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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
Figures in Busy Park Cafe Scene, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures in Busy Park Cafe By artist H.Hartung, 20th Century Oil painting on canvas, framed Signed on the lower right hand corner Framed size: 33 x 29 inches Wonderful multi coloured...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

20th Century Oil painting of an Impressionist River Landscape of Cahors, France
Located in Woodbury, CT
20th Century Oil painting of an Impressionist River Landscape of Cahors, France Moroney was born on the 14th of February 1949 in South London. Of Anglo Irish parentage, his father was typical of his generation and worried about Ken’s artistic temperament which he viewed as effeminate. As a result, Ken took up boxing and won a gold medal for South London in his teens. His art continued to flourish with his trademark striking use of color. His main medium oils and he favors romantic subjects of Edwardian times. Ken has traveled extensively and spent 2 years working for major galleries in New York. The Royal Academy nominated him in 1976 as being one of the few promising young artists to emerge this century: "Ken Moroney has considerable talent, any painting purchased now can only be seen as a sound long term investment." Ken Moroney's work now hangs in many important collections and has had paintings exhibited at The Royal Academy (London), and the Kline Galleries (Canada). The painting came from a private collection and previously came from Duncan Miller...
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1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Wood Panel, Oil

Under the Umbrella, original 40x30 impressionist figurative landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
When the days become pleasant and the trees are respendent with new growth, walking under the umbrella of lush leaves feels like a butterfly emerging from it's cocoon! A peaceful and nurturing oil painting, this original work of art would be suitable for any transitional space. Polish American artist Eugene Maziarz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Sundown" Western Shoot Out, Mid Century Figurative Action Scene
Located in Soquel, CA
A dramatic mid-century western figurative action scene depicting a shootout in an old western town by Randy Steffen (American, 1917-1977), 1947. Several ...
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1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Fiberboard, Oil

MAURICE MAZEILIE- FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST SIGNED WATERCOLOUR - Girls Sunbathing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Watercolour Beach Scene" signed by Maurice Mazeilie (French) watercolour painting on paper, unframed stamped verso painting: 7.5 x 11 inches A delightful original oil painting by ...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

"Zip Zoom Zoey, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Mikael Olson's (US based) "Zip Zoom Zoey" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a busy cityscape with people and bicycles filling the street.
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Reliquary, Abstract Still-Life Painting, 2016
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: I came across these massive tangles of roots, trunks, and branches--between 12-16 feet high and nearly double that in width--lining a beach at fairly regular inter...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Dazzling in Paris" Figure wearing Chanel in Paris Oil Painting on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil

East Indian (Impressionist Figure)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Marian D. Harris (1904-1988). East Indian, 1925. Oil on artist's board, 9 x 12 inches; 12 x 15 inches in wood frame. Signed lower right. Annotated on verso by Harris. Signed, titled ...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Romantic French Shepherdess 19th Century Landscape Painting by Jean Beauduin
Located in Rochester, NY
French shepherdess at twilight by Jean Beauduin (1851-1916). Oil on canvas mounted on board. Original Barbizon frame. I believe the dog is a bergere Pic...
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19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

"Boy Blowing Bubbles, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Mikael Olson's (US based) "Boy Blowing Bubbles" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impressionistic scene of people and color pushing and pulling together in a colo...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Palomares Creek, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Palomares Creek, California, California" c.1950 is an oil painting on canvas by noted California artist Clifford Holmes 1876-1963. It is signed at the lower righ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century Garden Portrait of a Woman in Lavender
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful impressionist mid-century portrait of a woman in a garden setting by Philadelphia artist Sol Jasner (American, 20th Century). The woman has short hair and is wearing a lovely lavender colored blouse, and she is surrounded by lush greenery with a cluster of grapes growing on the vine in the background. Signed "Sol Jasner" on verso. Unframed. Canvas size: 18"H x 24"W. A mid-century Philadelphia artist and art educator active in the 1960’s, Sol Jasner taught art classes alongside his contemporary Philadelphia artist Martin Zipin.
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Nude with Curly Red Hair
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful modern impressionist figure painting of a nude woman by George Wishon (American, b.20th Century). The two-toned light blue and ...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Pair of Fine Portraits of an Elegant Lady by J.R. Goblet
Located in New York, NY
J.R. Goblet French, (19th C.) "He is coming: Coquetry" Oil on canvas Signed J.R. Goblet (LL) 39 1/2 in. x 13 1/2 in (canvas); 49 1/4 in. x 23 1/2 in (fram...
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Spring is in the air and The Pond Turning to Autumn diptych
Located in Deddington, GB
Spring is in the air and The Pond Turning to Autumn diptych By Lynda Minter Spring is in the air By Lynda Martin [2021] original Oil paint on canvas Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm Co...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Hook Head Lighthouse" contemporary realist oil painting, Ireland landmark
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of the Hook Head Lighthouse in Ireland. A foreground of green and yellow tall grass sways in the wind, a sliver of sea is visible just below...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Impressionist, Hamburg Harbour Scene, Warehouse District, Signed, German Art
Located in Greven, DE
Small format, well preserved, oil painting , which shows Hamburg Harbour, the so-called Warehouse Distrcit. The painting is in the Impressionist Style and is signed. So far the signa...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Cardboard, Oil

Early Autumn Morning
Located in Deddington, GB
Early Autumn Morning [2022] original Acrylic and acrylic inks on boxed canvas Image size: H:61 cm x W:61 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:61 cm x W...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Tranquility’s
Located in Deddington, GB
Tranquility’s [2022] original Acrylic and acrylic inks on boxed canvas Image size: H:61 cm x W:61 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:61 cm x W:61 cm x D:4cm Frame Size: H:65 cm x ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Blue Jazz, original impressionist figurative interior landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
You can hear and feel the blues and jazz permeating throughout the club, exploding with mood and emotion. The artists interactions are both well practiced and free from constraints....
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Field of sunflowers" Yellow, Sunflowers, Summer, oil cm. 100 x 80
Located in Torino, IT
Sunflowers ,Summer,Yellow,impressionist,Russian,landscape, Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina. 194...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Henry Benson Children Playing in the Waves
Located in San Francisco, CA
Henry Benson: 1930-1998. Listed American Impressionist artist. His technique involved applying a rough texture to his canvas before starting his works. After he would apply his beaut...
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Shepherd
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Artem Rogowoi is a leading contemporary Ukrainian painter with international success. This work is a small plein air painting and is an oil on board.
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Golden Dunes
Located in Deddington, GB
Golden Dunes by Giuliana Lazzerini [2021] original Acrylic on canvas Image size: H:50 cm x W:40 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:40 c...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"A Day by the Lakeside" Impressionist Scene of Figures Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical oil painting depicting figures in France by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist, most of Cagliani's works were produced in the first half of the 20th Centu...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Au milieu des coquelicots", oil painting on canvas, size with frame 56x56 cm
Located in Barbizon, FR
Born in Abidjan in 1963, Patrice Marchal lives his childhood in Morocco. Used to see big spaces and wide blue sky and horizons, he transports this look with him to France and transpo...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Over the Bridge, Armenia - Mid Century Figurative Landscape
By Hovanessian
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century landscape painting of an arched bridge over a glassy lake with tiny figures by unknown artist Hovanessi...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"White Peonies" Oil cm. 70 x 60 1980
Located in Torino, IT
Flowers, Peonies, White Boris Lavrenko (Rostov, 1920 – St. Petersburg, 2001) Works by Boris Lavrenko can be found in various private collections in Europe, Japan, United States and in the following museums: Moscow, Tret’jakov Gallery Moscow, The Ministry of Culture Collection Moscow, Central Museum of the Soviet Army St. Petersburg, Russian State Museum St. Petersburg, History Museum St. Petersburg, Repin Institute Museum Novgorod, Fine Arts Museum Ostrov, Contemporary Art Museum Rostov, Fine Arts Museum Pskov, Koustodiev Gallery Kostroma, Contemporary Soviet Art...
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Flowers on the table, Blue, Blue, Pink, 20th, cm. 100 x 90
Located in Torino, IT
Flowers,Garden ,Dahlias ros,Rose,Pinke,Blue ,Ukraine Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ukraine, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) MUSEUMS Moscow, Tret’jakov Gallery Moscow, USSR Artists C...
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1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Skaters " Oil cm. 47 x 33 1950
Located in Torino, IT
Sport ,Winter sport,Ice-skating, KLARA VLASOVA (Moscow, 1926) MUSEUMS St. Petersburg, State Russian Museum Moscow, Pushkin Museum Moscow, Museum of History and Reconstruction Mo...
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1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Very Large French Original Oil Portrait of Elegant Lady in Interior Room Setting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady French School, 20th century oil painting on canvas, unframed 40 x 29 inches condition: very good and presentable provenance: private collection, Provence Superb ...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Becca, Portrait Art, Oil on Panel Box, 14 x 11, Figurative Art, 2021 Exhibit
Located in Houston, TX
Becca is an oil on wood panel painting by native Texas artist Connie Connally who now lives in Santa Barbara,CA. The painting is on a 1.17" deep panel ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Barns in Soquel, California, Vintage Landscape, Blue Green Red White Beige
Located in Denver, CO
Barns in Soquel, California, vintage circa 1950s original signed oil painting on canvas board by Jon Blanchette (1908-1987). Barn and outbuildings with large trees in a California la...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

MAURICE MAZEILIE- FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST SIGNED WATERCOLOUR - Ocean Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Watercolour Beach Scene" signed by Maurice Mazeilie (French) watercolour painting on paper, unframed stamped verso painting: 11 x 15 inches A delightful original oil painting by ...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Flock
Located in Deddington, GB
Charlie Baird original oil painting ‘Flock.’ Oil on canvas. Canvas Size: H 60cm x W 80cm Framed Size: H 63.5cm x W 83.5cm Framed in a grey-white painted wooden frame – Width 1.5 cm, ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Madonna with baby. Paper, watercolor, 85, 5x62, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Madonna with baby. Paper, watercolor, 85,5x62,5 cm Dzemma Lia Skulme (born 1925 20 IX - 2019) Skulme graduated from the Academy of Arts of Latvia, Department of Monumental Painting ...
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Splashes at the Beach" Impressionistic Beach Scene Oil Painting on Panel
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic scene at the beach with beautiful brushwork and whimsical colors. The splashes and children playing are captrued with a nostalgia, as the col...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

English Impressionist landscape, cows in a field with trees, Norfolk , England.
Located in Woodbury, CT
English Impressionist Coastal landscape, Clippesby, Near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk UK Keith Arthur Johnson was born at South Pickenham, Swaffham, Norfolk in 1931, son of James Arthur Johnson (9 February 1895-1982), a farmer, and his wife Florence May née Wiles (9 May 1900-1996), who married in the Freebridge Lynn district of Norfolk in 1927 and in 1939 were living at Manor Farm, Tottenhill, Downham, Norfolk. Keith painted from an early age and after attending Fakenham Grammar School, he attended Norwich School of Art from 1946, where apart from general studies, he specialized in fabric design which heightened his color awareness and composition sense. His studies were interrupted by National Service in the RAF after which studied for teacher training at Liverpool School of Art obtaining a National Diploma in Design and an Art Teachers Diploma, also studying various printing methods and Art History attached to Liverpool University. Keith returned to Norwich School of Art for more studies, including life classes and portrait painting and from 1951 went to Lowestoft Art School to lecture in Design classes and teach fabric design, including weaving. Whilst at Lowestoft he met fellow lecturers, Tom Hudson (1922-1997), Jeffery Camp...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Winter Grasses and Vancouver in Autumn Diptych
Located in Deddington, GB
Winter Grasses and Vancouver in Autumn Diptych [2022] original Oil on canvas Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:2 cm x W:60 cm x D:120cm Frame Size: H:66 cm x W:66 cm x D:3cm Sold Framed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Total diptych size: 66 x 132 x 3cm Winter Grasses and Vancouver in Autumn is a diptych by Heidi Laughton...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fisherman and Children on the Beach sorting the catch
By John Robertson Reid
Located in ludlow, GB
​ JOHN ROBERTSON REID RBA, ROI, RI ​ British 1851 – 1926 “Harvest of the Sea” Oil on canvas, Signed and Framed. John Robertson Reid was born in Edinburgh and studied at the Royal Scottish Academy schools before moving to Cornwall and later London. He became interested in the social-realist movement; probably influenced by Bastien-Lepage and in 1879 his “Toil and Pleasure” was hung in the Royal Academy and bought by the Chantrey Bequest. He continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy and at the Royal Society of British Artists and also the Royal Institute, he was a member of all three Institutes. Reid’s subjects – field workers, humble people – were similar to those of Bastien-Lepage, but his handling of the paint was more dynamic and reflected his training at the Scottish Academy under Chalmers and McTaggart. He was also a good colourist, and some of his coastal scenes with fishermen and women in the foreground, have rich blues and greens, of which ours is a typical example. Reid was also a fine watercolourist in a breezy style similar to that of David Cox. Not all his work was about hard work he also painted rural people at rest or playing cricket and was always capable of brilliant work; his Venetian...
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19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Impressionist Late 20th century River landscape with cottage in Norfolk, England
Located in Woodbury, CT
FIne impressionist 20th-century oil on board of an English river landscape in the Norfolk area of England. Hall painted marine scenes, landscapes, and town scenes in both America, U...
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1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

MAURICE MAZEILIE - FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING - GREEN LANDSCAPE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Green Landscape" by Maurice Mazeilie (French) oil painting on card, unframed painting: 6.25 x 8.75 inches A delightful original oil painting by the 20th century French Impres...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

At the Train Station - Industrial Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold industrial landscape by Jack Wilson (American, 1919-1988), featuring a steam train pulling into the station. This scene is filled with many details and warm vivid colors, and the horizontal composition conveys the sense of a panoramic view. Signed "JACK WILSON" in the lower right corner. Presented in a wood frame with a linen fillet. Canvas size: 20"H x 40"W Born in Sausalito and educated in San Francisco, Wilson lived for many years in Los Gatos...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Old Men with Kittens - Impressionist Oil, Figures in Interior by J F Raffaelli
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A wonderful oil on panel by French impressionist painter Jean-Francois Raffaelli depicting two old men seated in an interior. One is reading his paper as the other naps and there are several kittens on the floor. Painted in the artist's distinctive style. The work is accompanied by a certificate from Brame & Lorenceau and is included in the catalogue raisonne of the painter. Signature: Signed lower left Dimensions: Framed: 9.5"x8" Unframed: 5.5"x4" Provenance: Private collection - United States Original artists label verso Jean-François Raffaëlli's father was a failed Italian businessman and Raffaëlli himself was, among other things, a church chorister, actor and theatre singer. He then studied under Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He travelled to Italy, Spain and Algeria and on his return to France settled in Asnières. In 1876, on a trip to Brittany, he first saw the potential of realist subject matter, if treated seriously. He became involved in meetings of artists at the Café Guerbois, where the Impressionist painters used to gather. As a result, Degas, contrary to the advice of the group, introduced Raffaëlli to the Impressionist exhibitions - according to one uncertain source as early as the very first exhibition, at the home of Nadar, and certainly to those of 1880 and 1881. In 1904, Raffaëlli founded the Society for Original Colour Engraving. He first exhibited at the Salon de Paris in 1870 and continued to exhibit there until he joined the Salon des Artistes Français in 1881, where he earned a commendation in 1885, was made Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in 1889 and in the same year was awarded a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle. In 1906 he was made Officier of the Légion d'Honneur. He was also a member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. In 1884, a private exhibition of his work cemented his reputation. He contributed to several newspapers such as The Black Cat (Le Chat Noir) in 1885 and The French Mail (Le Courrier Français) in 1886 and 1887. He published a collection entitled Parisian Characters, which captured his favourite themes of the street, the neighbourhood and local people going about their lives. In 1880 he participated, with Forain, on the illustration of Joris Karl Huysmans' Parisian Sketches (Croquis Parisiens). He also illustrated Huysman's Works. As well as working as an illustrator, he also made etchings and coloured dry-points. His early attempts at painting were genre scenes, but once he was settled in Asnières he started to paint picturesque views of Parisian suburbs. From 1879 onwards, his subject matter drew on the lives of local people. These popular themes, which he treated with humanity and a social conscience, brought him to the attention of the social realist writers of the time such as Émile Zola. In addition to his realist style, Raffaëlli's dark palette, which ran contrary to the Impressionist aesthethic, helped to explain the opposition of those painters to his participation in their exhibitions. More concerned with drawing than colour, he used black and white for most of his paintings. Towards the end of his life, he lightened his palette, but without adopting any other principles of the Impressionist technique. After painting several portraits, including Edmond de Goncourt and Georges Clémenceau, he returned to genre painting, particularly scenes of bourgeois life. Later in his career, he painted mainly Breton-inspired sailors and views of Venice. His views of the Paris slums and the fortifications, sites which have almost completely disappeared, went some way towards establishing a genre in themselves and perpetuated the memory of the area: The Slums, Rag-and-Bone Man, Vagabond, Sandpit, In St-Denis, Area of Fortifications. His realistic and witty portrayal of typical Parisian townscapes accounts for his enduring appeal. Born in Paris, he was of Tuscan descent through his paternal grandparents. He showed an interest in music and theatre before becoming a painter in 1870. One of his landscape paintings was accepted for exhibition at the Salon in that same year. In October 1871 he began three months of study under Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris; he had no other formal training. Raffaëlli produced primarily costume pictures until 1876, when he began to depict the people of his time—particularly peasants, workers, and ragpickers seen in the suburbs of Paris—in a realistic style. His new work was championed by influential critics such as J.-K. Huysmans, as well as by Edgar Degas. The ragpicker became for Raffaëlli a symbol of the alienation of the individual in modern society. Art historian Barbara S. Fields has written of Raffaëlli's interest in the positivist philosophy of Hippolyte-Adolphe Taine, which led him to articulate a theory of realism that he christened caractérisme. He hoped to set himself apart from those unthinking, so-called realist artists whose art provided the viewer with only a literal depiction of nature. His careful observation of man in his milieu paralleled the anti-aesthetic, anti-romantic approach of the literary Naturalists, such as Zola and Huysmans. Degas invited Raffaëlli to participate in the Impressionist exhibitions of 1880 and 1881, an action that bitterly divided the group; not only was Raffaëlli not an Impressionist, but he threatened to dominate the 1880 exhibition with his outsized display of 37 works. Monet, resentful of Degas's insistence on expanding the Impressionist exhibitions by including several realists, chose not to exhibit, complaining, "The little chapel has become a commonplace school which opens its doors to the first dauber to come along."An example of Raffaëlli's work from this period is Les buveurs d'absinthe (1881, in the California Palace of Legion of Honor Art Museum in San Francisco). Originally titled Les déclassés, the painting was widely praised at the 1881 exhibit. After winning the Légion d'honneur in 1889, Raffaëlli shifted his attention from the suburbs of Paris to city itself, and the street scenes that resulted were well received by the public and the critics. He made a number of sculptures, but these are known today only through photographs.[2] His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. In the later years of his life, he concentrated on color printmaking. Raffaëlli died in Paris on February 11, 1924 Museum and Gallery Holdings: Béziers: Peasants Going to Town Bordeaux: Bohemians at a Café Boston: Notre-Dame; Return from the Market Brussels: Chevet of Notre-Dame; pastel Bucharest (Muz. National de Arta al României): Market at Antibes; Pied-à-terre Copenhagen: Fishermen on the Beach Douai: Return from the Market; Blacksmiths Liège: Absinthe Drinker...
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Autumn day at the Lake. Oil on canvas. 49x69 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Autumn day at the Lake. Oil on canvas. 49x69 cm Valiahmetov Amir Hasnulovitch (1927 07 01 Kazan - 2014 Moscow) He graduated a Art Institut of Moscow by V. I. Surikov and learned to ...
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

At The Edge Of The River
Located in Deddington, GB
At The Edge Of The River [2022] original Acrylic and acrylic inks on boxed canvas Image size: H:61 cm x W:61 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:61 cm x W:61 cm x D:4cm Frame Size:...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Spring Palm
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

PROVENCAL SUN..Peter Kuhfeld RP NEAC.contemporary British artist
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Peter Kuhfeld Peter Kuhfeld (born 4 March 1952) is an English figurative painter. He was born in Cheltenham and is married to the English figurative painter Cathryn Kuhfeld, née Sho...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Pierrot and the Butterfly, " Early 20th Century Impressionist Oil Portrait
Located in Wiscasset, ME
"Pierrot and the Butterfly" is an early 20th century Impressionist oil portrait. The painting is indistinctly signed lower right and m...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

1920's French Charcoal Sketch of Seated Nude Lady The Artists Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Artists Model" French School, circa 1920's charcoal drawing on paper, unframed paper: 24.5 x 17.5 inches Condition report: The painting is in good and sound condition
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Charcoal

"Telluride in Fall, " Gouache Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Telluride in Fall" is an original, handmade gouache painting that depicts a flowing stream cutting through a landscape of trees with their fall plumage of y...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Tolumne, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Tolumne, California" c.1950 is an oil painting on canvas by noted California artist Clifford Holmes 1876-1963. It is signed at the lower right corner by the arti...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Young Woman
Located in London, GB
ITZCHAK (ISAAC) TARKAY (1935-2012) Subotica, Yugoslavia 1935 - 2012 (Israeli) Title: Young Woman Technique: Original Signed Oil and Acrylic Painting on ...
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Oil

Mischievous Child French Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mischievous Child, Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner Oil painting on board...
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1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Oil Painting of Kingstown Dublin in 1910 by Modern Impressionist Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
An Original Oil Painting of George's Street Kingstown in 1910 by Modern Impressionist Irish Artist, Robert D. Beattie (1900-1979). The painting captures a historic moment in Dublin d...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Children playing on the beach at the Seaside Framed oil Painting
Located in ludlow, GB
Rene Legrand was born in Singapore of Swiss parents he came to England in his formative years and showed early promise in Art. Legrand studied Old Masters at the Slade School of Art...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Onto The Rocks, Gordon Hunt, Original Coastal Painting, Figurative Seascape Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Onto the rocks by Gordon Hunt [2021] original Oil on deep edge canvas Image size: H:30 cm x W:30 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:30 cm x D:4cm Sold Unframed Pleas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Impressionist figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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