Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
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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Artist Comments
Artist Siyuan Ma exhibits the Shanhua Temple, located inside the ancient city of Datong in Shanxi Province–a key cultural heritage site under state-level pr...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1980s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Artist Comments
Artist Siyuan Ma depicts a temple towering on the ancient city walls of China. These buildings stand as critical defensive structures and serve as important p...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Late 20th Century Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Archival Paper
2010s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel, Archival Paper
Artist Comments
In the style of impressionism, artist Judy Mudd presents a harmonious pastoral landscape. She paints an Amish farm in Pennsylvania nestled in lush foliage. "I...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1960s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1980s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Artist Comments
Two figures stand near an open doorway of a rustic house. The summer sun casts bright light and soft shadows onto the scene. Artist Patty Phan depicts her Europ...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
20th Century Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Gouache
Late 20th Century Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
1970s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Early 2000s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Graphite
Early 2000s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Graphite
1980s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Early 2000s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Graphite
Early 2000s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1980s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1980s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Late 20th Century Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Archival Paper
1910s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Graphite
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Foil
Artist Comments
Artist Judy Mudd embarks on a scenic journey along the Atlantic coast in search of inspiration for her rural collection. "One of the most memorable places I v...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Artist Comments
Artist Siyuan Ma illustrates the Shanhua Temple, located inside the ancient city of Datong in Shanxi Province–a key cultural heritage site under state-level...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Artist Comments
Artist Maurice Dionne paints a bridge on a bright day with people enjoying the sound of rushing water. "The pumphouse feeds water from Ottawa's canal system into a fast-moving white water course where the River Runners are located," shares Maurice. "During summer months, you can catch people enjoying white water kayaking...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
20th Century Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Late 19th Century Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
1980s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1950s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil
1920s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pencil
1920s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pencil
