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

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Canvas, Oil

City. 1969. Oil on canvas. 50x38 cm
Located in Riga, LV
City. 1969. Oil on canvas. 50x38 cm Henri Klebah (b. 1928.24.X Riga - 1998.) – painter. 1946 – 1949 – studied at Secondary Art school of J. Rozentals 1946 – 1949 – Latvian State Un...
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1960s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, 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

Old City 1970. Paper, watercolor, 71x64 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Old City 1970. Paper, watercolor, 71x64 cm "Old Town" is a visually captivating and evocative watercolor painting, celebrating the timeless allure of an old cityscape. Through the use of watercolors on paper, the artist has created a nostalgic and picturesque portrayal of the old town's unique character and historical charm, inviting viewers to appreciate the beauty of the urban past. Janis Brekte...
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1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Truman Brewery Chimney, Benedict Flanagan, Affordable Art, Original Oil Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Truman Brewery Chimney By Benedict Flanagan [2021] original Oil Paint on primed paper Image size: H:35 cm x W:26 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:39 cm x W:29 cm x D:0.2cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Painted en plein air on Brick Lane on the 21st of August 2021. I was struck by the profile of the Truman...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Oil

In the forest. Oil on cardboard, 17x25 cm
Located in Riga, LV
In the forest. Oil on cardboard, 17x25 cm Zeberins Indrikis Born 1882. 30. 08 – 1969. 18. 05 Latvian painter, book illustrator, cartoon illustrator Zeberins got a big investment ...
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Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Griffin Hall, Williams College, Autumn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Barbara Ernst Prey – American (1957-) Title: Griffin Hall, Williams College, Autumn Year: circa 1980-1985 Medium: watercolor Sight size: 14....
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Morning at Rocky Point
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist FRAMED: 12.25" x 15.375" x 1.75" UNFRAMED: 6" x 9" Exhibited Monumental Miniatures 2022, September 29, 2022 - January 2...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Orchard in July
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...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

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

Full of Grace - original impressionism painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
Full of Grace "Full of Grace" is a captivating depiction of a lush floral arrangement, elegantly perched atop an ornate brass pedestal. The composition’s tall and narrow format draws...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

View of the Roman Forum - "Colonna di Foca" - Original Watercolor 1885 ca.
By Settimio Giampietri
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 50 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export re...
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1880s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paint, Watercolor

The old dam. 1959, cardboard, watercolor, 68x54 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The old dam. 1959, cardboard, watercolor, 68x54 cm The central focus of the painting is an old town, a historic district known for its antiquated architecture, cobbled streets, and...
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1950s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Landing Place, 18 x 22.5, Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's 2023 piece, "Landing Place," is a poignant example of the artist's engagement with the classical landscape genre, presented in oil on mounted linen. The dimensions of th...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Pink Roses (vase) 20" x 24" oil on copper Florence Academy Floral Still-life
Located in Houston, TX
Pink Roses (vase) 20" x 24" oil on copper Florence Academy Floral Still-life "Pink Roses" is a realist still life painting of pink roses in porcelain vase w green accents. Situa...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Copper

Legless
Located in San Francisco, CA
This watercolor is by noted marine artist Giorgina Candelaria Wells. Wells has lived and painted in both San Francisco, CA and Gig Harbor, WA. This painting depicts a sailboat called...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

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

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...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

City Garden with Windmill Beyond - Scottish 19th century landscape oil painting
By David Fulton
Located in London, GB
This superb 19th century oil painting is by noted exhibited Scottish artist David Fulton. Painted circa 1890 the composition is a city garden, possibly Edinburgh, in the foreground w...
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19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Morning at the sea. 2020. Watercolor, paper, 40 x 62 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Morning at the sea. 2020. Watercolor, paper, 40 x 62 cm Sea with waves in yellow colors Zigmunds Šņore was born in 1942 in Latvia. His works has been...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Distant Rain, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gordon Brown's "Distant Rain" is an oil painting created in 2019 depicting an atmospheric landscape with a panoramic view. "My paintings are all about l...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cracow - Contemporary Cityscape Oil Painting, Realism, Architecture, Figurative
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...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

"An Afternoon at Long Beach" Realist oil painting, beach with sandy shore framed
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"An Afternoon at Long Beach" is a small-scale oil painting of Foster's Memorial Beach, aka "long beach" in Sag Harbor, New York. It depicts the sandy shore of the beach with a single...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Great grandfather at sea II. Watercolor, paper, 67 x 95, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Great grandfather at sea II. Watercolor, paper, 67 x 95,5 cm Dark sea with two ships Zigmunds Šņore was born in 1942 in Latvia. His works has been exhibited since 1969 and are held...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Sunset - XXI Century, Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting, Realistic
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...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Howard Rees – American (1941- ) Title: Untitled Year: circa 1985 Medium: Watercolor Sight size: 14 x 20 inches. Framed size: 21 x 27 inches Signa...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

'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

Landscape 1967, paper/watercolor, 23x43.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Landscape 1967, paper/watercolor, 23x43.5 cm Herberts Mangolds (1901-1978) Graphic, army officer. In 1920 he graduated from the Artillery Cadet School of Latvian and many military ...
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1960s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"The Yellow Umbrella 10.26.2024" oil painting, contemporary impressionist, beach
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
The Yellow Umbrella 10.26.2024 is a realist oil painting. It shows a yellow umbrella on a sandy beach and the ocean visible in the background. Frame Dimensions 9 x 16in Nelson H....
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Ken Otsuka, "Rhythm of Timelessness", 20x28 Ocean Beach Shells Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This realistic piece, "Rhythm of Timelessness", is a 20x28 oil painting on canvas by artist Ken Otsuka featuring a bright ocean beach shoreline in the midaf...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Miles River Dawn, original 30x30 realist marine landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Nothing speaks natural beauty more than the dawn on the eastern sea coast of the U.S.! The Miles River is one of those unforgettable spots. A charmer located between St, Michaels an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Old Town. 1971. Watercolor on paper, 56x41 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Old Town Riga 1971. Watercolor on paper, 56x41 cm The central focus of the artwork is on an old town, a historic district known for its antiquated architecture, cobbled streets, an...
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1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Sunrise Tug, original realist impressionist nocturnal marine landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Weary from the drive to the coast, you are rewarded by a sunrise that you will recall for years to come! The realist impressionist nocturnal setting at the marina is so exacting in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Italian Garden View by Giuseppe Leoni, 1916
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Giuseppe Leoni (Italian, active early twentieth century) Garden View Oil on paper, 13 x 16 inches FRAMED: 20 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches Signed and dated at lower right: “[G?] Leoni/Febb 191...
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1910s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Lavender Mountain
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A girl on a lavender mountain on a sunny day
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Red Roses" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's (Us based) "Red Roses" is an oil painting that depicts colorful red roses and green foliage. Nature and those that inhabit it—our human selves included—possess a magic ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

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

Wash Day, Coastal Stream
Located in Greenville, DE
Signed lower right dated 1875.
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1870s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

Stonyhurst College 16th Century Grade 1 Listed Building in English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Original Painting of Stonyhurst College, a 16th Century Grade 1 Listed Building in the English Countryside, by leading Contemporary British Artist Angela Wakefield. Framed in a high quality off-black moulding with a white insert. Art measures 20 x 10 inches Frame measures 25 x 15 inches Stonyhurst College of the largest buildings in the North West of England. This magnificent 16th Century Catholic independent school was captured by Angela Wakefield. This is a special painting based on Angela’s own sketches, photos and frequent visits. She captures the scene beautifully in her unique style, the subject matter bringing a welcome change from her urban landscapes. Stonyhurst is one of the foremost public schools in the country. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

Big Sur Coast Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful lavendar and blue toned seascape of Big Sur, Camel by R.W. Price (American, 20th century), circa 1970. Signed "R.W. Price" bottom left. Oil on canvas and presented in a woo...
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1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"The Neighborhood" Oil painting, parking lot, americana, cars, historic houses
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A winter day in one little corner of the neighborhood, where a minivan is parked in a mostly empty lot. Colorful traditional homes are in the background. A typical scene in American ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

Sleeping Mountain. 2021, canvas, oil, 80x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Sleeping Mountain 2021, canvas, oil, 80x80cm Artwork in black and white Agate Apkalne. Born in Riga, 1977 Education: 2005 – MA in arts, Art Academy of...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Blue Fish Cove, Point Lobos
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Frame: 18.5" x 15.5" x 1"; Unframed: 14" x 11"
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

Small Bay Area landscape original oil painting golden hills
Located in San Francisco, CA
Title: "Study from Tilden" Medium: Oil on Cradled Wood Panel Size: 10 x 10 inches "Study from Tilden" is a 10 x 10-inch oil painting that captures the golden hills of California as ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

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

London Panorama - Greenwich Shoreline, cityscape art, urban art, Thames art
Located in Deddington, GB
John Duffin is a painter and printmaker whose work is based on the modern environments of cities and towns, creating dynamic, cinematic images of contemporary urban life. His unique images of architecture, lighting and figures have been greatly praised and awarded, recently receiving The Most Outstanding Print Award from Sir peter Blake, he has a distinctive artistic voice and has much to say in his work about contemporary life in all of it’s manifestations. His work is in the tradition of LS Lowry in Britain and Edward Hopper in America and like these artists he creates unique views of contemporary urban life, a combination of his ability as a draughtsman, his imagination and his personal use of perspective and colour. He makes drawings and watercolours in front of his chosen subject and takes these sketches back to his London studio where he creates from them his own imaginative interpretation of the site, recreating the place anew via his own imagination. His work is redolent with influences from cinema, graphic novels and the history of figurative painting, but from this comes a vision that is his alone. London Panorama...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sailboats in Dana Point
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Exhibited "California Highlights", American Legacy Fine Arts, Pasadena, Californ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

"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 This evocative oil painting by Mathilde Glaub captures the timeless ruins of Pompeii’s For...
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19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Life On The River
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Artist Statement "The first morning by the river with Kevin and Wanda Mcpherson, Jason Situ and Andy Evansen. We always gathered a crowd wherever we would go as we were a rarity in Kaiping. Among the onlookers were Mian Situ’s brother, an artist from Canada, who is a cousin to the Situs. The Situ family Museum is across the street from where we were painting." —John Budicin...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Kaiping Village
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the artist directly from the artist Artist Statement "Most villages were mostly abandoned, city life was the preference. The few left in the village were very graceful and kind. As I was painting a small crowd gathered to watch. It began to rain. I was kept dry by an umbrella held over me provided by the local people. —John Budicin...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

Cliff Side Dining; Above Canon Acres, Laguna Beach
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. FRAMED: 20.375" x 32.25" x 1.5" UNFRAMED: 12" x 24" Artist Statement "Each year, Laguna Beach utilizes goats for brush...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

Impressionist Cityscape, "North Park Tower 3"
Located in San Diego, CA
I love this tower. I first painted it as far back as 1994 when I worked mainly in watercolors. I’ve known it for over 30 years. I played in a soccer league there and attended a workshop, and I even witnessed a dear friend propose to his future wife under it. There’s an urban legend it was named “Lionel” by local schoolchildren in the 1950s. The 100 years old “North Park Water Tower” or “Tin Man...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"The Return" Charcoal Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's (US based) "The Return" is an original, handmade charcoal painting that depicts a grey monochrome sky with clouds. Nature and those that inhabit it—our human selves in...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Mylar, Charcoal

Raking Light
Located in Greenwich, CT
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 Students League of ...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Old Riga. 1982, paper, watercolor, 60x32 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Old Riga. 1982, paper, watercolor, 60x32 cm The central focus of the artwork is on an old town, a historic district known for its antiquated architecture, cobbled streets, and a sen...
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

September - XXI Century, Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting Warm tones, Realism
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...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

'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...
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Early 2000s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Gouache, Illustration Board

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