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Landscape Paintings For Sale
Period: Early 2000s
Period: 1930s
New Hope Hills
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Fern Isabel Coppedge (1883-1951) New Hope Hills, c. 1931 Oil on canvas, 16 x 16 inches (40.6 x 40.6 cm) Signed lower left: Fern I. Coppedge Provenance The artist; Gift from the arti...
Category

1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cedars, Greenport (Contemporary Winter Landscape Painting, Framed)
Located in Hudson, NY
Cedars, Greenport (Contemporary Winter Landscape Painting, Framed) painted by Tony Thompson in 2002 16 x 24 inches, 20.75 x 28.5 inches framed oil on canvas Wired on Reverse for easy installation Artist signature on lower left corner Tony Thompson's combination of masterful technique with sustained contemplation results in paintings that are a delight to behold and make his compositions are a timeless contribution to the genre. The light is the main event in bucolic settings, and the artist makes this challenge look simply effortless. In this painted, a shadowed tree line of cedar trees dominate the foreground of a meadow richly painted in tones of orange and umber. Wispy tree branches are highlighted by a pale pink sky that reflects the setting sun. Thompson's work is at the same traditional yet freshly relevant to today's environment - a classic landscape that has mass appeal! Anthony Thompson attended Dartmouth College...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

A Corner of Barbados
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Joseph Stella(1877-1946) A Corner of Barbados, 1937 Oil on canvas, 11 x 15 inches (27.9 x 38.1 cm) Inscribed on verso: A corner of / Barbados / O:P by / Joseph Stella Provenance The artist; By bequest to his nephew, Sergio Stella, 1946; By descent in the family, until the present Joseph Stella’s artistic career defies easy categorization. He was simultaneously a modernist and traditionalist, a dual citizen of the Old and New World, a bold experimenter and masterful practitioner of time-honored artistic techniques. His iconic paintings of New York City, such as the Brooklyn Bridge and Coney Island, celebrate modernity and the Machine Age, while his exuberant paintings of the natural world speak to the spiritual revelation that guided and grounded him throughout his life. Until recently, the divergent aspects of Stella’s career “confounded his legacy.” But in Joseph Stella: Visionary Nature, the multi-venue museum exhibition that focuses on the artist’s lifelong engagement with nature, a more complete and nuanced understanding of his career has emerged. Stella’s work of flora and fauna demonstrate his deep connection to and close observational study of nature to invigorate his creativity and sustain his human spirit. Indeed, nature was a salve to his woes about life and the modern age. He made countless drawings and paintings of flowers, many of which were done at the New York Botanical Garden – a favorite place for the artist. In these works, Stella explored new styles and pressed the limits of his imagination. Like nature itself, he was always changing, always growing. Stella found himself in Barbados in 1937, when then health of his wife had declined and she asked him to bring her home. He loved the island paradise, as it reawakened his creativity and love the natural world, much as his returns to Italy did. Although he remained in Barbados for only five months, the landscape he absorbed and the motifs he developed fueled his art for the next three years. The Barbados paintings...
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Stone Columns and Arch in the California Mission - Interior Scene by Mary Scott
Located in Soquel, CA
Interior courtyard scene by Mary Scott (American, late 19th/early 20th C). Two large stone columns support an arch, framing the composition. Between the columns, some of the courtyard can be seen, including a tree and the edges of a grassy area. Across the courtyard, there is a small desk and chair...
Category

1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Nicola Lake II - calm, expressive, colorful, landscape, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Pat Service’s expressive, colourful landscapes are a faithful homage to the land she grew up in. Nicola Lake was formed by ancient glaciers and winds its way through the hilly wilder...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sun. Suzhou._
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting "The Sun. Suzhou" invites the viewer to an ancient Chinese city, where time seems to have stopped amid the quiet waters of canals built several centuries ago. Created in...
Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Tuscan Moon" Nocturnal Landscape in Acrylic on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
"Tuscan Moon" Nocturnal Landscape in Acrylic on Masonite Serene nocturnal seascape by Richard M. Bacon (American, 20th Century). The viewer stand atop a hill above the coastline, wi...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

Woodland Path - British Impressionist art 1930 wooded landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Impressionist landscape oil painting is by prolific exhibitor and British artist Oliver Hall. Painted circa 1930 the composition is a path curving through some trees with...
Category

1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th century Impressionist, French landscape with cottage
Located in Woodbury, CT
Mid-20th century Impressionist scene, French landscape with cottage The painter was active around the middle of the 20th century, painting landscapes, portraits, and city scenes. ...
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1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Huntsman and Hounds in an Open Landscape, Alfred Grenfell Haigh, signed
By Alfred Grenfell Haigh
Located in London, GB
Signed hunting scene by Alfred Grenfell Haig (1870–1963). Haig's masterful oil on canvas brings to life the exhilarating spirit of a hunting scene, with a huntsman leading a pack of ...
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1930s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

British Impressionist Watercolor of a Rustic Stone Bridge over a Tranquil River
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Rustic Stone Bridge over a Tranquil River By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions:...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

The street of the steeple of Saint-Sulpice by I. Ch. Goetz - Watercolor 35x54 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Category

1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

VENICE -In the Manner of Canaletto- Oil On Canvas Italian Landscape Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Venice - Giancarlo Gorini Italia 2002 - Oil on canvas cm.50x100 Gold leaf gilded wooden frameavailable on request Giancarlo Gorini's canvas is an extraordinary work of Italian lan...
Category

Early 2000s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

British Impressionist Watercolor of a Idyllic Riverside Scene with Swans
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Idyllic Riverside Scene with Swans By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Signed: Yes Dimens...
Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

“Pheasant in Flight”
Located in Southampton, NY
Large impressive painting of a pheasant in flight by the listed Danish artist, Carl Hoyrup. Signed lower left. Condition is good. Circa 1935. Overall in walnut stained original wo...
Category

1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Red Glider', Large California Modernist oil, Modesto Urban Landscape, Airplane
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Keith Longcor' (American, 1944-2015) and dated, '2002'; additionally titled verso, 'Airplanes from a Parking Garage- Modesto CA'. A substantial Modernist landsc...
Category

Early 2000s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

ROME CASTEL SANT'ANGEL - Italian School Italian Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Rome - Castel Sant'Angelo - Oil on canvas cm.80x120, Italy, Antonio Crespi 2008 In this marvellous painting we admire one of the most beautiful views, t...
Category

Early 2000s Italian School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Beach at Honfleur', Hawaiian Woman Artist, Giverny, San Francisco Art Academy
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Kari McCarthy' (American, 20th century), signed, verso, dated 2005, and titled, 'The Beach at Honfleur'. Publisher and artist Kari ...
Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique European School Modernist Village Landscape Original Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique European modernist landscape painting. Oil on board, circa 1930. Unsigned. Image size, 20.5L x 17.5H. Housed in a period giltwood frame.
Category

1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Gold And Orange Warm Contemporary Abstract Painting By Kenneth Strandby
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Presenting a large gold, orange, and yellow contemporary abstract painting by Danish artist Kenneth Strandby (1960 - ). With its color and its large size the painting has a warm and ...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Rowing on the Lake" American Oil Painting on Board of Figures on the Lake
Located in New York, NY
A Fine depiction of a rowboat with figures on the lake. For this wonderful depiction, Nemethy uses a Fine technique which depicts the figures in a miniature way. With joyful colors, this piece is bright and peaceful. This painting is signed by the artist lower right and it comes comes housed in a beautiful simple wood frame and ready to be displayed with hanging wire on verso. This painting measures 8 x 14 inches Framed measures 13 x 19 inches PROVENANCE: Lilac Gallery...
Category

Early 2000s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Laurence Young, "The Order of Things", 12x24 Impressionistic Landscape Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"The Order of Things" 12x24 is an oil painting on canvas by artist Laurence Young. Featured is a warm sunny impressionistic landscape. Rows of purple hued trees line the high horizon...
Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

No Trespassing, Autumn Landscape and Hunters by Female American Realist Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"No Trespassing" is a 24 x 30 inches, New Hampshire autumn scene of two hunters walking with their dog through the woods. Painted by female, American Realist painter, Molly Luce...
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bratsevo estate. First green
Located in Zofingen, AG
These are puddles in April from melted snow and mirror reflections of trees and branches in them. The color of the puddle is green and this gives the reflection a nice tint and blur....
Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Still Life, Original signed Oil painting, Flowers in Vase, Interior decor
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Subject : Small oil painting of a still life, in excellent condition. This painting elegantly depicts a bouquet of colorful flowers in a white ceramic pitcher adorned with delicate...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Winter night
Located in Zofingen, AG
And how romantic the night landscapes are. The city, illuminated by the lights, in the distance, as if beckons and calls to itself. And we suddenly clearly feel how the artist enthusiastically catches the elusive colors of the night. The cold, dark warm red color of the sky which is enhanced by hundreds of bright highlights on the snow surface attracts snow. Exhibition: 2012 “Dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the victory in the 1812 Patriotic War”, exhibition mounted at the Izmailovo Gallery State Exhibition hall, (Moscow). 2012 “Visible Images”, personal exhibition at the exhibition hall of the Russian Auction House in Gostiny Dvor, (Moscow). 2015 «The Great People’s Country». Personal exhibition at Cultural Center «Ozerov House». (Kolomna). 2018 The personal exhibition "In search of color." Plyos State Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve. "Museum of the landscape." (Plyos). 2024 The exhibition "Tail-wind". Museum and exhibition complex "Academy of Watercolor and Fine Arts of Sergey Andriaka". (Moscow) Publication: Златоверховникова О.Н. Семён Кожин. – М.: Белый город, 2009. – 64 с. – (Мастера живописи. Русские художники). ISBN: 9785779317184 Page 25...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Yellowstone River at Big Timber
Located in Bozeman, MT
Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

British Original Watercolor of a Castle with Swans on the River
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Original Watercolor of a Castle with Swans on the River By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11 x 15.25 inch...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Boats Amongst the Mangroves, " Watercolor & Gouache on Paper signed by Doris Lee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Boats Amongst the Mangroves" is an original watercolor and gouache painting on paper by Doris Lee. The artist signed the piece lower right. It depicts boats and other objects on a f...
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

British Impressionist Watercolor of Horse Riders on a Country Lane
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Horse Riders on a Country Lane By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11.25 x 15.5...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

'Forgotten Idols III' by Katarina Dordevic, Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 33.46" x 47.24" acrylic on canvas painting by Katarina Dordevic features abstracted depictions of prehistoric archaeological findings. Relying on the original museums’ ensemble,...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

British Impressionist Watercolor of a Tranquil Riverside Landscape with Boat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Tranquil Riverside Landscape with Boat By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

British Impressionist Watercolor of a Farm Yard with Outbuildings and Church
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Farm Yard with Outbuildings and Church By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Blue Mountain Abstract Expressionist Painting by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Blue Mountain Abstract Expressionist Painting by Contemporary British Painter Angela Wakefield. Art measures 18.5 x 13 inches Frame measures 24 x 18.5 inches This painting is a ra...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

'Ravello , Italy , Night Sounds'. original mixed media piece . Signed circa 2007
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Ravello, Italy' . Part of a portfolio of Gradwell's time and experiences in paint. In live studies around the Amalfi Coat.' I found an attempt to marry the beauty of the day witho...
Category

Early 2000s Post-Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Sumach Moon - blue, orange, trees, moon, graphic, pop-art, landscape, acrylic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Charles Pachter returns to the Canadian wilderness for this painting. The internationally recognized pop artist has chosen to celebrate the sumach, a tree that is native to North America. Pachter’s sumach frames an orange harvest moon which appears in the fall. Farmers often use the light of this full moon to harvest their crops late into the night. Pachter’s moon is small and distant and the thin line of a lake and mountain in the background give the painting a greater depth of perspective. A painter, printmaker, sculptor, designer and author Pachter is a graduate of University of Toronto...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sailing Regatta Under the Golden Gate Bridge - Seascape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Sailing Regatta Under the Golden Gate Bridge - Seascape in Oil on Canvas Colorful depiction of sailboats in San Francisco Bay by unknown artist "Schutz" (20th Century). A sailboat w...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

British Impressionist Watercolor of Trees and Reflection on Water
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Trees and Reflection on Water By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11 x 15 inche...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

British Impressionist Watercolor of Kentfield Farm, with Church and Chickens
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Kentfield Farm, with Church and Chickens By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Signed: Yes Di...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Machinations of the Mind No. 3" - Abstract Surrealist Landscape in Oil
Located in Soquel, CA
"Machinations of the Mind No. 3" - Abstract Surrealist Landscape in Oil Bold composition by Loreen Hewitt-Hackett (nee Bergman) (American, b. 1971). The artist has created an abstracted, surrealist scene with larger-than life objects in a barren land. The largest shape is similar to an hourglass, with other objects balanced on and floating around it. This piece has a muted color palette of teal, black, and brick red. Signed and dated "Bergman 04" in the lower right corner. Signed, titled, and dated on verso: Loreen Bergman...
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Early 2000s Post-Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Impressionist oil sketch of Venice Italy, from the Grand Canal
Located in Woodbury, CT
Impressionist oil sketch of venice, Italy from the Grand Canal. This sketch painted whilst on a trip to Venice circa 2009. Charles Bertie Hall painted marine scenes, landscapes, an...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Coney Island Fire Eaters American Scene Modernism WPA Social Realism Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
Coney Island Fire Eaters American Scene Modernism WPA Social Realism Mid-Century Frederick "Fritz" Frey Rockwell (1917-1977) Coney Island Fire Eaters 25 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas Si...
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

English Impressionist beach, shore scene with fishing boats, huts and landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
English Impressionist beach, shore scene with fishing boats, huts and landscape Born in North Staffordshire Ivan showed an early interest in art and in drawing and painting. His in...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Ravello Night' original mixed media painting circa 2005 . signed original .
Located in Frome, Somerset
Ravello , Italy . Evening Scape of sights and sounds. Painted plein air in the Piazza. His manner is about recording the dimensions of colour and form and their possibilities. Grad...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Late Night Shopping - London cityscape abstract figurative realism oil painting
Located in London, Chelsea
The original painting " Late Night Shopping " by Michael Quirke is stringed and ready to be displayed. Michael Quirke was born in 1946 and studied at St Martin’s School of Art, Lond...
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Early 2000s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Setting Off" - Nautical Scene in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
"Setting Off" - Nautical Scene in Oil on Masonite Original impressionist seascape with sailboat by Richard M. Bacon a New England artist (American, 20th Century). At the end of a do...
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Early 2000s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Abstract Surrealist Harbor Cityscape - Oil on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Heavy impasto and strong contrasting colors create a strong piece by Jim Spitzer (American, 1936-2018). Above a dark cityscape, a swirling, richly textured...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Impressionistic English River Landscape Original Oil Painting by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Impressionistic English River Landscape Painting Original Oil by British Artist. A highly varnished mixed media artwork on deep edge canvas capturing the shimmering reflections of su...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Varnish, Epoxy Resin, Cotton

Early 20th Century California Foothills Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful California landscape of foothills with stream, Birch and Oak trees. Unsigned. Unframed. Image size: 12"H x 18"W.
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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Walking Through the Fields
Located in New York, NY
A stunning depiction of a lone figure walking down a path. Nemethy uses a bold impressionistic technique with thick use of paint and wonderful impressions. With joyful colors, this p...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Impressionist Coastal landscape with cliffs by the sea.
Located in Woodbury, CT
American Impressionist French coastal Impressionist scene Charles Bertie Hall painted scenes all over England, Europe, and America in a traditional Impressionist manner. He exhibite...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

British Impressionist Watercolor of the Old Bridge, Majorca
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of the Old Bridge, Majorca By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Signed: Yes Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11 x 15...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

'Forgotten Idols II, ' by Katarina Dordevic, Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 32.25" x 46" painting by artist Katarina Dordevic features a key idea of the artists work. The transfiguration of artifacts in contemporary context. In this work Dordevic's cent...
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Early 2000s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Boat and Fjord Scandinavia by Jorgen Hansen Denmark
Located in Soquel, CA
Boat and Fjord Scandinavia by Jorgen Hansen Denmark Dramatic skies and well boat along a Fjord by Jorgen Hansen (1862 - 1937) was active/lived in Denmark...
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1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lake and mountain landscape
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
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1930s French School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

“Sailing off the Rocky Coast”
Located in Southampton, NY
Well executed oil on board painting of a sailboat off the rocky coast. Signed lower right. Circa 1930. Condition is excellent. The painting is housed in a faux wood molded frame wi...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Taos Morada" by Evelyne Boren, Original watercolor
Located in Denver, CO
"Taos Morada" (2009) by Evelyne Boren is a charming watercolor on handmade paper with deckled edges. A famous holy site from Taos, NM, "Taos Morada", is depicted. Evelyne Boren (a...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

The Trail to the Lake
Located in New York, NY
A stunning depiction of a path leading down to the lake with mountains in the background. Nemethy uses a bold impressionistic technique with thick use of paint and wonderful impressi...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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