Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor 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
Preliminary Study for the painting Rose and Gold, 1913
By William McGregor Paxton
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preliminary Study for the painting Rose and Gold, 1913
Graphite on paper, 1913
Signed in pencil lower left (see photo)
Titlted "Lizzy Young" in pencil upper left (see photo)
Lizzy wa...
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1910s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Sketch of a woman's head in profile
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Sketch of a woman's head in profile
Graphite on paper, c. 1900-1910
Unsigned
Condition: Excellent
Tiny tear upper right near hinge (repaired and bearly visible)
Sheet size: 4 5/8 x 3...
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1910s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Portrait of a Man with White Hair and Mustache in Pastel on Artist's Board
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Man with White Hair and Mustache in Pastel on Cardstock
Portrait of a man by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). The man is looking directly at the viewer, with a neutr...
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1950s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Canvas, Cardboard
Rouen
Located in New York, NY
This is an original oil painting the artist entitled: "Notre Neige" (Notre Dame in the Snow).
The artist is born in France and is the son of the American painter Frank Meyers Boggs a...
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Rouen
By Frank Will
Located in New York, NY
"Rouen" is a watercolor by Frank- Will , it is extremely large in size and from an important place in the history of France. This is where the tower of Joan of Arc is located and wh...
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Sugar figs"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Dear art lover,
I have worked on a new series of small oil paintings. This is the one of them. This series is dedicated to the scenes of everyday life.
This painting is called "Su...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
“The Mountains of St. Maurice”
By Dodge Macknight
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper of the mountains of Saint Maurice in Switzerland by the well known American artist, Dodge MacKnight. Signed lower left and titled and dated 189...
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1890s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
French Impressionist Portrait Drawing, 'The Art Lesson'
Located in Cotignac, FR
Pencil study portrait drawing of a child painting at an easel by French artist Charles-Jean Agard. The work is signed bottom left and presented in a carved wood and gilt frame with m...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Handmade Paper, Pencil
"Potted cacti"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Dear art lover,
I have worked on a new series of small oil paintings. This is the one of them. This series is dedicated to the scenes of everyday life.
This painting is called "Po...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Apero time"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Dear art lover,
I have worked on a new series of small oil paintings. This is the one of them. This series is dedicated to the scenes of everyday life.
This painting is called "Ap...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fishing in a Lake
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Man Fishing in a Lake" c.1980, is a gouache on paper by noted Montana artist Shirley Cleary, b.1942. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Beach vibes"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Dear art lover,
I have worked on a new series of small oil paintings. This is the one of them. This series is dedicated to the scenes of everyday life.
This painting is called "Be...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Frida"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Dear art lover,
I have worked on a new series of small oil paintings. This is the one of them.
This painting celebrates the beauty, the talent and a strong character of every woman...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century City Architectural Winter Scene
By Henri Miloch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris: City Winter Scene
by Henri Miloch (1898-1979)
watercolour and gouache painting with charcoal on artist's paper, unframed
Sheet: 9.75 x 13.5 inches
Intriguing painting by the...
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1940s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor, Gouache
Tangerine girl
Located in Sempach, LU
Once upon a time where is a girl who loved tangerines most of all, sometimes it seemed that she herself was a tangerine princess - in the evening light her skin seemed orange and sme...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tempera
"Lady with her orange beach hat"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Dear art lover,
I have worked on a new series of small oil paintings. This is the one of them. This series is dedicated to the scenes of everyday life.
This painting is called "La...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Guiding the Herd
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Guiding the Herd" 1967 is a watercolor and ink on paper by noted Uruguayan artist Enrique Castells Capurro, 1913-1997. It is signed and dated at the lower left c...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Études d'après nature by Camille Pissarro - Work on paper
Located in London, GB
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Études d'après nature by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)
Études de femme, visages, chèvres et rocher
Pencil o...
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19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Determination, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Étang de Cernay by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Watercolour
Located in London, GB
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Étang de Cernay by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Watercolour and pencil on paper
24.5 x 35.5 cm (9 ⅝ x 13 ⅝...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Paper, Watercolor
Summer highlights Boats at the sea Watercolor painting
Located in Sempach, LU
The sea painting in watercolor with a beautiful, saturated landscape with yachts in the bright rays of the afternoon sun. The painting of the Sea and the ship is based on memories of...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
La Seine à Paris by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Work on Paper, Paris scene
Located in London, GB
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La Seine à Paris by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961)
Pencil on paper
22.5 x 28.3 cm (8 ⁷/₈ x 11 ¹/₈ inches)
S...
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1930s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Edouard Dufeu (1836-1900) A Fantastic scene by a lake, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Edouard Dufeu (1836-1900)
A Fantastic scene by a lake
Charcoal on paper
Signed lower right
23,5 x 30,5 cm
Framed under glass : 43 x 51 cm
This fantastic scene, the subject of whic...
Category
1880s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Lonely go-go dancer
Located in Sempach, LU
Experimental work done live on a thick red paper with industrial marker and tempera. Inspired by the eponymous song by Mark Almond:
"Lonely go-go dancer
Dancing in crazy foam
Surroun...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tempera
British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting Busy Figures By Rowing Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
original gouache painting on artist paper, unframed
size: 12 x 15 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for an...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Brittany, Pig Fair Pastel By Louis Fortuney
Located in Pasadena, CA
Louis Fortuney (1878-1950), also known simply as “Fortuney”, was a French pastellist. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and in Paris and developed a personal style n...
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
The Jurassic Coast, Dorset.
By Ruskin Spear
Located in Cotignac, FR
An English watercolour on paper coastal scene signed with initials 'RS' bottom right. Presented in its original gilt wood frame under glass with trade label to the backboard from Dei...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Life, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Rocky English Coastline Sea British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
signed original gouache painting on paper stuck on board, unframed
size: 12 x 16 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as i...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Beached Wreck of a Boat Coastal Scene British 20thC Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
original gouache painting on board, unframed
size: 11 x 18 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for an unfram...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Hero, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
"Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, Paris" - Watercolor Drawing of French Street Scene
Located in Soquel, CA
"Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, Paris" - Watercolor Drawing of French Street Scene
Vintage sketch of a 1920's Paris street scene by E. (Elizabeth) (Elisa...
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting Elegant Figures Gossiping
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
original gouache painting on board, unframed
size: 15 x 11 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for an unfram...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Industrial Ship Dockyard British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
original watercolour painting on board, unframed
size: 11 x 16 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for an un...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Clingendael – 16-03-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Love Doing Landscapes This graphite pencil drawing ‘Clingendael – 16-03-23’ follows shortly after my last one of Castle Wittenburg two days ago. Frankly I just love doing la...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Protection, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting Prepping The Rowing Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
signed original gouache painting on board, unframed
size: 14 x 17 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for an...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Gouache
English Country House Landscape British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
signed original gouache painting on board, unframed
size: 10 x 15 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for an...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting Pair Of Boats Waiting On Sand
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
original gouache painting on artist paper, unframed
size: 12 x 16.5 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Imagination, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Castle ‘De Wittenburgâe âe 14-03-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Still Gloomy This graphite pencil drawing ‘Castle ‘De Wittenburg’ – 14-03-23’ is a sound cry for Spring. Dates put in former drawings indicate I sometimes started to dra...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting Man Standing in Green Field
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
original gouache painting on board, unframed
size: 13 x 12.75 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for an unf...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Upheaval, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Charcoal
Hurt, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Charcoal
"Profile of Omda" (FRAMED) Drawing 14" x 10" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Located in Culver City, CA
"Profile of Omda" (FRAMED) Drawing 14" x 10" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Abdel Zaher is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Helwan and has been painting for three decades and has...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting Red Sailing Boat In Grey Docks
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
original watercolour painting on board, unframed
size: 11 x 16 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for an un...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor
Harbour Serenade, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Drawing inspiration from a boathouse floating on the water at Coal Harbour in Vancouver, artist Maurice Dionne paints this idle watercolor scene. In the foregro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor
American Beauty, Original Painting
By Judy Mudd
Located in San Francisco, CA
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor
Horse & Carriage in Old English Village Lane 20th Century British Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
signed original gouache painting on board, unframed
size: 10.75 x 15.5 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal f...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Gouache
small oil landscape on cardboard "Village 2"
Located in Sempach, LU
small landscape in oil on cardboard "Village 2" drawn by Natalya Shiporina. The painting is part of a series of 3 paintings.
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Portrait of Man with Prize Winning Horse 20thC Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
signed original gouache painting on board, unframed
size: 16 x 13 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for an...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Gouache
Hideaway, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original charcoal drawing on paper by James Shipton My works are heavily influenced by the art work of Degas and Gustav Klimt. My desire is to capture the beauty of the human for...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Arab Marketplace (Souk) in Tanta, Egypt - Orientalist
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Housed in a period gold leaf frame.
Inscribed lower left, "Market Place Tanta Egypt". Signed and dated 1874.
William Paton Burton was born 1828, in Madras, India and died December ...
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1870s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Delft – 19-03-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Preparatory Trip This graphite pencil drawing ‘Delft – 19-03-23’ is based on a trip to that city only yesterday. You see, I was visiting the place with my parents in prepara...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Pencil
"Two avocados"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Dear art lover,
I have worked on a new series of small oil paintings. This is the one of them. This series is dedicated to the scenes of everyday life.
This painting is called "Tw...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Canal, Leydon Holland - Gorgeous Impressionist Pastel, water with reflections
Located in ludlow, GB
A wonderful Oil pastel drawing by the artist Terrick Williams. Renowned as the foremost post impressionist painter in the Uk he left a diverse and stunning body of work. This arti...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Oil Pastel
Delft - 24-03-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Consecutive Drawing This graphite pencil drawing ‘Delft – 24-03-23’ follows directly after my last one. In my art statement that goes with it I already told something about ...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
"Keep my secrets"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Dear art lover,
This artwork makes part of my series dedicated to " Women" and in particularly celebrates a special bond and connection between women.
This artwork called " Keep my...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
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