Impressionist Figurative Paintings
IMPRESSIONIST STYLE
Emerging in 19th-century France, Impressionist art embraced loose brushwork and plein-air painting to respond to the movement of daily life. Although the pioneers of the Impressionist movement — Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir — are now household names, their work was a radical break with an art scene led and shaped by academic traditions for around two centuries. These academies had oversight of a curriculum that emphasized formal drawing, painting and sculpting techniques and historical themes.
The French Impressionists were influenced by a group of artists known as the Barbizon School, who painted what they witnessed in nature. The rejection of pieces by these artists and the later Impressionists from the salons culminated in a watershed 1874 exhibition in Paris that was staged outside of the juried systems. After a work of Monet’s was derided by a critic as an unfinished “impression,” the term was taken as a celebration of their shared interest in capturing fleeting moments as subject matter, whether the shifting weather on rural landscapes or the frenzy of an urban crowd. Rather than the exacting realism of the academic tradition, Impressionist paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings represented how an artist saw a world in motion.
Many Impressionist painters were inspired by the perspectives in imported Japanese prints alongside these shifts in European painting — Édouard Manet drew on ukiyo-e woodblock prints and depicted Japanese design in his Portrait of Émile Zola, for example. American artists such as Mary Cassatt and William Merritt Chase, who studied abroad, were impacted by the work of the French artists, and by the late 19th century American Impressionism had its own distinct aesthetics with painters responding to the rapid modernization of cities through quickly created works that were vivid with color and light.
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Style: Impressionist
Spring Gardens Trafalgar Square-original impressionism cityscape painting-art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Spring Gardens Trafalgar Square" by Michael Alford is a captivating original impressionistic cityscape that invites viewers to witness the vibrant beauty of London's Trafalgar Squar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
French Impressionist Posed Elegant Lady In V Neck Shirt Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Posed Lady
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed
measures: 10 high by 8.25 inches wide
condition:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
French painter Léon Augustin LHermitte harvesters children in the countryside
Located in Harkstead, GB
A really charming little oil capturing an idyllic snapshot of farm workers and their family harvesting in the sunshine
Attributed to Léon Augustin L'Hermitte (1844-1925)
Harvesters ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
French Impressionist Nude Female Model Posed On Arm Chair Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Model
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed
measures: 8 high by 10 inches wide
condition: ov...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
1950s French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Windswept Beach & Seascape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Windswept Beach
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Impressionist Posed Nude Female Figure Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Female Nude Figure
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed
measures: 10 high by 8 inches wide
condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
French Impressionist Nude Female Figures Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Female Figures
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed
measures: 8 high by 10 inches wide
condition...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Vila Cañellas 6 Town Asturias. PICOS DE EUROPA original acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Josep María Vilá Cañellas (Vic, Osona, 1914 - Barcelona, 2001).
Painter and draftsman. He was a disciple of Juan Colom, Ivo Pascual and Emilio Bosch Roger. It began to participate in...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1930's French Impressionist Figures Carrying Water Jugs On Their Heads
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed
measures: 10 high by 6.5 inch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Ballroom
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Ballroom" c.1990 in an oil painting on canvas by noted German artist Christian Jereczec, 1935-2013. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The art...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fleurist at Hotel Cler, Paris
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Fleurist A Hotel Cler, Paris" 1990, is an oil painting on canvas by noted American artist Gregory Sievers, b.1951. It is signed at the lower right corner by the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Washerwoman oil on cardboard painting impressionism Spain woman
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joaquin Terruella Matilla (1891-1957) - washerwoman - Oil on cardboard
Oil measures 11x15 cm.
Frame measures 15x19 cm.
Joaquim Terruella Matilla (1891 - 1957)
Joaquim Terruella Mat...
Category
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Pointe du Vert-Galant Paris by Paulémile Pissarro - City scene of Paris
Located in London, GB
Pointe du Vert-Galant Paris by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972)
Oil on canvas
46 x 65 cm (18 ¹/₈ x 25 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed lower right, Paulémile Pissarro
Executed circa 1925
This work ...
Category
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Set of Two Nude Male Figures Showering Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Figures
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed
measures: 10 high by 8.25 inches wide
conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
1950s French Post Impressionist Green Landscape Distant View over Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Place de la Madeleine, Paris
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Place de la Madeleine, Paris" is an oil on canvas by noted American artist Gregory Sievers, b.1951. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by the artis...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Impressionist Nude Female Posed Figure Pencil Sketch Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Female
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed
measures: 8 high by 10 inches wide
condition: o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
1930's French Impressionist Mythological Mermaid and Slave On The Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed
measures: 12 high by 9 inche...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Impressionist Set of Two Nude Female Figures Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Female Figures
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed
measures: 10 high by 8 inches wide
condition...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
French Impressionist Nude Female Figure Stretching Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Figure
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed
measures: 10 high by 8 inches wide
condition: o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Equilibrium
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Fire on the Mountain" Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Peggy McGivern's "Fire on the Mountain" is an original, handmade oil painting.
Peggy McGivern currently lives in Taos, New Mexico and comes from three generations of artists in her ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
1950s French Oil Sketch of Reclining Nude Lady Atmospheric Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Autumn Care
Located in Atlanta, GA
Oleg Ardimasov was born on July 24, 1936 in the village of Lermontovka, in the Khabarovsk region of Russia. As a young artist, Oleg studied visual arts under Anfisa Burkova. After n...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Low Clearance" Oil Painting featuring a train
Located in Denver, CO
Peggy McGivern's "Low Clearance" is an original, handmade oil painting.
Peggy McGivern currently lives in Taos, New Mexico and comes from three generations of artists in her hometow...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Blue Woman 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Woman 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1930's French Impressionist Mother and Armed Father Christening Their Child
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Christening
signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed
measures: 10.5 high by 7.5 inches ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Dark Skeleton and Armed Soldiers French Impressionist Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dark Sketch
signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
black pastel drawing on artist paper, unframed
measures: 10 high by 8.25 inches w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel
1930's French Impressionist Robed Figure Guiding Lost Figure Through The Desert
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Figures
signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed
measures: 10.75 high by 7.25 in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Serene Day at a Country Manor Landscape 1927 Oil Painting by Swedish Artist
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed bottom left Ture Axelsson Bosin (1894 - 1983), was a Swedish artist. The scene painted in this artwork transports the viewer to a serene and idyllic setting with a touch of ro...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Venetian Scene" Romantic Impressionist Oil Painting Street Scene & Figures
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical oil painting depicting a Street Scene in Venice of people going about their day by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist, most of Cagliani's works were produ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Cabbage Vendors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Justo Revilla, born in Madrid, Spain in 1940 began his artistic career at the age of thirteen where he also attended the Arts and Crafts school. While working in a poster studio he p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Apple Harvest
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is featured in a hand-carved wood frame imported from Spain.
Justo Revilla, born in Madrid, Spain in 1940 began his artistic career at the age of thirteen where he also...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman In Market Setting
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is featured in a hand-carved wood frame imported from Spain.
Justo Revilla, born in Madrid, Spain in 1940 began his artistic career at the age of thirteen where he a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French impressionist landscape, Barbizon forest, with river and cows at Sunset
Located in Woodbury, CT
French impressionist landscape, Barbizon forest, with river and cows at Sunset
Boyle was a pioneering 19th-century British artist inspired by European Impressionist painters.
The i...
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue and Pink Ballerina by Geri Eubanks, Impressionist Figurative Oil Painting
By Geri Eubanks
Located in Atlanta, GA
In Geri's own words: "My love for art began in my early teens when I signed up for art class in high school and soon discovered that I had a passion for drawing and oil. Growing up i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Class Clown
Located in Milford, NH
A fun genre painting with students in a classroom being students by American artist George Henry Story (1835-1923). Story was born in New Haven, CT, and after studying a year in Euro...
Category
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Woman with paipai fan oil on canvas painting portrait
By Joan Palet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Female figure - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 81x65 cm.
Frameless.
Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors and wood carve...
Category
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Waterlilies Pond - original modern landscape art- impressionist oil painting
Located in London, Chelsea
"Waterlilies Pond" by Juan Del Pozo is an enchanting original landscape painting that transports viewers to a serene natural setting. Crafted with oil on canvas in the style of impre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
London Bridges -original impressionism cityscape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"London Bridges" by Juan Del Pozo is a captivating original cityscape painting that captures the timeless beauty and bustling energy of London's iconic landmarks. Created with oil on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Foggy Morning by Geri Eubanks, Framed Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
By Geri Eubanks
Located in Atlanta, GA
In Geri's own words: "My love for art began in my early teens when I signed up for art class in high school and soon discovered that I had a passion for drawing and oil. Growing up i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mystic Pond - original impressionism landscape oil painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
Step into the enchanting realm captured in "Mystic Pond" by Juan del Pozo, a mesmerizing masterpiece that transports viewers into a world of serenity and mystique. This framed and si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Egg girl in green
Located in Zofingen, AG
02 / 10 / 2023 I signed a book contract for Egg Island; it will now go through the publishing process and will be in print next year.
I was overwhelmed by the editorial board's fee...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Market Bouquet by Nancy Franke, Impressionist Framed Floral Still Life Painting
By Nancy Franke
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unframed this piece measures 12"H x 12"W
Franke focuses on still life and figurative paintings, although she has also done some wonderful landscapes and pet portraits as well. With...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Acrylic
Lobster Fishermen
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Lobster Fishermen" c.1945, is an oil painting on canvas by renown American impressionist artist Claude Curry Bohm, 1894-1971. It is signed at the lower left corn...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Among the Trees by Geri Eubanks, Framed Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
By Geri Eubanks
Located in Atlanta, GA
In Geri's own words: "My love for art began in my early teens when I signed up for art class in high school and soon discovered that I had a passion for drawing and oil. Growing up i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Old White Barn II by Geri Eubanks, Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
By Geri Eubanks
Located in Atlanta, GA
In Geri's own words: "My love for art began in my early teens when I signed up for art class in high school and soon discovered that I had a passion for drawing and oil. Growing up i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting harvesting scene and poplars
By PIERRE EUGÈNE MONTEZIN, 1874 - 1946
Located in Harkstead, GB
Montezins's dazzling display of brushwork captures the effects of the sunlight on the water and the glittering leaves of the poplar trees. A masterwork by the artist presented in the...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Female figure woman oil on canvas painting portrait
By Joan Palet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Female figure - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 27x22 cm.
Frame measures 44x39 cm.
Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors ...
Category
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Serenity II by Geri Eubanks, Large Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
By Geri Eubanks
Located in Atlanta, GA
In Geri's own words: "My love for art began in my early teens when I signed up for art class in high school and soon discovered that I had a passion for drawing and oil. Growing up i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Church Ruin in Colima
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled 'Church Ruin in Colima" c.1960 is an oil painting on hardboard by noted American artist Mark Allen Coomer, 1914-2004. It is signed at the lower left corner by the...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French School Portrait PS 213 Le bain de soleil Mondrian Post Impressionist Rare
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 213 Le Bain de Soleil Mondrian
Poetic scene of a woman sleeping in summer time
Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden frame 55x55cm ■■ 21,6x21,6 inch
》》R E...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
"Ocean I" Original Painting by Elena Degenhardt, Pastel Seascape
Located in Denver, CO
Elena Degenhardt's "Ocean I" is a poignant representation of the relentless and eternal spirit of the sea. Crafted in 2022, this exquisite original artwork measures 4 x 6 inches, ren...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Inner strength
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting dedicated to "Women" series is a special one since it is all about my strong deep personal transformation as an artist. This transformation was based on the expansion ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of an Elegant Lady Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady
by John Arthur Machray Hay (Scottish, 1887-1960)
signed and dated 1910
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
c...
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1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Female Bather (Nude Women)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Ann Brockman (1895–1943) was an American artist who achieved success as a figurative painter following a successful career as an illustrator. Born in California, she spent her childh...
Category
1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge 19th century painting - Musical picnic - Elegant Group in a landscape
By Rudolf Alfred Hoger
Located in Antwerp, BE
Romantic painting depicting a peaceful get-together in a park by Rudolf Alfred Höger
The elegantly dressed people are indulging in a delicious "al fresco" picnic on green hill on a ...
Category
19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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