1980s Landscape Paintings

Robert Padilla (b.1947) Eze, France Landscape, 1985. Oil on linen canvas, 8.75 x 10 inches. Signed and dated lower left. Unframed. Robert Padilla was born in 1947 in Paris, Fran...

Cadaqués Costa Brava Mediterranean Harbor with Fishing Boats and Whitewashed Village Artist: Rafael Durán Benet (1931–2015) Medium: Oil on canvas laid on cardboard Dimensions: 13 x 16.1 in (33 x 41 cm) Frame: Unframed Origin: Spain Subject: Cadaqués, Costa Brava, Mediterranean harbor, fishing boats, whitewashed village Style: Post-Impressionist, Mediterranean Modernism Period: Mid-20th century Condition: Good vintage condition, with minor signs of age consistent with an original period artwork. Please refer to the photographs for full details. Signature: Signed lower right “R. Duran” Description A highly atmospheric Mediterranean coastal scene by Rafael Durán Benet, depicting the unmistakable visual world of Cadaqués on the Costa Brava, with traditional fishing boats resting in the foreground and a cluster of luminous whitewashed houses rising behind the harbor. The composition combines several of the most desirable subjects in 20th-century Catalan painting: Cadaqués, the Costa Brava, Mediterranean architecture, fishing boats and brilliant coastal light. Durán Benet constructs the scene with broad, confident brushwork and a sophisticated palette of turquoise, ivory, ochre, green and deep violet. The boats are reduced to strong, elegant shapes, while the white façades of the village dissolve into soft planes of light and color. Rather than pursuing photographic detail, the artist captures the atmosphere of Cadaqués through rhythm, light and simplified form. The turquoise water creates a luminous horizontal band across the composition, while the boats and architecture establish a balanced sequence of shapes characteristic of his mature Mediterranean landscapes. The painting evokes the quiet charm of the historic fishing village of Cadaqués, one of the most iconic artistic destinations on the Costa Brava and one of the great recurring subjects of modern Catalan art. Biography Rafael Durán Benet was born in Terrassa, Catalonia, in 1931 and died in Barcelona in 2015. He was the nephew of Rafael Benet i Vancells, the important Catalan painter, critic and art historian, who played a significant role in his early artistic development. During the 1950s Durán Benet settled in Cadaqués, on the Costa Brava, where the Mediterranean landscape became one of the defining themes of his career. The village, its harbor, whitewashed architecture, fishing boats and surrounding coastline provided him with an enduring visual vocabulary. Cadaqués was also one of the great artistic meeting points of 20th-century Europe. During his years there, Durán Benet moved within the cultural environment associated with figures such as Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp and Pablo Picasso. His first solo exhibition was held in 1958 at Sala Vayreda in Barcelona. He later exhibited extensively in Barcelona, Madrid and Cadaqués, as well as internationally in cities including Paris, London, Houston and Los Angeles. He also maintained a longstanding relationship with the prestigious Sala Parés in Barcelona. In 1980, Durán Benet received the Henri Forman Prize from the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 2011, the city of Terrassa honored him with a retrospective exhibition at the Sala Muncunill. His paintings are immediately recognizable for their luminous Mediterranean palette, simplified architecture, expressive brushwork and ability to transform everyday coastal scenes into poetic studies of light and atmosphere. Artistic Inspiration This work belongs directly to the great tradition of Mediterranean and Costa Brava landscape painting that shaped modern Catalan art during the 20th century. The subject of Cadaqués places the painting within a particularly important artistic context. The village became internationally associated with artists including Salvador Dalí, Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp, while its extraordinary light, rocky coastline, fishing boats and whitewashed architecture attracted generations of painters. Durán Benet interprets this world through a personal post-impressionist language. His broad brushwork, simplified forms and flattened perspective give the composition a modern character, while his sensitivity to atmosphere preserves the intimacy and authenticity of traditional Mediterranean landscape painting. A particularly appealing example of Spanish and Catalan Mediterranean painting, combining several highly searchable and collectible subjects: Cadaqués, Costa Brava, Mediterranean harbor, fishing boats, whitewashed village and Spanish modern art. Cadaqués paintings are especially sought after for their association with the artistic heritage of the Costa Brava and with figures such as Salvador Dalí, Picasso and Duchamp. This work offers that cultural connection while retaining the decorative immediacy and color that make Mediterranean paintings especially attractive in contemporary interiors. Its compact 13 x 16.1 inch format makes it particularly versatile for collectors and interior designers seeking authentic European art with strong regional identity. Ideal for collectors of Spanish Modern Art, Catalan Painting, Cadaqués Painting, Costa Brava Art, Mediterranean Landscape, Harbor Painting, Marine Painting, Fishing Boat Art, Post-Impressionism and Mid-Century European Painting. 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**Ramón Llovet “Atravesant Espais” Symbolic Figurative Oil Painting, 1978** Oil on canvas. Signed, dated and titled. Original oil on canvas by Catalan artist Ramón Llovet Miserol, ...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944–2002) Title: Marcia’s Meadow, Vermont, Variation #2 Year: 1984 Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 50 x 72 inches (127 x 182.88 cm) Condition: Well preserved, c...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944–2002) Title: Ghosts at Dawn Year: 1985 Medium: Acrylic on panel with artist’s painted frame Size: 68 x 63 inches (172.72 x 160.02 cm) Condition: Well preserv...

5162 Vintage American framed oil painting signed Linda Haber Image size 17x13"

Step into a dreamlike pastoral paradise with this enchanting mid-century oil on canvas by French artist Denise Collet. Titled "Girls and Ponies," this wo...

Artist: Ricardo Cejudo Nogales (Puertollano, 1952) Title: La Albufera de Valencia Year: 1986 Technique: Oil on canvas Canvas dimensions: 65 × 81 cm (25.6 × 31.9 in) Framed dimensions...

Oil on masonite plate sold with original framing Total size with the frame 102x122 cm Jean Krillé is a Swiss artist from Geneva, recognized for his significant contributions to co...

6126 Multi colored seregraph of the front porch on Vitorian home Number 59/200 signed by artist image size 12x19"

Painting on glass realized in the 1980s. Hans signed and framed. Very good condition.

Houses in Torcello, Venice, Colorful Italian Post-Impressionist Landscape Artist: Rafael Durán Benet (1931–2015) Original title: Casas de Torcello, Venecia Date: 1985 Medium: Oil on...

The Old French Town by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed and dated 84 oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 7.5 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, ...

Technical sheet - Artist: Joan Carles Roca Sans (b. 1946) - Title: *Landscape of the Ampurdán* - Technique: Oil on canvas - Dimensions: 23.6 x 28.7 ...

Title: "Spring Garden" Artist: Attributed to Rafael Durán Benet Technique: Oil on canvas board Dimensions (unframed): 13 x 16 inches Dimensions (framed): 14.6 x 17.7 inches Date of c...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944–2002) Title: Transparent Barricades: Sunrise and Moonrise Year: 1985 Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Inscription: Signed, dated, and titled by the artist, verso Provenance: Armstrong Gallery, New York, New York Notes: This exquisite acrylic painting by Ian Hornak (1944–2002), titled Transparent Barricades: Sunrise and Moonrise, was executed in 1985. The masterfully conceived composition exemplifies Hornak’s celebrated series of multiple-exposure landscape paintings, a body of work that transformed conventional landscape imagery into complex meditations on memory, perception, and the passage of time. Through the seamless fusion of distinct moments within a single visual field, Hornak creates a dreamlike yet convincing reality in which sunrise and moonrise coexist simultaneously, dissolving traditional boundaries between day and night, observation and recollection. The silhouetted tree forms, luminous celestial light, and brilliantly layered sky are rendered with extraordinary precision, producing an image that is at once visually breathtaking and intellectually engaging. By combining photographic realism with poetic invention, Hornak invites viewers to contemplate the fluid nature of time and experience, presenting multiple realities within a unified composition. Executed during a pivotal period in the artist’s career, the painting demonstrates Hornak’s remarkable ability to synthesize technical mastery, environmental observation, and metaphysical inquiry into a singular and unforgettable vision of the natural world. IAN HORNAK (1944–2002) was an American painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and pioneering force in Photorealism and Hyperrealism whose extraordinary technical mastery, visionary imagination, and innovative approach to realism established him as one of the most distinctive and original artists of the late twentieth century. Widely recognized as a founding member of both the Photorealist and Hyperrealist movements, Hornak helped redefine the possibilities of contemporary realism by combining photographic precision with symbolism, romanticism, mythology, environmental awareness, art historical references, and metaphysical inquiry, creating a body of work that stands apart within postwar American art for both its visual brilliance and intellectual ambition. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Michigan before establishing his career in New York and East Hampton, Hornak emerged during one of the most transformative periods in modern art and developed a highly individual visual language that transcended conventional artistic categories. While many of his contemporaries focused on strict photographic transcription, urban imagery, or detached observation, Hornak utilized realism as a foundation for exploring profound themes of memory, beauty, mortality, spirituality, environmental fragility, and humanity’s relationship with nature, producing works that operate simultaneously as visual spectacles and philosophical meditations. His artistic vision reflects an awareness of the revolutionary innovations introduced by Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, while simultaneously drawing inspiration from the Hudson River School, particularly Frederic Edwin Church, Martin Johnson Heade, Thomas Cole, and Albert Bierstadt, as well as the spiritual landscapes of Caspar David Friedrich and the botanical precision of Dutch Golden Age masters. Through this extraordinary synthesis of influences, Hornak created a visual language that united scientific observation, photographic realism, romantic grandeur, allegorical symbolism, and philosophical reflection into a form entirely his own. His highest recorded sale was achieved in 2017, when Large Orchid Bouquet (1988) was sold in a private transaction conducted in association with the heir of the Ian Hornak estate to the Van Andel family, co-owners of Amway, for US$165,000 ($219,168.11 USD, calculated for inflation in 2025). Ian Hornak Transparent Barricades: Sunrise and Moonrise, Ian Hornak multiple exposure landscape, Ian Hornak acrylic on canvas, Ian Hornak 1985 painting, Ian Hornak sunrise landscape, Ian Hornak moonrise painting...

Plaza Nova Barcelona Gothic Quarter Oil Painting Spanish Fauvist Cityscape Artist: Ignasi Mundó Marcet (1918–2012) Title: Plaza Nova, Barcelona Medium: O...

Artist: Bob Ross Title: A Walk in the Woods Medium: Original Oil on Canvas Painting Size: 18" x 24" Year: 1983 Inscription: Signed "Ross" in red, lower left front If you found this piece because you have a Bob Ross painting you are looking to sell, please reach out to us directly. Modern Artifact has over a decade of experience collecting Bob Ross original...

Seascape - Sunlit Waves Crashing against the Rocks on the British Isles Art measures 32 x 24 inches Frame measures 36 x 28 inches A commanding seascape where light wrestles with wa...

Frame size 70x59 cm. Caroline Burnett, born in 1940, was a painter known for capturing the charm of urban scenes and landscapes with a vibrant and colorful style. Although little is...

Spanish Mountain Landscape Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist Mediterranean View Artist: Josep Roca Sastre (1928–1997) Title: Spanish Landscape Year: 1981 M...

Cottages by the Sea in Ireland Vintage Oil Painting by 20th Century Irish Artist, Louis Humphrey. Humphrey was born in 1955 in Belfast, Nort...

Naive Farmland Scene with Rolling Hills and Volcano - Original Oil Painting Patchwork farmland scene by Patricia A. Bannister (American b. 1959.) Along the hills which make up this ...

Children Fishing by a Riverside with Wild Flowers & Farmhouse in the English Countryside by British Artist, Les Parson Art measures 20 x 16 inches Fram...

6145 Tuscan landscape painting on artist board Set in a vintage ornate wood frame Image size 10.5x9"

Gorgeous Sausalito and the Golden Gate Bridge landscape oil painting by Calderon (Spain, 20th Century). Presented in a giltwood frame. Signed "Calderon" lower right. Image size, 30"H...

Sincronia Rosa - Abstract Oil on Canvas Paintng , Angelom Palazzini, Italy Angelo Palazzini was born in Lodi in 1953 where he still resides and has his own studio. His encounter wit...

A striking large-scale oil on canvas painting depicting a majestic sailing ship navigating open waters under a soft, expansive sky. The composition captures the movement and power of...

Lush Green English Countryside with Cottage & River by British Landscape Artist, Lesley Hammett (Born 1955) Art measures 16 x 12 inches Frame measures 19 x 15 inches This pai...

Vintage Oil Painting of Fantasy Cottage in the Woods with Flowers & Gardens Art measures 36 x 24 inches Frame measures 40 x 28 inches

Painting on glass realized in the 1980s. Hans signed and framed. Very good condition.

G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 60 x 40 Frame Size: 71 x 51 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signed 1980 "The Blowout" Woo...

On offer is a monumental pointillism painting, a reinterpretation of “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” created a century earlier by French painter George Seurat,...

Atilt, 1982, acrylic on canvas, 32 x 48 inches, signed and dated lower right, “Alfred P. Maurice 2725 A South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60616” inscribed verso, “ATILT” inscribed verso, “Maurice.018” inscribed on frame, exhibited: 1) Alfred P. Maurice Artist in the City Paintings 1979 - 1997, Archer Gallery of Clark College, Vancouver, WA, April 8 – April 30, 1997, #11, and 2) An Artful Life: Celebrating the Life of Creator, Teacher, and Collector Alfred Maurice...

Edward Ben Avram Hand signed lower right Jerusalem Israeli Old City walls landscape cityscape. Home of the Har Habayit, The Western Wall, Temple mount. Size includes frame 23 X 28, paper is 14 X 20 inches Edward Ben Avram (born 1941) is an Indian - Israeli artist who was born in Bombay, India and immigrated to Israel as a teenager. He graduated from the Bezalel School of Art and Design in 1965 and continues to call Jerusalem his home. Most of Ben Avraham oil painting and watercolors portrays Israeli cities, particularly the old city of Jerusalem with its architecture and orientalist domes and arches, religious festivals, and Bible stories. He paints in creamy sensual tones incorporating symbols such as doves, a menorah, and Shabbat candles. With his penchant for filigreed designs and bright colors, Edouard Ben Avram betrays some influences of his Indian boyhood. But the subjects that he paints so gracefully with a touch of Oriental lyricism are scenes of Jerusalem, his home for over 20 years. Exhibitions 1964 Group exhibitions in the United States and Canada 1977 Safrai Gallery, Jerusalem (a prestigious gallery that shows Abel Pann, Mordecai Ardon, Samuel Bak, Abraham Binder...

Georgy Skripnichenko, born on November 12, 1940, in Mykolaiv, Ukrainian SSR, and passing in Minsk on August 12, 2015, was a Belarusian surrealist painter who also created realist wor...

English 20th century portrait of an English Frigate in full sail at sea in oils. A very well painted oil on canvas with great detail of a ship cutting through the sea at I'm sure great speed. The piece is an oil on canvas with I think gouache added to the waves to make them a brighter white. The piece is signed Mason and with some investigation, we are attributing this painting to the talented English painter Barry Mason...

Va firmado por el artista en la parte inferior Se presenta sin enmarcar la obra Buen estado de conservación Medidas obra: 54 cm de altura x 65 cm de ancho :::::::::::::::::::::::...

Artist: Valeri Farràs Title: Mediterranean Landscape with Architecture and Cypress Trees Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 × 73 cm (23.6 × 28.7 in) Framing: Unframed Signature:...

This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Previously exhibited: Marina Stern Venice – New Works, Forum Gallery, Ne...

Françoise Juvin - Hilly landscape over the Rhône river near Lyon, France Reference number FJ170 Framed with a natural oak floated frame. 24 x 32 cm frame included (19 x 27 cm without...

"Duet #2" is an original painting on canvas measuring 48 x 36 inches by Erik Freyman. The artist is best known for his 80's style which draws heavily on Art Deco and Cubism. Frey...

5-3119B Blooming flowers in the spring garden a bold modern oil on canvas executed with palettes technique unframed ,signed lower left by Italian artist G.Ferzetti

Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Cadaques - Oil on canvas on cardboard Oil measurements 46x55 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan paint...

Oil on canvas with frame. Total size with frame 87x69 cm Roberto Gherardi is an Italian-Geneva painter born in 1933 in Ascensione in northern Italy,...

Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...

Signed lower right, 'Horning' for Elizabeth Horning (American, born 1943) and painted circa 1985. Accompanied by artist biography and old label on or...

Mountain View of a Lush Green Valley in the English Lake District - Vintage Oil Painting by 20th Century Modern British Landscape Artist, Arthur Terry Blamires (b. 1930) Art measure...

Artist: Bob Ross Title: Untitled, similar to "Soft Mountain Glow" from season 12, episode 11 of "The Joy of Painting" Medium: Original Oil on Canvas Painting Size: 24" x 36" Year: c. 1987 Inscription: Signed "Ross" in red on lower left front Among the most recognizable figures in late twentieth-century American art, Bob Ross developed a visual language defined by immediacy, clarity, and an enduring celebration of the natural landscape. His compositions translate the complexities of wilderness into serene, approachable scenes, characterized by balanced compositions and a distinctive handling of light and atmosphere. This untitled original Bob Ross painting...

Signed oil on canvas pointillist landscape circa 1980 by French painter Jean Vollet. The work depicts a view of a flooded River Loing - a tributary if the River Seine that runs throu...

Painted by Victor Papkov (Russian-American, 20th century); stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity and titled, 'San Francisco Sunset'. A dramatic Impressionist oil seasca...

Rocky Point - Vintage Big Sur Landscape, Original California Painting Beautiful California seascape of Rocky Point in Big Sur, California by an un...

Artist: Josep Sarquella i Escobet (Llagostera, Girona, 1928 – Palamós, 2000) Title: Vista de Cadaqués Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 65 × 92 cm (25.6 × 36.2 inches) Signature: Sig...

Painting on glass realized in the 1980s. Hans signed and framed. Very good condition.

Scenes of Las Ramblas in Barcelona remain among the most recognizable urban subjects in European painting and are highly sought after by collectors and interior designers worldwide. Artist Jordi Junyent Title Rambla de las Flores, Barcelona Date 1988 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 50 × 61 cm 19.7 × 24 in Signature Signed “Junyent” lower left and dated 1988. Frame Unframed Condition Very good condition. Canvas firm and well stretched. Stable paint layer with bright colors. No visible restorations. Atmospheric urban painting depicting Las Ramblas flower market in Barcelona, one of the most recognizable and vibrant locations in the city. The composition captures the scene after rainfall, with reflective pavement, flower stalls and strolling figures creating depth and movement. The wet street surface reflects light and silhouettes, enhancing the lively Mediterranean atmosphere. Executed with a confident and expressive brushstroke, the artist uses a palette dominated by cool greys, greens and blues contrasted with vivid reds from the flower displays. The simplified figures and loose handling of paint emphasize the mood of the place rather than strict detail, a characteristic approach of post-impressionist urban painting. Scenes of Barcelona’s Las Ramblas are particularly sought after in the international decorative art market due to their strong visual identity and association with one of Europe’s most iconic boulevards. An attractive and highly decorative cityscape, ideal for collectors of European urban painting or for interior design settings seeking a vibrant Mediterranean atmosphere. Jordi Junyent was a Spanish painter active in the late twentieth century whose work focused primarily on urban scenes and Mediterranean city views. His paintings often depict recognizable locations such as the streets of Barcelona, rendered with a loose brushstroke and an emphasis on atmosphere, light and color. Working within a post-impressionist tradition, Junyent developed compositions that balance figurative clarity with painterly spontaneity, making his works appealing within the European decorative art market. Barcelona Las Ramblas Barcelona street scene Flower market painting...

Original acrylic on canvas painting by the well known Saint Tropez artist, Michel Guy Nochet. Signed lower right, “Guy Nochet. Dated in pencil on f...

Vintage Watercolor Still Life -- The Antique Store Santa Cruz Watercolor of an antiques store titled "Paradox" by Ross Jones (American, 20th century). Signed "Ross Jones" lower right...

Mountains in the Clouds in Tuscany Italy by 20th Century Italian Artist Armando Romano Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 26 x 22 inches In...

Abstract drawing of a blue house in a yellow field by German-American painter, Wolf Kahn. Signed and dated by the artist in the lower right corner. Framed and matted in a silver wood...

This exceptional original 1890s watercolor by celebrated American Western landscape artist Charles Partridge Adams captures the raw beauty of a Colorado mountain river scene. Painted...