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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
Study for Venice Canal II
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
This work is an initial exploration of the iconic Venice canal, conceived as a preliminary study with the intention of developing it into a larger format in the future. In this study...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Linen

Beth Parcell, "Cross Ties", 14x18 Equine Horse Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This peaceful scene, "Cross Ties", is a 14x18 equine oil painting on canvas featuring two horses in the cool shade of a stable being groomed on a warm summer day. About the artist:...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Romantic Italian painter - 19th century figure painting - Falconer Oil on canvas
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (late 19th century) - The Falconer. 65.5 x 76.5 cm. Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame (not signed). Condition report: Original canvas. Good condition o...
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Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Gloria Saez, Campos de Castilla, Oil on paper, 2012, Village on the Plains Scene
Located in New York, NY
"Campos de Castilla - Castile Landscape" by Gloria Saez is a horizontal abstract, oil paint on paper with soft tans, yellows, blues, oranges, reds and touches of greens. This is an...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Gallery of the Universe. 2018, canvas, author technique, 200x200cm
Located in Riga, LV
Gallery of the Universe. 2018, canvas, author technique, 200x200 cm Stars on black sky Agate Apkalne. Born in Riga, 1977 Education: 2005 – MA in arts,...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Chavez Ravine; Los Angeles
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Artist Statement "While exploring the old neighborhoods of Chavez Ravine above Dodger Stadiu...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

A Backlit Rose
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery. There is a sense of freedom that I experience when painting landscape. The quality of these kinds of images allows for expression and interpret...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Coming Home at Sunset
Located in Greenville, DE
Very well executed work by American artist William Harnden who specialized in Native American subjects. 23 3/4 x 29 1/2 in excellent condition frame.
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Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Sea. 1980. Canvas, oil, 50x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Sea. 1980. Canvas, oil, 50x70 cm
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Broad Street, Winchester', Medieval Cityscape, Heatherly School of Fine Art
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A delicate watercolor view of the medieval rectory of Winchester, in the English county of Hampshire, showing figures and a horse-drawn cart in Broad Street. Signed lower right, "Frank Sherwin...
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1950s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Realistic Seascape, "Beyond"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original realistic oil on board seascape by San Diego artist, Anna Cardoso. It is framed. It's dimensions are 14x11. A certificate...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Monolithic
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1972 Edward Minoff Graduated with honors from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Throughout his high school and college years he studied painting and sculpture at the Art ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Linen, Paper, Oil

Flowers Above the Cove
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Exhibitions Crystal Cove Alliance, 2008 Coastal Splendor Invitational Art Show and Sale Dimensions: Unframed 16" x 20"; ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

"Eternity" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Andrzej Skorut's (US based) "Eternity" is an oil painting that depicts a grassy hill cast in golden light reaching towards the distant green shrubbery. ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

"The Moment of Change" (2024) By Tibor Nagy, Original Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
C.W. Mundy's "The Moment of Change" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a snowy mountain top. Tibor Nagy, a Slovak painter, discovere...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Linen

"Golden Hour II" (2024) By Adrienne Stein, Original Oil Landscape Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Adrienne Stein's (US based) "Golden Hour II" (2022) is an original, handmade oil painting. About the artist: Adrienne Stein (b. 1986) is an award winning artist living and working ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Berlin, Gutshaus Kladow, heißer Tag
Located in Paris, IDF
Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North German Realists since 2006. He paints everyda...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Egg Tempera, Canvas

Stones on the seashore. 1959. Canvas, oil, 50x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Stones on the seashore. 1959. Canvas, oil, 50x70 cm In the artist's work, the stones on the seashore are painted with safe strokes. The color of the work is soft and saturated at the same time. Waves are lapping in the distance. The artist has devoted his attention to the depiction of a rocky seashore on the coast of the Vidzeme Sea, which is the eastern shore of the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. Aleksandrs Zviedris...
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1950s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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

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Oil, Cardboard

Downtown Lookout; Los Angeles
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Artist Statement "Lookout Drive is a hidden little road below Dodger Stadium, a spot that I originally saw from the stadi...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Storm over Trevose head, Cornwall Painting, Padstow Art, Impressionist style art
Located in Deddington, GB
Storm over Trevose head [2021] original Oil on canvas Image size: H:76 cm x W:76 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:76 cm x W:76 cm x D:1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu i...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Seascape, Oil on Board
By Jules Leblay
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil on board, french artist, SIGNED. Seascape painting with a lone figure standing by the shore set against an architectural background. A path is drawn in the sand from the figure. ...
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20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Ostholstein, Gut Sierhagen Steinbach
Located in Paris, IDF
Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North German Realists since 2006. He paints everyda...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Egg Tempera, Canvas

"Pagan, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Pagan" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a brightly lit pool in a dark landscape with turquoise-colored birds flying around. Mia Bergero...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Old Town. 1965, watercolor on paper, 70 x 54 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Old Town. 1965, watercolor on paper, 70 x 54 cm Through the use of watercolors on paper, the artist has created a nostalgic and picturesque portrayal of the landscape, inviting view...
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1960s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Gentle Peak, Eaton Canyon
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Artist Statement "Eaton Canyon is one of my favorite places to plein air paint, as to me it t...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Night drive
Located in London, GB
This highly atmospheric, original and unusual painting, by James Exley, was executed in 1941. The focus of the headlights, dancing off intricately detailed branches and trunks, is m...
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1940s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Near the Suzhou station"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Among the lace of water canals and the shadows of ancient Chinese architecture, a special silence is born - the silence before movement, before departure, before a new path. It was t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

110 Freeway Bridge
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 24" x 30.5" x 2.5" FRAMED: 18" x 24" Description Tony Peters's fascination for freeways is metaphoric. Freewa...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Early Twentieth Century Aviation Vintage Aircraft Airplane Framed Paintings
Located in ludlow, GB
Early Twentieth Century Aviation Vintage Aircraft Airplane Framed Gouache Paintings. Three paintings by the well known Artist and Illustrator Charles Thomas Howard they were each painted to be published as postcards, so these are the original artworks. They are in good clean condition with fresh and vibrant colours, I have framed them in handmade gold frames with a flecked cream mount. They can be purchased individually or as a set, they do look striking displayed as a group. This is the Miles Sultan aircraft. “Three Studies of Airplanes” Gouache, Signed and Framed. Charles Thomas Howard was born in Boston, Lincolnshire in 1865 and after he married in 1905 moved to London where he pursued his career as Painter and Illustrator. He did many works that were produced as postcards as these three all were. He worked for at least three publishers and was incredibly highly sought after. His work was diverse but he specialised in Aviation, Railways and Military subjects. His work is held in many Art Libraries including the Bridgeman and as postcards have been reprinted many times over the years and still resonate with todays audiences. He died at the age of 76 in West Sussex. These originals comprise of De Havilland Comet...
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Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Gouache

Spring sunny day. Cardboard, oil, 29. 5 x 36 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Spring sunny day. Cardboard, oil, 29.5 x 36 cm Janis Pupols (1886 – 1956) Graduated Landscape studio of V. Purvitis in Latvia Art academy (1927). He took part in exhibitions since 1...
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1940s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Dividing Light II, Contemporary Expressionistic Style Painting, Realist Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Dividing Light II [2021] Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Dividing Light II is an original painting by artist Sheryl Roberts. Sheryl has mastered the composition of dramatic light...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

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

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Egg Tempera, Canvas

San Miguel
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original realist egg tempera painting by American artist Catherine Koenig created during her travels to Mexico. This work will be featured in the gallery's upcoming exhibition "D...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Board, Egg Tempera

Autumn at the lake, plywood, oil, 40.5 x 48.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Oto Pladers (1897.8.III – 1970.2.V) Oto Pladers learned in Riga city school of art (1913 – 15). He was called into the army in 1916 and continued studies after the war in Latvia Art ...
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1920s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Plywood

"Sunset Storm", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gordon Brown's "Sunset Storm" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an atmospheric landscape with a panoramic views of the sun setting while ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Shadow, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
a study of tree shadow :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signature ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Landscape with Distant Mountains - British Victorian art landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This refreshing British Victorian mountainous landscape oil painting is by noted artist Arthur Severn. He was a life long friend of Ruskin who encouraged him to turn to nature for i...
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19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Hyperrealist Charcoal on Archival Paper Botanic Artwork "Ruschia Crassa"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
In Henk Serfontein's recent series of charcoal drawings, Fragile Flora, he continues his investigation into the fragile, the intimate and the ethereal. In his plant portraits he capt...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Charcoal, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Stones of the coast. oil on cardboard, 80x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Stones of the coast. oil on cardboard, 80x50 cm Information about artist: Janis Osis (1926.10.IV – 1991.22.VII) His first skills in art got at his uncle – painter A. Stunda. In 1951...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Ken Otsuka, "Lewey Lake", Summer Lake Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Lewey Lake" is a 24x34 oil painting on canvas by artist Ken Otsuka. Featured is a serene summer view out into a still body of water, lush green...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Berlin, Zufahrt zum Gutshaus
Located in Paris, IDF
Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North German Realists since 2006. He paints everyda...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Egg Tempera, Canvas

Pedestrian Walkway, PCH
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description Reminiscent of Roger E. Kuntz's geometric paintings of the Los Angeles Freeways created between 1961 and 1963...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Covenant", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Covenant" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a two lane road stretching into the pastel landscape as rainbows arch overhead. About the artist: When Dianne Massey...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Philosophers' Wall; Shasta Caves
Located in Pasadena, CA
Artist Statement "As I am fascinated with lighting, I often carry colored lights with me when I paint in order to illuminate scenes. This work was pain...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Temple Church London after Bombing: Clifford Charman painting Modern British Art
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you want. Clifford...
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1940s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Edgbaston Church Birmingham - British 1880 Victorian art landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
A fine large oil on canvas painting which dates to circa 1880 by British Victorian artist William Bromley. It is a super depiction of a lady and child walking along the road at Edgba...
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19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

The village 1964, paper/watercolor., 20.5x29.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The village 1964, paper/watercolor., 20.5x29.5 cm Herberts Mangolds (1901-1978) Graphic, army officer. In 1920 he graduated from the Artillery Cadet School of Latvian and many mili...
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1960s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Paris Rooftops at Sunset
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Winter in the village. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 34x45 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Winter in the village. oil on canvas and cardboard, 34x45 cm Winter landscape with old barn Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I) His first professional education was at National...
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1950s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard, Canvas

White sailboat. Paper, pastel 27x33 cm
Located in Riga, LV
White sailboat. Paper, pastel 27x33 cm Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, ...
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1990s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

_ON THE CURRENT
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Plein air
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, 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...
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Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Zehdenick/Havel, Seerosen, Gänse klein
Located in Paris, IDF
Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North German Realists since 2006. He paints everyda...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Egg Tempera, Canvas

Downtown
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --The primary subjects of my paintings are 21st century man's working monuments, which represent our culture's dedication to produc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

House and Garden, Morristown NJ, 1908 by Frank Waller
By Frank Waller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Frank Waller (American, 1842-1923) House and Garden, Morristown, 1908 Oil on canvas, 18 1/2 x 12 inches FRAMED: 24 1/2 x 18 inches (approx.) Dated and in...
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Early 1900s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dragonflies And Damsels, Lee Tiller, Original Realist Landscape Water Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
In 'Dragonflies and Damsels' Lee Tiller has used a rich and verdant palette of green and gold colours, ranging from deep greens, yellows and emeralds which is then accentuated by Ult...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"The Waves 09.28.2024" oil painting of ocean wave breaks, whitecaps, framed
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
The Waves 09.28.2024 is an oil painting by American Impressionist Nelson H. White. A calm blue sky meets the ocean in a the distant horizon. Waves break in the foreground, forming wh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

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