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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
French Impressionist Golden Light Rustic Boats on Still Waters Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Rustic River Scene by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 9 x 11 inches Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor signs of aging. Pro...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

1880's French Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait Ambroise Vollard Famous Dealer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait believed to be of Ambroise Vollard by Adolphe GUMERY (1861-1943) oil painting on canvas stuck on board, unframed faintly signed & dated 1883 board: 10 x 8.5 inches condition...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Entre Acte - Ballerinas at the Opera, " Jules Herve, French Impressionism
Located in New York, NY
Jules Herve (French, 1887 - 1981) Entre Acte - Ballerinas at the Opera Oil on canvasboard 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches Signed lower left Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beach, Florida...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

English Landscape with Farmhouse
By Sally Gaywood
Located in Woodbury, CT
Sally Gaywood was born in Chester and from a very early age showed a natural aptitude for painting. She trained to be a dancer, but her dream was always ...
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1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"View to the Kitchen" (2010) By Jim Beckner, Original Interior Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "View to the Kitchen" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting a trio at a bar with a view to the establishment's kitchen. About the Artist: (Bor...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

French Impressionist Dark Harbour Scene with Boats and Village Skyline Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Harbour Scene signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 5.5 x 7 inches Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Inscribed verso and dated 93' Condition: The painting is in good condition...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Vue de la Côte Normande by Claude-Émile Schuffenecker - Landscape painting
By Claude Emile Schuffenecker
Located in London, GB
*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Vue de la Côte Normande by Claude-Émile Schuffenecker (1851-1934) Oil on canvas 58 x 69 cm (22 ⁷/₈ x 27 ¹/₈ inches) Sig...
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"SCOUTING" NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS Gordon Coutts (1868-1937) PAINTED 1920s
Located in San Antonio, TX
Gordon Coutts (1868-1937) Scottland & California Artist Image Size: 30 x 40 Frame Size: 45 x 50 Medium: Oil Circa 1920s "Scouting" Indian Biography Gordon Coutts (1868-1937) Born...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

untitled impressionist lanscape Paris
Located in Belgrade, MT
This oil painting framed is part of my private collection. Lucien Durand was a French painter. I have several of his pieces. HI art work has been offered at auction multiple times.
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Real Steel 2 JFK 50 Cent Coin" (2023) by Delton Demarest, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Delton Demarest's "Real Steel 2 JFK 50 Cent Coin" (2023) is an original oil still-life painting. Delton Demarest has been working in the freelance industry for many years. Recent an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

French Watercolour of Fishing Boats on Shoreline Signed by Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolour of Fishing Boats on Shoreline Signed by Fanch Lel by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Signed: Yes Size: 6 inches (height) x 5.25 inches (width) Watercolor paintin...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Our strange paradise
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK "Our Strange Paradise" from the "Perichoresis" series explores the nature of paradise—not as a promised future or a distant memory, but as a complex, contradictory ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Pacific Grove looking to Big Sur Ocean by Matola
Located in Soquel, CA
Pacific Grove looking to Big Sur Ocean by Matola Crashing waves and Cypress Trees and a woman in the sun on the Pacific Grove to Big Sur Coast. Painted in 1983 by California artist n...
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Tyler" (2024) By Nicolas Martin, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
"Tyler" (2024) by Nicolas Martin is an original handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a man wearing a black shirt and a red jacket on an abstracted background. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

'Picking Poppies' Contemporary landscape painting with two figures, red, green
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Picking Poppies' is a beautiful example of Calabuig's work capturing the stunning field of red poppies and two young girls picking the posies. The be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Le Marché Scene with Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Le Marché Scene with Figures By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 10.25 x 8.25 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on card, un...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Radiant Glow" (2024) By Kirsten Savage, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"Radiant Glow" by Kirsten Savage is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a woman. Kirsten Savage is one of Colorado’s top representational artists....
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Columbus Circle New York City" Impressionist Snow Scene Oil Painting on Board
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist New York City winter city-scene depicting 57th Street in New York City, cars and pedestrians in a most intimate, yet energetic way. Christoph...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Les Environs de Saint-Lunaire, Near Dinar
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Les Environs de Saint-Lunaire, Near Dinar By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 4.5 x 6.25 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil paintin...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Paris, Rue De Norvins" 20th Century Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A stunning depiction of a lively village scene with houses and figures throughout. There is a cafe situated near the busy street as people look through the neighboring shops' window....
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Grand Tetons National Park, WY" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Shingler's (NC based) "Grand Tetons National Park, WY" is an oil painting that depicts a vast grassy meadow leading to a dense forest o...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood

Characterful Portrait French Man with Hat & Pipe Signed & Dated 1903 Oil Paint
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man with a Hat holding a Pipe French School, signed and dated 1903 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 21.75 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: s...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"A Perfect Day by the Lake" Impressionist Cafe w Figures Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical oil painting depicting a Courtyard Scene with a cafe of figures in France by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist, most of Cagliani's works were produced in...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Gloucester Boats" Frederick Mulhaupt, Impressionist Gloucester Scene
Located in New York, NY
Frederick John Mulhaupt Gloucester Boats Signed lower left Oil on board 12 x 16 inches Born in Rock Port, Missouri, in 1871, Mulhaupt studied...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"British Countryside Landscape" British Impressionist Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a colorful British country side with a couple strolling in the distance along a beautiful pathway. As an Impressionist painter, Clymer was known fo...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

For the first time I see myself so clearly
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK The painting "For the first time I see myself so clearly" from the “Inner Garden Series” reveals the profound process of self-identification, where a person gains t...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Beach Scene with Figures" Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas in Amsterdam
Located in New York, NY
A wonderfully rich beach scene done in Holland in the Mid-20th Century depicting figures in the sand. Some figures are by the water as kids play in the distance with a bicylist as well. The impressionist details are greatly admired as the sun shines on the water beautifully. This painting is signed lower right and comes housed in a simple contemporary silver wood frame with hanging wire on verso. Art measures 23.5 x 31.5 in Framed measures 26.25 x 34 in The Frisian-born artist Henk Gorter...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Dance with the Wind (Oil Painting, Impasto, Impressionism, Colorful, Vibrant)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Genevieve Hamel Dance with the Wind Oil on Wood Panel Year: 2024 Size: 24 x 24 x 1.625 inches Signed by hand COA provided *wired and ready to hang Genevieve Hamel’s passions for d...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Le Jardin du Luxembourg
Located in London, GB
'Le Jardin du Luxembourg', oil on canvas, by Marie de Nivouliès de Pierrefort (circa 1910). Parisians are not equivocal about their park preferences. Some clearly favour the Tuileries, while others stand firmly with feet planted in the Jardin du Luxembourg. Perhaps this is analogous to residents' strongly-held preferences for either the Café Deux Magots or the Café de Flore, just down the Boulevard Saint-Germain. Back to the gardens though, I have always been captivated by the Luxembourg Gardens. It's the lawns, tree-lined promenades, tennis courts, flowerbeds, model sailboats on its octagonal Grand Bassin, as well as the picturesque Medici Fountain...
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1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Little Red Boat" (2023) By Judd Mercer, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Little Red Boat" (2023) is an original handmade oil painting depicting a small boat floating in a lake surrounded by trees. Artist bio/statement Judd Merc...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Slow at Dark" (2022) by Clyde Steadman, Original Female Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Slow at Dark" by Clyde Steadman (United States) is a handmade female portrait painting that is unframed, but ready to hang.
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Large Spanish Expressive Oil Painting Ballerina Dancers Stretching
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Ballerinas by Maria Tort Xirau (Catalan, 1924-2018) signed lower corner oil painting on board, framed framed: 23.5 x 29.5 inches board: 21.5 x 28 inche...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

A Gaucho and His Horse - Gouache On Paper Brazilian Cowboy on the Plains
Located in Soquel, CA
A Cowboy And His Horse - Gouache On Paper Gouache on paper painting depicting a cowboy and his horse by a campfire by Reinaldo Manzke (Brazilian, 1906-1980). A cowboy is seen sittin...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Celebration in the Vineyard, contemporary painting, Vagharshak Elibekyan .
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
This vibrant oil painting on canvas board by Vagharshak Elibekyan (Elibekian), measuring 8x10 inches, captures a joyful scene of dancing and celebration within a vineyard. Typical of...
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"The Kiss -NYC-" Figures in the Snow by NYC Taxi Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A lively, impressionistic depiction of a couple embracing a Kiss in the snowy streets of New York City. We are whisked away in this romantic scene with the emotion and dynamic compos...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Walk through El Retiro Park Madrid oil painting Impressionism Emerging Artist
Located in Houston, TX
Walk through Retiro is an Impressionism painting by the young Cuban artist Cristian Velazquez who lives in Spain. El Retiro Park is a green oasis in the heart of the city. In it ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Threads of soulmates
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior. ABOUT THE ARTWORK "In 'Threads of Soulmates' from my 'Madeleine' se...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Harbor Scene
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Harbor Scene" c.1975 is an oil painting on canvas by Austrian artist M. Edward Griff. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. ...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Puerto de Jávea
By Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida
Located in Madrid, ES
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA Spanish, 1863 - 1923 PUERTO DE JÁVEA signed and dated "J. Sorolla B. / 1905" (lower right) oil on canvas on cardboard 7 x 8 inches (18 x 20.5 cm.) framed: 1...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard, Canvas

G. Howard Hilder "Family Time in Voldendam" Original Watercolor c.1930s
Located in San Francisco, CA
G. Howard Hilder 1866-1935 Beautiful watercolor with many still life moments. A young family takes time for a quiet moment. The light in the painting is pleasant and calming. A yo...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

"The Artist's Wife at the Loom, " Harry Hoffman, Bright American Impressionism
Located in New York, NY
Harry Leslie Hoffman (1871 - 1964) The Artist's Wife (Beatrice Pope) at the Loom, circa 1915 Oil on canvas 30 x 32 inches Housed in a period Newcomb-Macklin frame Provenance: Estate of the artist Private Collection, Massachusetts This painting depicts the artist's wife at the loom, producing textile versions of Hoffman's underwater paintings. The screen shown behind Bea is an underwater scene also painted by Hoffman. The study of this painting is held in the collection of the Wolfsonian Museum in Florida. Harry Leslie Hoffman was born in Cressona, a small community in Pennsylvania's Schuylkill Valley. His mother was an amateur artist who encouraged her son to pursue a career in the arts. In 1893, Hoffman entered the School of Art at Yale University and studied with John Ferguson Weir, the son of Robert Walter Weir. After graduation in 1897, Hoffman moved to New York to continue his studies at the Art Students League. He also traveled to Paris and took classes at the Académie Julien. In the summer of 1902, Hoffman attended the Lyme Summer School of Art, in the town of Old Lyme on the Connecticut coast. The school was headed by Frank Vincent Dumond and was located in a boarding house owned by Florence Griswold. The school eventually grew into an artists' colony and a center for American Impressionism. When Hoffman first arrived as a student, he was not permitted to stay in the house which was designated for the professional artists only. However, his outgoing personality soon won him many friends at the colony. In 1905, Hoffman settled in Old Lyme and worked as a full member of the artist colony. He was particularly influenced by Willard Leroy Metcalf, an Impressionist also working in Old Lyme. Fellow artists later fondly recalled Hoffman's antics at the Griswold house, which included playing the flute and banjo, tap-dancing, singing humorous songs, and performing magic tricks. In 1910 Hoffman...
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1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Wilfred Gabriel de Glehn, British Impressionist plein air oil landscape
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very early, seminal work by this highly important British artist dating to 1893. The artist was a good friend of John Singer Sargent and they painted together around Europe. The...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Hold the Preserves" Parisian Cafe Scene from Emily in Paris Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts Lily Collins and Ashley Park at a Parisian Cafe, an impressionistic scene reinvented from Emily in Paris. This painting measures...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

As the Days Wash Over Me Egg Tempera 12 x 24 Portraiture Finalist PSA
Located in Houston, TX
As the Days wash over Me‐ Egg Tempera ‐ Tempera Prepped Aluminum panel ‐ 12 x 24 is by E. Melinda Morrison who lives in Fort Worth Texas. Also posted are other paintings available b...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Egg Tempera

Spellbound, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Capturing one of his favorite subjects, artist Onelio Marrero portrays a museumgoer immersed in a masterpiece. A venerable gentleman stands riveted before a p...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Portrait of a Nude Lady reclining French School, circa 1970's indistinctly signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 25 x 18 inches condition: overall very good,...
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"A Day by the Lakeside" Impressionist Scene of Figures Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical oil painting depicting figures in France by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist, most of Cagliani's works were produced in the first half of the 20th Centu...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Boat in Martigues, France
Located in London, GB
'The Boat in Martigues', oil on canvas, by Marie de Nivouliès de Pierrefort (circa 1910). Martigues is a small port town just northwest of Marseille in the South of France. Its nickname is the Provençal Venice. Further eastward down the coast is the town of Toulon where the artist was born in 1879. Nivouliès depicts a charming sailboat tied to the small pier yet with an unfurled sail. It looks to be a wondrous day along the Mediterranean, the kind we can always dream about. The painting is over one hundred years old and is in fair condition, yet recently brought back to life by an art restoration professional. Elegantly framed, it is stabilised now for decades into the future. Please enjoy the many photos accompanying the listing. Upon request, a video may be provided of the artwork. About the Artist: Although she was a direct descendant of the counts of de Pierrefort, Marie de Nivouliès de Pierrefort's (1879-1968) family was very poor. In spite of the poverty, Pierrefort attended a Catholic school run by nuns, obtaining a scholarship from the School of Fine Arts of Paris. While still a student, she attended workshops of great Impressionist masters such as Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) and Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947). In 1910 she won a travel award from the school and traveled to Tunisia where she painted several Mediterranean landscapes. In 1938 the painter moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she painted the beautiful landscapes seen from her window. In Rio, Pierrefort had two individual exhibitions, both at the National Museum of Fine Arts, in the years 1946 and 1956. Although widowed in 1944, Pierrefort decided not to return to France until 1950. She remained there until 1959 when she definitively returned to Brazil. Her atelier in the neighbourhood of Glória was frequented by many emerging artists who learned the techniques of impressionism from her. Afterwards, Pierrefort painted for almost a decade in Brazil until she passed away in 1968 in Rio. After her death, many canvases were found in her studio but had been damaged or destroyed by humidity and by the intervention of her many cats. The painter Sergio Telles...
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1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Landscape of Man Fishing at Waterfall
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This lively impressionist painting, likely English or American school, captures a quiet yet dynamic moment in nature where a lone figure fishes at the base of a cascading waterfall. ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Red Tone Harbour Town at Low Tide Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Boathouse Landscape signed and dated 94' by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 9 x 10.75 inches Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: The painting is in good condition, with mino...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Porto St. Martin - Paris" Colorful Impressionist Cityscape Scene Oil on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A charming Parisian scene oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Johanne Schiefer. This painting is a wonderful example of his work from the prime of his career. Here you see figures walking the streets by the Porto st. Martin in Paris with an abundance of color and life. The magic is being felt with all the magnificent details, as Schiefer captures the architecture of Paris so beautifully; you can feel the energy of the day and the excitement. The piece is signed by the artist lower right and titled lower left and it comes housed in a wonderful wood carved antique frame with original name plate affixed bottom center and hanging wire on verso ready to be displayed. Art measures 20 x 24 inches Frame measures 28 x 32.5 inches Johannes Schiefer was born in 1896 in the Netherlands, and quickly gained notoriety for his landscapes, still life’s and portraits. Schiefer won the Prix de Rome at the age of 19 and studied at the Düsseldorf Academy in Germany, and then moved to Paris where he continued his studies in art at the Beaux Arts, and later at the Villa Medici in Rome. He traveled to paint across Europe, primarily France and Italy and also Latin America. When he married, he settled down in Nice France, and during the late thirties, he traveled and painted the coastline of the South of France, as well as Venice and the Adriatic. He remained in France until 1942, when he moved to New York with his family after the birth of their daughter, future actress Joanna Miles. Already an artist of stature when he arrived in New York, he settled with his family on Long Island, and for the next 30 years, Schiefer kept on painting and built a solid reputation as an important American artist. The Schiefers also had a son, Johannes Jr. After the war, Schiefer maintained a Paris studio and became a resident of Los Angeles for a time in the 1950s. For the next 30 years Schiefer kept on painting and during his career had numerous one man shows, having exhibitions at: Gallery Zak in Paris; Kunsthaus in Hamburg; Kunsthalle in Munich; Stiebel Galleries in Paris; O'Connor Gallery in Ontario; Museum of Modern Art, Wildenstein & Co, Carol Carstairs Gallery and Schoeneman Galleries in New York City; Esther Robles Gallery, County Museum and Vigoveno Galleries in Los Angeles; and the San Francisco Museum. Like Picasso, Schiefer never permitted himself to be “type-cast” in a single monotonous style. If there is anything that typifies his work, it is his versatility, his deft handling of subdued tones to create a unique brilliance of light and color that stamps every painting with his own individuality. In February 1964, Ethel Kennedy...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Old Manila Street Scene, Mid Century Modern Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Old Manila Street Scene, 1960s Figurative Landscape Beautiful mid century modern figurative landscape by Didi Fernandez (Filipino, 20th Century). This charming 1966 old Manila street scene, in the style of the well-known Filipino painter Cesar Buenaventura...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Best friends
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior. ABOUT THE ARTWORK 'Best Friends' is a tender representation of comp...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Best friends
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Sun Scorched Harvest Fields with Workers and Oxon pulling Cart, Signed oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Spanish School, indistinctly signed lower corner Title: The Harvest Workers Medium: oil on canvas, framed framed: 14.75 x 19 inches canvas: 9.5 x 13.75 inches Pr...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Young Man in Striped Shirt
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful 1965 portrait of a young man (possibly the artist Don Bachardy) in a striped shirt looking back over his shoulder by Paul Sorel (American, b- 1920...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Oil Painting of Cottage by a River in the Mountains of South Africa
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Oil Painting of Cottage by a River in the Mountains of South Africa, by South African Artist, Marthinus la Grange (1920-1999) Art measures 18 x 12 inches Frame measures 23...
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Paysage a Moulineux - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Maximillien Luce
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board landscape by French impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The work depicts a view of rolling French countryside on a summer's day with white clouds contrasting t...
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

French Impressionist Oil Painting of SAR Ship at Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of SAR Ship at Sea By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 4.75 x 7.25 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Co...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape
Located in Beachwood, OH
Abel Warshawsky (American, 1883-1962) The Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, 1909 Oil on panel Signed and dated lower right, titled verso 8.5 x 10.5 inches 13.75 x 16 inches, framed Impressionist painter A.G. Warshawsky was active in Cleveland, Paris and Monterey, California. Although Warshawsky is known as a classic Impressionist, he is also known for using a realistic style in his portraiture. Warshawsky was born in 1883 in Sharon, Pennsylvania to Ezekial and Ida Warshawsky, Jewish immigrants from Poland. The family then moved to Cleveland, Ohio. His brother Alexander (Xander) also became an accomplished painter in his own right. Warshawsky graduated from the Cleveland School of Art in 1900, taught by Louis Rorimer...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Reading in the garden
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior. ABOUT THE ARTWORK Reading in the Garden" is an artistic reflection ...
Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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