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
Figurative Landscape -- Visiting the Temple
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful figurative landscape of a crowd of people visiting a temple in Nepal by Alok Gurung (Nepalese, late 20th Century). Signature, date, and location are in lower left corner, "...
Category
1990s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
'Seated Nude', American Modernist Graphite Figural Study
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "M. Decker" (for Michael Decker, American, 20th century) and created circa 1975.
An elegant graphite and india ink figural study of a young woman shown seated an...
Category
1970s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Graphite
Vue of Chiloa Bridge, Japan
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Vue of Chiloa Bridge, Japan" c.1950 is an watercolor on paper by noted American artist Joseph Morgan Henninger, 1906-1996 It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The artwork size is 21 x 28.65 inches, framed is 28.5 x 35.85 inches. Framed in original wooden gold frame, with fabric liner. It is in very good condition.
About the artist:
Joseph Morgan Henninger (May 15, 1906 – March 7, 1999) was an American artist and illustrator. He was born in Elwood, Indiana and died In Pacific Palisades, California.
Joseph Henninger...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Fishing Boat
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract fishing boat by California artist Virginia Hughins (Virginia Brubaker DeWolf), (American, 1923-2004). Signed "Hughins" lower right. Unframed. 9.5"H x 11.5"L.
Hughins was a...
Category
1970s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
California Seascape, Botanical Study - Double Sided Mid Century Watercolor
By Doris Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
Double-sided mid century watercolor of Pleasure Point Cove, Monterey Bay by listed artist Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). On verso is a beautiful botanical watercolor study....
Category
1960s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Sailboats at Dock Watercolor by Carl Broemel Original Arts and Crafts Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Original watercolor of sailboats at dock by well listed artist Carl Broemel. This work is stunning with wonderful colors and movement. This piece is also housed in the original hand carved arts and crafts frame.
Carl William Broemel...
Category
1940s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Edge of the Lake Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous landscape of the edge of a lake with mountains in the background by a California watercolor artist.. Signed in pencil in the lowe...
Category
1980s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
59th Street Bridge, Pennsylvania Impressionist Watercolor Cityscape
Located in Doylestown, PA
"59th Street Bridge" is a 22" x 30" watercolor on paper cityscape of the Brooklyn Bridge and city skyline, painted by Pennsylvania Impressionist and...
Category
1940s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
French 19th century Pen and Ink landscapes from a sketch folder
Located in Woodbury, CT
Interesting and well-drawn French late 19th-century landscape sketch in pen and ink .
Emile Cagniart was born in Paris where he would remain for his sixty years. Like many young asp...
Category
1890s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Snowy Pine - Minimal Winter Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Minimal winter landscape bordering on abstraction in earthy neutral tones of a pine tree in the snow, which the artist depicts using negative space, under a dark winter sky by Cheryl...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Vertical Purple Abstract
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract composition by Les Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Unsigned, but was acquired from the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California. No frame.
Les (Leslie Luverne) Anders...
Category
1980s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Cyan Tide Pool, Mid-Century Coastal Seascape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene mid-century seascape of a vivid cyan blue coastal tide pool by Joseph Yeager (American, 20th Century). Signed "Joe Yeager" in the lower right corner....
Category
1960s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Paper, Watercolor
Hay stacks. 1981. Oil on cardboard, 22x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Hay stacks. 1981. Oil on cardboard, 22x30 cm
Category
1980s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Mid Century Landscape -- Blue Mountain
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid mid century watercolor landscape of piercing blue mountains overshadowing a golden valley by an unknown artist. Signed "A.D. 1966" lower right. Pre...
Category
1960s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Composition with split bowl. Watercolor on paper, 73x54 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Composition with split bowl. (Bilateral) Watercolor on paper, 73x54 cm
Jekabs Arturs Springis
(1907– 2004) Painter, Latvia
1924 – 1927 – he learned at Aizpute Secondary School
1...
Category
1980s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
New England Landscape, Watercolor by Allen Tucker
By Allen Tucker
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Allen Tucker, American (1866 - 1939)
Title: New England Landscape
Year: 1936
Medium: Watercolor, signed and dated
Size: 19 in. x 28 in. (...
Category
1930s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Veteran Cypress at Carmel California by Hugh Moran 1936
Located in Soquel, CA
Veteran Cypress at Carmel California by Hugh Moran 1936
Pastel painting of the Veteran Cypress at Carmel, California 1936 by Portrait and landscape artist Hugh Moran (American 19th-20th C.) A Califronia artist whom in 1949 was commissioned to paint Herbert Hoovers...
Category
1930s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Primroses and Fruit Still Life
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor still life of primroses and fruit by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Signed "Les Anderson" bottom left. Unframed. Image size: 15"H x 23"W
Le...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Still Life with Succulent Meditation
By Noel Howard
Located in Soquel, CA
Still life with succulent on a royal blue tile floor, with a section of an oriental rug, pillows, and a mug of tea visible in the periphery by Noel Howard (American, 20th Century). S...
Category
1970s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Conté, Crayon, Laid Paper
Winter Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful winter watercolor landscape of a snowy scene by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Signed "Marieteresa" lower right. Presented in a giltwood frame. Image size, 8"H...
Category
1970s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Vintage Harvest and Candle Still Life
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful watercolor still-life of a bountiful harvest of fruits and vegetables on a bright purple tablecloth with a single tall candle by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 192...
Category
1980s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mountain Meadow in Autumn, Mount St. Helens Oregon Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene mountain landscape of Mount St. Helens, Oregon, featuring autumn trees in a meadow and distant epic mountain range by Richard "Dick" Turnland (American, 1933-2015). Signed "R. Turnland" lower right. Image size: 16" H X 21.5 " L.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, “Dick” Turnland lived in Ocean Beach San Francisco...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
House on the Hill - Landscape
By Doris Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor painting of a house at the end of a hill by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Doris Ann Warner began as an Abstract Expressionist painter, but was primarily ...
Category
1970s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Dishes with olives 1984, watercolor on paper, 74, 5 x 55 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Dishes with olives. 1984, watercolor on paper, 74,5x55 cm
Jekabs Arturs Springis
(1907– 2004) Painter, Latvia
1924 – 1927 – he learned at Aizpute Secondary School
1927 – 1930 – l...
Category
1980s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Nude
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Nude" 1947 is a watercolor on paper by noted California (German/American) artist Ernst Stolz, 1901-1989. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by the artist....
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Old Factory
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Arnold Grossman (American, 1923-2016)
Title: The Old Factory
Year: c.1980
Medium: Watercolor
Paper: Watercolor paper
Size image: 16 x 21 in...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Young Lady in Profile
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Young Lady in Profile (Dorothy Gibson)
Graphite on paper, c. 1915
Signed lower right (see photo).
The sitter for this drawing, along with a huge number of Harrison Fisher’s works, i...
Category
1910s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Cadillac Corner, Venice CA
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Arnold Grossman (American, 1923-2016)
Title: Cadillac Corner, Venice CA
Year: 1983
Medium: Watercolor
Paper: Watercolor paper
Size image: 1...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century Portrait of a Young Mexican Girl
Located in Soquel, CA
Watercolor portrait of a young Mexican girl by Joseph Yeager (American, 20th Century). Signed "Joe Yeager" in the lower right corner. This piece is on hea...
Category
1960s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Until Now, 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 human form, whilst port...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Italy. Paper, mixed media, 33х24 сm
Located in Riga, LV
Italy. Paper, mixed media, 33х24 сm
Category
1950s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Wildflower Bouquet Still-Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century floral watercolor still-life of a bouquet of colorful wildflowers by Jane Boyd (20th Century), c.1960s. The beautiful bouquet features a coral pink flower in fu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Three Graces Fantasy Fashion Illustration - Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
For your consideration, we have a pen and ink drawing of an interpretation of The Three Graces, who strike a pose for a 1930s fashion ad. In Greek mythology, they were goddesses w...
Category
1930s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Board
British Impressionist Painting Winding River Nestled In The Countryside
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
signed original watercolour painting on artistic paper, unframed
size: 10 x 14 inches
condition: overall very good, ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Pencil Sketch of Girl Nude Posing - Early 20th Century by Bruno Beran
By Bruno Beran
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Bruno was born in 1888 in Bruenn, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was the youngest son of a well-to-do family of textile manufacturers.
Bruno was a delicate child, but...
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1930s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Party discussion. 1961, paper, mixed technique, 30x20 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Adolfs Zardins
(1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter.
Only in 1990 his relatives give his artistic heritage to publicity.
“I am 58, and in five Years my c...
Category
1960s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
"Estudiante" - Portrait of a Mexican Girl
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Mexican girl in church by Joseph Yeager (early-mid 20th Century) on heavy bond watercolor paper with ragged edges. Signed "Joe Yeager" in th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
'Paris, Notre-Dame and Pont de l'Archevêché' CAC, ASL President, CWS President
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, in graphite, 'Julian E Garnsey' (American, 1887-1969), titled, verso, 'Notre Dame and Pont de l'Archeveche' and dated 'May 11, 1961'. Old label verso.
Born in Ne...
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1960s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolours Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flowers"
by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century)
set of 2
watercolour on paper, unframed
left painting : 5.75 x 5 inches, signed bottom left
right painting: 5....
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Fishing Boats Venice - British 19thC Impressionist painting Staithes School Art
By Frederick William Jackson
Located in London, GB
A fresh and vibrant watercolour which is signed and dated to circa 1890 by Frederick William Jackson - the Yorkshire Staithes Impressionist who travelled in Europe in the 19th century. It depicts fishing boats in Venice...
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19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century Watercolor Landscape -- Boats at the Dock
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful watercolor of boats next to a dock with tall trees in the background by Mike Strouth (American, 20th Century). Signed "Strouth" lower ri...
Category
1960s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Summer day. 1994, oil on cardboard, 45x58 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Summer day. 1994, oil on cardboard, 45x58 cm
Edgars Vinters (1919-2014)
Edgars Vinters is working in oil, watercolor and monotype techniques. He paints landscapes in different seaso...
Category
1990s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
In the yard 1950. Pastel on paper, 65x49.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
In the yard. 1950. Pastel on paper, 65x49,5 cm
Category
1950s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Paul emile Lecomte. Paris, The Carrousel and the Louvre, pencil on paper, signed
Located in PARIS, FR
Provenance: Family of the artist, studio sale. Framing options available upon request.
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Born in Paris, the French painter Paul Lec...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Yellow Flower 02, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By Helal Uddin
Located in Yardley, PA
This is one of my studio paintings. I love watercolor because it’s a very challenging medium. I used Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors with world-class acid-free Arches 300gsm wa...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Saving Grace, Original Contemporary Impressionist Pastel Landscape Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Saving Grace, Original Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Painting, 2020
12" x 16" (HxW) Pastel on Paper
A pastural landscape is depicted with soft strokes of pastel in shades of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Redish Egret, American Impressionist Watercolor Painting by Robin Hill
By Robin Hill
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robin Hill, Australian (1932 - ) - Redish Egret, Year: 1972, Medium: Watercolor, signed, Size: 27 x 20 in. (68.58 x 50.8 cm), Frame Size: 38.5 x 31 in. (97.79 x 78.74 cm)
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1970s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Rocky Landscape Watercolor
By Julie Gilbert Pollard
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful rocky landscape watercolor by Julie Gilbert Pollard (American, 20th Century). Signed "J. Gilbert Pollard" and dated "87" lower right. Presented in a metal frame. Image: 15....
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1980s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
'Menton, France', École des Beaux-Arts, student of Gustave Boulanger and Gerome
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'A.F. Gorguet' for Auguste François Gorguet (French, 1862-1927), titled 'Menton' and dated with roman numerals 'XI' for 1911; bearing old 'P. Navez' exhibition lab...
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1910s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Board
'Vancouver Girl', Young Woman with Bobbed Copper Hair, AIC, Paris, New York
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed verso, 'George Wilburton Colby' (American, 1859-1922) and dated 1920.
George Colby was a member of the old Art League and a life member of the Chicago Art Institute. After hi...
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Illustration Board
St John's College Cambridge University watercolour The River, Scholars Before
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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Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Irises and Roses in Basket - Italian 19th Century art floral still life painting
By Ermocrate Bucchi
Located in London, GB
This lovely floral is an original and very rare to find large watercolour. It is a stunning floral arrangement by famous Italian floral artist Ermocrate Bucchi. Bucchi is a well list...
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19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor
Winter landscape. 1980. Oil on cardboard, 24x32.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Winter landscape. 1980. Oil on cardboard, 24x32.5 cm
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1980s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Day in Saint-Petersburg Watercolor cityscape
Located in Zofingen, AG
The watercolor painting of St. Petersburg is a painting about the romance of a St. Petersburg day, because this city is beautiful in any weather) The painting of St. Petersburg is pa...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Watercolor
John Chetcuti "Fishermen" Original Watercolor c.1950
By John Chetcuti
Located in San Francisco, CA
John Chetcuti "Fishermen" Original Watercolor c.1950
Watercolor dimensions 11" wide x 7" high
The frame measures 18.25" wide x 14.5" high
Signed in the lower right corner
Good vi...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Woman with Hat, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting with yellow background Painted in 2024 :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: ...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor
Landscape. 2007. Oil on cardboard, 22x30, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Landscape. 2007. Oil on cardboard, 22x30,5 cm
Edgars Vinters (1919-2014)
Edgars Vinters is working in oil, watercolor and monotype techniques. He paints landscapes in different seas...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
CanâEt Sleep, 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 human form, whilst port...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
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