"Winter Storm, NYC"
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in Lambertville, NJ
While in Chicago, Berthelsen met the landscape painter, Svend Svendsen, whose depictions of winter scenes sparked an interest in painting for Berthelsen.
Canvas, Oil
"New York Harbor"
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in Lambertville, NJ
While in Chicago, Berthelsen met the landscape painter, Svend Svendsen, whose depictions of winter scenes sparked an interest in painting for Berthelsen.
Canvas, Oil
$3,600
Richard Zolan Impressionist Oil Painting Judaica Sephardic Rabbi Playing Chess
By Richard Judson Zolan
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of artists that included Douglas Arthur Teed, Tucker Bobst, Alexander Dzigurski, Ernest T Fredericks, Andre Gisson, Donald Purdy, Willem Van Den Berg, Hudson...
Oil
$4,000
Large American Impressionist Painting Sailor Girl with Toy Boat Richard Zolan
By Richard Judson Zolan
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of artists that included Douglas Arthur Teed, Tucker Bobst, Alexander Dzigurski, Ernest T Fredericks, Andre Gisson, Donald Purdy, Willem Van Den Berg, Hudson...
Oil
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$8,250Sale Price|44% Off
Alfred Jansson [Untitled Lakescape] Signed 1923 Impressionist Oil Painting
By Alfred Jansson
Located in Miami, FL
Jansson’s paintings remain highly collectible for their harmony of color and evocative treatment of nature, aligning him with contemporaries such as Carl Lindin and Svend Svendsen. H...
Oil, Canvas
$8,500Sale Price|29% Off
Alfred Jansson Signed Framed Oil Painting on Canvas, Sunlit Woodland Path
By Alfred Jansson
Located in Miami, FL
His paintings are noted for their luminous depth and expressive brushwork, often compared to those of his contemporaries, such as Carl Lindin and Svend Svendsen. Throughout his care...
Oil, Canvas
"Washington Square Park Nocturne" Impressionist Oil Painting with Figures in NYC
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter whose snow scenes especially intrigued Berthelsen, which became a major influence in his choice of mood a...
Oil, Board, Canvas
"Washington Square Park" Impressionist Snow Street Scene Oil on Canvas on Board
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter whose snow scenes especially intrigued Berthelsen, which became a major influence in his choice of mood a...
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Flowers in a White Vase" Still Life Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas Board
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter whose snow scenes especially intrigued Berthelsen, which became a major influence in his choice of mood a...
Canvas, Oil, Board
"The Lake & Plaza Hotel New York" Impressionist Oil Painting in Central Park
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter whose snow scenes especially intrigued Berthelsen, which became a major influence in his choice of mood a...
Oil, Board, Canvas
"Saint Paul's Chapel" Impressionist Winter Street Scene in Lower Manhattan NYC
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter whose snow scenes especially intrigued Berthelsen, which became a major influence in his choice of mood a...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$12,000Sale Price|20% Off
"Washington Square Park in Snow" Impressionist Winter Street Scene Oil on Canvas
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter whose snow scenes especially intrigued Berthelsen, which became a major influence in his choice of mood a...
Canvas, Oil
Flower & Vegtable Arrangement
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter. Svendsen's snow scenes especially intrigued him.
Canvas, Oil
"Madison Square on 5th Avenue and 23rd Street" Impressionist Winter Street Scene
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter whose snow scenes especially intrigued Berthelsen, which became a major influence in his choice of mood a...
Canvas, Oil, Board
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H 26 in W 30 in D 2 in
Impressionist Winter Country Landscape Painting
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in Houston, TX
Berthelsen was encouraged by the artist Svend Svendsen who was known to paint winter landscape paintings.
Oil
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H 20 in W 16 in
Trinity Church - Wall Street and Broadway - New York
By Johann H. C. Berthelsen
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
In his spare time he pursued painting, with encouragement and some instruction from the Norwegian-American Impressionist painter Svend Svendsen. In 1913, Berthelsen moved to Indiana...
Canvas, Oil
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H 21 in W 17 in D 1.5 in
"Snow Storm, 5th Ave-New York" Impressionist Winter Street Scene Oil on Canvas
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter whose snow scenes especially intrigued Berthelsen, which became a major influence in his choice of mood a...
Canvas, Oil
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H 25.5 in W 29 in D 1.5 in
"Central Park at Night" Impressionist New York City Spring Scene Oil on Canvas
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter whose snow scenes especially intrigued Berthelsen, which became a major influence in his choice of mood a...
Oil, Board
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H 12.5 in W 10.5 in D 1.25 in
"Washington Square Park" Impressionist Winter Street Scene Oil on Canvas Board
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter whose snow scenes especially intrigued Berthelsen, which became a major influence in his choice of mood a...
Canvas, Oil, Board
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H 22.25 in W 18.25 in
"5th Avenue (Empire State Building), " Johann Berthelsen, New York City in Winter
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter. Svendsen's snow scenes especially intrigued him.
Canvas, Oil
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H 20 in W 24 in
"Riverside Drive, " Johann Berthelsen, New York City Impressionist Winter Snow
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter. Svendsen's snow scenes especially intrigued him.
Oil, Board
New England Winter Landscape by Svend Svendsen
By Sven Svendson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressionist winter landscape by Svend Svendsen (1864 - 1945). Oil on canvas, circa 1910.
Canvas, Oil
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H 30 in W 38 in D 2 in
Impressionist Style Rural Pastel Landscape Painting of a House in Snow
Located in Houston, TX
Artist Biography: Impressionist painter Svend R. Svendsen was born in Christiania, Norway in 1864.
Canvas, Oil
Winter Street Scene
By Sven Svendson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressionist oil painting of a winter street scene by Svend Svendsen (1864-1945) . Oil on canvas, circa 1910.
Canvas, Oil
Winter Sunrise
By Sven Svendson
Located in Soquel, CA
Signed "Svend Svendsen" lower right, circa 1920. Displayed in rustic wooden frame.
Canvas, Oil
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H 27 in W 30.5 in D 2.75 in
"Evening at the Grand Army Plaza" Impressionist 5th Ave NYC Oil Painting Canvas
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter whose snow scenes especially intrigued Berthelsen, which became a major influence in his choice of mood a...
Oil, Canvas
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H 14 in W 12 in D 1.25 in
"St. Patrick's Cathedral" Impressionist Snow Street Scene Oil on Canvas Board
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter whose snow scenes especially intrigued Berthelsen, which became a major influence in his choice of mood a...
Canvas, Oil, Board
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H 9.75 in W 11.75 in D 1 in
"Central Park Nocturne" Impressionist Oil Painting Figures in Central Park NYC
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter whose snow scenes especially intrigued Berthelsen, which became a major influence in his choice of mood a...
Canvas, Oil, Board
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H 9.75 in W 11.75 in D 1 in
"Winter Evening at the Grand Army Plaza" Impressionist 5th Ave NYC Oil Painting
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter whose snow scenes especially intrigued Berthelsen, which became a major influence in his choice of mood a...
Canvas, Oil, Board
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H 22 in W 18 in D 1.5 in
"White Roses in Blue Vase" Still Life Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas Board
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter whose snow scenes especially intrigued Berthelsen, which became a major influence in his choice of mood a...
Canvas, Oil, Board
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H 15 in W 17 in D 2 in
"Central Park Nocturne" Impressionist Oil Painting Figures in Central Park NYC
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter whose snow scenes especially intrigued Berthelsen, which became a major influence in his choice of mood a...
Canvas, Oil, Board
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H 17 in W 14 in D 2 in
"The Grand Army Plaza in Winter" Impressionist Winter Street Scene Oil on Canvas
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter whose snow scenes especially intrigued Berthelsen, which became a major influence in his choice of mood a...
Canvas, Oil, Board
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H 15.75 in W 12.75 in
"Little Church Around the Corner" Johann Berthelsen, New York City Winter Scene
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter. Svendsen's snow scenes especially intrigued him.
Canvas, Oil
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H 16 in W 13 in
"Winter Quiet, Central Park, New York City, " Johann Berthelsen, Impressionism
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter. Svendsen's snow scenes especially intrigued him.
Canvas, Paint
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H 12 in W 9 in D 0.13 in
'Trinity Church from Wall Street', New York, Salmagundi Club, AWCS, AIC
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
It was during this period that Berthelsen came into contact with the Norwegian painter, Svend Rasmussen Svendsen, who had immigrated to Chicago in 1881 and established himself as a p...
Canvas, Oil
$1,200
H 17 in W 13 in D 1.25 in
"View of the Empire State NYC in Snow" Impressionistic Ashcan School Style
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
An impressionistic depiction of a figure in the snow with cars and buildings in the busy City Streets. The Empire State Building is portrayed in the background as the snow filled str...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$3,250
H 24 in W 20 in D 2 in
New York City 5th Avenue Empire State Impressionist Winter Scene Oil Painting
By Christopher Willett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist New York City, a snowy winter day on 5th avenue. Cars fill the street and snow fills the air. The city that never sleeps gleaming with patriotic pride with the famous E...
Canvas, Paint
$8,000
H 28 in W 24.5 in D 3.5 in
"5th Avenue New York City" Impressionist Snow Scene Oil Painting on Board Framed
By Christopher Willett 1
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist New York City winter city-scene depicting Fifth Avenue in New York City cars and pedestrians in a most intimate, yet energetic way. Christopher is known for capturing t...
Oil, Board, Canvas
$5,500
H 10 in W 12 in D 2 in
Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern. Signed upper right and verso 8 x 10 inches oil on board. BIO The son of a men's haberdasher, Mervin ...
Oil, Board
$1,900
H 8.75 in W 6.75 in D 1 in
"Friday Feb 19th, NY City" Impressionist Bustling City Snow Scene Oil Painting
By Christopher Willett 1
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist New York City winter landscape scene depicting the City in Snow in a most intimate, yet energetic way. Christopher is known for capturing the beauty and simplicity of a...
Oil, Board
$5,500
H 10.25 in W 14.25 in
"Moonlight Harbor" Reynolds Beal, Early 20th Century, Impressionist Nocturne
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
Reynolds Beal Moonlight Harbor, 1906 Estate stamp on the reverse Oil on artist board 6 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches Provenance The artist Estate of the artist Royal Galleries, New Jersey, 196...
Oil, Board
$500
H 26.5 in W 22 in D 2 in
Artist Dobritsin Oil painting on canvas, seascape, Sailing ship, Framed
By Nicolay Dobritsin
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original signed oil painting on canvas by Russian Artist N.I. Dobritsin depicts a galleon with scarlet sails on the High Seas. Beautifully done, with great blue colors. ...
Oil
$1,000
H 9.75 in W 7.75 in D 1.25 in
"Snow on 5th Avenue" Impressionist Oil Painting Style of Guy Wiggins Snow Scene
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A charming depiction of Snow on 5th Avenue New York City with figures walking and taxis in the distance. A cozy impressionistic street scene with colors of cobalts, light pink, white...
Oil, Board
$5,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 19 in W 24 in D 2 in
Johann Berthelsen Signed UN Building Winter Impressionist New York Street Scene
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist view of New York City oil painting by Johann Berthelsen (1883 - 1972). Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 12H by 16L.
Canvas, Oil
$5,900
H 31.75 in W 27.75 in D 1.5 in
New York City Winter Oil Painting Upper Fifth Avenue Flags Michael Budden
By Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Upper Fifth Avenue Flags oil/canvas 24 x 20 unframed, 31.75 x 27.75 x 1.5 framed Signed LL Upper Fifth Avenue Flags is an oil painting on linen by award winning contemporary artist ...
Oil
Fishing Boat
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Fishing Boat" c. 1950 is a watercolor on paper by California artist Eleanor M. Wilkevich, 1908-1969. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The artwork si...
Watercolor
$1,200
H 15 in W 19 in D 1.25 in
"Cape Ann Harbor" American Impressionist 20th Century Oil Painting Coastal Scene
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful depiction of a Cape Ann Harbor in Gloucester, Massachusetts. For this beautiful depiction we find distinct elements that are unique to the earlier works of Joseph Rimini....
Oil, Board
$1,475
H 21 in W 23 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Gloucester Harbor Signed Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique exhibited Gloucester harbor signed seascape painting. Oil on board. Signed. Label verso. Framed in a period giltwood impressionist frame. Measuring 14 by 16 inches image...
Canvas, Oil
Polish Jewish Art, The Rabbi, Judaica Oil Painting
By Konstanty Szewczenko
Located in Surfside, FL
Konstanty Swewczenko (1910-1991), signed oil Judaica Oil Painting, Polish. Konstantin Shevchenko studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the years 1927 - 1928. Then, in 19...
Canvas, Oil
$6,500
H 13.5 in W 18.24 in
New York Skyline the West Side with Hudson River - Vintage New York
By Frank S. Hermann
Located in Miami, FL
Rooftop view of the upper West Side Manhattan as it looked in the 1930s. There is a rough indication of a billboard and a glimpse of the Hudson River. The cluster of buildings depic...
Oil, Gouache, Board
$3,875
H 21 in W 24 in D 2 in
Tod Lindenmuth (1885-1976) Antique American Impressionist Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique impressionist seascape oil painting by Tod (Raphael Leroy) Lindenmuth (1885 - 1976) . Oil on board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a...
Oil, Board
$196,749
H 47.75 in W 66.5 in
Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light
By John Wilson Ewbank
Located in London, GB
John Wilson Ewbank (1799 - 1847) Shipping in the Harbour, South Shields Oil on canvas 39.5 x 58 inches unframed 47.75 x 66.5 inches framed Provenance: Christie's October 2002; L...
Oil
The Nativity of Christ
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Anonymous 15th Century Italian, Probably Milan area The Nativity of Christ Pigments, ink and gold leaf on vellum Unsigned as is always the case with illuminated manuscripts The Virgi...
Pigment
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
Vintage French Plaster Relief of Three Graces, Circa 1920-1940, 38x23
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage French wall relief in plaster of the famous three Charites or Graces from the Greek mythology, in good condition. Aglaïa ( Brightness ), Euphrosyne ( Joyfulness ) and Thali...
Plaster
"Sunday in the Park, 1910"
By Cyprien Eugène Boulet
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed Lower Right Cyprien-Eugène Boulet (1877 - 1927)
Canvas, Oil
Tiffany Studios Dragonfly Diachronic Confetti Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Dragonfly Table Lamp A gorgeous Tiffany Studios diachronic light blue to green Dragonfly table lamp with confetti glass wings. A true piece of Museum quality collecti...
Bronze
Portrait of a Nobleman, French School 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
French portrait of a nobleman, 17th Century, great condition. With a beautiful carved wooden frame.
Canvas, Oil
$9,750
H 40 in W 32 in D 2 in
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Canvas, Oil
La Carmencita by John Singer Sargent
By John Singer Sargent
Located in New Orleans, LA
John Singer Sargent 1856-1925 American Stamped by artist's estate (en verso) Oil on canvas John Singer Sargent, widely regarded as one of history's most distinguished portraitists...
Canvas, Oil
$2,650
H 16 in W 23 in
English 19th century Landscape with children on a pathway picking flowers
By Henry Hadfield Cubley
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century English landscape of Children picking flowers in a field or meadow. Henry Hadfield Cubley was born in Newark, Nottinghamshire in 1858. Henry was the nephew of William C...
Canvas, Oil
$35,000
H 10.5 in W 11.5 in D 6.5 in
"Sudbourne Premier: Suffolk Punch Stallion" Herbert Haseltine, 1927 Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Herbert Haseltine Sudbourne Premier: Suffolk Punch Stallion, 1927 Signed left side: © HASELTINE / MCMXXVII Bronze, dark brown patina, parcel gilding 10 1/2 inches high. x 11 1/2 inch...
Bronze
Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault
By Camille Pissarro
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault (Landscape with Thresher at Montfoucault)" is a pastel by French Impressionist Camille Pissarro. The artwork is signed lower right, "C. Pissarro...
Paper, Pastel, Board
$5,700Sale Price|40% Off
H 27.5 in W 23.5 in D 2.24 in
Portrait of a Gentleman in a Scottish Landscape, Romantic, Moody
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
john Pairman (Scottish, 1788 - 1843) Signed: J Pairman 1820 (Lower, Right) " Portrait of a Gentleman in a Scottish Landscape ", 1820 Oil on Canvas 22 1/4" x 18 5/8" Housed in a ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,800
H 20.48 in W 23.63 in D 1.58 in
Mythological scene, study for the Prize of Rome 1864, French academism, Homer
Located in Norwich, GB
This rare mythological scene depicting the Greek author Homer on the island of Scyros. You will notice the Trojan War being fought in the background. Our painting, dating from 1864...
Canvas, Oil
$5,390Sale Price|20% Off
H 39 in W 48 in D 3 in
Large Early 19th Century Oil Painting of the Lovers from Mother Goose Pantomime
By Joseph Wright of Derby
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
The painting – which depicts the moment the young lovers in Thomas Dibdin’s Georgian pantomime discover the solid gold egg laid by the magical bird gifted to them by Mother Goose – d...
Oil
Rare Tiffany Studios “Jade Ring” Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Geometric Table Lamp, circa 1910. This is a rare one of a kind early Tiffany Studios large table lamp that is illustrated in Al...
Bronze
Emerging in 19th-century France, Impressionist art embraced loose brushwork and plein-air painting to respond to the movement of daily life. Although the pioneers of the Impressionist movement — Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir — are now household names, their work was a radical break with an art scene led and shaped by academic traditions for around two centuries. These academies had oversight of a curriculum that emphasized formal drawing, painting and sculpting techniques and historical themes.
The French Impressionists were influenced by a group of artists known as the Barbizon School, who painted what they witnessed in nature. The rejection of pieces by these artists and the later Impressionists from the salons culminated in a watershed 1874 exhibition in Paris that was staged outside of the juried systems. After a work of Monet’s was derided by a critic as an unfinished “impression,” the term was taken as a celebration of their shared interest in capturing fleeting moments as subject matter, whether the shifting weather on rural landscapes or the frenzy of an urban crowd. Rather than the exacting realism of the academic tradition, Impressionist paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings represented how an artist saw a world in motion.
Many Impressionist painters were inspired by the perspectives in imported Japanese prints alongside these shifts in European painting — Édouard Manet drew on ukiyo-e woodblock prints and depicted Japanese design in his Portrait of Émile Zola, for example. American artists such as Mary Cassatt and William Merritt Chase, who studied abroad, were impacted by the work of the French artists, and by the late 19th century American Impressionism had its own distinct aesthetics with painters responding to the rapid modernization of cities through quickly created works that were vivid with color and light.
Find a collection of authentic Impressionist art on 1stDibs.
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.