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
"Haycocks. Pylypets"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
“Haycocks. Pylypets” - An artistic journey to the heart of the Carpathians
In the amazing painting “Stogi. Pylypets” (2014) by Oleksandr Khrapachov reveals a majestic panorama of Ukr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
View over Dry Creek, Original Dirt and Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"View over Dry Creek" by Lisa Lebofsky (United States) is a handmade landscape dirt and oil on aluminum painting that is unframed, but ready hung.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
I Feel So Small in the Mountains, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"I Feel So Small in the Mountains" by Emma Kalff (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting that is framed and ready to hang.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shadows Across the Land, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Shadows Across the Land" by Seth Winegar (United States) is a handmade landscape painting that is framed and ready to hang.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
When Last We Met, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"When Last We Met" by Shawn Krueger (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting that is unframed, but ready to hang.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Long Way Home" (2019) By Thane Gorek, Original Gouache Landscape Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"The Long Way Home" by Thane Gorek (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting that is framed and ready to hang.
Thane Gorek is an artist working in Northern Colorado. He s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Spring"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting was created in the spring in the open air in the foothills of the Carpathians.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Family Portrait
Located in Missouri, MO
Eugene Joseph Verboeckhoven (Belgian, 1798-1881)
Family Portrait, 1871
Oil on Canvas
Signed and Dated Lower Right
29 x 44 inches
34.5 x 49.5 inches with frame
Verboeckhoven began dr...
Category
1870s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Absence/No Presence
Located in Denver, CO
"Absence No Presence" by Brooks Salzwedel is an original work that depicts a tree with a rainbow colored structure emerging from a snow covered landscape.
Brooks is a Los Angeles-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Panel, Resin, Mylar, India Ink, Color Pencil, Graphite
Street view at spring. Oil on cardboard, 97x130 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Small town view at spring. Oil on cardboard, 97x130 cm
Category
Early 2000s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"Arctic Blooms, " Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Arctic Blooms" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts yellow blooms contrasted with an arctic landscape.
Mia Bergeron's interest in art was c...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Diver Michele Zalopany black white abstract cloud and water landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
At the center of this large-scale black and white charcoal and pastel painting, a diver launches himself from untold heights, frozen at the peak of action against an ecstatic plume of clouds. Zalopany excels at painting with light, often abstracting areas of a composition with explosions of brush strokes and impossibly smooth blending. The cloud mass at the center of Diver is at once a liquid pool and O’Keefe’s Jimson Weed...
Category
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
Winter's Warm Embrace, Oil Painting
By Jo Galang
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Deep within a forest on the West Coast, golden winter light bathes the scene. Despite the chilliness of the season, the magnificence of the surroundings preva...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Windshear
Located in Storrs, CT
Freeman Baldridge's depiction of windmills, contrasting old and new, set by a canal. Oil on canvas measures 28 x 22; frame dimensions measure 30 1/2 ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Over the Pass" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Rob Alexander's "Over the Pass" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an arctic landscape where a mysterious castle perched on a snowy mount...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Ruach I" Charcoal Painting
By Robin Cole
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's (US based) "Ruach I" is an original, handmade charcoal painting that depicts a grey monochrome pattern of clouds. This piece can be shipped unframed, in a tube, and ship...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Lake Scape
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original realist egg tempera painting by American artist Catherine Koenig.
Category
1990s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera
Beach Curve in the Evening Light by Swedish Artist Herman Österlund, 1920s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Herman Österlund was a Swedish artist best known for his beautiful depictions of the west coast of Sweden.
He moved to Stockholm in 1896 and passed the test for entering the Royal A...
Category
1920s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red smoke by Jean François Chomel - Oil on wood
Located in Geneva, CH
Swiss painter
Sculptor, painter and ceramist. Landscape. Wall painting and drawing
Work on wood
Category
1960s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pastel Umbrellas-original impressionism seascape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Pastel Umbrellas" by Lenny Cornforth is a captivating original seascape painting that exudes tranquility and charm. Created with oil and silver leaf on canvas in the style of contem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Silver
"Road in the mountains"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting was painted in the open air in the Carpathian Mountains in 2012.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Polzeath Beach-original seascape impressionism painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This captivating seascape, titled "Polzeath Beach" by the talented artist Lenny Cornforth, invites viewers into a serene world captured in oil on canvas. With a contemporary impressi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Painting of English Village Street by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Original Painting of English Village Street by 20th Century British Artist, Leon Pettersson
Oil on Canvas, Signed. Good Condition.
Art measures 16 x 12 inches
Frame measures 21 x ...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Adobe Ruin - New Mexico" Oil Painting
By Stephen Day
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...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Silver Ripples-original seascape impressionism oil paintings-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Step into a world of serene beauty with "Silver Ripples," an original seascape painting by the acclaimed artist Lenny Cornforth. Crafted with oil on canvas in a contemporary impressi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Silver
Sailboats at Dana Point
By Calvin Liang
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Exhibited
A Collector's Feast, American Legacy Fine Arts, November 16 – December 15, 2018
Dimensions: Unframed 20" x 16"...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sandbar-original modern impressionism seascape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Sandbar" by Lenny Cornforth is a captivating original seascape painting that invites viewers to immerse themselves in the tranquil beauty of a coastal paradise. Crafted with oil on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Summer - seascape winter seasonal coastal original artwork acrylic painting view
Located in London, Chelsea
Contemporary artist Lenny Cornforth paints a pleasing seascape scene conveyed during the season of summer. Presenting an aerial perspective of a beach setting, this piece captures th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Wilanow, the Royal Palace (Warsaw) - Acrylic painting, Landscape, Architecture
Located in Warsaw, PL
WŁODZIMIERZ KARCZMARZYK (born in 1930) Painter and an architect. He studied at KUL in Lublin, Academy of Fine Arts and University of Technology in Warsaw. Long-term professor of draw...
Category
1970s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
"Mountain Road, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Samantha Buller's (US based) "Mountain Road" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a red roof of a building and the road that runs alongsi...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
End of storm in Corsica by Roger Delapierre - Oil on canvas 24x35 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas with frame in good conditions
Category
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Imerethie II, signed oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Imerethie II, 1924
by Louis Letouche (French 1924-2015)
oil painting on linen canvas, stretched over board
framed
Framed size: 13.5 x 22.5 inches
Superb oil painting by the well l...
Category
1990s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
City
Located in Riga, LV
Rolands Krishjans (1966)
In 1984 I finished J. Rozenthals art school in Riga.
In 1993 I graduated from Latvian Art Academy with degree in monumental and decorative painting under t...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Evening Walk, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Shawn Krueger's "The Evening Walk" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts trees on a sloping hillside cocooned by bright orange light of a setting sun.
About the Artist:
Shawn Krueger, born 1973, is a contemporary landscape painter whose work sits comfortably in both the American Tonalist and Arts & Crafts traditions. Shawn received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Calvin College in 1998, studying under Chris Stoffel...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Carmel Beach Sunset Surf - Landscape Painting - Oil On Canvas By Dante Rondo
Located in Carmel, CA
Any novelist battling through writer’s block might be excited to encounter Dante Rondo, whose life has been a collage of free-spirited experiences that would satisfy the most vicario...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Little Sur Spring Big Sur - Landscape Painting - Oil On Canvas By Dante Rondo
Located in Carmel, CA
Any novelist battling through writer’s block might be excited to encounter Dante Rondo, whose life has been a collage of free-spirited experiences that would satisfy the most vicario...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Greece. Venetian Fortress On The Greek Island Of Corfu. Signed Tin Florias
Located in Firenze, IT
Venetian fortress on the Greek island of Corfu. Signed Tin Florias (1897-1969, Greek)
The creation of this fortress was started under Byzantine domination...
Category
20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Oil and Acrylic on Board. 'Mountainscape'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century oil on board view of a valley and mountains in a landscape. Initialed HL (for Hermann Lauschner) and dated bottom right. Signed in full on the frame and the backboa...
Category
1990s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil, Board
Old town. 1983. Watercolor, acrylic on paper, 76x56 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Old town
1983. Watercolor, acrylic on paper, 76x56 cm
The central focus of the artwork is on an old town, a historic district known for its antiquated architecture, cobbled streets, and a sense of bygone eras. The combination of watercolor and acrylic on paper offers a diverse and dynamic visual experience. Watercolors can create soft and atmospheric effects, while acrylics provide vibrancy and texture, making the artwork expressive and visually engaging.
Janis Brekte...
Category
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Acrylic
Cerro Castellan
Located in Dallas, TX
This painting is oil on panel. It is not framed.
Eleanor Jones Harvey, Chief Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, writes about Bob Stuth-Wade:
“Over the course of his career, Bob Stuth-Wade has examined his responses to life through landscape, still life, portraiture, and abstraction. Restlessly creative, he has explored these varied genres with equal concentration…..”
Bob Stuth-Wade’s method of painting is uniquely his own, having taught himself technique; his only formal training was as a teenager with Dallas artist Perry...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Nodes of Alvor Portugal
By Audrey Flack
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Flack
The Nodes of Alvor Portugal, 1982
Watercolor on paper (bears original Louis Meisel Gallery label on the back)
Pencil signed and titled by the...
Category
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
A Sudden Shower; Kaiping, China
By John Budicin
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Artist Statement
"While searching for a place to paint it suddenly began to rain. The decision was simple, look for shelter. We found a place protected by the rain.
A street vendor cooking was all I needed to get my attention.
As usual a crowd gathered. Not sure if it was the art or that we were a rarity."
—John Budicin...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Gold Creek Solace, Oil Painting
By Jo Galang
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Inspired by the scenic landscapes of the State of Washington, this painting features a mountain of rocks at the edge of a lake. The vibrant contrast of orange...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Sunny Day' Oil on Canvas Painting by Ukranian artist Oleg Ulitskiy
By Oleg Ulitskiy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This inviting sunny harbor scene with boats was painted by Ukranian-born artist Oleg Ulitskiy in 2012. Ulitiskiy utilizes a painterly, realistic style i...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Old Town 1983, paper, watercolor, 85x60 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Old Town 1983, paper, watercolor, 85x60 cm
The central focus of the painting is an old town, a historic district known for its antiquated architecture, cobbled streets, and a sense of bygone eras. Watercolor technique allows for the depiction of the old town's buildings, streets, and landmarks with a loose and expressive style. The fluidity of watercolors can evoke a sense of movement and spontaneity, giving the cityscape a lively and vibrant feel.
Janis Brekte...
Category
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Morning Glory, Oil Painting
By Jo Galang
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
It's a peaceful morning, with the sun shining brightly and reflecting its warm light on the pebbles on the riverbed. The trees provide a comforting shade, cre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Flower Farm, " Oil painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Flower Farm," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a crop of flowers growing thickly as it spreads out along the ho...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape with birches. 1960s. Oil on canvas, 52x62 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Landscape with birches. Oil on canvas, 52x62 cm
Category
1960s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
All Souls College, Oxford - Early 20th century view from high street
Located in London, GB
G F Nicholls
Early 20th century view of Oxford
Gouache
36 x 28 cm
Signed to lower left
George Frederick Nicholls (1857–1939) was a British painter renowned for his topographical artworks, particularly those depicting the landscapes of Cornwall, the Cotswolds, and Oxford. His works are characterised by strong technique and his ability to capture light and typically depict picturesque views over rural England. His art continues to be appreciated today for its detailed representation of early 20th-century British landscapes.
Nicholls painted this gouache of All Souls...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Castle Grounds, " Oil painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Castle Grounds," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts the green shore of land that casts a reflection of its emerald hued trees and foliage into the water.
About the Artist:
Judd Mercer is a watercolor painter based in Denver, Colorado. After attending art school for industrial design, Judd pursued a career in digital design and user experience and is co-owner of Elevated Third, a Denver-based digital agency.
After committing to writing and illustrating a full-length fantasy novel in his spare time, Judd began watercolor painting around 2014, studying with teachers such as Alvaro Castagnet, Joseph Zbukvic...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Walking on By-original impressionism NYC Cityscape painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
Embark on a visual journey through the bustling cityscape wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Running Waters; Taos, New Mexico
By Tim Solliday
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Description
“Running Waters” is a plein air painting done in Taos, New Mexico. Solliday depicts the Rio Peublo de Taos, a tributary of the Rio Grande, as flowing abundantly after the winter thaw...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Worm’s Head Pen Pyrrod The Gower Peninsula Rhossili Swansea Bay South Wales
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Elin Siân Blake.
Welsh ( b.1981).
Worm’s Head (Pen Pyrrod), Gower Peninsula.
Oil On Canvas.
Signed Lower Left.
Image size 9.5 inches x 11.4 inches ( 24cm x 29cm ).
Frame size 14.2 i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Claude Monet"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
In this stirring seascape, I embraced the raw energy of the ocean, capturing its power and grace with acrylics. Blending realism and impressionism, I sculpted light and shadow, infus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
'Scottish Landscape Scene, ' by E.J., Watercolor Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This one-of-a-kind watercolor landscape painting was created in 1910 by artist E.J. The artist perfectly captures the tranquility of the scene, featuring a palette of pastel colors, ...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Bearing the Light, original 28x24 realist equestrian landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Bearing the light, this elegant, white horse, commands respect as he gallops freely down the mountain towards the meadow below. So gracefully he establishes his dominion over this equestrian landscape. This realistic depiction of power and grace has been painted by professional portrait artist Joseph Sundwall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fire At The Mountain
Located in Denver, CO
"Fire at the Mountain" by Brooks Salzwedel is an original painting that depicts a forest scene in pastel colors with a warm background.
Brooks is a Los Angeles-based artist whose w...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Resin, Panel, Graphite, Oil Pastel, Ink
Summer Mooring, original realist marine landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
On a summer morning, the boats mooring at this quaint harbor have been cleaned and polished, ready for their passengers to board for destinations unknown. The uber realist style in C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
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.