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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
Country life
Located in Sempach, LU
Quiet rural life, far from the hustle and bustle of the city. The picture was painted in restrained tones. Minimalist style or Scandinavian style. • It is painted on a professional c...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Autumn Road
Located in Belfast, GB
Autumn Road Oil on Canvas 18 x 24 in 45.7 x 61 cm "Growing up in the countryside, he developed a great love and appreciation for the beauty of nature around him, which evidently inf...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Estuary V, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Mandy Main paints a traditional old-world landscape of a peaceful estuary filled with warm greens and blues. Hazy and ivory-tinted clouds conceal the aft...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Greenwich Village NTC antiques shops
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Margaret Layton (20th century). Greenwich Village shops (pair). Oil on board, each measures 6 x 13 inches; 10 x 17 inches framed. Each is signed lower left. No damage or conservation...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Ferrobús Street" Original Oil and Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Conrado López's "Ferrobús Street," a 2023 primary market piece, is an evocative acrylic and oil creation on canvas, measuring 116 x 89 cm (45.67 x 35.04 inches). This original handma...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Loch Eck, Scotland - Scottish Edwardian art landscape oil painting
By William Young
Located in London, GB
This breath taking Scottish Edwardian landscape oil painting is by much exhibited landscape artist William Young RSW. Entitled Loch Eck and painted circa 1908...
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Early 1900s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Tuileries, Original Oil Painting, Garden, Paris
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Oil painting on Coated Wood - Original Contemporary painting, Garden, Paris Work Title : Tuileries (Jardin des Tuileries) Artist : Raphaël Renaud (French artist, Born in 1974, lives and works in France and Berlin (Germany).) The work is signed, titled and dated verso. Unique work. Size : H30 x W20cm, 3 cm thick. ___ This painting was made in september 2023 based on a visit to the "Jardin des Tuileries" in downtown Paris...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Wood Panel, Oil

The Entombment - British art 30's oil painting religious landscape Jesus angels
Located in London, GB
A huge British adaptation of The Entombment. Oil/Tempera on panel by E G Tucker. The scene depicts Jesus being wrapped whilst the angels look on. The work was executed for The Roma...
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1930s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

British Schooner Anchored at Naples
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
A classic scene of a large mid-Nineteenth Century schooner at rest in the Mediterranean port painted by the Italian countryman Tomaso De Simone. The complete narrative scene around the schooner's broadside is complemented with a British merchant steam/sail ship, local boats and the colorful sky and headland architecture of the ancient city. The vast serenity and unspoiled life of cruising the Mediterranean Ocean...
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1860s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Shawn Faust, "Starting Gate Sunrise" 12x16 Equine Racetrack Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This equine painting, "Starting Gate Sunrise" is a 12x16" oil painting on canvas by artist Shawn Faust depicting a racehorse on his way to morning workout on the track. Bright early ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Board, Oil

Shower
Located in New Orleans, LA
Framed dimensions are 16 x 20 inches Without an overt theme, Errol Barron’s recent work seeks primarily to convey the pleasures and mysteries of curiosity, speculation, and reflecti...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Levee Tower
Located in New Orleans, LA
Framed dimensions are 16 x 20 inches Without an overt theme, Errol Barron’s recent work seeks primarily to convey the pleasures and mysteries of curiosity, speculation, and reflecti...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Rig Fantasy 3
Located in New Orleans, LA
Framed dimensions are 16 x 20 inches Without an overt theme, Errol Barron’s recent work seeks primarily to convey the pleasures and mysteries of curiosity, speculation, and reflecti...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Mixed Media

Salem Wharf
Located in New Orleans, LA
Framed dimensions are 16 x 20 inches Without an overt theme, Errol Barron’s recent work seeks primarily to convey the pleasures and mysteries of curiosity, speculation, and reflecti...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Mixed Media

Sentinel 2
Located in New Orleans, LA
Framed dimensions are 16 x 20 inches Without an overt theme, Errol Barron’s recent work seeks primarily to convey the pleasures and mysteries of curiosity, speculation, and reflecti...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

In a small town. 2011, oil on canvas, 65x81 cm
Located in Riga, LV
In a small town. 2011, oil on canvas, 65x81 cm Juris Germanis (1941) The artist has always had a tendency to catch the most significant features when working in landscape genre, usi...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Jungle Beach
Located in New Orleans, LA
Framed dimensions are 16 x 20 inches Without an overt theme, Errol Barron’s recent work seeks primarily to convey the pleasures and mysteries of curiosity, speculation, and reflecti...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Mixed Media

Feeding Chickens by a Farm in Summer - Scottish Victorian landscape oil painting
By Alexander Fraser
Located in London, GB
This lovely Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted Scottish artist and prolific exhibitor Alexander Fraser. Painted circa 1870 it is a farm landscape with a mother and child fe...
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19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Front
Located in New Orleans, LA
Framed dimensions are 16 x 20 inches Without an overt theme, Errol Barron’s recent work seeks primarily to convey the pleasures and mysteries of curiosity, speculation, and reflecti...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Shawn Faust, "Water Stool" 12x16 Backstretch Equine Stable Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This equine drawing, "Water Stool" is a 12x16 oil painting on canvas by artist Shawn Faust depicting a horse in the backstretch after morning workou...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Rig Fantasy
Located in New Orleans, LA
Framed dimensions are 16 x 20 inches Without an overt theme, Errol Barron’s recent work seeks primarily to convey the pleasures and mysteries of curiosity, speculation, and reflecti...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper, Mixed Media

Sentinel 1
Located in New Orleans, LA
Framed dimensions are 16 x 20 inches Without an overt theme, Errol Barron’s recent work seeks primarily to convey the pleasures and mysteries of curiosity, speculation, and reflecti...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Seascape Venice Oil Painting by Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Reflections Of Venice is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a romantic canal ride for a couple created in an impressionistic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Village Gossip - British early 20th century art wooded landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely oil painting is by noted 19th century born Wolverhampton artist Joseph Vickers De Ville. The Wolverhampton gallery is home to many of his works, some of which are usually...
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Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

The Port of Newcastle Upon Tyne - British 1914 marine art oil painting
By Joseph Henry Kirsop
Located in London, GB
This lovely historically interesting British marine oil painting is by Newcastle artist Joseph Henry Kirsop. Painted in 1914, the location of the painting is the port of Newcastle up...
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1910s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

South Beach
Located in New Orleans, LA
Framed dimensions are 16 x 20 inches Without an overt theme, Errol Barron’s recent work seeks primarily to convey the pleasures and mysteries of curiosity, speculation, and reflecti...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper, Mixed Media

A Realist Oil on Canvas Seascape, "Cliff Dwellers"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 36x24 Realist Oil on Canvas Seascape Painting executed by artist Bronle Crosby. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or delivery. Bronle...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

River Landscape - British 1920's art Bath landscape oil painting female artist
Located in London, GB
This lovely British 20th century river landscape oil painting is by noted female artist Margaret Maitland Howard. The location may be Bath but needs more research. The composition is a tranquil river landscape with a man fishing from a boat in the foreground, a bridge and buildings beyond. A neo classical building stands on the right bank...
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1920s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Night Palm
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist FRAMED:20.125" x 16.125" x 1.375" UNFRAMED: 12" x 16" Artist Statement “My painting ‘Night Palm’ origina...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cadzow Forest Scotland - British mid 19thC art Scottish landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted artist Sam Bough. It was painted in 1855 after Bough had moved to Hamilton Lanarkshire in Scotland to focus on painting landscapes alongside fellow artist Alexander Frazer. The location is the ancient forest of Cadzow in Lanarkshire which they both favoured. The landscape is of a rough path through ancient oaks heading towards more dense forest with white cattle grazing to the right. A superb balanced composition and an excellent example of Bough's skill in landscape painting. Signed lower left and dated 1855. Provenance. Christie's stencil verso 519GG. James Bourlet & Sons label verso. Condition. Oil on canvas, 28 inches by 18 inches unframed and in good condition. Frame. Housed in an ornate gilt Victorian frame, 35 inches by 25 inches framed and in good condition. Samuel Bough RSA (1822–1878) was an English-born landscape painter who spent much of his career working in Scotland. He was born the third of five children in Abbey Street, Carlisle in northern England, the son of James Bough (1794-1845), a shoemaker, and Lucy Walker, a cook. He was raised in relative poverty, but with a keen encouragement in the arts. He was self-taught but mixed with local artists such as Richard Harrington and George Sheffield, and was strongly influenced by the work of Turner. After an unsuccessful attempt to live as an artist in Carlisle he obtained a job and as a theatre scenery painter in Manchester in 1845, later also working in Glasgow in the same role. Encouraged by Daniel Macnee to take up landscape painting he moved to Hamilton from 1851-4 and worked there with Alexander Fraser. In 1854 he moved to Port Glasgow to work on his technique of painting ships and harbours. His paintings were noted for their sensitivity to atmosphere and light, were often of cloudy shorelines and busy harbours. He also began supplementing his income by illustrating books, before moving to Edinburgh in 1855. On coming to Edinburgh he lived in a terraced house at 5 Malta Terrace in the Stockbridge area of the city. Following Turner's example, he became a skil ful painter of seaports. He was buried in Dean Cemetery Edinburgh on 23 November 1878. The grave bears a bronze medallion of his head by William Brodie...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Surrey Landscape - British early 20thC Impressionist Slade School oil painting
By Robert Morley
Located in London, GB
A very fine British Impressionist oil painting by Robert Morley. The painted dates to circa 1911 and was possibly painted near Frensham in Surrey where he lived. It looks like sprin...
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1910s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

LARGE OIL PAINTING by SALVATORE COLACICCO (NAVY ADMIRALTY 20th CENTURY PIECE
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING LARGE SALVATORE COLACICCO (NAVY ADMIRALTY 20th CENTURY Very good condition for age , (see pictures) FINE RARE MARTINE PAINTING ORIG...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Dutch Winter landscape with children playing on the ice by Per Wickenberg, 1839
Located in Stockholm, SE
Per Wickenberg, was a Swedish maestro of the brush who left an indelible mark on the world despite his brief life, truncated by tuberculosis at the age of 34. A prodigy who dedicated...
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1830s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Harvest Time in Yorkshire - British art 19th century landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Victorian landscape oil painting on canvas is by noted exhibited British artist John Horace Hooper. Hooper was particularly known for his landscapes and was fond of the s...
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1880s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Welsh Pembrokeshire Coastal Seascape - British Edwardian art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This atmospheric British Edwardian oil painting is by noted Welsh artist Alan Stepney Gulston. Painted circa 1910 it is a sunny Pembrokeshire coastal view from the high vantage point...
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1910s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

"Russian Olive Tree", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jill Soukup's "Russian Olive Tree" is an oil painting created on location in 2021` that depicts a tree highlighted with sky. About the artist: Jill Soukup was born in Buffalo, New...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Original Oil Painting of River Landscape in Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Original Oil Painting of a River Landscape in County Tyrone, Ireland, by Irish Artist, Manson Blair. Presented in the original ornate frame. Art measure...
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Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sandia (Watermelon) Surreal Emerging Artist National Academy of Art of Uruguay
Located in Houston, TX
Carlos Duarte is an emerging young artist at the National School of Fine Arts Institute in Montevideo, Uruguay. The gallery has taken on several pieces from several students at the...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Ben Lomond Scotland Cattle in Mist - British 19thC art landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb British Victorian animal landscape oil painting is by noted artist Henry Robinson Hall. Famous for his paintings of Highland cattle, it was painted circa 1895 and is a la...
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19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

"Emergence" Charcoal Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's (US based) "Emergence" is an original, handmade charcoal painting that depicts a grey monochrome pattern of a nest. Nature and those that inhabit it—our human selves in...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Chakata Landscape, India - British Victorian art 1887 landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Victorian landscape oil painting is by RA exhibited British artist Edward Joseph Moylneux (not to be confused with Edward Henry Molyneux, fashion designer). Molyneux was ...
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1880s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Adrian Rigby, "Hard Times" 16x20 Red Winter Fox Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Hard Times" is a 16x20" oil painting on canvas by artist Adrian Rigby. Featured is the edge of a snow covered field where a red fox trails curiously through the deep sno...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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

1898 Scandinavian Artist F. SJOSTEDT Antique Oil Painting on canvas, Still Life
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is a beautiful antique oil painting on canvas by Scandinavian Artist F. SJOSTEDT The painting depicts a Still life composition. Signed and dated in the lower-left corner...
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1880s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Freedom
Located in Sempach, LU
Modern, expressive landscape. Running, speed, wind, inner freedom. It's all about horses. Sometimes you want to feel as free and light as the wind. • It is painted on a professional ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Terminal Drive
Located in New Orleans, LA
Framed dimensions are 16 x 20 inches Without an overt theme, Errol Barron’s recent work seeks primarily to convey the pleasures and mysteries of curiosity, speculation, and reflecti...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Mixed Media

Sixth Street
Located in New Orleans, LA
Framed dimensions are 16 x 20 inches Without an overt theme, Errol Barron’s recent work seeks primarily to convey the pleasures and mysteries of curiosity, speculation, and reflecti...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Mixed Media

Coastal View of Penzance from Newlyn, Cornwall - British landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely floral landscape oil painting is by artist Elsie Bye- Rawson. Painted circa 1960 the view is looking down from Newlyn and along the coast to Penzance in Cornwall. St Mary...
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1960s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Spezia Marine - Italian 19th century art nautical seascape oil painting Italy
By Agostino Fossati
Located in London, GB
This lovely Italian 19th century Spezia marine oil painting is by noted artist Agostino Fossati. It depicts an evening glow across the bay. This oil on panel was painted circa 1870 a...
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19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Stillwater
Located in New Orleans, LA
Framed dimensions are 16 x 20 inches Without an overt theme, Errol Barron’s recent work seeks primarily to convey the pleasures and mysteries of curiosity, speculation, and reflecti...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Mixed Media

Vintage American Realist Landscape Garlic Still Life Gilt Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American realist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Cottontail" Original handmade oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Brian Mashburn's painting "Cottontail," crafted in 2023, is an evocative exploration of the delicate balance between nature and vestiges of civilization. Inspired by the misty terrai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

An Impressionist Acrylic & Ink on Wood Landscape Painting, "The Peace We Seek"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 14x11 Impressionist Acrylic & Ink on Wood Landscape Painting executed by artist Stefanie Bales. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its delivery or pu...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Acrylic

An Impressionist Acrylic & Ink on Canvas Painting, "You, Me, and the Sea"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 36x18 Impressionist Acrylic & Ink on Canvas Painting executed by artist Stefanie Bales. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or delivery. ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Acrylic

"The Return" Charcoal Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's (US based) "The Return" is an original, handmade charcoal painting that depicts a grey monochrome sky with clouds. Nature and those that inhabit it—our human selves in...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Mylar, Charcoal

City Garden with Windmill Beyond - Scottish 19th century landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb 19th century oil painting is by noted exhibited Scottish artist David Fulton. Painted circa 1890 the composition is a city garden, possibly Edinburgh, in the foreground w...
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19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

"Storm Clouds", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jill Soukup's "Storm Clouds" is an oil painting created on location in 2023 that depicts storm clouds before a rain. About the artist: Jill Soukup was born in Buffalo, New York. S...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Landscape with Distant Mountains - British Victorian art landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This refreshing British Victorian mountainous landscape oil painting is by noted artist Arthur Severn. He was a life long friend of Ruskin who encouraged him to turn to nature for i...
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19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

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 Gordon Brown, and Shawn Krueger. 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 1 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 $1 and tops out at $203,475, while the average work sells for $2,858.

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