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Landscape Paintings For Sale
Vintage Paris Street Scene Original Oil Painting on Canvas 33"x21" Unframed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original oil painting on canvas, depicting a charming Parisian street scene.
The artwork is unsigned and comes unframed.
Condition: The painting shows signs of age...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hibiscus Oasis IV, Red, Yellow, Pink Diptych of Large Flowers, Green Leaves
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Hibiscus Oasis IV" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of blue gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion.
Romina Mila...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Antique sheep oil painting animals in landscape signed portrait of sheep
Located in AIGNAN, FR
19th Century oil on canvas painting of sheep in a manger in it's original frame by French artist Hyacinthe Florentin Lepesqueu. This painting is signed in the bottom left corner. I...
Category
1870s Art Nouveau Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
French school Windmill scene Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Windmills scene from Grandin⬅️
Probably Louis Grandin born à Chevresis - Monceau ( Aisne ) France. Mentioned in the book "Society of French Artist " in le Salon 1936
This painti...
Category
1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Wood Panel, Stretcher Bars
17th Century Painting Baroque Madonna & Child Attendant Angels Offering Gifts
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Angelic Visitation
Italian School, 17th Century
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 30 x 36 inches
Canvas: 24 x 29 inches
Provenance: private collection, Europe
Condition: the antique...
Category
17th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century California Oak Tree in Summer Original Oil Landscape Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century California Oak Tree Original Oil Painting by Louise Cunningham
Iconic California Oak tree during summer with golden tones and olive green foliage by Santa Cruz, California artist Louise H. Grosset Cunningham (American, 1881-1983) circa 1960. Displayed in a new carved giltwood frame. A gem of a California landscape painting by one of the six Monterey Bay area distinguished women artists.
Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Signed lower right "Louise Cunningham"
Condition: Excellent
Presented in new, gold gilt-toned wood frame
Image, 16"H x 20"L.
Framed size: 22"H x 26"W x 2.50"D
A painter / architect/ pasteli, Louise Cunningham was born in Berkeley, California on May 4, 1881 of French parents. (Her uncle, Jules Jacques, was a distinguished Paris artist and a member of the French Royal Academy.)
Louise Grossett began her art studies at age eleven at the Mark Hopkins Institute in San Francisco a program run by UC Berkley. She then spent most of her life as a resident of California, Berkley, San Francisco, Mt Lassen, Yosemite and then retired to Felton CA in 1955, She ran art classes from her studio on Lazy Woods Rd.
She was the wife of Robert Cunningham...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
'City View', Bay Area Abstraction, San Francisco, California Woman Artist, Tokyo
By Jean Kalisch
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Cityscape', Bay Area Abstraction, San Francisco, California Woman Artist, Tokyo, Large Mid-century Abstract Oil
Signed lower left, "Jean Kalisch" (American, 1912-1995) and painted...
Category
1960s Other Art Style Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vintage French Fauvist French Village Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6002 A French vintage fauvist oil painting of a French village on artist board
displayed in a wood frame,
signed lower left by Groendain
Category
1960s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Vibrant Pastoral Landscape with Lush Greens and Pathway Through Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jill Jackson (British, contemporary)
Title: Vibrant Pastoral Landscape
Medium: oil on un stretched canvas, unframed
Painting : 26 x 18 inches
Provenance: all th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gathering, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The sky and clouds can be unpredictable, offering no certain forecast for the weather ahead. A gathering of dark clouds may hint at rain or a refreshing cooln...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Antique Circular Oil Painting Flagellation of Christ, 18th Century Old Master
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Flagellation of Christ
Italian, 18th century
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 15 x 14 inches
Canvas : 12 x 12 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: very good conditio...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionistic Seascape Ocean Sunrise Painting Michael Budden Morning Sun
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
SunSational
7 x 10 unframed, 10.63 x 13.63 x 1.256 x 18 x 1.5 framed
SunSational is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century Oil - Street at Twilight
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking modernist scene depicting a hazy street at dusk. Unsigned. Well presented in a gilt frame. On board.
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th century English River landscape of Bisham Abbey on the Thames, Fisherman
Located in Woodbury, CT
Alfred Augustus Glendening Senior (English, 1840–1921)
View along the Thames at Bisham Abbey, oil on canvas, circa 1910
Signed Bottom right
This beautifully observed riverscape by A...
Category
1910s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English Countryside painting with Thatched Cottage, River & Cows Grazing
Located in Preston, GB
English Countryside painting with Thatched Cottage, River & Cows Grazing by British Artist
Art measures 24 x 18 inches
Frame measures 29 x 23 inches
This captivating original paint...
Category
1980s English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Surrealism expressionism scene landscape mixed media
By Augustin Ubeda
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Agustín Úbeda (1925-2007) - Surrealist scene - Mixed technique on paper glued to board
Measurements 44x71 cm.
Without frame.
BAD CONDITION, NEEDS RESTORATION.
Origin: Family of the a...
Category
1960s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Board, Mixed Media
Antique French Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting Sea Landscape Antibes France
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Impressionist painting by the celebrated French Impressionist painter William Georges Thornley (1857-1935), a view of the Mediterranean sea from Antibes, France, circa...
Category
1880s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
French Mediterranean Harbor Scene Yachts Flotilla Coastal Village Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mediterranean Harbor Scene
French artist circa 1960-1970 period
trace of a signature, indistinct
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 24 x 29 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Boat Spain oil on canvas painting seascape beach
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez
Frame size 75x64 cm.
Category
1990s Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Traditional English Thatched Cottage by River with Swans Listed British Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The River Cottage
by Clive Madgwick (1934–2005)
signed & dated 1980's
oil on canvas, framed in an elaborate swept frame
framed: 18 x 23 inches
canvas: 13 x 17.5 inches
Provenance: pr...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Henri-André Martin, Les Baux de Provence, Oil on Canvas, 1961
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Henri-André Martin (1918-2004), France, ca.1980s. Les Baux de Provence. With frame: 71x98 cm - 28x38.6 inches. Without frame: 65x92cm - 25.6x36.2 inches. 30P format....
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hypnosis
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Geisler’s dazzling contemporary water reflection acrylic paintings bridge realism with abstraction. Up close, the paintings appear ambiguous and loose, yet with a little di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Anne Packard, "Soft Blue Skies", 16x20 Beach Seascape Oil Painting on Canvas
By Anne Packard
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"Soft Blue Skies" is a 16x20 oil painting on canvas by renowned artist Anne Packard. This expansive beach seascape reaches out towards the horizon where a sole sailboat sails across....
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Victorian British Signed Oil Rural Life House by Stream Many Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Victorian House
by Vivian Crome (British 1842-1926)
signed & dated 1885
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 35.5 x 30.25 inches
Canvas: 32 x 26 inches
Provenance: private collectio...
Category
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figure Fishing in Mossy Summery Lake French Landscape Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure Fishing
signed by Fanch Lel ( French School)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Board: 11 x 14 inches
Inscribed verso
Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor sig...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
landscape sea painting Marine lovers
Located in Roma, GB
one-of-a-kind painting on canvas
XXL Large size
100x200cm (105X205cm)
The title of this artwork suggests many interpretations. The time of the day is also uncertain.
Delicate oran...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Sunset Across the Scottish Highlands Traditional Loch Scene Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunset over the Highland Loch
by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950)
signed with the artists pseudonym 'Graham Williams'.
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 19 x 17 inches
canvas: 16 x 24...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Framed Large Abstract Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract oil painting by Martin Rosenthal (1899 - 1974). Oil on board. Measuring 28 by 42 inches overall and 26 by 40 painting alone. Oil on board. Signed. In exc...
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Wooded landscape
Located in London, GB
John Berney Crome (1794–1842) was a notable English landscape painter associated with the Norwich School of painters, an influential regional art movement in 19th-century England. He...
Category
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
French Impressionist Signed Oil Winter Village Scene Snow-Covered Landscape
By Henri Stenn
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Charming Winter Village Scene
titled verso
by Henri Stenn (French 1903-1993)
signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 15 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Autumnal Parisian Street Scene with Flower Stalls Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Autumn Parisian Street Scene
signed oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 13.5 x 15.75 inches
Canvas: 9 x 11 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: very good condition
Descr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary abstract impressionist seascape seaside acrylic painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork "When the blue sky meets the blue sea" is a captivating example of abstract expressionism, where vibrant color and dynamic brushwork coalesce to evoke an emotive landsc...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Vibrant Provence Landscape with Poppy Fields & Rustic Farmhouse Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Poppy Field in Provence
French Impressionist, late 20th century
signed
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 33 x 29 inches
canvas: 26 x 32 inches
Provenance: Private collection, France
Cond...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Acrylic Painting of Coffee Pot and Cup with Morning Light
By Minty Ramsey
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Contemporary Acrylic Painting of Coffee Pot and Cup with Morning Light
by Minty Ramsey
Signed: Verso
Medium: Acrylic on Paper
Size: 11.5 inches (height) x 8.25 inches (width)
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Owen Waters, Impressionist landscape, circle of Edward Seago
Located in Harkstead, GB
A wonderful example of the artist's work depicting an idyllic scene in the Norfolk countryside.
Owen Waters (1916-2004)
Norfolk pastures
Signed
Oil on board
12 x 16 inches excluding...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Twilight Blush" Traditional Sunset Landscape Framed Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Twilight Blush" is an oil painting on canvas by Dennis Sheehan, depicting a wooded landscape, the painted stream lit with the soft glow of dusk. The artist's use of vibrant colors along the horizon evokes the last warmth of the day, the approaching chill of evening perfectly captured in this dreamy glade.
This piece is finished in a custom silver frame. Pricing includes the pictured frame. Unframed dimensions are 14 x 23 inches.
About the artist: Dennis Sheehan is the second of four boys in his family, and is the only one who has an interest in the arts. Realizing his young son had a passion for art, Sheehan’s father would take him to museums and art shows. Sheehan’s more practical mother hoped he might choose to go into business or law. Once she was convinced that Sheehan was adamant about pursuing a career in art, both of his parents were very supportive. After high school, Sheehan spent the next four years at Vesper George School of Art, in the Boston area, where he studied under Robert Hunter Douglas...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Spain impresionist oil painting spanish seascape mediterranean
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jaume Mariné - Coastal view - Oil on canvas board
Oil measurements 16x21 cm.
Frame 22x27 cm.
Born in Poblenou in 1935. died in 2012. He was the son of a wall painter, in whose sma...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Empire State Colors-original panorama cityscape oil painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
"Empire State Colors" by Juan Del Pozo captures the dynamic be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Geometry III - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful acrylic on canvas painting from Contempop Gallery by Magdalena is part of her pool series paintings.
It is 92X73 cm, signed by the artist and comes with a certificate ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Circulation of Light, Post Impressionist Lake View Landscape, Vivid Tones, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
Mural Study, Early 20th Century American Impressionist Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Abel Warshawsky (American, 1883-1962)
Mural Study
Oil on board
Signed and inscribed verso
9.5 x 18 inches
15.75 x 24.25 inches, framed
Impressionist painter A.G. Warshawsky was acti...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Original Oil Painting on Board, Seascape, Signed, Gold Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original oil painting on board depicting a majestic tall ship sailing across a vibrant, churning sea. The ship, with its towering masts and fully unfurled white sai...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"074 - Plein Air-Lafayette, CO" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Gouache Painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "074 - Plein Air-Lafayette, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a landscape.
Artist bio/statement
Judd Mercer is a contemporary landscape painter and Color...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
“Woodland Study”
Located in San Francisco, CA
Remarkably, this painting tells its own story on the verso. To save your eyesight, here's what it reveals: James McDougal Hart (1828-1901) Landscape, animal, and portrait painter.
A ...
Category
1860s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Coastal View with Olive Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Coastal View with Olive Trees
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 19.75 (heig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Fall Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahram Meliqsetyan
Title: Fall
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2024
Style: Impressionism
Dimensions: 23.5" x 16.5" x 0.8" inch (60 x 42 x 2cm)
Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wra...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Vintage Modernist White Tulips Flower Still Life by P.Russo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3333 A white tulips still life ,oil on canvas applied on board, set in a vintage curved white painted wood frame
.Signed lower left by P.Russo Neapolitan artist
Category
1990s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Small Old Painting Called Rocky Path With Figures
By Thomas Barker of Bath
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite painting, titled "Rocky Path With Figures" is a captivating example of Thomas Barker of Bath's talent. Despite its small size, measuring only 13 x 11 cm, this piece sh...
Category
Early 19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Le Jardin de Monet, II" (2023) by Leigh Ann Van Fossan, Oil Painting, Lily Pond
Located in Denver, CO
Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Le Jardin de Monet, II" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impression of a lily pond.
Van Fossan was born in Vail, Colorado, and began oi...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ora by Ramon Enrich - Contemporary painting, landscape, architecture, red, vivid
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
Ora is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 40 × 30 cm (15.7 × 11.8 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a cer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Weeping Cherry, Cherry Blossom Tree, Pink, Blue Sky, Green Park Landscape
By KK Kozik
Located in Kent, CT
A cheerful pink weeping cherry blossom is in full bloom, its blossoming branches hanging gracefully over a pathway in a verdant park in this peaceful springtime landscape painting by...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Sailboats in a Bay" John Ross Key, American Landscape, Skyscape, Maritime Scene
Located in New York, NY
John Ross Key
Sailboats in a Bay
Signed lower right
Oil on canvas
15 x 26 inches
Provenance
Private collection, St. Simon's Island, Georgia
Private Collection, by descent
Private Co...
Category
1870s Academic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pair of 18th Century Architectural Capriccio of Roman temples with hunters
Located in Aartselaar, BE
18th century Architectural Capriccio's of Roman temples with hunters
This pair of paintings portrays hunters gathered before the imposing remnants of Roman temple ruins, each canvas...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Paris Rainy Cafe" by Christopher Clark, Original Oil Painting, French Cityscape
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's "Paris Rainy Cafe" is an original, hand made oil and acrylic painting that depicts a night scene of a bustling cityscape in France.
Christopher has been an artist since early childhood, when he would watch Bob Ross on PBS and mimic the famed oil painter’s art with crayons. He considers himself a self-educated artist, with his studies ranging from personal training with contemporary masters, to classical academic art technique, with much inspiration from 19th Century art and the Impressionist Movement. Christopher lived in Italy for a time, immersing himself in Italian culture and art, which continues to influence his painting. His fan base has grown considerably since his return to the US, gaining the attention of Lucasfilm and Marvel Fine Art, which both signed him as an officially licensed artist in 2016. Other clients include George Lucas, Major League Baseball, Louisville Slugger, and Fender Guitars.
Christopher’s painting skills are not his only talent in the arts. He has won several national swing dance championship competitions, and also studies tango and blues dancing. He has played guitar since the age of 12, and during his time as lead guitarist for a rock band, he opened for Blue Oyster Cult and Eddie Money...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Viollet Fuller (1920-2008) - Mid 20th Century Oil, October in Thaxted, Essex
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric painting by Violet Fuller captures a moody, autumnal scene with rolling hills and sparse vegetation. The artist employs a muted colour palette of earthy browns, gree...
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bright Pine Trees Overlooking the Bright Blue Sea of Mont Boron, Nice Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mont Boron, Nice
Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994)
signed watercolour on artist paper
Titled verso
painting : 12.75 x 17 inches
Provenance: private collection in the South of Fran...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
TORRUB by Ramon Enrich - Geometric landscape painting, red tones, architecture
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
TORRUB is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 150 × 150 cm (59.1 × 59.1 in). Dimensions of the framed artwork are 154 cm x 154 cm ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing
Located in Harkstead, GB
A superb example of a Barbizon inspired landscape painted by the "Catford Corot" from the late 19th Century. This very striking image shows the artist at the absolute peak of his abi...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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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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