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Landscape Paintings For Sale
Style: Impressionist
Style: Abstract Impressionist
Washing Day in Coastal Landscape - Scottish Victorian Impressionist oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Scottish Impressionist Victorian oil painting is by noted artist Joseph Henderson. Painted circa 1880 it is entitled Washing Day. The composition is of two women laying o...
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1880s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Village Square, Coggeshall by Barbara Robinson - Oil on canvas 40x80 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Barbara Robinson is a leading contemporary artist of the classical school.
His paintings are figurative, although sometimes bordering on the abstract....
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Dappled Light Woodland Pathway
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, mid 20th century
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 16 x 13 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Small abstract impressionist nature oil painting on paper "Windy summer day"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This intimate abstract Impressionist piece, "Windy Summer Day", is the work of French artist Natalya Mougenot. Part of her ongoing series dedicated to...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
"Lookout, " Oil painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Lookout," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a rural farm building with a sloping tin roof nestled at the foothills of pine covered green mo...
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2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Red Bridge In Park" - 2005 Original Acrylic on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
"Red Bridge In Park" - 2005 Original Acrylic on Board
Vibrant landscape depicting a red bridge in a park by California Plein Aire artist Nick White (American, 1943-2009). A red brid...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite
'Theatre Du Chatelet, Paris' a framed gouache painting
Located in St. Albans, GB
Theatre Du Chatelet
A stunning gouache by one of France's premier artists specialising in Parisian scenes.
Eugene Galien LALOUE
(1854 - 1941)
Eugène Galien Laloue was particularly...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Before the Heat of the Day
Located in Wenham, MA
This is an original oil painting on panel by Ginny Williams. An avid gardener, Williams is known for her floral paintings. Here, she has shown a woman in her garden, "Before the Heat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
American Impressionist Artist Karl Rudolph Krafft oil painting Winter Scene
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Scene
oil/canvas
20 x 24 image size, 23.75 x 27.50 framed
Here is a very nice winter snow scene oil painting on canvas by Midwest American Artist Karl Rudolph Krafft. Origina...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Rivière de Mon Paix', Pair of Fine French Impressionist Oils, Musée d'Orsay
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Rivière de Mon Paix', Pair of Fine French Impressionist Oils, Musée d'Orsay, Luxembourg Museum.
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Raoul André Ulmann (French, 1867-1941)
Each signed, 'R.A. Ulmann' and offered as ...
Category
1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Original Set-Dahlias, Gladiolus in Bloom-Brit Awarded Artist-Abstract Expression
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
Antique French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Old Provencal Village Street
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old French Street
by Henri Maurice Cahours (French 1889-1974)
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 29 x 22.5 inches
board: 22 x 15 inches
provenance: private collection, Provence,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Le Jardin du Luxembourg
Located in London, GB
'Le Jardin du Luxembourg', oil on canvas, by Marie de Nivouliès de Pierrefort (circa 1910). Parisians are not equivocal about their park preferences. Some clearly favour the Tuileries, while others stand firmly with feet planted in the Jardin du Luxembourg. Perhaps this is analogous to residents' strongly-held preferences for either the Café Deux Magots or the Café de Flore, just down the Boulevard Saint-Germain. Back to the gardens though, I have always been captivated by the Luxembourg Gardens. It's the lawns, tree-lined promenades, tennis courts, flowerbeds, model sailboats on its octagonal Grand Bassin, as well as the picturesque Medici Fountain...
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1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Snow on 5th Avenue" Impressionist Oil Painting Style of Guy Wiggins Snow Scene
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A charming depiction of Snow on 5th Avenue New York City with figures walking and taxis in the distance. A cozy impressionistic street scene with colors of cobalts, light pink, white...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"La Fontaine" Countryside Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas w Fountain & Figures
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th Century charming oil painting depicting figures by the fountain on a lush spring day. An abundance of nature if felt along with the activities of the day; a beautiful w...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine French Impressionist Signed Oil Figures on Mediterranean Beach Boats at Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Guy Benard (French b.1928) signed lower corner. Painter from Rouen, Normandy, exhibited throughout France.
Title: 'Mediterranee'
Medium: ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large 20th Century French Impressionist Tranquil River Landscape Old Bridge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Yvette Bossiere (French, b.1926) signed lower corner and verso
Title: The Old Bridge
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
Size: painting...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Gift of Rain" COWBOYS WESTERN SAGUARO CACTUS DESERT SCENE G. Harvey (1933-2017)
By G. Harvey
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones)
(1933-2017)
San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist
Image Size: 30 x 24
Frame Size: 44 x 38
Medium: Oil on canvas
“ Gift Of Rain “
G. Harvey (G...
Category
1990s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"San Jacinto Peak" Large oil painting on canvas.
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "San Jacinto Peak" c.1970, is an oil painting on canvas by noted Palm Spring artist Darwin Taylor, 1921-1975. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sun Scorched Spanish Hill Top Perched Village, signed oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Spanish School, signed and dated
Title: Sun Scorched village
Medium: signed oil painting on board, framed
framed: 10.5 x 14 inches
board: 8 x 11.75 inches
Provena...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century, A City Street Scene
By Henri Miloch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris, France: A City Street Scene
by Henri Miloch (1898-1979)
unsigned
watercolour and gouache painting on artist's paper, unframed
sheet 9.75 x 12.25 inches
Very nicely execu...
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Côte d'Azur Harbor - French Impressionist Saint-Tropez Riviera Provence Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
This beautiful large impressionist oil on canvas by French artist Charles Cermak was painted in the 1930's. The work depicts colourful sailing boats in a harbor on the Côte d'Azur, m...
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century French Picture Frame Original Montparnasse Period Shabby Chic
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French mid 20th century
Wood and plaster frame
Internal measurement (to house painting or mirror): 39.75 x 19.75 inches
Overal outer measurements: 48 x 28 inches
Provenance: from a c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Impressionistic Landscape Painting Michael Budden Beautiful Skies Series
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Silvered Sky, Beautiful Skies Series
oil/panel 6 x 8 image unframed, 12.38 x 14.38 framed
Silvered Sky is a study painting in the Beautiful Skies Series by award winning contemporar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Traditional Female Figure Painting by Robert Beck Lambertville NJ
By Robert Beck
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Female Study
oil/panel
7 x 12 unframed, 17.25 x 12.25 framed
Here is a tradition female figure study oil painting on Masonite by Lambertville artist Robert beck. Makes a nice pair wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Harvest Time by Hjalmar Sandberg, Swedish Artist, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1876
Located in Stockholm, SE
Hjalmar Sandberg (1847-1888) Sweden
Harvest Time, 1876
oil on canvas
canvas size 14.96 x 18.11 inches (38 x 46 cm)
frame 18.70 x 25.59 inches (47.5 ...
Category
1870s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sitges beach's day Spain oil on canvas painting spanish seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antonio Sala Herrero (1927-2012) - Sitges - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 38x46 cm.
Frame size 48x56 cm..
Sala Herrero, Antoni, Barcelona- 1926 - 2012
From...
Category
1970s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Emotive In Nature, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Mary Pratt described the low country marsh as her favorite place to paint. In this piece, she simplified the greens of the landscape by capturing the s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Before the Trees Become Green, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Bare trees stand proudly under a bright autumn sun, their branches reaching skyward. The mountains in the background, retaining a scattering of greens, provide ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage oil painting on Canvas, Tropical landscape, Signed, Dated, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This beautiful original vintage oil painting on canvas depicts a tropical landscape. It is nicely framed and signed indistinctly in the lower right corner, possibly dated "'89."
Con...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Rocky Coast"oil painting Milton James Burns, Founding Salmagundi Club Member
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Rocky Coast, oil on panel Milton James Burns 1853-1933, Founding Salmagundi Artist member in ready to hang condition. The image measures 10 x 14 signed lower left.
Minor craquelure in white impasto areas of the surf. Frame abrasion in upper and lower edges of canvas. A few pinpoints of in-paint show up under UV.
This scene looks to me to be Black Head on Monhegan perhaps as Burns visited the island to draw, etc. as listed below.
The following is from "The Jean and Graham Devoe Williford Charitable Trust"
Milton Burns...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Large Oil-British Awarded Artist-Constant Gardener-Gold Leaf
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
Late 19th Century Original English Landscape of a Cottage in Cambria
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th Century Original English Landscape of a Cottage in Cambria
Wonderful original antique painting of a thatched cottage in Cambria by...
Category
1880s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Gouache
" SPRING SHADOWS " TEXAS BLUEBONNETS BLUEBONNET G. HARVEY 33 X 39 FRAME SIZE
By G. Harvey
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones)
(1933-2017)
San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist
Image Size: 24 x 30
Frame Size: 33 x 39
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dated 1972
"Spring Shadows" B...
Category
1970s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary abstract seascape acrylic paintingpaper "Whispers of the coast"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"The Whispers of the Coast" is a contemporary abstract expressive landscape painting created by French artist Natalya Mougenot in 2025. This piece is part of her ongoing series dedic...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Venetian Scene with Gondola" Colorful 20th Century Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A charming Venetian scene with gondola oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Johanne Schiefer. This painting is a wonderful example of his work from the prime of his career. Here you see figures walking with gondolas and an abundance of color and life. The magic is being felt with all the magnificent details, as Schiefer captures the architecture of Venice so beautifully; you can feel the energy of the day and the excitement. The piece is signed by the artist lower left and it comes housed in a gold tone carved wood frame with hanging wire on verso ready to be displayed.
Art measures 12 x 16 inches
Frame measures 16.5 x 20.5 inches
Johannes Schiefer was born in 1896 in the Netherlands, and quickly gained notoriety for his landscapes, still life’s and portraits. Schiefer won the Prix de Rome at the age of 19 and studied at the Düsseldorf Academy in Germany, and then moved to Paris where he continued his studies in art at the Beaux Arts, and later at the Villa Medici in Rome. He traveled to paint across Europe, primarily France and Italy and also Latin America.
When he married, he settled down in Nice France, and during the late thirties, he traveled and painted the coastline of the South of France, as well as Venice and the Adriatic. He remained in France until 1942, when he moved to New York with his family after the birth of their daughter, future actress Joanna Miles. Already an artist of stature when he arrived in New York, he settled with his family on Long Island, and for the next 30 years, Schiefer kept on painting and built a solid reputation as an important American artist. The Schiefers also had a son, Johannes Jr. After the war, Schiefer maintained a Paris studio and became a resident of Los Angeles for a time in the 1950s.
For the next 30 years Schiefer kept on painting and during his career had numerous one man shows, having exhibitions at: Gallery Zak in Paris; Kunsthaus in Hamburg; Kunsthalle in Munich; Stiebel Galleries in Paris; O'Connor Gallery in Ontario; Museum of Modern Art, Wildenstein & Co, Carol Carstairs Gallery and Schoeneman Galleries in New York City; Esther Robles Gallery, County Museum and Vigoveno Galleries in Los Angeles; and the San Francisco Museum.
Like Picasso, Schiefer never permitted himself to be “type-cast” in a single monotonous style. If there is anything that typifies his work, it is his versatility, his deft handling of subdued tones to create a unique brilliance of light and color that stamps every painting with his own individuality. In February 1964, Ethel Kennedy...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Wild River
Located in Atlanta, GA
Nature continues to exert an inexhaustible influence on Hervé's work, offering boundless vistas of inspiration. Each day, he embarks on contemplative walks, imprinting the landscapes...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Impressionist Framed Landscape Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted American impressionist gold gilt framed landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Image size, 16 by 20 inches. Excellent ready to hang condition.
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Storms (At Sea)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Storm (At Sea)
Oil on board, c. 1908
Signed: L. O. Griffith lower left (see photo)
Titled on label verso
Image: 6 5/8 x 8 3/4"
Frame: 10 x 12 x 1 1/2"
Provenance: Estate of the Arti...
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Expressive Plein Air Study from Engelsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
This intimate plein air study by Olof Arborelius captures the quiet beauty of a sunlit forest edge reflected in still water. The confident, spontaneous brushwork and delicate handlin...
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1880s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Huge 1960's French Cubist Modernist Signed Oil Painting Sunny Med Beach Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The French Coastline and Beach
by Michel Kritz (French 1925-1994)
signed / dated 65'
signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 24 x 32 inches
provenance: private collection, France
cond...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"In the port"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The image shows a painting in soft pastel colors. The foreground shows boats on the water, some of which are reflected on its surface. The background and details are blurred, creatin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1930's FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST SIGNED OIL - THE OLD TOWN NICE - BEAUTIFUL COLOURS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Alfred Quertant, French circa 1930's, signed lower right
Title: The Old Town, Nice
Medium: oil on panel, unframed
Size: painting: 46...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"In giardino" Olio cm. 31 x 48 1978
By Gleb Savinov
Located in Torino, IT
Luminoso quadro con fiori azzurri in un prato primaverile 1978
GLEB SAVINOV (Charkev, 1915 – San Pietroburgo, 2000)
Le opere di Gleb Savinov si trovano in varie collezioni private ...
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1970s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Antique American Impressionist Signed Borzoi Dog Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist dog portrait landscape painting by James Henry Hagaman (1866 - 1946). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Image size, 35 by 22 inches.
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Warm Sand and Beautiful Clouds, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Joanie Ford depicts a few beachgoers enjoying a relaxing day out by the shore. Clouds provide a cool shadow from the sun's summer heat as a gentle bree...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Eilean Donan Castle Scotland Original 1950's Painting Highland Loch Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Eilean Donan Castle
Scottish School, mid 20th century
signed watercolor on board, framed
framed: 26.5 x 22.5 inches
painting: 20 x 24 inches
private colle...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Canoes at the Shore, Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2024
Style: Contemporary Art,
Subject: Canoes at Shore,
Size: 36" x...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Mill Along Neshaminy Creek" Bucks County Snow Scene Landscape Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist winter pastoral scene of a quaint snow covered home by the Mill Along Neshaminy Creek in Bucks County, PA. Willett has portrayed this charming mill scene in a most inti...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
French Impressionist Oil Painting of A Tranquil Village View with Stone Bridge
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of A Tranquil Village View with Stone Bridge
By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930)
Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large French Impressionist Nicely Framed Paris Street Scene Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early French impressionist Paris street scene oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 24H by 40L.
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
SUNSET NOSTALGIC IMPASTO ROY PETLEY contemporary British artist
By Roy Petley
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Roy Petley ..Petley paints en plein air, which is a French expression meaning "in the open air", to create his popular works that depict the wide expanse of English beaches and the g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tropical magic. Original oil painting on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
How often do we connect with ourselves in this moment, truly enchanted by the beauty of nature?
"When you change your thoughts, you change your world," said Lao Tzu.
I focus on wha...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Women in Meadow, Impressionist Oil Painting on canvas by Lucien Neuquelman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lucien Neuquelman, French (1909 - 1988) - Women in Meadow, Year: circa 1938, Medium: Oil on canvas, signed lower right, Size: 9.5 x 13.75 in. (24.13 x 34.93 cm), Frame Size: 16.5...
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1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Canoe, Nautical, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Nautical, Contemporary art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 202...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
CLAUDE MONET Style 19th CENTURY IMPRESSIONISM OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING Antique 19th Century Fine Quality Piece Gold Gilt frame
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING BRITISH SCHOOL 19th Century in a Gold Frame
Description.
19th century Piece
“Good C...
Category
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Breath Of Spring
Located in Zofingen, AG
As spring awakens, the landscape comes alive with vibrant colors and gentle sounds. A crystal-clear river meanders through the scene, its surface shimmering under the soft sunlight. ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Original Diptych-Landscape Memories-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf and oil
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
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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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