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What makes a painting a landscape?

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What makes a painting a landscape?
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 as this would be referred as a 'Cityscape'
Lilac Gallery Ltd.March 18, 2021
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"Garden Landscape with Water Views" Louis Comfort Tiffany Style Oil Painting
By Kristina Nemethy
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a bold depiction of an abstract landscape with a colorful and expressive nature
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Au Jardin" 20th Century French Oil Painting Figures in a Garden Landscape Scene
By Pierre Eugène Duteurtre
Located in New York, NY
A stunning oil painting depicting figures in a garden picking flowers executed in the 20th Century
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Mamounia Garden" American 20th Century Oil Painting of Blossoming Flowers
Located in New York, NY
landscape paintings, theatre scenery and costume design, this piece exudes color and light in this bright
Category

1980s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Watering Flowers" Impressionistic Oil on Board Painting of Figure in Garden
By Kristina Nemethy
Located in New York, NY
A stunning depiction of a classical woman watering flower in the garden. Nemethy uses a bold
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Flower Garden by the Water" 20th Century Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
By Helen M Butman
Located in New York, NY
is known her garden landscapes and still life painting. PROVENANCE: Private collection New York City
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sunday Spring Cleaning" Point Pleasant Bucks County Landscape Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
for his landscape paintings. Willett, a painter with a family lineage dating back to ancestors
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

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"Hibiscus" Bunny on Light Lavender Pink Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a light pink background with thick use of paint. It...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Thomasine" Black Outline Bunny on Aqua Blue Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on an Aqua Mist blue background with thick use of pain...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Mary" Black Bunny on White Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on white background with thick use of paint. It is hou...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Certain" Black Outline Bunny on Pale Green Background Oil Painting Wood
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a Pale green background with thick use of paint. In...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

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"Pool" Black Bunny on French Light Blue Background Oil Painting on Wood Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a French Blue background with thick use of paint. I...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

4 pieces "My Heart" Series Contemporary Oil Painting Framed with Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"View of Venice Canal" Orientalist & Impressionist Marine Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of a Venice Canal by Grace Paterson. As an Impressionist and orientalist painter, she was known for her detailed works depicting scenes from...
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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