What defines landscape painting?

Landscape paintings depict natural scenery.

What makes a painting a landscape?

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What are the three concepts in landscape paintings?

Landscape paintings are typically grouped into one of three concepts: representational, impressionistic and abstract. Representational is a realistic depiction of a landscape, impressionistic portrays a more subjective look at a landscape and abstract plays with the landscape using a wide range of colors and shapes. Find a range of landscape painting styles on 1stDibs.

What was the importance of landscape paintings in Dutch culture?

Dutch landscape paintings were important because of their rich associations with God, nature, agriculture and pride in one’s nation. The colors and textures used captured a snippet of the patrons' everyday lives and values. On 1stDibs, find a collection of landscape paintings from some of the world’s top sellers.

What is the difference between Eastern and Western landscape paintings?

The difference between Eastern and Western landscape paintings is traditionally in how artists seek to represent natural settings. Over hundreds of years, Western artists strived to make landscape paintings more realistic by incorporating techniques like linear and atmospheric perspective. In the East, landscape artists focused more on showing the rich details that give natural environments their beauty rather than on making their works appear three-dimensional through perspective. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of landscape paintings.

Who was the famous artist and co-founder of the Hudson River School artists who painted historical paintings and romantic landscapes?

The famous artist and co-founder of the Hudson River School artists who painted historical paintings and romantic landscapes was Thomas Cole. Born in England, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1818. During a trip to the Catskills, he first began producing paintings, and his work helped establish the tradition of landscape art in America. Shop a large selection of Hudson River School paintings on 1stDibs.

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Brian Sindler"Pennsylvania Snow" - Impressionist Winter Landscape, Acrylic Painting on Linen, 2024

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Trees in a Meadow by Media Pennsylvania Artist Charles Lewis Fussell

By Charles Lewis Fussell

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Charles Lewis Fussell (American, 1840–1909) Trees in a Meadow Oil on canvas, 12 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches FRAMED: 18 x 13 1/2 inches (approx.) Fussell probably painted this work sometime b...

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Barbara Ann Murray ToppingPocono Mountains Pennsylvania in Winter Original Oil on Canvas by Bobby Topping, 1963

$1,155Sale Price|30% Off

Pocono Mountains Pennsylvania in Winter Original Oil on Canvas by Bobby Topping

Located in Soquel, CA

Pocono Mountains Pennsylvania in Winter Original Oil on Canvas by Bobby Topping Pocono Pennsylvania Mountains in winter by Belchertown and Amherst Massachusetts artist Barbara Ann "B...

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1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Loraine ThompsonFarm at Stover Mill, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Regional American Landscape, 2001

H 10 in W 15 in

Fishing Scene in Pennsylvania, Landscape by Xanthus Smith (1839-1929, American)

Located in New York, NY

Xanthus Smith (1839-1929) Fishing Scene in Pennsylvania, 1878 Oil on paper mounted on canvas 10 x 15 inches Signed and dated 1878, lower right Although he began his artistic career ...

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Canvas, Oil

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H 16 in W 21.5 in D 1 in

The Coal Mine, Pennsylvania Railroad Advertisement, World War II

Located in Fort Washington, PA

An advertisement commissioned by the Pennsylvania Railroad promoting the virtues of coal to support the war effort in World War II with the tagline "Coal - Another 'Fighting Force' t...

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Austin Deuel"Chance Meeting" Naturalistic Landscape Painting of Cowboys Crossing a River, Mid 20th Century

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H 23.5 in W 45.5 in D 1.5 in

"Chance Meeting" Naturalistic Landscape Painting of Cowboys Crossing a River

Located in Houston, TX

Naturalistic figurative landscape painting by Pennsylvania-born artist Austin Deuel.

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Walter Emerson BaumAntique American Impressionist Pennsylvania Exhibited Landscape Oil Painting, circa 1910

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H 19 in W 21 in D 3 in

Fern Coppedge (American, 1883-1951) "New Hope, Pennsylvania" Oil Painting

By Fern Isabel Coppedge

Located in San Francisco, CA

Born in Decatur, Illinois with the maiden name of Kuns, Fern Coppedge became a plein-air impressionist painter especially noted for snow scene landscapes of New Hope, Pennsylvania wh...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Alice Turner RobertsAntique American Female Modernist Pennsylvania Street Scene Red Barn Painting, 1920

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H 36 in W 32 in D 3 in

Antique American Female Modernist Pennsylvania Street Scene Red Barn Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist street view painting by Alice Turner Roberts (1876 - 1955). Oil on canvas, circa 1920. Unsigned. Displayed in a period modernist frame. Exhibition label...

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1920s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

$1,750

$4,720Sale Price|20% Off

H 16.75 in W 19.75 in D 1.25 in

Roy Henry Brown NA American Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting 1879-1956

By Roy Henry Brown

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Roy Henry Brown Trees and Rocks Mountain side image sight size 10 x 13 and 16.75 x 19.75 framed as is pictured in original frame as purchased. signed LR. A landscape mountain hill...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

$746Sale Price|25% Off

H 15 in W 21 in D 2 in

Antique American Impressionist Hudson River School Coastal Seascape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique impressionist painting of a coastal seascape. Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Signed illegibly. Framed. Image size, 18L x 12H.

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Emmanuel Victor Auguste Marie de la VilleonSaint Yverdon - Creuse - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Emmanuel De La Villeon, 1894

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"River Town New Hope PA, Bucks County" Impressionist Pastoral Scene Oil Painting

By Christopher Willett 1

Located in New York, NY

A charming Impressionist summer pastoral scene depicting the New Hope town near the lake in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic manner. Ch...

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20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Charles LeslieIn Glen Tilt, 19th-century British Landscape Oil Painting, 1876

$2,161

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In Glen Tilt, 19th-century British Landscape Oil Painting

By Charles Leslie

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This late 19th-century oil painting by British artist Charles Leslie (1839-1886) depicts Glen Tilt, one of Scotland's most celebrated Highland valleys. A solitary figure stands bes...

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Charles E Genge"On the Forest's Edge" Impressionist Lush Landscape Oil Painting Canvas Framed, Early 20th Century

$7,000

H 30 in W 26 in D 3 in

"On the Forest's Edge" Impressionist Lush Landscape Oil Painting Canvas Framed

Located in New York, NY

This piece is a pertinent example of Charles Genge most sought after works, depicting a colorful view of the Forest. As a British Post Impressionist artist, most of Genge's works wer...

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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

$3,450

H 18 in W 24 in

19th Century French Impressionist Harbor scene with fishing boats and people

Located in Woodbury, CT

Henri Pearson (French, 19th Century) Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats and Figures on the Shore Oil on wood panel, circa 1880–1890 This evocative harbour scene by the French painter H...

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Pennsylvania Landscape Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact pennsylvania landscape painting you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. There are many Impressionist, Modern and Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale. If you’re looking for a pennsylvania landscape painting from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a pennsylvania landscape painting to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of brown, gray, black, blue and more. A pennsylvania landscape painting from Walter Emerson Baum, John Fulton Folinsbee, George Gallo, Roy C. Kneeland and S. George Phillips — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and canvas — can elevate any room of your home. A large pennsylvania landscape painting can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 3.5 high and 5.5 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

How Much is a Pennsylvania Landscape Painting?

The price for a pennsylvania landscape painting in our collection starts at $650 and tops out at $225,000 with the average selling for $6,000.

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.

Questions About Pennsylvania Landscape Painting

What defines landscape painting?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Landscape paintings depict natural scenery.
What makes a painting a landscape?
1 Answer
Lilac Gallery Ltd.March 18, 2021
The word 'Landscape' regarding the art could potentially refer to one of two things. The first one is that the proportions of the artwork are in a 'rectangular' shape and the largest side has to be placed horizontally. That would be the difference between 'Portrait' (Vertical) vs. 'Landscape' (Horizontal) artwork. And the second meaning could be of what the subject is been referred to. A painting of a 'Landscape' usually portrays a scene in the countryside, it could include elements like mountains, rivers, trees, figures and animals, sky and clouds, and some other elements that are not descriptive of an urban location as this would be referred as a 'Cityscape'
What are the three concepts in landscape paintings?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Landscape paintings are typically grouped into one of three concepts: representational, impressionistic and abstract. Representational is a realistic depiction of a landscape, impressionistic portrays a more subjective look at a landscape and abstract plays with the landscape using a wide range of colors and shapes. Find a range of landscape painting styles on 1stDibs.
What was the importance of landscape paintings in Dutch culture?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Dutch landscape paintings were important because of their rich associations with God, nature, agriculture and pride in one’s nation. The colors and textures used captured a snippet of the patrons' everyday lives and values. On 1stDibs, find a collection of landscape paintings from some of the world’s top sellers.
What is the difference between Eastern and Western landscape paintings?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
The difference between Eastern and Western landscape paintings is traditionally in how artists seek to represent natural settings. Over hundreds of years, Western artists strived to make landscape paintings more realistic by incorporating techniques like linear and atmospheric perspective. In the East, landscape artists focused more on showing the rich details that give natural environments their beauty rather than on making their works appear three-dimensional through perspective. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of landscape paintings.
Who was the famous artist and co-founder of the Hudson River School artists who painted historical paintings and romantic landscapes?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
The famous artist and co-founder of the Hudson River School artists who painted historical paintings and romantic landscapes was Thomas Cole. Born in England, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1818. During a trip to the Catskills, he first began producing paintings, and his work helped establish the tradition of landscape art in America. Shop a large selection of Hudson River School paintings on 1stDibs.

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