Impressionist Portrait 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
Finely Painted Antique American School Ballerina Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist interior scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Les Baigneuses - Impressionist Figurative Oil Painting by Alvert Aublet
By Albert Aublet
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated impressionist figurative oil on canvas by French genre painter Albert Aublet. The work depicts women in white robes walking along a path on a golden-sanded beach on ...
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1880s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
En Garde - 19th Century French Belle Epoque Oil Painting Portrait Fencing Girl
By Jean Béraud
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘En Garde!’ by Jean Béraud (1849-1936). This fine Belle Epoque portrait of a fashionable young Parisienne escrimeuses is signed by the artist and presented...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 20th Century Young Girl With Pink Bow Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful portrait of a young girl by listed aritst artist Helen Mae Enoch Gleiforst (American,1903-1997). Signed "Gleiforst" lower left. Unframed.
Image, 20"H x 16"W.
Gleiforst wa...
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1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
French Impressionist Oil on Canvas after Cézanne, Le Jardinier, The Gardener
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist Oil on Canvas after a painting by Paul Cézanne titled 'Le Jardinier Vallier' (R950, FWN547). The painting is titled and signed 'élève de beaux arts d' Aix' to th...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beth Dacey, "Woman with Blue Car", 36x36 Vintage Figurative Oil Painting
By Beth Dacey
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Beth Dacey's "Woman with Blue Car" is a 36x36 oil painting on canvas of a woman in a ochre colored skirt, white blouse, and heels. She is posed next to a baby blue vintage...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lisa Palombo, "Crown Prince", 40x40 Secretariat Equine Horse Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This bold and colorful equine impressionist painting, "Crown Prince" by artist Lisa Palombo is a 40x40 acrylic painting on canvas. Depicted is a portrait of racing legend Secretariat...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lisa Palombo, "Our Golden Boy", 40x40 Equine Secretariat Horse Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This bold and colorful equine impressionist painting, "Our Golden Boy" by artist Lisa Palombo is a 40x40 acrylic painting on canvas. Depicted is a portrait of racing legend Secretari...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Young woman in profile portrait oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Carmen Ventosa (1919-1964) - Young Woman - Oil on canvas
Oil measurements 46x38 cm.
Frameless.
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Original Antique Oil Painting on board, Female portrait, Oval Frame
Located in Framingham, MA
This is an original antique oil painting on canvas painting depicting a portrait of a Lady in a black dress.
The painting overall is in good condition, with minor scuffed paint. No ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Summer, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mishurovski V.V.
Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Style: Classic Figurative
Year: 2010
Title: Summer
Size: 35.5" x 18" x 0....
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Beatles, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mishurovski V.V.
Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Style: Classic Figurative
Year: 2012
Title: The Beatles
Size: 31.5" x 39....
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lisa, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mishurovski V.V.
Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Style: Impressionism
Year: 2020
Title: Athos monk father Siluan
Size: 39....
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Athos monk father Siluan, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mishurovski V.V.
Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Style: Impressionism
Year: 2022
Title: Athos monk father Siluan
Size: 39....
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Frida"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Dear art lover,
I have worked on a new series of small oil paintings. This is the one of them.
This painting celebrates the beauty, the talent and a strong character of every woman...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Pipe Smoker Late 19th Century Italian Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Neapolitan School, late 19th century
oil on board, framed
signed initials
framed: 9 x 7 inches
painting: 6.25 x 4.25 inches
provenance: private collection, London
condition: very goo...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Man in Hat Seated on Ground Stylish 1920's French Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Man
by Maurice Georges Poncelet (French, 1897-1978)
oil painting on board, signed initials - datedf 1929
11 x 14 inches
condition: overall good and sound though a little ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tête de Femme Blonde by Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Portrait painting
Located in London, GB
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Tête de Femme Blonde by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Oil on canvas
26.1 x 19 cm (10 ¹/₄ x 7 ¹/₂ inche...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Young girl portrait oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Carmen Ventosa (1919-1964) - Young Woman - Oil on panel
Oil measurements 46x38 cm.
Frameless.
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
18/19 C Antique Oil Painting on Canvas Herculean Figure Sleeping in a Landscape
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is an interesting 18th/19th-century original oil painting on canvas, depicting a dark landscape with a muscular semi-nude male figure reclining and sleeping among waterme...
Category
Early 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
HEROIC RADIANCE: ELSA AS SUPER GIRL
Located in THOMERY, FR
Discover this captivating piece of art, an oil painting measuring 40 x 80 cm, created alla prima on a raw linen canvas. "Heroic Radiance: Elsa as Super Girl" immortalizes a precious ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rock Me Baby Oil 14 x 20 Framed Water Movement Figurative Portraiture
Located in Houston, TX
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Rock Me Baby is a 14 x 20 figurative oil painting by E. Melinda Morrison. It was painted in 2019. Rock Me Baby shows the movement of the water roc...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Horsemen in the desert, Orientalist oil on cardboard, Impressionist painter
Located in PARIS, FR
This medium-sized orientalist oil on cardboard presents a dynamic portrayal of two horsemen, fervently galloping through the vast expanse of the desert. The momentum is palpable, wit...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Vintage American Impressionist Taos School New Mexico Framed Portrait Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category
1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman selling limes, Orientalist artwork, Original Antique Oil on Panel
Located in PARIS, FR
This 1870 Orientalist oil on panel offers a splendid snapshot of daily life in an era long past. The central figure, a woman adorned in a resplendent white and red dress, captures th...
Category
1870s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Woman carrying water, Original Orientalist painting, French Artist
Located in PARIS, FR
Within the frame of this orientalist oil on panel lies a vivid narrative of everyday life, captured with a passion that makes the ordinary seem extraordinary. The central figure, a w...
Category
1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Take Me Home
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
"Take me Home" by Lu Haskew
Oil 19x16" framed, 12x8" image size
Signed lower left
A young child very apparently ready to go home from their intense yet cute look. The child is weari...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of an Edwardian Lady - British art Impressionist oil painting black hat
Located in London, GB
A beautiful, colourful Impressionistic portrait of an Edwardian lady by Arthur Hacker RA which dates to circa 1905. A rare and fine oil on panel in excellent condition. A real qualit...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Young Lady - British art 20's Impressionist oil painting portrait
Located in London, GB
This lovely portrait was painted circa 1920 by the noted British Impressionist portrait painter Walter Ernest Webster. This painting depicts a beautiful young woman in an Impressioni...
Category
1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Audrey Hepburn, Vogue Red-original pop art painting-mixed media contemporary
Located in London, Chelsea
This original Pop Art portrait of Audrey Hepburn is portrayed recognisably in this iconic painting.
The painting is an amalgamation of various elements, including realistic details ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Study of Nude Lady 1900's French Impressionist Oil Painting Working Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Model Sketch
by Maurice Georges Poncelet (French, 1897-1978)
oil painting on board, signed
14 x 10 inches
condition: overall good and sound though a little shabby from previous ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Louisa Ann Inglis (1857-1935) - British Victorian art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Edwardian Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted artist William George Robb. Painted circa 1901 the sitter is Louisa Ann Inglis, wife of Sir Charles Ingl...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Girl in Straw Hat - Scottish Edwardian Glasgow Girl artist portrait oil painting
By Stansmore Richmond Leslie Deans
Located in London, GB
A superb exhibited portrait oil painting by Glasgow Girl listed artist Stansmore Richmond Leslie Deans which was painted circa 1905. Very evocative of the Glasgow style and period it...
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19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Profile of Omda" (FRAMED) Drawing 14" x 10" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Located in Culver City, CA
"Profile of Omda" (FRAMED) Drawing 14" x 10" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Abdel Zaher is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Helwan and has been painting for three decades and has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Lady in pink - British Edwardian art Impressionist portrait oil painting girl
Located in London, GB
A lovely portrait oil painting by British listed artist Tom Mostyn ROI. Painted circa 1910 it depicts a beautiful smiling young woman in a pink dress holding an umbrella. A glorious ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Young Cornish Girl - British art 1905 oil painting female artist
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Edwardian Impressionist portrait oil painting is by female artist Sybil Maude. Painted circa 1905 the painting is a charming seated portrait of a young Cornish gi...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Woman - Blue - British Edwardian Impressionist art oil painting
Located in London, GB
Painted by the noted British Impressionist Philip Wilson Steer, this fine oil portrait depicts a young woman and was painted circa 1900. Educated at South Kensington Schools and Acad...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
LONGCHAMP JOCKEY Impressionist HORSE Scene of High Society Figures at POLO Event
By Gabriel Spat
Located in New York, NY
Colorful crowd of spectators at a horse racing event by that famous Gabriel Spat, a French/American Impressionist painter.
The scene shows a group of well and vibrantly dressed indi...
Category
1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nude Female Portrait - Susannah - British 20's Impressionist art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This charming oil on canvas Impressionist painting is by British artist Philip Wilson Steer and has excellent provenance. The painting is circa 1920 and of a demure seated nude young...
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1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ciros Life - British 50's art male portrait oil painting London theatre West End
Located in London, GB
A visually stunning original oil on panel titled Ciros Life. It was painted circa 1953 by Laurence Henry Irving and depicts a man of little means outside a London theatre doorway. Th...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
HM Queen Elizabeth II Portrait British Oil Painting signed oil on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Late HM Queen Elizabeth II
Edne G. Simpson, British 20th century
signed oil on canvas, unframed
painting: 24 x 20 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: good and so...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a comedian, Original Antique oil on canvas, Belgian School
Located in PARIS, FR
Antoine Daens, in 1921, crafted a captivating portrait that captures the essence of a comedian in motion. Dressed in vivid red, the subject stands in stark contrast to the tranquil l...
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1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1908 FEMALE AMERICAN ARTIST Impressionist ASHCAN School Woman at the OPERA
Located in New York, NY
Here we have a large portrait of a woman elegantly dressed before heading to the Opera. She is seen wearing a vivid pink dress with impressive detailing, holding a fan on her hand. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a lady - British Edwardian Impressionist art portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb British Edwardian Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted portrait artist James Jebusa Shannon. Painted circa 1906, oil on panel and part of a family collection,...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lady - 19th Century French Impressionist Antique Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
This beautiful French impressionist oil on canvas, painted between 1870-1880, depicts a bust length profile portrait of a beautiful young lady with red hair. A label in German on the reverse mentions Edgar Degas and the work is very similar to his work from the same period. Presented in a good quality later gilt frame.
Artist: Circle of Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917)
Title: Portrait of a Lady
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 23 x 20 inches (59 x 51 cm) including the frame
Edgar Degas, born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas...
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1870s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gentleman in Tailcoat
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Strong impressionist work by young St. Petersburg-based painter, Ilya Zlobin. Having graduated from the prestigious Repin Academy several years ago, Zlobin is a well-known up-and-co...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1970's British Oil Painting Portrait of Lady in White Collar
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
by Geza Somerset-Paddon (British 20th century)
inscribed and dated verso (1978)
oil painting on board, unframed
board: 18 x 14 inches
inscribed verso
condition: ov...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Young Woman - British Edwardian art female portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
An original oil on canvas on panel by Sir James Jebusa Shannon. The portrait dates to the Edwardian period and depicts a bold British Impressionist painting of a beautiful young woma...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Contemporary French impressionist oil "YOUTH IN SUMMER IN LA ROCHELLE"
Located in THOMERY, FR
Description: This exquisite oil painting on wooden panel, measuring 40 x 50 cm, is a vibrant alla prima creation by the talented artist Linda Clerget. The painting captures the spont...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Portrait of Kitty and Silver Ship - British Edwardian Impressionist oil painting
Located in London, GB
This stunning, large British Edwardian Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted portrait painter James Jebusa Shannon. Painted circa 1909 the sitter is his eldest daughter, Ki...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Self Portrait in Studio - British art 19th Century interior oil painting
Located in London, GB
A fine interior oil painting which dates to circa 1870 by listed artist Alfred Stevens. It is a superb British Impressionist painting which depicts the artist in his studio in front ...
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19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Lady Reclining Portrait - British 50's Impressionist oil painting female artist
Located in London, GB
This large oil on canvas portrait was painted by Caroline Hutchinson circa 1955. It depicts a lady reclining on a sofa and is painted in an Impressionist palette and manner. A beauti...
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1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
At the Foot of the Statue - Scottish art Impressionist figurative oil painting
Located in London, GB
A fine large oil painting by Scottish listed artist William Strang. This is a super evocative oil on canvas which depicts a family at "The Foot of the Statue". It was exhibited in 1...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
The Party Frock - British 1940's art female child portrait oil painting exhib RA
By Dod Procter
Located in London, GB
This charming British portrait oil painting is by female artist Dod Procter. It was painted in 1949 and exhibited at the Royal Academy London the same year. The painting is of a litt...
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1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Girl in Pink - Scottish 1920's Impressionist art female portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Scottish Colourist portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish female artist Helen Ainslie Wingate. She was the daughter of Sir Charles Lawton Wingate who was president of...
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1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Two Women in a Cafe - British 1930's art oil portrait painting Spain jugs pink
By Darsie Japp
Located in London, GB
An original oil on canvas by the British listed artist Darsie Japp. It was painted circa 1930 and depicts two woman at a table having a drink. A very evocative inter war oil painting...
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1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
The Rendezvous - Scottish 1908 art portrait oil painting Elsie Viola Robinson
Located in London, GB
This stunning romantic exhibited Scottish Edwardian Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish artist James Wallace. Painted in 1908 with excellent provenance, the brus...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Portrait of Seated Young Woman - British 30's art Impressionist oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely portrait was painted by the noted British Impressionist portrait painter Walter Ernest Webster. It depicts a young woman and was painted circa 1930 in an impressionist pa...
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1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Impressionist portrait paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Impressionist portrait paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add portrait paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, yellow and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Suchitra Bhosle, Christopher Clark, Claude Benard, and Lu Haskew. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Impressionist portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 3 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at £1 and tops out at £780,669, while the average work sells for £1,277.
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