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
"Susan in red, white and blue, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Hollis Dunlap's (US based) "Susan in red, white and blue" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman in a white dress reclining, with her hand softly placed behind he...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
1960's French Portrait Back Of Bald Man's Head Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
signed lower corner
Image : 12 x 9.25 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Stylish Impressionist Portrait, Female Model, Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stylish Impressionist Portrait, Female Model, Original Oil Painting
By French schooled artist, 20th Century
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 28.5 x 21 inches
Wonderful impressionist portrait of a stylish French model.
This beautiful young woman is one of grace and undeniable style. Her jewellery is so striking, with a stacked gold necklace and a Princess Diana style ring...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Girl and the sea
Located in Riga, LV
Girl and the sea
oil/canvas, 81x101 cm
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude Reclining - Lady in the Artist's Studio Dappled Light Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful impressionist oil on board by Zlatan Pilipovic depicting a nude lady reclining on a blanket in the artist's studio. The work is very well ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Cool" Figurative Oil Painting 48 x 48 inch by Yoram Katz
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cool" Figurative Oil Painting 48 x 48 inch by Yoram Katz
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Born in Israel.
Graduated from the Bazelel Art Academy in Jerusalem.
Resides in Los Angeles, California, ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960's French Portrait Man Very Red Nose 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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
The Music of Portraiture. Music, portrait, musician, guitar, oil painting.
Located in Oslo, NO
This portrait, measuring 40 by 50 centimeters, is painted in oil on canvas. It depicts a musician, a friend and colleague of the artist. The portrait was created from life.
The pain...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
1960's French Portrait Shocked Lady holding used Condom - Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
inscribed verso
stamped to the reverse
Image : 12.75 x 9.75 inches
Overall size: 25.5 x 19.7...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
The House Chef, Large Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The House Chef, Large Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016)
Signed by the artist on th...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Cove - original impressionist figurative landscape study -contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
Immerse yourself in the serene beauty of Michael Alford’s “The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Streets of Barcelona 4 Impressionism Cuban Artist Oil on Canvas Spain 20x20
Located in Houston, TX
JUST ARRIVED January 2025
The Streets of Barcelona 4 Impressionism Cuban Artist Oil on Canvas Spain 20" x 20" gallery wrapped .
This is Streets of Barcelona series that Cristian ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
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...
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Escuela valenciana (XX) - Óleo sobre tela - Niño con gallo
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada
Se presenta sin enmarcar
El estado de la obra es aceptable, lo único a comentar es que tiene craquelaciones (ver fotografías adjuntas)
Medidas obra: 75 cm al...
Category
1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Streets of Barcelona 2 Impressionism Cuban Artist Oil on Canvas Spain 24x24
Located in Houston, TX
JUST ARRIVED January 2025
The Streets of Barcelona 2 Impressionism Cuban Artist Oil on Canvas Spain 29" x 20" gallery wrapped .
This is Streets of Barcelona series that Cristian ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Garnet
By Ryan Morse
Located in Denver, CO
Portrait with full hair
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Self Portrait - Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil on Panel Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful signed and dated 1943 French impressionist oil on panel self portrait by Charles Picart le Doux, who was friends with Picasso, Pissarro and many other Paris based artists...
Category
1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Disrupted II
Located in Denver, CO
Disrupted portrait with redhead
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Woman portrait. 1955, oil on canvas, 50.8 x 40.6 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Woman portrait. 1955, oil on canvas, 50.8 x 40.6 cm
Elegant woman portrait with scarf
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
1960's French Portrait Character 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
Gary Zack, "Big Pink Bow", Woman Portrait with Pink Hat Oil Painting 30x30
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This neutral piece "Big Pink Bow" is a 30x30 oil painting on canvas by artist Gary Zack featuring a woman with blonde hair wearing a large brimmed pink hat with a large pink bow...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gary Zack, "Classic Deep Rose", Woman Portrait with Pink Hat Oil Painting 36x36
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This neutral piece "Classic Deep Rose" is a 36x36 oil painting on canvas by artist Gary Zack featuring a woman wearing a large brimmed dark pink hat with a pink flower and a matching...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
THE BASKET WEAVER - VINTAGE FRENCH SIGNED OIL PORTRAIT OF MAN MAKING BASKETS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Louis del Bianco (French b.1925) signed
Title: The Basket Weaver
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
Size: painting: 24 x 19.5 inches...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's French Portrait Four Lady Caricatures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
stamped
Image : 25.5 x 19.5 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
"Limbo, " Oil Painting
By Ryan Morse
Located in Denver, CO
Ryan Morse's "Limbo" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an Asian female figure hugging her knees to her chest as her black hair cascades dow...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
1960's French Portrait - Caricature of Clerical Gentleman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
stamped on reverse
Image: 25. 75 x 19.75 INCHES
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
On the Streets of Paris
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
On the Streets of Paris by Lu Haskew
Watercolor 30x22" image size, archivally matted and framed behind glass.
A young musician plays their violin wi...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Large 1960's French Portrait of Lady in Red signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Lady in Red"
by Sophie Danielle Rubinstain (French 1922-2018)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
signed and dated 1963
canvas: 32 x 23.5 inches
provenance: the artists estate
W...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Evellyn
By Ryan Morse
Located in Denver, CO
Portrait with hair up
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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
Bundled
Located in Denver, CO
Woman with bangs and high collar
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Lost in Thought" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's (US based) "Lost in Thought" is an oil painting that depicts a female figure juxtaposed with a busy city setting.
Christopher has been an artist since early chi...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gary Zack, "Classic Pastels", Woman Portrait with Pink Hat Oil Painting 36x36
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This neutral piece "Classic Pastels" is a 36x36 oil painting on canvas by artist Gary Zack featuring a woman wearing a large brimmed pink hat and black strapless dress. The hat cove...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blonde Bather, Impressionist Portrait, Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Blonde Bather, Impressionist Portrait, Original Oil Painting,
By British artist, Derek Kershaw, 20th Century,
Signed by the artist verso,
Oil painting on board, unframed
Board size: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Water of Life" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's (US based) "Water of Life" is an oil painting that depicts a female figure juxtaposed with a busy city setting.
Christopher has been an artist since early child...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint
"Daydream" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's (US based) "Daydream" is an oil painting that depicts a female figure juxtaposed with a busy city setting.
Christopher has been an artist since early childhood,...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Katie
Located in Denver, CO
Girl with text
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
20th century oil painting portrait child subject female artist signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bright Eyes" is an original oil paint on canvas mounted on board by Pauline Palmer. It depicts a young child in blue with wide eyes smiling in front of a ...
Category
1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Bathed in Light" (2015) By Tony Pro, Original Oil Female Portrait Painting
By Tony Pro
Located in Denver, CO
Bathed in Light
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Charcoal
YiTao Chen Cinderella Series 1 - Nude Lady
Located in New York, NY
Title: Cinderella Series 1
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 11.5 x 15.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is unstretched
Year: 2000 Circa
Artist: YiTao Chen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Innocence"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting Innocence depicts a baby with a sincere glance full of innocence and purity. His facial expression conveys genuine simplicity and sincerity, symbolizing the selfless cre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Elisabetha"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The Elisabetha painting depicts a girl named Elizabetha, symbolizing the innocence and purity of a child's image. Her delicate face is illuminated by soft light, and the red bow and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Studies of Young Breton Women' by Eugène Louis Boudin (1824 – 1898)
Located in Knokke, BE
Eugène Louis Boudin
Honfleur 1824 – 1898 Deauville
French Painter
'Etude de jeunes Bretonnes'
Signature: signed lower right, revers named and defined 'Studies of young Breton women...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
"K in Turquoise" Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Valentin Fischer's (DE based) "K in Turquoise" is an oil painting that depicts a blonde woman looking down while cast in a blue glow that melts into t...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Violet" Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Valentin Fischer's (DE based) "Violet" is an oil painting that depicts a blonde woman in profile, with a black background, and her eyes closed peacefu...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Native American Elder in oil on Artist's Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Native American Elder in oil on Artist's Board
Stately portrait of an elderly man by Hoyt Yeatman II (Jr) (American, 1926-2019). Shown against a dark background, the man is wearing a blue tunic, red headband...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Illustration Board
"Dreaming of the City 2" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's (US based) "Dreaming of the City 2" is an oil painting that depicts a female figure juxtaposed with a busy city setting.
Christopher has been an artist since ea...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"James" Impressionistic Black & White James Dean Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
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...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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 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.