Alban Atkins
1960s Modern Landscape Paintings
Watercolor, Paper, Pastel, Ink
People Also Browsed
1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Eleanor WoolleyAlbert Bridge in Spring, London, Original painting, Blossom, Pink, City, Floral, 2024
1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Board, Oil
16th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s American Realist Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1990s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Pastel, Rag Paper
Mid-20th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Oil
1840s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal
1950s Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
A Close Look at modern Art
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
Find a collection of modern paintings, sculptures, prints and other fine art on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right landscape-drawings-watercolors for You
Landscape drawings and watercolors show the world through the lenses of different cultures and perspectives. They were also incredibly important for displaying natural scenes before the invention of photography.
There are many ways to effectively arrange art on your walls so that you’re maximizing your wall space. You can introduce peace and serenity within the confines of a living room or bedroom if landscape drawings and watercolors are part of the art that you choose to bring into a space.
Watercolor landscapes have a rich history dating back to ancient China, where they dominated painting genres by the late Tang dynasty. Ink-on-silk paintings in China featured mountains and large bodies of water as far back as the third century. The Netherlands was home to landscapes as a major theme in painting as early as the 1500s, and by the Renaissance, watercolors had made their way to the West and into European culture, becoming a staple of decorative art.
It wasn’t until the Industrial Revolution that watercolor paints became more widely available and embedded in fine arts. Despite their broad distribution today, some artists have chosen to revive the old craft of preparing their own watercolor pigments, paying homage to the medium’s roots.
The variety of brush combinations and painting methods makes watercolor landscapes some of the most stunning pieces in any collection. Find landscape drawings and watercolors on 1stDibs.