William Otto Emerson
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Canvas, Plaster, Wood, Paint, Paper
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Fiberboard, Masonite
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
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1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century French Paintings
Canvas, Paint
20th Century French Paintings
Paint
1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
Paint
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Lithograph
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Paint
Late 20th Century Folk Art Nude Prints
Lithograph
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Mounted Objects
Malachite, Brass
1940s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Masonite, Oil
Mid-20th Century Mexican Decorative Boxes
Silver Plate
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
Recent Sales
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Linen
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.