Darshan Russell On Sale
1990s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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Vintage 1980s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Acrylic, Wood
1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Linen, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Acrylic
2010s Folk Art Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Art
Aluminum
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Prints
Paper
Vintage 1970s French Contemporary Art
Metal
1970s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Art
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage 1950s French Modern Prints
Other
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Artist Suren Nersisyan depicts a section of Central Park, one of the most iconic parks in New York City. Figures sit by the edge of a river, admiring the peacef...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Darshan Russell for sale on 1stDibs
Darshan Russell is a self-taught Hudson Valley artist and has been exhibiting her work in many locations about the region. The colors and feeling of her compositions are greatly influenced by Matisse, but Russell’s inspiration comes directly from life and the simple scenes that surround her in Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Hudson and other Hudson River towns where she paints. Occasionally, Russell will paint cities that she has traveled to like New York, Baltimore, Portland and Paris, but the bulk of her work documents local scenes and local people. The photographs accompanying articles in the Poughkeepsie Journal or The New York Times inspire much of her figurative work. Portraits of Madeleine Albright and Mayor Dinkins are part of her repertoire as well the less notorious individuals. Russell’s paintings have a unique look that can be attributed to her practice of daily painting and years of dedication to develop a style all her own. Russell is as interested in landscapes as figures and city scenes. Her work has become well collected with the increased appreciation in folk art and naïve work.
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.
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.