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Alan Stenhouse Gourley

Alan Stenhouse Gourley (1909-1991) - Framed Oil, Playing by the Hay Barn
Located in Corsham, GB
This delightful oil painting by Alan Stenhouse Gourley (1909-1991) depicts a young child playing in
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Oil on Paper laid on Board, Alan Stenhouse Gourley, P.R.O.I. "The Edge
Located in Mere, GB
Alan Stenhouse Gourley, P.R.O.I. 1909 - 1991 Born in Ayr, Alan studied in Glasgow, Edinburgh and
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Oil on Paper laid on Board. Alan Stenhouse Gourley, P.R.O.I. "The High
Located in Mere, GB
Alan Stenhouse Gourley, P.R.O.I. 1909 - 1991 Born in Ayr, Alan studied in Glasgow, Edinburgh and
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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British 20th Century oil painting of fisher huts at Hastings, Kent
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Alan Stenhouse Gourley (British, 1909 – 1991) Fishermen at the net huts, Hastings Oil on canvas
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

View Of Portofino, 20th Century ALAN STENHOUSE GOURLEY ROI (SCOTTISH 1909-1991)
Located in Blackwater, GB
View Of Portofino, 20th Century ALAN STENHOUSE GOURLEY ROI (SCOTTISH 1909-1991) Large 20th
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Alan Stenhouse Gourley (1909-1991) - Oil, Clapboard House with the Yellow Door
Located in Corsham, GB
This delightful oil painting by Alan Stenhouse Gourley (1909-1991) depicts a large clapboard house
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Oil on Board, Alan Stenhouse Gourley, P.R.O.I. "View on the Seine"
Located in Mere, GB
Alan Stenhouse Gourley, P.R.O.I. 1909 - 1991 Born in Ayr, Alan studied in Glasgow, Edinburgh and
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Les Martigues
Located in York, GB
was from the collection of Alan Stenhouse Gourley PROI.
Category

1930s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Les Martigues
Les Martigues
H 19.49 in W 26.38 in D 2.76 in
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Finding the Right Landscape-paintings for You

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.

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