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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
Paris Café Scene Watercolour Bar Restaurant Interior Figurative Painting
Paris Café Scene Watercolour Bar Restaurant Interior Figurative Painting

Paris Café Scene Watercolour Bar Restaurant Interior Figurative Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French Post-Cubist Paris Café Interior Figurative Watercolour Painting Laure Noetzin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) Size: 14.75 x 12.25 inches (height × width) Medium: Watercolour on paper...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Spanish Pine Tree Landscape Country Road Watercolour on Handmade Paper
Spanish Pine Tree Landscape Country Road Watercolour on Handmade Paper

Spanish Pine Tree Landscape Country Road Watercolour on Handmade Paper

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

**Title:** Spanish Pine Tree Landscape Country Road Watercolour on Handmade Paper **Artist:** European School, 20th century **Medium:** Watercolour on handmade paper, unframed **S...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Modernist Rolling Hills Country Landscape Watercolour on Handmade Paper
Modernist Rolling Hills Country Landscape Watercolour on Handmade Paper

Modernist Rolling Hills Country Landscape Watercolour on Handmade Paper

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

**Title:** Modernist Rolling Hills Country Landscape Watercolour on Handmade Paper **Artist:** British School / European School, 20th century **Medium:** Watercolour on handmade pa...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Mediterranean Pine Tree Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper
Mediterranean Pine Tree Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper

Mediterranean Pine Tree Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

**Title:** Mediterranean Pine Tree Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper **Artist:** European School, 20th century **Medium:** Watercolour on handmade paper, unframed ...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

British Countryside Landscape Dramatic Sky Green Fields Watercolor Painting
British Countryside Landscape Dramatic Sky Green Fields Watercolor Painting

British Countryside Landscape Dramatic Sky Green Fields Watercolor Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: British Countryside Landscape Dramatic Sky Green Fields Watercolor Painting Artist: British School (mid 20th century) Medium: watercolor painting on artists paper, unframed Si...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Stylised Woodland Landscape Trees Riverbank Decorative Gouache Painting
Stylised Woodland Landscape Trees Riverbank Decorative Gouache Painting

Stylised Woodland Landscape Trees Riverbank Decorative Gouache Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Stylised Woodland Landscape Trees Riverbank Decorative Gouache Painting Artist: Unknown artist (mid 20th century) Medium: Gouache on artists paper, unframed Size: 3.25 x 6 inc...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Altea Spain Coastal Church Mediterranean Landscape Watercolor Sketch
Altea Spain Coastal Church Mediterranean Landscape Watercolor Sketch

Altea Spain Coastal Church Mediterranean Landscape Watercolor Sketch

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Altea Spain Coastal Church Mediterranean Landscape Watercolor Sketch Artist: English School (early to mid 20th century) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper, unframed Size: 7.7...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Altea Spain Coastal Church Mediterranean Landscape Watercolor Sketch
Altea Spain Coastal Church Mediterranean Landscape Watercolor Sketch

Altea Spain Coastal Church Mediterranean Landscape Watercolor Sketch

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Altea Spain Coastal Church Mediterranean Landscape Watercolor Sketch French School (mid 20th century) Watercolor on artists paper, unframed 7.75 x 11.25 inches (height x width) Not s...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Paris Café Scene Watercolour Bar Restaurant Interior Figurative Painting
Paris Café Scene Watercolour Bar Restaurant Interior Figurative Painting

Paris Café Scene Watercolour Bar Restaurant Interior Figurative Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Paris café interior scene, watercolour (20th century) Watercolour on paper, unframed. Size: 14.75 x 12.25 inches (height x width) Unsigned. Condition: good vintage condition with vis...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Delicate Ink Sketch of Peonies Minimalist Floral Study
Delicate Ink Sketch of Peonies Minimalist Floral Study

Delicate Ink Sketch of Peonies Minimalist Floral Study

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Minimalist Floral Study fine pen drawing on artist paper painting: 11.5 x 8.5 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: very good and sound condition Description: Th...

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20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ballpoint Pen

Pine trees in a river valley with the Blue Ridge Mountains - American School
Pine trees in a river valley with the Blue Ridge Mountains - American School

Pine trees in a river valley with the Blue Ridge Mountains - American School

Located in Middletown, NY

An unfinished but spirited plein-air composition of what appears to be the Shenandoah or Potomac River valley with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the distance. Watercolor on board with...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon, Watercolor, Board

Fishing Boats Harbour Scene with Seagulls British Coastal Watercolour Painting
Fishing Boats Harbour Scene with Seagulls British Coastal Watercolour Painting

Fishing Boats Harbour Scene with Seagulls British Coastal Watercolour Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Fishing Boats Harbour Scene with Seagulls British Coastal Watercolour Painting by John Steane (b.1931) Size: 15.75 inches (height) x 20 inches (width) watercolor painting on ...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Lush Countryside Landscape
Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Lush Countryside Landscape

Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Lush Countryside Landscape

By Josine Vignon

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Lush Countryside Landscape Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19 (height) x ...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Rehearsal, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" — Mid-Century American Impressionism

Rehearsal, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" — Mid-Century American Impressionism

By Robert Philipp

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Robert Philipp, 'Rehearsal, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" ', color pastel, c. 1957. Unsigned. A fine, atmospheric rendering, on warm gray charcoal paper; a reinforced crease (1/2 inch) across the bottom left sheet corner; otherwise in very good condition. Image and sheet size 17 1/2 x 21 3/4 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Provenance: Art Students League, from the artist’s personal portfolio. ABOUT THE ARTIST Robert Philipp (1895–1981) was a celebrated American Post-Impressionist painter known for his nudes, still lifes, and portraits. Noted art critic Henry McBride named Philipp one of America's top six painters of his generation. Philipp was an instructor of painting at the Art Students League, New York, for 33 years. Philipp was Secretary of the National Academy of Design, a National Academician, and a Benjamin Franklin Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts in London. His composition and painting style has been compared to the art of Edgar Degas and Pierre Auguste Renoir. In 1940, Philipp was invited to Los Angeles by Hollywood producer Louis B. Mayer to paint portraits of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie stars. The same year, Walter Wanger, producer of ‘The Long Voyage Home’, directed by John Ford and based on plays by Eugene O'Neill, contracted with Reeves Lewenthal, head of the Associated American Artists gallery in Manhattan, to bring nine well-known artists to the set and paint scenes from the movie and portraits of the actors in character. The artists included Robert Philipp, Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, Ernest Fiene, George Schreiber, Luis Quintanilla...

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1950s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

French Village Rooftops Chateau Church Red Ink Architectural Drawing
French Village Rooftops Chateau Church Red Ink Architectural Drawing

French Village Rooftops Chateau Church Red Ink Architectural Drawing

By Bernard Labbe

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Village Rooftops Chateau Church Red Ink Architectural Drawing Artist: Bernard Labbe, French mid 20th century Medium: Red ink on paper, unframed Size: 11.75 x 8.25 inche...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Pencil

Interior Scenes of a Victorian Home - Watercolor by David Mode Payne
Interior Scenes of a Victorian Home - Watercolor by David Mode Payne

Interior Scenes of a Victorian Home - Watercolor by David Mode Payne

Located in Soquel, CA

Stately pair of watercolors by David Mode Payne (American, 1907-1985). The scene depicted is an interior of an opulent room, with finely crafted furniture and paintings hanging on a ...

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1940s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

1940's Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides
1940's Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides

1940's Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides

By Geneviève Thomas

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil. The sketch is original, vintage and me...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Sierra Nevada Spain Mountain Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper
Sierra Nevada Spain Mountain Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper

Sierra Nevada Spain Mountain Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

**Title:** Sierra Nevada Spain Mountain Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper **Artist:** European School, 20th century **Medium:** Watercolour on handmade paper, unframed **Size:** 7.75 x 11.25 inches **Signature:** Unsigned **Stamped verso:** No stamp visible from the images provided **Provenance:** Private collection **Condition:** Fair to good vintage condition. The handmade paper shows age toning, surface marks, pinholes, creasing, handling wear and irregular deckled edges. There are visible losses, nicks and roughness to the lower edge, with further wear and small losses to the corners and outer margins. The painted image remains atmospheric, decorative and visually appealing. **Description:** A striking 20th century European School watercolour landscape, painted on textured handmade paper and inscribed verso **Sierra Nevada Spain**. The composition depicts a dramatic mountain range with snow-covered peaks, layered slopes and a dark band of distant cloud or sea beyond. The scene has a bold, simplified quality, combining the atmosphere of a travel study with the structure of a modernist landscape. The painting is particularly appealing for its graphic treatment of mountain forms. The artist reduces the Sierra Nevada view into broad planes of muted blue, grey, brown, ochre and cream, allowing the snowy ridges and angular slopes to stand out clearly against the darker background. The result is atmospheric yet design-led, with the mountain landscape arranged almost as a series of abstract colour fields. The handmade paper adds considerable character to the work. Its warm natural tone, visible fibres, pinholes and irregular deckled edges give the piece a tactile, artisanal quality, enhancing the sense of the painting as an original travel study or plein air-inspired work. The painted area sits within the sheet, leaving the surrounding handmade paper visible and giving the work a distinctive object-like presence. The verso inscription identifies the subject as **Sierra Nevada Spain**, giving the piece useful topographical and search appeal. The Sierra Nevada mountain range in southern Spain has long attracted artists and travellers for its dramatic peaks, changing light and contrast between high mountain scenery and warmer Mediterranean tones. This watercolour captures that sense of rugged landscape through a restrained but expressive palette. This original work would appeal to collectors of Spanish landscapes, Sierra Nevada paintings...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Finely Detailed British Watercolor Topographical Landscape Scene
Finely Detailed British Watercolor Topographical Landscape Scene

Finely Detailed British Watercolor Topographical Landscape Scene

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size: 10 inches (height) x 14 inches (width) Signed: No Condition: Sound condition Provenance: Private collection Description: This watercolor...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Green Fields Country Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper
Green Fields Country Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper

Green Fields Country Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

**Title:** Green Fields Country Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper **Artist:** European School, 20th century **Medium:** Watercolour on handmade paper, unframed **Size:** x inches **Signature:** Unsigned **Stamped verso:** No stamp visible from the images provided **Provenance:** Private collection **Condition:** Fair to good vintage condition. The handmade paper shows age toning, surface marks, pinholes, handling wear, creasing and irregular deckled edges. There is old tape or adhesive residue visible along the upper edge, with small nicks, roughness and wear to the outer margins. The painted image remains fresh, atmospheric and decorative. **Description:** A subtle 20th century European School watercolour landscape, painted on textured handmade paper and depicting an open countryside view with green fields, distant buildings and a low wooded hillside. The composition is arranged in soft horizontal layers, with pale green fields stretching across the foreground and a darker tree-covered slope rising to the left. The painting is particularly appealing for its quiet modernist treatment of landscape. Rather than describing the scene in exact detail, the artist reduces the countryside into broad washes of green, ochre, blue-grey and brown. The distant buildings and horizon line are lightly suggested, giving the work the feel of a travel study or plein air sketch, focused more on atmosphere and colour than strict topographical precision. The handmade paper adds considerable character to the piece. Its warm natural tone, visible fibres, pinholes and irregular edges give the work a tactile, artisanal quality. The painted image sits within the sheet, leaving the surrounding paper visible and giving the work an attractive object-like presence. The reverse bears an indistinct handwritten inscription, possibly a location or title, though it is not clear enough to confidently identify. The work is therefore catalogued broadly as European School. Its gentle palette and open rural subject would appeal to collectors of country landscapes, modernist watercolours, handmade paper artworks, European travel studies, green field paintings...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Finely Detailed British Watercolor of a Landscape with Trees and Bushes
Finely Detailed British Watercolor of a Landscape with Trees and Bushes

Finely Detailed British Watercolor of a Landscape with Trees and Bushes

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size: 7 inches (height) x 9.75 inches (width) Signed: Yes Condition: Sound condition Provenance: Private collection Description: This watercol...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Landscape Chateau Farmhouse in Fields
Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Landscape Chateau Farmhouse in Fields

Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Landscape Chateau Farmhouse in Fields

By Henri Aime Duhem

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The artist: Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed Title: The French Landscape Medium: gouache on paper, loosely laid over card, unframed card: 9.75 x 12...

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19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

1930's French Impressionist Painting - Young Girl in Blue Dress Rocky Coast Sea
1930's French Impressionist Painting - Young Girl in Blue Dress Rocky Coast Sea

1930's French Impressionist Painting - Young Girl in Blue Dress Rocky Coast Sea

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: French School, EARLY 20TH CENTURY Title: Sur la Plage Medium: watercolour on artists paper Size: painting: 8 x 10 inches Provenance: private collection, ...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Valley View with Pines and Distant Peaks, Sierra Nevada (Possibly Yosemite)
Valley View with Pines and Distant Peaks, Sierra Nevada (Possibly Yosemite)

Valley View with Pines and Distant Peaks, Sierra Nevada (Possibly Yosemite)

By Carl Oscar Borg

Located in Stockholm, SE

This luminous gouache captures a majestic mountain vista, likely set in California’s Sierra Nevada (possibly Yosemite). Two broad granite peaks with sunlit faces dominate the backgro...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Paris Café Interior Red Banquette Figure Watercolour Bar Scene Painting
Paris Café Interior Red Banquette Figure Watercolour Bar Scene Painting

Paris Café Interior Red Banquette Figure Watercolour Bar Scene Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Paris café interior with seated figure, watercolour (20th century) Watercolour on paper, unframed. Size: 14.75 x 12.25 inches (height x width) Unsigned. Condition: good vintage condi...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Coastal Seascape with Boat at Sunset
Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Coastal Seascape with Boat at Sunset

Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Coastal Seascape with Boat at Sunset

By Henri Aime Duhem

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The artist: Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed Title: Sunset Medium: signed gouache on paper, loosely laid over card, unfram...

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19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

untitled (polo player on horseback)
untitled (polo player on horseback)

untitled (polo player on horseback)

By Henry George Keller

Located in Fairlawn, OH

untitled (polo player on horseback) Chalk on tan paper, c. 1920 Unsigned Provenance: Gift of the artist William McGill (Keller's student) Image size: 4 3/8 x 5 ...

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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk

Visitors At A Grand Gallery Archway With Framed Paintings And Ornate Interiors
Visitors At A Grand Gallery Archway With Framed Paintings And Ornate Interiors

Visitors At A Grand Gallery Archway With Framed Paintings And Ornate Interiors

By Anthony Herbert

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Visitors At A Grand Gallery Archway With Framed Paintings And Ornate Interiors By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 11.75 inches (height) x ...

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20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

"Baby's Tears", Hand Augmented 1970s Botanical Screenprint, 96/270
"Baby's Tears", Hand Augmented 1970s Botanical Screenprint, 96/270

"Baby's Tears", Hand Augmented 1970s Botanical Screenprint, 96/270

By Babette Eddleston

Located in Soquel, CA

Whimsical 1970's hand painted botanical silkscreen of baby's tears plant by Babette Joslyn Bauman Eddleston (American, 1922-1990). This limited edition screen print has splashes of color painted in by hand. The edition number 96/270 is written lower left. It is titled "Baby's Tears" and signed "Babette Eddleston...

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1970s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Watercolor by Hungarian artist Ede Halápy, titled "Tavassfal" or "Spring Wall"
Watercolor by Hungarian artist Ede Halápy, titled "Tavassfal" or "Spring Wall"

Watercolor by Hungarian artist Ede Halápy, titled "Tavassfal" or "Spring Wall"

Located in New York, NY

Ede Halápy (Hungarian, 1891-1962) Tavasfall (Spring wall), c. 1940 Watercolor on paper Sight size: 11 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. Framed: 22 1/4 x 21 1/2 in. Signed lower right: Halápy Hungar...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Study of Lucie (Ralph) Belin seated in an interior
Study of Lucie (Ralph) Belin seated in an interior

Study of Lucie (Ralph) Belin seated in an interior

By Edouard Vuillard

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Study of Lucie (Ralph) Belin seated in an interior Graphite on paper, 1915 Signed with the estate stamp, Lugt 909b, the stamp faded from blue to brown (see photo) Provenance: Neffe-D...

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1910s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau

Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"Flowers" by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century) signed bottom right watercolour on paper, unframed painting: 6 x 9.25 inches Delightful early 20th century Fr...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Café Interior with Man and Woman Seated Burgundy Banquette and Parisian Décor
Café Interior with Man and Woman Seated Burgundy Banquette and Parisian Décor

Café Interior with Man and Woman Seated Burgundy Banquette and Parisian Décor

By Anthony Herbert

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Saint Briac Brittany Harbour Scene with Boats and Trees French Coastal Scene By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 10 inches (height) x 13.75...

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20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Solva Harbour View With Boats And Hills Wales 1969 Original Watercolour
Solva Harbour View With Boats And Hills Wales 1969 Original Watercolour

Solva Harbour View With Boats And Hills Wales 1969 Original Watercolour

By Anthony Herbert

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Solva Harbour View With Boats And Hills Wales 1969 Original Watercolour By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on board, unframed Size: 12 inches (height) x 17.25 inch...

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20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Summer Landscape with Farmhouse and Horses, Impressionist Drawing
Summer Landscape with Farmhouse and Horses, Impressionist Drawing

Summer Landscape with Farmhouse and Horses, Impressionist Drawing

Located in Stockholm, Stockholm

This summer landscape with horses grazing in a paddock under the rays of the sun beside a rural farmstead is a finely executed drawing in brown, signed lower right by Swedish female artist Ester Almqvist (1869-1934). A winding path leads the viewer into the composition, where buildings, fences, and vegetation define a cultivated countryside. Two horses stand quietly within the enclosed field, their forms rendered with spare yet assured lines. Above them, the sun shines from a clear sky, its rays spreading outward in rhythmic, hand-drawn strokes that cover all of the sky. The composition is built through a lively and vibrating pen line, where hatching and linear repetition create both texture and luminosity. The warm sepia tone unifies the scene, while the expressive draughtsmanship conveys a sense of immediacy and presence. The motif is elevated through a distinctly personal interpretation of landscape and light. Ester Dorothea Almqvist was born in 1869 in Bromma, Stockholm and died in 1934 in Lund, south Sweden. She emerged as a significant figure in Swedish art at the turn of the twentieth century, initially associated with the National Romantic movement, before later contributing to the introduction of modernist tendencies in Sweden through a highly individual synthesis of Neo Impressionist and Expressionist elements. Her early life was shaped by a religious and intellectually engaged environment. Almqvist lived her entire life with a physical disability caused by a spinal deformity, which limited her mobility but did not prevent her from pursuing an artistic career. Following her mother’s death, Almqvist broke with her earlier environment and relocated to Skåne, where she would spend the greater part of her professional life. The landscapes of southern Sweden became central to her artistic production and provided the basis for many of her most characteristic works. Her artistic education began at Tekniska skolan in Stockholm (1888–1891), where she received foundational training in drawing and design. She continued her studies through private lessons with the history painter Gustaf Cederström, but chose not to apply to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Instead, she pursued further training at Valand Art School in Gothenburg, where instruction was led by prominent artists such as Carl Larsson and Richard Bergh. She also studied for a period at the Konstnärsförbundet’s school (Artists' Association), under the guidance of Per Hasselberg and Bruno Liljefors...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Giovanni Boldini drawing of a lady, Italian 19th Century
Giovanni Boldini drawing of a lady, Italian 19th Century

Giovanni Boldini drawing of a lady, Italian 19th Century

By Giovanni Boldini

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931) Etude de femme au ruban noir Signed with atelier stamp (lower left), further inscribed, signed and dated by Emilia Boldini (the artist’s wife) `no 77 le_ atelier Boldini. Emilia Boldini Carbona 1931’ (on the reverse) Black crayon on paper 11.7/8 x 8.7/8 in. (30 x 22.5 cm.) Emilia’s inscription on the reverse from the year of his death. Giovanni Boldini was an Italian genre and portrait painter who lived and worked in Paris for most of his career. According to Time magazine, he was known as the "Master of Swish" because of his flowing style, exemplified by the confident strokes in this fine example. Boldini was born in Ferrara, the son of a painter of religious subjects, and in 1862 went to Florence for six years to study and pursue painting. He only infrequently attended classes at the Academy of Fine Arts, but in Florence, met other realist painters known as the Macchiaioli, who were Italian precursors to Impressionism. Their influence is seen in Boldini's landscapes which show his spontaneous response to nature, although it is for his portraits that he became best known. Moving to London, Boldini attained success as a portraitist, painting notable members of society including Lady Holland and the Duchess of Westminster...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Crayon

Alexander Drysdale, "Louisiana Bayou Scene" - Framed Antique Landscape Painting
Alexander Drysdale, "Louisiana Bayou Scene" - Framed Antique Landscape Painting

Alexander Drysdale, "Louisiana Bayou Scene" - Framed Antique Landscape Painting

By Alexander Drysdale

Located in New Orleans, LA

A painting by iconic Louisiana painter Alexander Drysdale, in his classic style. As you probably know if you clicked on this, Drysdales grace the mantels of many of New Orleans' nice...

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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil

French Woodland Trees Hillside Landscape Watercolor Sketch Mid Century
French Woodland Trees Hillside Landscape Watercolor Sketch Mid Century

French Woodland Trees Hillside Landscape Watercolor Sketch Mid Century

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Woodland Trees Hillside Landscape Watercolor Sketch Mid Century Artist: French School (mid 20th century) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper, unframed Size: 7.75 x 11 i...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

"Burst of Creativity" (contemporary impressionist floral painting on paper)
"Burst of Creativity" (contemporary impressionist floral painting on paper)

"Burst of Creativity" (contemporary impressionist floral painting on paper)

By Natalya Mougenot

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

In this floral artwork I experience the world of nature through the bright colors of a summer period. While painting, I sought to capture the beauty of summer flowers which are full...

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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

French Mountain Landscape Blue Valley Watercolor Ink Painting Bernard Labbe
French Mountain Landscape Blue Valley Watercolor Ink Painting Bernard Labbe

French Mountain Landscape Blue Valley Watercolor Ink Painting Bernard Labbe

By Bernard Labbe

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Mountain Landscape Blue Valley Watercolor Ink Painting Bernard Labbe Artist: Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) Medium: Watercolor and ink on artists paper laid on...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Finely Detailed British Watercolor Topographical of the Svartisen Glacier
Finely Detailed British Watercolor Topographical of the Svartisen Glacier

Finely Detailed British Watercolor Topographical of the Svartisen Glacier

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size: 10 inches (height) x 14 inches (width) Signed: Yes Condition: Very good and sound condition Provenance: Private collection Description: ...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

1930s French Impressionist Watercolour of A Village, River & Mountain Landscape
1930s French Impressionist Watercolour of A Village, River & Mountain Landscape

1930s French Impressionist Watercolour of A Village, River & Mountain Landscape

By Henri Clamen

Located in Cotignac, FR

French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of a colourful village, spanning a river and mountain landscape by Henri Clamen. The painting is unsigned but was acquired from the art...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Victorian Landscape Watercolour of a Venice Street Market scene style of Turner
Victorian Landscape Watercolour of a Venice Street Market scene style of Turner

Victorian Landscape Watercolour of a Venice Street Market scene style of Turner

By Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

Located in ludlow, GB

Victorian Landscape Watercolour of a Venice Street Market scene very much in the style of Turner Anyone who is a fan of Hercules Brabazon Brabazon will love this painting! Venice ...

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19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Robin Hoods Bay Headland and Shoreline Under Cloudy Sky Yorkshire 1983
Robin Hoods Bay Headland and Shoreline Under Cloudy Sky Yorkshire 1983

Robin Hoods Bay Headland and Shoreline Under Cloudy Sky Yorkshire 1983

By Anthony Herbert

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Robin Hoods Bay Headland and Shoreline Under Cloudy Sky Yorkshire 1983 By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 8.75 inches (height) x 11 inches...

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20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

French Hilltop Castle Fortified Cliff Landscape Sanguine Watercolour
French Hilltop Castle Fortified Cliff Landscape Sanguine Watercolour

French Hilltop Castle Fortified Cliff Landscape Sanguine Watercolour

By Bernard Labbe

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Hilltop Castle Fortified Cliff Landscape Sanguine Watercolour Artist: Bernard Labbe, French mid 20th century Medium: Watercolour and ink on paper, laid to mount card, u...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen, Watercolor

“Venice, 1889” San Pietro di Castello Canals American Impressionist Watercolor
“Venice, 1889” San Pietro di Castello Canals American Impressionist Watercolor

“Venice, 1889” San Pietro di Castello Canals American Impressionist Watercolor

Located in Yardley, PA

“Venice, 1889” by Louis Ritter (American, 1854-1892). A fantastic example of Ritter’s renowned European watercolors. This beautifully poised composition captures the sun-washed faça...

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1880s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Vintage Watercolor Still Life -- The Antique Store Santa Cruz
Vintage Watercolor Still Life -- The Antique Store Santa Cruz

Vintage Watercolor Still Life -- The Antique Store Santa Cruz

By Ross Jones

Located in Soquel, CA

Vintage Watercolor Still Life -- The Antique Store Santa Cruz Watercolor of an antiques store titled "Paradox" by Ross Jones (American, 20th century). Signed "Ross Jones" lower right...

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1980s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Shetland Fishing Nets and Lobster Pots with Ruin by the Sea 1985 Watercolour
Shetland Fishing Nets and Lobster Pots with Ruin by the Sea 1985 Watercolour

Shetland Fishing Nets and Lobster Pots with Ruin by the Sea 1985 Watercolour

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Shetland Fishing Nets and Lobster Pots with Ruin by the Sea 1985 Watercolour by John Steane (b.1931) Size: 15.75 inches (height) x 20 inches (width) Inscribed verso: “Shetland...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Misty Dunkeld Scotland Hills w. Sheep, Late 19th Century Scottish Landscape W/C
Misty Dunkeld Scotland Hills w. Sheep, Late 19th Century Scottish Landscape W/C

Misty Dunkeld Scotland Hills w. Sheep, Late 19th Century Scottish Landscape W/C

By H. L. Radford

Located in Soquel, CA

Stunning late 19th century landscape of misty purple hills dotted with small sheep in the Scottish highlands near Dunkeld by Boston artist Miss H. L. Radford (19th Century). Signed a...

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1890s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Winter Landscape. Horizontal landscape painting, snow forest, impressionism
Winter Landscape. Horizontal landscape painting, snow forest, impressionism

Winter Landscape. Horizontal landscape painting, snow forest, impressionism

By Olga Ibadullayeva

Located in Oslo, NO

"Winter Landscape" is a watercolor that captures the stark, moody transition of light over a frozen plain. The painting explores the "blue hour" of a winter evening, where the cold e...

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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Pink Abundance, 'Oillets', Still life of Flowers In a Vase, Homage a Manet.
Pink Abundance, 'Oillets', Still life of Flowers In a Vase, Homage a Manet.

Pink Abundance, 'Oillets', Still life of Flowers In a Vase, Homage a Manet.

Located in Cotignac, FR

A watercolour and gouache on paper of pink chrysanthemums or oillets in a vase. The painting is monogram signed bottom right but as yet undeciphered. The painting is framed in a mode...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Impressionist drawings and watercolor paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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