Retro Landscape Artwork
Retro landscape artwork brings mid-century warmth and vibrant texture directly to your walls.
Retro Landscape Artwork
Retro landscape artwork captures mid-century views, bustling street scenes, and tranquil rivers on canvas or board.
The pieces on this page span the 1930s, 1950s, and 1960s, offering classic impressions of cities and villages.
Mid-century modern sensibilities and impressionist techniques dominate these works, bringing painterly depth to wall art.
How these pieces were made
Artists painted these works primarily using oil paint on canvas or board, occasionally employing thick impasto texture.
Many works are housed in original wood or gilded wood frames that complement the mid-century aesthetic.
Retro Landscape Artwork Retail Price Guide 2026
Typical asking prices for retro landscape artwork among the pieces listed under this phrase on Sellingantiques today, from the lower quarter to the upper quarter. They describe what is for sale here now, not the wider market.
Listings feature oil paint, canvas, and board across the 1930s, 1950s, and 1960s.
What varies in quality
Quality rests in the dynamism of the brushwork and the confidence of the composition, distinguishing bold abstracts from simpler scenes.
The integration of the paint with the support, whether canvas or board, dictates the enduring visual impact.
Caroline Burnett·Ron Folland·Fred Lawson
The Retro Landscape Artwork Glossary
- Impasto
- Paint applied thickly to a canvas, leaving visible brush or palette knife strokes that catch the light. This technique adds tactile dimension to mid-century cityscapes and riverscapes.
- Impressionism
- A style of painting focusing on light and its changing qualities rather than precise detail. It defines many of the street and market scenes from the mid-twentieth century.
- Mid-Century Modern
- A design movement spanning roughly the middle decades of the twentieth century. It favours clean forms and painterly abstraction in domestic art.
- Canvas
- A heavy woven fabric used as a surface for oil painting. It provides the traditional flexible support for twentieth-century regional and urban views.
Retro Landscape Artwork: Frequently Asked Questions
What periods do these paintings cover?
The collection draws from the 1930s, 1950s, and 1960s, reflecting changing artistic tastes.
Mid-century modern and impressionist movements strongly influence the selection available here.
Are these works painted on canvas?
Many pieces utilise oil paint applied directly to canvas or sturdy wooden boards.
Support materials vary from stretched canvas to traditional board supports.
How should I frame these artworks?
Several pieces arrive in original wood or gilded wood frames that match their vintage origins.
Matching the frame to the mid-century period preserves the authentic character of the painting.
What subjects are most common?
Common subjects include Parisian street scenes, French market squares, riverscapes, and abstract cityscapes.
Artists also recorded quiet village views and regional landscapes from Britain and Europe.