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Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

POSTIMPRESSIONIST STYLE

In the revolutionary wake of Impressionism, artists like Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat, Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin advanced the style further while firmly rejecting its limitations. Although the artists now associated with Postimpressionist art did not work as part of a group, they collectively employed an approach to expressing moments in time that was even more abstract than that of the Impressionists, and they shared an interest in moving away from naturalistic depictions to more subjective uses of vivid colors and light in their paintings.

The eighth and final Impressionist exhibition was held in Paris in 1886, and Postimpressionism — also spelled Post-Impressionism — is usually dated between then and 1905. The term “Postimpressionism” was coined by British curator and art critic Roger Fry in 1910 at the “Manet and the Postimpressionists” exhibition in London that connected their practices to the pioneering modernist art of Édouard Manet. Many Postimpressionist artists — most of whom lived in France — utilized thickly applied, vibrant pigments that emphasized the brushstrokes on the canvas.

The Postimpressionist movement’s iconic works of art include van Gogh’s The Starry Night (1889) and Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884). Seurat’s approach reflected the experimental spirit of Postimpressionism, as he used Pointillist dots of color that were mixed by the eye of the viewer rather than the hand of the artist. Van Gogh, meanwhile, often based his paintings on observation, yet instilled them with an emotional and personal perspective in which colors and forms did not mirror reality. Alongside Mary Cassatt, Cézanne, Henri Matisse and Gauguin, the Dutch painter was a pupil of Camille Pissarro, the groundbreaking Impressionist artist who boldly organized the first independent painting exhibitions in late-19th-century Paris.

The boundary-expanding work of the Postimpressionist painters, which focused on real-life subject matter and featured a prioritization of geometric forms, would inspire the Nabis, German Expressionism, Cubism and other modern art movements to continue to explore abstraction and challenge expectations for art.

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Style: Post-Impressionist
Training Day - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Oil Horse & Jockey by Kay Hinwood
By Kay Hinwood
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Kay Hinwood (1920 - 2006) This piece titled Training Day was created using oil on board and is in a handmade swept composite frame. It features: Horse, horses, training, people, ho...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Cadaques Spain oil on canvas painting fauvism spanish seascape urbanscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Cadaques - Oil on canvas. Work measurements 61x50 cm. Frame size 66x55 cm. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish painter. ...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Mid Century French Impressionist Signed Oil Portrait of Man with Moustache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) signed Title: portrait of a man with a moustache Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 10 x 7 inches Provenance: private coll...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Night interior acrylic on paper painting spanish
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep Moscardó - Night interior - Acrylic on paper Acrylic measurements 32x44 cm. Frame measurements 60x75 cm. Barcelona, 1953 Painter, sculptor and draftsman of deep-rooted post-...
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1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

"Autunno d'oro" Olio cm. 79 x70 1997
Located in Torino, IT
La pittura di Georgij Moroz molto materica e luminosa ,viene esaltata in questo paesaggio autunnale I toni sono Gialli e arancioni delle foglie d'autunno, Il cielo azzurro e luminoso...
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1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

" Bosco" Olio cm. 67 x 64 1966
Located in Torino, IT
Bosco autunnale Marroni ,verde,Betulle Maya KOPITZEVA (Gagra, Georgia 1924 – San Pietroburgo 2005) Maya Kuzminichna Kopitzeva nasce nel 1924 in Georgia, ma già l’anno successivo la ...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mother & Children - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Piece by Muriel Archer
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Born on June 25 1911 - she died just before her 100th birthday, fond of drawing and painting from an early age, she did her first drawing when she was four years old. She later studi...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Nils Kjellberg, The Sower, Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century post-impressionist oil painting by Swedish artist Nils Kjellberg (1871-1938) depicts a field worker sowing the land. It’s inspired by Jean-François Millet’s w...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

South of France, Original Oil on Card, Post Impressionism, Signed and Dated
Located in PARIS, FR
*The dimensions include the frame This oil on cardboard scene is steeped in the warmth of the South of France, its style nodding to the Impressionists with a touch of Post-Impressio...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

" Summer evenings " Oil cm. 70 x 75 1976
Located in Torino, IT
Gleb SAVINOV (Kharkiv prov., Ua 1915 – St. Petersburg 2000) Gleb Alexandrovich Savinov was born in Ukraine and spent part of his childhood in Saratov. His father, Alexander Ivanovic...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Courtyard With Elegantly Dressed Couple, Original Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite painting, "Courtyard With Elegantly Dressed Couple" by the Swedish artist Carl Johansson, is a vibrant illustration of life at the turn of the 20th century. Dating bac...
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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Cadaques Spain oil painting seascape landscape spanish
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Cadaques - Oil on canvas on board Oil measurements 60x60 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan painter, ...
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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Board

Evening in Paris - 20th Century Oil, Figures in Cityscape at Night - Louis Hayet
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A wonderful oil on canvas by Louis Hayet depicting figures in a cityscape at evening time. Signed and dated 1932 lower left. Louis Hayet had a difficult and itinerant childhood, du...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Antique French Fauvist 1920's Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Fashionable Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady French School, fauvist style indistinctly signed circa 1920's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 18 inches provenance: private collection condition: very ...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

An Italian Man With Hat and Scarf by Italian Artist Giuseppe Giardinello
Located in Stockholm, SE
For sale is a beautiful small portrait by the Italian artist Giuseppe Giardinello, whose life spanned from 1887 to 1920. This work of art is a remarkable representation of Giardinell...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Wood Panel, Oil

La Cote de Marseille - Post Impressionist Sea Landscape Oil by Louis Gaussen
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed seascape oil on panel circa 1910 by French painter post impressionist painter Adolphe Louis Gaussen. The work depicts a view of the bright blue sea from a rocky shoreline on t...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Sankt Matteus Church in Stockholm, 1907
Located in Stockholm, SE
The painting we have for sale, executed by Swedish artist Erik Tryggelin on May 3rd, 1907, presents an atmospheric and dynamic view of Sankt Matteus Church in Stockholm. This piece i...
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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Peasant woman of Ibiza Spain oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Juan Orvay (1938) - Peasants of Ibiza - Oil on panel Oil measurements 27x22 cm. Frame size 41x36 cm. (16,1417 in. and 14,1732 in). Joan Orvay Orvay (Eivissa 1938) ART Painter. He st...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Le Pont de Charenton - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Nathan Grunsweigh
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed post impressionist oil on canvas riverscape circa 1920 but Polish painter Nathan Grunsweigh. The work depicts a view of the bridge over the River Seine in Paris. A beautifully...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nympheas - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Emilio Grau Sala
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas landscape by post impressionist Emilio Grau Sala. The work depicts waterlilies on a pond. The bright blue of the sky is reflecting in the water. Signa...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

River with bridge France oil painting seascape landscape french
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - France - Oil on canvas laid board Oil measurements 46x55 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan painter, ...
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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board, Canvas

Peasants of Ibiza Spain oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Juan Orvay (1938) - Peasants of Ibiza - Oil on panel Oil measurements 26x32 cm. Frameless. Joan Orvay Orvay (Eivissa 1938) ART Painter. He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts i...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

The Harvesters - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Charles Frechon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in landscape oil on canvas by French post impressionist painter Charles Frechon. The work depicts two woman harvesting a field on a sunny summer's day. One woman is resting against a hay bale. Signature: Signed lower left Dimensions: Framed: 27"x31" Unframed: 20"x24" Provenance: Private collection - Rouen Charles Fréchon joined the Académie de Peinture et de Dessin in Rouen in 1879 and met Joseph Delattre and Charles Angrand. He then went to Paris and in 1881 enrolled at the Académie Colarossi. When he returned to Rouen he painted mainly from life.Fréchon painted landscapes in an Impressionist style and was one of the instigators of the so-called School of Rouen. The School took its name from the fact that painters such as Joseph Delattre, Léon Jules Lemaître...
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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Girl with fruit. Market. Year 1958. Signed Sergio Cirno Bissi (1902 - 1987)
Located in Firenze, IT
Girl with fruit. Market. Year 1958. Signed Sergio Cirno Bissi (Carmignano, 1902 - Florence, 1987). The very colorful and expressive painting is created...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Le Piano - Post Impressionist Figurative Interior Painting by Emilio Grau Sala
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and titled oil on canvas figure in interior circa 1950 by Spanish post impressionist Emilio Grau Sala. The work depicts a red-haired lady in a red dress seated at a piano. A y...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1960's French Oil Oxen & Cart in Sun Scorched South of France Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Oxen Cart French Impressionist artist, 1960's signed oil on canvas, framed dated 68' framed: 19 x 28 inches canvas: 15 x 23 inches provenance: private collection, France conditio...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mid 20th Century French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Angler in Boat on River
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Le Pecheur by Marcel Niquet (French 1889-1960) signed oil on board, framed framed: 12.5 x 16 inches board: 9.5 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

La Pointe-Rouge - Post Impressionist Sea Landscape Oil by Louis Gaussen
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel seascape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Adolphe Louis Gaussen. The work depicts a view of waves cascading against a rocky shore. A sail boat is s...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean town
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) - Mediterranean town - Oil on canvas Oil size 46x38 cm. Frameless. Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) The Toledo artist trained in Fine Arts in Mad...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Vårvinter II (Winter, Early Spring II), Oil on Board, C. 1909
Located in Stockholm, SE
The painting "Vårvinter II," believed to have been painted around 1909 by the Swedish artist Karl Tirén, is a remarkable representation of a landscape in the cusp of the seasonal tra...
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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Board, Oil

La Porte Saint Denis, Paris - Post Impressionist Cityscape Oil by Lucien Genin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on original canvas figures in landscape circa 1930 by French post impressionist painter Lucien Genin. The work is centred around the Porte Saint-Denis - a triumphal arch located in Paris, France. The street is bustling with city-goers and cars pass by the tall buildings painted in red, yellow and white. Signature: Signed lower left Dimensions: Framed: 27"x31" Unframed: 20"x24" Provenance: Private French collection Lucien Génin came from a family of stone-cutters. He first studied at the art school in Rouen, then in 1919 entered the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. He settled in Montmartre early in the 1920s, and in 1936 moved to the Latin Quarter. Although he had received a thorough training, he created his own completely spontaneous technique aiming at approaching his subjects with a fresh look. Beside a few views of Rouen, Lorient, Dinan and Villefranche-sur-Mer, Génin specialised in the popular theme of views of Paris. He worked swiftly, making rapid jottings, and thus could produce many paintings. At auction his pictures were sometimes sold in lots. He painted both in oils and in gouache. Lucien Génin showed work at the Salon d'Automne in 1926 and 1930. His work featured at the Marcel Aymé and the Painters exhibition, Galerie Roussard...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Banyoles Spain oil on canvas painting landscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Freixas Cortés (1917-1984) - Banyoles - Oil on canvas Oil measures 46x65 cm. Frameless. Jordi Freixas Cortés (1917-1984) Jordi Freixas Cortés is a Catalan painter with a colo...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Italian, Oil on Canvas, 1924
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Charles PICART LE DOUX (1881-1959), France, 1924. The Italian. Very beautiful work where post-impressionism embellished with a few cubist touches form a harmonious w...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Lanternes du Japon" Olio cm. 46 x 38 1910 ca
Located in Torino, IT
Luminoso quadro con mazzo di fiori arancioni su fondo verde
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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Impressionistic Swedish Landscape View, Nordingrå, 1915
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are delighted to present a beautiful landscape by Carl Johansson (1863-1944), a piece that showcasing the breathtaking landscape of Nordingrå, part of the High Coast in Sweden. Th...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait of a Girl in Nature - Mid 20th Century Oil by Michael D'Aguilar
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Baron Michael D`Aguilar was born on May 15, 1922 in London to Spanish parents. He was brother of the artist Paul D`Aguilar. He spent much of his early life in Spain. He studied at...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century French Post Impressionist Oil on Canvas Man Working in Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Working in the Fields by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed and stamped verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 21 x 26 inches very good condition provenance: from the a...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Mother and daughterr oil on canvas painting interior
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Interior - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 124x97 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan painter, nephew o...
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1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Brolly Day - Late 20th Century Impressionist Oil Landscape of Majorca Allen
By Denise Allen
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Denise has been painting professionally since the early 1980's, and has been teaching watercolours since 2002. She says "my inspiration is the world around me... it is truly amazin...
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1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Stuart Denyer NEAC - large English original STUDIO NUDE Oil Painting R.A. LONDON
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Stuart Denyer NEAC (1953-) British TITLE: "The Studio At The Royal Academy London" SIGNED: lower right and dated 1981 MEASURES: 120cm x 89cm inclusive of frame CONDITION...
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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Chez Maxim's - Post Impressionist Oil Figures in Interior by Pierre de Belay
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated figures in interior oil on canvas by French post impressionist painter Pierre De Belay. The work depicts a gentleman in a black morning suit ...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Spanish fishermen on the beach Spain oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) - Fishermen - Oil on panel Oil size 22x27 cm. Frameless. Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) The Toledo artist trained in Fine Arts in Madrid, at th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Woman from behind oil painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Woman from behind - Oil on canvas cardnoard Oil measurements 55x46 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan...
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1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

1930's French Portrait of Young Man in Suit & Tie Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) signed oil on unstretched canvas, unframed painting: 24 x 17 inches provenance: the artists estate, France condition: the painting is on unstretched...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

1960's French/ Spanish Portrait of Characterful Man with Hat Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man French/ Spanish School, circa 1960's indistinctly signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 25.5 x 20 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and s...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

La Robe Bleu - Post Impressionist Figures in Interior Oil by Eugene Durenne
By Eugene Antoine Durenne
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figurative oil on original canvas by French post impressionist painter Eugene Antoine Durenne. The work depicts a young woman wearing a blue dress looking in a mirror. A seams...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Market day crayons drawing Spanish
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Market - Crayons. Work measurements 65x50 cm. Frame size 83x68 cm. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish painter. He trai...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Crayon

“Lettura” olio cm.70 x62
Located in Torino, IT
Interno con figura di bambino che legge. Colori delicati Luminoso
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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Spanish people on the beach Spain oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) - Beach´s day - Oil on panel Oil size 19x33 cm. Frameless. Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) The Toledo artist trained in Fine Arts in Madrid, at ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Vieux Montmartre
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
Lyne SEYBEL (1919-2009) Vieux Montmartre Oil on canvas Size: 61 x 50 cm Signed lower left In perfect state of conservation. Without frame Provenance: Family of the artist Painting...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1950's French Mid Century Signed Oil Fishermen South of France Habour with Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Fishing Harbor French School, mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed in original frame framed: 22 x 18.5 inches canvas: 18 x 15 inches provenance: private collection, Fran...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Le champ de coquelicots - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting - Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas figures in landscape by sought after French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts workers picking flowers in a poppy field in St Paul de Vence,...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Arc de Triomphe Paris - Late 20th Century Impressionist Oil by James B. Woods
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
James B. Woods Arc de Triomphe Paris - Late 20th Century Impressionist Oil by James B. Woods Created with oil and in a modern black wooden frame. Keywords - Paris, France, post, ...
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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

BEATRICE HUNTINGTON (1889-1988) Scottish impressionist Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Beatrice Huntington (1889-1988) Scottish TITLE: "Portrait Of A Red Haired Lady" SIGNED: lower left and with provenance from The Scottish Gallery Edinburgh and James Bourlet exhibition label also MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 68cm x 60cm inc frame CONDITION: very good DETAIL: The Scottish artist Beatrice M. L. Huntington (1889–1988) enjoyed a long and varied career as a painter and is best known for her insightful portraits, characterised by a strong sense of design and an intuitive use of colour. Her approach to painting was ever-evolving: throughout her long and fascinating life, which spanned a century and bore witness to the advent of the modern era, she remained indefatigably committed to her development as an artist and to 'containing and realising the big-ness of it all', as she herself described it in a letter to a friend in 1977, when at the age of 88 she was still refining her approach to form and colour. The daughter of an eminent St Andrews doctor, Beatrice grew up in affluent surroundings – an imposing townhouse on St Andrews South Street both her father's surgery and the family home. A precocious talent for both music and art led her, perhaps unusually for a girl at that time, to pursue her studies abroad. In 1906, the year she turned 17, she went to Paris to study drawing and painting and in 1911, after an evidently successful formative period in Paris, she continued her studies in Munich, attending a private art school where she apparently flourished. By the 1920s, Beatrice's own identity and path as an artist were clearly defined. Her marriage to the painter William Macdonald in 1925 created a unique artistic partnership and cemented her place within the Scottish art scene of the 1920s and 1930s, particularly in Edinburgh where Macdonald was already well established and a close friend of Scottish Colourists F. C. B. Cadell and Samuel Peploe. This is illustrated by surviving correspondence and in particular by a characterful portrait of a debonair William Macdonald by Cadell, dating from the mid-1920s. Macdonald's particular affinity for the arid landscapes of southern Spain had earned him the nickname William 'Spanish' Macdonald. Beatrice shared his love of travel and together they explored the Continent, returning frequently to the French Riviera and to southern Spain, taking as their base, for a time at least, the picturesque Mediterranean fishing village of Cassis in the South of France, a favoured haunt of the Colourists. The couple moved in artistic milieux both at home and abroad, also spending time in Kirkcudbright in Galloway. Their time painting together in Spain culminated with a joint exhibition in 1928 at Messrs Watt and Sons, Dundee, entitled 'Pictures of Spain...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Post-Impressionist Oil Painting of Ireland Countryside by Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Post-Impressionist Oil Painting of Ireland Countryside by 20th Century Irish Artist, Ray Cochrane. Art measures 16 x 12 inches Fr...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Spanish fishermen on the beach Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean sea
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) - Fishermen - Oil on canvas Oil size 60x73 cm. Frameless. Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) The Toledo artist trained in Fine Arts in Madrid, at t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique French Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Drummer Large Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Drummer French School, late 19th century Post-Impressionist School oil on canvas, framed framed: 28 x 22.5 inches canvas: 24 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, France co...
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Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Cadaques oil on canvas painting Spain spanish seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Cadaques - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 73x92 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan painter, nephew of...
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1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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