George Jones Paradise Bird
2010s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Paper, Carbon Pencil
2010s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Carbon Pencil, Paper
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1920s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil
2010s Contemporary Nude Prints
Digital
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1870s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Panel, Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil
2010s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Paper, Carbon Pencil
2010s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Carbon Pencil, Paper, Charcoal
1890s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Tempera, Pencil, Paper
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Pewter
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1940s Post-Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
1910s Ashcan School Landscape Paintings
Panel, Oil
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A Close Look at Modern Art
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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Finding the Right landscape-drawings-watercolors for You
Landscape drawings and watercolors show the world through the lenses of different cultures and perspectives. They were also incredibly important for displaying natural scenes before the invention of photography.
There are many ways to effectively arrange art on your walls so that you’re maximizing your wall space. You can introduce peace and serenity within the confines of a living room or bedroom if landscape drawings and watercolors are part of the art that you choose to bring into a space.
Watercolor landscapes have a rich history dating back to ancient China, where they dominated painting genres by the late Tang dynasty. Ink-on-silk paintings in China featured mountains and large bodies of water as far back as the third century. The Netherlands was home to landscapes as a major theme in painting as early as the 1500s, and by the Renaissance, watercolors had made their way to the West and into European culture, becoming a staple of decorative art.
It wasn’t until the Industrial Revolution that watercolor paints became more widely available and embedded in fine arts. Despite their broad distribution today, some artists have chosen to revive the old craft of preparing their own watercolor pigments, paying homage to the medium’s roots.
The variety of brush combinations and painting methods makes watercolor landscapes some of the most stunning pieces in any collection. Find landscape drawings and watercolors on 1stDibs.