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Impressionist Nude 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
American School Signed Framed Nude Woman Portrait Impressionist Oil Painting
American School Signed Framed Nude Woman Portrait Impressionist Oil Painting

American School Signed Framed Nude Woman Portrait Impressionist Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American school impressionist nude interior scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 18 by 21 inches overall...

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1930s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

FLORA
FLORA

Dasha PogodinaFLORA, 2023

$817Sale Price|20% Off

FLORA

Located in Zofingen, AG

ABOUT THE ARTWORK Entitled "FLORA," this painting is a serene contemplation of nature's restorative embrace. The subject, a solitary figure melded with avian elements, sits peaceful...

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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Nude Study
Mid Century Nude Study

Mid Century Nude Study

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful oil painting of nude study titled "The Red Table Cloth" by Bay Area, California artist Shirley Loyst (American, b-1928), circa 1960. Exhibition...

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1960s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude Geisha Portrait, Oil on Canvas, American Impressionist, 2010+
Nude Geisha Portrait, Oil on Canvas, American Impressionist, 2010+

Nude Geisha Portrait, Oil on Canvas, American Impressionist, 2010+

Located in Gavere, BE

Philippe Couture was born in Drummondville, Canada in 1984 and currently resides in Kyoto, Japan. Phil’s art education was primarily self-taught. His training consisted of drawing an...

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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Bathers
The Bathers

The Bathers

By Harold Knight

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Attributed to Harold Knight (British,1874-1961) The Bathers oil on canvas signed `H. KNIGHT’ (lower right) 13 x 16.1/8 in. (33 x 41 cm.)

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20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dancing of Love
Dancing of Love

Dancing of Love

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this oil canvas, I've melded expressionism and impressionism to capture the sheer vibrancy of emotion. Through a kaleidoscope of color and texture, I invite viewers on a sensory j...

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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Bather, Impressionist Oil Painting, Roland Wheelwright. Framed, 45x37"
The Bather, Impressionist Oil Painting, Roland Wheelwright. Framed, 45x37"

The Bather, Impressionist Oil Painting, Roland Wheelwright. Framed, 45x37"

By Roland Wheelwright

Located in St. Albans, GB

ROWLAND WHEELWRIGHT A beautiful painting by Roland Wheelwright in keeping with his traditional subject matter. This piece is a large and important example of his work and is not oft...

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1920s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Study of Morgan, " Oil painting
"Study of Morgan, " Oil painting

"Study of Morgan, " Oil painting

By Hollis Dunlap

Located in Denver, CO

Hollis Dunlap's (US based) "Study of Morgan" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude woman, face downturned, with her long dark hair trailing down her porcelain fig...

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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Illuminated
Illuminated

John McLeodIlluminated

$2,496Sale Price|20% Off

Illuminated

By John McLeod

Located in Denver, CO

Nude figure with candlelight

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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

"She Who Runs with Horses"
"She Who Runs with Horses"

"She Who Runs with Horses"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Wild Soul Rising. She carries the strength of nature within her.

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Girl in stockings
Girl in stockings

Girl in stockings

Located in Edinburgh, GB

"You can teach a girl femininity for a long time, but stockings will do it instantly."

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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Red Room

Red Room

By Hollis Dunlap

Located in Denver, CO

Nude figure in bright red interior

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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Annunciation" Oil Painting
"Annunciation" Oil Painting

"Annunciation" Oil Painting

Located in Denver, CO

Clyde Steadman's "Annunciation" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto painting of a nude female model in an interior bathroom setting.

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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Bathsheba" Oil Painting
"Bathsheba" Oil Painting

"Bathsheba" Oil Painting

Located in Denver, CO

Clyde Steadman's "Bathsheba" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto painting of a nude female model in an interior setting.

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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Fantasy with Flowers 248" mixed , paper, 59x42cm, unframed
"Fantasy with Flowers 248" mixed , paper, 59x42cm, unframed

"Fantasy with Flowers 248" mixed , paper, 59x42cm, unframed

Located in Zofingen, AG

This artwork masterfully merges realism with abstraction to create a serene domestic scene. The focal point is a reclining nude figure sketched with fluid, delicate lines on a centra...

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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Watercolor

"Anna and Arturo", Jacob Collins, Classical Nude, 42x60, Original Oil on Canvas
"Anna and Arturo", Jacob Collins, Classical Nude, 42x60, Original Oil on Canvas

"Anna and Arturo", Jacob Collins, Classical Nude, 42x60, Original Oil on Canvas

By Jacob Collins

Located in Dallas, TX

Jacob Collins is a leading figure in the contemporary revival of classical painting. In this beautiful painting, a brunette woman lies in wonder next to a sleeping red-headed man with a goatee in a bed of white silk sheets...

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Early 2000s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Portrait of a Seated Nude Woman" American Impressionist Painting Oil on Panel
"Portrait of a Seated Nude Woman" American Impressionist Painting Oil on Panel

"Portrait of a Seated Nude Woman" American Impressionist Painting Oil on Panel

By Robert Philipp

Located in New York, NY

A rare and breath taking work, with masterful bursh work and sublime execution of light. We are drawn to the subtle beauty and elegant pose. The tasteful compostion lends an intimate scene into the artists studio where Philip has captured her effortlessly. This piece comes displayed in a wonderful frame and hanging wire on verso. Art measures 24 x 20 inches Frame measures 30 x 26 inches Robert Philipp was born on February 2, 1895 in New York City. He was an American painter influenced by Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, and known for his nudes, still lifes, and portraits of attractive women and Hollywood stars. Moses Solomon Philipp showed early talent and grew up in a family atmosphere that fed and cultivated his creativity. At age of 15, he entered the Art Students League for four years and then continued his training at the National Academy of Design. His teachers at the League included George Bridgeman and Frank DuMond, and at the National Academy he studied with Douglas Volk...

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1940s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

1950's French Signed Oil Portrait of a Nude Lady Soft Lighting
1950's French Signed Oil Portrait of a Nude Lady Soft Lighting

1950's French Signed Oil Portrait of a Nude Lady Soft Lighting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, indistinctly signed lower corner Title: Portrait of a Nude Lady Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 21.75...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Fantasy with Flowers 249" mixed , paper, 59x42cm, unframed
"Fantasy with Flowers 249" mixed , paper, 59x42cm, unframed

"Fantasy with Flowers 249" mixed , paper, 59x42cm, unframed

Located in Zofingen, AG

This artwork seamlessly fuses delicate linework with vibrant splashes of color, creating a harmonious garden scene. Central to the piece are ethereal butterflies, their wings painted...

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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Watercolor

Nude
Nude

Nude

By Marguerite Aers

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Marguerite Aers (Belgian, 1918-1995) Title: Nude Year: Circa 1970 Medium: Oil on hardboard panel size: 11.75 x 9.5 inches Signature: Signed lower right by the artist Conditi...

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1970s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Daydream" contemporary impressionist painting, reclining nude at rest, colorful
"Daydream" contemporary impressionist painting, reclining nude at rest, colorful

"Daydream" contemporary impressionist painting, reclining nude at rest, colorful

By Ben Fenske

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

An oil painting of a nude woman, sleeping cozily in the daytime. A nude figure sleeps curled up on a bed adorned with printed textiles. The open window beams light from a bright and ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

English Impressionist Oil Painting Artists Nude Model Posed On Bed
English Impressionist Oil Painting Artists Nude Model Posed On Bed

English Impressionist Oil Painting Artists Nude Model Posed On Bed

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nude Model by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) oil painting on board, unframed board: 15.5 x 24 inches condition: overall very good provenance: all the paintings we have by t...

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20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

English Impressionist Oil Painting Artists Nude Model Posed For The Artist
English Impressionist Oil Painting Artists Nude Model Posed For The Artist

English Impressionist Oil Painting Artists Nude Model Posed For The Artist

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Posed Nude Model by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) oil painting on board, un framed board: 20 x 13 inches condition: overall very good provenance: all the paintings we have ...

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20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Gustav Klimt beach"
"Gustav Klimt beach"

"Gustav Klimt beach"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

In this painting, I delved deeply into the interplay of expression and surrealism. The fiery palette and swirling forms symbolize a riot of emotions and thoughts that transcend the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Bather by Childe Hassam
The Bather by Childe Hassam

The Bather by Childe Hassam

By Childe Hassam

Located in New Orleans, LA

Childe Hassam 1859-1935 American The Bather Signed and dated “Childe Hassam” (lower right) Oil on canvas Considered by many to be America’s foremost Impressionist painter, Childe Hassam composed his tranquil and intimate oil on canvas The Bather in the early years of the 20th century. The creation of the artwork aligns with a period of Hassam’s career where the artist’s palette was transforming, matching ever closer with the pale and pastel hues of French Impressionists like Claude Monet. Even the subject — a nude woman — represents a greater alignment with the Impressionist project, as artists of the movement and their non-mythological and non-biblical nudes still generated cries of indecency. With Hassam’s signature brushwork and attention to color, The Bather serves as a dream-like vision, serene and sensuous, of a young woman bathing in a lush forest. While the artist's skill for landscape painting is on display, it is Hassam's command of form, light and color that brings this canvas to life. He creates a captivating composition, placing the nude subject in the bottom left of the canvas. The soft, undulating curves of the woman's body in contrapposto and the glow of her fair skin are balanced by the strong verticals and deep earth tones of the tall trees to her right. Hassam delicately frames the nude in the vivid blues of the distant water, building luminous color that further draws the viewer’s eye and results in a somewhat voyeuristic appeal — endowing his nude with both a natural innocence and an intentional sensuality. Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Childe Hassam began his artistic career as a freelance illustrator, working for national publications such as Harper’s Weekly, Scribner’s Monthly, and The Century. His first solo exhibition of watercolors took place in Boston in 1883, and he quickly catapulted onto the international scene, winning a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1889. The year before the present work was created, he received the Webb Prize from the Society of American Artists for another landscape painted at Gloucester. Hassam would receive numerous other awards throughout his career, most notably the Gold Medal for Distinguished Services to Fine Art from the American Dealers Association. A true master, Hassam depicted a way of life characteristic of both American and French society, and his work elucidates a critical chapter in American art history. Today, his work resides in the Oval Office of the White House and in numerous important museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, among others. This painting will be included in Stuart P. Feld's and Kathleen M. Burnside's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work. Circa 1905 Canvas: 24 1/2“ high x 20 18” wide Frame: 35 7/8“ high x 31 1/4” wide x 3 1/4“ deep Provenance: Private Collection of William Young...

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20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lady In Red Open Jacket Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence
Lady In Red Open Jacket Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence

Lady In Red Open Jacket Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 24.5 x 17 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to...

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1970s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Two Nudes in a Landscape
Two Nudes in a Landscape

Two Nudes in a Landscape

By Norbert Schlaus

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Two Nudes in a Landscape c. 1980 is an oil painting on canvas by noted German/American artist Norbert Schlaus, 1927-2009. It is signed at the lower left corner by the a...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Eve 11" (2024) By Quang Ho, Original Oil Nude Portrait Painting
"Eve 11" (2024) By Quang Ho, Original Oil Nude Portrait Painting

"Eve 11" (2024) By Quang Ho, Original Oil Nude Portrait Painting

By Quang Ho

Located in Denver, CO

Quang Ho's "Eve 11" (2024) is a beautiful impressionist nude portrait of a woman walking through a vibrant green forest. About the artist: Quang Ho was born on April 30, 1963, in H...

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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Nude Study Oil painting
Nude Study Oil painting

Nude Study Oil painting

Located in New York, NY

This stunning and beautifully executed nude model in the studio was done perhaps while Friis was studying at the Académie Julian in Paris. It is framed in a French Louis style frame ...

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20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

White Jockey, Oil Painting
White Jockey, Oil Painting

White Jockey, Oil Painting

By Judy Mackey

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Bold strokes capture a partially nude woman against a deep, muted background. Artist Judy Mackey uses minimal detail, intentionally leaving the face blank to ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Studio Model Posing Whilst Reading, Nude Oil Painting
Studio Model Posing Whilst Reading, Nude Oil Painting

Studio Model Posing Whilst Reading, Nude Oil Painting

By J.B. Holmes

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Life Model Posing Whilst Reading, By J.B.Holmes, British artist, 20th Century Oil painting on board, unframed Board size: 12x10 inches Lovely elegant portrayal of model who is posi...

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20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

The Artists Model, Nude Impressionist Oil Painting
The Artists Model, Nude Impressionist Oil Painting

The Artists Model, Nude Impressionist Oil Painting

By J.B. Holmes

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Artists Model By J.B.Holmes, British 20th Century Oil painting on board, unframed Board size: 16 x 12 inches Captivating oil painting, showing a nude model being painted by anartist. There is a sense of relaxation in this portrait, with a radio on...

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20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Reclining Twilight Nude Figurative
Reclining Twilight Nude Figurative

Reclining Twilight Nude Figurative

Located in Soquel, CA

Dazzling reclining nude figurative in a dreamy, twilight setting with desert tones by Scottsdale, Arizona artist Thomas (Tom) P. Darro (American, b. 1946), circa 1990. Signed "T.P. Darro" lower right corner. Displayed in a carved wood frame, with linen liner and wood fillet. Image, 18"H x 36"W. Raised in an artistically rich atmosphere, Tom Darro has spent his entire life in the world of the arts. His father, Peter Darro, is a renowned painter and sculptor. His mother, Ann Darro, was an opera singer with the Chicago Civic Opera. In addition, three of Tom's uncles served as art directors for various organizations. Born in Chicago, Tom opted not to take an offered scholarship to the Chicago Art Institute and instead headed for New York City. While there, he began his education in the intricacies of the art world. Later, Tom took the opportunity to move to Los Angeles to concentrate on his art studies. For over two years he took private lessons from European trained painter Theodore Lukits at his studio and workshop. He then studied color theory under artist Christian Title...

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1990s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude.  African American Woman exhibited piece 1942 University of Iowa exhibited
Nude.  African American Woman exhibited piece 1942 University of Iowa exhibited

Nude. African American Woman exhibited piece 1942 University of Iowa exhibited

By Coreen Mary Spellman

Located in San Antonio, TX

Coreen Mary Spellman (1905 - 1978) Dallas Artist Image Size: 20 x 14 Frame Size: 25 x 19 Medium: Oil Bio: Exhibited in the Ninth Annual Student Art show at the State University of Iowa Coreen Spellman Biography Coreen Mary Spellman (1905 - 1978) Coreen Mary Spellman was a fine-art teacher as well as a painter, designer, illustrator, lithographer and muralist. Many of her paintings depicted human-made structures and industrial landscapes in a style combining realism, precisionism and abstraction. Often the central subject such as in "Railroad Signal" was the only suggestion of humanity against a backdrop of stark Texas landscape. Of her painting these isolated subjects she said: "I enjoy taking some rather obscure or unimportant subject or theme and making something fine and important out of it . . . It always gives me great pleasure to discover something which has been passed over as being inadequate material". (Trenton 199) Spellman was born in Forney, Texas in 1905. At an early age she moved to Dallas, Texas and studied under Vivian Aunspaugh before attending the College of Industrial Arts (Texas Woman's University). She received a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University and a Masters Degree from the University of Iowa, Iowa City in 1942. In addition, Spellman received a Carnegie Scholarship for study at Harvard University, followed by studies with Kenneth Hayes Miller, Vaclav Vytlacil, and Charles Wheeler...

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1940s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Abstract ll
Abstract ll

Abstract ll

By Kenneth B Walsh

Located in East Hampton, NY

Abstract work COMES FRAMED simple wood, app 1.5" deep. Cubism Style Post Modern About the Artist: Kenneth B Walsh (1922-1980) In the 1950s, Kenneth Bonar Walsh came to Montauk fr...

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1970s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

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