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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
Fine Original 19th Century Cookham Moor British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING GGF
Located in Ferndown, GB
Fine Original 19th Century Cookham Moor British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING Description Excellent Condition Canvas. Cleaned & ,Re-vanished Ready to hang. " New frame and in wonderful c...
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19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Laguna Beach
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of cliffs at Heisler Park, in Laguna Beach, California. Painted from direct observation, on site. Tall skinny palm trees reach upward thro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Sea Garden IV
Located in New York, NY
Thelma Appel Sea Garden IV, 2014 Acrylic on Canvas painting Unique Hand signed, titled and dated back of canvas Framed This work is accompanied by a limited...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Acrylic

Impressionist Seascape, "The State of Dreaming"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil on panel painting by San Diego artist, Anna Van Fleet. It's dimensions are 16"x16". It is framed. A certificate of ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Tiny Suburb
Located in Denver, CO
Nathan Durfee's (USA) "Tiny Suburb" is an original, mixed media painting with acrylic and vintage postcard that that depicts a small village built on th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Postcard, Acrylic

"Reds of Venice" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daud Akhriev's (EUR and US based) "Reds of Venice" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a boat floating on a channel within the brick lined walls of Venice, Italy. Ar...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Linen

Untitled (Smoke Tree; Palm Springs), c. 1930
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance On consignment with the gallery from a Pasadena, California corporate collection. The painting was displayed at Mutual Savings and Loan on Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena. A 1955 photo showing Bickerstaff paintings on display at the same Mutual Savings and Loan office in Pasadena is available through the Pasadena Museum of History's library. Label on verso: Mutual Savings No. 3107 Description This painting is untitled, however, the landscape appears to be of California's Palm Springs Desert area with a scattering of smoke trees...
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1930s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Beth Parcell, "Mid Morning Sun", 24x36 Fox Hound Hunt Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This early morning piece, "Mid Morning Sun" is a 24x36 features three huntsmen atop their brown and grey horses in a green field during a fox hunt. A group of hounds eagerly run alon...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Zanzibar, Alanna Eakin, Affordable Artwork, Original Summer Tree Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Zanzibar [2021] original Oil paint on wood panel Image size: H:25.4 cm x W:25.4 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:25.4 cm x W:25.4 cm x D:0.5cm Framed Size: H:31.5 cm x W:31.5...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Street Light, Original Landscape Painting, 2013
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Dark, raining and the street light silhoettes 2 birds. Keywords: bird, street light, street, black and white, painting, creepy, eerie, halloween, scary, white, bl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Winter Island, Original Landscape Painting, 2016
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: My painting studio is cold. It's January/February in Massachusetts. So I painted a cold picture... Keywords: Winter, Island, Snow, Trees, snow, lake, ice, refle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Mont blanc watercolor painting by master italian painter
Located in Milan, IT
Monte Bianco #1 Watercolour inch 26.18 x 40.35 cm 66.5 x 102.5 Silvia De Bastiani was born in Feltre (north Italy) in 1981. Currently, she lives and works in the Dolomites area. I...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

Beth Parcell, "January Dawn", 24x36 Snowy Winter Deer Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This winter scene, "January Dawn" is a 24x36 rural landscape scene featuring five deer standing in a snow dusted field with red barns amidst the tree line in the background. The purple sky peeks through the bare trees, showcasing the perfect dawn lighting...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

River Cottage Series (Large), Dylan Lloyd, Original Floral Painting, Affordable
Located in Deddington, GB
River Cottage Series (Large) by Dylan Lloyd [2021] original Oil paint on board Image size: H:40 cm x W:40 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:4...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Palazzo Dario
Located in Greenwich, CT
A classic and elegant Venetian view with a period Barbizon, gold leaf frame! Sheppard did a series of these and two other American painter is more noted for their Venetian views than...
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1860s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Roused Elephants in Savannah, original oil on canvas contemporary British artist
Located in Nutfield, Surrey
This oil on canvas painting of elephants in a savannah landscape is a contemporary artwork by the artist Tony Forrest, (b.1961). ...
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Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Original Painting of Sweden Norway Fjord Landscape by Danish Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Original Painting of Sweden Norway Fjord Landscape by Danish Landscape Artist. Art measures 27 x 23 inches Frame measures 33 x 29 inches An oil painting of an idyllic Scandinavian...
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Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Hills. Oil on canvas, 68x99 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Hills. Oil on canvas, 68x99 cm Summer landscape with hills
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1960s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"The Partridge", 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artist Benjamín Palencia
By Benjamin Palencia
Located in Madrid, ES
BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Spanish, 1894 - 1980 THE PARTRIDGE signed & dated "B. Palencia, 66" (lower right) oil on canvas 25-3/4 x 21-3/8 inches (65 x 54 cm....
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1960s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dory, Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia (Original Landscape Painting, 2019)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: The small lobster fishing village of Blue Rocks on the Gulf of Maine in Nova Scotia. About the artist: Richard Levine, born in Newark, NJ, is a painter and photographer whose professional career has spanned more than 30 years in the graphic arts working for prominent design firms and corporate clients. He studied oil painting for four years with artists Alan Turner and Andrew Lattimore and photography with Gary Winogrand...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Gouache, Pastel

Ken Otsuka, "Eternal Play", 26x36 Ocean Shoreline Beach Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This realistic piece, "Eternal Play", is a 26x36 oil painting on canvas by artist Ken Otsuka featuring a bright ocean shoreline in the midafternoon sun. Smell the sea salt air as the...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Adobe Ruin - New Mexico" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Stephen Day's (US based) "Adobe Ruin - New Mexico" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a caved in rust colored Abode exposed to the elements of the high desert. Stephen Day was born in Sheridan, Wyoming, and, while growing up he lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Aspen Colorado, and Durango, Colorado. He always felt the wonderfully unique beauty of the west but until he became an artist he really didn't know how to fully respond to that beauty. Day is now a full-time artist living in Taos, New Mexico. Working mainly in oil he paints various subjects from life but the landscape is his first love. He says of his working philosophy, "I paint almost exclusively from life trying to capture the feeling and the mood of the subject before me. This work philosophy forces me to paint quickly to get a spontaneous and fresh response, because everything around us (including ourselves) is in a constant state of change." Day frequently paints on location and uses these smaller paintings to create larger studio paintings. Artist's Background: 1976 - Bachelor of Arts Degree, McMurry College, Abilene, Texas 1980 - Master's Degree, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas Studied at the Art Students League of Denver with Bruce Cody...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Hampshire Garden II
Located in Deddington, GB
Hampshire Garden II by Dylan Lloyd [2021] original Oil paint on board Image size: H:50 cm x W:40 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:40 cm x D:2.5cm Frame Size: H:62.5 cm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

"La hora del té", 19th Century oil on canvas by Ricardo Brugada y Panizo
Located in Madrid, ES
RICARDO BRUGADA Y PANIZO Spanish, 1867 - 1919 LA HORA DEL TÉ signed & dated "Ricardo Brugada. 1897." (lower left) oil on canvas 22-1/8 x 31.5 inches (5...
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1890s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Heading In
Located in Greenwich, CT
Born in January of 1947, David Bareford began his study of art in high school in Warren, New Jersey under the instruction of Lawrence Von Beidel. By graduation in his senior year, D...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Cows at Rest in Front of the Barn" Michael Therkildsen (Danish, 1850 - 1925)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Cows at Rest in Front of the Barn" Michael Therkildsen (Danish, 1850 - 1925) Oil on canvas 9 x 14 3/4 (15 3/4 x 21 1/4 frame) inches Signed lower left The son of farmer Hans Micha...
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Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Afternoon Glow, Cathedral Cove, Anacapa Island
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description This plein air oil painting depicts the uniqueness of Anacapa Island in the chain of Southern California’s Channel Islands archipelago. Anacapa was formed by volcanic eruptions. Its desolate landscape is dominated by a distinct geology of steep precipices and jagged rock formations. From this elevated viewpoint, Adams portrays the location known as Cathedral Cove with its outcropping spires and massive kelp beds that hug the shoreline. The peak of the middle island of Anacapa is visible in the distance, and further out to sea is Santa Cruz Island...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Linen, Panel, Oil

Deer in a sunny landscape in the old master realist style 30 x 24 by Hans Guerin
Located in Charleston, US
"Leery Deeries" an oil landscape of deer is painted by Hans Guerin, a descendent of the founder of the respected Schuler School of Fine Arts which trains s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Harvest, The Haystacks, Mid-Century Oil on Panel.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-century oil on panel by Robert Perniaux , Belgian artist, signed and dated 1952 bottom right. Robert Perniaux , born in Grez-Doiceau in 1906 and died in 1973, was a Belgian architect, painter, ceramicist and illustrator. He trained from 1923 to 1929 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. His work as a ceramicist, illustrator, watercolourist and painter had a characteristic style, which according to Paul Piron was "close to popular art " . He illustrated many books with his unique style of art. Robert Perniaux was the husband of the painter Georgette Devroye with whom he came to settle in La Ciotat...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Crimea. 1957, oil on cardboard, 35x71 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Crimea. 1957, oil on cardboard, 35x71 cm
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1950s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Great two piece composition of Italian Dolomites paintings by local painter
Located in Milan, IT
Odle, 2018 Watercolor on paper on canvas (two panels) inch 44.8 x 126.7 Silvia De Bastiani was born in Feltre (north Italy) in 1981. Currently, she lives and works in the Dolomites...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Canvas, Paper

After the storm. 2020. Watercolor, paper, 70 x 96 cm
Located in Riga, LV
After the storm. Watercolor, paper, 70 x 96 cm Sea after the storm Zigmunds Šņore was born in 1942 in Latvia. His works has been exhibited since 1969 and are held in private collec...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Claudio D'Angelo, "First Snow, Last Night", 16x20 Winter Fox Landscape Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "First Snow, Last Night", is a 16x20 oil painting on canvas by artist Claudio D'Angelo featuring a look into the snowy woods at dusk. Low rising light...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

River Landscape with Cottage in Ireland by 20th Century Modern Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of River Landscape with Cottage in Ireland by 20th Century Modern Irish Artist, John S Haggan (1946-2021) Art measures 20 x ...
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Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Afternoon. Workers with tractor by the river. Oil on canvas, 60, 5x78, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Afternoon. Oil on canvas, 60,5x78,5 cm Work in the socialist realist manner. People workers and tractor by the river
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Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Village. 1975, oil on cardboard, 54.5x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Village. 1975, oil on cardboard, 54.5x70 cm Konstantin Andreyev (1914-1981) - painter. He had a distinctive flair for painting and already in the 1930ies cooperated in Leningrad pu...
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1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Cardboard, Oil

Arroyo Grove, c. 1940s
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Consigned to the gallery by private collectors Description Sam Hyde Harris was a tremendous storyteller, a talent he successfully translate...
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1940s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Masonite, Panel

Marie Channer, "Splash Dance", 30x20 Equine Rider Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Splash Dance", is a 30x20 equine oil painting on canvas by artist Marie Channer. Featured is the silhouette of a horse and woman rider...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Orange Light, Madrid
Located in Deddington, GB
Orange Light, Madrid by Lesley Ann Derks [-] original Oil and enamel on canvas Image size: H:60 cm x W:90 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Enamel

Notre-Dame de Paris. Oil on canvas, 65x54 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Notre-Dame de Paris. Oil on canvas, 65x54 cm Max Band (1901-1974) Max Band was born in Lithuania in 1900. He was drawing and painting from a young age, copying the works of great m...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Highland Cattle in a Mountain Glen, original oil on canvas, 19thC British
Located in Nutfield, Surrey
This is a stunning artwork entitled a ‘Landscape with Highland Cattle’. It is circa 20th Century and is an original oil on canvas painting by the English Artist William Perring Holly...
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Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Lunar Landing, Original Acrylic Painting, 2015
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Houston Keywords: Houston, Texas, the south, Seascape, Full Moon, Reflection, ocean, sea, night, sky, blue, moon, sunset, reflection, view, ripples, color, colorf...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

A Mountain River Scene, original oil on canvas, 19thC German artist
Located in Nutfield, Surrey
Julius Lange (17 August 1817, Darmstadt – 25 June 1878, Munich) was a German landscape painter. In 1834, inspired by his older brother, the architect Ludw...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Beth Parcell, "Frozen in Time", 18x24 Autumn Horse Hound Fox Hunt Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This colorful piece, "Frozen in Time", is a 18x24 oil painting on canvas featuring two riders atop their horses in a green field during a fox hunt. A group of hounds eagerly run alo...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sara MacCulloch "Beach Inlet" - Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Sara MacCulloch Beach Inlet, 2021 oil on canvas 60 x 60 in. (macc089) This original oil painting on canvas by Sara MacCulloch depicts a serene and beautiful coastal beach inlet in s...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Spring Sassafras" Original Mixed Media on Board by Tom Perkinson, Framed
Located in Encino, CA
"Spring Sassafras" is an original mixed media on board by Tom Perkinson. His use of saturated violets, vivid yellows, and resplendent oranges pushes color to almost-otherworldly real...
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1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Pastel, Color Pencil, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Ink

This is a Real Place! 1: large painting of lake or river w/ blue water & bridge
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"In the series “This is a real place!” I was fascinated by how the underside of the pier at Saint Simons Island, GA was like a readymade collage. The way the pilings and rails divide and frame the spaces between them looks artificially imposed on the scene until you notice the way the waves bounce off the pilings and the railings cast shadows on the water. In some iterations, I chose to simplify the structures of the pier and lighten the values so that it would emphasize the detail in the water. Likewise, I omitted a family of starlings and their droppings in favor of highlighting the geometry of the architecture and the colors and patterns of the water. Making paintings in a series allows me to investigate the results of making different decisions about an image. How I crop or stylize it, the manner in which I apply the paint, what gets included or excluded all add shades of meaning to each piece. Additionally, depictions of the same subject in different weather, seasons, times of day, and tides allows me a deeper understanding. I notice more relationships, colors, and details every time I paint the subject. Every painting is a pile of decisions. Playing with removing more and more details to see what is truly important sometimes improves the painting. The fewer elements you include in an image, the more each one means, and the more important it is to get each thing perfect. At times I like to paint every single detail I can find in a scene, and other times I feel like the unadorned components are sufficient to hold each other in a satisfying composition. I often add simplified shapes to my paintings to highlight the presence of absence or to heighten the importance of each area by creating stark visual contrasts. ⁠The physicality of the paint also plays a role. I used highly textured, thickly applied paint to construct the solid structural elements, and luminous layers of thinly glazed paint for the delicate linework and subtle blending of the water." - Brooke Lanier...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil on Canvas -- Galway Hooker and the Connemara
Located in Troy, NY
This oil on canvas painting is of a boat ride in the Connemara, a traditional and naturalistic area in the West of Ireland. The boat presents itself gliding on the reflective water as the countryside passes by. The color scheme is very light and is reminiscent of a dream or memory. This painting is sold framed, and is signed by the artist in the front and the back. Bob Blackmon...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Realistic Pastel Toned Western Landscape
Located in Houston, TX
Realistic pastel toned western landscape by Texas artist, Tom Moss. Painting features a brown horse by a Southwestern-style house. Signed by the artist in the bottom right. Framed in a beautiful natural wooden frame. Dimensions Without Frame: H 12.25 in. x W 16.25 in. Artist Biography: About Tom MossTom has been dedicated to creating bronze sculpture for the past 40 years. Most of his work is western: cowboys, horses, cattle, and Native Americans, but he has done many figurative and portrait commissions as well. His bronzes are collected throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico as well as Europe and the Far East. He is in the collections of two Texas governors, Briscoe and Connelly, along with movie actors, an astronaut, and many other celebrities and corporations. Tom has been featured in numerous periodicals such as Southwest Art, Art of the West, Western Horseman, Equine Images, and many newspaper articles. Tom has spent most of his life in Texas, other than a three-and-a-half-year stint in Taos, New Mexico. Due to his support of the Texas Rangers...
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1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Title Surge, Original Acrylic Painting, 2016
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Red and black work so well together. Saw this striking photograph and had to put it on canvas. The large frame is jet black. Keywords: Abstract, geometric, white,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Cadaques view Spain seascape oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 54x46 cm. Josep Maria Vayreda Canadell Year of birth: 1932 Biography: Member of a family spanish saga of artists, which highlighted Joaquim Vayreda, founder of the so-cal...
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1990s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Reflections in the Pond" Large Mixed Media on Board by Tom Perkinson, Framed
Located in Encino, CA
"Reflections in the Pond" is an original mixed media on board by Tom Perkinson. His use of saturated violets, vivid yellows, and resplendent oranges pushes color to almost-otherworld...
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1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Color Pencil

In the heyday of summer. 1988, oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x63, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
In the heyday of summer. 1988, oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x63,5 cm Summer landscape with blooming meadow Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I) His first professional educatio...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard, Canvas

Antique Horse Painting "Standing Horse in the Stable" Georg Wolf circa 1910
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Horse Painting “Standing Horse in the Stable” Georg Wolf (Alsace/Germany 1882-1962) Oil on canvas 39 1/2 x 21 1/2 (46 1/4 x 38 1/4 frame) inches Est...
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1910s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sydney by Night
Located in Deddington, GB
Sydney By Night by Lesley Ann Durks [2014] original oil and enamel on canvas Image size: H:80 cm x W:120 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:80 cm x W:120 cm x D:4.5cm Sold Unframe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Enamel

Large 4-Foot Acrylic on Canvas Realist Landscape by Tom Perkinson, Framed
Located in Encino, CA
Untitled Landscape is an original acrylic painting on canvas by Tom Perkinson. His use of saturated violets, vivid yellows, and resplendent oranges pushes color to almost-otherworldly realms. The viewer is invited to step into the painting to explore the scene within and imagine gazing at an easel of a plein-air painter with the water-filled sky and saturated ground in full view. Here, Perkinson chose to depict the beauty and calm of the rain, with an expansive view of a lush landscape. Women are holding umbrellas in the middle ground with their young children enjoying the feeling of rain drops. A pond just creeps into view from the right and the edge of town can be seen in the distance, just over the trees. Perkinson describes his style of painting as "Romantic Realism," a technique that incorporates two iconic art movements. This style, in combination with the imagination of the artist, produces remarkable results, showcasing Perkinson's keen ability to capture emotion, nature, and life - all in a brushstroke. Both his technical talent and choice of subject matter pair perfectly with its carved, custom, antique-finish, gilt frame. This masterful work would make a great addition to an art collection and enhance most any home, perfect for those who have an affinity for landscapes, impressionism, romanticism, realism, plein-air painting, and nature. In the artist’s own words: “My color combinations aren’t in the realm of the natural world, because I don’t paint reality; I’m a painter of fiction. I try to paint a sense of place, as though this scene really does exist. I have had my collectors ask me where this scene is, and I just have to point to my head and say I made it up. Thus, I think of my work as romantic realism. I’m painting a certain reality that I’ve invented, inspired by the fascinatingly rich Southwestern landscape.” “Color gets all the credit, but it’s the values that do all the work. I don’t begin with sketches, because I want to be free to follow the painting in any direction. I start with washes of different values and tints. Then, I begin to look for a landscape. Several directions will appear to me at this time, and then I have to decide on one of them. During these first few moments, I must establish my distance from the scene. Am I a mile away or just across the river? This is one of the first steps, and I have to decide before I can continue. It’s important for working out the perspective and how things are going to relate to one another in the picture. Then, as the landscape evolves, I look for more images to add to the composition.” Artist: TOM PERKINSON (1940-) Title: UNTITLED LANDSCAPE Medium & Surface: ORIGINAL ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS (framed) Signed: HAND SIGNED AND DATED BY ARTIST LOWER RIGHT Year Created: 1983 Country of Creation: UNITED STATES Image Area Dimensions: 24 x 40 INCHES Frame Dimensions:* 28.5 x 44.75 x 1 INCHES *This work of art is being sold framed. If you would like to change the frame to better match your style or environment, please contact us for Custom Archival Framing options. Additional Info: HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE WORK BY TOM PERKINSON IN GREAT CONDITION IN A CARVED CUSTOM ANTIQUE-FINISH GILT FRAME. FRAME IS IN GREAT CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STYLE. Artist Info/Bio: ARTIST BIOGRAPHY DOCUMENT IS INCLUDED Documentation: CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY IS INCLUDED About the Artist: Tom Perkinson, born in Indiana in 1940, has become distinguished as a regional painter, known for his work grounded in the visually dramatic landscape of the Southwest. As a child, Perkinson discovered he had a love for the natural landscape, and a talent for art. He fostered that talent through classes at the John Herron Institute of Art in Indianapolis, and then at the Chicago Art Academy upon graduating from high school. He received a degree in art from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1964, before moving on to graduate school at the University of New Mexico. Here, among noted works of a larger scale, he continued to paint the landscape, and it was this work that began to reflect a new fascination with the Southwest. He had found what would become an infinite source of inspiration. Influenced by early painters of the southern Indiana landscape...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Spring Journey" Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas by Tom Perkinson, Framed
Located in Encino, CA
"Spring Journey" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by Tom Perkinson. His use of saturated violets, vivid yellows, and resplendent oranges pushes color to almost-otherworldly realms. The viewer is invited to step into the painting to explore the scene within and imagine gazing at an easel of a plein-air painter with the blue sky, clouds, and terrain in full view. Here, Perkinson chose to depict a tribal group traveling during springtime with the vast sky above. Tribal members are both on foot and horseback, and comprise of men, women, and children - all trekking across the landscape beneath the foothills to a destiny unknown to us as the viewer. Perkinson describes his style of painting as "Romantic Realism," a technique that incorporates two iconic art movements. This style, in combination with the imagination of the artist, produces remarkable results, showcasing Perkinson's keen ability to capture emotion, nature, and life - all in a brushstroke. Both his technical talent and choice of subject matter pair perfectly with its original raw wood frame. The frame is by Legendwood in Sedona, Arizona, which no longer exists. Their frames are highly collectible, as they are rare, custom, and handmade. This masterful work would make a great addition to an art collection and enhance most any home, perfect for those who have an affinity for landscapes, impressionism, romanticism, realism, Southwestern Art, Native American themed art, plein-air painting, and nature. In the artist’s own words: “My color combinations aren’t in the realm of the natural world, because I don’t paint reality; I’m a painter of fiction. I try to paint a sense of place, as though this scene really does exist. I have had my collectors ask me where this scene is, and I just have to point to my head and say I made it up. Thus, I think of my work as romantic realism. I’m painting a certain reality that I’ve invented, inspired by the fascinatingly rich Southwestern landscape.” “Color gets all the credit, but it’s the values that do all the work. I don’t begin with sketches, because I want to be free to follow the painting in any direction. I start with washes of different values and tints. Then, I begin to look for a landscape. Several directions will appear to me at this time, and then I have to decide on one of them. During these first few moments, I must establish my distance from the scene. Am I a mile away or just across the river? This is one of the first steps, and I have to decide before I can continue. It’s important for working out the perspective and how things are going to relate to one another in the picture. Then, as the landscape evolves, I look for more images to add to the composition.” Artist: TOM PERKINSON (1940-) Title: SPRING JOURNEY Medium & Surface: ORIGINAL ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS (framed) Signed: HAND SIGNED BY ARTIST LOWER RIGHT Year Created: CIRCA 1979 Country of Creation: UNITED STATES Image Area Dimensions: 12 x 16 INCHES Frame Dimensions:* 19.5 x 23.625 x 2.125 INCHES *This work of art is being sold framed. If you would like to change the frame to better match your style or environment, please contact us for Custom Archival Framing options. Additional Info: HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE WORK BY TOM PERKINSON IN GREAT CONDITION IN ITS ORIGINAL UNIQUE RAW WOOD FRAME BY LEGENDWOOD, SEDONA, ARIZONA. FRAME IS IN GREAT CONDITION WITH MINOR WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STYLE. Artist Info/Bio: ARTIST BIOGRAPHY DOCUMENT IS INCLUDED Documentation: CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY IS INCLUDED About the Artist: Tom Perkinson, born in Indiana in 1940, has become distinguished as a regional painter, known for his work grounded in the visually dramatic landscape of the Southwest. As a child, Perkinson discovered he had a love for the natural landscape, and a talent for art. He fostered that talent through classes at the John Herron Institute of Art in Indianapolis, and then at the Chicago Art Academy upon graduating from high school. He received a degree in art from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1964, before moving on to graduate school at the University of New Mexico. Here, among noted works of a larger scale, he continued to paint the landscape, and it was this work that began to reflect a new fascination with the Southwest. He had found what would become an infinite source of inspiration. Influenced by early painters of the southern Indiana landscape...
Category

1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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

Materials

Panel, Oil

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