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Art Subject: Landscape
Kaaterskill Clove from Inspiration Point
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower right: J Malzahn
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
British Impressionist Watercolor of The Wrekin and River Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of The Wrekin and River Landscape
by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023)
Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed
Dimensions: 11 x 15.25 i...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$355 Sale Price
30% Off
"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
Oil, Canvas
A view of the bay and city of Sissi. Crete
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
I painted this view not far from Malia on the island of Crete from a hill on the edge of a cliff. Tourists rarely get there, but birds love this place. The view is very breathtaking,...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
"027 - Plein Air-Golden, CO" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Gouache Painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "027 - Plein Air-Golden, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a small cliff on a mountainside.
Artist bio/statement
Judd Mercer is a contemporary landscape ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Muzhou Yu Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "A view of the Academy of Fine Arts"
Located in New York, NY
Title: A view of the Academy of Fine Arts
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 39.25 x 19.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"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
"Nymph Lake, Rocky Mountain Park, CO" – Colorado Pines Landscape Oil
Located in Denver, CO
David Shingler’s "Nymph Lake, Rocky Mountain Park, CO" is a striking original oil painting capturing the serene beauty of a high-altitude lake nestled wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Beach with dunes oil paint on board seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Born in Valencia but with German and Mediterranean roots, his artistic work has been focused on exhibitions around the idea of "landscape", within a formal pictorial and drawing po...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
$522 Sale Price
55% Off
Arizona Morning
By Tim Deibler
Located in Denver, CO
Arizona Morning
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
The Beginning
Located in Zofingen, AG
"The Beginning" is a canvas that captures the moment of the fascinating mystery of dawn. Light, transparent clouds floating smoothly over the calm mountain peaks paint new hopes and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$711 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique Scottish Highland Landscape Oil Painting Sunshine over Loch Waters
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Waters
by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas : 20 x 30 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very good and sound c...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,803 Sale Price
30% Off
Majestic View of Kilchurn Castle at Dusk Overlooking the Waters of Loch Awe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe
signed by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 19.5 x 27 inches
canvas: 16 x 24 inches
inscribed verso
provenance: private colle...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Scottish Highlands Oil Painting Sunset River Landscape with Mountains
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"A Golden Sunset"
by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950)
signed lower corner with pseudonym 'Joel Owen',
dated 1928
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 20 x 30 inches
framed: 26 x...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Late Sun, Albert Bridge -original cityscape oil painting-contemporary Artwork
By Alex Rennie
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
In Late Sun, Albert Bridge, Alex Rennie beautifully captures t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Summer Day - Oil Paint by Elena Mardashova - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Original oil painting 'Summer Day',
on canvas 50 x 70 cm,
2023
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Caravan, Surrealism, Contemporary art Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Surrealism, Contemporary art Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich
Title: Caravan,
Sise: 39.5x55 inches, (100x140 cm)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Hand p...
Category
2010s Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Daniel Nichols - Contemporary Oil, Little Langdale, Lake District
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful expansive study of the Lake District by Daniel Nichols. The rich impasto texture of the painting perfectly captures the rugged beauty of the North of England. Signed with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$319 Sale Price
20% Off
British Original Watercolor Pink and Purple Sunrise Over Church Town Reflection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pink Sunrise
by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) * see notes below
original watercolor on artists paper, unframed
double sided
paper dimensions: 11 x 15 inches
condition: very good ...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Hualing Li Impressionist Original Oil On Canvas "Reflection"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Reflection
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 23 x 29 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Mountainous Landscape Loch Maree Scotland with Boats Serene Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Loch Maree, Scotland
By Alex Fraser, Scottish School, late 19th century
inscribed verso
Oil on board, framed
Framed: 10 x 19 inches
Board: 8.5 x 17 inches
Provenance: Private collect...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine British Original Impressionist Watercolor Purple Mountain Estuary Hill Farm
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
British Landscape
signed by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) * see notes below
original watercolor on artists paper, unframed
paper dimensions: 11 x 15 inches
condition: very good a...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mountains 12 July 09:55 - Modern Joyfull Landscape Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mission View - large, expressive, colorful, landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This lovely landscape rendered in a tapestry of rich colours was painted by Canada’s Pat Service. The town of Mission sits on the north shore of B.C.’s Fraser River which winds its w...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Ray of Hope" by Christopher Clark, Original Oil Painting, Sunlit Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's "Ray of Hope" is an original, hand made oil and acrylic painting that depicts a highway with a bright shaft of sunlight shining through pink and blue clouds.
Chr...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Large French Impressionist Signed Oil Lush Green River Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School/ Date:
Douglas Stuart Allen (American/ French 1923-2021), signed
American born artist from Chicago, retiring to France during his ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Road, Railroad, Canal, Trails" (2015) By Linda Lillegraven, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Linda Lillegraven's beautiful original oil landscape "Road, Railroad, Canal, Trails" (2015) depicts a serene moment of a western plain at evening, with a trail winding down to a road...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Yun Xi Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Lofty Mountains"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Lofty Mountains
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 15.5 x 23 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950s French Oil Landscape Trees In Green Grass Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$961 Sale Price
30% Off
Cold Breeze, Seascape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Impressionism large size
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2022
Style: Impressionism,
Subject: Cold B...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figure Riding through Orange Sunset over Valley Antique English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunset Over the Valley
Signed by Obed Hodges
Oil painting on board, framed
Framed: 22 x 28 inches
Board: 19 x 26 inches
Condition: The painting is in excellent condition with vibrant...
Category
Early 20th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,096 Sale Price
30% Off
ShiLian Liu Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Suburban Lakes"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Suburban Lakes
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 31 x 31 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Southern coastal road with cedars and pines
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Molded frame in plaster and gilded wood
76 x 97 x 5 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Italian School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cotsowold View, Foxcote, original painting, landscape, countryside, affordable
Located in Deddington, GB
Cotswold View, Foxcote by Georgie Dowling [2021]
original
oil paint on canvas
Image size: H:40 cm x W:40 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40 cm x W:40 cm x D:2cm
Sold Unframe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
February
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
In winter, the enchantress wrapped trees in the Kolomensky garden with her duvet. Many branches of trees broke due to the large amount of snow, and the...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$15,425
Morning Between Storms. Spring, ocean, light, sunrise, marine art, natural light
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting captures a rare calm morning during the stormy spring season on Oahu. Painted in a classical style, in the tradition of realist marine painting, this work brings space,...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Last Outpost" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Rob Alexander's "Last Outpost" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a green landscape of mountains with a mysterious structure encircled by whitewater waterfalls.
(14...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Evening. Teberda
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured my soul into capturing the majestic calm of nature’s embrace. The sturdy, ancient tree stands resilient against the backdrop of serene, snow-capped peaks, evo...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Fall River Scene Texas Hill Country"
Located in San Antonio, TX
Loveta Strickland
Central Texas Artist Waco
Image Size: 24 x 36
Frame Size: 32 x 44
Medium: Oil
"Texas Hill Country Fall"
Category
1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
California Lupine Fields - Landscape with Wildflowers
Located in Soquel, CA
Impressionistic landscape of California foothills and Sycamore trees and meadow laden with Lupines and California poppies by Kathleen Murray (American, b. 1957). Signed "Murray" lowe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
"058 - Plein Air-Red Rocks, CO" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Gouache Painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "058 - Plein Air-Red Rocks, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a landscape.
Artist bio/statement
Judd Mercer is a contemporary landscape painter and Color...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
British Original Impressionist Watercolor Industrial Bridge Over Summer River
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
British Landscape
by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) * see notes below
original watercolor on artists paper, unframed
paper dimensions: 11.5 x 15.5 inches
double sided
condition: ...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Oil - The Delta from Above
Located in Corsham, GB
A panoramic landscape depicting the mouth of a river, captured from a unique, almost bird's-eye vantage point. Minute details, such as the ships out at sea and the settlement in the ...
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sidney Yates Johnson (fl. 1890-1926) - 1911 Oil, The Mountain Path
Located in Corsham, GB
An atmospheric twentieth-century oil painting by the artist Sydney Yates Johnson. A lone figure walks towards the viewer against an expansive mountain backdrop. Signed and dated to t...
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Francis E. Jamieson (1895-1950) - Early 20th Century Oil, Highlands at Sunset
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming scene depicting a mother and child walking the highland path to a distant cottage as the sun begins to set. Signed to the lower right. On canvas.
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Francis E. Jamieson (1895-1950) - Oil, Highland Cottage at Dawn
Located in Corsham, GB
A beautifully atmospheric scene depicting a small cottage nestled in the highland mountains on the verge of a lake. The artist captures the scene bathed in early morning light, casti...
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
PERCY WARNER VIEW - Landscape Painting of Tennessee National Park w/ Hills
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Coming soon
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
A walk along a country lane at dusk
Located in Genève, GE
This captivating work of art presents a picturesque landscape, marking the splendour of nature in all its glory. With meticulous precision, the painting depicts a country lane runnin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine British Original Impressionist Watercolor Mansion Overlooking Spring Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
British Landscape
signed by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) * see notes below
original watercolor on artists paper, unframed
paper dimensions: 11 x 15 inches
condition: very good ...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Morning View, Landscape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang, Impressionism
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Landscape, Original oil Painting, Impressionism
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2023
Style: Impressi...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In the Country, Oil Painting
By Jo Galang
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An expansive sky streaked with ethereal white clouds suggests both movement and depth. In the foreground, textured rocks and lush greenery contrast beautifull...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Purple Sea and Sky Mountain Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary)
signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 10.5 x 16.5 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a large private ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sunset over the Scottish Highland Loch, signed antique oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950), signed with the artists pseudonym 'McGregor'.
Title: Sunset in the Scottish Highlands
Medium: signed oil painting on board, fra...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"On the Beach, " Nicolai Cikovsky, American Impressionism, Landscape Seascape
Located in New York, NY
Nicolai S. Cikovsky (1894 - 1984)
On the Beach
Oil on panel
15 1/4 x 20 inches
Signed lower right
Provenance:
ACA Galleries, New York
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Mountains by Ernst Suter - Oil on canvas 42x55 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame
Total size with frame 51x64 cm
Ernst SUTER is an artist born in 1904 and died in 1987. His works have been sold at public auction 25 times, mainly in ...
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Point of view by Alexandre de Spengler - Oil on canvas 51x61 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas
Category
1920s Land Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$792 Sale Price
28% Off
Western Iris, Oil Painting
By Jay Jensen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A white iris blooms in the foreground, standing in contrast to the Rocky Mountains in the distance. The afternoon sun and shade reveal the ruggedness of the l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
The London Skyline viewed from River Thames above its Bridges, original oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: British School, indistinctly signed
Title: A River Thames View showing the skyline of London
Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed
S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,116 Sale Price
79% Off
Tao Yu Impressionist Original Oil On Canvas "Shan Yin Dao Shang V"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Shan Yin Dao Shang V
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 12 x 15.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
The Canyon, Painting, Oil on Other
Located in Yardley, PA
Original en plein air oil on panel :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
Shopping for landscape paintings? An expansive landscape can help open up a small space in your home, while in a large living room, a work of this kind can help introduce a relaxing atmosphere as you interact with guests.
It could be argued that cave walls were the canvases for the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict and elevate natural scenery through art, but there is a richer history to consider.
The Netherlands was home to landscapes as a major theme in painting as early as the 1500s, and ink-on-silk paintings in China featured mountains and large bodies of water as far back as the third century. Greeks created vast wall paintings that depicted landscapes and grandiose garden scenes, while in the late 15th century and early 16th century, landscapes were increasingly the subject of watercolor works by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci and Fra Bartolomeo.
The popularity of religious paintings eventually declined altogether, and by the early 19th century, painters of classical landscapes took to painting out-of-doors (plein-air painting). Paintings of natural scenery were increasingly realistic but romanticized too. Into the 20th century, landscapes remained a major theme for many artists, and while the term “landscape painting” may call to mind images of lush, grassy fields and open seascapes, the genre is characterized by more variety, colors and diverse styles than you may think. Painters working in the photorealist style of landscape painting, for example, seek to create works so lifelike that you may confuse their paint for camera pixels. But if you’re shopping for art to outfit an important room, the work needs to be something with a bit of gravitas (and the right frame is important, too).
Adding a landscape painting to your home can introduce peace and serenity within the confines of your own space. (Some may think of it as an aspirational window of sorts rather than a canvas.) Abstract landscape paintings by the likes of Korean painter Seungyoon Choi or Georgia-based artist Katherine Sandoz, on the other hand, bring pops of color and movement into a room. These landscapes refuse to serve as a background. Elsewhere, Adam Straus’s technology-inspired paintings highlight how our extreme involvement with our devices has removed us from the glory of the world around us. Influenced by modern life and steeped in social commentary, Straus’s landscape paintings make us see our surroundings anew.
Whether you’re seeking works by the world’s most notable names or those authored by underground legends, find a vast collection of landscape paintings on 1stDibs.
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