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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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Size: Miniature
Style: Impressionist
Pine Trees. Heuwiese, Weite. Square, impressionism, landscape, oil, forest
Located in Oslo, NO
"This work was created en plain air in the Swiss Alps." said Anna Shesterikova about this artwork. "In my oil painting I have captured the beauty of nature with a style that hovers b...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Coastal Seascape with Boat at Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The artist: Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed Title: Sunset Medium: signed gouache on paper, loosely laid over card, unfram...
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19th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Gouache

Mill Creek
By Fern Isabel Coppedge
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on artist board Circa 1930 -1935 Signed verso and dedicated to JF (possibly John Folinsbee, fellow artist and neighbor). Overall size encased in custom 22K gold leaf frame wit...
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1930s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

French Coastal Village and Boats Gouache Painting with Sunset Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Coastal Village and Boats Gouache Painting with Sunset Sky by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Signed: Verso Size: 9.5 inches (height) x 12.75 inches (width) Gouache painting...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Gouache

Oh Be Joyful
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting signed by the Artist in the lower right corner.
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist Vibrant Red Roses in a Rustic Blue Vase Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 11 x 9 inches Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor signs of aging. Provenance: All...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Original-Landscape Memory-Gold Leaf, oil on canvas-British Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
With strokes of Gold, Oil, Gesso and Acrylic, Shizico orchestrates a visual symphony of abstract expression in this on-going series [Landscape Memories]; it's a part of her [Sunlit S...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Day at the Beach - Realistic Figurative Illustration in Gouache
Located in Soquel, CA
Day at the Beach - Realistic Figurative Illustration in Gouache Original figurative illustration of people at the beach by Charles Ross Kinghan (American, 1895-1984). Several women are looking at someone's foot, as if there is a splinter being removed. Three of the women are closer, with their heads in the frame. Two of them have are standing with their backs to the viewer. Between the women, the viewer can catch glimpses of other activities on the beach. Possibly a sketch for Good Housekeeping Magazine. Signed "Charles Ross" in the lower right corner. (Charles Ross Kinghan) Acquired with other signed estate works by the artist. Presented in a new cream mat. Mat size: 16"H x 13"W Board size: 14"H x 11.75"W Charles Ross Kinghan (American, 1895-1984) was born in Anthony, KS on January 18, 1895. A teacher, he moved to Wichita as a teenager and did sign painting for the Western Sign Works. He studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art in 1916, the American Academy of Art in Chicago, the Audubon School of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. He was a pupil of Carl Scheffler, J. Wellington Reynolds, and H.A. Oberteuffer. He taught at the Art Institute of Chicago and at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. He was an illustrator for McCalls, Good Housekeeping, Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, and many others, including American Artist magazine. He was author and illustrator of Rendering Techniques for Commercial Art and Advertising (1956) and of Ted Kautzky...
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1930s Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Cardboard

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Coastal Scene with Fishing Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Coastal Scene with Fishing Boats By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 7.5 x 9.5 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on board, ...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

1920's Portrait of an Elegant Woman, Oil Painting, British
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
1920's Portrait of an Elegant Woman, Oil Painting, British British School, Early 20th Century Oil painting on wood panel, unframed Board size: 9.25 x 6 inches Quite a stunning portr...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Time to Cheer" Oil on Canvas by Laura 12" x 16"
By Laura 113
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. Item includes custom built frame; framed dimensions are approximately 14 x 18 inches. Laura was born...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1930's French Impressionist Watercolour Interior Scene Dressing Room
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Watercolour Painting by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back watercolour pa...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

"Looking For Respite" (2008) By Jennifer McChristian, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jennifer McChristian's "Looking For Respite" (2008) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a busy sidewalk with people walking and bus...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Horses and Caravans in Pastoral Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Horses and Caravans in Pastoral Scene By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 10.75 x 13.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unf...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Spellbound, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Capturing one of his favorite subjects, artist Onelio Marrero portrays a museumgoer immersed in a masterpiece. A venerable gentleman stands riveted before a p...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

1900's French Impressionist Oil Painting Blue Coastline Rocky Shores
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tranquil Shores Paul Molinard 19/20th Century French Artist signed oil on board, unframed board : 10.5 x 14.5 inches Inscribed verso Provenance: private collection, France Condition...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Tranquil Scene of Fishing Boats at Rest
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Tranquil Scene of Fishing Boats at Rest By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.25 x 10.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, u...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Arriving at Church in Winter - Figurative Realistic Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative illustration of people arriving at a church by Charles Kinghan (American, 1895-1984). The church is rendered with exquisite detail, typical ...
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1930s Impressionist Paintings

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Cardboard, Gouache

"OLD PATH HOME" TEXAS LANDSCAPE CIRCA 194Os HEAVEY IMPASTO.
Located in San Antonio, TX
E.G. Edward Eisenlohr (1872 - 1961) Dallas Artist Image Size: 11 x 14 Frame Size: 14 x 18 Medium: Oil "Old Path Home" Biography E.G. Edward Eisenlohr (1872 - 1961) Edward Gustav Eise...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Federal Building – Wall Street, NYC" Impressionist Winter Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist New York City winter city-scene depicting the Federal Building on Wall Street with American flags and pedestrians in a most intimate, yet energetic way. Christopher is known for capturing the beauty and simplicity of an earlier time of the 20th Century; old New York, families working together, villages and farms and friends taking walks together. Many are depicted in recognizable historical settings and this piece is an excellent example of this as he captures a snow-filled historic setting of New York with the calm, endearing charm of an American Flag and buildings with snow. Christopher engages his audience with the quick use of brushwork and great attention to picking up the energy passionately of his subjects. This piece is signed by the artist lower right and it comes housed in a gold tone wood carved frame with hanging wire on verso ready to be displayed. Art measures 10 x 8 inches Framed measures 16.5 x 14.5 inches Christopher Willett...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

"A Dutch Canal" Impressionist Oil Painting on Wood Panel French-American Artist
Located in New York, NY
A stunning oil painting by Albert Munghard depicting figures by a Dutch Canal, this piece was created after the great Dutch artist of the times Heinric...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

American Artist Autumn Lake Oil Painting Rapheal Sensman NJ PA
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Autumn Lake oil/canvas 5x8 unframed, 7.5 x10.5 framed Here is a very nice small oil painting on canvas by NJ/PA artist Rapheal Senesman, Autumn Lake, signed lower right. Painting cou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Le Passage Difficile" Impressionist Countryside Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional impressionistic painting titled 'The Difficult Passage' depicting an afternoon along the River with Figures throughout by Jules René Hervé. Here the scene is set on a ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique European Tropical Framed Impressionist Mountain Town Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 11H x 9L.
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1940s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1950's French Signed Oil Sunlit Village in Provence French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunlit Village in Provence mid 20th century signed oil on board, unframed Board : 7.5 x 10.75 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition Descripti...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Children at Low Tide, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero shares a tender moment of children swimming by the sea. Part of a series of summer paintings that explo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Along Lake Galena" New Britain Bucks County PA Twilight Snow Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist winter pastoral scene of a quaint lake side snow covered home by New Britain, Bucks County PA. Willett has portrayed this charming scene in a most intimate, yet energet...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Lazy Saturday
Located in Zofingen, AG
Continuing a series of small paintings in oil and tempera on wooden boards, artist turned to the image found in the live sketches at one of the beautiful Saturday mornings. So once ...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Impressionistic Rural Farm Landscape Painting Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Farm Scene oil/panel 8x12 unframed, 11.5 x 15.5 framed Farm Scene is an impressionistic landscape plein air oil painting that I did on location near my studio in 2020 The painting is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Two Figures Seated on an Outdoor Terrace
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Two Figures Seated on an Outdoor Terrace By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 7.25 x 9.25 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting ...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

American Impressionist Landscape Painting, JG Cochrane - St Lawrence River Scene
Located in Baltimore, MD
Born in Connecticut near the end of the Civil War, Josephine Granger Cochrane went abroad and studied in Paris at The Academie Julian. She toured Europe, painting mainly in France an...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Summer Shades, Impressionism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Summer Shades, Size: 10.5" x 15...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Man with an umbrella by Sean Durkin, man, contemporary art, walking
Located in Deddington, GB
original painting of "Man with an umbrella" by Sean Durkin. Sean uses very toned colours but draws attention to his bag and trousers, as well as uses white tones in his socks and shi...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Two Old Men Sitting - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Oil Pastel by William Mason
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
William Mason (1906-2002) was a painter born in Newport, Wales, who studied at Newport College of Art and the Royal College of Art. Aside from painting he also taught at Scarborough...
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1950s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Antique American Female Impressionist Wild Flower Landscape Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist flower landscape painting by Lila Caroline McGillivray Knowles (1886 - 1979). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Image size, 10 by 12 inches.
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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Tyler" (2024) By Nicolas Martin, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
"Tyler" (2024) by Nicolas Martin is an original handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a man wearing a black shirt and a red jacket on an abstracted background. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Lively market square
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas cardboard Golden wooden frame 24.5 x 30.5 x 2 cm This work of art depicts a bustling market scene, brimming with life and movement. The dynamic composition immediat...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Lovers in the Rain" Small Impressionist Oil Painting of Figures by Eiffel Tower
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic Plein Air scene of a couple under an umbrella by the Eiffel Tower in the rain. The thick brush strokes and fun marks creates an atmosphere re...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Matador Bullfighter - Original Oil On Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Matador Bullfighter - Original Oil On Canvas Original oil on canvas painting of a matador and bull by Baez. A bull is seen with his head down, while the matador is dressed in yellow...
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1960s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Quiet Grey Boat Harbour In Breton France French Framed Oil Landscape Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Breton Harbour Signed by Fanch Lel ( French School) Framed: 14 x 11.5 inches Painting: 12 x 9.5 inches Inscribed verso Oil painting on artist paper, framed Condition: The painting i...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

19th century French Barbizon school painting Elegant group outdoors
Located in Aartselaar, BE
19th century Barbizon painting "The nymphs bathing in a forest landscape" The artist wonderfully captured this dreamy scenery with vibrant colours and assured brushstrokes, inviting...
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19th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Fluffy White Dog on a Walk
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Fluffy White Dog on a Walk By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 4.5 x 6.25 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on board, unf...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Still life with flowers and pear
Located in Zofingen, AG
Impressionist still life with flowers and fruit Painting expresses movement towards rebirth, light and sun, renewal, associated with spring. This idea of movement and renewal is exp...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Antique American Impressionist Mountain Lake Sailboat Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American impressionist lake landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas board. Signed. Image size, 10H by 14L.
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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Through The Spring Fields, Early 20th Century Landscape w Wildflowers in Bloom
Located in Soquel, CA
A gorgeous early 20th century landscape oil painting of fields of yellow and blue wildflowers in bloom by Northern Californi...
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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cabbage Vendors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Justo Revilla, born in Madrid, Spain in 1940 began his artistic career at the age of thirteen where he also attended the Arts and Crafts school. While working in a poster studio he p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Provence Seaside Village with Sailboats on the Horizon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Dated 99 Size: 13.5 x 16 inches Oil painting on board, unframed Inscribed verso ' Provence' Condition: The painting is in good condition...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Farm Rural Road Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Rural Road Along Rt 616 Study An oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful country road and farm landscape study. The im...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Landscape with house
By Victor Rousseau
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Victor Rousseau (Belgian, 1865-1954) Title: Landscape with house Year: Circa 1910 Medium: Oil on cardboard Board size: 6 x 7...
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Early 19th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Boulevard de la Madeleine
Located in Greenville, DE
Excellent example of Cortès Paris scene. Provenance: Galerie Haussmann, Paris.Herbert Arnot, Inc., New York, New York (May 29, 1964).Country Store Gallery, Austin, Texas (February 2...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American 1918 Stratford Connecticut Framed Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early American impressionist landscape painting. Framed. Possibly signed verso. Oil on board.
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1910s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Bridge Over the Neckar, Town of Heidelberg" - Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Bridge Over the Neckar, Town of Heidelberg" - Original Oil Painting on Canvas A beautiful German landscape, by American painter, Betty Brenner (1922-2016), captures the Karl Theodor Bridge and its reflection. Commonly known as the Old Bridge (Alte Brücke), it is an arch bridge in Heidelberg that crosses the Neckar river. It connects the Old City with the eastern part of the Neuenheim district of the city on the opposite bank. The current bridge, made of Neckar sandstone and the ninth built on the site, was constructed in 1788 by Elector Charles Theodore, and is one of the best-known landmarks and tourist destinations in Heidelberg. Brenner, Betty (American, 1922-2016) - Raised in Washington, Brenner attended Cornish School...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Yosemite Mountain Peak Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century landscape of upper Young Lake and Ragged Peak in Yosemite National Park by Helen Enoch Gleiforst (American, 1903-1997). The artist uses textural impasto in a pa...
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1950s Impressionist Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Marbella Alley, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Sherri Aldawood captures a peaceful moment from her trip to Marbella, Spain. Sunlight fills a narrow alleyway, adorned with vibrant flowers and lush pl...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Windy Walk along the Coastal Path
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Windy Walk along the Coastal Path By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 10.75 x 8.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on boa...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Montisi Hill Italy Colourful Watercolor Painting Contemporary British Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Montisi Hilltop Signed by Minty Ramsey Medium: Watercolor on Paper Size: 11 x 15.25 inches Condition: Excellent, vivid colors, no damage Description: "Montisi Hilltop" is a tranquil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

Nocturnal Water Lilies, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
As night approaches, the colors of the sky reflect on the pond, with the silhouette of trees filtering the fiery sunset. Water lilies pick up different hues a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Impressionistic Landscape Painting Michael Budden Beautiful Skies Series
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Early evening Glow, Beautiful Skies Series oil/panel 6 x 8 image unframed, 12.38 x 14.38 framed Early Evening Glow is a study painting in the Beautiful Skies Series by award winning...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

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Find a wide variety of authentic Impressionist 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 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, purple, green, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Vahe Yeremyan, Richard Szkutnik, Iryna Kastsova, and Michael Budden. 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 paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.

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