What does landscape mean in art?

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What type of art is landscape?

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Southern Landscape Art

Charlie Brown Art

First Love Painting

Laguna Beach Artists

Southern Oil Paintings

Early California Plein Air Paintings

William Moore

Walker Moore

Mann Sally

Sarah RobertsonMountain Lake Study, Mixed Media Landscape by Sarah Robertson, 2026

$700

Mountain Lake Study, Mixed Media Landscape by Sarah Robertson

By Sarah Robertson

Located in Atlanta, GA

A beautiful example of contemporary Southern landscape art. Sarah's artistic intentions can be summed up by Aristotle, "The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Dorothy SouthernDorothy Southern - Framed Contemporary Oil, Aromatic Planting, Kew, Unknown

$506

Dorothy Southern - Framed Contemporary Oil, Aromatic Planting, Kew

By Dorothy Southern

Located in Corsham, GB

An atmospheric study of aromatic planting at Kew, with King William's Temple in the background. Painted by contemporary artist Dorothy Southern. This particular oil was exhibited at ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Beatrice Lavis CumingSouthern Landscape

$5,500

Southern Landscape

Located in Milford, NH

A fine gouache painting of a Southern landscape by American artist Beatrice Lavis Cuming (1903-1975).

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

William GlackensSouthern French Landscape, c. 1925

Price Upon Request

Southern French Landscape

By William Glackens

Located in Missouri, MO

His work is held in major museum collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Barnes Foundation, and the Brooklyn Museum.

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1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

$895

Antique American 19th Century Southern School Louisiana Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American landscape oil painting. Oil on paperboard. Framed. Measuring: 10 x 14 inches overall, and 7 x 10 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

Category

1870s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique FrenchAntique 19th Century French Landscape Old Southern France Town & Buildings

$932

Antique 19th Century French Landscape Old Southern France Town & Buildings

By Antique French

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Old French Town French School, 19th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 13 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: sound and original condition For mor...

Category

Late 19th Century French School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Gerald Mac SpinkDorking, Southern Railway Gouache Painting, Art Deco, Framed, 1920s

$868

Jacobus Baas"Dilleys Sycamore" Southern California Scene with Sycamores, 2021

$1,400

"Dilleys Sycamore" Southern California Scene with Sycamores

By Jacobus Baas

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

An atmospheric oil painted on from a study created on location in Laguna Beach, California by noted California artist Jacobus Baas, "Dilleys Sycamore " exhibits the subtle touch and...

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lorna DunnLorna Dunn - Contemporary Oil, Southern American Mountains, Unknown

$422

$1,050Sale Price|30% Off

Mid Century Adobe Home Near Tujunga, Southern California

By John Anthony Conner

Located in Soquel, CA

Gorgeous Southern California spring landscape of adobe home with Sycamore and Eucalyptus trees in background by John Anthony Conner (American, 1892-1971), circa 1960.

Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jacobus Baas"Clearing Skies Over Heisler Park" Southern California Scene, 2025

$4,900

"Clearing Skies Over Heisler Park" Southern California Scene

By Jacobus Baas

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

An atmospheric oil painted on from a study created on location in Laguna Beach, California by noted California artist Jacobus Baas, "Clearing Skies Over Heisler Park" exhibits the su...

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Jerry Siegel"Wesley Chapel, Pike County, AL" - Southern Photography - Christenberry, 2016

$2,400

"Wesley Chapel, Pike County, AL" - Southern Photography - Christenberry

By Jerry Siegel

Located in Atlanta, GA

Photographer Jerry Siegel was born and raised in Selma, Alabama and graduated from the Art Institute of Atlanta. His first monograph, “Facing South: Portraits of Southern Artists,” w...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Jacobus Baas"Hazy Afternoon Light, Aliso Beach" Southern California Scene, 2025

$2,200

"Hazy Afternoon Light, Aliso Beach" Southern California Scene

By Jacobus Baas

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

An atmospheric oil painted on from a study created on location in Laguna Beach, California by noted California artist Jacobus Baas, "Hazy Afternoon Light, Aliso Beach " exhibits the ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Vasily BorisenkovSouthern Peaks, 1980

Unavailable

H 13.8 in W 20 in

Southern Peaks

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Southern Mountains Vasily Borisenkov was born in Mikhailov-Pogost, Pskov (near Leningrad) in 1924.

Category

1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Charles Salis KaelinEvening in the Southern Pines, 1910s-20s

Unavailable

H 16 in W 14.125 in

Evening in the Southern Pines

By Charles Salis Kaelin

Located in New York, NY

Signed lower left: C.S. KAELIN

Materials

Oil Pastel, Paper

Don DudenbostelSouthern Magnolia

Unavailable

H 24 in W 33 in D 1 in

Southern Magnolia

Located in Nashville, TN

Early fascinations with photography and science have inspired Don Dudenbostel throughout his extensive career. As a young student interested in Science, Dudenbostel was always trying...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Howard Nathenson“Peimeinade Dusk”, peach and violet setting sun in Southern France, 2012

Unavailable

H 36 in W 48 in D 1.5 in

“Peimeinade Dusk”, peach and violet setting sun in Southern France

By Howard Nathenson

Located in New York, NY

Peimeinade Dusk is bathed in typical peach and violet light, falling on the hills in Southern France. The artist’s imagery embraces symbolism, photographic realism, and abstraction....

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Rachel SussmanMap lichen R. Geographicum #0808-04A05 (3, 000 years old; Southern Greenland), 2008

Unavailable

H 17.75 in W 21 in

Map lichen R. Geographicum #0808-04A05 (3, 000 years old; Southern Greenland)

By Rachel Sussman

Located in New York, NY

Rachel Sussman is a Contemporary artist based in Brooklyn, NY. For nearly a decade, she's been developing the critically acclaimed project “The Oldest Living Things in the World,” fo...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Film

Yang MianCMYK - The Southern Song Dynasty, Li Di, Bird on a Snow-covered Tree, 2016

Unavailable

Sold

H 8.67 in W 13.78 in

Southern landscape - France

Located in Paris, IDF

Marie Paul Henry de FABRY (Larnage, 1833 - Tain, 1927) Southern landscape Watercolor Signed lower left 22 x 34.5 cm Few biographical elements have been found in the literature on ...

Category

Late 19th Century French School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Sold

H 21 in W 25 in

Antique American Oil Painting Southern School Tropical Sunset Landscape

Located in Buffalo, NY

Sunset landscape over a southern lake. Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Signed illegibly. Displayed in a giltwood frame. Image size, 20"L x 16"H, overall 25"L x 21"H.

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1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Canvas, Oil

H 20.08 in W 23.23 in D 1.38 in

Impressionist Oil on Board of a Southern French Landscape, The French Farm

Located in Cotignac, FR

French oil on board of an ancient farm in its landscape by Petit. The painting is signed bottom left. Presented in custom gilt wood frame with cut card mount under glass. A charming...

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Late 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Doug FoltzBaker Run-Southern Waterway Series #2 by Doug Foltz, Large Landscape Painting, 2019

Sold

H 48 in W 48 in

Baker Run-Southern Waterway Series #2 by Doug Foltz, Large Landscape Painting

By Doug Foltz

Located in Atlanta, GA

'Baker Run-Southern Waterway Series #2' is a large contemporary landscape painting of square format, created by American artist Doug Foltz in 2019. Featuring a palette made of blue, ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

$275,000

H 10.375 in W 14.75 in

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...

Category

1870s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Board

Joanna CommingsSomerset Lake by Joanna Commings, Original art, landscape art, Impasto art, 2022

$668

H 21.66 in W 25.6 in D 1.58 in

Somerset Lake by Joanna Commings, Original art, landscape art, Impasto art

By Joanna Commings

Located in Deddington, GB

Somerset Lake by Joanna Commings [2021] original and hang signed by the artist Acrylics on canvas Image size: H:50 cm x W:60 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:60 cm ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

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Southern Landscape Art For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact piece of southern landscape art you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the Contemporary style, while we also have 25 Contemporary versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect item from our selection of southern landscape art may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right choice in our collection of southern landscape art for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, black and blue. Creating an object in our assortment of southern landscape art has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Jerry Siegel, Jacobus Baas, Doug Foltz, Jane Schmidt and Ulrich Gleiter are consistently popular. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Southern Landscape Art?

A piece of southern landscape art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,650, while the lowest priced sells for $251 and the highest can go for as much as $31,000.

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 Southern Landscape Art

What does landscape mean in art?
2 Answers
Glenn Green GalleriesFebruary 24, 2021
Landscape painting shows representations of nature. Typically the focus of the artwork is mountains, trees, rivers, lakes, fields.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
Landscape in art means or generally refers to “landscape paintings,” which depict natural scenery through art. This scenery can include forests, fields, rivers, mountains, and valleys but isn’t limited to portrayals of nature. Find a variety of landscape paintings on 1stDibs.
What type of art is landscape?
1 Answer
Lilac Gallery Ltd.March 17, 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.

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