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Art Subject: Landscape
Mirror Landscape
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Evening Beach, 2023
Located in Burlingame, CA
Oil painting by Willard Dixon featuring figures enjoying an evening at a beach. Willard Dixon, who is one of the finest American contemporary realist painters today, has painted coas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mountain Mystery - Oil Paint by Elena Mardashova - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Original oil painting on canvas 70X50 cm, entitled Mountain Mystery. Excellent condition.
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Eventide at Hole-in-the Wall / 44 x 66 in. oil on canvas nature painting
Located in Burlingame, CA
Invigorating and exciting painting 'Eventide at Hole-in-the-Wall' features swirling ocean blue water and big rocks at sunset's evening tide at Northern Cali...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marsh
Located in Burlingame, CA
Reynolds’ Ebb and Flow landscapes — featuring the Napa Valley and Santa Cruz regions and originally created for the Napa Valley Museum in 2017 — consider weathering, erosion, and oth...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Amethyst Aurora Borealis #2, Lucy Moore, Original painting, Floral painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Amethyst Aurora Borealis #2 – By Lucy Moore [2022] original and hand signed by the artist Acrylic on canvas Image size: H:61 cm x W:91 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:61 cm x W...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Tuscan Hills-Framed Original Oil on Canvas, Signed by Artist
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Original Oil on Canvas, Signed by the Artist. The piece measures 43 x 37 inches with frame. The image is in Good/Fair Condition-there are signs of wear due to age and handling (i.e. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

View From Richmond
Located in Burlingame, CA
'View From Richmond', this painting was created in 2025 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Clouds Swirling Over the Great Marsh atmospheric contemporary landscape
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Depicting a quiet moment, "Clouds Swirling Over the Great Marsh" is an atmospheric, contemporary landscape painting inspired by visits to the Great Marsh of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

Rowing on a Lake in the Irish Mountain Landscape with Lush Green Trees Ireland
Located in Preston, GB
Rowing on a Lake in the Irish Mountain Landscape with Lush Green Trees in Ireland, by 20th Century Artist, William Yeaman. Original, Oil on Canvas prese...
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Scottish Highlands Oil Painting Dunkeld River Tay Perthshire
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Dunkeld" by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) signed lower corner inscribed verso oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 16 x 24 inches frame: 19 x 27 inches Fine quality antiqu...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Sailboats on the lake, Switzerland
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Molded frame in gilded wood 27.5 x 36.5 x 2.5 cm
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Little Red House by Eleanor Woolley
Located in Deddington, GB
original Oil Paint on Canvas Image size: H:70 cm x W:100 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:70 cm x W:100 cm x D:2cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indi...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Desert Landscape with Agave and Yucca - Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Desert Landscape with Agave and Yucca - Oil on Canvas Oil painting of a desert landscape by an unknown California artist (American, 20th C). California high desert with vibrant gree...
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Sunset Beach' Contemporary Seascape painting of the waves, sand and setting sun
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Sunset Beach' a highly detailed portrait painting of a sunset beach, oranges, blues and sand colours. Ignacio Trelis is a Spanish contemporary painter and gallery owner. Origina...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

High Tide at Holy Island by Malcom Ludvigsen
Located in Deddington, GB
original oil on canvas Image size: H:104 cm x W:104 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:104 cm x W:104 cm x D:4cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an ind...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"La vallée du Verdon depuis les balcons de la Mescla" - Provence, Var, France
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
"La vallée du Verdon depuis les balcons de la Mescla" - Provence, Var Oil on canvas signed lower right, 65 x 92 x 2,5 cm, titled and dated on the back, 1989 Framed with a natural oa...
Category

1980s French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Up on Down Patrick Head
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 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel, Paper

Pastor's lake 7, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The painting depicts a harmonious relationship between the elements of nature. The exquisite blending of colors in the sky creates a serene atmosphere, while the array of trees and f...
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Geneva countryside landscape
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Molded frame in plaster and gilded wood 81 x 94 x 6 cm Geneva landscape painted on the back of the canvas This captivating work depicts a rural landscape, rich in d...
Category

1920s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Above Big Pine
Located in Burlingame, CA
This American realist western landscape, "Above Big Pine", depicts a scene from the majestic Sierra Nevadas in an area above Big Pine in Inyo County from celebrated artist Willard Di...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sunset boat" seascape, night
Located in Vienna, AT
Size: 30 H x 40 W x 2 D cm Year: 2010 Media: oil on canvas Style: modern, art deco, figurative, abstract This painting depicted architecture, city, country, houses, road, square, ch...
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Languid Drift" movement of the sun, pastel skies reflect warmth on marsh below
Located in Edgartown, MA
Art and design in varied forms have always been a driving interest in my life. Living in Madison, Connecticut, I began my career as a muralist and trompe l’oeil painter doing signif...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Metal

Spring, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In this oil work, I have captured the essence of spring renewal. The impressionistic brushstrokes passionately animate the orchard, the flowering tree symbolizing life and flourishin...
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Saturday Evening Post cover, August 29, 1959. - Americana
Located in Miami, FL
This classic Post cover combines the vastness of the American West landscape with the intimacy of iconic Americana: two kids swimming in a rura...
Category

1950s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Mid Century Fjord in Norway Landscape by Lucette Barth Impressionist Blues
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant cool colored landscape of Norwegian Fjords by Bay Area artist Lucette Barth (American, 1894 - 1986), circa 1960. Condition: good, three minor tea...
Category

1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Looking across Buttermere, Victorian 19th Century Oil Landscape
Located in London, GB
John Atkinson Grimshaw 1836 - 1893 Looking across Buttermere Oil on canvas, signed & dated '1868' lower right Image size: 13 ½ x 20 ½ inches (34.2 x 50.5 cm) Hand made gilt frame This work is dated 1868 making it one of his early works, painted during the same period as Grimshaw's other Lake District paintings...
Category

1860s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lyn Crafnant, Snowdonia, N Wales Circa 1900 Oil Painting
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Fine landscape painting, this oil on canvas of Snowdonia, Wales is by 19th century British artist Thomas Huson, RI, (1844-1920). Signed by artist in lower left, Thomas Huson was a ...
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Meules dans un Paysage Vallonné
Located in London, GB
Signed lower right. Image dimensions: Framed dimensions: 82.5cm x 99.5cm / 32.5 inches x 39.2 inches Gustave Cariot was a French Pointillist and Post-Impressionist artist born in 18...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

On the Edge
Located in Burlingame, CA
In the painting 'On The Edge', we watch a family or group of friends gather to sit on the very edge of the Grand Canyon as they take in the breathtaking view. A wonderful and unique ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"California Summer" Mid Century Plein Aire Landscape in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
"California Summer" Mid Century Plein Aire Landscape in Oil on Masonite Serene landscape by Andrew Bennett (British, 20th Century). A herd of cows are gathered under oak trees in th...
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"The Beacons" Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting by Harry Fogg
Located in Brecon, Powys
Harry Fogg artist based in the British National Park "The Brecon Beacons" Really pretty Impressionist landscape Oil on canvas Signed Image 19.5" x 23" F...
Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Eglwys y Grog, Mwnt: Contemporary British Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
The Church of the Holy Cross (Eglwys y Grog) at Mwnt on the Welsh coast near Cardigan. Mixed media on board
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Golden Fields, Original Painting, Hills, Landscape, Fields, Orange, Rural Nature
Located in Deddington, GB
Yellow Fields no.3 is an original oil painting by artist Alexa Roscoe. In this bold and vibrant painting. Alexa has captured a depth of view of the fields framed by the strong dark l...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Into the Light
Located in Greenwich, CT
Signed lower right American, b. 1958 Designated a living master by the Art Renewal Center and widely regarded as a leader of the American landscape school, Joseph McGurl is one of ...
Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

French Impressionist, Original signed Oil Landscape, wild Flowers, Tree
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Subject : Small oil painting of a landscape in the French countryside, in excellent condition. This paint pastoral landscape depicts a rural scene of serene beauty. A majestic tree...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"After Sunset" (2023) By Linda Lillegraven, Original Oil Painting on Linen
Located in Denver, CO
Linda Lillegraven's beautiful original oil landscape "After Sunset" (2023) depicts a serene moment of a western plain at evening, with a herd of cows far in the distance. Linda Lill...
Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

Untitled (Salt Marsh Herring Cove)
Located in East Quogue, NY
Landscape painting titled "Untitled (Salt Marsh Herring Cove)" by Cobi Moules - Oil on canvas Driven by the desire for adventure and discovery, Cobi Moules embraces the beauty of nature all the while shifting its weight through the exaltation of his own existence within, and as part, of it. This is best exemplified by the way he incorporates multiple self-portraits throughout his compositions. The multiplicity of self takes both precedence over, as well as integration into, the landscape creating a world with a sense of excitement, self-worth and play. The locations of Moules’ compositions are equally important. All of the locations were previously depicted in paintings by the Hudson River School. Through the exploration of the grand American landscape and the reflection on mid-19th century American...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century Post-War Painting of Mountain River in Ireland by Modern Artist
Located in Preston, GB
20th Century Post-War Painting of Mountain River Scene in the Mournes in Ireland, by Modern Artist, Denis Thornton (1937-1999) Art measures 30 x 16 inc...
Category

1980s Post-War Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton, Oil

Ailsa West - American Mid 20th Century Oil, North American Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
A vast North American landscape in oil, possibly Wyoming. The artist has depicted a winding river, meandering through open countryside. Rural houses sit to the left of the valley, sh...
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Blue sky over the mountains, original painting, contemporary, landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
Blue sky over the mountains is a semi abstract landscape painting by Helen Howells. It was inspired by the hills, valleys and mountains of South Wales, which is my homeland. It is no...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Daniel Nichols - Contemporary Oil, Clouds over the Loch
Located in Corsham, GB
Original impasto work by the contemporary artist Daniel Nichols. Initialled to the lower right. On canvas on stretchers.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Morning Light over the Mountain, original painting, landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
"Morning Light over the Mountain" is a semi-abstract landscape painting by Helen Howells. It was inspired by the mountains and valleys of South Wales, which is my homeland. It is not...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Signed Oil Painting Autumn River Landscape Gilt Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Autumn River Landscape European School, second half 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 23 x 33 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches provenance: private collection, UK conditi...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"STAGECOACH TO NOWHERE" El Paso Artist WESTERN COWBOYS DESERT & MORE
Located in San Antonio, TX
Lester Hughes (1938-2021) El Paso Artist Image Size: 18 x 36 Frame Size: 20 x 38 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Stagecoach To Nowhere" Biography Lester Hughes (1938-2021) From El Paso, Texas...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

La Sugerencia (The Suggestion) - Surreal River Scene with Crystal Clear Water
Located in Chicago, IL
***This artwork is currently on exhibit at the Instituto Cervantes, Chicago until September 2025. If purchased this artwork will be available to ship after September 1, 2025. Contact the gallery with questions. Cuban born “Pozas” is a self-educated artist. After completing his studies in Electrical...
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Depuis le col de Brouis" - Provence, France original painting by Jean Thomas
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
"Depuis le col de Brouis" - Provence, Alpes Maritimes, France “From the pass of Brouis” - Provence, Alpes Maritimes, France Oil on canvas signed ​lower right, 54 x 73 ​x 2,5 cm, titl...
Category

1990s French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Finely Detailed British Watercolor Topographical the Top of Dunsmore Lane
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size: 7 inches (height) x 9.75 inches (width) Signed: Yes Condition: Sound condition, with some minor signs of foxing visible Provenance: Priva...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Baihai Zhang Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Countryside View"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Countryside View Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 19.25 x 23.25 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: T...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

River Access
Located in Missouri, MO
Joseph Orr (Japanese, American, b. 1949) River Access Signed Lower Right 30 x 30 inches 39.5 x 39.5 inches with frame BORN in Tokyo, Japan, Oct 31,1949, Joseph lived his first years in an orphanage sponsored by American Armed Forces. He was adopted April,1954 and came to the US at age 5 where he became an American citizen. As the Orr’s traveled for the US military Joseph enjoyed a childhood rich in experiences from Germany and back to California where he attended High School and started College. Following his parents to Missouri In 1971 he took a job with Hallmark Cards as machine operator in the cardboard fold dept. It sparked an interest in art, so after a few months he sought out some of the Hallmark artists at their work for private lessons. He learned basic drawing and watercolor from Anthony Allison and, “Probably before I was ready”, he admits, Joseph was entering local art shows and even winning prizes. At that time Joseph also enrolled for art instruction under John Coleman at Longview Community College. He spent one semester there. By the end of 1972 Joseph had quit his day job to become a full time painter, joining an art show tour group called Word Of Art, which was a new concept: culture meets promotion. Booking weekly art exhibits in the new indoor shopping malls across America, The idea transformed part of the art world by bringing art to the masses. For Joe and many other artists in the early 1970’s, it created the chance to paint full time and sell their work to an otherwise unobtainable audience. During this time of continuous self study and painting Joseph transitioned from watercolor to the newer acrylic painting medium. Believing that acrylic, as a fine art painting medium, can be as viable as oil, Orr has always promoted it as the modern medium that it is. In 1990 Joseph, along with his wife, Rita and two other artists, founded the National Oil & Acrylic Painter’s Society. The Orr’s brainchild, they were aided in founding NOAPS organization by local art patrons, Wm & Martha Mitchell and fellow artists Pete Peterson and Dennis T. Yates. While traveling with the World of Art Tour Joseph had met Rita Mathews, an aspiring artist, in Columbia, MO. They were married in June 1974 and stayed in Missouri, traveling and exhibiting their art together. Orr had a brief encounter with printmaking in 1977. He took private instruction in stone lithography and copper plate etching from Frank Stack, professor of art at the Univ of MO, Columbia, but painting remained his principal devotion. By 1999 Joseph had become proficient enough to have obtained Gallery representation with several Fine Art Galleries across the US. Joseph Orr currently resides in Osage Beach, Missouri, but travels to paint and visit his gallery representatives and Exhibit Openings. PHILOSOPHY: For me the idea is that painting should follow some form of illustration and truth telling. Basically, the premise of my painting philosophy, is to build layers of narrative into my paintings. A place or landscape scene is never defined satisfactorily without it’s relationship to color and composition. It is important to balance fact with imagination. “ART REFLECTS THE SOUL OF SOCIETY. A JUDGMENT CAN BE MADE FOR THE ATTITUDE OR CONDITION OF SOCIETY BY INSPECTING THE POPULAR ‘IDEAS’ OF ART OR, IN SOME INSTANCES, THE LACK OF ART.” (JOSEPH C. ORR) NOTED SOLO EXHIBITS : *BIRGER SANDZEN MEMORIAL, LINDSBORG, KS; *HARWELL ART MUSEUM, POPLAR BLUFF, MO; *ASHBY-HODGE GALLERY OF AMERICAN FINE ART, FAYETTE, MO; *NORFOLK ART CENTER, NORFOLK, NE; *KODNER GALLERIES...
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20th Century Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Patchwork Yellow Fields Watercolour on Paper Painting by Rosie Phipps, 2022
Located in Deddington, GB
Patchwork Yellow Fields by Rosie Phipps [2022] Patchwork Yellow Fields is an original watercolour and gouache painting by artist Rosie Phipps, sold mounted. Featuring her gestural a...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Peaceful Reflections, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Pause by a quiet wetland scene to contemplate the beauty of nature. This original, impressionistic landscape painting is stretched on a 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas. Only the...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Susan Swann-Mason - Contemporary Oil, Mountains on the Continent
Located in Corsham, GB
A colourful impressionistic study of a continental landscape with church and buildings before snow capped mountains. Signed by the artist to the lower left. On canvas on stretchers.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Expanse, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Expanse" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an overlook over a city and the land beneath it that stretches out to the horizon. Gregory w...
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Huayi Wang Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Dusty Horizon"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Dusty Horizon Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 29.5 x 37.5 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in fair condition. Year: 2015 Art...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Moonlight Seascape
Located in New York, NY
Monogrammed lower left: ATBRICHER
Category

19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

One Tree Hill (Honor Oak Park), Realist Baroque Style London Cityscape Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Alex Rennie, One Tree Hill (Honor Oak Park) Original Oil Painting on Linen depicting a the London Skyline glinting at sunset though the trees of Honor Oak Park. Alex Rennie has artworks available online and in our gallery with Wychwood Art. Alex was born in London in 1977. He has exhibited widely, both internationally and domestically, including a solo Cork Street show with Waterhouse & Dodd. Rennie’s work has been selected for several competitions including the John Moores...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Canvas

Yun Xi Landscape Original Qi Chen Still Life Original Oil On Canvas "Stillness A
Located in New York, NY
Title: Hiking Day Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 16 x 23 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paul Arndt (1881-1978) Large Scale Mountain Landscape C.1951
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paul Arndt (1881-1978) Large Scale Mountain Landscape C.1951 Original oil on canvas affixed to board Dimensions 89" wide x 52" high Housed in a simple fr...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Plywood, Oil

"Heisler Park Twilight " Modern Impressionist Southern California Seascape
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Heisler Park Twilight" is a colorful example of Bryan Mark Taylor's modern approach to Impressionism. This beautiful oil on panel captures the mood and feel of the California Rivie...
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2010s Abstract 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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