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
Mount Monadnock
By Gifford Beal
Located in Milford, NH
A fine monochromatic watercolor landscape painting of Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire by American artist Gifford Beal (1879-1956). Beal was b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Le Ramassage des Foins by Paulémile Pissarro - Graphite drawing
Located in London, GB
Le Ramassage des Foins by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972)
Graphite on paper
12.9 x 20 cm (5 ¹/₈ x 7 ⁷/₈ inches)
Signed lower left, Paulémile-Pissarro-
Provenance
Estate of the Artist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Hyacinth Macaws, Painting, Watercolor on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A highly detailed original watercolor painting of 2 hyacinth macaws feasting on acuri palm nuts which is one of their favorite foods. These birds are native to central and eastern S...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
La Seine à Paris by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Work on Paper, Paris scene
Located in London, GB
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)
Stamped lower right, Manzana-Pissarro
Executed circa 1930
This work i...
Category
1930s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Last day before curfew, La Playuela Cabo Rojo PR, Painting, Watercolor on Waterc
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air watercolor from La Playuela beach in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. It was the last day of freedom before the curfew. March 15, 2020. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece co...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
El Escambron Beach, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air watercolor of El Escambron Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artis...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Crow's Nest Saugatuck, MI, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air watercolor overlooking Lake Michigan from the Crow's Nest in Saugatuck, MI. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity si...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Ox-Bow woods number 1, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air watercolor of the woods at Ox-Bow in Saugatuck, MI. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Re...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Ox-Bow wood's number 2, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air watercolor of the woods at Ox-Bow in Saugatuck, MI. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Re...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Malibu rocks #1, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air watercolor of the Sea at Leo Carrillo State Beach in Malibu, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signe...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
La Roche Posay by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Landscape watercolour
Located in London, GB
La Roche Posay by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952)
Watercolour and pencil on paper
26 x 36.5 cm (10 ¹/₄ x 14 ³/₈ inches)
Signed and titled lower left
Executed circa 1910
This work ...
Category
1910s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Answers?, 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 female huma...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Found, 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 female hu...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Leap Of Faith, 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 female hu...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
QUAPROPTER PATERNITATIS, 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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
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 beauty of the female hu...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
What Next?, 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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Not At Home, 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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Timeless, 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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Lies, 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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Drama, 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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Heat, 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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Thoughts, 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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
CrackâEs, 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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Uncovered, 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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Vision, 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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Disorder, 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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Situation, 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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Thought, 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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Care, 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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Amanda
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Watercolour on paper
Paper size: 16 x 22 inches
Framed size: 30 x 26 inches
Signed lower left
Category
20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$34,310
School Traffic, Toront, CA, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By Helal Uddin
Located in Yardley, PA
My studio painting :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signatur...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Dhanmondi Lake 04, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By Helal Uddin
Located in Yardley, PA
My studio painting :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signatur...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
After snow melting, Canada_01, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By Helal Uddin
Located in Yardley, PA
My studio painting :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signatur...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Valley Farm rd CA, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By Helal Uddin
Located in Yardley, PA
My plein air painting :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signa...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Urban_03_CA, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By Helal Uddin
Located in Yardley, PA
My studio painting :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signatur...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Flower 14, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By Helal Uddin
Located in Yardley, PA
One of my studio painting :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: S...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Under the bridge, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By Helal Uddin
Located in Yardley, PA
I always inspired by beauty of nature to paint and this one of my studio watercolor painting. I always take reference pictures from the nature. I was trying to capture of the days at...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Rainy Dy_02, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By Helal Uddin
Located in Yardley, PA
This is one of my studio painting. Trying to capture urban environment on the rainy day. I love watercolor because it’s very challenging medium. I used Daniel Smith Extra Fine Wate...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Rainy day_03, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By Helal Uddin
Located in Yardley, PA
This is one of my studio painting. Trying to capture urban environment on rainy day nearby our house. I love watercolor because it’s very challenging medium. I used Daniel Smith Ex...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Silhouettes. Martha and Maria, Drawing, Pastels on Paper
By Elena Done
Located in Yardley, PA
Silhouettes You can access artist’s inspiration from the celebrations, dance events, ferias, festivals taking place in AndalucÃ
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Sans titre - 30-03-18, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Sans titre - 30-03-18 Following my previous sans titre drawing this one shows more clairobscur (chiaroscuro), giving it a rather impressionistic look. I kept the cubistic forms th...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Royal estate âE˜De HorstenâE – 02-04-18, Drawing, Pastels on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Royal estate ‘De Horsten’ – 02-04-18 A pastel of a treescape at Royal estate ‘De Horsten’ at Wassenaar, Netherlands. This one I did last Saturday for a group of pastel s...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Model session @ Leidschendam – 14-05-18, Drawing, Pastels on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Model session @ Leidschendam – 14-05-18 A classic model study I did yesterday at Leidschendam, Netherlands. I used two strong LED lamps to light the model from both sides in ord...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Zierikzee – 16-04-19, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Zierikzee – 16-04-19 The first great day of Spring has arrived and my mood for landscape painting and drawing still is growing. I am heading for Zeeland soon and to warm up I ma...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Oosterbeek – 07-04-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Oosterbeek – 07-04-20 I always find it difficult to draw an impressionistic blossom tree without falling back to depict branches and the blossom in a rather symbolic or linear w...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Pencil
Batenburg – 02-08-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Batenburg – 02-08-20 As you may know I often wander about and astray through landscapes I have never been before or in this particular case I know all too well. Batenburg is not...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Pencil
Beek-Ubbergen – 28-09-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Beek-Ubbergen – 28-09-20 Beek-Ubbergen Just outside Nijmegen towards the German border there are two places of beauty called the Ooij Polder and the start of the ‘Nijmeegse H...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Beek-Ubbergen – 01-10-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Beek-Ubbergen – 01-10-20 50 Hues of Pink Beek-Ubbergen again and 50 shades of pink in honour of the fact that colour is highly underestimated in landscapes and outdoors in gene...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Pencil
Golden – 27-01-21, Drawing, Pastels on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Eldorado This nude pastel drawing in the Golden series resembles a previous pastel ‘Nude – 02-02-19’ a bit. However, I put the stress on skin hues in order to stay in line wit...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Pastel
Rotterdam – 01-05-21, Drawing, Pastels on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Rotterdam Revisited After my last drawing of Rotterdam (Het Depot – 15-03-21) I thought it was time to do another drawing. I had something vague in mind: something impressionistic...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Pastel
Golden Shine - 21-11-22, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Frustration This colored pencil drawing ‘Golden Shine – 21-11-22’ was drawn on a whim or was it? Today I got up with some mixed emotions. Yesterday I toiled all day long in ...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Pencil
Calling, 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
Deception, 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
Bewildered, 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
Explore, 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
Never Ending, 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
Close your eyes, 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
Rest, 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
Fall Apart, 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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Acrylic
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