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
"Baobab"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This painting was written under the impression of a trip to Africa.
Baobab is a special tree for African people. It symbolizes the tree of life, strength and energy, this is the tree...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Falcon
By Tony Peters
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
FRAMED: 9.875" x 15.875" x 1.375" UNFRAMED: 16" x 24"
Artist's Statement:
"While driving south on the 5 Freeway, I spotted this classic 1965 Falcon Futura convertible and had to follow it for a while. The design was beautiful -- sleek and moderne with personality and character. The light blue color blended into the perfect southern California sky...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Casa Grande from Juniper Flats
Located in Dallas, TX
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...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Bridge on the Seine
Located in Riga, LV
Vladimir Ilibayev(1952). Painter
Born in Ventspils, Latvia in 1952.
Education
Studied 2 years in Moscow State University, the Faculty of Philosophy.
Graduated from St. Peterburg ...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"Cityscape in Green", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Cityscape in Green" is an oil painting that depicts a busy city street lined with cars and buildings, all cast in a cool greenish blue light.
...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Sunlit Heights" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Rob Alexander's "Sunlit Heights" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts snow capped blue mountains rising from the mist.
This painting is c...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Naples, 1934
Located in Soquel, CA
View overlooking Naples and Mt. Vesuvius by artist Joseph Lindon Smith (American, 1863-1950). Titled "Napoli" in pencil bottom left. Signed "Jos. Smith '34" in pencil lower right. Di...
Category
1930s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Pencil
"The Desolation" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Rob Alexander's "The Desolation" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a barren sandy landscape filled with rock formations and far off mountains on the horizon.
This...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Storm over the Cove – 24x48 Oil Painting, Moody Newfoundland Seascape
Located in San Francisco, CA
Storm over the Cove is a dramatic 24 x 48 inch original oil painting by Christina Kent, capturing the raw beauty and shifting light of the Newfoundland coast. This atmospheric seasca...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
British seascape Storm on coast 19th century Oil painting by David Cox
By David Cox
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed lower right - David Cox (1783 – 1859). The scene on the coast, the impending storm wind. The depiction of wind in art has always been a symbol of change and a reminder that everything in this world is relative... Beautiful landscape full of expression and dynamism. Antique oil painting on wood...
Category
1840s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"A Walk in the Woods (Everything is Green), " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Shawn Krueger's "A Walk in the Woods (Everything is Green)" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a lush forest filled with growing ivy ...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Summer Clouds
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Exhibited
China's Crown Jewel; Recent Paintings by American Artists, American Legacy Fine Arts, June 21 – July 28, 2019
...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Sunset at Loch in the Mountains of the Scottish Highlands by Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Sunset at Loch in the Mountains of the Scottish Highlands by British Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield. A colourful and dramatic original on canvas, framed in the highest quality...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
Golden Cove Breakers; Rancho Palos Verdes
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist.
Artist Statement
“At the time of big surf in the late afternoon, it is wonderful to watch the color and the wave shadows...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
'River City Casino, St. Louis, Missouri', Toledo, Architect's Illustration
By Ronald Rose
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'a/a' for Ronald Rose of Art Associates, Toledo, Ohio.
A substantial and detailed, architects illustration of this proposed St. Louis riverside development showin...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
$5,525 Sale Price
35% Off
"The Same Moon" (2024) By Robin Cole, 20 x 13, Skyscape, Oil Painting
By Robin Cole
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole’s “The Same Moon” is a compelling 2024 oil on panel piece that transports the viewer to a serene natural skyscape, with the moon and clouds surrounded by the glow of dusk....
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Carriage Horse Painting on a Romantic City Street on a Cold Night
Located in Charleston, US
Valarie Wolf's painting "Night Travel" is an excellent example of her charming narrative horse paintings. The way she portrays the misty breath of the carriage horse on a charming c...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Boats by the lake. 1960s. Paper, watercolour, 49x58 cm
Located in Riga, LV
A. Zviedris was a member of the Latvian Artists’ Union since 1945 and had more than 50 solo exhibitions in Latvia. He travelled extensively by yacht around Scandinavia and Western Eu...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$1,134 Sale Price
20% Off
"Claude Monet lighthouse"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
In creating this painting, I've poured my soul into blending the tranquil beauty of the natural world with the steadfast presence of the lighthouse. It's crafted in oil, with each br...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Animated landscape with sheep and shepherd
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
September - XXI Century, Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting Warm tones, Realism
By Janusz Szpyt
Located in Warsaw, PL
Janusz Szpyt was born in 1960, he is a Polish painter. He graduated from the Graphic design faculty and painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. 1983 onward, he became the m...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Farm Track in Wooded Landscape with Pink & Green by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Farm Track in Wooded Landscape with Pink & Green by 20th Century British Artist, Wyn Appleford (British, 1932-2020). Presented in a high quality black wo...
Category
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Port in Fano"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting was painted en plein air in Italy, in the city of Fano in 2012.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Orchard in Bloom, Mid Century Spring Blossoms Landscape Watercolor by Jay Simm
Located in Soquel, CA
Lovely pastoral landscape of beautiful spring blossoms lining a quiet country lane by Jay Simm (American, 20th Century), c. 1960s. The delicate light pink flowers of the orchard in b...
Category
1960s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Miguel Peidro, "The Creek" 26x18 Autumn Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "The Creek" by Miguel Peidro is an 26x18 original oil painting on canvas. This painting depicts a seasonal creek bed with bright orange an red foliage on the surrounding...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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
"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
Montmartre. Winter.
Located in Riga, LV
Vladimir Ilibayev(1952). Painter
Born in Ventspils, Latvia in 1952.
Education
Studied 2 years in Moscow State University, the Faculty of Philosophy.
Graduated from St. Peterburg ...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"Foro romano at Pompeii"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Mathilde Glaub
Foro Romano at Pompeii
Oil on canvas
Framed: 43 x 47 cm Canvas: 32 x 26 cm
No signatured
This evocative oil painting by Mathilde Glaub captures the timeless ruins of...
Category
19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Evening Stroll, Santa Monica
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
FRAMED: 15" x 18" x 1.5" UNFRAMED: 9" x 12"
Exhibitions
California Highlights; A Collection of Curated Favorites Showcasing Quintessential California Inspired Subjects, American Legacy Fine Arts...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Paris Rooftops at Sunset
By Kenny Harris
Located in Fairfield, CT
Kenny Harris's latest body of work was informed by two recent residencies in Tuscany, at Borgo Finocchieto and Monteverdi. Inspired by the heavy Tuscan light, Harris paints the lands...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
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
"The Active Sea", Mid Century Pacific Crashing Waves Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous mid-century Pacific seascape of brilliant blue waves breaking on shallow rocks by Ruth Kjos Berg (American, 20th century), circa 1960s. You can feel the intense energy comin...
Category
1960s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Shadow and Light, Pasadena Arroyo
By Calvin Liang
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist.
Description
An impressionist, plein air oil painting, depicting back-lit (contre jour) sycamore trees in Pasadena's Arroyo Seco. The tranquil scene displays a play of dappled light and shadows projected...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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
$2,160 Sale Price
20% Off
"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
Baja California View, Vintage 1970's Coastal Landscape by E.C. Madison
Located in Soquel, CA
Baja California View, Vintage 1970's Coastal Landscape by E.C. Madison
Wonderful landscape of Baja California by E.C. Madison (American, 20th Century), 1972. This sweeping coastal l...
Category
1970s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Ukrainian Night.Flight of Soul"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This evocative painting transports the viewer into a dreamlike Ukrainian night, where the soul takes flight amidst the serene beauty of the countryside. A luminous moon casts its gen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
LePoittevin Eugene - Italianate Landscape with a woman - oil on canvas - signed
Located in PARIS, FR
Conditions : Very good overall conditions, original canvas with no minor retouching, except on the dress 12mm ( as seen on picture under UV light). The signature is dated 1852 or 53....
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Berean sailing tall ship oil painting by John Cromby
Located in London, GB
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John Cromby (20th century)
Berean
Oil on board
38 x 49 cm
Signed lower right....
Category
20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"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
Orchard in July
By Warren Chang
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Description
The scene portrays an apricot orchard during summer harvest in Gilroy, California.
Exhibited
New Museum Los Gatos...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Splintered Hemlock
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Artist Statement
"Both my large field paintings, 'Ojibwe Sunrise' and 'Splintered Hemlock," were created on Madeline Island...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"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
The Valley of Thebes at Dusk
Located in New York, NY
Amédée Rosier
(French, 1831-1898)
Title: The Valley of Thebes Medium: Oil on Panel
Size: 12 inches x 22 1⁄2 inches
Size framed: 23x33in
Markings: Signed lower right
A pupil of Cogn...
Category
19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Evenings Rest
By Frank Corso
Located in Greenwich, CT
Landscape oil painting depicting a small sailboat at rest at a dock by a small cabin. The scene takes place in the evening as the sun is setting over the hills and the wind is blowin...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Indonesian Landscape', Mooi Indië, Javanese, Djakarta
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Soekardji' for Raden Soekardji (Indonesian, 1880-1950) and painted circa 1950.
An elegant and lyrical oil by this noted landscape ...
Category
1950s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$2,275 Sale Price
35% Off
Lapmezhciem's pines
Located in Riga, LV
Harijs Veldre (1927-1999)
Lapmežciema pines, 1996, canvas/oil.
Category
1990s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
River Bure The Norfolk Broads East Anglia 1950s Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Rowland Hilder.
British ( b.1905 - d.1993 ).
The River Bure, Norfolk.
Oil On Artist's Board.
Signed Lower Left.
Image size 15.6 inches x 19.3 inches ( 39cm x 49cm ).
Frame size 23....
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Winter Harvest, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A rustic barn stands covered in snow, its deep red walls contrasting with the icy blue landscape. The sky glows warmly. Inspired by a scene from the television ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Study (The Space Between), 8 x 10, Landscape, Oil Painting
By Robin Cole
Located in Denver, CO
Explore the delicate nuances of Robin Cole’s “Study (The Space Between),” a 2023 oil on linen original, sized at 8 x 10 inches. This artwork is thoughtfully framed, with the external...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Winter morning"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The picture is painted in the author's style.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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...
Category
1870s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$10,342 Sale Price
20% Off
New York Sunshine Figurative Cityscape Painting British Urban Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
'New York Woman II' - Cityscape Painting by Leading British Urban Landscape Artist. This painting illustrates Angela Wakefield's ability to capture the ...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Impossible Series (Owl), Lowell Nesbitt - Painting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993)
Title: Impossible Series (Owl)
Year: 1985
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 20 x 20 inches
Inscription: Signed, dated by the artist, verso
LOWELL NESBIT...
Category
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$8,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Diaolou
By Calvin Liang
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Exhibited
China's Crown Jewel; Recent Paintings by American Artists, American Legacy Fine Arts, June 21 – July 28, 2019
...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Bridge, August Trumper, Altona 1874 – 1956 Oberhausen, German Painter
Located in Knokke, BE
This work is offered in ready to hang gallery condition, having been professionally revised.
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In the Still of Autumn, original 36x48 realistic autumn landscape
By Barry DeBaun
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
This original landscape of a classic northeast autumn captures the still feeling and quiet peace of the season. New York artist Barry DeBaun has used cl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fishing Village, Puttaya, Thailand
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Fishing Village, Puttaya, Thailand" c.1980 is an oil painting with gold addition on canvas by renown Thai artist Kid Kosolawat, 1917...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Gnome captain"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
In this oil painting, I've intertwined figurative realism with a touch of surrealism to bring life to my gnome captain, steering through the tumultuous sea with both whimsy and dete...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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.