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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
"Watcher" (2024) Original Oil Portrait Painting by Michael Carson
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Carson's (US based) "Watcher" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting. About the Artist: Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis College o...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Nuria Garcia Miro "Lake View" 24x48 Textured Bright Dock Mountain Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
The bright and cheerful piece "Lake View" is a 24x48 mixed media painting on canvas by the artist Nuria Garcia Miro. Depicted are cheerful fun characters jumping into a lake surround...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

"070 - Plein Air-Lafayette, CO" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Gouache Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "070 - Plein Air-Lafayette, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a landscape. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary landscape painter and Color...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Bad Ischl Austria
By Franz Weidinger
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original antique watercolor painting by well listed Austrian artist Franz Weidinger. This work is signed and titled lower left and housed in a be...
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1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Laid Paper, Watercolor

"Brighton Beach" Nathan Hoffman, New York, Sunny Day Landscape Impressionism
Located in New York, NY
Nathan Hoffman Brighton Beach, July 31, 1946 Signed, dated, and estate stamped on the reverse Oil on artist's board 10 x 13 1/2 inches Provenance: Esta...
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1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

The Flood Rushes In - Disaster Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Dramatic depiction of a flood by an unknown artist (20th Century). Flood waters have risen and are rushing through a town, with rain still falling. One house is still standing, but another red one is completely upended and being caried away. Power lines...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Venice, grand canal" Italy, Venice Oil cm. 60 x 55
Located in Torino, IT
Italy,Venice,Venice, grand canal Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina. 1949-56: he began artistic stud...
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1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Lavandieres - Impressionist River Landscape Oil Painting by Maxime Maufra
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas riverscape painting by French impressionist painter Maxime Maufra. The piece depicts washerwomen on the edge of a river on a sunny spring day washing l...
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1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"056 - Plein Air-Apex Trail, CO" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Gouache Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "056 - Plein Air-Apex Trail, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a mountainscape. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary landscape painter and ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Barnes Hole Beach
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Painted en plein air, a group of kayaks rest on a beach. This contemporary landscape painting is charming and relatable. Painted on a beach in New York's famous summer destination fo...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"008 - Plein Air-Cathedral Spires, CO" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Gouache Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "008 - Plein Air-Cathedral Spires, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a snowy forest on a mountainside. Artist bio/statement...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Blackwood Spring Runoff
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled " Blackwood Spring Runoff" 2016 is an oil painting on canvas by noted American artist Andrew (Andy) Skaff, b.1945. It is signed at the lower right corner by the a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Washerwoman Doing the Laundry
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative painting by an unknown artist (20th Century). A woman is leaning over a washing barrel, holding a pole-agitator. She is looking back over her shoulder at something outside...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Contemporary Art by Jean Duquoc - Les Goélands Dansent Près de L'Océan
Located in Paris, IDF
Signed at the bottom right Jean Duquoc is a French artist born in 1937 who lives & works in Belz, Brittany in France. In his work, we can see the skill with which he uses color, mov...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Twin Calves, San Rafael looking to Mt. Tamalpais -Turn of the Century Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Twin Calves, San Rafael looking to Mt. Tamalpais -Turn of the Century Landscape by Gordon Harrower Coutts Charming and significant turn of the century landscape painting of two calv...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antonio Soler, "Down the Slope", 32x32 Textured Ski Winter Landscape Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This cheerful and whimsical piece, "Down the Slope" is a 32x32 mixed media painting on canvas by artist Antonio Soler capturing a crowded scene of skiers...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

The Cottage Garden, Oil on Canvas Painting by Henry Stannard
Located in Long Island City, NY
A neoclassical oil painting on canvas by British artist Henry John Sylvester Stannard. The scene depicts a woman cleaning a bucket outside her house while a dog nestled in a dog house watches on. The painting is signed by the artist as “Sylvester Stannard”. The Cottage Garden...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Waterfall in Glacier" Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Calvin Liang's (US based) "Waterfall in Glacier" is an oil painting that depicts a waterfall flowing between boulders and gathering in small pools before crashing over the tumultuous...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Desert Storm" Large scale Figurative Oil on Canvas 1991
Located in Soquel, CA
"Desert Storm" Primitive oil painting depicting a hooded figure draped in red and blue cloth, while gazing off into the near distance at a mosque. The figure is completely covered in...
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1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Low Tide
Located in Milford, NH
This splendid coastal marine landscape painting was done by American artist Reynolds Beal (1866-1951). Beal was born in New York City, studied painting at Merritt Chase’s Shinnecock Summer School, and went on to become a prominent East Coast marine and landscape painter, eventually settling in Rockport, MA. Oil on canvas, signed lower left, titled “Low Tide” on front plaque, as well as on verso Clark Point Gallery, Southwest Harbor...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Red roses on blue tablecloth" Oil cm. 100 x 75 1970
Located in Torino, IT
Rose,Red,Blu Flowers, Shipping Free MAYA KOPITZEVA (Gagra, Georgia, 1924 - 2005) Maya kopitzeva’s works have been acquired by the Russian Ministry of Culture, by the Foundation f...
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Spanish Tavern
Located in Miami, FL
There is no one alive that can paint and draw like Dean Cornwell. How can that be? They do not train artist the way they did. He was Normal Rockwell's ...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Oil Sketch of a French boat yard, with men in a wood saw pit in harbor landscape
By Jacques-Eugene Feyen
Located in Woodbury, CT
Excellent quality Oil Sketch of a French boat yard, with men in a wood, saw pit in a harbor landscape. The elder brother of painter Auguste Feyen-Perrin, Jacques-Eugène enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts and studied under Paul Delaroche. He had a notable career at the Paris Salon from 1841 to 1882. Vincent van Gogh was a fan of Feyen and describes him as, "one of the few painters who pictures intimate modern life as it really is, and does not turn it into fashion plates." He set up a studio and settled in summer in the town of Cancale. He spent several months every year painting views of Cancale, the oyster-picking Cancalaises, and the bay of Mont Saint-Michel, and his paintings still enjoy steady fame. This sketch came from a collection of sketches...
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19th Century Impressionist Figurative 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 Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Gratitude
Located in Denver, CO
Lone figure with red
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Venice Canal", 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Painter Ulpiano Checa
Located in Madrid, ES
ULPIANO CHECA Spanish, 1860 - 1916 VENICE CANAL signed & located "U. Checa" Venezia (lower left) Also dedicated: "A Marguerite Pinédo affectueusement" ...
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"At the Fair, " 20th Century Impressionist Oil of a Country Horse Fair in Croatia
Located in Wiscasset, ME
"At the Fair" is a 20th century impressionist oil depicting a country horse fair in Croatia. The painting measures 22" x 28" framed.
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Albright Knox Gallery Label Signed Landscape Oil Painting Lake River Nocturnal
Located in Buffalo, NY
A charming painting of a quaint lake at night with the moon reflecting on calm waters. Bearing an Albright Knox Art Gallery "Art Week" label from 1941 t...
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1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Portrait of Woman in Red Dress - Figurative Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of Woman in Red Dress - Figurative Study Watercolor and gouache figurative study of a woman in a red dress by Bay area artist (possi...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

Buona Sera
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Buona Sera" c.2020, is an oil painting on panel by American artist Teresa Saia. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist, also titled and signed on t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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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 ...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Cardboard

"Peonies", pink and white cm. 68 x 68
Located in Torino, IT
Peonies, pink and white Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina. 1949-56: he began artistic studies in Dn...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Traditional Contemporary Impressionist Oil painting Children playing at Beach
Located in ludlow, GB
Large, bright and beautiful Impressionist seaside oil painting with Children playing in Rockpools. Rene layers on the paint and glazes to get an incredible iridescence to this large scale painting that is amongst his absolute finest. This is the last of a small series painted for a commission at Harrods Art Gallery some years back. This is truly captivating and looks totally stunning in any interior, it is framed in a traditional style gold frame. Rene Jerome Legrand...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Pilots and WWII Airplanes - Double-sided Figurative Composition in Oil on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Pilots - Double-sided Figurative Composition in Oil on Paper Expressive figurative compositions by Carmel, California artist David Amland (American, 1931-2010). On one side, a pilot...
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil

L'ENFANCE DE LEDA (PAINTING)
Located in Aventura, FL
Acrylic on canvas painting. Hand signed and titled on front by Theo Tobiasse. Frame size approx 33 x 41 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity incl...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary Café in Paris, Marche de La rue Mouffetard.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The oil painting size is 14" x 11", on board. Areg Elibekian is known for his vibrant and unique style, often capturing scenes with vivid colors and expressive brushstrokes. Café i...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Bavarian Celebration Painting by WRS Stott c.1930s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bavarian Celebration Painting by WRS Stott c.1930s Wonderful original illustration painting by book illustrator WRS Stott. A celebrato...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

1900's French Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Lady Overlooking Balcony Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Garden View French School, early 20th century signed with initials lower corner watercolour painting on artist paper, framed Glass covering framed: 13 x 10.5 inches board: 10 x 8...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

The Fisherwoman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "The Fisherwoman" c. 1980 is an oil painting on canvas by noted German/American artist Norbert Schlaus, 1927-2009. 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

Flowers in a Vase and Violin
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Flowers in a Vase and Violin" 1989 is an oil painting on canvas by noted Swiss artist Dan Rubinstein, born 1940. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. T...
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Late 19th 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

Fixing the Spur, original 24x20 southwestern figurative impressionist landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
As the rider is gently and carefully fixing the spur on his favorite horse, the mutual feeling of ties between man and his cherished pet is palpable. On a dusty, dry, day in the sou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Le Chef de Gare - Neo Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting by Achille Lauge
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed portrait oil on canvas circa 1898 by French neo-impressionist painter Achille Lauge. The piece is a beautifully textured with impasto and is a portrait of a French station mas...
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Landscape with Trees
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork c.1970 is a oil painting by Russian artist Irina Belotelkin Roublon 1913-2009. It is signed lower right by the artist. The...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

White Cherry blossoms , Flowers, Russian Impressionism Oil cm 110 x 80
Located in Torino, IT
White Cherry blossoms , Flowers,Russian Impressionism MAYA KOPITZEVA (Gagra, Georgia, 1924 - 2005) Maya kopitzeva’s works have been acquir...
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

A Cloudy Day, English Impressionist River Landscape with figure and cottage
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Cloudy Day, English Impressionist River Landscape with figure and cottage, circa 1922. Alexander Fuller Maitland painted coastal subjects and marines. Exhibited thirteen works, in...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Impressionist New England Coastal Beach Stroll Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist coastal painting by Clarence Braley (1854 - 1927). Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Signed. Displayed in a period modernist ...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

At the Seashore, European School, Mid-20th Century, Child Seated at Beach
Located in Wiscasset, ME
"At the Seashore" is a mid-20th century Impressionist painting of a young boy at the shore.
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"The Auction"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Robert Spencer (1879 - 1931) One of the rarest and most important artists among the New Hope School, Robert Spencer was bor...
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1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cyclists in Love, Bay Area Figurative Movement
Located in Soquel, CA
Joyful figurative scene with two smiling cyclists, connected with a series of colorful, swirling dots, by P. Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932). Signed and dated "© Gren Hayes 1980" at the right edge. Presented in a simple wood frame. Image size: 19.5"H x 23.5"W Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative / Bay Area Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public Art School in 1950. She received early recognition in Museum and Gallery competitions and exhibitions and was awarded a Special Education in Art recognition by the Winnipeg Museum of Fine Art, and was awarded a scholarship to the Banff College of Fine Art. Further studies were at The University of Manitoba. She was a Member of Winnipeg Free Press Sketch Club and was a Cartoonist and paste-up for a French-English bi-weekly, in Eastern Canada; She studied outdoor impressionism in New York in 1960; in 1962, attended The California College of Arts and Crafts, and in 1976 B.A., U.C. Berkeley where she studied under Elmer Bischoff, David Simpson, Joan Brown, Felix Ruvolo, Yolanda Lopez and Vincent Perez...
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Fiberboard

Crashing the Surf, Mid-Century Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Classic mid-century seascape with sailboat by Carl Davidson (American, 20th Century), c.1955. Signed "C. Davidson" lower left. Presented in a wooden frame. Image size: 15"H x 30.25"...
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1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Impressionist Oil Painting Fall Landscape Original Carved Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
An antique American Woodstock school landscape painting in an original hand carved period wood frame. Unsigned but clearly done by a very masterful hand.
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1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

British Original Impressionist Watercolor Figures Walking Up Sandy Stone Street
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
British Landscape by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) * see notes below original watercolor on artists paper, unframed paper dimensions: 15 x 11 inches condition: very good and read...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

"Wild Sea, Isle of Madeira" (2024) By Sparky LeBold, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Wild Sea, Isle of Madeira" by Sparky LeBold (US and Portugal based) is a beautiful handmade oil painting that depicts rocky shore with dark storm clouds above. ARTIST STATEMENT Sp...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Wheat Under the Storm", Captivating Stormy Landscape of pre-Harvest Fields
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Yves Calméjane's "Wheat Under the Storm", an oil on canvas measuring approximately 44.9 inches by 57.5 inches, is a stirring depiction of the dynamic French Dordogne landscape under ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Children Jumping Waves on Sunny Beach, small bright Impressionist oil painting
Located in ludlow, GB
Two little girls in dresses jumping in the waves at the beach, a bright Impressionist Oil painting on canvas, laid on board and framed by well known British Painter famed for his beach scenes. Rene Jerome Legrand...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

English Impressionist landscape , late 19th century with horse hay cart, cottage
Located in Woodbury, CT
Very decorative and well painted British or Scottish landscape with horse, Haycart, figures and a cottage. Dating from circa 1900 this is a very pretty example of late Victorian Br...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Broadway Reflections" (2024) By Mikael Olson, Oil Still-Life Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Mikael Olson's (US based) "Broadway Reflections" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting, which depicts a view of Broadway St. mid-autumn. Artist Biography and Statement: Born ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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