Joseph McGurl is one of today's most celebrated American realist painters. The Art Renewal Center has designated him as a living master, and it's not hard to see why. With their strikingly reflective water surfaces and blue skies streaked with warm oranges and yellow-reds, McGurl's figurative paintings and landscape paintings resemble photographs of serene places captured in the best possible natural light.
McGurl's first and most influential teacher was his father, James McGurl, who worked as a muralist. As a young man, Joseph attended the Massachusetts College of Art and earned a dual degree in painting and education. He then spent time studying at Fenway Studios and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, in addition to studying in Italy and England. A stint on a yacht also inspired a love for painting the natural world.
For its interplay of light and color, McGurl's distinctive, hyperreal style is often likened to the American luminists, a 19th-century movement linked to the Hudson River School. McGurl is a plein air painter — he works exclusively in the great outdoors as opposed to working from photographs within the confines of a studio. His atmospheric landscapes are mainly of areas in New England and the eastern United States.
McGurl is a member of the Plein Air Painters of America and the Guild of Boston Artists. His work is held in the Forbes Collection, the Mellon Collection, the Cape Cod Museum of Art, the New Britain Museum of American Art and the Cahoon Museum of American Art. He has also earned numerous awards, including the Art Renewal Center’s International Salon First Place in Landscape and the Guild of Boston Artists Gold Medallion. In 2020, Cavalier Galleries in New York City was home to an exhibition called "Joseph McGurl — Contemporary American Luminism: Journey through Time and Space."
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$15,000
Joseph McGurl Landscape Oil Painting, Cathedral Ledge, North Conway NH 1989
By Joseph McGurl
Located in Milford, NH
A splendid New Hampshire landscape of Cathedral Ledge in North Conway, NH by contemporary American artist Joseph McGurl (b. 1959). McGurl was born in Needham, MA, raised in Quincy, M...
Oil, Board
$4,500
H 16 in W 19 in
"Calle Tipica, Aragon, Spain" Landscape Painting of Calm Mountain Village Scene
By Jose Vives-Atsara
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on board Board Size: 16 x 20 in. Frame Size: 22 x 26.5 in. Signed, bottom right. In this oil painting Jose Vives-Atsara captures the rugged, sun-drenched essence of the Spanish ...
Oil, Board
$2,429
H 10.04 in W 10.04 in D 1.97 in
Green Bartlett & Black Grapes Still Life Painting, Signed, 25.5 cm
By Blair Atherholt
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Oil, Board
$821Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.3 in W 27.17 in D 0.79 in
Road to the home at summer evening. 1973, oil on cardboard, 49x69 cm
By Alfejs Bromults
Located in Riga, LV
Road to the home at summer evening. 1973, oil on cardboard, 49x69 cm Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I) His first professional education was at National University at studies...
Oil, Cardboard
$4,600
H 36 in W 48 in
"Light Warms the Cold" by Stephen Day, Original Colorado Landscape Painting
By Stephen Day
Located in Denver, CO
"Light Warms the Cold" by Stephen Day is an original oil painting depicting evergreen and aspen trees on a spring morning, resting across the ridge of a mountainside river stream. St...
Oil, Board
$877
H 24.61 in W 20.67 in D 1.38 in
River Cottage Series (Large), Dylan Lloyd, Original Floral Painting, Affordable
By Dylan Lloyd
Located in Deddington, GB
River Cottage Series (Large) by Dylan Lloyd [2021] original Oil paint on board Image size: H:40 cm x W:40 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:4...
Oil, Board
$668
H 16.54 in W 14.38 in D 1.58 in
Dylan Lloyd, Island Path VIII, Bright Contemporary Painting, Original Landscape
By Dylan Lloyd
Located in Deddington, GB
Dylan Lloyd Island Path VIII Original Oil Painting on Canvas Oil Paint on Canvas Framed in a White Box Frame Image size: H 30cm x W 24cm x D 0.5cm Framed S...
Oil, Board
$1,800
H 22 in W 20.5 in D 1.25 in
'River Landscape' by Ludwig Knaus; Framed 22" x 20.5" Oil on Board, 19th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 20.5" x 22" river landscape by German artist Ludwig Knaus features a mature tree stretching out over a calm body of water on a clear day. Knaus portrays sunlight and shad...
Oil, Board
$3,300
H 24 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
"The Disciples" (2023) by Deb Komitor, Original Oil Painting
By Deb Komitor
Located in Denver, CO
"The Disciples" by Deb Komitor (United States) is a handmade oil painting depicting 3 owls perched in a tree. The piece is on a cradled board with the painting continuing on the side...
Oil, Board
$2,145
H 16.74 in W 22.64 in D 1.19 in
St Ives Harbor at Low Tide, Oil on Board, Signed, Circa 1900, Cornwall
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Edward Matthew Elliott. English ( b.1869 - d.1955 ). St Ives Harbor At Low Tide. Cornwall. Oil On Board. Signed Lower Left. Image size 11.4 inches x 17.3 inches ( 29cm x 44cm ). Fra...
Oil, Board
$6,607
H 23.23 in W 26.78 in D 1.97 in
River Bure The Norfolk Broads East Anglia 1950s Framed Landscape Oil Painting
By Rowland Hilder
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Rowland Hilder. British ( b.1905 - d.1993 ). The River Bure, Norfolk. Oil On Artist's Board. Signed Lower Left. Image size 15.6 inches x 19.3 inches ( 39cm x 49cm ). Frame size 23....
Oil, Board
$2,400
H 13.25 in W 13.25 in
Standing Tall - contemporary, realism, tree, landscape, oil on board
By Ciba Karisik
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A stand of birch trees—their distinctive white bark playing against a backdrop of verdant green. This is the work of Ciba Karisik. He is known for his highly realistic portraits of b...
Oil, Board
$824Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.97 in W 19.1 in D 0.79 in
Autumn mood. Oil on cardboard, 38 x 48, 5 cm
By Alfejs Bromults
Located in Riga, LV
Autumn mood. Oil on cardboard, 38x48,5 cm Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I) His first professional education was at National University at studies to R.Suta, J. Bine and G. S...
Oil, Cardboard