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Landscape Paintings For Sale
Style: Expressionist
Style: Post-War
The Coming Storm
Located in Sheffield, MA
Nicolas Alexandrovitch Tarkhoff
Russian, 1871-1930
The Coming Storm
Oil on board
12 ¾ by 19 in, w/ frame 19 ¼ by 25 ½ in
Signed lower right
Was a Russian-born Impressionist. Born in Moscow on January 20, 1871 to a merchant family he studied painting and drawing. Tarkhoff was known as the “Moscow Parisian,” because he spent so much of his life in France -- from 1898 until his death in 1930. A member of the World of Art and the Union of Russian Artists, Tarkhoff began drawing at the age of twenty-four. After an unsuccessful attempt to enroll at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, he studied under Konstantin Korovin. At the age of twenty-eight, Tarkhoff made his first visit to Paris, where he studied drawing and began actively working and exhibiting. He moved there permanently in 1899.
In 1906, he held a one-man show at the gallery of Ambroise Vollard, the famous Parisian art dealer who championed all the leading French Impressionists. Sergei Makovsky, Alexander Benois...
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ridgetop Flowers, Original Painting
By Kip Decker
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Kip Decker displays a flourishing landscape with an expressionist approach. Colorful wildflowers abundantly grow by the ridge of a hill. He paints the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Sands of Celia" (2022) by Leigh Ann Van Fossan, Original Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Sands of Celia" is an original acrylic painting featuring peaceful blue waters lapping a sandy beach.
Van Fossan was born in Vail, Colorado, and began oil p...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sea. Sailboat.
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I sought to capture the serene dance between sky and sea, interspersed with the graceful ballet of a sailboat. Infused with the essence of expressionism and the delica...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée
Expressionist Colorful Oil Paint Landscape. "Barranco del Noi (Almuñecar)".
Located in Segovia, ES
"Barranco del Noi" (Almuñecar) . Oil on canvas by Spanish artist Chico Montilla.
Measurements: (H) 81 x (W) 100 x 2 (D) cm.
Framed 104 x 123 x 6 cm.
The Noi ravine, in Almuñecar, G...
Category
Early 1900s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pine Woods, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Derived from artist Robert Hofferr's personal photo, this expressionist painting transforms a woodland scene into blocks of color. Warm tones emerge from the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sunny day. 1994, oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Sunny day. 1994, oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x70 cm
Bright, colorful landscape with trees
Valdis Bush (1924-2014)
studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), his favorit...
Category
1990s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Salt On My Face, Contemporary Seascape Oil Painting
By Penny Rumble
Located in Brecon, Powys
The Atlantic ocean at its most ethereal, when sea and sky mix in a delicate fading of colours. There is spray in the air and immediately you are transported into a mythical world of ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Pennine Way, Wessenden Head Reservior, Original, Landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
The Pennine Way, Wessenden Head Reservoir is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Autumn coloured bracken pictured here at sunset in this Wessenden Reservoir landscape on Marsden...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Scarlet Sails
Located in Zofingen, AG
As an artist, I poured my spirit into this artwork, invoking the raw feelings of freedom and adventure with each stroke. The vivid hues emanate a sense of hope and endless possibilit...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée
French Abstract Expressionist Acrylic On Canvas
Located in Cotignac, FR
A contemporary Abstract Expressionist acrylic on canvas by French artist, Christian Manoury. Signed to the back of the canvas.
This artwork captures a minimalist aesthetic with its ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cloud Puffs 1, Original Painting
By Kip Decker
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Billowing clouds swirl across the sky as a river meanders through the field below. Greens, purples, and blues dance throughout the landscape, while bold brush...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
19 on the 20th, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Inspired by artist Robert Hofherr's personal photo, this piece simplifies detail to make a bold and striking composition. Solid, substantial shadows replace o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Overgrown pond
Located in Zofingen, AG
In my creation, I've endeavored to capture the serene beauty of nature's embrace, where a hidden pond, overgrown with life, reflects a sky softly blurred by the morning mist. I've in...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée
Expressionist Colorful Oil Paint Landscape: Jupiter's Tree (Árbol de Júpiter)
Located in Segovia, ES
Jupiter's Tree (El árbol de Júpiter). Big format Oil on canvas Beautiful garden by Chico Montilla.
Measurements: (H) 97 x (W) 130 x 3 cm. Framed 109 x 142 x 5 cm.
Colorful expressio...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Beautiful park
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I poured my soul into capturing the serene yet vibrant essence of a park that whispers tales of tranquility and renewal. I employed expressive brushstrokes to...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard, Giclée
Waiting Figure
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Waiting Figure" is a Post War abstract landscape oil on canvas painting by Roland Petersen in 1967. The artwork is 68 x 56 inches and, with the frame, is 69 3/8 x 57 1/2 x 3 inches....
Category
20th Century Post-War Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Giner Bueno 372 playa original painting
By Giner Bueno
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Giner Bueno (1935-2000)
Painter from Alicante, son of the painter Luis Giner Valls.
He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts of Valencia and finished his studies in Paris, where...
Category
1990s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dandelions
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork, I've aimed to capture the transient beauty of nature, an expression of life's fleeting moments. Employing gentle strokes and a harmonious palette, I convey the delic...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée
Jardin des Tuileries
By Gabriel Spat
Located in Sheffield, MA
Gabriel Spat
American, 1890-1967
Jardin des Tuileries
Oil on board
8 ⅛ by 11 ⅛ in, w/ frame 13 ¾ by 17 in
Signed lower left
Gabriel Spat spent most of his career in France painting...
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gondolas in Venice Italy oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
José Luis Florit Rodero (1909-2000) - Venice Venezia Italy - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 50x61 cm.
Frameless.
José Luis Florit Rodero (Madrid, 1909-Pa...
Category
1980s Post-War Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Spring Landscape', Paris, Danish Post-Impressionist oil, Charlottenborg Palace
By Ejnar Kragh
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial, sunlit landscape showing a fruit-tree in blossom in the foreground with verdant fields receding towards rolling hills beneath turquoise and lavender clouds.
Signed ...
Category
1940s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Bird in the forest
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I've captured the serene vibrancy of a yellow bird perched delicately amidst a hazy forest. The oil strokes blend realism with impressionism, creating a soft yet pr...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Marina Cyclists, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist James Hartman captures the meeting point of the Berkeley Marina and San Francisco Bay in this expressive California landscape. A favorite Bay Area spot t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lac St-Andre a Port au Persil - 20th century, expressionism, oil on board
By Bruno Côté
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In the picturesque Charlevoix region of northern Quebec sits a string of villages on the St. Lawrence River. Bruno Cote has captured a classic scene of a sm...
Category
1980s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Backlight at Clarins Port by Ernest Voegeli - Oil on Canvas 33x43 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Ernest Voegeli is an artist who has found his path through a combination of solid technique and a clear, insightful approach to color, form, and composition. While his work is primar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Burnett, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Trees shine like incandescent light bulbs under the warm afternoon sun. A kaleidoscope of pink, green, and yellow leaves spread across the scene. Overlapping ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Harbor
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I've captured the serene yet profound voyage of a ship sailing into a golden sunset. Using a blend of acrylic and oil, I explore the dynamics between light and shad...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Love in Spring at Big Sur California original Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Love in the Spring at Big Sur California original Acrylic on Canvas
Blossoms and flowers with Love (written on painting) and a spring mélange is a creation by Judith W Winslow (Amer...
Category
Early 2000s Post-War Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Storm
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I sought to capture the tumultuous yet mesmerizing dance of the sea with the sky. Utilizing the vigor of expressionism blended with soft touches of impression...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
Large 20th Century French Expressionist Signed Oil View over Paris River Seine
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Bridges over the River Seine
French Expressionist artist, 20th century
indistinctly signed/ titled verso
oil on board, framed
framed: 22 x 26 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sandra Pratt 'Untitled' - Unframed Contemporary Oil On Board Winter Scene 2024
By Sandra Pratt
Located in Denver, CO
This original, unframed oil on board requires a frame to hang. Created by Sandra Pratt in 2024, it measures 6 x 8 inches (15.24 x 20.32 cm) and captures a serene winter landscape in ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Sail
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I aimed to capture the dynamic interplay of light on water, using a blend of acrylic and oil to create texture and depth. I employed expressionism to convey the emo...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Canvas
Tuileries's garden by Roland Weber - Oil on canvas 16x24cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Roland Weber (1932–1988) was a French painter known for his post-war and contemporary art. His works have been showcased in various exhibitions and auctions over the years. Born in V...
Category
20th Century Post-War Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Evening lights of Prague. The Charles Bridge.
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I've sought to capture the ethereal glow of twilight embracing the iconic architecture. The playful dance of light and shadow melds realism with a hint of impressionis...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée
Coastal Composition, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Boats drift on a vast northeastern body of water in New England. The sun casts a warm glow across the scene. Simple style and expressionist brushwork reduce det...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Canal View
Located in Sheffield, MA
Lucien-Hector Jonas
French, 1880-1947
Canal View
Oil on Canvas
21 ¼ by 29 in, w/ frame 32 ½ by 40 in
Signed lower left
Jonas was born in the town of Anzin in northern France. He fi...
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lake view by A. Muller - Oil on canvas 60x73 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas with a frame; total size 80x93 cm
Category
1940s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
XX century Spanish school oil on burlap painting landscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil on burlap.
Oil measures 50x65 cm.
Frameless.
Category
1940s Post-War Landscape Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Marina Diptych, Abstract Seascape Gestures in Blue, Acrylic Painting on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Blue pond
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this artwork, I sought to capture the serene beauty of nature using the delicate dance of light and shadow upon water. This expressionistic approach emphasizes the tranqu...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Costal Landscape
By Albert Berne
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Coastal Landscape" 1961 by noted Cincinnati artist Albert Berne, 1877-1973 is an oil painting on canvas board. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by the artist. The canvas board size is 16 x 20 inches, framed is 26 x 21.5 inches. The artwork is in very good condition, the frame is in fair condition, it has been unprofessionally restored and has scratches.
About the artist.
Albert Berne (German/American 1877-1973) Schooled in music at the Cincinnati Conservatory, Berne studied piano in Berlin, Germany with Arthur Rubinstein. Here he experienced the radical ferment in the arts in Europe during the pre- WWI years. Later he returned to Cincinnati, where he was a baritone and teacher of music. At the age of 56, he began painting in earnest. Berne received instruction in painting at the Cincinnati Art Academy with Frank Myers and Carl Zimmerman...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
American Poplar
Located in Stockholm, SE
A vibrant painting depicting an avenue lined with poplar trees in fall colors, prominently featuring a very large, centrally placed yellow poplar. Possibly an American poplar. The artist, Agda Holst, has employed a diverse palette of colors to the poplars, creating a dynamic and colorful composition. This oil on panel is signed and dated by Holst in 1948. The work exemplifies her use of color and form, characteristics that defined her artistic practice throughout her career.
Agda Holst was a Swedish modernist painter known for her precise study of form, stylized compositions, and ability to merge structured geometry with expressive color. Her works, often still lifes, portraits, and figure studies, reflect a balance between naturalistic representation and modernist influences such as Cubism and New Objectivity.
Holst's artistic journey began in 1907 at the Académie Colarossi in Paris, where she studied under Christian Krohg. Seeking further refinement, she moved to Munich between 1910 and 1911, studying with Julius Exter, known for his teachings in portrait and genre painting. In 1911–1912, she returned to Paris to study under Kees van Dongen, whose bold use of color and strong contrasts left a lasting impression on her work. The early 1920s marked another period of study in Paris, this time under André Lhote, who instilled in her a structured approach to composition and geometric clarity.
Holst’s first public exhibition took place in 1916, when she displayed paintings in a bookstore...
Category
1940s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Camellias Grow Near Water. Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Gently glowing with opalescent light Camellias Grow Near Water is a remarkable painting from Slade School alumni and leading British Impressionist artist Francesca Owen. Drawing insp...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Just sea
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've poured my soul into capturing the ever-changing essence of the sea. I utilized a blend of impressionism and expressionism to evoke the sea's dynamic moods ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary abstract impressionist painting of landscape "Vibrant nature"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract piece, done with a mix of expressionism and impressionism, is titled "Vibrant Nature" and was created by French artist Nataya Mougenot. It is part of her s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Winter landscape
Located in Riga, LV
Adolfs Melnars (till 1940 – Adolfs Maslovskis) (1908.4.III – 1963.31.X)
attended studio of K. Miesnieks (1928), studied in Latvia Art academy (1930 – 39) and graduated studio of G. ...
Category
1960s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Lake and mountain landscape
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
19th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Fauvist Gouache of Sailing Boats in Port Under a Setting Sun.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Watercolour and gouache on paper of sailing boats at a quay side. The painting is signed bottom right but as yet undeciphered and dated 1945. Presented in a patinated wood custom fra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Morning garden with rhododendrons
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I've merged the vivid, emotive strokes of expressionism with the subtle, light play of impressionism, all grounded in realism's tangible forms. Using oil paints, I ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Yonder" (2024) by Leigh Ann Van Fossan, Original Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Yonder" is an original acrylic depicting an impressionistic landscape with a stormy blue sky.
Van Fossan was born in Vail, Colorado, and began oil painting ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Winter Barn" (2024) By Sandra Pratt, Original Oil Painting of Landscape
By Sandra Pratt
Located in Denver, CO
"Winter Barn" by Sandra Pratt is an original oil painting that depicts an abstracted landscape with a white barn and grey storm clouds in the sky.
Artist Statement:
My work is insp...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
20th Century Bucks County Colorful Landscape Painting, Italian artist
By Louis Bosa
Located in Beachwood, OH
Louis Bosa (American, 1905–1981)
Bucks County, 1934
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower right
17.5 x 21.5 inches
25.5 x 29 inches, framed
Born in Codroipo, a small village only a f...
Category
1930s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape 132 by Jean Krille - Oil on Masonite 40.5x61 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Emile Albert Gruppe Bass Rocks 36x30
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Albert Gruppe (American, 1896-1978)
Bass Rock, 1967
Oil on canvas
30 x 36 inches (76.2 x 91.4 cm)
Signed lower right: Emile A. Gruppe
Signed, dated, and titled on the stretcher...
Category
1960s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Winter Walk with Jasper, (Black Cat painting)
By Sterling Boyd Strauser
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Sterling Strauser (1907-1995). Dorothy and Jasper, Crystal Street Station, 1970. Oil on masonite panel, 11.5 x 22.25 inches. Signed and dated lower right. Very good condition with no damage or conservation. Unframed. Framing services available.
Image depicts the artist's wife, Dorothy Strauser, walking the beloved family cat, Jasper. In the background can be seen the East Stroudsburg Pa Train Depot on Crystal Street.
Provenance: Estate of the artist's Granddaughter, Princeton NJ.
Often called a romantic expressionist and American intimist, self-taught Pennsylvania artist Sterling Strauser (1907-1995) completed his first oil painting in 1922- inspired by frequent visits to the collection of American folk art at the Everhardt Museum in Scranton. Throughout the following seven decades of his career, Strauser’s artistic pursuit was based on his own intuition and determination to paint what he saw, rather than adhering to the conventional pictorial structures prescribed by prevailing styles at the time. Strauser rejected pretension, believing instead that art should work from life as it was lived. His oeuvre therefore serves as an extremely personal record of his observations and experiences from his lifetime painting in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Beginning early in his career, Strauser took his inspiration from American regionalists and traditional realists in the Ashcan style, as well as European movements such as Fauvism and Cubism, yet he eventually developed his own fluid realism based on subject matter beloved and familiar to him- family and friends, local landscapes and floral still lifes.
Known for his distorted pictorial space, exaggerated with vivid color, heavy impasto and an intensity of emotion, Strauser was adept at altering and rearranging the details and aspects of any given form to create a new kind of beauty.
"All a painting has to do, or a piece of sculpture, or whatever, is to entertain the critical eye. You have to have a fresh seeing eye… to look at things like a child, as if looking at the world for the first time (seeing) something that somebody else doesn’t see, something you want to identify with… Painting is largely a matter of evaluation. (It) doesn’t matter how much it looks like the subject matter. It just depends on how interesting you have made it so that it pleases the critical eye."
STERLING STRAUSER, STERLING STRAUSER: A MODERNIST REVISTED, P. 23
Sterling exhibited his work extensively throughout the country and drew the attention of many notable fellow artists including Milton Avery, Louise Nevelson, David Burliuk, Chaim Gross and Red Grooms. Sterling was also extremely influential within the arts community of Pennsylvania through his discovery and promotion of self-taught American Folk artists such as Justin McCarthy, Jack Savitsky, Joseph Gatto...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Taormina
By Erich Waske
Located in Wien, 9
Deling with the work of Erich Waske today, one encounters first of all a number of reasons why this outstanding artist has fallen into such undeserved oblivion. In addition to the de...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Italian village
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork, I've poured my soul into capturing the essence of a rustic Italian landscape, where the vibrant poppy fields dance under the sun's warm embrace. The path meanders, i...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard, Giclée
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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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