Realist Landscape Paintings
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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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Linen, Oil
Artist Comments
In artist Jo Galang's quiet piece, a clear river stream flows through mossy rocks. She draws inspiration from the amazingly peaceful and soothing Kanaka Creek...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1970s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Gesso, Paint, Acrylic Polymer, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Artist Comments
Inspired by the ocean and the captivating moments of sunrises, artist Olena Nabilsky captures the radiant glow of the clouds. En...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist John Jaster shares a relaxing summer scene of blue skies over a turquoise sea lapping onto a white sandy beach. Two empty red chairs await to be filled...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
"This piece captures the essence of nature in its most serene and magical state," says artist Jose Luis Bermudez. The calmly...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Board
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Wood, Oil
1970s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Shela Goodman presents a soothing early morning scene of a tranquil pond. Her impressionist approach emphasizes the soft r...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Early 2000s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
1970s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1960s Realist Landscape Paintings
Gouache, Board, Pencil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Tempera
1940s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 2000s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel
20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Realist Landscape Paintings
Paper, Crayon, Color Pencil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
1870s Realist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache
Early 2000s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil