landscapist

[ land-skey-pist ]

noun

1. an artist who paints landscapes.

landscapist

/ ˈlændˌskeɪpɪst /

noun

1. a painter of landscapes

Word History and Origins

Origin of landscapist¹

First recorded in 1835–45; landscape + -ist

Example Sentences

Working from 1587 to 1590, a team of artists including the Flemish landscapist Paul Bril frescoed scenes from the Old and New Testaments over nearly a mile of the sanctuary’s walls.

From New York Times

How to Paint a Dead Man features a reclusive, Morandi-like painter, a modern British landscapist, a blind girl pursued by a demon that has escaped from a Renaissance masterpiece, and an innovating London curator.

From The Guardian

At first exclusively a landscapist, she afterwards turned to portrait painting, an example of which may be found on page 300.

From Project Gutenberg

Other "landscapists" placed in their gardens old ruins, misshapen rocks, and even dead trees, in order to look "natural."

From Project Gutenberg

Turner, the great English landscapist, failed of appreciation for long years and had to wait till the end of his life to obtain even a small meed of reward.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• animator
• artisan
• craftsman
• illustrator