of Charles-François Daubigny, a French landscape painter whom Van Gogh ad...
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
"Abstract Landscape" - Original Oil and Pastel Painting on Canvas, Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: Abstract Landscape
Artist: Marilina Marchica
Made In Itlay
Year: 2025
Technique: Oil and pastel on canvas
Dimensions: 80x100x3.8 cm
Original, one-of-a-kind artwork, accompani...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Oil
California Impressionist Oil Painting Franz A. Bischoff Laguna Seascape
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Franz Arthur Bischoff seascape
Laguna Tide Pools
oil/board
13 x 19 unframed, 19.5 x 25.5 framed sight size
Provenance Private collection, Northern California, Bonhams
Condition repor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
"Venice" by Claude Sauthier - Oil on Wood - 73x54 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Claude Sauthier was born in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1929 and passed away in the same city in 2016. He studied at the Geneva School of Decorative Arts and initially worked as a graphi...
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Deauville" Impressionist French Beach Scene Oil Painting on Canvas with Figures
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting of a busy beach scene by François Gall. This painting is a wonderful example of his work from the prime of his career, depicting a lively beach sce...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Morning Stillness"
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Morning Stillness" is my exploration of the quiet, meditative beauty of dawn. I wanted to capture the way the sky gently awakens, blending soft blues and warm golds as light emerges...
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Large 19th century oil - Deer family in a forest landscape - Castle provenance
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Franz Xaver von Pausinger, A Deer Family in Forest Clearing, 1876 which once hung in Häringe Castle
This luminous oil painting by Austrian master Franz von Pausinger captures the se...
Category
19th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Regenerative Green
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rather than re-creating a literal landscape on canvas or paper, I aim to express its essence in a rich and complex form of delicately painted organic subjects that float and trail ac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
"Beneath the Blue Ridge"
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Beneath the Blue Ridge" is from my series dedicated to the beauty of Austrian nature. The beauty of nature and the lake where I live inspired me to create this series. Made by blend...
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Overlook
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition, new gallery arrival.
Cortes is a Spanish artist born in Valencia in 1963.
He began law studies in his hometown, which he abandoned to devote...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,250 Sale Price
64% Off
Drive Through - Original Colorful Los Angeles Urban Starbucks Still Life Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite, Gel Pen
Pastoral Landscape Under a Dramatic Sky Horse Munching on Grass Oil Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastoral Landscape
French Post Impressionist, mid 20th century
indistinctly signed oil on board, unframed
Board : 12 x 15.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Willing Game 2" ( floral, pink, green, vibrant, energetic, optimistic, pair)
Located in Paris, IDF
WILLING GAME 2
This vibrant and dynamic floral painting features cropped roses and their stems, offering a lively and uplifting subject matter. Created on antique linen canvas, thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic
Plein Air American Oil Painting Rainstorm Signed Original Modern Impressionist
Located in Buffalo, NY
nknown Artist (Signed “Kaufman”)
Untitled (Pastoral Horizon), mid-20th century
Oil on board
Framed dimensions: 25 in. H × 21 in. W
Original cream-toned carved wood frame
This expres...
Category
1920s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Jamaica Island Party Goers
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3188a Oil on artist board
Set in a vintage wood frame
Category
1980s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sun and Waves
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting was created on a winter day on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii.
"That afternoon, the sun was blindingly bright, and I walked out out to the black volcanic rocks to pa...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Manhattan Beach - Colorful Abstract Landscape on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maria C Bernhardsson's original artworks are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Born in Sweden, Bernhardsson travels the world photographing and sketching houses ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Whatever felt for thee - K.Husslein Hyperrealistic flower sunflower Still life
Located in DE
This is a beautiful oil painting of an array of flowers in a vase in front of dark background.
Reminding us of old master paintings, this is a brand new painting full elegance and ti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pointer Dogs - Oil on Canvas - 39x31 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame (50 x 58 x 4 cm)
Category
19th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century French Castle Overlooking Green Forest Village Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Landscape
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Watercolour on artists paper
Size: 7 height) x 9 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good
Provenance: All the pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Hand painted Artist Proof-Magnolias-Weaver Series-British Awarded Artist #2 of 3
Located in London, GB
This stunning Artist's Proof is an one-off, oil hand-painted and gilded by the artist , signed at front and on the back label too; each proof is 80% hand painted and gold gilded by S...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
BLUE 2 by Ramon Enrich - Geometric landscape painting, architecture
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
BLUE 2 is an acrylic on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 60 cm x 80 cm (23.6 × 31.5 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Le Trianon à Versailles, 1925" Louis Gautier (French, 1855-1947)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Le Trianon à Versailles, 1925"
Louis Gautier (French, 1855-1947)
Oil on cardboard
Provenance: Private Collection Marseille, France
Signed and dated 1925 lower right. Titled, dated...
Category
1920s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
'19th Century Impressionist Nautical Seascape', By Unknown, Oil on Canvas
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 13.5" x 28.5" oil on canvas painting is a seascape, painted in an Impressionistic style. The orientation of the painting is horizontal, the length being more than double the hei...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pastel Sunrise - Colorful Pink Mixed Media Landscape Nature Inspired Artwork
By Lee Herring
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lee Herring is a contemporary painter specializing in vibrant, textured, and abstract landscapes that convey fleeting moments. Herring's energetic artworks are inspired by everyday m...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Beach of San Salvador El Vendrell Spain spanish seascape oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Beach of San Salvador, El Vendrell, Spain
Artist: Francesc d'Assís Casademont i Pou (signed as CASADEMONT _)
Date: November 1976
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 54 x 65 cm (...
Category
1970s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French school Medieval scene Landscape Oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
⭐Medieval scene from anonymous painter
⭐Structural Analysis :⭐
The artwork showcases a picturesque countryside setting with a central large tree dominating the composition.
Medieva...
Category
Early 1900s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Stretcher Bars
$516 Sale Price
83% Off
The Waterfalls of Garrotxa, Surreal Landscape, Vivid Tones, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...
Category
2010s Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Canvas, Oil
"After Work Walk Home" NYC Impressionist Central Park Snow Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist New York City winter city-scene depicting a walk home after work in Manhattan, New York City. This piece is done in a most intimate, yet energetic way. Christopher is k...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Historic Miniature Watercolor of Historic Toll Bridge at Bathampton
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Historic Toll Bridge at Bathampton
by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist
Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed
Measurements: 3.75 inches (height) x 4.25 inches (width)
Condition: Very good and highly presentable
Provenance: From a large private collection of this artists work in Bristol, England.
Description:
This evocative watercolor by Jack Grunwell captures the Bathampton Toll Bridge, a charming historic landmark nestled along the Kennet and Avon Canal near Bath, England. Bathampton, a picturesque village, is known for its scenic waterways, Georgian heritage, and tranquil rural charm.
Grunwell’s use of warm golden hues for the tollhouse and the reflective shimmer of the water creates a sense of nostalgia and serenity. The architecture, with its distinctive red roof and Georgian-style windows, showcases the character of 18th and 19th-century buildings that once served as essential river crossings for travelers and traders.
Bathampton is steeped in history, with connections to Jane Austen, the Kennet and Avon Canal, and the grandeur of Bath’s Georgian architecture. This scene perfectly encapsulates the timeless beauty of the English countryside, making it an ideal piece for collectors who appreciate historic British landscapes, waterways, and heritage architecture.
Key Features:
Historical Significance: Depicts Bathampton’s Toll Bridge and historic tollhouse, an important local landmark.
Rich Color Palette: Warm ochres, deep greens, and soft blues create a beautifully balanced composition.
Architectural Charm: The traditional riverside building with Georgian influences adds to its period authenticity.
Tranquil Setting: A peaceful riverside view, ideal for lovers of English countryside art...
Category
20th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$73 Sale Price
30% Off
Portrait of Cornelis and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort with Their Tutor
By Aelbert Cuyp
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Attributed to Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691)
An Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis (1639–1680) and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort (1638–1653) with Their Tutor and Coachman
Signed 'A. Cuyp. fe...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique French Impressionist Signed Park Landscape Detailed Original Painting
By Gabriel Spat
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a period impressionist mo...
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Canvas
Conversation
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this serene and contemplative composition, two figures sit in quiet conversation outside a country house, enveloped by nature and silence. The muted palette of sage greens, soft g...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1960s French Large Modernist Signed Oil Painting Sun Scorched Provence Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sun Scorched Provencal Landscape
French Modernist artist, circa 1960's
indistinctly signed 'Vignon'?
oil on canvas, framed in original French frame of the period
framed: 25.5 x 45.5 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
French Coastal Oil Painting of Lighthouse Cottages Rocky Shore and Stormy Sky
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Coastal Oil Painting of Lighthouse Cottages Rocky Shore and Stormy Sky
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 15 x 18.25 inches (height x ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$492 Sale Price
30% Off
As Light Falls - Vibrant Modern Abstract Textured Landscape Mixed Media Painting
By Lee Herring
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lee Herring is a contemporary painter specializing in vibrant, textured, and abstract landscapes that convey fleeting moments. Herring's energetic artworks are inspired by everyday m...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Silk Flutters in the Woods by Rene Gonzalez - forest landscape with butterflies
Located in Paris, FR
Silk Flutters in the Woods is an acrylic on canvas by artist Rene Gonzalez, portraying butterflies dancing above a water puddle in a spellbinding nocturn...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French Cottages and Fishing Boats Reflected in Water Coastal Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Cottages and Fishing Boats Reflected in Water Coastal Painting
by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930)
Signed: Yes
Size: 8.75 inches (height) x 11.25 inches (width)
Oil painting ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$589 Sale Price
30% Off
Still Life of Peach and Coral Flowers in Blue Vase with Pale Green Background
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life of Peach and Coral Flowers in Blue Vase with Pale Green Background
by Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 10.75 inches (height) x 8.75 inches (width)
Medium: Oil on board, ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$414 Sale Price
30% Off
Impressionistic Autumn Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Early Autumn Farm
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Early Autumn Farm
oil on canvas/panel
10 x 16 image size unframed, 15.38 x 21.38 x 1 framed
Early Autumn Farm is a beautiful impressionistic landscape oil painting that I did on loca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique French Oil Classical Figures in a Romantic Woodland Landscape & Swans
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Riverside Gathering
French Rococo School, 19th century
signed indistinctly lower front corner
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 26 x 34 inches
Canvas: 24 x 32 inches
Provenance: private ...
Category
19th Century Rococo Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,413 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid 20th Century FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST oil painting BEACH SCENE signed
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: B. McDermott (mid 20th Century) English / French School
TITLE: "French Beach Scene"
SIGNED: lower right
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 76cm x 56cm inc frame
CONDITION: very g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mind Blowing (for Mike)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Two photographic motifs, which can by no means fit together in real life, result in a coherent and at the same time completely absurd image on the painting level. Something that has ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century French Picture Frame original Montparnasse Period Shabby Chic
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French mid 20th century
Wood and plaster frame
Internal measurement (to house painting or mirror): 16 x 13 inches
Overal outer measurements: 22 x 19 inches
Provenance: from a collect...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood
"The Road Beneath the Snow (Le Chemin Sous la Neige)" Eugène Bégarat
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Road Beneath the Snow (Le Chemin Sous la Neige)"
Eugène Bégarat (French, 1943)
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
15 3/4 x 31 1/2 inches
Saturated with winter's light glinting off...
Category
1970s Pointillist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian English Signed Oil Painting 1870's Rural Country Landscape Gilt Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The English Rural Landscape
by Charles Collins (British, circa 1870's)
signed & dated
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 17 x 24 inches
canvas: 12 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collecti...
Category
1870s English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Early Morning Mist" Contemporary Landscape Waterscape Framed Oil on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Early Morning Mist" is a framed oil painting on canvas by John Brandon Sills, depicting a hazy waterscape at dawn. The gentle brushstrokes and tree's reflection on the calm water ev...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Blue-Green Abstract Ocean Painting on Wood with Textured Brushwork – "Sea", 2024
By Sula Repani
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Original abstract ocean painting by Greek-Galician artist Sula Repani, titled "Sea". This intimate work captures the shifting tones and meditative presence of the sea through soft, l...
Category
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
California Impressionist OilPainting The Cliffs Trabuca Canyon Aaron Kilpatrick
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Aaron E. Kilpatrick
Landscape painter. Born in St Thomas, Canada on April 7, 1872. Kilpatrick was educated in the public schools of Winnipeg and moved to the U.S. in 1892. By 1907 he...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Young Famer with Draft Horses and Favorite Dog” Paul Junghanns (1876-1958)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“Young Famer with Draft Horses and Favorite Dog”
Paul Junghanns (German, 1876-1958)
Oil on Canvas
Signed verso
41 1/2 x 33 1/2
Depicted here is one of Junghanns favorite subjects de...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Landscape, A Cottage in Normandy.
By Claude Monet
Located in Cotignac, FR
French late 19th century Impressionist oil on board landscape. To the other side of the board is a further river landscape (see separate listing)
A charming depiction of a cottage b...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Au Verger - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil By Hugues Claude Pissarro
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and titled oil on canvas circa 1990 by French painter Hugues Claude Pissarro. The piece depicts a woman in a red dress collecting apples in an orchard.
Signature:
Signed lowe...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jardin Exotique de Monaco Viewpoint Vintage French Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jardin Exotique de Monaco Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994)
watercolour on artist paper
painting : 16.75 x 12.75 inches
Provenance: private collection in the South of France,
Con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$897 Sale Price
30% Off
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It could be argued that cave walls were the canvases for the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict and elevate natural scenery through art, but there is a richer history to consider.
The Netherlands was home to landscapes as a major theme in painting as early as the 1500s, and ink-on-silk paintings in China featured mountains and large bodies of water as far back as the third century. Greeks created vast wall paintings that depicted landscapes and grandiose garden scenes, while in the late 15th century and early 16th century, landscapes were increasingly the subject of watercolor works by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci and Fra Bartolomeo.
The popularity of religious paintings eventually declined altogether, and by the early 19th century, painters of classical landscapes took to painting out-of-doors (plein-air painting). Paintings of natural scenery were increasingly realistic but romanticized too. Into the 20th century, landscapes remained a major theme for many artists, and while the term “landscape painting” may call to mind images of lush, grassy fields and open seascapes, the genre is characterized by more variety, colors and diverse styles than you may think. Painters working in the photorealist style of landscape painting, for example, seek to create works so lifelike that you may confuse their paint for camera pixels. But if you’re shopping for art to outfit an important room, the work needs to be something with a bit of gravitas (and the right frame is important, too).
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