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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
"BRAHMAS" TEXAS CATTLE
Located in San Antonio, TX
Chuck Mauldin Born 1949 Fredericksburg Artist Size: 20 x 30 Frame: 27 x 37 Medium: Oil "Brahmas" A native of Texas, Chuck Mauldin has been painting in oi...
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20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Antique Animal Painting "3 Rabbits in a Meadow" Dated 1920
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Animal Painting "3 Rabbits in a Meadow" Dated 1920 Johan Cornelis Jacobus Lodewijk Stern (Dutch 1879-1939) OIl on canvas Signed and dated 1920 17 1...
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1820s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Crow Skull
Located in Denver, CO
Crow Skull with bright colors
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

‘Wandering Geese’ Oil Painting, British Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Wandering Geese' Oil Painting By J.B.Holmes, British artist, 20th Century Oil painting on board, unframed Signed and dated 'Aug 1983' Board size: 10x8 inches Wonderful oil paintin...
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20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Catalina Bison
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 13" x 26" FRAMED: 19.125" x 30.125" x 2" Artist Statement "This painting captures the majestic presence of bison against...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Linen, Oil

La Course
Located in Sheffield, MA
Eugen Osswald German, 1879-1960 La Course Oil on canvas 14 by 16 ¾ in, w/ frame 22 ½ by 25 ⅜ in Signed Eugen Osswald lower left
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Foggy Morn, original impressionist coastal landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
It's just another foggy morn in coastal Florida. Sleeping in, then walking along the waterfront with a smoothie while taking in the sublime landscape. They've changed the Players Championship so many times it's hard to remember which month it will be played this year but it's hard not to smile when thinking of how many balls of even the pros don't land it on the island green. Maybe tennis or pickle ball...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

The Visit, Chilean Artist, Emerging, Oil Painting , Framed , 14x10, Bird
Located in Houston, TX
The Visit is painted plein aire in the Chilean countryside. It is oil on canvas and has a Italian handmade frame. The frame adds about 3 inches to the size. The austral blackbird (Curaeus curaeus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. Viviana Ovando Cid Visual Artist and Painter. She studied Visual Arts at the University of Chile and specialized as a Painter at the Martín Soria Academy of Fine Arts. Awarded by the Chilean-Japanese Cultural Institute and the National Society of Fine Arts. Viviana has participated constantly in group and individual exhibitions nationwide, Thanks to her constant concern she handles different painting techniques, from those coined by the Classic Academy to digital techniques, participating in 2D and 3D animation projects, exploring new representation techniques. Who are your biggest influences? Are you inspired by the work of your colleagues or someone else in particular? Antonio López, Goya, Rembrandt, Velásquez, Sorolla, Caravaggio, Franz Marc, Muñoz Vera, Sergio Castillo...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Distinguished Gentleman in Formal Attire Classical Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Classical Portrait Oil Painting signed oil on canvas, framed French artist, indistinctly signed dated 1900 Framed: 28 x 24 inches Canvas: 22 x 18 inches Provenance: private collectio...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Gallopando-Galloping Cuban Figurative Young Liz Taylor Horses Giant Marfa Oil
Located in Houston, TX
Galopando-Galloping Cuban Figurative Young Liz Taylor Horses Giant Marfa Oil is by Cuban artist ANDRES RETAMERO VALENZUELA . Andres Retamero was born ...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Two Blue Goldfish
By Vittorio Guidotti
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor of two blue fish painting by Florence, Italy artist Vittorio Guidotti. Unsigned. "Original watercolor by Vittorio Guidotti" on ve...
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1930s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Behind the barn 1950s. Oil on cardboard. 42.5x49.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Behind the barn 1950s. Oil on cardboard. 42,5x49,5 cm "Behind the Barn" is likely to be a captivating and nostalgic artwork that celebrates the beauty of rural life and the tranquility of the countryside. Through the careful composition and skillful use of oil paints, the artist aims to transport viewers to a simpler and idyllic time, where nature and agriculture coexist in harmony. Aleksandra...
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1950s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Sheep III, Animal Paintings, Contemporary Art, Impasto Brushstrokes
Located in Deddington, GB
An oil painting of sheep painted with thick paint applied spontaneously with a palette knife on linen. Displayed in a dark grey frame complimenting the tones of the sheep. ADDITIONA...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Board

Trip Park, "Yellow Horses", 20x20 Abstract Colorful Horse Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This Painting, "Yellow Horses", is a 20x20 oil painting on canvas by artist Trip Park. Featured in the painting is a repeating and overlapping pattern of a rider and horse in various...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, 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

"Koi carps Fukushima"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
These wonderful koi, I saw in a dream. To japan Fukushima and Ukraine Chernobyl. radiation has always been a fast evolutionary fuel, new species have been born through mutations. Pla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

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

Bull and Cow American Landscape, Tonalism, Cattle painting, Utah, Idaho
Located in Houston, TX
Bull and Cow was done on one of Marty Rick's trips to Idaho and Montana. It is oil on canvas and is 16 x 20. Marty Ricks is known for his Tonalism paintings that have been done in th...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Rajasthani Horseman 20" x 24" American Impressionism India Colors Horse
Located in Houston, TX
Rajasthani Horseman is a 20" x 24" oil painting completed in December 2024. . Raj Chaudhuri describes himself as one of the New Orientalists a traveling painter in the modern worl...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Ray Simonini, "Cinnamon" 10x8 Impressionist Brown Cow Farm Animal Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting by artist Ray Simonini titled "Cinnamon" is a 10x8 farm animal oil painting on canvas featuring a portrait of a cinnamon colored...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Butterfly Kisses for You #2" - Oil on Linen Sheep Painting 2018
Located in Denver, CO
Brian Keith Stephens’ "Butterfly Kisses for You #2" (2018) is an original oil on linen painting that captures the gentle charm of a sheep rendered in expressive brushwork and a harmo...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"A FINE WELCOME" WESTERN COWBOY ARTISTS OF AMERICA 38 X 50 FRAMED NOCTURNAL
By Gary Niblett
Located in San Antonio, TX
Gary Niblett (Born 1943) New Mexico Artist Image Size: 24 x 36 Frame Size: 38 x 50 Medium: Oil "A Fine Welcome" Nocturnal Western Biography Gary Niblett (Born 1943) Born and raised in Carlsbad, New Mexico and living with his wife, Monika in Santa Fe, Gary Niblett is a painter, primarily with oil, of western scenes especially Navajo and Pueblo Indians, cowboys on horses in landscape, and frontier genre. He has also done paintings from his travels such as Streets of Warsaw and Women of Golondrinas, and during these travels exhibited work in Moscow, Taiwan, Beijing and the Royal Watercolor Society in London. From birth, Niblett grew up with the American West as a part of his daily life. Recognizing his talent, local ranchers paid him to do portraits of his horses. After high school graduation, he attended the Art Center School of Design* in California and then spent eight years in Los Angeles with Hanna-Barbera* animation studios as a background and animation artist. There he met his wife, Monika, and they married in 1970. Deciding to focus on western art, Niblett left commercial art in 1973. He and his wife, Monica, returned to New Mexico where they live in an adobe style home. In New Mexico, he has received much attention for the quality of his painting. In 1990, he was named "Distinguished Calendar Artist" for New Mexico Magazine, and one of his oil paintings is in the collection of the New Mexico state capitol building. He has also been featured in magazines such as International Fine Art Collector, Time, Saturday Review and New Mexico Magazine. In 1976, Niblett was voted into the Cowboy Artists of America...
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1980s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Arriving Bride
Located in Atlanta, GA
Americo Makk is an internationally acclaimed master painter and portrait artist of two United States Presidents. Over the past five decades, the importance of Americo Makk’s work has been recognized with numerous awards and honors, including American Ecclesiastic Award, European Banner of the Arts, Oscar d’Italia, Alfred Nobel Medal for Peace (Einstein International Academy Foundation) and Outstanding Achievement Award for Western Paintings (American Biographical Institute). Paintings by Americo Makk - powerful scenes of city life, character studies, historical and western paintings - have been the focus of numerous major public exhibitions, including Carnegie International Center (NY), U.S. Senate Rotunda (Washington, D.C.), Monaco Intercontinental Exhibition (Paris), St. Stephen Museum (Hungary), and many other museums and galleries in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, and Japan. Regarded as one of the world’s most respected portrait artists, Americo Makk was selected to paint portraits for the U.S. White House of President Ronald Reagan in 1984 and President Jimmy Carter in 1979. He has also painted a portrait of Cardinal Mindszenty for the Vatican and many celebrities including Eva Gabor, Barbara Carrera and Ray Price. Americo Makk’s wife, Eva, and their son, A.B., are also accomplished painters whose works are exhibited and collected internationally, giving rise to the Makks’ reputation as “the first family of the art world”. Americo Makk has been called a “modern-day Michelangelo”. Working together with Eva Makk...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Evenings in the Cotswolds, original impressionist English landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Known for it's timeless charm, the quaint Cotswolds of England are what dreams are made of. This original impressionist English landscape exemplifies the warm and inviting feeling of the Cotswolds region of England, resplendent with aging shrubs, thatch roofed buildings that the region is known for, and grazing sheep. Painted by legendary artist John Phillip Osborne...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

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

Still Life Fish & Garlic French Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fish & Garlic signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) dated 1978 oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 20 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large priva...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

"Late Summer" (2024) By Quang Ho, Original Oil Landscape Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Quang Ho's "Late Summer" (2024) is a beautiful impressionist oil painting on linen depicting a landscape featuring a herd of cows resting in the shade under a tree in a large open fi...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Linen

Cat in the Window with a Waterfront View
By Mabel Greer
Located in Milford, NH
A fine figural oil painting of a cat in the window with a waterfront view, possibly of Gloucester, by American artist Mabel Greer (1880-1972). Greer was born in Wellfleet, Massachus...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Horses in Dappled Sunlight - British 30's Impressionist oil painting
Located in London, GB
This beautiful British Impressionist oil painting is by noted animal artist Arthur Spooner. Painted circa 1935 it is a superb painting of two working horses standing in the shade of ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

"Lines and Birds on Golden Sky", by David Grossmann, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Grossman's (US based) "Lines and Birds on Golden Sky" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a golden sky with birds delicately perched on power lines and a few bir...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Panel

'Cattle at Pasture', Danish Impressionist Landscape oil, Paris, France
By Gunnar Bundgaard
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'G. Bundgaard' for Gunnar Bundgaard (Danish, 1920-2005) and dated '57'. A light-filled, panoramic landscape showing Holstein cattle grazing in a grassy field beneath sun-lit clouds. This listed Danish painter first studied at Copenhagen's Gronvang School where he was particularly influenced by the romantic academic style of Niels Pederson...
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1950s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary landscape oil painting cows pastoral mountain field grassland sky
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Sheridan Herd" is an original oil painting on masonite by Heather Foster. The artist initialed the work in the lower right. This painting depicts a herd of cows in a yellow hilly me...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

"A Girl with Her Cat, 1947, " EM Watts, oil on canvas, portrait
Located in Wiscasset, ME
"A Girl with Her Cat" was painted by EM Watts in 1947. The portrait is oil on canvas The painting measures 26 3/4" x 22 3/4" with its frame.
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1940s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Calf, Chilean Artist, Livestock, Landscape, Emerging Artist 24 x 31 oil
Located in Houston, TX
The Calf is an oil painting by Chilean artist Viviana Ovando. At this time it can be rolled and shipped. Waiting to be picked up by framer. Viviana Ovando Cid Visual Artist and Painter. She studied Visual Arts at the University of Chile and specialized as a Painter at the Martín Soria Academy of Fine Arts. Awarded by the Chilean-Japanese Cultural Institute and the National Society of Fine Arts. Viviana has participated constantly in group and individual exhibitions nationwide, Thanks to her constant concern she handles different painting techniques, from those coined by the Classic Academy to digital techniques, participating in 2D and 3D animation projects, exploring new representation techniques. Who are your biggest influences? Are you inspired by the work of your colleagues or someone else in particular? Antonio López, Goya, Rembrandt, Velásquez, Sorolla, Caravaggio, Franz Marc, Muñoz Vera, Sergio Castillo...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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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...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Linen

Victorian Landscape with Horse and Foal with Cattle in a pasture by Moonlight.
Located in ludlow, GB
Victorian Landscape with Horse and Foal with Cattle in a pasture by Moonlight. Large Framed Oil Painting of Animals gathered together in the Moonlight. An evocative Landscape which is well drawn and nicely executed. "Horse and Foal and Cattle in Pastures by Moonlight" Oil on Canvas (18 by 24 inches) Signed and dated 1899 and Framed in a traditional Impressionist Swept Frame. Charles Augustus Henry Lutyens was a portrait, animal and sporting painter. He was fairly eccentric and indeed named one of his sonsSir Edward...
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19th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

“A Lady playing with a Cat” by Paul De Frick (1864 - Paris - 1935), dated 1896
Located in Knokke, BE
Paul De Frick 1864 - Paris - 1935 French Painter “A Lady playing with a Cat” Signature: signed lower left and dated ‘P. de Frick. 96’ Medium: oil on canvas
 Dimensions: image size ...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dance Upon the Sky
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Dance Upon the Sky" 2013, is an oil painting on canvas by noted American artist Frederick Michael Wood, b.1944. It is signed at the lower right corner by the art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Vintage art portrait of french village by Eugène Galien Laloue - oil signed
Located in PARIS, FR
Conditions : Very good overall Conditions, few minor retouching, original canvas. No restauration necessary, mint conditions. Free US CONTINENTAL Shipping, incl Europe and Asia. Hi...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Paisaje con ganado - Óleo sobre panel
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra va firmada por el artista en la parte inferior La obra se presenta enmarcada con un marco de la época de la obra (el marco presenta algunas faltas) Medidas obra: 35 cm. alt...
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1890s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Dog at the sea, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Dog at the sea. Alla prima oil painting with few final tuches when dry. Beach Paintings always inspire thoughts of holidays, long walks, warm breezes and relaxation. beach and ocean ...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Behind the barn. 1950s. Oil on cardboard. 42.5x49.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandra Belcova (1892-1981) Studied at the Art School in Penza (1912-1917), State Free Art Workshops in Petrograd with N. Altman (1918-1919). Together with her husband Romans Su...
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1950s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

"Dapple Grey Horse" Large Painting
Located in San Antonio, TX
Eric Harrison (Born 1971 ) Texas Hill Country Artist Image Size: 34 x 48 Frame Size: 44 x 58 Medium: Acrylic "Dapple Grey Horse" Bio “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” -Henry D. Thoreau Eric Harrison-born 1971 in San Antonio, Texas. In 1995 he married Kim Marie, and together they have two sons, Noah and Ethan. The Harrison’s reside in the hill country west of Blanco, Texas. Currently painting in a language resonant with other Texas artists such as Robert and Julian Onderdonk, Robert Wood, Porfirio Salinas, Dawson Dawson-Watson, and Robert Harrison; with an affinity toward the work of California painter William Wendt. Paul Cezanne and many of the post impressionists. Exhibitions and collections of his work include: The United States Embassy in Togo, Africa The University of Texas at San Antonio The Buckhorn Museum San Antonio Best of the Best Art Show Salado, Texas Texas Lanscape Show The Nave Museum, Victoria Texas The Harrisons, “A Family of Texas Painters” Charles Morin Fine Art...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

L'embarquement de boeufs - Impressionist Oil, Cattle by Jean Francois Raffaelli
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Wonderful signed oil on panel cattle and figures in landscape by French impressionist painter Jean-Francois Raffaelli. The work depicts oxen being loaded onto ships in Honfleur, France en route to England. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 18"x16" Unframed: 9"x8" Provenance: Exhibition Jean Francois Raffaélli held at Galerie Simonson, 19 Rue Caumartin Paris - October 1929 (number 44) Jean-François Raffaëlli's father was a failed Italian businessman and Raffaëlli himself was, among other things, a church chorister, actor and theatre singer. He then studied under Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He travelled to Italy, Spain and Algeria and on his return to France settled in Asnières. In 1876, on a trip to Brittany, he first saw the potential of realist subject matter, if treated seriously. He became involved in meetings of artists at the Café Guerbois, where the Impressionist painters used to gather. As a result, Degas, contrary to the advice of the group, introduced Raffaëlli to the Impressionist exhibitions - according to one uncertain source as early as the very first exhibition, at the home of Nadar, and certainly to those of 1880 and 1881. In 1904, Raffaëlli founded the Society for Original Colour Engraving. He first exhibited at the Salon de Paris in 1870 and continued to exhibit there until he joined the Salon des Artistes Français in 1881, where he earned a commendation in 1885, was made Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in 1889 and in the same year was awarded a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle. In 1906 he was made Officier of the Légion d'Honneur. He was also a member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. In 1884, a private exhibition of his work cemented his reputation. He contributed to several newspapers such as The Black Cat (Le Chat Noir) in 1885 and The French Mail (Le Courrier Français) in 1886 and 1887. He published a collection entitled Parisian Characters, which captured his favourite themes of the street, the neighbourhood and local people going about their lives. In 1880 he participated, with Forain, on the illustration of Joris Karl Huysmans' Parisian Sketches (Croquis Parisiens). He also illustrated Huysman's Works. As well as working as an illustrator, he also made etchings and coloured dry-points. His early attempts at painting were genre scenes, but once he was settled in Asnières he started to paint picturesque views of Parisian suburbs. From 1879 onwards, his subject matter drew on the lives of local people. These popular themes, which he treated with humanity and a social conscience, brought him to the attention of the social realist writers of the time such as Émile Zola. In addition to his realist style, Raffaëlli's dark palette, which ran contrary to the Impressionist aesthethic, helped to explain the opposition of those painters to his participation in their exhibitions. More concerned with drawing than colour, he used black and white for most of his paintings. Towards the end of his life, he lightened his palette, but without adopting any other principles of the Impressionist technique. After painting several portraits, including Edmond de Goncourt and Georges Clémenceau, he returned to genre painting, particularly scenes of bourgeois life. Later in his career, he painted mainly Breton-inspired sailors and views of Venice. His views of the Paris slums and the fortifications, sites which have almost completely disappeared, went some way towards establishing a genre in themselves and perpetuated the memory of the area: The Slums, Rag-and-Bone Man, Vagabond, Sandpit, In St-Denis, Area of Fortifications. His realistic and witty portrayal of typical Parisian townscapes accounts for his enduring appeal. Born in Paris, he was of Tuscan descent through his paternal grandparents. He showed an interest in music and theatre before becoming a painter in 1870. One of his landscape paintings was accepted for exhibition at the Salon in that same year. In October 1871 he began three months of study under Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris; he had no other formal training. Raffaëlli produced primarily costume pictures until 1876, when he began to depict the people of his time—particularly peasants, workers, and ragpickers seen in the suburbs of Paris—in a realistic style. His new work was championed by influential critics such as J.-K. Huysmans, as well as by Edgar Degas. The ragpicker became for Raffaëlli a symbol of the alienation of the individual in modern society. Art historian Barbara S. Fields has written of Raffaëlli's interest in the positivist philosophy of Hippolyte-Adolphe Taine, which led him to articulate a theory of realism that he christened caractérisme. He hoped to set himself apart from those unthinking, so-called realist artists whose art provided the viewer with only a literal depiction of nature. His careful observation of man in his milieu paralleled the anti-aesthetic, anti-romantic approach of the literary Naturalists, such as Zola and Huysmans. Degas invited Raffaëlli to participate in the Impressionist exhibitions of 1880 and 1881, an action that bitterly divided the group; not only was Raffaëlli not an Impressionist, but he threatened to dominate the 1880 exhibition with his outsized display of 37 works. Monet, resentful of Degas's insistence on expanding the Impressionist exhibitions by including several realists, chose not to exhibit, complaining, "The little chapel has become a commonplace school which opens its doors to the first dauber to come along."An example of Raffaëlli's work from this period is Les buveurs d'absinthe (1881, in the California Palace of Legion of Honor Art Museum in San Francisco). Originally titled Les déclassés, the painting was widely praised at the 1881 exhibit. After winning the Légion d'honneur in 1889, Raffaëlli shifted his attention from the suburbs of Paris to city itself, and the street scenes that resulted were well received by the public and the critics. He made a number of sculptures, but these are known today only through photographs.[2] His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. In the later years of his life, he concentrated on color printmaking. Raffaëlli died in Paris on February 11, 1924 Museum and Gallery Holdings: Béziers: Peasants Going to Town Bordeaux: Bohemians at a Café Boston: Notre-Dame; Return from the Market Brussels: Chevet of Notre-Dame; pastel Bucharest (Muz. National de Arta al României): Market at Antibes; Pied-à-terre Copenhagen: Fishermen on the Beach Douai: Return from the Market; Blacksmiths Liège: Absinthe Drinker...
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1880s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Knock on Wood. The orange bird.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
"Knock on Wood". oil on canvas board. Painting size is 11.25 x7 inches. Signed lower right. Certificate of authenticity is available.
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Haymaking time 1930, pastel on paper, 30x39 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Haymaking time 1930, pastel on paper, 30x39 cm "Haymaking Time" is a serene and evocative artwork that transports viewers to a simpler time, celebrating the beauty of the countryside and the age-old agricultural activities that have shaped the lives of people for generations. The use of pastels and the light figurative style imbue the artwork with a sense of warmth and nostalgia, inviting viewers to appreciate the natural rhythms of rural life. Aleksandra Belcova...
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1930s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Dog Guarding Food Bowl From a Fluffy White Cat
Located in New York, NY
Arthur Heyer, 1871-1932 Oil on canvas, 22" x 27" Signed on the front. A bulldog is depicted guarding his bowl of food from a fluffy white cat, who keeps ...
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1880s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sardines Painting BaitBall Underwater Original Art
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sardine Run is a great event happends in South Africa. Tones of sardines migrates from Atlantic to Indian Ocean and all predators are following it. Bright underwater artwork with gr...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Leopard - wildlife portraiture study figurative oil painting original art modern
Located in London, Chelsea
This original oil painting by Catherine Ingleby lovingly depicts the beauty of a cheetah in motion. The artist combines attentive realism to the form of the wild animal, attractively...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Sheep on pasture, (Les moutons au pâturage)
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The oil painting size is 13"x9.75". Classic work of Sarkis Diranian, with very smooth and artistic brush strokes. It is signed in the lower right corner. ...
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1890s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tiger
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 20 x 34 inches Framed size: 28.25 x 42.5 inches Signed lower right
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20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tao Wang Contemporary Original Oil On Canvas "Red And Golden Fish I"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Red And Golden Fish I Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 20 x 23 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Estate" Girasoli Olio , bambino, bicicletta , infanzia, postimpressionismo
Located in Torino, IT
Georgij Moroz (1937/2015 Ucraina) Luminosa opera di questo pittore che viveva a San Pietroburgo ma d'estate tornava in Ucraina la sua patria Diceva che i girasoli si potevano dipinge...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

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

Materials

Oil

Poppy Field Sunset, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A majestic white horse stands gracefully in a vibrant field of red poppies, the light of the setting sun filtering through its mane. Slihouetted trees rise in t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ivan Summers Early 20th Century Missouri Ozark Paintings
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ivan Summers: 1889-1964. Well listed and important American impressionist. He has had auction results as high as $6,670. He studied at the St. Louis Scho...
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1910s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lisa Palombo, "Secretariat Tremendous Machine" Blue Horse Race Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This bold and colorful equine impressionist painting, "Secretariat Tremendous Machine" by artist Lisa Palombo is a 24x18 acrylic painting on canvas. Depic...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Ray Simonini "Taste the Ocean" 8x10 Oyster Shell Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting by artist Ray Simonini titled "Taste the Ocean" is a 8x10 nautical oil painting on canvas featuring a close-up of an oyster shell against a calm soft grey and beige bac...
Category

2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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