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
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Pierrot et Monocole - Impressionist Oil, Portrait by Armand Francois Henrion
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Wonderful signed impressionist oil on panel circa 1910 by French painter Armand Francois Henrion. The work depicts a portrait of a mischievous Pierrot - a French clown - wearing white ruffles, a yellow hat and a monocle. The yellow of the hat is contrasted against the grey background.
Signature:
Signed lower right
Dimensions:
Unframed: 11"x8.5"
This painting is nit currently framed but a suitable frame can be sourced if required
Provenance:
Private French collection
Armand François Joseph Henrion...
Category
1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Vintage American School Boudoir Scene Nude Female Interior Portrait Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique impressionist painting. Watercolor and gouache on paper, circa 1950. Housed in a vintage frame. Image size, 11L x 9H.
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Rabbi, Belgian Impressionist Painting
By Dieudonne Jacobs
Located in Surfside, FL
Dieudonne Jacobs ( 1887 - 1967 ), an impressionist painter from Liège spent his life as an artist between the Belgian Ardennes and the French Riviera, especially between Spa and La Garde ( Toulon ).
He enrolled at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Liège, and was a part of great contemporaries, Richard Heintz , Ludovic Janssen , Joseph Bonvoisin , Emmanuel Meuris , Albert Raty...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Armenian Beauty
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The painting's canvas size is 20"x16". Signed lower right and on verso. Gallery certificate of authenticity is included.
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lisa Palombo, "Secretariat Portrait #2" Equine Horse Racing Acrylic Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This bold and majestic equine impressionist painting, "Secretariat Portrait #2" by artist Lisa Palombo is a 18x24 acrylic sketch on watercolor paper featu...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lady in Pink Playing The Piano Large Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011)
oil on canvas, unframed
18 x 24 inches
signed front and back
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1940's Fashion Illustration - Three Elegant Women Walking Through The Park
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.
The painting, executed in gouache and pencil.
The sketch is original, vintage and me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Self-portrait of the artist
Located in Zonnebeke, VWV
Frantz CHARLET
(Brussels BE, 1862 - Paris FR, 1928)
"Self-portrait of the artist"
880 x 1200 mm
Pastel on paper mounted on canvas
Signed lower left 'f. Charlet'
In its original (...
Category
1890s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Pastel
1930's Original Parisian Fashion Illustration Watercolor Pink and Blue Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1930's French fashion design, no doubt of Parisian origin.
The painting, executed in gouache/ watercolor and pencil, is dated to the upper corne...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Pierrot Surpris! - Impressionist Oil, Portrait by Armand Francois Henrion
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist oil on panel circa 1910 by French painter Armand Francois Henrion. This charming work depicts a portrait of a surprised Pierrot - a French clown - with a white powdered face wearing white ruffles and a pink hat. The pierrot is set against a brown background.
Signature:
Signed lower right
Dimensions:
Unframed: 7"x5.5"
This painting is not currently framed but a suitable frame can be sourced if required
Provenance:
Private French collection
Armand François Joseph Henrion...
Category
1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
1930's Original Parisian Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Elegant Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1930's French fashion design, no doubt of Parisian origin.
The painting, executed in gouache/ watercolor and pencil, is dated to the upper corner...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
"Following?" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Following?" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto portrait of a female model ascending a staircase.
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Portrait of African Woman Tanzania - Signed Oil Painting circa 1970's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: The work is signed and dates to the 1970's period.
Title: Portrait of an Africa Woman, believed to be from Tanzania (according to previous owner).
Medium: oil paint...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930's French Portrait Sketch of a Lady, Listed French painter
By Leon Launay
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Portrait of a Lady"
by Leon Launay (French 1890-1956)
charcoal portrait drawing on paper, unframed
stamped verso
painting: 18.5 x 12 inches
Condition report:
The painting is in go...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
1940's Fashion Illustration - Lady In Dashing Green Ball Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.
The painting, executed in gouache and pencil.
The sketch is original, vintage and me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
1940's Fashion Illustration - Lady In Bright Blue Puffy Dress, Interior Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.
The painting, executed in gouache and pencil, double...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Violin Player, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Louis Recchia's (US based) "Violin Player" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas.
About the Artist:
Louis Recchia has been producing contempo...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
My Name , Oil Painting, Cuban Artist, Museums and International Collectors
Located in Houston, TX
My Name is a 6 x 8" oil painting by Cuban-American artist Reynier Llanes who lives in Miami. It is framed and It is oil painted on a wood panel . My Name floats in the frame. His b...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Trip Park, "Raining Again", 30x30 Child with Raincoat and Umbrella Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Raining Again", is a 30x30 oil painting on canvas by artist Trip Park featuring a child in a yellow raincoat, blue hat and green rain boot...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Daydreams
By Irene Sheri
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Irene Sheri came into the world a painter. More so, Irene came into the world gifted with inherent love and a natural eye for the beauty around her. Starti...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's French Portrait Man In Checked Blazer Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
signed lower corner
Image : 12 x 9.5 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Metro Thinker, Portrait & Figurative artist, , Classical, Florence Academy
By Anton Zhou
Located in Houston, TX
Metro Rider is painted in the classical style of Realism that he first learned at the Florence Academy of Art. He has painted portraits over the years and is known for showing the expressions in the person's face. He is also know for winning the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo art...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Hazel" Oil Painting
By Ryan Morse
Located in Denver, CO
Ryan Morse's "Hazel" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a closeup portrait of a hazel hued eye with a dark arching eyebrow.
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Etude
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Shatalin was one of the most influential painters from Kiev, Ukraine from the last 50 years. He was a member of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and a corresponding member of the Academ...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Catulle-Mendes
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Dimensions listed include the frame
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
Girl at the Beach with wide Brim Hat
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful 60's chic is on full display in this beach scene. It's masterfully designed. The beautiful model horizontally fills the center space while supporting players fill background spaces. The style is very flat with lots of gray muting the colors and defining the artist's palette. Fuch's was a giant talent who is overlooked by today's art world participants. His style could be described as a post-post impressionist. This particular work is so deftly designed and exhibits the most intriguing positive and negative spaces. The model is rendered with loose, quick and authoritative brush strokes which give an air of chic confidence. Most of all, it's her dreamy blue eyes that truly captivate the viewer. All parts of the eye ( Iris, Pupil, Sclera ) are composed of a soft robin's egg blue which is in counterpoint the pink day-glow color on her lips. She looks at you. You look back and the process is repeated and repeated. Fuch's not just a great painter, designer, academic artist but a brilliant and innovative colorist as well. To demonstrate how great this simple work is, out of a world population of 7.2 billion people, as a betting man, I would say there may be no other artist who could render a scene this good. An artist such as Peter Doig, who does nice and beautiful work, may come close to the talent of Fuchs.
Bernard Fuchs
American, 1932 - 2009
Girl at the Beach...
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
1970's FRENCH OIL PAINTING - HEAD & SHOULDERS PORTRAIT YOUNG LADY PINK & ORANGE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Sophie Rubinstain (French, 20th century), stamped verso
Title: Portrait of a Young Lady
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
Size: painting: 21.5 x 18 inche...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Seated Woman Figurative Portrait
By Doris Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage watercolor portrait of a seated female figure with red robe in front of a plant by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Signed "Warner" in the lower left corner. Presented...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Conté, Watercolor
1960's French Portrait Man With Red NoseCaricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
signed lower corner
Image : 12 x 9.25 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Ink, Watercolor
'Portrait of a Young Woman', Academie Chaumière, Paris, Chouinard, Art Center
By Leon Franks
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Leon Franks'; additionally signed and titled, 'Portrait of a Girl', on old label verso.
A bravura brushwork study of a young woman wearing a floral patterned shirt gazing calmly towards the viewer.
A noted portrait and still life painter, Leon Franks studied at the Academie Julian and Grande Chaumiere in Paris and, subsequently, in Los Angeles at the Chouinard Art Institute and the Los Angeles Art Center. Franks additionally studied privately with Nicolai Fechin, Will Foster and F. Tolles Chamberlain.
Before settling in Los Angeles in 1936, where Franks continued his education and began designing for the movie industry, he did portraits and decorations for Vancouver theaters. The author of several 'How to Paint' books, including titles 'How to Do Still Life' (1952) and 'Leon Franks on Techniques' (1964), Franks was a teacher. He privately taught several artists, including Vernon...
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Girl in Red, Impressionist Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Girl in Red, Impressionist Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed
By British artist, M.Russell, mid 20th Century
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
Oil painting on canvas, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Seurat's Studio with Picasso" Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Louis Recchia's (US based) "Seurat's Studio with Picasso" is an oil painting that depicts a collage like combination of pop imagery and picasso like style with yellow and white flowe...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
VAN BIESBROECK Jules. Portrait of a man. Oil sketch on cardboard.
Located in Paris, FR
Portrait of a man. Oil sketch on cardboard. Unsigned.
This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation.
Jules Van Biesbroeck was the son of Jules Evariste van Biesbroeck, a painter of Ghent, but was born in Italy, in Portici, near Naples, while his parents were staying there. (In the 19th century many artists made educational trips to Italy). It was a long visit: the child was two years old by the time the family returned to Ghent.[1]
After a short period of practice with his father, van Biesbroeck was enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. His first painting, "The Shepherd" (French: Le pâtre), was sold at the Triennale in Ghent. In 1888, when he was only 15 years old, he made his debut at the "Salon des Champs-Elysées" in Paris with his monumental work "The Launch of the Argo" (French: Le lancement...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
VAN BIESBROECK Jules. Portrait of a man . Oil sketch on cardboard. Unsigned.
Located in Paris, FR
Portrait of a man. Oil sketch on cardboard. Unsigned.
This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation.
Jules Van Biesbroeck was the son of Jules Evariste van Biesbroeck, a painter of Ghent, but was born in Italy, in Portici, near Naples, while his parents were staying there. (In the 19th century many artists made educational trips to Italy). It was a long visit: the child was two years old by the time the family returned to Ghent.[1]
After a short period of practice with his father, van Biesbroeck was enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. His first painting, "The Shepherd" (French: Le pâtre), was sold at the Triennale in Ghent. In 1888, when he was only 15 years old, he made his debut at the "Salon des Champs-Elysées" in Paris with his monumental work "The Launch of the Argo" (French: Le lancement...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Process
By Ryan Morse
Located in Denver, CO
Portrait with light sketch like strokes
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, 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...
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Pink Clown (Portrait #3)
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid century impressionist portrait of a clown in pink by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "M. Blake" in the lower left corner. Unfr...
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard
Mysterious Identity Abstract Portrait, Muted Colours, Original Oil Painting
By Beryl Darton
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mysterious Identity, Abstract Portrait, MutedColours, Original Oil Painting
By British artist, Beryl Darton, Mid 20th Century
Oil painting on board, unfra...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Jester, Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Jester, Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016)
Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner
Oil...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Casual Nude Portrait, British Impressionist Oil Painting
By J.B. Holmes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Casual Nude Portrait, Oil Painting
By J.B.Holmes, British artist, 20th Century
Oil painting on board, unframed
Board size: 12x10 inches
Nude portrait of a lady sat in a casual man...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Lady in Yellow, Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Lady in Yellow, Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016)
Signed by the artist on the lower right ha...
Category
1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Her" American 20th century oil painting Portrait of a Woman from the 1950's
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful portrait of a woman from the 1950's with beautiful blonde hair wearing a white colored shirt. The impressionistic style is very attractive with fast brushwork and dashing...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
19th Century French Impressionist Period Oil Painting - Portrait of Bearded Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, late 19th century, indistinctly monogrammed upper left corner.
Title: Portrait of a Bearded Man
Medium: oil painting on canvas laid to board, unframe...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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