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Impressionist Animal 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
Pensive. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I've harmonized acrylics and oils to breathe life into a harmonious blend of realism and impressionism. The soulful gaze of the horse, caught in a moment of intros...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"REHE IM MORGENLICHT" DEER IN MORNING LIGHT ERIC HARRISON FRAMED 36 X 30
Located in San Antonio, TX
Eric Harrison (Born 1971) Texas Hill Country Artist Image Size: 30 x 24 Frame Size: 36 x 30 Medium: Oil 2021 "Rehe im Morgenlicht" Deer in Morning Light Bio & Artist Statement Eric H...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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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

"White Horse at Dusk, Tuscany" contemporary impressionist pastoral oil painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"White Horse at Dusk, Tuscany" is a contemporary impressionist pastoral oil painting painted en plein air. Two horses stand under a run-in shed and graze from a haystack. Florence ca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Ray Simonini "Freshly Shucked" 8x10 Oyster Shell Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting by artist Ray Simonini titled "Freshly Shucked" is a 8x10 nautical oil painting on canvas featuring a close-up of an oyster shell against a calm soft grey and beige bac...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lucky Cat and Succulents, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A Maneki-Neko, the iconic Japanese welcoming cat, nestles among lush succulents, exuding whimsical charm. Artist Tara Zalewsky-Nease br...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Dog Park, Zagreb
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Plein-air landscape painting of a dog park in Zagreb, Croatia. Artist Bio Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in his earliest yea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Vintage French Oil Painting Cows Grazing Green Summer Grass Summer Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953), signed and dated Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed. Size: pain...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

"Pony and Groom" 2014 oil painting on wood, impressionist sketch, equestrian
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Pony and Groom" is an unframed, oil on wood panel, contemporary impressionist painting. Painted during the 2014 Wellington Winter Equestrian Festival. Center stage, stands a fit, br...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Horse at the Golden Hills, California , Impressionist California landscaper.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Lynn Gertenbach's "Ride at Golden Hills" is a remarkable oil painting that captures a serene moment of a lady riding a horse under a tree, surrounded by lush grass and vibrant scener...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Brian Summers "Laughing Gull" Seagull Beach Water 12x12 Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"Laughing Gull" is a 12x12 original oil painting by the artist Brian Summers. Featured is a seagull wading in the shallow ocean water. Attracted to art since childhood, Brian Su...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Avant Printemps au Marais - Impressionist Riverscape Oil by Alexandre Jacob
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1950 by popular French impressionist painter Alexandre Louis Jacob. The piece depicts horses and their carts being led across small stone bridges...
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1950s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Elephant. Thousand and first petal
Located in Zofingen, AG
In "Thousand and First Petal," an elephant emerges from the heart of a lotus, creating a striking contrast between strength and fragility. The background, though predominantly white,...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Boss of Luckenback oil painting, Texas Animals Texas Artist Roosters
Located in Houston, TX
Lord of Luckenback is an oil painting of a Texas Rooster prancing in the field. It is 20 x 16 and comes with a custom made frame. Artist Statement: " I am inspired by the simple ev...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Desert Ranch with Longhorn Steer - Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Desert Ranch with Longhorn Steer - Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas Vibrant desert landscape by California Plein Aire artist Nick White (American, 1943-2009). At the edge o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Antique English Oil Crashing Waves on Rocky Shoreline Vibrant Coastal Seascape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Crashing Waves signed oil on canvas, framed Framed: 23.5 x 27.5 inches Canvas: 20 x 25 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good condition Description: This dr...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Three Kittens with Ball of Yarn
Located in Sheffield, MA
Alfred Arthur Brunel De Neuville French, 1852-1941 Three Kittens with Ball of Yarn Oil on canvas 15 by 18 in, w/ frame 27 by 30 in Signed lower left One of the most popular subject...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

"Butterfly Kisses for You #1" - Oil on Linen Figurative Animal Painting 2018
Located in Denver, CO
Brian Keith Stephens's "Butterfly Kisses for You #1" (2018) is an original, handmade oil painting that captures the presence of a pig through a uniquely expressive style. The work, c...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Butterfly Kisses for You #5" - Oil on Linen Animal Painting 2018
Located in Denver, CO
Brian Keith Stephens' "Butterfly Kisses for You #5" (2018) is an enchanting original oil painting, meticulously executed on linen mounted to wood. Stephens employs his distinctive ap...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"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

VOICE OF SILENCE
Located in Zofingen, AG
When you hear the voice of silence, you can hear yourself. Silence is an inner sanctuary of understanding, comfort, and peace—free from the noise of restless thoughts. If you are luc...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Oil

'Peacocks', Ecole de Paris, Salon d'Automne, Salon des Artistes Français, Carmel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Anton Sipos' (Bosnian-American, born 1938) and dated 1974. A substantial Impressionist oil painting showing two young women relaxing in a sunny garden with a peacock and a peahen. Born in Bosnia, Anton Sipos began drawing at an early age and left home in his teens to work as a film animation artist. He achieved immediate success with his first work, "Surrogate", which won an Academy Award for best-animated short subject under the direction of Yugoslav animator Dushon VuKotic. In 1964, Sipos moved to Montmartre to study at the École de Paris. During this early period, Sipos exhibited widely and with success including at the Salon d'Automne and Le Salon d'Artistes Françaises. While in France, he made numerous painting trips to Provence, Giverny, Rouen and the Cote d'Azur as well as to Italy. In 1970, Sipos arrived in California where he painted landscapes of Los Angeles and marine scenes of the harbor in San Diego. He also worked as an artist for the film industry, most notably with Eleanor Ettinger Studio in New York where he was given the responsibility of transferring Norman Rockwell...
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1970s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

"Cold on the Plain" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Cold on the Plain" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto painting of horses grazing in a pastoral setting with m...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Peacock Mates, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A peacock couple perches on a tree branch, their majestic feathers cascading over the greenery. With their ethereal presence, they appear to be watchers guardin...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST OIL - PASTORAL LANDSCAPE LUSH GREEN FIELDS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Summer Fields" by Maurice Mazeilie (French) oil painting on board, unframed stamped verso inscribed verso painting: 5.5 x 8 inches A delightful original oil painting by the French...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Pigeons, Birds, Handmade Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2015 Style: Classic Art Title: Pigeons Size: 23.5" x 3...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A New Dawn, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Two hummingbirds spread their wings, soaring gracefully against a pastel green backdrop that evokes the vibrancy of a sunlit garden. Inspired by artist Karen ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

Workers in the Field
Located in Naples, Florida
Laszlo Neogrady was born into an artistic family in Budapest in 1896. His father, Antal Neogrady, taught him all the basic rudiments of painting, he als...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

"Too Bright or Too Dark, The Effect is the Same" by Michael Dowling, White Horse
Located in Denver, CO
"Too Bright or Too Dark, The Effect is the Same, " is an original, handmade oil painting, by Michael Dowling that depicts a white horse running contrasted by a dark background. Bor...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Charcoal

Brian Summers "Chestnut Sided Warbler" Bird Sitting on Gourd Black Background
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"Chestnut Sided Warbler" is a 12x9 original oil painting by the artist Brian Summers. Featured is a black background and a warbler bird sitting on top of a gourd. The bird's beak i...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

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

English Impressionist early 20th century, cows drinking water in a landscape
By Albert Ernest Bottomley
Located in Woodbury, CT
Albert Ernest Bottomley was an English Impressionist and traditional painter of landscapes and animal scenes. Painter born in Leeds who studied art with the landscape artist William...
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1920s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"The Cautious Guardian, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Louis Recchia's (US based) "The Cautious Guardian" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas. About the Artist: Louis Recchia has been producing contemporary art in Denver fo...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Huntsman on Horseback with Hounds English Sporting Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Hunt English School, 20th century oil on canvas, framed inscribed verso framed: 17.75 x 13.5 inches board: 14 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good ...
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20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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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

French Modernist Painting Collection Horse Munching In Busy Summer Field
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, circa 1970's oil painting on card, unframed size: 25.5 x 18 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to the surface but nothing detrimental to ...
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1970s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

When the Mist is Lifting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Landscape oil painting depicting a misty shoreline with three birds near the water, and a sloop visible off in the upper left of the scene.
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, 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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Canvas, Oil

Enjoy the summer - Oil Painting Landscape with Poppy Fields
Located in Zofingen, AG
I love the arrival of summer when fields are filled with a riot of blooming flowers. Dandelions give way to poppies, and the entire meadow seems to be draped in them, as if they’re w...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Before the Hunt. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrant blend of acrylic and oil, I sought to capture the raw spirit of the natural world. With each stroke, I infused realism with a touch of impressionism, allowing the tex...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Cold Day" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Cold Day" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto painting of bison grazing in a pastoral, snow-covered setti...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Winter White Horse, 2016
Located in Atlanta, GA
Brett Eric Osborn was born in Lima, Ohio in 1963. Both his father and his cousin are artists and influenced the young Osborn during his formative years. Brett recalls being a child during a "Friday-night-smoked-filled-room-critique" where his father and friends would meet to look at slides of contemporary artists and their work. His father worked as a painter and a designer. His father's familiar designs included the "Grey Hound Bus" logo and the "Circle K" logos. Brett studied painting, film and theater at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He supported himself working in professional theater as a set builder, in television as an art director and after moving to Southern California in 1987, worked in Hollywood as a special effects miniature artist. Notable films include, Star Trek IV, Karate Kid...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Tink, Impressionism, Oil, Feline, Texas Artist, Cats, Interior Southwest Art
Located in Houston, TX
The cat in the painting is Tink. Tink was Cheri Christensen's studio cat. Tink is an interior painting of a cat on a fireplace ledge. It is 12 x 24 and has a custom made frame. The...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

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

River on the Autumn Plains - Acrylic on Board with Double-Sided Art
Located in Soquel, CA
River on the Autumn Plains - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board with Double-Sided Art Expansive Western landscape by California Plein Aire artist Nick White (American,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

The Great War - Impressionist Oil, Figure & Horse in Landscape by Andre Devambez
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Wonderful oil on panel circa 1920 by French impressionist painter Andre Devambez. The work depicts a soldier leading his horse along a dirt track during...
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1910s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

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

Triptych - Unterwander resident
Located in Zofingen, AG
Beautiful underwater world! each painting is 50-50 cm I like to look at the burrowing stream of the stream, watch the constantly changing bizarre forms of the oncoming wave and, look...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Fruits, Portrait Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2011 Style: Contemporary Art Title: Fruits Size: 23.5"...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Sardines and Fish
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fish by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) signed oil painting on board, unframed board: 13 x 16 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private collection of this ...
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Late 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

In Toquima Cave, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A beautiful bobcat rests atop the petroglyph-covered wall of Toquima Cave. Its stance and intense gaze reflect a keen awareness. Lights emphasize the feline's...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

"Easter set" Four round canvases . Oil painting . Realism
Located in Oslo, NO
Imbued with the essence of spring, I've captured the tender gaze of these enchanting creatures through my brush strokes. Merging realism with a touch of impressionism, I brought the ...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Archival Pigment

Bowl of Love, Handmade art Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2011 Style: Classic Art Title: Bowl of Love Size: 25.5...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Scene of Horse-Drawn Caravans and Travelers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Horse & Carriages Signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 15 x 18 inches Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor signs of aging. P...
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20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

HAPPY FAMILY original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrant artwork, I've melded acrylic and oil to create a whimsical scene that speaks of familial warmth and love, transcending species. The pop-art influence adds a playful t...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Ray Simonini "Salt & Sea" 8x10 Oyster Shell Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting by artist Ray Simonini titled "Shucked" is a 8x10 nautical oil painting on canvas featuring a close-up of an oyster shell against a calm soft grey and beige background....
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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