Impressionist Abstract 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
Model Reading, Surrealist Impressionist Oil Painting, Signed
By Kate Orr
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Model Reading, Surrealist Impressionist Oil Painting, Signed
By British artist, Kate Orr, late 20th Century
Inscribed into the paint by the artist on the lower right hand corner
Oil ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Saint Malo Sky, Textured Original Oil Painting, Colourful French Landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
Saint Malo Sky is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Preliminary sketches we made in Saint Malo to inspire this colourful depiction of the Intra Muros. The setting sun reflect ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"The Queens Gambit" New York City Fashion Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical depiction of Anya Taylor Joy in the TV series "The Queens Gambit" This piece captures the essence of fashion in New York. Done in a very mode...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Painting of Vineyard in Wine Growing Bordeaux France by Modern British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Original Painting of a Vineyard in the Wine-Growing Region of Bordeaux, France, by leading British Contemporary Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. During 2012, Angela embarked upon ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
"Monkey Island, Portland, Jamaica 03.23.2021" contemporary oil painting tropics
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Monkey Island, Portland, Jamaica 03.23.2021" by Nelson H. White, is a small scale oil painting of a seascape; blues, greens, and white make up the overall tone of the canvas. A hori...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Resonating Within You
Located in THOMERY, FR
Amidst a vibrant tapestry of flowers, a single butterfly hovers, feeding on their beauty while feeling the weight of its solitude. A delicate balance between admiration and hesitatio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
SOPHIE DANIELLE RUBINSTAIN (1922-2018) HUGE 1960s FRENCH SURREALIST PORTRAIT MAN
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Monsieur Diel"
by Sophie Danielle Rubinstain (1922-2018)
signed, oil painting on board, unframed
canvas: 36 x 25 inches
Stunning original oil painting by the 20th century French ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionist New York Cityscape Plaza Hotel Central Park Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist cityscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Apparently not signed. Image size, 20H x 24L.
Category
1940s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Signed Panoramic Sunset Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist lake landscape signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 20L x 16H.
Category
1920s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fleeting Eternity
Located in THOMERY, FR
In this painting, I wanted to capture the fragile yet powerful essence of blooming flowers—those ephemeral messengers of time. Each petal unfolds in a fleeting moment, yet in its bea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Violet Horizon II" Neo Impressionist seascape on Long Island, en plein air
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Violet Horizon II is a Neo Impressionist Landscape painted en plein air in Long Island, NY.
Artist Bio
Ben Fenske (b. 1978) although a native of Minnes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
"Stella in New York" Fashion Figure wearing Chanel NYC Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Tux" Figure wearing Saint Laurant Tuxedo in London Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
From the artist "Tux" series, painted oil on heavy weight paper, signed and dated verso.
Art measures 14 x 11 in
Having built a diverse body of work since her early career ranging ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Seductive Woman, Surrealist Impressionist Oil Painting, Signed
By Kate Orr
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Seductive Woman, Surrealist Impressionist Oil Painting, Signed
By British artist, Kate Orr, late 20th Century
Inscribed into the paint by the artist on the lower right hand corner
Si...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
American Impressionist Coastal Seascape Framed Nautical Sailboat Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted impressionist seascape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1980s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cornwall Cove
By Gordon Hunt
Located in Deddington, GB
Cornwall cove swim by Gordon Hunt [2022]
original
Acrylic on deep edge stretched Belgium linen
Image size: H:100 cm x W:100 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:100 cm x W:100 cm ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Georgia" Figure wearing Chanel Wedding Dress Oil Painting Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Antonio Soler, "Down the Slope", 32x32 Textured Ski Winter Landscape Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This cheerful and whimsical piece, "Down the Slope" is a 32x32 mixed media painting on canvas by artist Antonio Soler capturing a crowded scene of skiers...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Antique Signed Architectural Landscape Carthage Tunisia Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique impressionist signed landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed illegibly. Framed. Image size, 13L x 9.5H.
Category
1930s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sheep IV, Original painting, Animal art, Contemporary, Impasto Brushstroke, Farm
Located in Deddington, GB
An oil painting of sheep painted with thick paint applied spontaneously with a palette knife on linen primed with clear gesso leaving the texture and colour of the linen on show.
AD...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Linen
Antique American School Framed Modernist Nocturnal Cityscape Urban Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 16L x 11.5H.
Category
1950s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Autumn Trees Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid mid century landscape of autumn trees blurring into colorful abstraction by Helen Gleiforst (American, 1903-1997). Presented in a giltwood frame. Image size: 10" H X 8" W.
G...
Category
1950s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Eagle Creek Trail, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon - Stylized Landscape in Acrylic
Located in Soquel, CA
Eagle Creek Trail, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon - Stylized Landscape in Acrylic
Stylized landscape by Central Oregon artist Tirzah Lane (American, 20th Ce...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Antique American Impressionist Skipping Rope Urban Backyard Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist urban backyard scene. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 18H by 24L.
Category
1930s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Grey day at the breakwater, Original Landscape Painting, Oil on Board, Seascape
Located in Deddington, GB
An oil painting inspired by the stormy sea at the breakwater in Bude, Cornwall. The rough sea is conveyed through thick paint applied spontaneously with a palette knife. The colour p...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Stepping Out in Paris" Figure wearing Chanel Wedding Dress Oil Painting Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Summer 2019 Sunset in Nantucket with landscape near Madaket
Located in Woodbury, CT
Summer 2019 Sunset in Nantucket with landscape near Madaket, America.
Whilst painted mostly in the UK and America Hall also painted throughout Europe and on occasion would paint Ple...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Stepping Out with Chloe" NYC Fashion in Chanel Impressionistic Oil Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical depiction of a woman stepping in NYC in lavish Chanel. This piece captures the essence of fashion in New York. Done in a very modern and impressionistic style, the colors...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Color Study for Native American Grand Event
By Jove Wang
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
UNFRAMED: 14" x 14" FRAMED: 22" x 20.25" x 1.25"
Artist Statement
“In preparation for the final painting, this color study establi...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Autumn Studio- original impressionist floral painting- contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
In "Autumn Studio," John D Martin beckons viewers into a sere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Stepping Out in London" Figure wearing Chanel in London Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid Century Abstracted Urban Cityscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century modern abstracted figurative cityscape watercolor by Karen Miller (American, 20th century). Signed and dated lower right "K. Miller ...
Category
1960s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Stinchcombe Hill, afternoon, Gloucestershire. Original, Impressionist Landscape
By Rupert Aker
Located in Deddington, GB
The view from Stinchcombe Hill, Gloucestershire with afternoon light.
Original impasto painting featuring rolling hills and dashes of pinks, blues and greens.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIO...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
20th Century Impressionist Painting by Emil John Hess Circa 1940
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Emil John HESS 1913-2003
This vibrant watercolor on canvas by acclaimed American artist Emil John Hess immerses viewers in the lively atmosphere of a bustling circus scene. Painted...
Category
1940s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Watercolor
Antique French Exhibited Signed Still Life Modern Baguette Bread Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed lower right.
Category
1940s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Peconic Bay" Oil painting of sea beneath blue sky with clouds, East Long Island
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Peconic Bay" is an impressionist painting of water under a sweeping cloudscape. Sail boats glide across the horizon from the right of the composition
fra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Forest. 1982. Cardboard, oil, 33x46 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Forest. 1982. Cardboard, oil, 33x46 cm
The description suggests that "Forest" is an impressionist landscape painting primarily focused on depicting a forest scene. The use of mostly...
Category
1980s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Abstract Horizon
Located in Deddington, GB
Abstract Horizon by Christina Sadler [2022]
original
Mixed media on canvas
Image size: H:20 cm x W:20 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:20 cm x W:...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Composition with lemon Cardboard, oil, 31.5x23 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Composition with lemon
Cardboard, oil, 31.5x23 cm
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Hot hazy days 2
Located in Deddington, GB
Maggie LaPorte Banks. Hot hazy days 2 [2016]
original
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:50 cm x W:50 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:50 cm x D:.5cm
Frame Size: H:55 cm ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Off The Beaten Track, Contemporary Impressionist Style Painting, Landscape Art
By Adele Riley
Located in Deddington, GB
Off The Beaten Track is an original landscape painting by artist Adele Riley. With a rich colour palette of Autumnal ochres, rusts and burnt oranges this landscape evokes a feeling o...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Arriving at Ronnie Scotts Fifth St - London realism urban landscape oil painting
By Peter Brimelow RIBA
Located in London, Chelsea
The original painting by Peter Brimelow is painted on deep edge stretched canvas. The dark background and contrasting neon colours used make create a bright scene. Which evokes a fee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large-Scale Modern Abstracted Teal Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-Scale Modern Abstracted Teal Landscape
A dynamic abstracted landscape in teal by San Jose, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
WPA Impressionist Figurative Landscape Oil Painting Panel "Ocho Rios" Jamaica
Located in Portland, OR
A important American Impressionist painting by Isabella Howland (1895-1974), "Ocho Rios", Jamaica, 1940.
Howland was active in both Boston & New York, this impressionistic painting d...
Category
1940s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oxeye Daisies Lower Field, Floral Art, Traditional Style Contemporary Painting
By Libbi Gooch
Located in Deddington, GB
Inspired from walking around the fields near where I live.
Libbi Gooch, painter, is available for sale online and in our art gallery at Wychwood Art. Libbi Gooch is self-taught, so her work is a very personal and instinctive response to the power of nature and the environment, the subsequent feelings evoked and the lingering memories. She works to music, which sets the tempo for the way she paints, confidently using tools...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dmitri Wright - Polyphony Opus 1, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
SHEPHERD’S PASS Series:
“In [this] series I wanted to move into expressing more of a post-impressionist mode by deconstructing with lyricism, while not fracturing in hard edges; so a...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Antique American Impressionist Tropical Coastal Seascape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive impressionist coastal scene. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category
1920s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Expressive Pink and Green City Street Scene Painting with Wintery Atmosphere
By Minty Ramsey
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Expressive Pink and Green City Street Scene Painting with Wintery Atmosphere
by Minty Ramsey
Medium: Acrylic on Paper
Size: 4.25 inches (height) x 4.25 inches (width)
Conditio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Life" Abstract Painting 48 x 48" inch by Yoram Katz
Located in Culver City, CA
"Life" Abstract Painting 48 x 48" inch by Yoram Katz
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Born in Israel.
Graduated from the Bazelel Art Academy in Jerusalem.
Resides in Los Angeles, California, USA.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Parisian Nights in Valentino" Haute Couture Figure in Paris Oil Painting Framed
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Impressionist Santa Barbera California Beach Seascape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted California coastal beach scene. Oil on board. Signed verso.
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Diptych of Sea Of Elusion and Orange Evening, Original panting, Landscape, Sea
Located in Deddington, GB
Diptych of 'Sea Of Elusion' is based on the beautiful orange sunsets in the Isle Of White, the warm gentle glow of the reflective water. The colours offer sheer ore also tranquility ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Summer Glade by Amanda Horvath, Tree painting, Landscape painting, Original art
Located in Deddington, GB
Summer Glade [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
Acrylics on canvas
Image size: H:30 cm x W:30 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:30 cm x D:3.5cm
Sold Unfr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
In the energies of Ginger. Foliage Original oil painting on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
This original painting from collection «Unity with Nature» in which the theme of herbal spirits helping us to remain in harmony with nature speaks on a symbolic level about the re...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lee Tiller, Birdsong in Springtime, Original Contemporary Impressionist Painting
By Lee Tiller
Located in Deddington, GB
Lee Tiller
Birdsong in Springtime
Contemporary Impressionist Painting
Oil Paint on Canvas
Canvas Size: H 30cm x W 40cm x D 2cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Black Cat and Vase Still Life
By Joseph Tanous
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid century still life of fruit, vase and black cat by Monterey artist Joseph Tanous (American, b. 1925), c. 1940-50. Signed lower left corner. Presented in rustic painted w...
Category
1940s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hinksey Meadow with Tall Grasses, landscape, floral, Oxford, Cotswolds, meadows
Located in Deddington, GB
An interpretation of a wild flower meadow, in the height of summer. This is an ancient floodplain meadow with all the typical wildflowers of this habitat. This work captures the colo...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
The garden
Located in Zofingen, AG
Modern, expressive autumn landscape as a semi abstract landscape painting. (Grass) green, (sunny) yellow, red-orange colors dominate the work, which has a lively and energetic character.
• Ready to hang
• Sides of the canvas are painted (Gold acrylic)
• Two coats of protective gloss varnish were applied that protect the painting from UV rays and dust.
• Signed and dated by the artist on the back.
• Includes a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
This painting conveys positive energy, the central element of your decor.
Please do not hesitate to contact me!
Thank you for visiting my art!
Best regards!
Andrei Sitsko.
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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