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Landscape Paintings For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: 1930s
“Summer Sailing”
Located in Southampton, NY
Wonderful double sided oil on heavy fiber board paintings done by the well known North Fork Peconic Bay artist Caroline Bell. The coastal sailing painting is signed lower left. The haystack painting verso is signed in pencil lower right. The sailing painting is in good condition; the haystack painting is in good condition. Both done circa 1930. In a period but not original gold leaf over wood frame. Framed measurements are 19 by 23.75 inches. Provenance: A Long Island, New York estate. (1874-1970) Caroline Bell was the leader of a group of artists known as the Peconic Bay Impressionists...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Place Jeanne D'Arc, Paris, " Jules Herve, French Impressionism, Cityscape Street
Located in New York, NY
Jules Herve (French, 1887 - 1981) Place Jeanne D'Arc, Paris, circa 1930 Oil on canvas 8 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches Signed lower right; signed on the reverse Jules Rene Herve, an impression...
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1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Edinburgh Town circa 1930
By Charles Eddowes Turner
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Famous Edinburgh scene with the foggy Castle on the Mount from the North Bridge, and a bustling city scene below. Impressionist style, dating to mid 1920s/1930s, presenting a glimps...
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1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, 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...
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1980s Post-War Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Children holding pails with chickens by a duck pond & cottage in Rural England
Located in Preston, GB
Children holding pails with chickens by a duck pond & cottage in the English Countryside by British Artist, Les Parson entitled 'Arm in Arm'. Art measures...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Venezuelan Surrealism Architectural Oil Painting Emerio Lunar Latin American Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Provenance: Galeria Durban Cesar Segnini, Caracas Venezuela. Emerio Dario Lunar was born on January 27, 1940 in Cabimas, Zulia state. Self-taught ...
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1980s Surrealist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Architecture
Located in Genève, GE
Collage, mixed technique Work on paper Black wooden frame with glass pane 75.3 x 93.2 x 3.7 cm
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1980s Abstract Geometric Landscape Paintings

Materials

Adhesive, Gouache, Tissue Paper

Antique American Modernist Trompe L'Oeil Window View Super Detailed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful and rare early American modernist trompe l'oeil oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 12H by 16L.
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1930s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rockport Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful 1931 painting by American artist, Giovanni Martino (1908-1997). Oil on canvas measures 25 x 30 inches. Measures 35 x 39 inches framed. The scene depicts what is definitively the Rockport, Mass. fishing pier. Excellent condition with a few very minor areas of paint flaking. The darker areas in the sky is a result of unpainted areas. The canvas is sized with glue but not primed white: observable areas of natural linen color results. Signed wet into wet and dated lower left. No restoration or overpaint. Giovanni Martino, National Academy of Design* member, was born on May 1, 1908 in Philadelphia PA where all seven brothers and one sister, Filomina, Frank, Antonio, Albert, Ernest, Giovanni, Edmond, and William became painters. They were under the tutelage of their eldest brother, Frank, who in the late 1920s, founded the first commercial art* studio, Martino Studios, at 27 South 18th Street. Besides studying with his two eldest brothers, Giovanni also studied with Albert Jean Adolph at La France Institute, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts*, The Graphic Sketch Club, and Spring Garden Institute in Philadelphia. In his mid teens he accompanied his two eldest brothers to New Hope searching for subjects to paint. In the 1930s, he also started to paint in Manayunk, a hilly mill town along the Schuylkill River...
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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Impressionist mid century view of Hammersmith Bridge over the Thames London
Located in Woodbury, CT
Pietro Sansalvadore was active during the early to middle of the 20th century. He painted in an Impressionist manner and on a small scale. Acquiring a late 19th-century Impressionist painting of Hammersmith Bridge by the Italian painter Pietro Sansalvadore is an opportunity to own a captivating piece of art that transcends both time and cultural boundaries. Sansalvadore's unique perspective, influenced by the Impressionist movement, infuses this painting with a luminous quality that captures the atmospheric essence of Hammersmith Bridge in a way that only a skilled artist with an international perspective could achieve. This masterpiece not only showcases the artist's mastery in capturing light and movement but also represents a harmonious fusion of Italian artistic sensibilities with the iconic English landmark. The play of colors and the subtle brushstrokes transport the viewer to the late 19th century, offering a glimpse into the allure and dynamism of that period. Owning this painting is not just acquiring a visual delight; it's investing in a historical and cultural artifact...
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1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Sheep by an Idyllic Tree Lined River Landscape in Ireland by Modern Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Sheep by an Idyllic Tree Lined River Landscape in Ireland by Modern 20th Century Irish Artist, Frank Fitzsimons Art measures 18 x 14 inches Frame measure 21.5 x 17.5 inches Frank Fitzsimons was born in Antrim but grew up in Bangor, Co Down in the 1930’s. Fitzsimons joined the Belfast Art Club where he painted with Maurice Canning Wilks...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Riflessi A Tiburon', by Marco Sassone, Oil on Linen, Waterfront Landscape, 1983
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed oil on linen painting, 'Riflessi A Tiburon,' by Marco Sassone, an American-Italian painter, is measured at 30 x 24 inches in a horizontal format. Sassone paints an Expres...
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1980s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Boathouse at Night, Modernist Two Toned Color-field Abstracted Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Boathouse at Night, Modernist Two Toned Color-field Abstracted Seascape Nocturnal seascape by Vasil (Victor) Papkov (20th Century). At the top of the piece, the moon is obscured beh...
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1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Perugia, Italy Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Bobert Brown (British, b.1936). Perugia, Italy. Oil on canvas measures 14.5 x 22 inches; 19.5 x 27 inches framed. Signed lower left. One faint area of scratching on paint surface in ...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Battered by Wind and Storms, Sangre de Cristos Mountain Oil Painting, Colorado
Located in Denver, CO
This breathtaking original oil on canvas painting by James Emery Greer (1903-1990), titled Battered by Wind and Storms, Sangre de Cristos, offers a striking depiction of Southern Col...
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1980s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Oil Painting of Tollymore Forest in Ireland by Modern Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Original Vintage Oil Painting of Tollymore Forest in Ireland by Modern Irish Artist Denis Thornton (1937-1999) Art measures 12 x 10 inches Frame meas...
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1980s Land Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Peasant woman of Ibiza Spain oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Juan Orvay (1938) - Peasants of Ibiza - Oil on panel Oil measurements 27x22 cm. Frame size 41x36 cm. (16,1417 in. and 14,1732 in). Joan Orvay Orvay (Eivissa 1938) ART Painter. He st...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Painting of Figures & Boats on Truro Harbour with Cathedral by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of Figures & Boats on Truro Harbour with Cathedral by British Artist, Michael Kerris (1934-2024) Art measures 47 x 20 inches Frame measures 53 x 25 inches Kerris, could n...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

View of the al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem
Located in PARIS, FR
View of the al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem Watercolor on pencil lines 40 x 28 cm Signed lower right With Frame Lucienne Épron grew up in the Charente Maritime in France, and was awakened...
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1930s Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

"Landscape with dog " Dog, Spring, oil cm. 140 x 110
Located in Torino, IT
Dog, Green,Landscape,Russian Painter,russian art Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina. 1949-56: he b...
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1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative
Located in New York, NY
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative Cecil Bell (1906 – 1970) Street Life Under the EL 22 x 30 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1930s Signed upper...
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1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Water tower
By Georges Fustier
Located in Genève, GE
Work on panel Golden wooden frame 41 x 51.5 x 4.5 cm
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1930s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Winter Sunset with Snow - Pink, Orange & Purple Sky in the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Winter Sunset with Snow - Pink, Orange & Purple Sky in the English Countryside by British Landscape Artist, Stephen Hawkins (1964-) Art measures 12 x 10 inches Frame measures 16 x...
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1980s English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"La vallée du Verdon depuis les balcons de la Mescla" - Provence, Var, France
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
"La vallée du Verdon depuis les balcons de la Mescla" - Provence, Var Oil on canvas signed lower right, 65 x 92 x 2,5 cm, titled and dated on the back, 1989 Framed with a natural oa...
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1980s French School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Landscape at Dawn" Piet Lippens (Belgian, 1890-1981)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Landscape at Dawn" Piet Lippens (Belgian, 1890-1981) Circa 1930s Oil on canvas, signed lower left 19 x 15 (24 x 20 frame) inches Piet Lippens was a Post Impressionist painter fro...
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1930s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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...
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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare & Special Painting by Important Chicago Modernist Artist Davenport Griffen
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1936 Modernist landscape painting with figures by important Chicago artist (William) Davenport Griffen. His paintings tend to be rare. Image size: 18" x 20". Framed size: 22" x 24". (William) Davenport Griffen was born in 1894 in Millbrook, NY. He graduated from Iowa State College in Ames, IA in 1918 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering; however, Griffen’s true love was painting. In 1919, he enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and subsequently studied at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1923-1928. In 1926, he was awarded the American Travel Scholarship and began painting in Provincetown, MA. In 1928, he was awarded the John Quincy Adams Scholarship and spent six months painting in Paris, France. Griffen also painted in the U.S. Virgin Islands for 11 months between 1930-1931. Griffen had one-man exhibitions of his Virgin Islands paintings...
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

A Winter Scene - Snowy 1930's Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene winter landscape of a snow covered hills with a frozen creek and far off house in the distance by Frederick Wagner (American, 1864-1940), c.1930's. Signed "F. W." lower right....
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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

La Mujer Isla Surrealist Painting
By Enrique Chavarría
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
The Island Woman (La Mujer Isla) Artist signed and titled. Enrique Chavarría (1927-1998) was a Mexican painter and neo-surrealist, whose fantastic imagery carries forward the work of the Mexican Surrealists. He created hundreds of easel-sized oil paintings on masonite and numerous smaller works. For four decades his principal patron was Bryna Prensky, an American gallery owner from Florida who moved to Mexico City in 1954. She bought most of Chavarría’s known works for her gallery and her own collection. Prensky said she often found Chavarría in his pajamas at mid-day. He read widely and painted dreamlike images that reflect his wide-ranging scholarly interests. Much of his work is thought to have been inspired by poetry, especially the writings of André Breton, Paul Éluard, Arthur Rimbaud, and Paul Valéry; by the classic surrealism of Salvador Dalí; and by the paintings of Mexican neo-surrealist artists Remedios Varo...
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1980s Surrealist Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Picnic Shade
Located in Dallas, TX
Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...
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1980s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape With Ducks by Swedish Artist William Gislander, Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
William Gislander (1890-1937) Swedish Title: Landscape With Ducks oil on canvas signed and dated William Gislander 1934 canvas dimensions 25.98...
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1930s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Maine Coast, Original Seascape Oil Painting, 1930s Impressionist Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Maine Coast" is a breathtaking, original oil painting by renowned American artist James Emery Greer (1903-1990), created during the 1980s. This exquisite seascape beautifully captu...
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1980s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Post-Impressionist Painting of Tree-Lined River in the Irish Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Post-Impressionist Painting of a Tree-Lined River in the Irish Countryside by 20th Century Irish Artist, Ray Cochrane. Art measures...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

La Seine - 1930's French Impressionist Oil on Canvas Paris River City Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very beautiful signed and dated 1936 impressionist oil on canvas by Lelia Caetani depicting the river Seine in Paris. The artist is very interesting - please see biography below - she was an Italian...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The People
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The People, 1938, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 36 x 48 inches, label verso reads “348 / 89 / Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA / _____ The People / _______ Arnold Blanch ...
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1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

20th century View of Tower Bridge on the Thames in London, with boats, men
Located in Woodbury, CT
Interesting view of the Pool of London, an area known on the Thames near Tower Bridge where freight was loaded and unloaded from the earliest times of the City of London through the ...
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1930s English School Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Boats on a Pond
Located in London, GB
'Boats on a Pond', oil on canvas, by Charles Kvapil (circa 1930s). This tranquil artwork depicts people fishing from their small boats. The motionless pond is surrounded by lush foliage with some homes as backdrop. The painting is spattered with light. With hardly any air moving in the scene, the still water plays...
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1930s Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary landscape oil painting colorful expressionist trees forest sky
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Autumn Trees" is an original, unique landscape oil painting on canvas by Michael Boyle. The artist signed the piece lower right and dated it lower left. This piece depicts a line of...
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1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Farm Lane at Winter in Suffolk in the English Countryside by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Farm Lane at Winter in Suffolk in the English Countryside by British Artist, Kevin Curtis (1958-2009) Art measures 30 x 20 inches Frame measures 35 x 25 ...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lush Tree Lined Towpath on the River Lagan in Northern Ireland by Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Lush Tree Lined Towpath on the River Lagan in Northern Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist, Jim Matthews Art measures 30 x 20 inches Frame measures 36 x 26 inches This unique orig...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Vintage Signed Israeli American Modernist Beach Scene Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract landscape painting by Abraham Pariente. Oil on canvas, circa 1990. Signed. Displayed in a giltwood impressionist frame.
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1980s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Privateer Ship America
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Dimensions listed include the frame. Featuring the Privateer ship "America" under full sail. Title and dated on the reverse. The dimensions listed ...
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1980s Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Oil

"Sur la route de Gémenos au col de l’Espigoulier" - Provence, France
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
"Sur la route de Gémenos au col de l’Espigoulier" - Provence, Bouches du Rhône, France "On the road from Gémenos to the Espigoulier pass" - Provence, Bouches du Rhône, France Oil on ...
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1980s French School Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Arley - Staffordshire Heights England Landscape and Meadows by Melin
Located in Soquel, CA
Arley - Staffordshire Heights England Landscape and Meadows by Melin Wonderful landscape of Arley in Staffordshire Heights by A. Melin (English, 19th-20th C.) English Country road in...
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1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Village under the snow
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard Silver wooden frame 33.5 x 48.5 x 2 cm This captivating work of art, depicting a winter landscape, is distinguished by its attention to detail and balanced composit...
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1930s Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Figures Seated Sunny Parisian Park 1980's Signed French Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Paris Park by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed and dated 88 oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 7.5 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, Franc...
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1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

"Spring" Milton Derr, Lyrical Modernist Landscape, Bright Green and Blue Hues
Located in New York, NY
Milton Derr Spring, 1982 Signed lower right; titled and dated verso Oil on canvas 26 x 28 inches Provenance Acquired by descent from the artist to the present owner Milton Derr wa...
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1980s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Place de la République, 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Edouard Léon Cortès
Located in Madrid, ES
EDOUARD LÉON CORTÈS French, 1882 - 1969 PLACE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE signed "EDOUARD CORTÈS." (lower right) oil on canvas 25-3/4 x 36-1/4 inches (65 x 91.5 cm.) framed: 33-1/2 x 44-1/4 inc...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Naturalistic Fanciful Townscape
Located in Houston, TX
Fanciful landscape with buildings that look like castles. Trees fill the landscape with a path that curves through it. The painting is mainly grey and pink tones. The painting has th...
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1980s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

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Oil

French landscape oil on canvas painting France
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Technical Sheet Title of the Work: Château de la Madeleine: Rural Idyll Artist: Pedro Creixams Dimensions: 18.1 x 21.7 inches Technique: Oil on canvas Frame: Unframed Year...
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1930s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Waiting for the Barbarians, Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Waiting for the Barbarians Year: 1985 Medium: Acrylic on double layered Masonite Size: 37 x 31 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate of Ian ...
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1980s Photorealist Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Acrylic

French Impressionist Barbizon School Landscape, Forest at Mont-de-l'Enclus
Located in Cotignac, FR
1930s French Impressionist Barbizon School oil on panel view of a forest by Georges Guerin (1910-1984). The painting is signed bottom left and is also titled and dated to the back of...
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1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Angler Seated on Dappled Light River Bank Signed French Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Le Pecheur by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed and dated 89 oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 9 x 10.5 inches Inscribed verso Provenance: private collection, P...
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1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Stanford University Memorial Church, Hand Tinted 1930s Color Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Finely detailed hand tinted color landscape photograph of Stanford Memorial Church produced by Bear Photo Service (American, 1930s). Photographer is unknown. Numbered 904 bottom right. Displayed in a rustic gilt-toned wood frame with antique glass. Image size: 7"H x 11"W. Stanford Memorial Church is located on the Main Quad at the center of the Stanford University...
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1930s Photorealist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

"Sycamores" Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Sycamores" Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper Bold and expressive composition by Ellen Marie Jones (American, b. 1961). Several botanical shapes resembling tree...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Glue, Acrylic

Landscape - Oil Painting by Kurt Schwitters - 1936
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a modern artwork realized by Kurt Schwitters in 1936. Mixed colored oil on canvas. Signed with monogram and dated on the lower right rec...
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1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Snowy effects - landscape by the Seine in Normandy France - Jean Pierre Dubord
Located in PARIS, FR
Conditions. Mint Jean Pierre Dubord was born in Rouen in 1949, and after spending years in the French countryside, he returned to his native city to portray the surroundings of his ...
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1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

1930s Southwestern Landscape Oil Painting of Pueblo Near Santa Fe, New Mexico
Located in Denver, CO
This 1932 oil on board landscape painting titled Pueblo Near Santa Fe, New Mexico is a striking example of the artistry of Eliot Candee Clark (1883-1980), a prominent Denver artist. ...
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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

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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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