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Modern Landscape Paintings

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Rooftops - Mid 20th Century English Oil on Board Houses Landscape Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
This lovely mid 20th century English oil on board by Tom White depicts a view over the rooftops of period houses in Spring. A quintessentially English view in the modern/impressioni...
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1960s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Park - Paint by Henri Hamm - 1937
Located in Roma, IT
Park is a modern artwork realized by Henri Hamm in 1937. Oil on wooden Panel. Good conditions.
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1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

The level crossing and Salève
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood Gray wooden frame 69.5 x 74.5 x 4 cm This work depicts a captivating industrial landscape, where the horizon is dominated by an imposing mountain. In the foreground, a l...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

1991 Modernist Vintage Swedish Original Landscape Oil Painting - The Boathouse
Located in Bristol, GB
THE BOATHOUSE Size: 65 x 77 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A large and serene modernist painting that captures a quiet waterfront scene with minimalistic charm, executed in oil ...
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1990s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Modern French Colorist Signed Painting Provence Landscape with Trees & Houses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cagnes sur Mer, France signed and dated 2016 gouache painting on board with glass cover, framed framed: 14 x 11 inches board: 12 x 9.5 inches provenance: private collection condition...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Gouache

"Sunset in the City"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Gershon Benjamin (1899 - 1985) An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon ...
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1950s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Gouache

Seaside. - Painting by Fioravante Seibezzi - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Seaside is an original modern artwork realized by Fioravante Seibezzi in the mid-20th Century. Oil on wood. Includes frame Fioravante Seibezzi (Venice 1906...
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1950s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Paint, Oil

Modern Abstract Landscape with Blues, Greens, and Yellows
Located in Houston, TX
Large, soft brush strokes in cool tones form an abstract composition reminiscent of a marine landscape, by artist Barn Post, c.1960. Displayed in a white mat with a gold border and f...
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1960s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Paint, Paper

Pink and Green Minimalist Landscape with Fence Posts and Curving Path
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jill Jackson (British, contemporary), signed Title: Minimalist Landscape Medium: pastel on artist paper, unframed Painting : 18 x 15 inches Provenance: all the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings

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Pastel

Low Tide On The Minnows Cornwall Padstow Framed Cornish Impasto Oil Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Nancy Bailey. English ( b.1913 - d.2012 ). Low Tide On The Minnows, Cornwall, 1972. Oil On Canvas. Signed Lower Right. Image size 19.3 inches x 39.4 inches ( 49cm x 100cm ). Frame size 25.4 inches x 45.3 inches ( 64.5cm x 115cm ). Available for sale; this original impasto oil painting is by the Cornish artist Nancy Bailey and is dated 1972. The painting is presented and supplied in its original frame (which is shown in these photographs). The painted surface has benefitted from a light clean and a new preserving varnish coat has been applied. This vintage painting is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. The painting is signed lower right and on the reverse it is titled and signed again. Nancy Bailey was born in 1913 and started her working life at the age of 15. As a teenager she used her father’s camera to take photographs of West Country views, many of which were used to produce postcards, which sold throughout the country. This early talent demonstrated her knowledge and appreciation of light and composition that later enabled her to create the beautiful paintings for which she became internationally renowned. Her family moved frequently throughout the south west, before settling in Ireland where for thirteen years she produced high quality marquetry pictures, which sold all over the world. Nancy only started painting seriously when she returned to Cornwall in her fifties. Her painting career, though started somewhat late, continued over forty years. Nancy worked with a palette knife and never used a brush. This gives her work its distinctive texture and captures the landscape and light. Nancy became acclaimed as one of the leading palette knife artists in the UK. Although Nancy travelled widely, including a safari trip to South Africa with the acclaimed nature artist David Shepherd her best work is arguably of the coasts and rivers of the West Country, which she loved so much. Nancy died in 2012, since when demand for her original works has increased. © Big Sky Fine Art The Minnows Islands are a group of large rocks...
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Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

When Tilling Was Over
Located in Wenham, MA
This piece is an original oil painting on panel by American artist Ginny GC Williams. It was painted en plein air. Celebrating the agricultural heritage of her New England town, the artist has captured the patchwork of color that comprises a farmscape. The piece is beautifully framed in a handmade maple floater frame with contrasting spline joints at the corner. a beautiful presentation. The overall framed dimensions are approximately 11x11 inches. GC Williams has a degree in art history which gave her an understanding of, and appreciation for, not only the art of the past, but the historical events and ideologies that fostered various aesthetics, movements, and styles. She has studied at several classical ateliers, including three years at Boston's Academy of Realist Art. Her work has been shown in galleries throughout the US and is included in public and private collections. She maintains a studio on the north shore of Massachusetts. "My work is about the little moments of beauty that comprise our existence: the greening of the landscape in early spring, the glint of light on an object; growing things and made objects. I enjoy creating interesting interactions, and making up narratives. I love the way light animates objects...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Blooms (Flowers, Saturated, Green, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Red)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jill Opelka Blooms Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 18 x 14 inches Framed: 19 x 15 x 1.5 inches Signed COA provided Tags: Blooms, Flowers, Saturated, Green, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Red *Framed in a black wooden frame - ready to han ----------------- Upon entering Jill Opelka's home, her creative essence is unmistakable. Adorned with New Yorker Magazine covers, her dining room exudes a vibrant charm, complemented by quirky giant tortoises in the living room. The space is a reflection of Opelka's lively personality, evident in her central studio nestled within the bright breakfast nook. Embraced by natural light and captivating outdoor vistas, it's where her artistry thrives, even evident in intricate details like a practical denim quilt on her sofa, crafted from old jeans – a testament to her work and creativity. Descending to her lower-level gallery, her larger original pieces, each with personal anecdotes, take center stage. From a nostalgic converse painting symbolizing childhood choices to a rescued roadside goat immortalized on canvas, her stories are as captivating as her art. Jill Opelka's creations, drawing inspiration from her life's moments, offer a personal touch that adds warmth to any home. From customized shoe and teacup paintings...
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2010s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Pair of Landscapes with Views of Ancient Rome - Oil on Canvas - Mid 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscapes with Views of Ancient Rome is an original pair of oil on canvas realized in the Second Half 19th Century. Mixed colored oil on canvas, mounted on panel. Minor damage to ...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Blue Sky Green (Modern Cityscape Oil Painting of Brooklyn Rooftops)
Located in Hudson, NY
oil on linen on panel 23.5 x 13 inches This modern cityscape oil painting was completed on linen and mounted on panel. Painted in a realistic style, the scene is of Brooklyn roofto...
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2010s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Wood Panel

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Grey Bridge Red Sky Scape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

"Geneva Countryside" by Henri Duvoisin - Oil on canvas
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas with frame Total size with frame 56x48x5 cm
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1910s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Bold Abstract Floral Composition with Vibrant Colors on Dark Background
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jill Jackson (British, contemporary) Title: Bold Abstract Floral Composition Medium: oil on artist paper, unframed Painting : 16.5 x 11.5 inches Provenance: all...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Ojai, California
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower left.
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1910s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pair of Battle Scenes - Oil Painting - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of Battle Scenes is an oil painting realized by an italian artist in 18th century. 110x85 cm each. Framed. Good conditions.
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18th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Study for « Paysage de Fribourg » - 1943 a drawing by Balthus (1908 - 2001)
Located in PARIS, FR
Provenance: Frédérique Tison, Château de Chassy (Burgundy-Franche Comté - France) Bibliography: J. Clair, V. Monnier Balthus, catalogue raisonné of the complete works, Gallimard, Pa...
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1940s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Bold Landscape Painting with Red Roof and Lush Green Foliage
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jill Jackson (British, contemporary) Title: Bold Landscape Painting Medium: oil on artist paper, unframed Painting : 16.5 x 11.5 inches Provenance: all the pain...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Dunure Castle
Located in Storrs, CT
Dunure Castle. Oil on canvas. 16 1/2 x 28 3/8. Signed, lower right. Housed in a dramatic 22 x 34-inch gold leaf frame. The ruins of Dunure Castle lie in a quiet location overlookin...
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Early 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Parisian Interior Attic Room Mid 20th Century French Signed Oil, Rooftop Views
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: August Pietri, French mid 20th century, signed Title: attic room interior scene with a window overlooking winter snow rooftops Medium: signed oil painting on board...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

California Lake Landscape Original Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
California Lake Landscape in Watercolor on Paper Serene landscape by Donna N. Schuster (American, 1883-1953). The viewer stands at the edge of a lake, under a few trees. At the far ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

"Autumn #2"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Gershon Benjamin (1899-1985) An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon Benj...
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1970s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1950's Modernist Painting Black and White Courtyard Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original biro pen drawing on artist paper size: 19 x 25 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: t...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Ballpoint Pen

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Blue Harbour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Modernist Landscape in Earthy Yellow and Gray Tones Featuring Rolling Hills
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jill Jackson (British, contemporary) Title: Modernist Landscape Medium: gouache on artist paper, unframed Painting : 19.75 x 28 inches Provenance: all the painti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings

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Gouache

1950's Modernist Painting Bright Watercolour Chateau In Green and Blue Forest
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour on artist paper size: 13 x 16 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the art...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

Venetian Canal - Large 20th Century Modern Venice Italy Oil on Board Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful and unusual mid 20th century oil on board depicting a Venetian canal with couple on a gondola. Lots of detail and very well painted work. Original exhibition label on the...
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1950s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Mid Century Desert Mesa Landscape with Cacti in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Desert Mesa Landscape with Cacti in Oil on Canvas Colorful mid century desert landscape with beautiful cacti by Vina McPheeters (American, 1892-1964). Colorful cacti are dotted throughout the foreground, lush with yellow and pink blooms. In the distance, dramatic mesas rise to meet a cloud-filled sky. Signed "Vina McPheeters" in the lower right corner. Presented in an antiqued bronze-colored frame. Frame size: 25.75"H x 29.75"W Image size: 20"H x 24"W Vina Pearl McPheeters (American, 1892-1964) was born in Iowa on October 7, 1892. Vina was the wife of Robert Guy...
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1950s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Seaside landscape
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 66 x 78 x 4 cm
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1910s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

"The Train Depot"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Gershon Benjamin (1899-1985) An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon Benj...
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1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Fishing boats and fishermen at the port
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood Golden wooden frame With frame : 47 cm x 67 cm x 7.5 cm This striking picture captures a picturesque harbor, probably Mediterranean, with an impressive mastery of the ...
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20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

"You're Sunday Shot" Early Modern Original Ad Layout for Foley's with Airplane
Located in Houston, TX
Early modern original watercolor and gouache ad layout for Foley's by Houston portraitist Robert C. Joy. The work features a German military aircraft flying over a pile of tin cans t...
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Early 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

French Modernist 20th century Oil Painting Sun Scorched Corsica Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Corsica signed by Lucien Gondret (French 1941-2023) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 13 x 18 inches provenance: the artists estate, France conditi...
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20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Boats by G. Roger - Oil on wood 21x15 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on wood sold with frame Total size with frame 33x39 cm Signed Guillaume G. ROGER is an artist born in 1867 and died in 1943. His works have been sold at public auction 120 ti...
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1910s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

The park house by I. Ch. Goetz - Oil on canvas 46x55 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas without frame
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Alley in Valais Switzerland - Oil on canvas 34x46 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame Total size with frame 42x55 cm Work unsigned
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Paris Skyline River Seine & Louvre Buildings Signed French Modernist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, late 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 13 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
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Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

NY Billboard
Located in Columbia, MO
William A. Berry (American, 1933-2010) was an accomplished artist and renowned illustrator who left thousands of drawings, paintings, photographs, and mixed media works, a multitude ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

20th Century Signed German Modernist Oil Painting Mediterranean Coastal Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), signed Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her ...
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20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large French Modernist Oil Painting Tuna Fishermen at Sea with their Catch, 1993
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tuna Fishing by Gilbert Fulio signed, dated 1993 and titled oil on canvas, framed Framed: 27 x 31 inches Canvas: 21 x 26 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very...
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Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Overcast Afternoon on a Quiet High Street with Red Car Driving
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jill Jackson (British, contemporary), signed and dated 92' Title: Rainy Afternoon on the High Street Medium: gouache on artist paper, unframed Painting : 25 x 17 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings

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Gouache

1960's French Modernist Large Oil Painting Christ Preaching to Crowd
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Christ Preaching to the Crowd French Modernist artist, circa 1960's period oil on board, framed framed: 27 x 31 inches board: 20 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, France co...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Provence Cypress Tree Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Castle, Oil Painting on Canvas by Alvaro Guillot
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alvaro Guillot, Uruguayan/American (1931 - 2010) Title: Castle Year: circa 1963 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 30 x 24 inches Frame: 37 x 31 inches
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1960s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Naive British Contemporary Painting Two Polar Bears in Winter Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Polar Bears in the Snow by Ben George Powell, British contemporary artist signed acrylic on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 20 inches provenance: private collection of this artists wor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings

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Acrylic

Beautiful French Modern Oil Painting Rustic Provencal Village Terracotta Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Bernard Labbe (French, mid 20th century) Title: Rustic Provencal village, painted in terracotta and pink colours with an ochre tint. Medium: oil painting on canva...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Exquisite Floral Arrangement with Lush Blooms in a Fan-Shaped Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Exquisite Floral Arrangement watercolour on artist paper, stuck in black paper painting: 10 x 12.75 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound condition D...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

Modern Impressionistic Landscape with Tree on Sunny Hillside
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jill Jackson (British, contemporary) Title: Landscape with Tree Medium: oil on un stretched canvas, unframed Painting : 19.75 x 16 inches Provenance: all the pai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Vibrant Abstract Landscape with Trees Dynamic Brushstrokes and Colorful Forms
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jill Jackson (British, contemporary) Title: Vibrant Abstract Landscape with Trees Medium: gouache on artist paper, unframed Painting : 20 x 15 inches Provenance:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings

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Gouache

Vibrant Expressionist Landscape with Bold Red and Orange Tree Trunks
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jill Jackson (British, contemporary) Title: Expressionist Landscape Medium: gouache on artist paper, unframed Painting : 20 x 15 inches Provenance: all the paint...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings

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Gouache

Dawn Haze
Located in Deddington, GB
My interest is to convey elements of the classical arcadian landscape paintings of the 17th and 18th century, inviting the viewer to reflec...
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2010s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Reed 22 November 09:54 - Modern Nature Oil Painting, Abstract, Minimalism
Located in Salzburg, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
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2010s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Park Scene (Chelsea, Manhattan)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Park Scene (Chelsea, Manhattan) Oil on artist's board, c. 1947-49 Signed lower right (see photo) Provenance: Estate of the artist Dehn Heirs Condition: Good, needs a light cleaning Original wormy chestnut frame Painting size: 9 1/4 x 12 inches Frame size: 14 1/4 x 17 inches One of the earliest know Virginia Dehn paintings after her marriage to Adolf in 1947. The lived in Chelsea at 433 West 21st St. Inscription by artist verso: Virginia Dehn 443 W. 21 St. New York City V.70 Virginia Dehn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Virginia Dehn Virginia Dehn in her studio in Santa Fe Virginia Dehn (née Engleman) (October 26, 1922 – July 28, 2005) was an American painter and printmaker. Her work was known for its interpretation of natural themes in almost abstract forms. She exhibited in shows and galleries throughout the U.S. Her paintings are included in many public collections. Life Dehn was born in Nevada, Missouri on October 26, 1922.] Raised in Hamden, Connecticut, she studied at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri before moving to New York City. She met the artist Adolf Dehn while working at the Art Students League. They married in November 1947. The two artists worked side by side for many years, part of a group of artists who influenced the history of 20th century American art. Their Chelsea brownstone was a place where artists, writers, and intellectuals often gathered. Early career Virginia Dehn studied art at Stephens College in Missouri before continuing her art education at the Traphagen School of Design, and, later, the Art Students League, both located in New York City. In the mid-1940s while working at the Associated American Artists gallery, she met lithographer and watercolorist Adolf Dehn. Adolf was older than Virginia, and he already enjoyed a successful career as an artist. The two were married in 1947 in a private ceremony at Virginia's parents house in Wallingford, Connecticut. Virginia and Adolf Dehn The Dehns lived in a Chelsea brownstone on West 21st Street where they worked side by side. They often hosted gatherings of other influential artists and intellectuals of the 20th century. Among their closest friends were sculptor Federico Castellón and his wife Hilda; writer Sidney Alexander and his wife Frances; artists Sally and Milton Avery; Ferol and Bill Smith, also an artist; and Lily and Georges Schreiber, an artist and writer. Bob Steed and his wife Gittel, an anthropologist, were also good friends of the Dehns. According to friend Gretchen Marple Pracht, "Virginia was a glamorous and sophisticated hostess who welcomed visitors to their home and always invited a diverse crowd of guests..." Despite their active social life, the two were disciplined artists, working at their easels nearly daily and taking Saturdays to visit galleries and view new work. The Dehns made annual trips to France to work on lithographs at the Atelier Desjobert in Paris. Virginia used a bamboo pen to draw directly on the stone for her lithographs, which often depicted trees or still lifes. The Dehns' other travels included visits to Key West, Colorado, Mexico, and countries such as Greece, Haiti, Afghanistan, and India. Dehn's style of art differend greatly from that of her husband, though the two sometimes exhibited together. A friend of the couple remarked, "Adolf paints landscapes; Virginia paints inscapes." Virginia Dehn generally painted an interior vision based on her feelings for a subject, rather than a literal rendition of it.] Many of her paintings consist of several layers, with earlier layers showing through. She found inspiration in the Abstract Expressionism movement that dominated the New York and Paris art scenes in the 1950s. Some of her favorite artists included Adolf Gottileb, Rothko, William Baziotes, Pomodoro, and Antonio Tapies. Dehn most often worked with bold, vibrant colors in large formats. Her subjects were not literal, but intuitive. She learned new techniques of lithography from her husband Adolf, and did her own prints. Texture was very important to her in her work. Her art was influenced by a variety of sources. In the late 1960s she came across a book that included photographs of organic patterns of life as revealed under a microscope. These images inspired her to change the direction of some of her paintings. Other influences on Dehn's art came from ancient and traditional arts of various cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life painting, Asian art, ancient Egyptian artifacts...
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1940s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

A Charming 1950s Martha's Vineyard Street Scene Painting by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A large & delightful oil on Masonite, ca. 1950s, Martha's Vineyard street scene painting by artist Francis Chapin. Image size: 24" x 36". Framed size: 27" x 37". In a painted woo...
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1950s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Les Soeurs (The Sisters), Oil Painting by Charles Levier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Les Soeurs (The Sisters) Charles Levier, French (1920–2003) Date: circa 1965 Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 24 x 30 in. (60.96 x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 29.5 x...
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1960s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Modern landscape paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern landscape paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add landscape paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, green, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Bernard Labbe, Huguette Ginet-Lasnier , Jean Tannous, and Gershon Benjamin. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern landscape paintings, so small editions measuring 2.17 inches across are also available. Prices for landscape paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $800,000, while the average work sells for $1,799.

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