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Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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
The Palm House Of Kew Gardens, Max Panks, Original Landscape Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
The Palmhouse of Kew Gardens By Max Panks [2018] original Watercolour on Paper Image size: H:26 cm x W:36 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:23.5 cm x W:3...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Chelsea Old Church London watercolour Angela Stones Wedding Present
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art and views of London, including more from Angela Stones, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Trinity Bridge Cambridge - George Lilly Anderson - watercolour painting
By George Lilly Anderson
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the ...
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1950s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Oscar Andreae: Gardens drawing
Located in London, GB
This is from a series of Andreae's sketches of European tourist destinations from the 1860s, to see some others, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all...
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1860s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil

Oscar Andreae: Schlossgarten, Baden Baden, Germany - 1861 drawing
Located in London, GB
This is from a series of Andreae's sketches of European tourist destinations from the 1860s, to see some others, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller." Oscar Andreae (fl.1860-1880) Pencil drawing Inscribed 'Schlossgarten - Juli 1861/ Baden Baden...
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1860s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil

Dream Catchers, Original Signed Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Dream Catchers, Original Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Painting, 2020 8" x 8" (HxW) Pastel on Paper Hand-signed by the artist. An impressionist, almost abstract, landscape pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Paper

Rosie Phipps, Green Fields, Original Impressionist Landscape Painting Bright Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Rosie Phipps Green Fields Original Landscape Painting Water Colour Paint, Gouache and Pastel on Paper Image Size: H 10cm x W 25cm Mounted Size: H 18.5cm x W 34.5cm Framed Size: H 23c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Rosie Phipps, Cotswold Light, Original Watercolour Landscape Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Rosie Phipps Cotswold Light Original Landscape Painting Water Colour Paint, Gouache and Pastel on Paper Image Size: H 10cm x W 25cm Mounted Size: H 18.5cm x W 34.5cm Framed Size: H 2...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Eve Nethercott, "Cape Elizabeth", New England Landscape
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott Title: Cape Elizabeth, Portland (P6.5) Date: 1951 Medium: Watercolor on paper Paper Size: 18 x 24 inches
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1950s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Fishing Boats from Monterey
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Donna Schuster. "Fishing Boats from Monterey" is a waterscape painting, watercolor on paper in a palette of blues, whites and browns by American female artist Donna Sch...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Rain in Union Square
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower left: J. Joseph –
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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Dutch landscape with grazing cows near the forest, watercolor, impressionist
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Watercolor on paper depicting a Dutch landscape (East of The Netherlands) with grazing cows at the edge of a forest, by A. M. Gorter (1866 - 1933). Dimensions incl. frame: 60 x 72 cm...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Impressionist Cityscape, "After The Shower"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original impressionist cityscape watercolor painting by southern California artist, Duke Windsor. It is framed as pictured. Its framed dimensions are 16.5" x ...
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2010s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Impressionist Cityscape, "Sunday Morning Stroll"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original impressionist cityscape watercolor painting by southern California artist, Duke Windsor. It is framed as pictured. Its framed dimensions are 20.5" x ...
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2010s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Impressionist Cityscape, "Red Car (South Park)
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original impressionist cityscape watercolor painting by southern California artist, Duke Windsor. It is framed as pictured. Its framed dimensions are 16.5" x ...
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2010s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Fairy tale. 1950. Paper, watercolor, 26, 5 x 19, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Fairy tale. 1950. Paper, watercolor, 26,5x19,5 cm
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1950s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Street Scene in Safed, Israel
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a charming piece depicting an Israeli landscape in scenic Safed. it is hand watercolored over a print. Krakow, Poland, 1903 – Safed, Israel, 1993 Zvi Ehrman was a talented aquarellist who focused his work on Jewish subjects and landscape to Israel. He studied at the Art Academy of Krakow and taught art at the Hebrew...
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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Sea Paper, mixed media, 15x20 cm
Located in Riga, LV
"Sea" is a mixed media artwork created on paper, measuring 15x20 cm. It portrays a colorful seascape with birds, capturing the essence and vibrancy of the ocean environment. The inclusion of birds adds an extra dimension to the artwork, suggesting a connection between the land and the sea, enhancing the overall sense of movement and life within the seascape. Oskars Berzins (1940) Born on September 20, 1940 Education 1970 graduated from Art academy of Latvia Graphics department. Diploma work-holiday poster...
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1990s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Sledders - Winter Snow Scene - Kids playing on Sleds, Charcoal drawing c 1950-60
By Alice Kent Stoddard
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Alice Kent Stoddard 1885-1976 Sledders (circa 1950-1960) Black chalk on card Image Dimensions: 19.75 x 16 inches (50.2 x 40.6 cm) Framed Dimensions: 26.5 x 22.3 inches Signed lower right: Alice Kent Stoddard Alice Kent Stoddard was born in Connecticut, but spent much of her career as an artist in Philadelphia and on Monhegan Island in Maine. She studied with Thomas Eakins, William Merritt Chase and Thomas Anshutz at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, as well as at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. While serving with the YMCA in France during World War I, Stoddard executed many drawings and paintings of the battlefield. However, she is most widely recognized for her bold landscapes and marine paintings of Maine...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Cardboard

Gouache Jardin Au Chien by Paul MASCART
Located in Pasadena, CA
Gouache by Paul Edmond Marie Joseph MASCART Born in 1874 in Condé-sur-l'Escaut (Nord), died in Paris in 1985. Painter of the 19th-20th centuries. Frenc...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

"Bare Tree"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Daniel Garber (1880 - 1958). One of the two most important and, so far, the most valuable of the New Hope School Painters, Daniel Garber was born on April 11, 1880, in North Manchester, Indiana. At the age of seventeen, he studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati with Vincent Nowottny. Moving to Philadelphia in 1899, he first attended classes at the "Darby School," near Fort Washington; a summer school run by Academy instructors Anshutz and Breckenridge. Later that year, he enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His instructors at the Academy included Thomas Anshutz, William Merritt Chase and Cecilia Beaux. There Garber met fellow artist Mary Franklin while she was posing as a model for the portrait class of Hugh Breckenridge. After a two year courtship, Garber married Mary Franklin on June 21, 1901. In May 1905, Garber was awarded the William Emlen Cresson Scholarship from the Pennsylvania Academy, which enabled him to spend two years for independent studies in England, Italy and France. He painted frequently while in Europe, creating a powerful body of colorful impressionist landscapes depicting various rural villages and farms scenes; exhibiting several of these works in the Paris Salon. Upon his return, Garber began to teach Life and Antique Drawing classes at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women in 1907. In the summer of that same year, Garber and family settled in Lumbertville, Pennsylvania, a small town just north of New Hope. Their new home would come to be known as the "Cuttalossa," named after the creek which occupied part of the land. The family would divide the year, living six months in Philadelphia at the Green Street townhouse while he taught, and the rest of the time in Lambertville. Soon Garber’s career would take off as he began to receive a multitude of prestigious awards for his masterful Pennsylvania landscapes. During the fall of 1909, he was offered a position to teach at the Pennsylvania Academy as an assistant to Thomas Anshutz. Garber became an important instructor at the Academy, where he taught for forty-one years. Daniel Garber painted masterful landscapes depicting the Pennsylvania and New Jersey countryside surrounding New Hope. Unlike his contemporary, Edward Redfield, Garber painted with a delicate technique using a thin application of paint. His paintings are filled with color and light projecting a feeling of endless depth. Although Like Redfield, Garber painted large exhibition size canvases with the intent of winning medals, and was extremely successful doing so, he was also very adept at painting small gem like paintings. He was also a fine draftsman creating a relatively large body of works on paper, mostly in charcoal, and a rare few works in pastel. Another of Garber’s many talents was etching. He created a series of approximately fifty different scenes, most of which are run in editions of fifty or less etchings per plate. Throughout his distinguished career, Daniel Garber was awarded some of the highest honors bestowed upon an American artist. Some of his accolades include the First Hallgarten Prize from the National Academy in 1909, the Bronze Medal at the International Exposition in Buenos Aires in 1910, the Walter Lippincott Prize from the Pennsylvania Academy and the Potter Gold Medal at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1911, the Second Clark Prize and the Silver Medal from the Corcoran Gallery of Art for “Wilderness” in 1912, the Gold Medal from the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco of 1915, the Second Altman Prize in1915, the Shaw prize in 1916, the First Altman Prize in 1917, the Edward Stotesbury Prize in1918, the Temple Gold Medal, in 1919, the First William A...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

"Central Park"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed. Complemented by a hand carved and gilt frame. William L. Lathrop (1859-1938) Deemed “Father of the New Hope Art Colony”, William Langson Lathrop was born in Warren, Illinois. He was largely self-taught, having only studied briefly with William Merritt Chase in 1887, at the Art Students League. Lathrop first moved east in the early 1880s, and took a job at the Photoengraving Company in New York City. While there, he befriended a fellow employee, Henry B. Snell. The two men became lifelong friends and ultimately, both would be considered central figures among the New Hope Art Colony. Lathrop's early years as an artist were ones of continuing struggle. His efforts to break through in the New York art scene seemed futile, so he scraped enough money together to travel to Europe with Henry Snell in1888. There he met and married an English girl, Annie Burt. Upon returning to New York, he tried his hand at etching, making tools from old saw blades. Even though his prints were extremely beautiful, he still was impoverished. Lathrop would return to his family in Ohio, before once again attempting the New York art scene. In 1899, with great trepidation, he submitted five small watercolors to an exhibit at the New York Watercolor Club. He won the Evans Prize, the only award given, and four of the five paintings were sold the opening night. At age forty Lathrop’s career would finally take off and he became an “overnight success Lathrop came to Phillips Mill for the first time in1898, to visit his boyhood friend, Dr. George Marshall. Shortly after, he and his family purchased the old miller’s house from Dr. Marshall. The Lathrop’s home became a social and artistic center for the growing New Hope colony. Tea and fascinating conversation was the “order of the day” every Sunday. This was a scene fondly recalled by many younger art students that Lathrop taught privately at Phillips Mill. It was common to see groups of his students painting and sketching along the banks of the canal or aboard his canal boat. He had previously taught in the Poconos and at the Lyme, Connecticut Summer School in1907, but Phillips Mill always remained Lathrop’s permanent address. In 1928, a committee headed by Lathrop was formed to purchase the old Phillips Mill building as a place to hold community gatherings and art exhibitions. The committee had success and in 1929 the Phillips Mill Community Association was formed. This became the center of the New Hope Art Colony holding annual exhibitions and still operating today. In 1930, Lathrop had built a sailboat he named the “Widge”. For eight consecutive seasons he sailed it along the coast of Long Island...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

"Milkweed Pod I #528" Original Charcoal Drawing
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this drawing, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a dark, subtle view of two milkweed pods, bursting forth with cotton. Examples like this show the ability of Spicuzza to draw in a naturalistic style, where most of her work is usually in a highly stylized, graphic mode. The richness and depth of the black charcoal makes for a moody image. 8 x 5 inches, artwork 18 x 14.5 inches, frame Born in 1908, Sylvia Spicuzza was the daughter of noted painter Francesco Spicuzza. Sylvia devoted herself to teaching art to the students of Lake Bluff...
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1920s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

"Sunset (Shelter Island) 06.06.2021" watercolor of colorful seascape and sky
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Painted en plein air. Frame Dimensions: 9 x 15in Artist Bio: Nelson H. White was born in New London, Connecticut in 1932. White has been surrounded by art and artists from the time he was born. He received his earliest art instruction from his grandfather, Henry Cooke White (1861-1952) and his father Nelson Cooke White (1900-1989), both important American artists. The family lived in Waterford, Connecticut and the elder White had been an early member of the art colony in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Known for his paintings of the Connecticut landscape and shoreline, Henry Cooke White became a teacher to his son, Nelson Cooke White. Living with his parents at the Florence Griswold house in Old Lyme, he met some of the most important and influential artists of the day, Childe Hassam, Will Howe Foote and Harry Hoffman. Later, Nelson White's father began to take his family to summer on Shelter Island and became friendly with many of the artists of the Peconic colony such as Irving Wiles, an important American impressionist. After graduating from the Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts in 1951, Nelson H. White began to study at Mitchell College in Connecticut but left to pursue studies in the violin, musical theory and composition. At this time, he began to spend more time studying art with his father and grandfather. By 1955, Nelson H. White had decided to devote himself to a career as a painter and traveled to Florence, Italy to become an apprentice to Pietro Annigoni, the world-renowned Florentine master. Within two years, the young White had won two awards for his work. While in Florence he also studied with the great Italian teacher, Nerina Simi. Today, White divides his time between the United States and Florence. White is still actively involved with studies at The Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy. Although he has received instruction from some very important artists, White's work is highly individual. He paints with great spirit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Versailles
Located in Sheffield, MA
Marie-Paule Carpentier French, 1876-1915 Versailles Pastel / Paper 12 by 16 in. W/frame 18 by 22 in. Signed on lower left Marie-Paule Carpentier Marie-Paule Carpentier painted i...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

"View of Lambertville"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Daniel Garber (1880 - 1958). One of the two most important and, so far, the most valuable of the New Hope Sc...
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1940s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Courses at Deauville, Original Modern Watercolor Painting by Raoul Dufy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Deauville is a French coastal town that has been a popular travel destination since the 1800s. The resort town is home to a grand casino, golf courses, and—as depicted here by Raoul Dufy—horse...
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1940s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Route de Village, Original Impressionist Painting by Maurice Vlaminck
Located in Long Island City, NY
This scene by French artist Maurice Vlaminck features a regular subject of the artist's practice. Rendered in gouache, acrylic, and India ink on paper, Vlaminck shows a solitary snow...
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1950s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Acrylic, Gouache

Le Quai de Louvre, Impressionist French City Scene
Located in New York, NY
Eugène Galien-Laloue’s gouache works, such as Quai de Louvre, are sublime examples of Belle Époque artistry, showcasing the elegance and vibrancy of Paris at the turn of the 20th cen...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Preparing the Picnic
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Preparing the picnic" c.1950, is a watercolor on paper by noted American artist John Cuthbert Hare, 1908-1978. It is signed at the lower right corner by the arti...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Market Street, San Francisco
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Market Street, San Francisco" c.1960 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist William Jack Laycox, 1921-1984. It is signed at he lower right corner by...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Lesser Ury - Auf dem kanal, impressionist, pastel, german, waterscape, canal
Located in London, GB
Lesser Ury (1861-1931) Auf dem Kanal 1912 pastel on board 49.2 x 34.9 cm signed and dated 'L.Ury.1912.' (lower left) Price: $25,000 USD Provenance: Sale: Christie's London, 30 June 2000, lot 42 Collection of Simone and Jean Tiroche (acquired at the above sale) Thence by descent Sale: Christie's London, 19 June 2013, lot 199 Private collection, UK (acquired from the above sale) Notes: Dr Sibylle Gross has confirmed the authenticity of this work. Lesser Ury, a German-Jewish Impressionist...
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1910s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Board

Farmhouse with Windmill
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Laurent Marcel Salinas, French (1913 - 2010) Title: Farmhouse with Windmill 243 Year: 1949 Medium: Ink on paper, signed Size: 8.5 in. x 11 in. (21.59 cm x 27.94 cm)
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1940s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Rolling Country
By Louis Ritman
Located in Missouri, MO
Louis Ritman (1889-1963) "Rolling Country" c. 1945 Original Watercolor on Paper Signed Lower Left Provenance: Milch Galleries, NY (original label verso) ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Katia en Rose, au Jardin de Marras
Located in Missouri, MO
Hughes Claude Pissarro "Katia en Rose, au Jardin de Marras" 1989 Pastel on Paper approx 14 x 18.5 inches approx. 23 x 26.75 inches framed Signed Lower Left
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1980s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Rag Paper

Les Usines En Banlieue
Located in Missouri, MO
"Les Usines En Banlieue" 1926 Gouache 31 x 40cm/approx. 12.5 x 16.75 inches Signed and Dated Lower Right Catalogue Raisonne: Petredies, Plate AG166, Page 190-191
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1920s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Scottish Marine
By Andrew Black
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An exceptional early watercolor by Scottish artist Andrew Black. "Scottish Marine", is an original watercolor, signed, c.1885, with an image dimesnion of 4 x 6 inches.
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

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