British artist Donald McIntyre’s seascape paintings capture the essence of coastal shorelines through vivid compositions imbued with a calm simplicity. McIntyre's work embodies the Scottish Colourist tradition of landscape art. He places the viewer at the boundary of civilization and nature, with a strong focus on the natural scenery, as the images of manmade structures seem to fade into the background.
McIntyre was born in Leeds, Yorkshire. He studied dentistry at the Glasgow Dental Hospital and also attended night classes at the Glasgow School of Art. While working as a dentist, he served in the British Army, taught art classes and painted in his spare time.
In the late 1950s, McIntyre left dentistry to take up painting full time. He traveled throughout the British Isles, painting scenes of shorelines and countrysides, as well as occasional interior settings and portraits. The seascapes McIntyre created are a favorite among Scottish art collectors.
McIntyre exhibited at many galleries throughout the United Kingdom before his death in 2009. Many public and private collections contain his works, including the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth — as well as galleries in Birkenhead, England and Newport, Wales.
On 1stDibs, enjoy a selection of Donald McIntyre's tranquil landscape, figurative and interior paintings.
Deep Blue Sea Seascape Painting of crashing waves and water, rocks and sand
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed size: 29" x 41" Deep Blue Sea captures the raw, untamed beauty of the shoreline, where rocks, sand, and sea converge in a symphony of bold colour and energetic brushwork. The...
Acrylic, Paper
Girl And Chapel In North Wales Welsh Post Impressionist Oil Painting
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Donald McIntyre. English ( b.1923 - d.2009 ). Girl And Chapel, North Wales. Oil On Card. Signed With Monogram Twice Lower Left. Image size 12 inches x 15.6 inches ( 30.5cm x 39.5cm ...
Oil
Stormy Day Craster Northumberland Post Impressionist Coastal Oil Painting
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Donald McIntyre. English ( b.1923 - d.2009 ). Stormy Day, Craster, Northumberland Oil On Paper Mounted On Board. Signed Lower Left. Image size 16.3 inches x 32.5 inches ( 41.5cm x 8...
Oil, Laid Paper
Craster From The North Northumberland Coastal Framed Oil Painting
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Donald McIntyre. English ( b.1923 - d.2009 ). Craster From North. Northumberland. Oil On Board. Signed Lower Left. Image size 12.8 inches x 26 inches ( 32.5cm x 66cm ). Frame size 2...
Oil
Green Sea, Port Ban Landscape Painting of the Sea with figures on the beach
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed size: 29.5" x 39.5" McIntyre’s Green Sea, Port Ban captures the luminous beauty of the Scottish coastline with bold colour and expressive brushwork. The wide sweep of pale sa...
Paper, Acrylic
$16,950
Figures on the Beach, landscape painting of the sea with figure, boat and waves
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed size: 29" x 32.5" Donald McIntyre’s Figures on the Beach presents a tranquil coastal scene where the quiet rhythms of seaside life are translated into bold passages of colour ...
Paper, Acrylic
$16,950
Pleasure Boats Coastal Landscape painting of boats, figures, fisherman and beach
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed Size: 29" x 33" Pleasure Boats presents a pared-back yet evocative vision of the shore, where a group of small vessels rest quietly on the beach. A large white boat, with figu...
Paper, Acrylic
$12,950
Porthscatho Coastline Painting of boat, sea & beach. Atmospheric green, yellow
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed Size: 28" x 38" McIntyre’s Porthscatho captures the quiet rhythm of a Cornish fishing village, its boats drawn up onto the shore at low tide. The composition leads the eye acr...
Oil, Panel
Mousehole, Cornwall
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on board Board size: 19.5 x 24.5 inches Framed size: 28.5 x 32.5 inches Signed lower right
Oil, Board
Pleasure Boats
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Acrylic on board Board size: 11.5 x 21.25 inches Framed size: 18.25 x 28.25 inches Signed lower right
Acrylic, Board
$24,301
Port en Caple
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on board Board size: 20.5 x 24.5 inches Framed size: 25 x 29 inches Signed lower left
Oil, Board
Three Nuns
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Three Nuns" 1964 is an oil painting on hardboard by Italian artist Leonardo (Leo) De Magistris, 1933-2010. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by th...
Oil
$3,298
H 13.78 in W 16.15 in
Crowded Street Scene From Luntmakargatan, Stockholm
By Olof Arborelius
Located in Stockholm, SE
Olof Arborelius (1842–1915) From Luntmakargatan, Stockholm oil on paper mounted on board signed with monogram “OA” unframed 24 × 30 cm (9.4 × 11.8 in) frame 35 × 41 cm (13.8 × 16.1...
Oil, Board, Laid Paper
$210,000
H 15 in W 18.5 in D 1 in
Sur le Bosphone, On the Bosphorus, Orientalist Beautiful Girl in Boat
By Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Located in Miami, FL
The key to this painting's charm is that the subject is a beautiful young woman who is showing her face. She lounges comfortably in a carpeted boat with a lute by her side, running...
Oil
$7,139
H 10.5 in W 14.5 in D 2 in
LE TRÉPORT. A River View by Maximilien Luce. Antique oil . Neo-Impressionist
By Maximilien Luce
Located in St. Albans, GB
Maximilien LUCE 1858-1941 LE TRÉPORT Oil on paper mounted on canvas Signed bottom Left 5.5 x 9.5" (14 x 24.5cm) 10.5 x 14.5" (27 x 37.5cm) Provenance : Collection Jean Bouin ...
Oil, Laid Paper
$970
H 28 in W 41.7 in
Indefinite Seascape, Textured Abstract Marine, Layered Mixed Media on Paper
By Enric Servera
Located in Barcelona, ES
This layered abstract painting evokes an indefinite seascape, where shifting bands of color and gestural line work suggest movement, depth, and natural rhythm. Built through a comple...
Paper, Acrylic
$2,235
H 11.62 in W 10.04 in
Impressionist Oil on Paper: Man Crossing a Stream, Late 19th Century
By Olof Arborelius
Located in Stockholm, SE
oil on paper mounted on cardboard unframed 18.5 × 14.5 cm (7.3 × 5.7 in) framed 29.5 × 25.5 cm (11.6 × 10 in) signed with monogram “OA” Provenance: From the artist’s estate; by desc...
Oil, Board, Laid Paper
$970
H 41.7 in W 28 in
School of Fish, Vertical Abstract Marina, Turquoise and Red Patterns on Paper
By Enric Servera
Located in Barcelona, ES
This vibrant abstract composition evokes the fluid movement of a school of fish, translated into a dynamic network of looping white forms drifting across turquoise and coral fields. ...
Paper, Acrylic
$1,800
H 6.5 in W 8.5 in D 0.75 in
"February" Impressionist Pastoral Nocturnal Snow Scene Oil Board Painting Framed
By Christopher Willett 1
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist winter snow-covered pastoral scene depicting a village in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic manner. Christopher...
Oil, Board
$8,786
H 12.5 in W 16 in
Paysage - Coucher de Soleil - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Stanislas Lepine
By Stanislas Victor Édouard Lépine
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist landscape oil on laid paper on canvas circa 1865 by French painter Stanislas Victor Edouard Lepine. The piece depicts a view of a rural landscape with a tree in ...
Oil, Canvas, Laid Paper
$1,800
H 7.5 in W 9.5 in D 1.25 in
"Road to Lake Nockamixon" Impressionist Pastoral Snow Scene Oil Painting Framed
By Christopher Willett 1
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist winter snow-covered pastoral scene depicting the road to Lake Nockamixon in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic m...
Oil, Board
$1,550
H 40 in W 28 in
Static in the Status, Impressionist Stormy Landscape in Pastel Palette on Paper
By Alexandra Czierpka
Located in Barcelona, ES
Details: Title: Static in the Status Medium: Acrylic Painting and Oil Crayon on Watercolor Paper Size: 100x70 cm (40x28 inches). Year: 2026 Artist: Alexandra Czierpka * Frame is fo...
Paper, Acrylic
$795
H 28 in W 24 in D 2 in
Nicely Framed Italian Impressionist Venice Canal Cityscape Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Italian Venice oil painting. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 24 by 28 inches overall, and 16 by 20 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to han...
Oil
Still Life
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on board Board size: 24.5 x 20.5 inches Framed size: 32 x 28 inches Signed lower right
Oil, Board
Sold
H 24.41 in W 20.48 in D 1.19 in
Original oil acrylic painting Mousehole Cornwall by Donald McIntyre
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Donald McIntyre RCamA (1923-2009) British TITLE: "Mousehole Harbour Cornwall" SIGNED: lower right and with Thackeray Gallery labels verso MEDIUM: oil acrylic on board SIZE:...
Acrylic
Iona
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Acrylic on board Board size: 19.75 x 23.75 inches Framed size: 29 x 33 inches Signed lower right
Acrylic, Board
Sold
H 25 in W 30 in
Modern British Landscape of Snowdonia, Wales by Donald McIntyre 'Y'Garn'
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Y’Garn' is a stunning landscape painting created by the highly sought after artist, Donald McIntyre. Y'Garn is a famous mountain in Snowdonia in a National Park in Wales, renowned f...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 8 in W 11 in
'Three Fishing Boats on the Shore', West coast of Scotland, Beach Scene
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Three Fishing Boats on the Shore' is a stunning example of Donald Mcintyre painting at his best. The painting is full of life, with a wonderful bright colour palette, reminicent of ...
Oil, Board
Harbour Wall
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Born in 1923 in Yorkshire but brought up in North West Scotland, Donald Mclntyre studied at the Glasgow School of Art under James Wright At Garelochhead. He has exhibited at the London Galleries, Royal Cambrian Academy, Galleries Racines Brussels, Fosse Gallery and Thackery Gallery. His subjects include Scottish and English landscapes in a strong post-impressionist style which shows the influence of 20th century Scottish artists from Cadell through to Redpath and Phihpson and Michie. His paintings are in the collections of H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, Wiliamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead, Newport Art Gallery, Merthyr...
Oil, Board
Road to Errisslannan
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Born in 1923 in Yorkshire but brought up in North West Scotland, Donald Mclntyre studied at the Glasgow School of Art under James Wright At Garelochhead. He has exhibited at the London Galleries, Royal Cambrian Academy, Galleries Racines Brussels, Fosse Gallery and Thackery Gallery. His subjects include Scottish and English landscapes in a strong post-impressionist style which shows the influence of 20th century Scottish artists from Cadell through to Redpath and Phihpson and Michie. His paintings are in the collections of H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, Wiliamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead, Newport Art Gallery, Merthyr...
Acrylic, Board
Rocky Shore
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Born in 1923 in Yorkshire but brought up in North West Scotland, Donald Mclntyre studied at the Glasgow School of Art under James Wright At Garelochhead. He has exhibited at the London Galleries, Royal Cambrian Academy, Galleries Racines Brussels, Fosse Gallery and Thackery Gallery. His subjects include Scottish and English landscapes in a strong post-impressionist style which shows the influence of 20th century Scottish artists from Cadell through to Redpath and Phihpson and Michie. His paintings are in the collections of H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, Wiliamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead, Newport Art Gallery, Merthyr...
Acrylic, Board
Cottage on the Bay
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Born in 1923 in Yorkshire but brought up in North West Scotland, Donald Mclntyre studied at the Glasgow School of Art under James Wright At Garelochhead. He has exhibited at the London Galleries, Royal Cambrian Academy, Galleries Racines Brussels, Fosse Gallery and Thackery Gallery. His subjects include Scottish and English landscapes in a strong post-impressionist style which shows the influence of 20th century Scottish artists from Cadell through to Redpath and Phihpson and Michie. His paintings are in the collections of H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, Wiliamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead, Newport Art Gallery, Merthyr...
Acrylic, Board
Stroll along the Harbour
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Born in 1923 in Yorkshire but brought up in North West Scotland, Donald Mclntyre studied at the Glasgow School of Art under James Wright At Garelochhead. He has exhibited at the London Galleries, Royal Cambrian Academy, Galleries Racines Brussels, Fosse Gallery and Thackery Gallery. His subjects include Scottish and English landscapes in a strong post-impressionist style which shows the influence of 20th century Scottish artists from Cadell through to Redpath and Phihpson and Michie. His paintings are in the collections of H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, Wiliamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead, Newport Art Gallery, Merthyr...
Acrylic, Board