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Realist Landscape Paintings

REALIST STYLE

Realist art attempts to portray its subject matter without artifice. Similar to naturalism, authentic realist paintings and prints see an integration of true-to-life colors, meticulous detail and linear perspectives for accurate portrayals of the world. 

Work that involves illusionistic techniques of realism dates back to the classical world, such as the deceptive trompe l’oeil used since ancient Greece. Art like this became especially popular in the 17th century when Dutch artists like Evert Collier painted objects that appeared real enough to touch. Realism as an artistic movement, however, usually refers to 19th-century French realist artists such as Honoré Daumier exploring social and political issues in biting lithographic prints, while the likes of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet painting people — particularly the working class — with all their imperfections, navigating everyday urban life. This was a response to the dominant academic art tradition that favored grand paintings of myth and history. 

By the turn of the 20th century, European artists, such as the Pre-Raphaelites, were experimenting with nearly photographic realism in their work, as seen in the attention to every botanical attribute of the flowers surrounding the drowned Ophelia painted by English artist John Everett Millais.

Although abstraction was the guiding style of 20th-century art, the realism trend in American modern art endured in Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and other artists’ depictions of the complexities of the human experience. In the late 1960s, Photorealism emerged with artists like Chuck Close and Richard Estes giving their paintings the precision of a frame of film.

Contemporary artists such as Jordan Casteel, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Aliza Nisenbaum are now using the unvarnished realist approach for honest representations of people and their worlds. Alongside traditional mediums, technology such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and immersive installations are helping artists create new sensations of realism in art.

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Style: Realist
"Mountain Road, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Samantha Buller's (US based) "Mountain Road" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a red roof of a building and the road that runs alongsi...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Oil Painting of the English Countryside with Horses by Modern British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Traditional Oil Painting of the English Countryside with Horses by Modern British Artist Art measures 30 x 20 inches Frame measures 36 x 26 inches James Wright was born in Peterborough in 1935 and now lives in Lincolnshire. James is a self-taught artist and a leading exponent of the traditional English landscape style. His early work concentrated on the busy fishing villages around the coast of Norfolk, Cornwall and Sussex. More recently, his traditional landscapes...
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Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

"1964 Porsche 911" Original Oil Painting 18"x24"
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"1964 Porsche 911". Original oil painting by American realist Megan Eisenberg. This oil painting is made using high quality Gamblin oil paint on hardwood panel and framed in a 1 1/...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Rural Field Landscape Oil Painting of an Idyllic English Countryside Scene
Located in Preston, GB
Rural Field Landscape Oil Painting of an Idyllic English Countryside Scene, by British Artist Dennis Harper, ( b. 1940) Harper is best known for his Rea...
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Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Springtime in the Country', Oil Landscape, New York, Cortland Art Association
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'G. Hedlund' for Grace LePage Hedlund (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1995. An atmospheric, Impressionist oil showing a view of a traditional wooden farmhouse...
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1990s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Pink and White Peonies, Original Floral Painting, Affordable Art, Contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pink and White Peonies by Tushar Sabale [2021] Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Spring Pink and White peon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

The Muse Terpsichore - Large 19th Century Portrait of the Ancient Greek Goddess
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The Muse Terpsichore’ by Franz von Lenbach (1836-1904). The painting – which depicts the artist's favourite model Lily Merk as the Ancient Greek goddess of music playing a harp before Mount Olympus – is signed by the artist and dated 1898. This large painting by one of the finest European portrait painters during the second half of the 19th century hangs in its original hand-carved gold metal leaf frame. Academy Fine Paintings only offers artwork for sale in the finest condition it can be for its age, having been professionally cleaned, conserved, and re-varnished. Clients should also note that tracked and signed for international shipping is complimentary. Franz von Lenbach studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts under the eminent German Realist painter Karl Theodor von Piloty (1826-1886). Lenbach was a star pupil and accompanied Piloty on a working trip to Rome during which time his reputation continued to grow. In 1867 he won a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle and his international reputation was made in 1869 when – although in competition with many of the most prominent French artists of the day – he was awarded the gold medal at the Glaspalast in Munich. From 1870 he exhibited at the most important international venues in London, Vienna, and Paris where he won a prestigious Grand Prix medal. In 1882, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown, and later became a Knight in the Legion of Honour. Among Franz von Lenbach’s most famous paintings are portraits of William Gladstone, Richard Wagner, Pope Leo XIII, Johann Strauss, Emperor Franz Josef, King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Emperor Wilhelm II, and Count Otto von Bismarck...
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1890s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Near the stream
Located in Geneva, CH
Work signed and dated A. Gins 19th century artist Work on canvas Gilded wood frame 55,5 x 72 x 3 cm
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1870s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

British landscape Dialogue at lunchtime 18th century Oil painting on wood
By Julius Caesar ibbetson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed lower right - Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759 – 1817). The majority of Ibbetson’s Lakeland scenes were painted to order after he had moved away to Yorkshire, and therefore lack the immediacy of the present canvas. This work is painted, with his own, inimitably pleasing style. Antique oil painting on wood panel...
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Late 18th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Alpine landscape Horseman halt at mountain lake 19th century Oil painting Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
A brilliant landscape of the Alpine lake and forest in foreground, surrounded by mountains. The servant guarding the horses peacefully dozed off under a picturesque tree on shore of ...
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Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Pastoral panoramic landscape Shepherd with sheep Large oil painting by H. Lawson
Located in Stockholm, SE
The painting was painted at the beginning of the 20th century, signed lower left - H. Lawson (probably British artist). In this work, the artist endowed the summer landscape with spe...
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Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

"Flowers In a Glass" - Floral Still Life realism oil painting study
Located in London, Chelsea
The original still life painting by Tobias Harrison is framed, stringed and ready to be displayed. The artist has successfully created a sense of realism in the glass through the use...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Swiss Pastoral landscape Alpine valley at sunset 19th century Oil painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Romanticism movement is well maintained here by Benedikt Franz Hess (1817-1870), Swiss / American, a painter of panoramic landscapes in a detailed transcriptive yet broadly painted s...
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Early 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Installation of the Liberty Bell at Independence Hall, Philadelphia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Louis Roberts Dougherty (American, 1876-1948) Installation of the Liberty Bell at Independence Hall in 1754, c. 1915 Oil on canvas, 34 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches; Framed: 43 1/2 x 33 3/4 i...
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Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fly By
Located in Fairfield, CT
George Billis Gallery presents Stephanie Reiter. Painting for me is about capturing the light and beauty of the day. Usually a landscape will hit me and say, “paint me”. Then I k...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Venice window original oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Published. Frame size 69x61 cm. Josep Maria Vayreda Canadell Year of birth: 1932 Biography: Member of a family spanish saga of artists, which highlighted Joaquim Vayreda, founder of...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"First Star", Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Some Pine trees in the early dusk light along the Maine coast and about 2/3 up in the middle is the faint appearance of the nights first star. I like the angle and temperature of the...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Acrylic

Lingering Spring 1 - landscape oil painting realism modern impressionist artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
Contemporary landscape artist Harry Brioche delivers an awe-inspiring perspective of a spacious vista depicting a beautifully atmospheric countryside setting. This ethereal and idyll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Looking Back 1 landscape oil painting original impressionism modern orginal art
Located in London, Chelsea
Contemporary landscape artist Harry Brioche delivers an awe-inspiring perspective of a spacious vista depicting a beautifully atmospheric countryside setting. This ethereal and idyll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Sunlit Valleys - landscape oil painting realism modern impressionist artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
Contemporary landscape artist Harry Brioche delivers an awe-inspiring perspective of a spacious vista depicting a beautifully atmospheric countryside setting. This ethereal and idyll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Rolling Hills - landscape oil painting realism modern impressionist artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
Contemporary landscape artist Harry Brioche delivers an awe-inspiring perspective of a spacious vista depicting a beautifully atmospheric countryside setting. This ethereal and idyll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Green and Gold - landscape oil painting realism modern impressionist artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
Contemporary landscape artist Harry Brioche delivers an awe-inspiring perspective of a spacious vista depicting a beautifully atmospheric countryside setting. This ethereal and idyll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Lost Horizon - landscape oil painting impressionism modern orginal art
Located in London, Chelsea
Contemporary landscape artist Harry Brioche delivers an awe-inspiring perspective of a spacious vista depicting a beautifully atmospheric countryside setting. This ethereal and idyll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Gleaming Light - landscape oil painting impressionism modern orginal art
Located in London, Chelsea
Contemporary landscape artist Harry Brioche delivers an awe-inspiring perspective of a spacious vista depicting a beautifully atmospheric countryside setting. This ethereal and idyll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

A Moment of Peace - landscape oil painting impressionism modern orginal art
Located in London, Chelsea
Contemporary landscape artist Harry Brioche delivers an awe-inspiring perspective of a spacious vista depicting a beautifully atmospheric countryside setting. This ethereal and idyll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Distant Blue - landscape oil painting realism impressionism modern orginal art
Located in London, Chelsea
Contemporary landscape artist Harry Brioche delivers an awe-inspiring perspective of a spacious vista depicting a beautifully atmospheric countryside setting. This ethereal and idyll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Pastoral Rustic scene Gallant shepherd and young woman 19th century Oil painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
The painting is monogram signed lower right: scratched in fresh oils “C.K.1839”. The genre plot from rural life away from the upheavals of big cities with its traditional elements: a...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Moonlit Saguaros, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Thank you for your interest in my work. This painting was created using professional quality oil paints on a 100% cotton canvas board. It is singed on the front and back and comes wi...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Landscape with water lilies., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Picture Landscape with water lilies. A rich green palette, lilies on the water, the reflection of the sky in the water, clouds, evoke a feeling of love and gratitude to nature. The p...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Swan Lake, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting Lake. Swans: a rich palette of green, white swans on the lake, the reflection of the sky in the water, clouds, evoke a feeling of love and gratitude to nature. The picture h...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Summer, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Picture. Summer. The saturated palette of greenery, the reflection of the sky in the water, willows, clouds, a beautiful summer day evoke a feeling of love and gratitude to nature. T...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Garden Landscape - British fifties country house landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely British landscape oil painting is by noted artist Laurence Henry Irving. Painted circa 1955, the view is of a garden landscape looking up a hill towards a grand country h...
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1950s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Dolphins Over Bora Bora - Landscape Painting - Oil On Canvas By Dante Rondo
Located in Carmel, CA
Any novelist battling through writer’s block might be excited to encounter Dante Rondo, whose life has been a collage of free-spirited experiences that would satisfy the most vicario...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Horses in Landscape - British Victorian art equine animal portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Victorian oil on canvas on board painting is by noted animal artist Edwin Brown. Painted circa 1880 the composition is of s...
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19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Scottish Seascape - Scottish Edwardian art 1904 marine sea oil painting Scotland
By William Bradley Lamond
Located in London, GB
This stunning Scottish Edwardian seascape oil painting is by noted artist William Bradley Lamond. Painted circa 1904 it is a superb vibrant painting of waves approaching the shore, their green luminosity perfectly captured as they begin to crest. The brushwork and palette are superb making this a really colourful painting and an excellent example of Scottish art. One of the best Scottish seascapes...
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Early 1900s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Coucher de Soleil - Dieppe - Realist Oil, Boats in Seascape by Alfred Stevens
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated seascape oil on canvas by Belgian Realist painter Alfred Emile Leopold Stevens. The work depicts a sail boats off the coa...
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1890s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Sweden" Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Introducing "Sweden" by Kirsten Savage, an original handmade oil painting created in 2022. This artwork measures 6 x 8 inches with a depth of 1 inch (15.24 x 20.32 x 2.54 cm) and is ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Beach Day" Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Presenting "Beach Day" by Kirsten Savage, an original handmade oil painting created in 2022. This artwork measures 6 x 8 inches (15.24 x 20.32 cm) and is thoughtfully framed, enhanci...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"A Place for Prayer" Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Presenting "A Place for Prayer" by Kirsten Savage, an original handmade oil painting created in 2023. This artwork measures 10 x 8 inches with a depth of 1 inch (25.40 x 20.32 x 2.54...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Wildlife Realistic Landscape Painting of Wood Ducks by Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
An "AWARD WINNING" acrylic painting on panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a gorgeous pair of Wood Ducks in their natural environment created in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Acrylic

"Edge of the Island" Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Presenting "Edge of the Island" by Kirsten Savage, an original handmade oil painting created in 2022. This artwork measures 6 x 9 inches with a depth of 1 inch (15.24 x 22.86 x 2.54 ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Triumphal Arch" Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Presenting "Triumphal Arch" by Kirsten Savage, an original handmade oil painting created in 2022. This artwork measures 6 x 8 inches (15.24 x 20.32 cm) and is thoughtfully framed, en...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Panel, Oil

"Mont des Arts" Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Presenting "Mont des Arts" by Kirsten Savage, an original handmade oil painting created in 2022. This artwork measures 6 x 6 inches (15.24 x 15.24 cm) and is thoughtfully framed, exp...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Interstate, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jesse Aldana presents a skyscape from a ground-level angle in realistic detail. White clouds, flattened in their haste, race across the sky. It leaves th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Dancing Water 42 - original seascape fractal oil painting modern study realism
Located in London, Chelsea
This contemporary realism artwork by Irina Cumberland portrays a painting of a water study. The artist explores the dynamic motion of the aquatic subject matter, presenting an energe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Italian genre scene Family on a halt 19th century Oil painting Framed
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pacifying painting of cozy scene with Italian family perhaps having rest on the long road. Warm autumn featuring soft sun create this peaceful atmosphere. By anonymous professional o...
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Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Wood, Oil, Canvas

Whitby Clouds, sky art, cloud art, original art, affordable art, plein air art
Located in Deddington, GB
Whitby Clouds [2022] original oil on canvas Image size: H:61 cm x W:76 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:61 cm x W:76 cm x D:2cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are p...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Octopus - underwater fractal study realism seascape natural nature painting
Located in London, Chelsea
This contemporary realist painting by Irina Cumberland presents a aquatic fractal study from an intimate, close-up perspective. Capturing an immersive underwater scene, the artist co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Sunrise - realism seascape water sea oil painting artwork modern fractal art
Located in London, Chelsea
This original artwork by Irina Cumberland captures a realist study of a wave. Conveying the majestic temperament and mystifying beauty of the ocean waters, the artist paints the way ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The storm is over 1986, oil on cardboard, 30x47.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The storm is over 1986, oil on cardboard, 30x47,5 cm The central focus of the painting is the shoreline where the boats are situated. The calm sea in the painting reflects the aftermath of the storm. The artist has used smooth brushstrokes to convey the stillness and tranquility of the water. The dark clouds in the sky suggest that the storm has passed or is receding. These clouds are depicted using darker tones, grays, and fading into lighter hues. STANISLAV KREICS...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Little Rainbows 5 - water seascape realism ocean oil painting modern ocean study
Located in London, Chelsea
This original realist artwork by Irina Cumberland presents a fractal, intimate study of ocean water. Painted in impressive realism, the artist intensifies the sense of calmness elici...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sunrise in Soft Colours - realism seascape sea oil painting modern fractal art
Located in London, Chelsea
This original realist artwork by Irina Cumberland presents a fractal, intimate study of ocean water. Painted in impressive realism, the artist intensifies the sense of calmness elici...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Genre scene Little joys in a military hospital 19th century Oil painting
By Paul (Louis Narcisse) Grolleron
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signature lower left: Paul Louis Narcisse Grolleron (1848 - 1901). The French painter and illustrator, Paul Grolleron, remains best known for his many well-observed images of the Fra...
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Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Tree by the River at Sunrise, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Shela Goodman presents a soothing early morning scene of a tranquil pond. Her impressionist approach emphasizes the soft rays of the rising sun beautiful...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Reflections, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Shela Goodman presents a tranquil view of a river brimming with lush vegetation. Clouds and trees line up and reflect in the water in front, while the fo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Rocks in Winter
Located in Milford, NH
This nicely detailed oil painting of a winter landscape with rocks surrounded by snow was done by American artist Allen Hale Johnson (1937-2022). Johnson ...
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Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Birch Trees, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Shela Goodman presents a birch tree by the roadside bursting with fall colors. "Birch trees with their white bark, black markings, and colorful leaves ar...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Cherry Chocolate Cupcake
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery. The bold flowers and repeating geometric patterns in this series of paintings are lushly modeled in oil paint, and are coupled with the use of i...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Realist landscape paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Realist 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, purple, orange, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Michael Budden, Peter Adams, Iryna Kastsova, and David Leonard. 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 Realist landscape paintings, so small editions measuring 3.1500000953674316 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 $107 and tops out at $348,500, while the average work sells for $3,131.

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