Impressionist Still-life Paintings
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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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
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1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Mixed Media, Cardboard
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Artist Comments
Bright yellow daffodils sit in a green glass, their vibrant petals exuding freshness. The fabric floral background adds to the liveliness of the scene. The comp...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Vibrant pansies bloom in a sunny yellow pot, their petals adorned with distinctive markings. Light and shadow add depth and movement to the piece. Artist Mary B...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Colorful zinnias fill a bright blue mug, each bloom depicted with loose strokes. The vibrant palette and relaxed brushwork create a lively, fresh atmosphere. Ar...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Linen
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Gouache
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Paper, Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Sherri Aldawood paints dainty orchids nestled in multi-colored flower pots. "I saw these orchids at the Conservatory in San Diego's Balboa Park," shares Sherri. She captures the bright morning light illuminating the blossoms while contrasting against the darker background. The evident balance of light and shadow creates a harmonious display.
About the Artist
Sherri Aldawood didn't intend to always paint flowers, but over time her love of gardens started to permeate her art. She focuses on the light and color of the flowers on the canvas. Sherri prefers alla prima, working with wet layers of paint instead of letting them dry. She keeps the paint as wet as possible by using walnut and clove oil...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
One of artist Tara Zalewsky-Nease's favorite genres is the kitchen still life. A prolific cook and painter, she creates compositions of singular ingredients, ca...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
1970s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Masonite, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
1990s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Wood, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil