Impressionist Still-life 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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20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1970s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1940s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Artist Comments
The simple arrangement of mackerels and lemons creates a strong diagonal composition. Complementary colors enhance the palette. Selective and soft brushstrokes ...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel
2010s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Late 19th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Artist Comments
Artist Catherine McCargar illustrates alluring red flowers in a background of white. She captures the delicacy and transparency of gorgeous poppies she noticed in a local public garden. She creates a somewhat stylized arrangement of blooming stems. "It is punctuated by the addition of the buds as they dangle before bursting forth the seed capsules that remain after the petals drop," says Catherine.
About the Artist
Impressionist Catherine McCargar expresses her deep admiration of nature through landscape paintings of Northern California...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Artist Comments
Pink petals stand out amidst a bed of lush green leaves. Artist Catherine McCargar, an avid gardener and dedicated watercolorist, painted these coneflowers gr...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1910s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Artist Comments
Artist Catherine McCargar paints vibrant purple flowers cut fresh from her lawn. "This summer, after plentiful winter rains, the buddleia or butterfly bushes in my garden are full of lush blooms," shares Catherine. She gathers a bunch and paints them in an impressionist style, letting the watercolors flow together. Catherine makes a delicate and painterly portrait of the blossoming stems.
About the Artist
Impressionist Catherine McCargar expresses her deep admiration of nature through landscape paintings of Northern California...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1960s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1950s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1940s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1950s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1960s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Early 2000s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Early 2000s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Graphite
1970s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1970s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1980s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1980s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1980s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1980s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1980s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1970s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Artist Comments
Artist Catherine McCargar presents a bright and lively impressionist rendering of flowers and leaves. They bloom profusely in a garden, celebrating abundance and color. The flowers, dahlias, roses, and pansies, growing so closely together, resemble a bouquet. "I am equally interested in gardening pursuits as I am in creating paintings," shares Catherine.
About the Artist
Impressionist Catherine McCargar expresses her deep admiration of nature through landscape paintings of Northern California. While she is well-versed in a range of media, her preferred medium for painting is watercolor. The fluidity of the paint allows her to capture the muted undertones and the fleeting light found in the natural world. While the backgrounds of her paintings are impressionistic, the foregrounds of her paintings are often highly detailed, showcasing her technical mastery over her medium.
Words that describe this painting: flora, nature, garden, roses, spring, summer, season, flora, flowers, dahlia, pansy, pansies, botanical, watercolor, paper, impressionism, impressionism, flora, watercolor painting, green
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1980s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1980s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Archival Paper
1980s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
