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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
Morning 1965, paper/watercolor, 15x21 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Morning 1965, paper/watercolor, 15x21 cm Herberts Mangolds (1901-1978) Graphic, army officer. In 1920 he graduated from the Artillery Cadet School of Latvian and many military cour...
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1960s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Oil on canvas by Eugene Verboeckhoven & Alexander Daiwaille (1796-1881)
Located in Uppingham, GB
Oil on canvas by Eugene Verboeckhoven (1796-1881) & Alexander Daiwaille (1818-1888) Landscape with cattle & sheep on a farm track. Signed by both artists. Canvas size: 22" x 31" Fr...
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1870s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

The Sailing Canoe, Tetons
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on linen by artist Joseph McGurl. Framed.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Study I (Surrender), 6 x 4, Waterfall Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's "Study I (Surrender)," completed in 2023, is a captivating example of contemporary realism expressed through the timeless medium of oil on mounted linen. This original ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Sunset in the forest oil paint on canvas seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Born in Valencia but with German and Mediterranean roots, his artistic work has been focused on exhibitions around the idea of ​​"landscape", within a formal pictorial and drawing po...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

'Kauai Large Panoramic Landscape & Ocean Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Carmel, CA
Israeli born artist that works mainly in Hawaii, whose realistic and whimsical landscapes has earned him a vast reputation. Blayer's work was critiqued in the New York Times (see b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pink and Red Tulips
Located in Fairfield, CT
There is a sense of freedom that I experience when painting landscape. The quality of these kinds of images allows for expression and interpretation, yet they can still be viewed as...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

San Francisco cityscape original urban oil painting large-scale
Located in San Francisco, CA
This original painting by Christina Kent captures a serene, elevated view of a street in San Francisco’s iconic Mission District. Rendered in oil on gallery-wrapped canvas, the large...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Farmhouse by a River in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Farmhouse by a River in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Peter J Greenhill Art measures 30 x 20 inches Frame measures 35 x 2...
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20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Sea and Sky" Large landscape/seascape with brilliant light, sun behind clouds
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Sea and Sky" Oil on Canvas, 60 x 46 Inches, is a gorgeous, large beach painting of the shoreline at sunset dominated by a dramatic sky of blues...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Outskirts of town. 1959, oil on cardboard, 44x54 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Outskirts of town. 1959, oil on cardboard, 44x54 cm Realistic sunny landscape Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I) His first professional education was a...
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1950s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

waves on the beach Spain oil on canvas painting seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil on canvas. Frame size 34x34 cm. Born in Valencia but with German and Mediterranean roots, his artistic work has been focused on exhibitions around the idea of ​​"landscape", wit...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Beautiful day at the Sea. 2018. Paper, watercolor, 21x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Beautiful day at the Sea. 2018. Paper, watercolor, 21x30 cm Zigmunds Šņore was born in 1942 in Latvia. His works has been exhibited since 1969 and are held in private collections i...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Sea, 1980. Cardboard, oil, 56x68 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Painter, art teacher Valters Uzticis was born on 19 July 1914 in Daugavpils into a family of labourers. From 1932 to 1936 he studied at the Liepāja Art Secondary School. In 1943 he graduated from the master workshop of figurative painting of Professor Ludolfs Liberts...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Sunrise Colors
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Sunrise Colors Study oil/panel The image measures 6 x 8 unframed, 9.63 x 11.63 framed. An oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Montague Dawson Oil Painting "The China Tea Clipper 'Shun Lee'"
Located in New York, NY
Montague Dawson The China Tea Clipper "Shun Lee" Signed MONTAGUE DAWSON A gorgeous oil painting focusing of the "Shun Lee" ship built on the Thames in 1866 by W. Walker. The s...
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20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Backlit Dogwood
Located in Fairfield, CT
There is a sense of freedom that I experience when painting landscape. The quality of these kinds of images allows for expression and interpretation, yet they can still be viewed as...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Morning by the Pond, John Henry Dolph, Realism, Oil on Panel, Ducks, Birds, Fowl
Located in Wiscasset, ME
John Henry Dolph, best known as painter of domestic animals, especially cats, was born in 1835 in Fort Ann, New York. In 1841 Dolph's family moved to Ohio and in 1849 Dolph began an ...
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Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Summer Over Bridgehampton" - realist landscape painting, sun setting over beach
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Summer Over Bridgehampton" is an oil on brass landscape painting. The painting shows the sun setting over a mecox bay from Scott Cameron Beach in The Hamptons. Clouds swirl around t...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Brass

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 snow, on the hunt. A shady tree line lays bare, casting cool shadows. About the artist: Adrian Rigby was born in Chorley, England in 1962. He demonstrated considerable artistic talent from an early age. Rigby is an internationally recognized, award winning artist. He studied at Blackpool Art...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

In the realm of the forest king. 2017, Oil on canvas, 120x160 cm
Located in Riga, LV
"I like to observe nature, animals, birds, landscapes. I depict my observations in paintings. Painting helps me to see, feel and understand the world, to be part of the world." -Jānis Ziņgītis...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Daugava river. 1950, oil on cardboard, 46x37 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Daugava river. 1950, oil on cardboard, 46x37 cm Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I) His first professional education was at National University at studies to R.Suta, J. Bine an...
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1950s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Blooming apple trees. 1980. Pastel on paper, 28x34, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Blooming apple trees. 1980. Pastel on paper, 28x34,5 cm In 1958 he graduated from the Riga Art School of J. Rosenthal, in 1964 Art Academy of Latvian State, painting department, Head of the diploma work "Working in the forest" E. Kalninsh. He participated in the exhibition since 1966. Member of Artists Union of Latvia since 1970. From 1993-2000 member of the Association "B13". He worked as a teacher at the Riga 19th school and in the 17th evening high school (1961-1965), in the Riga Art School of J. Rosenthal (1965-1981), worked at the Arts Academy of Latvia since 1981 - in charge of Department of Painting (1993- 1998), professor since 1993. From 1997- 2000 Professor at the Evangelical Lutheran Christian Academy of Latvia. At the end of the 60s, in the 70s painted many figurative compositions of the historical genre. Reborn impression of cubism, painted still lifes and landscapes. Paintings by Janis Zemitis...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

"Rhythm of the Land, Elk Mountain, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Joseph McGurl's "Rhythm of the Land, Elk Mountain" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a stream cutting through a yellow prairie dotted with green foliage and mountain...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Großes Rapsbild, Ratzeburger See
Located in Paris, IDF
Egg tempera on canvas, Molding frame Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North German ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Egg Tempera

Beth Parcell, "Scarlet Coat", 14x18 Equine Fox Hunt Hound Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This vibrant and colorful piece, "Scarlet Coat", is a 14x18 equine oil painting on canvas featuring a red coated huntsman atop his dark brown horse in a green grassy field during a f...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rural life. 1970s, cardboard, oil, 23.5x36.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Rural life. 1970s, cardboard, oil, 23.5x36.5 cm Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I) His first professional education was at National University at studies to R.Suta, J. Bine an...
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1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Large Landscape Panting Depicting A Winter Landscape at Dusk
Located in Stockholm, SE
A leading figure in Swedish landscape painting around the turn of the century, Arvid Mauritz Lindström was celebrated for his evocative depicti...
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1890s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Oltrarno" Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daud Akhriev's (EUR and US based) "Oltrarno" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a European city street lined with old brick and stone buildings. Artist Biography: T...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Lavender Rose
Located in Fairfield, CT
There is a sense of freedom that I experience when painting landscape. The quality of these kinds of images allows for expression and interpretation, yet they can still be viewed as...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Sea. Oil on canvas, 61x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Sea. Oil on canvas, 61x70 cm Dontsov German (1916. Saratow, Russia – 2001. Riga, Latvia) His professional carrier began at Art School of Astrakhan (1934 – 1939) and cont...
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1950s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Sunflowers in a Mediterranean Landscape
Located in Preston, GB
Sunflowers in a Mediterranean Landscape Art measures 24 x 20 inches Frame measures 26 x 22 inches Sunlit Reverie Among the Sunflowers Original oil painting by Vinny (inspired by ...
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20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Herd of Horses in a Marshy Landscape” Frances Mabel Hollams (England 1877-1963)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“Herd of Horses in a Marshy Landscape” Frances Mabel Hollams (England 1877-1963) Oil on canvas on board 14 x 20 (24 x 30 frame) inches Signed “FM Hollams Private Collection Durham, E...
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1920s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Twilight on the river. 2019. Watercolor, paper, 46, 5 x 30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Twilight on the river. Watercolor, paper, 46,5 x 30 cm Zigmunds Šņore was born in 1942 in Latvia. His works has been exhibited since 1969 and are held in private collections in La...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Boat on the river bank. 1980. Oil on cardboard, 54x41 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Boat on the river bank. 1980. Oil on cardboard, 54x41 cm Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I) His first professional education was at National University at studies to R.Suta, J...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

ORIGINAL FINE Antique 19th Century "Attributed to Claude Thomas Stanfield Moore
By Claude Thomas Stanfield Moore
Located in Ferndown, GB
ORIGINAL FINE Antique 19th Century "Attributed to Claude Thomas Stanfield Moore " British old master oil painting in a Gold Gilt Frame OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING 19th Century NEW CO...
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19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

"Hippo" Paul Sample, Regionalist, Atmospheric Circus Performers and Aminal Scene
Located in New York, NY
Paul Sample Hippo Signed lower right Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches Provenance Chidsey Collection Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1980) Sample's attempt to impose a T...
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1930s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Home" Charcoal, ink and gouache on paper
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's (US based) "Home" is an original, handmade charcoal, ink and gouache painting that depicts a grey monochrome pattern with a branch and sus...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Charcoal, Ink, Gouache

Nude 100x70cm, cardboard/oil, 1983
Located in Riga, LV
Juris Germanis (1941) The artist has always had a tendency to catch the most significant features when working in landscape genre, using oil or pastel. He is an absolute realist for ...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Beth Parcell, "Spring", 9x12 Equine Horse Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This vibrant landscape, "Spring", is a 9x12 equine oil painting on canvas featuring a grey horse and a brown horse walking in a lush green grassy pasture in the warm sunlight. Trees...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

La Tuile a Loup rue Daubenton Paris
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Andre Renoux la Tuile a Loup rue Daubenton - 1989 Painting Canvas Size 23.75'' x 15'' inches His art has been the subject of three monographs, numero...
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1990s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Acrylic

Gentle Giant, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Towering clouds drift lazily over an island, creating a sense of awe and tranquility. Inspired by artist Kat Bergman's time spent on the North Shore of Oahu, this piece captures the quiet isolation and beauty of the landscape. The composition invites the viewer to imagine themselves on a secluded beach immersed in the peaceful rhythm of nature.The artwork comes with a natural wood frame.


About the Artist
Artist Kat Bergman paints landscapes and natural scenes in a realistic style, often infused with serenity and tranquility. "With each piece, there is always some extent of self-discovery and healing that occurs," says Kat. She channels deep human emotion in her work, capturing beauty, sorrow, and resilience through her art. After raising two sons as a single mother and building a career as a Quality Director in the electronics industry, she retired in 2015 to pursue painting full-time. She works in her home studio, a dedicated space within her large garage, which she keeps mostly tidy. When not creating, Kat enjoys reading, baking, and working on a cookbook.


Words that describe this painting: cloud, island, cloudscape, ocean, sea, tranquil, sky, water, Hawaii...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

"Autumnal Evening" - Oil on Linen Panel, Atmospheric Nocturne 2025
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Miller’s "Autumnal Evening" is a captivating oil painting on linen panel that embodies the quiet stillness of rural landscapes at night. Measuring 12 x 12 inches unframed (17...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Panel

Fenland Reed Cutters - Victorian Idyllist landscape painting by Walker Macbeth
Located in London, GB
ROBERT WALKER MACBETH, RA (1848-1910) Fenland Reed Cutters Signed with initials and dated 1900 Oil on canvas 59 by 79 cm., 23 ¼ by 31 in. (frame size 82 by 102 cm., 32 ¼ by 40 in.) Provenance: Agnews; Fine Art Society, London. Macbeth was born in Glasgow, the son of the Scottish portrait painter Norman Macbeth, RSA. He first studied at the Royal Scottish Academy, before moving to London in 1870 to join the staff of The Graphic. On his arrival in London he first exhibiting at the Dudley Gallery. He soon became acquainted with Hubert von Herkomer, Fred Walker...
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Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Taped Sky
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original watercolor painting by American artist Catherine Koenig.
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Oil Painting "Winter Skating Scene" by Anton Doll (1826-1877)
Located in Uppingham, GB
Oil Painting, Landscape "Winter Skating Scene" by Anton Doll (1826-1877) ...
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1850s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Monhegan Morning - Fog and Seagulls, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Mist lingers over the distant ocean, softening the horizon and capturing the mystic beauty of Monhegan Island in the early morning. Waves and currents weave thr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Women in a Landscape - British Victorian art figurative landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This charming Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted British artist Henry Dawson. It was painted circa 1850, when Dawson was working in London, producing some of his best works...
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19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Monochrome Aqueduct Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Architectural study of an aqueduct by a Filipino artist C. Francisco. Signed "C. Francisco" in the lower right corner. There are barely visible flecks of blue and yellow paint in the...
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Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

TIMEWELL
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Oil on canvas, signed, dated, and titled verso, unframed (gallery wrapped).
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"ARROZAL DE LA MARISMA". Contemporary, realism, figurative, oil, landscape
Located in MADRID, ES
Contemporary, realism, figurative, oil, landscapa, waterscape, pastel colors
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Highland Cattle by a Mountain Stream
Located in Naples, Florida
Robert Watson was an accomplished painter of Highland scenes depicting sheep or cattle. There was much demand for Watson’s work as Scottish scenes were extremely fashionable in late nineteenth century Europe, partly due to Queen Victoria’s extended summer visits to Balmoral Castle...
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Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Sea View from Menton, Côte d'Azur, France. By Johan Peter von Wildenradt
Located in Stockholm, SE
Born in Helsingør, Denmark, in 1861, Johan Peter von Wildenradt studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen under the renowned Laurits Tuxen. In the late 1880s, he...
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1890s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Campo de maiz". Contemporary, realism, figurative, oil, landscape, waterscape
Located in MADRID, ES
Contemporary, realism, figurative, oil, landscapa, waterscape, pastel colors
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Wood, Oil

"001 - Plein Air- Lair o the Bear, CO" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Gouache Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's ( US based) "001 - Plein Air- Lair o the Bear, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a peaceful snowy naturescape. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary la...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

The Ploughman - Austrian Realist Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Josef Hallberg (Austrian, Born in 1912- ) Title: The Ploughman Medium: Oil on Panel Dimensions: Framed 14” x 12”, Unframed 9” x 7” Description An oil painting of an Aust...
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1940s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Light Warms the Cold" by Stephen Day, Original Colorado Landscape Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Light Warms the Cold" by Stephen Day is an original oil painting depicting evergreen and aspen trees on a spring morning, resting across the ridge of a mountainside river stream. St...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Universo vegetal", Realism, figurative, flowers, bright colors
Located in MADRID, ES
Realism, figurative, flowers, bright colors
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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