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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
Bison in the Aspen Forest - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Bison in the Birch Forest - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board Lush Western landscape by California Plein Aire artist Nick White (American, 1943-2009). A large white and yellow aspen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

BRIGHT HEAD AND BIRD THOUGHTS
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by artist Daria Kusto. Acrylic on Canvas. The magic flow reality... A surreal dialogue unfolds between a human figure and a whimsical bird , one holds an egg, the ...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Two's Company, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Two charming Appaloosa foals nuzzle one another in a tender display of friendship. Their speckled coats glimmer under a soft, diffused light. The pale blue ba...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Highland Stag Family of Deer Glen Dhu Sutherland Scotland signed British oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Family by Madeline Selfe (British 1910-2005) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 24 x 27 inches canvas: 19.75 x 23.5 inches provenance: private collection, -UK The pai...
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20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Large Impressionist Signed Oil Painting - Lady with Peke Dog in Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School/ Date: Douglas Stuart Allen (American/ French 1923-2021) American born artist from Chicago, retiring to France during his latter years to become a full time painter. ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Ibis and Shadows, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Ibis birds wander and forage under palm fronds. Their white feathers catch the dappled sunlight, while their red beaks and legs contrast with the lush greens. I...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

October Horse
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting, titled ‘October Horse’ captures a horse’s face surrounded by a swirl of autumn leaves. Painted in blue and yellow tones, the horse seems to glow, as if illuminated by ...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

France Acrylic on canvas “Horse Race”, León Lafourcade
Located in Valladolid, ES
Exquisite painting by Léolaf, the artistic name of León Lafourcade, a French-born artist active between the 19th and 20th centuries. He participated in various exhibitions, including...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

Horses Feeding, American Impressionist Landscape and Equestrian Painting
By Joseph Thurman Pearson Jr.
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Horses Feeding" is an Equestrian painting by American Impressionist painter Joseph Thurman Pearson, Jr. The 40.5" x 56.25" oil on masonite ...
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1920s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

J.M. Reyes, "Clean Round", 47x47 Colorful Equine Horse Dressage Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This colorful piece, "Clean Round", is a 47x47 equine oil painting on canvas featuring a bay horse mid jump during a jumping competition. Bright pinks, purples, and blues dance aroun...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Future Champion Foal
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming oil painting of a baby horse, circa 2000. Signed lower right "Lynn." Image size, 22"H x 28"L.
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Early 2000s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Barnyard Buddies
Located in Missouri, MO
20 x 24 (canvas size) 25.5 x 29.5 (w/ frame) Signed and Dated Lower Left Paul Harney (1850-1915) Born in New Orleans on October 21, 1850, he was a landscape, portrait and still-li...
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1910s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The White Peacock
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Jessie Arms Botke. "The White Peacock" is a wildlife impressionist painting, oil on canvas in a palette of whites, blues, and browns by...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"All the Wild Ones Act 4" - Oil on Panel Contemporary Flamingo Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Brian Keith Stephens' painting "All the Wild Ones Act 4" (2018) is a delightful exploration of wildlife through the lens of contemporary artistry. Rendered in oil on panel, this orig...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

1950s Western Mountain Landscape Oil Painting "Little Bear" Framed Art
Located in Denver, CO
"Little Bear" is a captivating mid-century oil painting by American artist Harold Vincent Skene (1883–1978). This traditional Western landscape, painted in...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Vintage French Oil Painting Black and Brown Horse With Harvester In Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed. Size: painting: 12 x 19.5 inc...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Impressionist Signed Borzoi Dog Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist dog portrait landscape painting by James Henry Hagaman (1866 - 1946). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Image size, 35 by 22 inches.
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Early 1900s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Elkhorn Slough - California Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Elkhorn Slough - California Landscape in Oil on Canvas Gorgeous oil painting landscape of Elkhorn Slough, Elkhorn, California by B. Skinner (American, 20th Century). Two cranes are ...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Serenity and Movement, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero paints a raft of ducks swimming in a pond surrounded by spring foliage. "I have been observing ducks in their habitats in order to paint...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

20th century English, fun oil on canvas portrait of a running or jumping Hare
Located in Woodbury, CT
A well-painted and fun picture of a feeding pig. Oils on canvas The artist painted animal subjects like this with a great deal of skill, giving his animals life and character. He ...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

English School Mid 20th Century Oil Painting Hamiltonstovare Hound Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Hamiltonstovare Hound "Flicka of Druan" by Dorothy Alexandra Johnson (1902-1988) signed lower right oil painting on canvas, unstretched 5.5 x 7.5 inches A delightful painting b...
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1950s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

"A Stork in Alsace" (2023) By Linda Tracey Brandon, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"A Stork in Alsace" is an original handcrafted impressionist oil still-life by Linda Tracey Brandon, depicting a stork at rest at a lakeshore. Linda Tracey Brandon is a nationally r...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Linen, Oil

At Hunting, Original Oil Painting by Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
Penguins went hunting, they are lit by the sun, located among the Antarctic ice. This is an eternal struggle for survival. Provenance: 2007 - 2016 Private collection. Exhibition: 201...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pheasant Hunting
Located in Greenwich, CT
John Terelak Biography American, b. 1942 John Charles Terelak is recognized as one of America's finest living impressionists. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he received formal art i...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'The Farmyard' Contemporary painting of chickens, cockerel in a farm setting
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'The Farmyard' is a beautiful example of Calabuig's work capturing the stunning farmyard scene of chicken and cockerel. The beautiful colour palette and attention to detail is what m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Old Provencal Village Street
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old French Street by Henri Maurice Cahours (French 1889-1974) signed oil on board, framed framed: 29 x 22.5 inches board: 22 x 15 inches provenance: private collection, Provence,...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Hummingbird, Made for Each Other.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
This enchanting painting captures the delicate moment of a hummingbird feeding from a flower. Helga Ohannesian's masterful use of soft, gentle brushstrokes and natural, earthy colors...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

"HEREFORD TIME" CATTLE AND COWBOYS
Located in San Antonio, TX
Edward Lee Reichert (1919-2011) Texas Artist Image Size: 21 x 33 Frame Size: 24.75 x 36.75 Medium: Oil "Hereford Time" Biography Edward Lee Reichert (1919-2011) Edward Reichert, architect, designer and artist, is a native Texan who has combined regional, national and international study and practice of the visual art and architecture since 1936. He is a versatile artist and designer, skilled in creating quality landscapes, portraits, architectural, western, religious and varied work in all media. After 36 years of architectural practice based in Houston in which he was involved in the design of more than 400 regional and international projects, he now devotes full time to painting. Best known of his art works are his designs of stained and faceted art glass which include 100 panels designed for the First United Methodist Church of Houston. In 1983, he wrote and jointly published with the Church, Windows Sharing God’s Caring, an art book with photographs by his wife Elizabeth, illustrating and describing these panels and the historic sanctuary windows. While attending The University of Texas in Austin he served as art editor of the university publication Architecture, Engineering and Industry (1938-41). After receiving his Bachelor of Architecture Degree and the Alpha Rho Chi Architectural Medal in 1941, he was awarded scholarships for continued studies a M.I.T., Harvard, and Yale. As a Naval Reserve Officer during World II, he authored and illustrated Naval Intelligence publications. He became a Registered Architect in Texas in 1947, AIA member since 1951 and NCARB certified since 1974. He has worked and studied in England, Europe and Canada. Invitational study and travel with Master Painter, Lajos Markos...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Three Lambs, Original painting, Animal art, Contemporary, 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...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

Summer Scene with Lily Pads and Canoe Painting by John J Inglis
By John Inglis
Located in Rochester, NY
Summer scene with lily pads. Watercolor on paper by John J Inglis. Signed. Early 20th century. Unfamed. Image area measures 7.75" x 5.75. John Inglis, o...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Paint

Crashing Waves Rocky Coast Large Traditional Signed Oil Painting Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
European artist, second half 20th century signed lower corner oil on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 35 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches provenance: private ...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

White Doves Pigeons in Bird Cage Mid Century French Post Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

"Rural Texas Charm" Bluebonnets and Longhorns near Kendalia Texas Painting
Located in San Antonio, TX
Eric Harrison (Born 1971) Texas Hill Country Artist Image Size: 36 x 48 Frame Size: 45 x 57 Medium: Oil "Rural Texas Charm" Longhorns Bluebonnets This pain...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

"Little Busker" by Shawn Sullivan, Oil Painting of Gray Bird in Busker's Case
Located in Denver, CO
Shawn Sullivan's (US Based) "Little Busker" is an original, handmade oil painting in the trompe-l'œil style that depicts a grey bird perched in a busker's red lined case surrounded b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Panel, Oil

"Sea Harmony"
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Sea Harmony" - Acrylic Texture Painting with Dolphins decorated with natural stones and shells Let the sea resound in your interior with this gorgeous texture painting inspired by ...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Landscape with dog " Dog, Spring, oil cm. 140 x 110
Located in Torino, IT
Dog, Green,Landscape,Russian Painter,russian art Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina. 1949-56: he b...
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1980s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Vintage French Oil Painting Of Brown Horses In Open Field Path
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed. dated 1966 Size: painting: 1...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Swallowtail, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
With its signature yellow wings edged in black and touched with hints of coral and sky blue, a swallowtail butterfly appears suspended mid-air. Its symmetry a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Japanese Koi Carp. Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting "Japanese Koi Carp" is made with acrylic paints and texture paste. Bright colors and volumetric effect create a sense of depth and movement. The painting will look good ...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas

Parrot and Chrysanthemum, Interior Still Life by New Jersey Artist
By James Crawford Thom
Located in Doylestown, PA
Parrot and Chrysanthemum, by New Jersey artist James Crawford Thom, is an interior still life. The oil on canvas is 42 x 23.5 inches, it is signed "Thom" lower right, and it is framed. Provenance: Private collection, Lambertville, New Jersey. Contact us for additional shipping options. Hudson River School style landscapist and genre painter James Crawford Thom was born in New York City in 1835, though he grew up on a farm just north of the City in Ramapo, New York. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City as an eighteen-year-old before going to Paris, where he studied with Camille Corot, Thomas Couture and Henri Picou...
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19th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Family Meeting, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Family Meeting" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts four rubber ducks gathered together
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Kindness, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Colette Wirz Nauke paints a bird roosting on a tree branch. Purple and violet flowers envelop the trunks and branches, highlighting the beauty of the b...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

Early 20th Century Study of Jean Leon Gerome Ferris' Lion -- The Two Majesties
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful early 20th Century study of Jean Leon Gerome Ferris's 1885 Lion and Sun landscape "The Two Majesties." Unsigned. Condition: One tear professiona...
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1920s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Impressionist:, School of Pierre Bonnard, signed oil 1950's
Located in Frome, Somerset
A fine large oil, school of Pierre Bonnard. circa 1950's. oil on canvas 55cmx75cm The original wood and textured gesso frame 72cmx92cm Titled 'On the Window Sill'. Indistinctly sign...
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1930s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

American Impressionist Portrait of a Fish swimming, possibly a carp or Bass
By Harry Sutton
Located in Woodbury, CT
Harry P Jr Sutton (1897 - 1984) was active/lived in Massachusetts. Harry Sutton is known for figures, interiors, and still life painting. This is a uniq...
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1960s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Vintage French Oil Painting Hay Kart Outside Country Home
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed. dated 1938 Size: painting: 12...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

In Peace Koi Fish Pond. Oil Painting Landscape.
Located in Zofingen, AG
When you release your thoughts, you can fully embrace the beauty of the world as it is—the graceful movement of fish, the gentle sway of leaves on the trees. Your heart syncs with th...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Watering Horses
Located in St. Albans, GB
George SMITH RSA 1870 – 1934 Canvas Size 16 x 20" (40 x 50cm) Outside Frame Size: 23 x 27" (59 x 69cm) He was born in 1870 at Midcalder, where his father had a meal mill. Probably f...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Flanders Country Cottage with Chickens Rural Belgium Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Country Cottage with Chickens - Rural Landscape in Oil on Canvas Idyllic country landscape with chickens by unknown artist PN Soden. A country cottage is the main subject of this pi...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Family of Chickens, signed French Modernist Oil Painting, Beautiful colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: signed Guy Benard, French contemporary Title: 'Basse Coure' Medium: oil on canvas, unframed and inscribed verso Canvas: 18.5 x 21.5 inc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Fine English Dog Painting Portrait of Staffordshire Bull Terriers 'Tess & Jim'
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/School: A. Bayle (English Late 20th Century), signed, titled and dated Title: Tess & Jim - The Staffordshire Bull Terriers Medium: ...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

White Horse Portrait
Located in Zofingen, AG
"White Horse Portrait" is an original abstract oil painting on canvas that beautifully captures the majestic essence of a white horse on a blue backgro...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Antique American Snowy New England Winter Horse Farm Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist seascape signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 16L x 12H. Artist Bio: Arthur James Beaumont was born in Yorkshire, England in 1877. He studied with Julius Olsson in London before moving to Paris at the turn of the century. In Paris, Beaumont studied at the Academie Julian* with William Adolphe Bougereau. The Academie awarded him a gold medal in 1905. After completing his studies, Beaumont settled in Cornwall where he became known for his marine and landscape scenes as a member of the St. Ives School*, an artist colony. While living in Cornwall, Beaumont traveled to the United States to exhibit his paintings. In 1906 he settled in New York, buying a house on Staten Island with his brother and sister in law, Ernest and Henrietta Beaumont, also artists, who arrived from England in 1907. Although Arthur Beaumont...
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1890s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

CanadianMountie Gazing at Butte
Located in Miami, FL
A majestic Canadian mountain rises to the sky with a small Canadian Mountie on hours viewing the scene, Mizen uses a creative technique of exposing...
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1920s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Gouache, Fiberboard

"MAMA LIKES SHADE" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY CATTLE WESTERN HEREFORDS
Located in San Antonio, TX
Chuck Mauldin Born 1949 Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 8 x 10 Frame Size: 12 x 14 Medium: Oil "Momma Likes Shade" A native of Texas, Chuck Mauldin has been painting in oil since the age of twelve. His interest in watercolor and pencil drawing grew during his years spent in Louisiana. With his move back to Texas, he has renewed his focus on oil painting, using this medium in a realistic yet painterly style. Striving to quickly capture color and mood with a direct "alla prima" technique is one of his main objectives in painting outdoors on-location. Cows, cowboys and Native Americans often enrich the landscape in his studio work, while anything can inspire his plein air paintings. Workshops with Charles...
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20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Dartmoor Ponies Early Morning Mist & Haze Devon Landscape 1930s Oil Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Charles Walter Simpson. English ( b.1885 - d.1971 ). Dartmoor Ponies, Devon. Oil On Board. Signed Lower Right. Image size 20.7 inches x 28.2 inches ( 52.5cm x 71.5cm ). Frame size 29.5 inches x 37 inches (75cm x 94cm ). Available for sale; this original oil painting is by Charles Simpson and dates from the 1930s. The painting is presented and supplied in a contemporary and sympathetic wood frame (which is shown in these photographs) mounted using conservation materials and behind non-reflective Artglass AR 70™ glass. The previous ply backboard has been retained and is secured onto the new replacement backboard for posterity. This vintage painting is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. The painting is signed lower right. Previously with Harris & Sons, 70 George Street, Plymouth, Devon in July 1936. Charles Walter Simpson, known as Walter, was a leading figure in the Newlyn and St Ives art colonies in the early part of the twentieth century. He is perhaps best known in America for his horse paintings but is also widely acclaimed for his mastery of birds. It has been said that as a painter of wildfowl Simpson can have few rivals. He worked in oils, watercolors and tempera. Walter was born at Camberley on 8th May 1855. His mother was Leonora (nee Devas) and his father was Major-General Charles Rudyard Simpson of the Lincolnshire Regiment. Initially Walter was educated by a private tutor, and he later attended the Herkomer School at Bushey. As a youngster Walter was destined for a military career. However, this was prevented by a riding accident which affected both his hearing and sight. He had a considerable talent for drawing and determined to become an artist instead. Walter was initially largely self-taught, but then received guidance from family friends such as G.F. Watts and H.W.B. Davis, RA. He later studied for a short time under the renowned animal artist Lucy Kemp-Welch at Bishley, then with Sir Alfred Munnings, with whom he developed a life-long friendship, at Swainsthorpe. Munnings encouraged him to visit Cornwall, where he studied under Stanhope Forbes RA in Newlyn. Simpson’s first home in West Cornwall was Penzer House in Newlyn, where he was living in 1908. Finally, Simpson completed his studies at the Academie Julien in Paris in 1910. On his return from Paris, Simpson moved to Cornwall again and became engaged to fellow artist Ruth Alison just a couple of days after first meeting her. They were married in 1913, living first in Newlyn and then in Lamorna at “Brodriggy”. They had a daughter, Leonora, born in 1914. In 1916 Simpson and his family moved to St. Ives to set up their own School of Painting, which they ran from numbers 1 and 2 Piazza Studios. During this period Simpson dominated the St. Ives art scene. The family moved back to London in 1924 but returned to Cornwall in 1931. Altogether, they moved between West Cornwall and London eleven times. From his studio in Cornwall Simpson painted in earnest, often on a grand scale, producing wonderful large decorative canvases, specialising in wild ducks, gulls and other sea birds. He had a reputation as an outstanding animal and bird painter. Paget described Charles Simpson in 1945 as “undoubtedly the best bird painter living. He alone, of all artists past and present, can make his birds appear out of their backgrounds as one approaches them, or the light is increased as in nature…”. Simpson relished painting en plein air and Laura Knight commented, "He was so prodigal with paint, he could be traced by the color left on the bushes!". Simpson first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1906, initially painting mainly non-sporting subjects. From then on, he was a regular contributor to the Royal Academy exhibitions. It was not until 1924, when a rodeo was held at Wembley during which he worked in the ring and produced a book call El Rodeo...
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1930s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Heading Home Now, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
New Jersey artist Brian McCarthy grew up in a rural area near the New York border, where grazing animals were a common sight. In this oil painting, he capture...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Little Gull, Impressionism , Landscape, Framed, Plein Aire, Birds, Texas Coast
Located in Houston, TX
Little Gull is part of newly released small works from V....Vaughan's collection of recent travels in around Sargent TX on the Texas Coast.. V....Vaughan painted each of these on location "en plein air" It has an Impressionistic Style as seen in many of Virginia Vaughan...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Swans of Bruges – Beguinage Bridge' Leo Mechelaere, Bruges 1880 – 1964 Erlangen
Located in Knokke, BE
Leo Mechelaere Bruges, Belgium 1880 – 1964 Erlangen, Germany Belgian Painter 'Swans of Bruges – Beguinage Bridge' Signature: Signed lower left Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Image size 65 x 75 cm Provenance: Painting "Swans of Bruges" was exhibited at Salon des Artistes Indépendants Normands in Rouen, France on June 7th, 1956. Biography: Leo Mechelaere, or Leon Mechelaere as he was sometimes known, emerged from the cobblestone streets of Bruges, Belgium, in 1880, destined to leave an indelible mark on the canvas of art history. Born into a world of rich cultural heritage and artistic inspiration, Mechelaere’s passion for painting ignited early, fueling a lifelong journey of creative exploration. His formative years were steeped in the traditions of the Academy of Fine Arts in Bruges, where he honed his craft under the tutelage of esteemed masters. Among them, Edouard Van Hove (1851 – 1913) and Franz Courtens (1850 – 1943) imparted their wisdom, guiding Mechelaere’s hand as he navigated the intricacies of form, light, and color. Under the mentorship of Juliaan De Vriendt...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mystic Traveler, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A cardinal perches on a thin wire, its bright red plumage standing out against the gray sky. The bird seems like a visitor from another realm, briefly passing...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

Impressionist animal paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Impressionist animal paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add animal paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, red, yellow and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Louis Recchia, Georgij Moroz, Cheri Christensen, and Dorothy Alexandra Johnson. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Impressionist animal paintings, so small editions measuring 0.33 inches across are also available. Prices for animal paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $125,000, while the average work sells for $1,928.

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