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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
Nude
Located in Zofingen, AG
I once said it would be easier for me to walk on the moon than become an artist.I left school at 12 to work in the rice fields; at 13, I worked in a sweatshop in Bangkok making shirt...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Pair of French Character Portraits, Blue and Brown Backgrounds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pair of French Character Portraits French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache on unframed paper Both stamped and named on the backs, with the artists ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Mid Century Modern Madonna and Child
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful mid century modernist take on Madonna and child by Dorothy Steck Beech of Carmel, California (American, 1915-2002). Signed "D.S. Beech" lower right. Displayed in a rusti...
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1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Retrato masculino - Óleo sobre tela
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado por el autor en la parte inferior y fechado del año 1947 El estado de la obra es aceptable Se presenta sin enmarcar la pintura Medidas obra: 77 cm de altura x 55 cm. altur...
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1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"The Cautious Guardian, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Louis Recchia's (US based) "The Cautious Guardian" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas. About the Artist: Louis Recchia has been producing contemporary art in Denver fo...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lady in blue
Located in Zofingen, AG
Someone once said of my work. 'I often wonder why is it that people from around the world acquire Ta's work and speak and write such beautiful things about her art. There has to be ...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Nap Time, original figurative marine landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
One would expect him to nearly collapse, ready for nap time, from jumping the waves in the strong sun plus beachball in tow, but instead he is relishing the day, begging for more! This figurative marine landscape offers a turquoise blue ocean and an array of other summer shades of blue in both sea and sky with impressionist impasto paint application thereby creating the levels of motion and excitement that the artist is portraying. Well known and established for his dynamic portait and figurative works, noted artist Joseph Sundwall...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Blue Bananas
Located in Zofingen, AG
I am interested in portraits that reveal all the complexity and versatility of a person's spiritual appearance, when the inner content is revealed through the external. Painting a p...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fairy, Portrait, Original Oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
ARTIST: Aibek Begalin WORK: Original oil painting, handmade artwork Medium: Oil on canvas panel YEAR: 2019 STYLE: Modern SUBJECT: FAIRY SIZE: 16" x 12" x 0,2" inch Unframed FAIRY A...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large French Impressionist Oil - Elegant Abstract Portrait Of A Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School/ Date: Douglas Stuart Allen (American/ French 1923-2021) American born artist from Chicago, retiring to France during his latter years to become a full time painter. Title: Lady Portrait Medium & Size: oil painting canvas: 26 x 20.5 inches Condition: the painting is very sound and good. Provenance: private collection, France The painting is for auction with no...
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Reader
Located in Zofingen, AG
I once said it would be easier for me to walk on the moon than become an artist.I left school at 12 to work in the rice fields; at 13, I worked in a sweatshop in Bangkok making shirt...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Seated Man in Jeans and a Sport Coat in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Seated Man in Jeans and a Sport Coat in Oil on Canvas Modern impressionist portrait by an unknown artist (20th Century). A man is seated on a wood chair, wearing jeans...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

AVE MARIA
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK The painting "AVE MARIA" presents a figure of tranquil beauty, with eyes closed in a moment of inward reflection. The striking pink hair adds a modern flair to the ...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lady in Blue Original Portrait Painting By Henri Plisson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Portrait painting of an elegant lady in a blue dress and coordinating hat by listed artist Heni Plisson (French, 1908-2002) Original oil on canvas Signed lower right Canvas dimensio...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

BEAUTIFUL CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PORTRAIT OF SEMI-NUDE LADY - LARGE FRAMED OIL
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: British School, indistinctly signed, dated 2006 Title: Half length portrait of a Lady. Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed. Size: painting is 29 x 21 inches, plus frame...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Boss hoping for the best
Located in Zofingen, AG
Welcome to my world of Monkeys smoking cigars, the Egg family, my Lovers Jazz Conspirators and Ladies in Red. Ta is a best-selling artist. She is an exciting Thai painter who has ga...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1960's French Portrait Posed Lady In Blue Dress Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12.5 x 9.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait pa...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

French School - Portrait Pachamama Glósóli 005 XXL Post Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
PPachamama Glósóli 05 Portrait closeup of a woman with blue hair. Vibrant and powerful stare. Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on large canvas 120x80cm ■■ 47,2 x 31,7 inch Structur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Oil, Acrylic

Portrait of a Young Boy, Titled "Boy", Original Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Boy, Titled "Boy", Original Impressionist Oil Painting By the British artist, JM Green, Mid 20th Century Signed and titled 'Boy' verso Oil painting on board, unfr...
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1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Untitled" (2024) By Quang Ho, Original Oil Nude Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Quang Ho's "Untitled" (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...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"James" Impressionistic Black & White James Dean Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A stunning depiction of James Dean done in an abstract impressionistic manner with a heavy use of paint and we also can find bold strokes of white, gray and black. Creating a black a...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Apple
Located in Zofingen, AG
Someone once said of my work. 'I often wonder why people worldwide acquire Ta's work and speak and write such beautiful things about her art. There must be something in the painting ...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Stretching
Located in Zofingen, AG
Ready to hang and free worldwide shipping. My lady in blue is full of energy and vigour and a gymnast of the highest degree, flexible after years of yoga and beautiful, and I’m delig...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Abella, Jesus Christ Religious theme. original acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Abella. Religious theme.original acrylic painting. Juan Jose Abella Rubio was born in Estercuel, a hamlet anchored in the Teruel mining basin in March 1944. In his painting the oche...
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1980s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Taken By The Sky" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Amanda Seckington's "Taken By The Sky" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a face transposed over a red and blue skyscape.
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Family Picnic by the Sea" children enjoying a picnic and cake with their father
Located in Edgartown, MA
Since summer 2004, I have lived in southern Italy, in the region of Puglia, the province of Bari, in a town called Altamura. A two-week restoration project of the Jesce Masseria brou...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1960's French Portrait Jaw Dropped Man Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12.5 x 9.75 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrai...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Night at the Saloon, Stylised Portrait, High Society, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Night at the Saloon, Stylised Portrait, High Society, Signed Oil Painting French School artist, Late 20th Century Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner Oil painting on c...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Susan in Red, White and Blue" (2017) By Hollis Dunlap, Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Hollis Dunlap's (US based) "Susan in Red, White and Blue" (2017) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman in a white dress relaxing on a multicolored couch...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Wrung, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jaclyn Alderete's (US based) "Wrung" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts lone woman in blue flowing skirt holding her hands over her fac...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

1960's French Portrait Styled Elegant Theatrical Lady Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 16.5 x 9.25 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

First Catch of the Day - Young Fisherman at Sea by Betty Cal Alumnus
Located in Soquel, CA
First Catch of the Day - Young Fisherman at Sea Figurative oil painting of a young boy out at sea holding a fish on his lap by Bay Area artist Betty (American, 20th C). The boy is h...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1960's French Portrait Young Girl
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper stamped to the reverse Image : 25.5 x 19.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portra...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Anna Maria in White
Located in New Orleans, LA
An absolutely lovely portrait of a young woman relaxed on a couch that perfectly captures the slackness in her relaxed body, much harder to achieve than it looks. Portrait/figure pai...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1960's French Portrait Caricature of Flapper Girl
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper inscribed verso stamped on reverse Image: 25.5 x 19.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's Fr...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

"Le Baiser d'apres Boucher", Impressionist Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Le Baiser d'apres Boucher", Impressionist Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed and dated '1947' by the artist on the lower left hand c...
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1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"La Capelin Bleue"
Located in New York, NY
It is a perfect portrait., the background does not conflict with the portrait. Great detail by the artist instead of being sparse.
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Wedding Party on the River" men on the river drinking, wedding, party, boat
Located in Edgartown, MA
Since summer 2004, I have lived in southern Italy, in the region of Puglia, the province of Bari, in a town called Altamura. A two-week restoration project of the Jesce Masseria brou...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lady of Importance, Colourful Impressionist Oil Painting, Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady of Importance, Colourful Oil Painting, Signed French School, Mid Century Oil painting on board, framed Framed size: 10.5 x 9 inches Incredibly styl...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Bliss
Located in Denver, CO
Profile with blue
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Bliss
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Pair of French Character Portraits, Pink and Blue Backgrounds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pair of French Character Portraits French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache on unframed paper Both stamped and named on the backs, with the artists ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

I want to go home
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK "I Want to Go Home" is a compelling canvas that speaks to the universal longing for belonging and origin. The subject, a figure cradling a bird, exudes a quiet year...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Animated Landscape With A Boat On A Lake - oil on canvas -by Trouillebert Paul
Located in PARIS, FR
Conditions : Excellent overall Conditions, minor chips to original period frame. Paul Désire TROUILLEBERT Born in 1829 in Paris and died in 1900 in the same city, Paul-Désiré Troui...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1960's French Portrait Religious Old Man Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper stamped Image : 25 x 19.75 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. Id...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

1960's French Portrait Stylish Caricature Fashion Model Young Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper stamped to the reverse Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. Ideal for many ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper, Ink, Gouache

French School - Portrait PachaMama Glósóli 008 - XXL - Post Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
Pachamama Glósóli 08 Portrait closeup of a woman with black hair. Vibrant and powerful stare. Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on large canvas 116x89cm ■■ 46.7 x 35.3 inch Structur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic

"Remembering Mornings With You, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Remembering Mornings With You" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female model in a white dress with a pink background.
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Young Lady, Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady, Oil Painting By J.B.Holmes, British artist, 20th Century Oil painting on a board, unframed Signed in the bottom left corner, and dated 1983 Board size: 16x1...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

'John and Mimi with Tim', John Lennon, England, Manchester College of Art
By Stephen Bower
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A charming and fresh portrait of the musician and composer standing in front of Mendips, the house where he was mostly raised by his mother's sister Mimi, with his aunt standing behind him holding her large ginger and white cat, Timmy, that he grew up with. Signed lower left, 'S. Bower'; additionally inscribed with dedication verso 'To Mrs. Smith - Best Wishes, S. Bower', titled 'John Lennon with his Aunt Mimi and Tim at Mendips' and dated October 1982. This listed English plein-air painter, attended Manchester College of Art from 1970 to 1974 and currently lives in Totnes, Devon. He describes himself as "a colorist who is inspired by flower gardens, especially English cottage gardens in early summer. I have spent successive summers painting in Monet’s garden at Giverny, Northern France." Exhibitions: Nothern Young Contemporaries, Liverpool – 1974 Marlborough Gallery, London (Buddy Holly...
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1980s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Leopard Print Mother & Child, Street Art
By Rose Popay aka The Art Tart
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Leopard Print Woman, Pop Art, The Art Tart By Rose Popay, British artist under the pseudonym 'The Art Tart', 21st Century Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner spray pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Spray Paint

Pair of French Character Portraits, Brown and Navy Backgrounds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pair of French Character Portraits French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache on unframed paper Both stamped and named on the backs, with the artists ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

"Riviera". Contemporary French Figurative Oil Painting
By Marie-Hélène Mouyon
Located in Brecon, Powys
Very colourful oil on canvas from well known French artist & illustrator Marie-Helene Mouyon who has exhibited in Paris. This idyllic Summer scene shows a reclining figure resting using the yellow hat to give shade from the hot afternoon...
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1990s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Garnet
Located in Denver, CO
Portrait with full hair
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Disrupted II
Located in Denver, CO
Disrupted portrait with redhead
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Evellyn
Located in Denver, CO
Portrait with hair up
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Bundled
Located in Denver, CO
Woman with bangs and high collar
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Mourning woman oil on board painting impressionist
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Vives Maristany (XX) - Woman in mourning - Oil on panel Oil measures 25x13.5 cm. Frameless.
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1990s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Winter's Dream - Charcoal and White Chalk Figurative Drawing, 2020
Located in Denver, CO
Nanette Fluhr's "Winter's Dream" (2020) is an intimate and evocative figurative drawing executed in charcoal and white chalk on paper. Measuring 10 x 8 inches (25.40 x 20.32 cm), thi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Rita
Located in Riga, LV
Rita oil/canvas, 85x60. cm.
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1980s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Rhythmic Silk, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Rhythmic Silk" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark-haired woman on a red chair with a red silk top and flowing white skirt. About the Artis...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

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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 Michael Alford. 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 $985,000, while the average work sells for $1,450.

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