Realist Landscape Paintings
Realist art attempts to portray its subject matter without artifice. Similar to naturalism, authentic realist paintings and prints see an integration of true-to-life colors, meticulous detail and linear perspectives for accurate portrayals of the world.
Work that involves illusionistic techniques of realism dates back to the classical world, such as the deceptive trompe l’oeil used since ancient Greece. Art like this became especially popular in the 17th century when Dutch artists like Evert Collier painted objects that appeared real enough to touch. Realism as an artistic movement, however, usually refers to 19th-century French realist artists such as Honoré Daumier exploring social and political issues in biting lithographic prints, while the likes of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet painting people — particularly the working class — with all their imperfections, navigating everyday urban life. This was a response to the dominant academic art tradition that favored grand paintings of myth and history.
By the turn of the 20th century, European artists, such as the Pre-Raphaelites, were experimenting with nearly photographic realism in their work, as seen in the attention to every botanical attribute of the flowers surrounding the drowned Ophelia painted by English artist John Everett Millais.
Although abstraction was the guiding style of 20th-century art, the realism trend in American modern art endured in Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and other artists’ depictions of the complexities of the human experience. In the late 1960s, Photorealism emerged with artists like Chuck Close and Richard Estes giving their paintings the precision of a frame of film.
Contemporary artists such as Jordan Casteel, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Aliza Nisenbaum are now using the unvarnished realist approach for honest representations of people and their worlds. Alongside traditional mediums, technology such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and immersive installations are helping artists create new sensations of realism in art.
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1930s Realist Landscape Paintings
Gouache, Paper
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
Artist Comments
The vibrant colors in this piece highlight a dynamic interplay of orange and green hues, evoking freshness and vitality. It captures the essence of abundance ...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1910s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Paper, Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil
1930s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
A quiet river winds through a grove of trees. The warm glow at the horizon in mid-October creates a dreamlike mist and softens the scene.Artist Candice Eisenfel...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Paint, Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Angela WakefieldPainting of the Chrysler Building New York City by Contemporary British Artist, 2021
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
Early 2000s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Artist Comments
Inspired by a twilight he witnessed, artist Jose Luis Bermudez captures the setting sun on a natural landscape. Bathed in su...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
18th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Lush green palms border a lake, creating a serene afternoon scene. Lavender shades blend with coral and pink clouds, reflecting the warm glow of the setting sun...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Early 1900s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Les ParsonSerene Countryside Landscape with Sailboat
Wild Flowers in English Countryside, 1980 Circa
Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Charcoal, Pastel
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1890s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Cotton Canvas, Wood, Linen, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1880s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
18th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Wood, Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil




