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Washington Bridge, Autumn Tree Landscape

Washington Bridge, Autumn Tree Landscape

By Delton Demarest

Located in Denver, CO

Delton Demarest is a Denver-based representational artist who paints en plein air.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Village of Shushenskoye
The Village of Shushenskoye

The Village of Shushenskoye

Located in Austin, TX

A plein-air painting by Ukrainian artist Alexander Fedorovich (1916 - 2002) depicting the reside town of Shushenskoye, located at the confluence of the Yenisei an Big Shush.

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Utility Building, Painting, Oil on Other

Utility Building, Painting, Oil on Other

By Richard Szkutnik

Located in Yardley, PA

original en plein air oil on panel for holiday season painting is priced $ 330.00 from original value $ 675.00 included free shipping :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Splintered Hemlock; Madeline Island, Wisconsin
Splintered Hemlock; Madeline Island, Wisconsin

Splintered Hemlock; Madeline Island, Wisconsin

By Joseph Paquet

Located in Pasadena, CA

Despite the complexity of painting large works en plein air in a forest interior, as well as the scourge of mosquitoes and ticks, it was a peaceful and magical experience." — Joseph ...

Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Carl Sammons '1883-1968'
Carl Sammons '1883-1968'

Carl Sammons '1883-1968'

By Carl Sammons

Located in Houston, TX

Most paintings were done en plein air and therefore tended to be in small formats.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Drawings

BELLS, Painting, Oil on Canvas
BELLS, Painting, Oil on Canvas

BELLS, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Bill Stone

Located in Yardley, PA

Plein air painting in the garden on a hot summer day. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to H...

Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Autumn Color, Painting, Oil on Other

Autumn Color, Painting, Oil on Other

By Richard Szkutnik

Located in Yardley, PA

Original plein air oil on panel For Holiday season this painting is priced $1000.00 from original value $1450.00 with free shipping. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece co...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Laguna Beach View, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Laguna Beach View, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Laguna Beach View, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By John Kilduff

Located in Yardley, PA

I painted this for the Laguna Beach Plein air Invitational back years ago ( Think it was 2009 or 2010). :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Derek Fox, 'Open Water', 2026, Oil on Canvas, Unique, Signed, Framed
Derek Fox, 'Open Water', 2026, Oil on Canvas, Unique, Signed, Framed

Derek Fox, 'Open Water', 2026, Oil on Canvas, Unique, Signed, Framed

Located in Columbia, MO

He has studied with painters including Joe Paquet, Don Demers, and Marc Anderson, and has received recognition in plein air competitions across the state, as well as a SkyArts Portra...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Glen Canyon Autumn Archways, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Glen Canyon Autumn Archways, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Richard Szkutnik

Located in Yardley, PA

Painting this scene plein air allowed me to immerse myself fully in the shifting light and the warmth of the season and the rhythm of the canyon's depths shape. :: Painting :: Impres...

Category

2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Santa Cruz Mountains at Twilight, Pacific Ocean View California Landscape
Santa Cruz Mountains at Twilight, Pacific Ocean View California Landscape

Santa Cruz Mountains at Twilight, Pacific Ocean View California Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Gorgeous plein air oil painting of Pacific Ocean as viewed from top of Santa Cruz Mountains, showing the tree-line and distant ocean in the soft twilight of dusk, by an unknown Calif...

Category

1990s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape Study, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper

Landscape Study, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper

By Eric Santoli

Located in Yardley, PA

This original watercolor painting was painted en plein air on a beautiful day. Various elements are combined together to study nature. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece com...

Category

2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Old boiler house"
"Old boiler house"

"Old boiler house"

By Vladyslav Kazachenko

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The painting was painted en plein air in the Carpathian Mountains in 2012.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Breakfast in Mendocino
Breakfast in Mendocino

Breakfast in Mendocino

By Erin Dertner

Located in San Francisco, CA

According to Erin, “There is no better life than to study the world with paintbrush in hand and a heart full of love and gratitude.” 2025 Workshop to Greece 2025 Accep...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Drawings and W...

Materials

Watercolor

Open Doors
Open Doors

Open Doors

By Erin Dertner

Located in San Francisco, CA

According to Erin, “There is no better life than to study the world with paintbrush in hand and a heart full of love and gratitude.” 2025 Workshop to Greece 2025 Accep...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Drawings and W...

Materials

Watercolor

Landscape with Snow
Landscape with Snow

Landscape with Snow

By Erin Dertner

Located in San Francisco, CA

According to Erin, “There is no better life than to study the world with paintbrush in hand and a heart full of love and gratitude.” 2025 Workshop to Greece 2025 Accep...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Drawings and W...

Materials

Watercolor

Interior Still life with Milk Bottles
Interior Still life with Milk Bottles

Interior Still life with Milk Bottles

By Erin Dertner

Located in San Francisco, CA

According to Erin, “There is no better life than to study the world with paintbrush in hand and a heart full of love and gratitude.” 2025 Workshop to Greece 2025 Accep...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Drawings and W...

Materials

Watercolor

Noyo Sundown, California
Noyo Sundown, California

Noyo Sundown, California

By Erin Dertner

Located in San Francisco, CA

According to Erin, “There is no better life than to study the world with paintbrush in hand and a heart full of love and gratitude.” 2025 Workshop to Greece 2025 Accep...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Drawings and W...

Materials

Watercolor

TOMATOES CZ, Painting, Oil on Canvas
TOMATOES CZ, Painting, Oil on Canvas

TOMATOES CZ, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Bill Stone

Located in Yardley, PA

Plein air study of tomato vines growing in our backyard in Prague. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Leo Carrillo State Beach, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Leo Carrillo State Beach, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Leo Carrillo State Beach, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By John Kilduff

Located in Yardley, PA

Large acrylic painting done in the studio based on a plein air watercolor of Leo Carrillo State Beach in Malibu, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Canadian winter

Canadian winter

By Alexandra Laskina

Located in Edinburgh, GB

With light and gentle strokes, a picturesque work of plein air art is created. Such works are pleasant to look at.

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aragonese Castle at sunset
Aragonese Castle at sunset

Aragonese Castle at sunset

By Simon Kozhin

Located in Zofingen, AG

I think that many have read Alexander Dumas novel “The Count of Monte Cristo” and know about If Castle, where the prisoner languished. Arriving at the next plein air on the island of...

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Three Cherry Trees by Valérie de Sarrieu - Oil Painting, French Landscape
Three Cherry Trees by Valérie de Sarrieu - Oil Painting, French Landscape

Three Cherry Trees by Valérie de Sarrieu - Oil Painting, French Landscape

By Valérie de Sarrieu

Located in Paris, FR

This oil painting is part of the “En plein air” series. The artist seeks above all to restore as faithfully as possible in her paintings the lights of the landscapes that she observe...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

3rd and Traction, Painting, Oil on Canvas
3rd and Traction, Painting, Oil on Canvas

3rd and Traction, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By John Kilduff

Located in Yardley, PA

This painting was painted on location (plein air) from a building in the Los Angeles Arts District, overlooking 3rd and Traction Streets. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

4th of July Sale, Painting, Oil on Other
4th of July Sale, Painting, Oil on Other

4th of July Sale, Painting, Oil on Other

By John Kilduff

Located in Yardley, PA

This painting was painted on location (plein air) in front of a car dealership on Van Nuys Blvd in Los Angeles, California. :: Painting :: Americana :: This piece comes with an offi...

Category

2010s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Oil

Jet Stream Liquors, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Jet Stream Liquors, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Jet Stream Liquors, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By John Kilduff

Located in Yardley, PA

Plein air (painted on location) oil painting of Jet Stream Liquors in North Hollywood, which is about a mile away from the Burbank Airport. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piec...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Last of the Season, Impressionist Oil Painting on Linen, Framed, 21st Century
Last of the Season, Impressionist Oil Painting on Linen, Framed, 21st Century

Last of the Season, Impressionist Oil Painting on Linen, Framed, 21st Century

By Chula Beauregard

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Chula Beauregard’s vibrant oil painting on linen captures a cluster of golden-leaved cottonwood trees along a riverbank beneath a clear blue sky. Her expressive plein air style featu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Cala Lily Heaven, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Cala Lily Heaven, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Lisa Elley

Located in Yardley, PA

This piece features the Cala Lily Valley that blooms organically on the Big Sur Coastline in the Springtime at Garapatta Beach, a favorite location of Lisa's to plein air paint and e...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

The evening in the mountains - mountains painting
The evening in the mountains - mountains painting

The evening in the mountains - mountains painting

By Nikolay Dmitriev

Located in Zofingen, AG

The evening forest painting with the mountains is a wonderful wall decor, the painting is created en plein air, the artwork is full of different green colours.

Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Golden Sunset - original sunny landscape, painting
The Golden Sunset - original sunny landscape, painting

The Golden Sunset - original sunny landscape, painting

By Nikolay Dmitriev

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting is created en plein-air. The play of warm and cold shades bewitches and creates a unique fabulous atmosphere of the warm summer evening.

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Autumn Bouquet, Oil Painting, Impressionist Style, 21st Century, 16 X 20, Framed
Autumn Bouquet, Oil Painting, Impressionist Style, 21st Century, 16 X 20, Framed

Autumn Bouquet, Oil Painting, Impressionist Style, 21st Century, 16 X 20, Framed

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

"Broadmoor Reflections" by Richard Dahlquist (American, b. 1944) is an original 16" x 20" oil on canvas painting featuring the iconic Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs reflected a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Wisp of Rain" - Contemporary Forest Undergrowth Oil Painting, 2026
"Wisp of Rain" - Contemporary Forest Undergrowth Oil Painting, 2026

"Wisp of Rain" - Contemporary Forest Undergrowth Oil Painting, 2026

By Judd Mercer

Located in Denver, CO

He is a Signature Artist of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, received the Laguna Art Museum/Bob Braun Presentation Award, and was named one of Plein Air Magazine's "10 Arti...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Cold Hard Facts" - Contemporary Colorado Mountain Landscape Oil Painting, 2026
"Cold Hard Facts" - Contemporary Colorado Mountain Landscape Oil Painting, 2026

"Cold Hard Facts" - Contemporary Colorado Mountain Landscape Oil Painting, 2026

By Judd Mercer

Located in Denver, CO

He is a Signature Artist of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, received the Laguna Art Museum/Bob Braun Presentation Award, and was named one of Plein Air Magazine's "10 Arti...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Purple Evening - evening landscape painting
Purple Evening - evening landscape painting

Purple Evening - evening landscape painting

By Nikolay Dmitriev

Located in Zofingen, AG

That is why his favorite kind of painting is plein-air painting. There are a lot of beautiful states of nature that are very inspiring.

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Rain In The Mountains - mountains landscape painting
Rain In The Mountains - mountains landscape painting

Rain In The Mountains - mountains landscape painting

By Nikolay Dmitriev

Located in Zofingen, AG

The forest painting with the mountains is a wonderful wall decor, the painting is created en plein air, the artwork is full of different green colours.

Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Edward Noott Large British Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
Edward Noott Large British Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting

Edward Noott Large British Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Nottingham, GB

Painting extensively en plein air, Noott seeks to capture not simply the appearance of a landscape but the particular atmosphere of a place and moment.

Category

Late 20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"Oak Creek, Sedona" - Original Pastel Landscape Painting

"Oak Creek, Sedona" - Original Pastel Landscape Painting

By Bruce A Gómez

Located in Denver, CO

About this piece: This started as a plein air painting in October in Sedona. Artist Statement: I've been working in pastel full-time for the last twenty-nine years and have been tea...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel

California Artist Robert F. Williams Mountain Landscape Painting
California Artist Robert F. Williams Mountain Landscape Painting

California Artist Robert F. Williams Mountain Landscape Painting

Located in Fulton, CA

Dramatic plein air mountain scene painting on artist board by California artist Robert F.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

"In between lies the beauty", Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
"In between lies the beauty", Painting, Oil on MDF Panel

"In between lies the beauty", Painting, Oil on MDF Panel

By Gary Westall

Located in Yardley, PA

Painted Plein air in the nearby Moor. The color of the grass caught my eye, it seemed to be framed by the Pine trees. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an officia...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ojibwe Sunrise; Madeline Island, Wisconsin
Ojibwe Sunrise; Madeline Island, Wisconsin

Ojibwe Sunrise; Madeline Island, Wisconsin

By Joseph Paquet

Located in Pasadena, CA

Despite the complexity of painting large works en plein air in a forest interior, as well as the scourge of mosquitoes and ticks, it was a peaceful and magical experience." — Joseph ...

Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Louis Henri de Meuron - Early 20th Century Oil, Gnarled Olive trees
Louis Henri de Meuron - Early 20th Century Oil, Gnarled Olive trees

Louis Henri de Meuron - Early 20th Century Oil, Gnarled Olive trees

Located in Corsham, GB

A beautiful Provençal plein-air painting by Louis Henri de Meuron (1868–1949), depicting gnarled olive trees in a warm, ochre-toned field beneath a soft, overcast sky.

Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"IN THE GARDEN", Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

"IN THE GARDEN", Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By June Johnson

Located in Yardley, PA

Painting these wonderful flowers outside in the fresh air was such fun. I am looking forward to another season of plein air painting. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Contemporary Enormous Fiber Wall Sculpture / Jaqueline Surdel "Nastty Goes Dark"
Contemporary Enormous Fiber Wall Sculpture / Jaqueline Surdel "Nastty Goes Dark"

Contemporary Enormous Fiber Wall Sculpture / Jaqueline Surdel "Nastty Goes Dark"

Located in Wainscott, NY

Her sensitivity expressing the beauty and complexity of the natural world was acquired during childhood while accompanying her Grandmother, a plein air painter. Those close familial ...

Category

2010s American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Haze" - Impressionist Forest Landscape, Acrylic Painting on Linen
"Haze" - Impressionist Forest Landscape, Acrylic Painting on Linen

"Haze" - Impressionist Forest Landscape, Acrylic Painting on Linen

By Brian Sindler

Located in Denver, CO

In addition to gallery exhibitions, he has been a regular exhibitor at the Salmagundi Club in New York, the Plein Air Festival in Door County, Wisconsin, and the Cedarburg Plein Air ...

Category

2010s Tonalist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

"Bodega Vista" - Impressionist Sunset and Landscape, Acrylic Painting on Panel
"Bodega Vista" - Impressionist Sunset and Landscape, Acrylic Painting on Panel

"Bodega Vista" - Impressionist Sunset and Landscape, Acrylic Painting on Panel

By Brian Sindler

Located in Denver, CO

In addition to gallery exhibitions, he has been a regular exhibitor at the Salmagundi Club in New York, the Plein Air Festival in Door County, Wisconsin, and the Cedarburg Plein Air ...

Category

2010s Tonalist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

"Sunset" - Impressionist Sunset and Landscape, Acrylic Painting on Panel
"Sunset" - Impressionist Sunset and Landscape, Acrylic Painting on Panel

"Sunset" - Impressionist Sunset and Landscape, Acrylic Painting on Panel

By Brian Sindler

Located in Denver, CO

In addition to gallery exhibitions, he has been a regular exhibitor at the Salmagundi Club in New York, the Plein Air Festival in Door County, Wisconsin, and the Cedarburg Plein Air ...

Category

2010s Tonalist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

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Plein Air For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the plein air you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Find Abstract versions now, or shop for Abstract creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. If you’re looking for a plein air 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 plein air 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 gray, brown, black, blue and more. Creating a plein air has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Jacobus Baas, Bryan Mark Taylor, Harry Orlyk, Thomas John Carlson and Kathryn Keller are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, oil paint and fabric can add an especially memorable touch. If space is limited, you can find a small plein air measuring 5.12 high and 5.12 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 66.5 across to better suit those in the market for a large plein air.

How Much is a Plein Air?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a plein air in our inventory may begin at $400 and can go as high as $18,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,600.

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Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.

When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.

Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.

Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.

No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel.

Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color? 

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Questions About Plein Air

  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    A plein air frame is a simple, unembellished wooden frame, usually gold-colored. These frames are typically used to mount plein air paintings, which are painted outdoors. Because of the constraints of painting in nature, the paintings and accompanying frames tend to be small.
  • Lilac Gallery Ltd.March 18, 2021
    The 'Plein air' is a French expression that means “in the open air.” And it is a term used by artists to describe when the painting was executed outside or outdoors, in contrast to painting inside of a studio. This method became very relevant in the 19th-century when French impressionism was centered in painting outdoors, with a strong sense of the open air, capturing landscapes or cityscapes on-site, at the location where the subject depicted was painted.