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Impressionist 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
Untitled - 26, Oil on Canvas by Adela Smith Lintelmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Adela Smith Lintelmann, American (1902 - 1996) - Untitled - 26, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size: 30 in. x 40 in. (76.2 cm x 101.6 cm)
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

New Year tree on Tverskoy Boulevard
Located in Zofingen, AG
The enchanting lights of the New Years city at night, when people strolling around the city are noisy in search of gifts and fairs with hot tea. Many lights and reflections create a ...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Cardboard, Oil

Figures in front of the mosque
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard Golden wooden frame 57 x 77 x 2 cm
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Gouache

Garden's coffee by Paul Chevallier - oil on wood 45x64 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on wood sold with frame Total size with frame 80x62 cm Paul Chevallier is a French artist from the 19th to 20th century
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1940s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"At the Counter, " Oil Painting of Chef & Waiter by Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "At the Counter" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting a chef preparing a dish while a waiter stands by. Candlelit tables beckon in the foreground....
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Dry Winter Sketch by Bethanne Cople, Oil on Paper Landscape painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
The American landscape – endless skies, calming waters and the varied shores of the East and West coasts - are Cople’s passion and she travels far and wide to capture her subjects. “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Gondola in the lagoon of Venice
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood Golden wooden frame 57 x 77 x 2 cm
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Gouache

"Beaches 7, " Beach Scene with Umbrellas by Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Beaches 7" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting a beach scene with colorful striped umbrellas shading lounging beach goers. About the Artist: ...
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Waves #2, " Ducks Swimming by Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Waves #2" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting a water scene with ducks happily swimming. About the Artist: (Born 1970) Denver-based artist Ji...
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Midnight Table, " Oil Painting of Friends at a Bar by Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Midnight Table" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting a group of friends enjoying drinks and conversation. About the Artist: (Born 1970) Denver...
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Truckee Rail Yard II
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Truckee Rail Yard II" 2015, is an oil painting on canvas by noted American artist Andrew (Andy) Skaff, b.1945. It is signed at the lower right corner by the arti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Heavy Snowfall
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on Linen Panel by Jared Brady. Framed Dimensions: TBD
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Haystack at Sunset Shepherd & Sheep
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Haystack at Sunset French Impressionist artist, late 19th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 13 x 16.5 canvas: 9.5 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, France cond...
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Profusion
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Profusion" 2006-2009, is an acrylic painting on canvas by American artist Joyce Lieberman, b.1955. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Daniel Sherrin, Heath Landscape With Sunset
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century autumnal oil painting by British artist Daniel Sherrin (1869-1940) depicts a rugged heath landscape under the glow of a setting sun. Sherrin was an accomplished painter of landscapes and maritime subjects. He spent the majority of his life in Seasalter, near Whitstable in Kent, where he became a local celebrity of repute. His father, John Sherrin RI RWS (1819-1896), was a painter of delicate still lifes in watercolour and trained by the distinguished William Henry Hunt (1790-1864). However, it’s unlikely that he provided any early tuition for his son as he actively dissuaded the young lad from entering the profession. As such, Sherrin was instead apprenticed to Peter Moore...
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Listed Italian Artist P.G. Tiele oil painting on canvas, Paris Street View
Located in Framingham, MA
Up For Sale, This Beautiful Original Oil Painting On canvas depicts a Parisian street view. Signed In the Lower-right corner By P.G.Tiele. Italian artist P.G. Tiele passed away in ...
Category

1950s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Colorado Winter
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original painting on Linen Panel by Jared Brady. Framed Dimensions: 30.5" X 24.5"
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Stairs in the Garden" Impressionist Architectural Scene
Located in Austin, TX
This impressionist painting by David Gamero depicts beautiful stone stairway bathed in sunlight and surrounded by lush greenery. 45.5" x 35" Oil on Canvas Framed Size: 50.25" x 39.75"
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Intersection, " Abstracted Urban Night Scene by Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Intersection" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting an abstracted city scene at night. About the Artist: (Born 1970) Denver-based artist Jim Be...
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Canvas

1945 Provincetown Commercial Street Oil Painting - All original signed SWEETMAN
Located in Exton, PA
Impressionist oil panting on board showing Commercial Street in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The painting is oil on artist board measuring 16 x 20 inches. Contained within the origin...
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1940s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Denver Neighborhood, " Side Street with Houses by Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Denver Neighborhood" is an original, handmade oil painting depicts a quiet city street in Denver graced with mature trees and a stately brick house. About...
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Boats in the port of Kato Achaia
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this life study I painted the vibrant tranquility of a serene port scene in the fishing village of Kato Achaia in Greece. My artistic language is tinged with impressionism, I used...
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

"Beaches 10, " Beach Scene with Umbrellas by Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Beaches 10" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting a beach scene with colorful striped umbrellas shading lounging beach goers. About the Artist:...
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Dressed in Garnett Washington Monument
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Dressed In Garnett Washington Monument is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a country house in moonlight The image i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Eastside, " Urban Night Scene by Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Bright Lights" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting pedestrians strolling down a city street at dusk. About the Artist: (Born 1970) Denver-bas...
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

"Street Movement, " Abstracted City Scene, Oil Painting by Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Street Movement" is an original, handmade oil painting of an urban street with motion blur. About the Artist: Jim Beckner’s art vibrates with the pulse of ...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Evening
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Plein air shows the last rays of the sun
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

"Bright Lights, " Urban Night Scene by Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Bright Lights" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting pedestrians strolling down a brightly lit city street at night. About the Artist: (Born 19...
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Nude woman oil on canvas painting portrait
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Nude - 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 carvers. He b...
Category

1970s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Night Out, " Urban Night Scene by Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Night Out" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting a group of friends strolling down a brightly lit city street at night. About the Artist: (Born...
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sidewak Lights, " Urban Night Scene by Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Night Out" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting pedestrians strolling down a brightly lit city street at night with motion blur. About the Arti...
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Empire State Colors-original panorama cityscape oil painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Empire State Colors" by Juan Del Pozo captures the dynamic beauty of the New York City skyline, with a focus on the iconic Empire State Building. From a bird's eye view, the viewer ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Illuminated
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on Linen Panel by Jared Brady. Signed lower left. Framed Dimensions: 25.5" X 21.5"
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Woodland Encounter
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on Linen Panel by Jared Brady. Signed lower left. Framed Dimensions: 30.5" X 24.5"
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Plainpalais Market by Joseph Meneses - Oil on canvas 60x80 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas sold with frame Total size with frame 77x97 cm Josep MENESES is an artist born in 1930. The net lists 7 works by the artist presented for sale at public auction, main...
Category

1950s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Life abounds
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
The picture shows a girl firefighter. The main idea of ​​this work is that every woman contains strength and femininity, tenderness and will. A woman can do everything, but the quest...
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Approaching Storm
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on panel by Ovanes Berberian. Signed lower left. Framed Dimensions: 23" X 27"
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique original oil painting on canvas, Genre Scene, Framed
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is an interesting antique original oil painting on canvas depicting a vibrant scene set in what appears to be a 19th-century ...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Boats at sea. Bali. Crete. Greece
Located in Zofingen, AG
A very simple motif with boats on the sea that I painted from the balcony of a hotel in the Greek village of Bali on the island of Crete. In creating this piece, I used oils to captu...
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Cardboard, Oil

On My Way, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Lisa gathers information from walking and wandering, but she is not motivated to paint only "what the eye can see." She is most concerned with capturing "the spirit" in her paintings...
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

1990 Artist V.Vasilyev Oil painting on canvas Genre scene "Festival Maslenitsa"
Located in Framingham, MA
This is an original vintage signed oil painting on canvas by Russian Artist  V.Vasilyev.  The painting titled "Russian Maslenitsa" vividly captures a spirited moment from the traditional Russian festival of Maslenitsa, which marks the end of winter and the coming of spring.  The artwork features three riders on horseback, energetically racing through a snowy landscape, with the central figure prominently raising his hat in a gesture of excitement or greeting. The horses are ornately decorated, suggesting the festivity of the occasion. In the background, a winter scene is depicted with bare trees and a traditional Russian wooden...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Winter Glow
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original painting on Linen Panel by Jared Brady. Signed in lower left. Framed Dimensions: 20.5" X 17.5"
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Girl with a coffee pot
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
This picture symbolizes femininity. Femininity is harmony, naturalness and sensuality.
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Thunderstorm Cloud at Sunset
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on panel by Ovanes Berberian. Signed lower left. Framed Dimensions: 12" X 14"
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

California Landscape with Hay Shocks - 1940s Oil/Board - Trees & Mountains
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
An oil painting on board by Irving Manoir depicting a California landscape with hay shocks circa the 1940s. Irving Kraut Manoir earned a reputation as painter and art teacher, and ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Eugene Galien-Laloue, Unloading Fish, Sunrise, Dieppe
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This beautiful early 20th-century oil painting by French artist Eugène Galien-Laloue (1854-1941) depicts several figures unloading fish at the port of Dieppe. Eugène Galien-Laloue i...
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1920s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cabin amongst Eucalyptus Trees, Old Laguna Beach Landscape, California 1930s o/c
By Andrew Lund
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
A lovely landscape painting from the 1930s of a cabin amongst the eucalyptus trees in Old Laguna Beach, California. Oil on canvas Signed low...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

City Market, Vienna
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "City Market, Vienna" c.1930, is an oil painting on canvas laid down to panel by noted Austrian artist Hans Johann Wagner, 1866-1940. I...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Street Market
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Street Market" c. 1975, is an oil painting on canvas by noted Dutch artist Johannes Josephus Hovener, b.1936. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (canvas) size is 24 x 32 inches, framed size is 33.5 x 41.5 inches. Framed in original wooden gold frame, with fabric liner. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Johannes Josephus (Jan) Hovener (1936) Johannes Josephus (Jan) Hovener was born in Rotterdam on 14th August, 1936. Hovener enjoyed the study at the Rotterdam Academy. After his studies, Hovener won the Talens Prize in 1959. It was therefore Willem Sandberg, director of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, who wrote the following about a self-portrait by Hovener: As someone who could do something and had an incredible vision. Especially for someone of twenty years old. Hovener initially started as a pottery painter with Delft blue at the Porceleyne Fles. Meanwhile, Hovener has more than half a century of experience and has become a all round...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Sunny Summer Day
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on panel by Ovanes Berberian. Signed lower left. Framed Dimensions: 9" X 11"
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Father and Children Walking Through The Ruins French Impressionist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 11.5 high by 9.5 inches w...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

River Sunset Reflections, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Title: River Sunset Reflections Size: 20"H x 24"W x 1.5" Deep Medium: Oil on Canvas This original oil painting has been painted on a stretched “galleryâ€
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

1930's French Impressionist Gloomy Sea Coast Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back gouache painting on board, unframed measures: 8.25 high by 7.25 inches wide condit...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Gouache

Blossoms in Sunlight
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original painting on Linen Panel by Jared Brady. Signed in lower right. Framed Dimensions: 20.5" X 17.5"
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Second Summer, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Lisa gathers information from walking and wandering, but she is not motivated to paint only "what the eye can see." She is most concerned with capturing "the spirit" in her paintings...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

By the Pacific
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on panel by Ovanes Berberian. Signed lower left. Framed Dimensions: 11.25" X 13.25"
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Notes of Gold
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original painting on Linen Panel by Jared Brady. Signed in lower right. Framed Dimensions: 18.5" X 22.5"
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Evening Shadows
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on panel by Ovanes Berberian. Signed lower right. Framed Dimensions: 10.5" X 12.5"
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

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