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Landscape Paintings For Sale
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"Finally Home" Forbotnio Farm Buckingham PA Daytime Snow Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist winter pastoral scene of a quaint snow covered home by Buckingham PA. Willett has portrayed this charming scene in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed mu...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A Country Lane - Pale Minimalist Landscape Oil Painting with Figure + Horse
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Nicholas Turner b. 1972
A Country Lane, 2025
oil on canvas
60 x 60 cm
23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in
signed, dated and titled
Born in London, Turner spent many years in Bristol before moving to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Owen Waters, Impressionist landscape, circle of Edward Seago
Located in Harkstead, GB
A wonderful example of the artist's work depicting an idyllic scene in the Norfolk countryside.
Owen Waters (1916-2004)
Norfolk pastures
Signed
Oil on board
12 x 16 inches excluding...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$950 Sale Price
37% Off
Like a Monet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in the San Si Providence of China, Jang Jin Joong, known as his artist’s name Barnes, fell in love with art since he was a child. His passion for art continued into his pursuit ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,650
Abstract Landscape with Cypress Trees and Pavilion - Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Landscape with Cypress Trees and Pavilion - Contemporary Oil Painting
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 11 (height) x 14.25 (w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
La Place de la Concorde
Located in Belgrade, MT
This lithograph is a part of my private collection from the early 1970's. It is artist pencil signed in the lower right corner, and numbered in the lower left.
Published : Guild de l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Lithograph
$385 Sale Price
30% Off
Lake on the Mountain - Red Pink Flowers Butterfly Female Figure Peach, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
A female figure in red sits beside a pink and black butterfly, surrounded by brightly colored flowers in red and bright pink and a black urn next to a tree with green leaves in the c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
French Impressionist Seascape at Sunset Waves Rolling onto a Sunlit Shoreline
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tranquil Seascape at Sunset
by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary)
signed oil painting on board, framed
framed: 24 x 28.5inches
board: 18 x 22 inches
condition: very good
provena...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,218 Sale Price
30% Off
"June Evening" oil painting, sunlit landscape with tree, a view of water, framed
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of two trees basking in the summer's golden sun. The sea can be seen in the distance, just beneath the horizon. The sky is a soft blue with a streak of grey clouds.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Original Triptych-GoldLeaf+Sumi Ink on canvas-British Awarded Artist-DrawingTime
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
River Spain Spanish landscape oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Technical Details
Artist: Rosendo González Carbonell
Title: River
Year: c.1980
Technique: Oil on board
Dimensions (without frame): 10.6 x 11.4 in
Dimensions (with frame): 15.7 x 16....
Category
1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$557 Sale Price
22% Off
Mid Century Monterey Foothill Pond in Summer Original Oil Landscape Painting
By Louise Grossett Cunningham
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Monterey Foothill Pond in Summer Original Oil Landscape Painting by Louise Cunningham
Bright summer scene of pond in Monterey foothills by Santa Cruz, California artist ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Tomales Bay
Located in Burlingame, CA
Tomales Bay - The painting was created in 2024 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. Dixon’s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Originals-Magic Bell Triptych-British Awarded Artist-After Monet-Impressionism
Located in London, GB
To Shizico Yi a triptych is a visual prayers; it embodies a meditative journeylike the form of meditation.
The repetition of motifs within the triptych serves as a method to revisit...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Sailboats at Harbour
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Sailboats at Harbour
By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930)
Size: 6.25 x 8.5 inches (height x width)
Signed: Yes
Oil painting on card, unframed
Con...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$502 Sale Price
30% Off
Ladies in Poppy Meadow Picking Wild Flowers Signed Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Path Across the Fields"
by Paul Morgan, British 20th century
signed oil on board, framed
Framed: 21 x 24.5 inches
Board : 16 x 20 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: ve...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage French Watercolor Painting Nice Old Town South of France Lively Street
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Town, Nice France
Tony Minartz (French 1873 - 1994)
watercolor on artist paper, unframed
painting : 17 x 12.75 inches
Provenance: private collection in the South of France
Co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Attrib. John F. Herring Senior (1795-1865) - 19th Century Oil, Horse & Groom
Located in Corsham, GB
Fine 19th century tondo oil on canvas, attributed to master equine painter John F. Herring Senior (1795-1865). The painting depicts a groom on horseback exercising a small group of h...
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
French School Luminous Landscape Oil Barbizon Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
⭐Luminous beautiful landscape. ⭐
It's a landscape from Barbizon school. Probably inspired by Caspar David Friedrich, known for his landscapes seeking to tend towards the magnificen...
Category
Early 20th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$480 Sale Price
81% Off
Blue Mountain - minimalist, abstract, landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting inspired by nature is by Pat Service.
The allure of the open road has long been a favorite subject for this Canadian artist. And with that artist...
Category
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Antique American Early 1900s Nude Women & Swans Deco River Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist nude women landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed "Wolfe". In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding....
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
New York City Snow Oil Painting Michael Budden Winter Union Square
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Union Square
oil/panel
9 x 12 x .25 unframed
14x17.25 framed as pictured. Frame has been touched up
Winter Union Square is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Tomales Bay Morning
Located in Burlingame, CA
Tomales Bay Morning- The painting was created in 2024 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Modernist White Tulips Flower Still Life by P.Russo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3333 A white tulips still life ,oil on canvas applied on board, set in a vintage curved white painted wood frame
.Signed lower left by P.Russo Neapolitan artist
Category
1990s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Coastal Oil Painting of Moored Boats and Walled Seaside Town in Pastels
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Coastal Oil Painting of Moored Boats and Walled Seaside Town in Pastels
By Fanch Lel
Size: 13 x 16.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Condition:...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$477 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century British Dog Painting Spaniel & Her Puppy Flagstone Floor Barn
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Spaniel & Her Puppy
English School, 19th century
signed 'Burham' lower corner
oil painting on board, framed in a maple veneered frame
framed: 9.5 x 12.5 inches
board : 7 x 10 inc...
Category
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,218 Sale Price
30% Off
Horizon XI, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Rich reds, golds, and oranges create a minimalist yet dramatic seascape. The panoramic format evokes a sense of vastness and tranquility. Slightly darker edges ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
17th-Century Dutch Pastoral Scene Figures Cattle Goats in a Bucolic Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastoral Scene with Figures
Dutch Old Master, 17th century
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 16.5 x 24 inches
Canvas : 13 x 21 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: very g...
Category
17th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spain impresionist oil painting spanish seascape mediterranean
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jaume Mariné - Coastal view - Oil on canvas board
Oil measurements 16x21 cm.
Frame 22x27 cm.
Born in Poblenou in 1935. died in 2012. He was the son of a wall painter, in whose sma...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
$312 Sale Price
48% Off
A Vivid, Expansive Watercolor of Mexico, Summer Landscape with Country Villa
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vivid, Expansive Watercolor of Mexico, "Summer Landscape with Country Villa" by Noted Chicago Modern Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. Most likely depicts a picturesque country estate near ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Antique English Oil Figures in Snowy Woodland Traditional Landscape signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Winter Woodland
by S. William (British, late 19th century)
signed oil on panel, framed
Framed: 18 x 26.5 inches
panel: 13 x 21 inches
Inscribed verso with old Christies provenance
Pr...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
North African Town - Mid 20th Century French Orientalist Figures Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1940's French oil on board by Rosette Chicotot depicting figures in a North African town, possibly Marrakech.
The work is signed lower left and presented in a silvered f...
Category
1940s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hibiscus Oasis IV, Red, Yellow, Pink Diptych of Large Flowers, Green Leaves
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Hibiscus Oasis IV" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of blue gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion.
Romina Mila...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Warm Light Behind" Contemporary Landscape Framed Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Warm Light Behind" is a framed oil painting on canvas by Marshall Noice, depicting a vibrant forest scene with tall, slender trees set against a vivid orange-pink background. The fo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
"TEXAS BLUEBONNETS" CIRCA 1950S BOLD BRIGHT & BEAUTIFUL HELEN FERNE SLIMP
Located in San Antonio, TX
Helen Slimp
(1890 - 1995)
San Antonio Artist
Image Size: 12 x 16
Frame Size: 18 1/2 x 22 1/2
Medium: Oil on Board
"Bluebonnets"
Helen Slimp (1890 - 1995)
A Virginia native, Helen Fer...
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vibrant Pastoral Landscape with Lush Greens and Pathway Through Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jill Jackson (British, contemporary)
Title: Vibrant Pastoral Landscape
Medium: oil on un stretched canvas, unframed
Painting : 26 x 18 inches
Provenance: all th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$633 Sale Price
30% Off
Shepherd in the Pyrenees Spain oil on canvas painting spanish landscape Europe
By Enric Porta Mestre
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Shepherd in the Pyrenees
Artist: Enric Porta i Mestre (1898–1993)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Style: Post-Impressionism with Expressionist influences
Dimensions:
Unframed: 23.6 x 31.9 in
Framed: 29.9 x 38.2 in
Signature: Signed in the lower right corner as "E. Porta".
Date: 1956 (according to the inscription on the back).
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
Shepherd in the Pyrenees by Enric Porta i Mestre depicts a rural scene with a striking sense of introspection and evocative charm. The painting portrays a shepherd tending to his flock amidst the mountainous landscape typical of the Catalan Pyrenees. The composition captures the serenity and beauty of nature through vibrant colors and dynamic brushstrokes.
The work reflects a Post-Impressionist style with loose, bold strokes and vivid tones, combined with Expressionist influences in its ability to evoke emotions beyond the physical depiction. The energetic and textured brushwork infuses the painting with a lively rhythm, while the rich palette of greens and blues immerses the viewer in the landscape's tranquil atmosphere.
In this piece, Porta i Mestre showcases a mastery of color and light, illustrating his deep connection to his homeland and its rural life, which served as a source of inspiration throughout his career.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Enric Porta i Mestre (La Pobla de Segur, 1898–1993) was a Catalan painter known for his landscapes, still lifes, and costumbrist depictions. Trained in Lleida and Barcelona, Porta debuted in 1922 with an exhibition in the Catalan capital. He later moved to Paris to further his artistic studies, where he connected with avant-garde artists such as Miquel Villà...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Parisian Flower Market" Romantic Impressionist Oil Painting with Figures
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical oil painting depicting a Parisian Flower Market scene in Paris, France by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist Cagliani most of his works were produced in t...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Original Oil Painting on Board, Seascape, Signed, Gold Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original oil painting on board depicting a majestic tall ship sailing across a vibrant, churning sea. The ship, with its towering masts and fully unfurled white sai...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Towering Coral Cliffs Over Bright Blue Sea French Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bright French Landscape
signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary)
dated 1998
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 24 x 29 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a l...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Guojun Zhang Floral Original Oil On Canvas "Clusters Of Flowers"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Clusters Of Flowers
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 38 x 38 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Year: 20...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vibrant Provence Landscape with Poppy Fields & Rustic Farmhouse Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Poppy Field in Provence
French Impressionist, late 20th century
signed
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 33 x 29 inches
canvas: 26 x 32 inches
Provenance: Private collection, France
Cond...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,569 Sale Price
30% Off
After the Storm
Located in Stockholm, SE
"After the Storm" is the title of this oil painting on canvas by the Swedish artist Hjalmar Berghcrantz (1889–1961). Signed and dated 1917. The artwork depicts a rugged landscape whe...
Category
1910s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,393 Sale Price
20% Off
19th century English landscape with Cottage
Located in Woodbury, CT
Charles Morris (British, active mid-19th century)
Rustic Landscape with Herdsman and Cottage, ca. 1860–1870
Oil on canvas
In this tranquil rural view, Charles Morris presents an idy...
Category
1870s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Sunlit Mediterranean Grove Twisted Olive Trees Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunlit Mediterranean Grove
by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary)
signed oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 24 x 28 inches
canvas: 18 x 22 inches
condition: very good
provena...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
A pair of Classical landscapes
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
George Smith of Chichester (Chichester 1714-1776)
Landscape with figures resting by a river; River landscape with figures outside a thatched cottag...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique English Oil Painting Night Time Moonlit Landscape Coastal Estuary
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Heading to Church
E. Oldham, British 1913
signed & dated
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 17.5 x 24 inches
canvas : 13 x 19 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very goo...
Category
Early 20th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$975 Sale Price
30% Off
Gathering, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The sky and clouds can be unpredictable, offering no certain forecast for the weather ahead. A gathering of dark clouds may hint at rain or a refreshing cooln...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
19th century English landscape with two setters flushing birds during a shoot
By Samuel Raven
Located in Woodbury, CT
Samuel Raven (British, 19th Century)
Setters Flushing Game in an Upland Landscape
Oil on panel, circa 1830
Presented in a deeply moulded and carved giltwood frame of the period
This...
Category
1830s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Impressionist Cityscape Paris, works by the River Seine light flooded painting
Located in Norwich, GB
I try not to buy too many views of Paris, as I am aware that not all of you are as attached to the the city as I am. However, this bright, dynamic and fun view of the Seine and its b...
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Mahogany, Oil, Wood Panel
Le Soleil Blanc, Modern Oil Painting and Sand on Canvas by Claude Venard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Claude Venard, French (1913 - 1999) - Le Soleil Blanc, Year: circa 1970, Medium: Oil and Sand on Canvas, signed lower left and titled on verso, Size: 20 x 28.75 in. (50.8 x 73.03 ...
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Boat Spain oil on canvas painting seascape beach
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez
Frame size 75x64 cm.
Category
1990s Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$324 Sale Price
46% Off
The Fishmonger 1940's New York Impasto Figurative Cityscape
By Dorothy Rossen Greenberg
Located in Soquel, CA
A vivid mid-century impasto figurative cityscape oil painting of New York during the 1940s by Dorothy Rossen Greenberg (American, 1915-2005). A Fishmonger plies his trade amidst a ha...
Category
1940s Ashcan School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Beach waves" 2025 oil on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Sara MacCulloch
Beach waves, 2025
oil on canvas
40 x 60 in.
(macc115)
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paris France oil on canvas painting urbanscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 70x59 cm.
Caroline Burnett, born in 1940, was a painter known for capturing the charm of urban scenes and landscapes with a vibrant and colorful style. Although little is...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$720 Sale Price
25% Off
Morning Mist, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A two-toned contemporary abstract piece features a textured surface. In her signature style, artist Janet Hamilton applied thick layers of paint using drywall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage 1940's Scottish Oil Painting Old Cottage amongst Forest Greenery
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Cottage In The Forest
by Harold Storey ( 1888 - 1965)
signed & dated 1940
oil on board, unframed
board : 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: sound & good con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lake Landscape - Fine English Dartmoor Devon Antique Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very beautiful early 20th century oil on canvas landscape depicting a lake with hills beyond, by Frederick John Widgery.
The location is lik...
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
River Thames at Leigh by Moonlight - 19th Century Oil Painting Nocturne 1851
By Henry Pether
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The River Thames at Leigh by Moonlight’ by Henry Pether (1800-1880).
The painting is signed by the artist and dated 1851 and is presented in a bespoke gold metal leaf frame.
• Vi...
Category
1850s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Signed French Impressionist Vintage Oil Painting Poppy Fields by Tranquil River
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Poppy Fields
French Impressionist, mid 20th century
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 18 x 21.5 inches
canvas: 15 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: ver...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shop Landscape Paintings on 1stDibs
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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