Impressionist Figurative 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
Artist: Unknown
1960's French Portrait Four Lady Caricatures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
stamped
Image : 25.5 x 19.5 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
1960's French Portrait Bald Green Man Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
Image : 13 x 9.5 inches
Overall Painting: 25.5 x 19.75 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
1960's French Portrait Gentleman in deep Thought, Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
stamped
Image : 25.5 x 19.5 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
1960's French Portrait Pilot/ Captain Gentleman in Uniform Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
Image : 25 x 19.5 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. Ideal for m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
1960's French Portrait Intense Close Up Face of Woman - Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
inscribed verso
stamped to the reverse
Image : 12 x 9.5 inches
Overall size: 25.5 x 19.75 in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
1960's French Portrait Stylish Fashionable Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
stamped to the reverse
Image : 12.75 x 9.5 inches
Overall size: 25 5 x 19.75 inches
Superbl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
1960's French Portrait - Caricature of Clerical Gentleman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
stamped on reverse
Image: 25. 75 x 19.75 INCHES
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Northern Pike, Fish on Hook
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic oil painting of the fisherman's moment of victory over a Northern Pike by unknown artist Emily (American, 20th Century). Signed and dated "Emily ...
Category
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1960's French Portrait Caricature of Flapper Girl
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
inscribed verso
stamped on reverse
Image: 25.5 x 19.5 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's Fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
1960's French Portrait Flower Girl Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
inscribed verso
stamped on reverse
Image: 25.5 x 19 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's Fren...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
1960's French Portrait Stylish Caricature Fashion Model Young Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
stamped to the reverse
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. Ideal for many ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Watercolor, Ink
VINTAGE FRENCH 1970'S OIL - FISHING BOATS IN OLD HARBOUR - BLUE/GREEN COLOURS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1970's, signed indistinctly
Title: The Old Harbour
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
Size: canvas: 14.75 x 23 inches, frame included: 18.5 x 27.5 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Red Flower Basket
Located in Pasadena, CA
Oil on canvas representing a flower basket in the style of the Impressionnisme school of the 19th century signed
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Morning Sunrise, Mid Century Laguna Hills Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century plein air figural landscape of Laguna Niguel, California by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). The morning sun gli...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil, Canvas
Early 20th Century Old Civil War Soldier Portrait of Honor
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful turn of the century oil portrait of old civil war soldier circa 1900, by an unknown artist. Soldier is depicted wearing the Medal of Honor...
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Mid Century Boat Docks Pacific Grove Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Painterly scene of boats and boats being built at the docks in old Pacific Grove, California by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Signed"WHM" lower left. Presented in a fau...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
The Harbor of Trouville
Located in Pasadena, CA
Oil on panel attributed to Eugen Boudin representing a Norman navy
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Landscape
Located in Pasadena, CA
Impressionist Painting representing a lively scene of a character in a rural landscape in France
The painting is framed
Category
1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Scafell From Hardknott Pass Huge British Lake District Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Scafell From Hardknott Pass' Landscape Oil Painting
By British artist D.J.Brown, 21st Century
Signed and titled verso
Oil painting on board, framed
Frame size: 20.5 x 28.5
This f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Gold Country - Pioneer Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gold Country, a rustic figurative landscape of early California pioneers by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Excellent workmanship and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Cardboard
Fishermen at the Dock, Monterey - Mid Century Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Three fishermen working on a sunny day at the dock in Monterey, California; a rich mid century figurative landscape by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned. Presented...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Early 20th Century St. Mark's Basilica Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful early 20th century impressionist painting of St. Mark's Basilica, by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century), 19...
Category
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Three Graces
Located in Pasadena, CA
Nude study of the Three Graces attributed to André Favory unsigned, after Cezanne.
Excellent condition, framed.
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Monte-Carlo, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Architectural Landscape of Monte-Carlo Oil Painting, European City, Signed
French School, late Century
Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner
Oil painting on canvas, fram...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Boats on the Shore - Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Continental seascape of fishing boats and the shore with ocean cliffs in the background by an unknown artist. Signed (illegible) in the lower right corner. Presented in a painted and...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Primrose Bouquet
Located in Pasadena, CA
Oil on canvas not framed representing a bouquet of primroses in the style of the fawn impressionist painter. The painting is signed
Category
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
‘Rita’ Spanish Flamenco Dancer Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
‘Rita’ Spanish Flamenco Dancer
By Spanish artist, signed, Mid 20th Century
Oil painting on canvas, framed
Signed by the artist on the right ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Harbor of Trouville
Located in Pasadena, CA
Oil on panel attributed to Eugen Boudin representing a Norman navy
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century Figurative -- Adventures - Duleich
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century figurative of romantic adventures by Duleich (American, 20th Century). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Duleich '59" lower left. Image size, 30.25"H x 24"W. Framed si...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rustic Country Road Mid Century Impressionist Landscape, Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Rustic Country Road, Impressionist Landscape, Original Oil Painting
British School mid 20th Century
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 18 x 22 inches
Beautiful scene of a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Decorative Painting, Oil on canvas. Oriental Market Scene.
Located in Berlin, DE
Decorative painting, oil on canvas. Oriental market scene.
Illegible signed.
Dimensions without frame.
Frame partially damaged.
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Dancing Dogs', Impressionist Mid-century Circus Scene, Banjo Man, Acrobat
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An interesting, American School Mid-century tempera painting showing a view of a seated clown rehearsing his dogs for a dance routine while a bareback rider in costume observes in th...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Illustration Board
Late 19th Century Reclining Nude California School
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th century California School reclining nude female figure by anonymous 19th Century artist. In the style of William-Adolphe Bouguereau. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Oil - Lady on Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb French Impressionist oil painting on canvas depicting this lady walking along a beach, sheltering from the heat of the overhead sun. She carries a basket under her arm, possib...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
A. Maurer "Ready for the rendezvous" Large Oil painting Oil on canvas circa 1907
Located in Berlin, DE
Large imposing and very decorative painting. Oil on canvas.
Signed A. Maurer (under the dressing table).
Around 1907. Motif of an elegant lady dressing up.
Beautiful painting in im...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1897, Large Oil Painting, impressionist style. "Serious encounter"
Located in Berlin, DE
Large, decorative oil painting in impressionist style.
Illegible signed. Dated 1897.
"Serious encounter"
In places color flaking. Unframed.
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
English School Swans in Park - Turn of the Century Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful turn of century English School landscape with swans in park setting, by an unknown artist, c.1900. Signed with initials "L. G" lower left corner. Presented in rustic gilt t...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Monogrammed. G.A. "The veiled lady" 19. Century impressionist Portrait
Located in Berlin, DE
Large, enticing and very decorative painting.
Oil on canvas. Monogrammed lower left. G.A.
Portrait of a pretty lady.
Beautiful painting in impressionist style.
Frame partially damaged.
Dimensions about:
With frame 84.5 cm x 97 cm
Without frame 55.5 cm x 68 cm
The veiled lady.
Category
19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist Scene of a Cityscape, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Impressionist Scene of a Cityscape, Signed Oil Painting
French School, signed 'Diana', 20th century
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
Oil painting on board, framed
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lady of Importance, Colourful Impressionist Oil Painting, Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady of Importance, Colourful Oil Painting, Signed
French School, Mid Century
Oil painting on board, framed
Framed size: 10.5 x 9 inches
Incredibly styl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pair of French Character Portraits, Pink and Blue Backgrounds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pair of French Character Portraits
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache on unframed paper
Both stamped and named on the backs, with the artists ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Pair of French Character Portraits, Purple and Green Backgrounds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pair of French Character Portraits
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache on unframed paper
Both stamped and named on the backs, with the artists initials written on both right hand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Le Marche de Bachy, French Market, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Le Marche de Bachy
French artist, 20th Century
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner, and titled verso
Oil painting on canvas, framed
Framed size: 24 x 28 inches
Jolly...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 20th Century Portrait of a Baby
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a calm resting baby by a Japanese/American San Jose, California artist circa 1920's in the style of Mary DeNeale Morgan (Carmel, 1868 - 1948). Presented in a rustic woode...
Category
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Dutch Family in the Forest
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming figurative genre painting of Dutch family in the forest. Signed illegibly lower left. Presented in a period giltwood frame. Image size, 27.25"H ...
Category
1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait de Dame, Impressionist Nude Portrait figurative oil painting on canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Welcome to Heritage, our carefully curated collection of French vintage and antique paintings. We scour the flea markets and fairs for these gems: poignant portraits of long-gone Me...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Morocco market oil on canvas orientalist painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Spanish School (XX) - Moroccan Market - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 24x33 cm.
Frameless.
Illegible signature.
Category
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
ANTIQUE FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST SIGNED OIL - FIGURE IN BOAT ON RIVER LANDSCAPE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, early 20th century, indistinctly signed lower corner.
Title: Figure in River Landscape.
Medium: oil on canvas, framed.
Size: frame: 21 x 24 inc...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Elegante au Parc - French Impressionist School, Figure in Landscape
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A simply beautiful French Impressionist School oil on canvas of an elegant woman wearing a white blouse and black skirt and hat seated in a chair reading. Her parasol rests against t...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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