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
'Kneeling 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 showing a young woman kneeling an...
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1970s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Ink
GIRL WADING
Located in Portland, ME
Potthast, Edward H. GIRL WADING. Colored pencil drawing on paper, not dated. Signed recto, lower right "E. Potthast," lower right, and inscribed "Holiday Greetings" and signed "Edw. ...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Asian Market
Located in Brecon, Powys
Very pretty floral watercolour inspired by a street market in Asia.
Matted ready for framing
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Viareggio, Italy
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Nelson H. White was born in New London, Connecticut in 1932. White has been surrounded by art and artists from the time he was born. He received his earliest art instruction from his...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
August Garden
Located in Brecon, Powys
Very pretty floral watercolour from this normally strong coloured abstract artist.
Matted and in perfect condition
Image 11.5" x 14.5" Matted 18" x 22"
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Fairy Tales Watercolor on Paper
By Dewitt M. Lockman
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Fairy tales,
Mixed media on paper, from the artist estate.
actual size 19"x23" framed 34"x39"
Impressionistic style watercolor, drawing, pastel on paper, from the artist Estate.
DeWitt Lockman began painting at the age of four in Brooklyn. By the age of seven, his family had moved to New York, where he worked with the animal painter James H. Beard. He later studied with Nelson Bickford and William Sartain. He was in Europe, principally in France, England, and Holland, from 1891 to 1892 and again from 1901 to 1902. In the years between the two European trips, Lockman painted little, suffering from ill-health. Resuming his artistic activities in the early years of the century, Lockman also served in the Office of Naval Intelligence from 1917 to 1918. He married Evelyn Walker in 1946. Although his oeuvre also includes still life and animal pictures, Lockman was most successful as a portraitist, painting over 500 works in that genre. President Calvin Coolidge, General of the Armies John J. Pershing, and Dr. Nicholas Murray...
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper, Watercolor
Late 19th Century Swiss Farm Scene Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning late 19th century landscape watercolor painting of a farm scene by an unknown artist. Presented in a giltwood frame. Image size, 16"H x 20"L.
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1880s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Rotterdam
Located in Chicago, IL
Albert Lebourg participated in the fourth and fifth Impressionist Exhibitions of 1879 and 1880. The first of these exhibitions included: Caillebotte, Cassatt, Degas, Lebourg, Monet ...
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19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Garden with Fountain
By Florence Vincent Robinson
Located in Boston, MA
Florence Vincent Robinson, American (1874-1937), Garden with Fountain.
Born in the Boston area in 1874, Florence Robinson was known for her vibrant watercolors depicting people, landscapes, and cities. The artist settled in Paris around 1890 and studied with Pierre Vignal, Henri Harpignies, Dagnan Bouveret, and James Abbott McNeil Whistler...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
L'Ambulante
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in 1852 in Reims, Marne, French Impressionist painter, lithographer, watercolorist and etcher Jean-Louis Forain enrolled at the École des Beaux Arts and studied under Jean-Léo...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Etching
"Enchanting forest"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Dear art lover,
I enjoy working on semi-abstract artworks with a touch of impressionism.
This is the one of the artworks which was inspired by the beauty of the south of France and...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Alexander Drysdale, Louisiana Bayou - Framed
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Sorry for reflections in the glass.) A fine Alexander Drysdale oil wash out of an estate here in New Orleans. A classic Drysdale in every way, of good size, in fabulous condition. ...
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1910s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lovely German Cabin and Mountainscape Watercolor
Located in Larchmont, NY
Untitled (Cabin and Mountainscape), 19th Century
Watercolor on paper
6 1/8 x 9 in.
Mat: 10 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.
Category
19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
French Impressionist Watercolour, The River Seine and the Barges of Paris
Located in Cotignac, FR
French mid century watercolour on paper view of the river Seine in Paris.
A very charming watercolour of life on the river Seine. The barges or 'peniches' waiting to be loaded along...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
"Spring green asparagus"
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 " Sp...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Fisherman's Heaven" Aquatic Park Pier San Francisco Russian Artist
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century pastel landscape of small fishing boats along the shore, next to a long curved pier of Aquatic Park Pier San Francisco by an Russian...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Nude Woman from the Back
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant depiction of a nude woman from behind by American artist Bayless (20th Century). The model's hands are raised, adjusting her hair, and the artist has captured the twisting an...
Category
1950s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
The Spanish Peaks, Southern Colorado, Mountain Landscape Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"The Spanish Peaks, Southern Colorado", vintage early 20th century original mountain landscape painting by Charles Partridge Adams (1858-1942). The C...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'Baja Beach, Rosarito', Carnegie and Metropolitan Museums, Smithsonian, NYMOMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'R.R. Dvorak' for Robert Regis Dvorak (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1995.
A panoramic coastal landscape showing a serene expanse of Rosarito beach in Mexico's Baja California by this much-exhibited and well-listed California artist whose work is held in the permanent collections of national institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and New York's Museum of Modern Art.
Robert Dvorak received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Illinois, his Master of Architecture degree from the University of California, Berkeley and was then awarded a two year Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome. He served as professor of architecture for seven years at the University of Oregon and for a further two years at the University of California, Berkeley. At UCB, he taught design and communication skills including drawing, film-making, watercolor painting and other graphic media. Dvorak was subsequently awarded a grant from the California Arts Council to promote art and creativity for elementary school teachers and children. Dvorak draws on a rich background of unusual experience having been a member of the moon shot...
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1990s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Paper, Watercolor
7-28-22, Impressionist, abstracted landscape drawing with colored pencil
Located in New York, NY
Sandy Litchfield brings her magical abstracted landscapes to a new medium in her recent colored pencil drawings. Loose, delicate lines scramble over one another, bringing a diffuse, ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil, Paper
"Two Watercolors from Collection of Raymond Burr (Perry Mason)" Framed Paintings
Located in New Orleans, LA
Two small, fine watercolors out of the estate of esteemed American actor Raymond Burr, most known for his roles as Perry Mason and as a detective in "Irons...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Seated Nude Ink and Wash Drawing by Emil Kosa Jr
Located in Pasadena, CA
Emil Kosa, Jr., N.A. (1903-1968) Born: Paris, France; Studied: Academy of Fine Arts (Prague), Ecole des Beaux Arts (Paris), Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles); Member: National Ac...
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1930s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Pastel, Watercolor
Otto Dannenberg (1867/Active 1890-1936) – Venice Bay Sunset - 19thC Water Color
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Otto Dannenberg
(German, *1867/Active 1890-1936)
The Bay of Venice at Sunset
- Watercolour on thin card, ca. 43 x 27 cm
- Signed and dated lower left
Worldwide shipping is complim...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
Nude Pastel by Emil Kosa Jr
Located in Pasadena, CA
Emil Kosa, Jr., N.A. (1903-1968) Born: Paris, France; Studied: Academy of Fine Arts (Prague), Ecole des Beaux Arts (Paris), Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles); Member: National Ac...
Category
1930s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Watercolor, Pastel
Landscape Water Colour by Emil Kosa Jr
Located in Pasadena, CA
Emil Kosa, Jr., N.A. (1903-1968) Born: Paris, France; Studied: Academy of Fine Arts (Prague), Ecole des Beaux Arts (Paris), Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles); Member: National Ac...
Category
1930s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Watercolor
"Sciamera Produce" - Framed New Orleans French Quarter Impressionist Watercolor
By Lulu Ameen
Located in New Orleans, LA
An evocative watercolor that really captures the "old New Orleans" feeling. Much of the French Quarter still looks this way. In fact, this is a painting of an "Italian grocery" of th...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Lesser Ury - Auf dem kanal, impressionist, pastel, german, waterscape, canal
By Lesser Ury
Located in London, GB
Lesser Ury (1861-1931)
Auf dem Kanal
1912
pastel on board
49.2 x 34.9 cm
signed and dated 'L.Ury.1912.' (lower left)
Price:
$25,000 USD
Provenance:
Sale: Christie's London, 30 June 2000, lot 42
Collection of Simone and Jean Tiroche (acquired at the above sale)
Thence by descent
Sale: Christie's London, 19 June 2013, lot 199
Private collection, UK (acquired from the above sale)
Notes:
Dr Sibylle Gross has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Lesser Ury, a German-Jewish Impressionist...
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1910s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
Mid 20th century French Original Line Drawing sketch Nude Lady - Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait sketch
original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996)
studio stamped
pencil drawing on paper, unframed
Double sided
8.25 x 10.5 inches
provenance: private collection ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Mid 20th Century "Brooks & Rails" English Fox Hunt Watercolor
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid 20th Century "Brooks & Rails" English Fox Hunt Watercolor
Wonderful late 19th century watercolor of a group of hunters on horseback racing throu...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Farmhouse with Windmill
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Laurent Marcel Salinas, French (1913 - 2010)
Title: Farmhouse with Windmill 243
Year: 1949
Medium: Ink on paper, signed
Size: 8.5 in. x 11 in. (21.59 cm x 27.94 cm)
Category
1940s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Mural Study, Male Nude
Located in New York, NY
Image dimensions: 12 ¾ x 6 ½ inches
Framed dimensions: 21 x 14 inches
The present work is a figure study for one of Sargent's mural commissions. The artist's mural projects for the B...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
“Springtime In Pennsylvania”
By Carl Weber
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed and in very fine condition watercolor and gouache painting of a bucolic Pennsylvania farm in springtime. Signed Carl Weber, the well known Pennsylvania artist lower right. Circa 1895. No condition issues. The artwork is framed In it’s original gold leaf frame. Overall measurements 30 by 38 inches.
Carl Philipp Weber...
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1890s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century Pont Royal Bridge
By Henri Miloch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris, France: The Pont Royal
by Henri Miloch (1898-1979)
signed lower right
watercolour and gouache painting on artist's paper, unframed
Image: 12 x 8.75 inches, sheet 16 x 12.25 ...
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1940s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century Equine Carthorse Portrait
By Henri Miloch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cart Horse "Gamin" aged 3
by Henri Miloch (1898-1979)
signed and inscribed lower right
watercolour, graphite and gouache painting on stiff artist's paper, unframed
Image: 12 x 9.25 ...
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1950s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite
French Watercolour Breton School Mid 20th Century Fisherman
By Henri Miloch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Breton Fisherman
by Henri Miloch (1898-1979)
signed lower right edge
watercolour painting, with gouache and some graphite on artist's paper, unframed
measurement of frameable image...
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1960s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite
Rolling Country
By Louis Ritman
Located in Missouri, MO
Louis Ritman (1889-1963)
"Rolling Country" c. 1945
Original Watercolor on Paper
Signed Lower Left
Provenance: Milch Galleries, NY (original label verso)
...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Bronc Rider" Rodeo
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pepper Brown
(1926-1999)
Alpine Artist
Image Size: 12.25 x 9.25
Frame Size: 18 x 15.5
Medium: Watercolor
Dated 1942
"Bronc Rider" Rodeo
Category
1940s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
English Countryside Landscape with River
Located in Houston, TX
Gorgeous landscape painting of an English countryside with a small man in a boat created sometime in the mid 19th Century.
Category
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vivid Impressionist Still Life Painting By P.K. King
Located in Houston, TX
Vivid impressionist still life painting by P.K. King painted in the late 20th century. Painting resembles an impressionist still life scene of pears and a vase with vibrant explosion...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Katia en Rose, au Jardin de Marras
Located in Missouri, MO
Hughes Claude Pissarro
"Katia en Rose, au Jardin de Marras" 1989
Pastel on Paper
approx 14 x 18.5 inches
approx. 23 x 26.75 inches framed
Signed Lower Left
Category
1980s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Rag Paper
Les Usines En Banlieue
Located in Missouri, MO
"Les Usines En Banlieue" 1926
Gouache
31 x 40cm/approx. 12.5 x 16.75 inches
Signed and Dated Lower Right
Catalogue Raisonne: Petredies, Plate AG166, Page 190-191
Category
1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Scottish Marine
By Andrew Black
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An exceptional early watercolor by Scottish artist Andrew Black.
"Scottish Marine", is an original watercolor, signed, c.1885, with an image dimesnion of 4 x 6 inches.
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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