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Impressionist 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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"Times Square N.Y.C." Impressionist Snow Scene in New York City Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist New York City winter city-scene depicting Times Square in New York City. This piece is done in a most intimate, yet energetic way. Christopher is known for capturing th...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

French Impressionist Signed Oil Winter Village Scene Snow-Covered Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Charming Winter Village Scene titled verso by Henri Stenn (French 1903-1993) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 15 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Small Boats Anchored by the Shore
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Small Boats Anchored by the Shore By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on boa...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Impressionist Paris Sunday Outdoor Market Landscape Figurative Painting
By A. Veschi
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-2519a Oil on artist board displayed in a painted wood frame Image size 10x12.5"
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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist Piece of Reflections Over Still Lake with Boat and Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Piece of Reflections Over Still Lake with Boat and Trees by Fanche Lel Size: 7.25 inches (height) x 9.5 inches (width) Gouache painting on card, unframed ...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Gouache

1970's French Oil Painting Crab & Fish on Kitchen Table ideal Fish Restaurant!
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fish Supper signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) dated 1978 oil painting on board, unframed board: 17 x 20 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private c...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Le Jardin de Monet, II" (2023) by Leigh Ann Van Fossan, Oil Painting, Lily Pond
Located in Denver, CO
Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Le Jardin de Monet, II" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impression of a lily pond. Van Fossan was born in Vail, Colorado, and began oi...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1960s French Impressionist Oil Painting Old South of France Stone Village Houses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Stone Village by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 18 inches dated 1966 condition: very good provenance: from a lar...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Original-Gladiolus in Bloom-Brit Awarded Artist-Exhibition Collection-Gold leaf
Located in London, GB
Summer Bloom series began in 2022, which Shizico Yi celebrates the season by painting en plein air in her garden. In 2024, she embarks on a fresh chapter with her new cottage garden;...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Gold Leaf

White House in Tranquil Waterside Among Bare Tree Reflections Aberne France
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
House on The River signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) size: 13 x 18 inches oil painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good condition. It has previously been...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Oysters, lemons and fish" ( contemporary figurative food painting on paper )
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern colorful expressive artwork "Oysters , lemons and fish" is full of expressionism and vivid colors. This contemporary piece depcitng food is done with acrylic paints on ...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Traditional English Thatched Cottage by River with Swans Listed British Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The River Cottage by Clive Madgwick (1934–2005) signed & dated 1980's oil on canvas, framed in an elaborate swept frame framed: 18 x 23 inches canvas: 13 x 17.5 inches Provenance: pr...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

American Impressionist Woodstock Artist John F Carlson Oil Painting Snow
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Wintry Pool oil on canvas 12 x 16 image size Signed LR when viewing the painting and again verso, on back. Image measures 12 x 16 The painting is in good condition in a period gilded Impressionist frame showing Carlson's mastery of light and technique. Carlson uses subtle cool snow tones juxtaposed with soft warm sunlit areas of snow help to create form and depth in this winter stream scene. The warm brown tones of the earth showing through the snow and darker trees in the backgroaund add a nice contrast. John Fabian Carlson (May 5, 1875 – May 19, 1947) was a Swedish-born American Impressionist painter. from Wikipedia Background John Fabian Carlson was born in Kolsebo in Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, in Småland, Sweden. The Carlson family immigrated to the United States in 1884, making their home in Buffalo, New York. Carlson attended evening art classes at the Art Students League of Buffalo, New York. There Carlson received instruction from Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock, a former pupil at the Académie Colarossi in Paris and the Art Students League of New York. Carlson won a scholarship in 1903 or 1904 to study with Lovell Birge Harrison...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

1970's French Impressionist Old Horse Cart in Farm Fields Signed & Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Blue Chariot French Impressionist artist, Jacques Sokol (1933-2023) dated 1976 oil on canvas, framed framed: 16 x 19.5 inches canvas: 1...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Washington Square Park" Impressionist Snow Street Scene Oil on Canvas on Board
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and pertinent example of Berthelsen's charming New York City winter scenes depicting Washington Square Park in the snow. An iconic scene that so many have come to love and...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Flower by the window, Acrylic Interior Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Still Life by Liudmila Shabazova from Spain. A magnificent flower is surrounded by green leaves. The composition is simple but brightly colored. The...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard

British Impressionist Watercolor of a Rural Farmstead with Grazing Cows
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Rural Farmstead with Grazing Cows By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Signed: Yes Dimensi...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

"Sea under the night moon"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This magnificent painting by Arsène Chabanian, one of the most renowned seascape artists in both Armenian and European art, truly captures the soul of nature. Chabanian’s deep revere...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

American Impressionist: Springtime, a sunny path in France 19thC oil painting
Located in Norwich, GB
This beautiful and light filled painting testifies of a new dawn: in the 1880s the landscape and animalier artist William Baird turns to Impressionism. Our Sunny Path, with looser brushwork and lighter colours, convey the fleeting nature of the present. Our lovely oil on canvas may well be homage to Claude Monet - according to Baird's inscription on the stretcher, it was painted in Mantes, which is only about 6 miles from Vétheuil, where Monet was living and working in the 1880s! William Baptiste Baird was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1847, but as an adult moved to Paris to perfect his painting technique. In Paris, Baird studied under Adolphe Yvon...
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1880s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Riverside View of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Riverside View of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 6.75 x 8.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Verso Oil paint...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

1930s French Impressionist Watercolour of Children in an Idyllic Country Scene
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of children in an idyllic country scene by Henri Clamen. Signed bottom right. Acquired from the atelier of the artist with other signed works. Pencil annotation top right and to the back of the paper. A charming view of two children waiting in the shade of a beautiful summers day by the side of a country lane. An archway through to a farmyard and a farmhouse beyond. Dappled light through the overhead leaves and branches. In the lane to the left a hay wain...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Vintage French Impressionist Signed Oil Villefranche sur Mer Harbor Cote d'Azur
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Villefranche-sur-Mer by Felix Pierre MANGIAPAN (b.1884) signed oil on canvas, framed Framed: 19.5 x 21 inches Canvas : 14 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, Nice, France Con...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century French Oil Kitchen Interior Cooker Woodburn Fire Stove Pots & Pans
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Kitchen Interior French artist, mid 20th century oil painting on artist paper, unframed painting: 10 x 9.5 inches condition: very good provenance: private collection, France
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Paper, Oil

«Green leaf of Palm". Sale. abstract view .Miniature oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original small oil painting on canvas . green leaf with positive vibes from sun glare. How often are we in the moment, genuinely captivated by the beauty of nature, connecting with ...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

J.Harvey Oil painting on canvas, SHIPS BATTLE AT SEA, Signed, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an Original signed Oil painting on canvas depicting two ships battling for glory. It is an unusual maritime scene that makes this painting very spectacular. Please see th...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats in the Harbor at Saint-Malo
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats in the Harbor at Saint-Malo By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 4.5 x 6.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on cardb...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Two Women at the Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Two Women at the Beach By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition:...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

City View Impressionism Original oil Painting One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Eduard Matevosyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Panel Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism, Title: City View Size: 14" x 11" x 0.2'...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting of A Tranquil Village View with Stone Bridge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of A Tranquil Village View with Stone Bridge By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, ...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

1930's French Modernist Oil Painting Lunaria Honesty Plants Still Life Blue Jug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lunaria - Honesty Plant French School, circa 1930's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 15 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condition The f...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

French Impressionist Village Riverside Scene with Church Spire
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Village Riverside Scene with Church Spire by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 13 inches (height) x 10.25 inches (width) Oil painting on card, unframed Con...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

STREIGTH
Located in Zofingen, AG
True strength does not lie in domination or suppression. It is found in seeking harmony, even with the wildest, most untamed parts of oneself. The lion in my painting represents our...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Charcoal, Oil, Cardboard

French School L'oeil qui ne contemple Impressionist century Cat Painting Indian
Located in Zofingen, AG
Citation : Si l'oeil ne contemple pas, l'oeil ne verra pas Animal - Closeup portrait of a cat Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden fram...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Ink, Oil, Acrylic

Expressive Portrait of a Gentleman in a Cravat Modernist French Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Expressive Portrait of a Gentleman in a Cravat signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) size: 10.5 x 9 inches oil painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good cond...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Antique Hungarian Sporting Art Equestrian Horse Race Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted 19th century equestrian painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Image size, 7.75"H by 15.75"L painting alone.
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1880s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Royal horsemen - Oil on canvas 41x30 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame Total size with frame 40x50 cm Signed Artist unknown from the gallery
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Owen Waters, Impressionist landscape, circle of Edward Seago
Located in Harkstead, GB
A wonderful example of the artist's work depicting an idyllic scene in the Norfolk countryside. Owen Waters (1916-2004) Farm near Repps Signed, inscribed with title verso Oil on boa...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Catalan Plain Landscape oil on canvas painting Spain spanish european art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: "Catalan Plain Landscape" Author: J. Valle Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 16.14 x 20.47 in Signature: Signed in the lower right corner as...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting Provence Tall Tree Pathway
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 16.75 high by 10.75 inches wide condition: overall very g...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

JULES RENE HERVE (1887-1981) Childen Feeding Ducks Woodland River signed oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Feeding the Ducks by Jules Rene Herve (1887-1981) French, signed front and back oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 9 x 11 inches framed: 15 x 16.5 inches Provenance: private col...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

1920's French Portrait of Man with Moustache Signed & Dated Oil on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man French School signed and dated 1923 oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sound conditi...
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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

After the storm, the blue canoe: Impressionist plein air river scene
Located in Norwich, GB
I liked the title "After the storm" for this painting, which the artist had noted on the back of the painting, although he later changed it to "Day of the storm". It's the juxtaposi...
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1870s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

In Search of the Sun, Medium Landscape, Composition # 5
Located in Oslo, NO
This landscape is part of a large series describing the beauty of the nature of the south and Low Country. The nature of the south contains so much power that even in winter it retai...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Impression de Brume - Impressionist Figure in Landscape Oil by Edouard Cortes
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figure in riverscape oil on panel circa 1920 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Cortes. This beautiful piece depicts a worker with his horses travelling alon...
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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Stacks, Print on Canvas, Ready to hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Print on Canvas Subject: Stacks, SIZE: 13" x 16" x 0.8''inch, 33x41x2cm Unframed, Stretched on the wooden bar, Gallery Wr...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Color

Adam Shaw - "Astronaut Dream" - Contemporary Space Exploration Oil Painting 2022
Located in Denver, CO
Adam Shaw's "Astronaut Dream" is an original, handmade oil painting on board created in 2022. This captivating contemporary artwork measures 20 x 16 inches (50.80 x 40.64 cm) and is ...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Winter Solitude" Buckingham PA, Bucks County Snow Scene Landscape Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist winter pastoral scene of a quaint snow covered home by theBuckingham, Bucks County, PA. Willett has portrayed this charming scene in a most intimate, yet energetic way,...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Cliffs, Print on Canvas, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Print on Canvas Subject: Cliffs, Size: 12" x 21.5" x 0.8''inch, 30x54x2cm Unframed, Stretched on the wooden bar, Gallery W...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Color

"Bush Lupine" Colorful Impressionistic Spring Time Landscape Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. David Chapple has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed much ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board, Canvas

Landscape with characters spanish original oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joaquim Marsillach i Codony (1905-1986) - Landscape with characters Oil on canvas Oil measures 46x55 cm. Frame measures 69x78 cm. Marsillach Codony...
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1950s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Over Looking the Delaware" Upper Bucks County PA Pastoral Landscape Scene
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful Impressionist summer pastoral scene of a colorful quaint home and barn in a green pastoral landscape. Willet has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic wa...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Landscape Farm Oil painting John C Traynor Salmagundi Club Auction Mt Ascutny
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
John C Traynor Mt Ascutny oil/linen 9 x 12 image Purchased at the Salmagundi Club in 2003. This is one of two of Johns earlier paintings I was able to purchase at the Salmagundi Clu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Dutch Bridge & Canal Amsterdam Back Streets Framed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dutch Canal Dutch artist, inscribed to label oil on board, framed Framed: 16 x 13.75 inches Board: 9.5 x 7.5 inches Provenance: Private collection, Scotland This charming painting b...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Pink Blooming Roses in Blue Vase Still Life French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pink Blooming Flowers Signed by Fanch Lel ( French School) Oil painting on board, unframed Board: 16 x 13 inches Dated verso 1939 Condition: The painting is in good condition, with...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Sola Puig Small Landscape original impressionist oil canvas
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original impressionist oil canvas painting. framed Sola PUIG, Joan (Barcelona 1950 ) Joan SOLÁ paints in a natural way, which reflects the Old Masters, soaking up the colour, air...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Cedar Vista, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Cedar trees, bluebonnets, and cacti grace a hilltop near Willow City, Texas. A body of water peeks through the edge of the grass-covered ground. The painterly...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

The Peonies Near The Night Window - peonies still life painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Painting with white peonies, clear vase, night window is a great and stylish interior decoration. The still life is author's and original. It's signed on...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Magic Melody, Figurative, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Litvinov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Classic Figurative Year: 1999 Title: Magic Melody Size: 22.5" x ...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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