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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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Style: Impressionist
Antique American Impressionist Fall Hills Landscape Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted early American impressionist landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed.
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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"BLUEBONNET HILL" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY FRAMED 15.75 X 17.75
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pedro Lazcano (1909-1970) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 8 x 10 Frame Size: 15.75 x 17.75 Medium: Oil "Bluebonnet Hills" Pedro Lazcano (1909-1970) I was always curious about Pedro La...
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1960s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Along the Tinicum Creek" Bucks County PA Snow Scene Landscape Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist winter pastoral scene of a quaint snow covered home in Tinicum, Bucks County, PA. Willett has portrayed this charming scene in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and h...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

"MY GARDEN" G. HARVEY FREDERICKSBURG ARTIST DATED 1985
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 12 x 9 Frame Size: 26 x 23 1985 "My Garden" G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (19...
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1980s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Isla Cristina Spain oil on canvas painting spanish seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Isla Cristina, Spain Artist: Michel de Alvis Year: c.1960 Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 9.45 x 16.14 inches (24 x 41 cm) Subject: Seascape Condition: Excellent Provenan...
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1960s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Wacker Drive, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Yangzi Xu depicts a breathtaking evening scene at dusk on Wacker Drive, Chicago. "The lights of the city are on, creating a mesmerizing effervescence t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

American Artist Don Grieger Winery Landscape Oil Painting Salmagundi Club
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
"Vineyard at Pleasant Valley" Original oil painting signed by listed artist Don Grieger. OIl/Panel 10 x 12 image 18 x 20 framed Very good condition as...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Van's Grocery, Aptos Village - Mid Century California Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century watercolor of a little store in Aptos, California by listed artist Jon Blanchette (American, 1908-1987). Signed "Jon Blanchette" lower right. Presented in a new...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor, Cardboard, Permanent Marker

19th century Austrian mountain landscape with village, church and town
By Herman Reisz
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful Austrian landscape with Church on a mountain . Hermann Reisz Austrian (1865-1920)Reisz was a well-regarded 19th century Austrian landscape...
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1890s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

"MARKET AT SAN MIGUEL" BREAD MAKER
Located in San Antonio, TX
Edward Lee Reichert (1919-2011) Texas Artist Image Size: 24 x 30 Frame Size: 33 x 39 Medium: Oil Dated 1990 "Market at San Miguel" Biography Edward Lee Reichert (1919-2011) Edward Re...
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1990s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

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

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Oil, Wood

Angels and Patrons, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero portrays his niece examining Jules Bastien-Lepage’s 1879 painting of Joan of Arc receiving her life-changing vision. Set within a room...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century French Impressionist Docked Boats with French Flag At The Harbour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Docked Boats Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist oil on board unframed board: 13 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: great condition For more any more info...
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Early 19th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Floral Reflections I, original 40 x 38 French impressionist floral landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
On a bright, sun kissed morning at the pond where the multi-colored irises are bigger than life, the floral reflections in the landscape mesmerise you as you sort out the fantasy that is tickling you into a jpyous yet restful state of mind. The white and baby blue cotton candy clouds lends a nurtured feeling while the red, yellow, orange, green and blue ribbon candy foliage and florals leaves you feeling splendid indeed! Polish American artist Eugene Maziarz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Demure Longing" (2024) By Suchitra Bhosle, Original Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Demure Longing" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a young woman looking off into the distance while resting in a doorway. About the Artist: Such...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

"BLUEBONNET" #10 OF COMFORT TEXAS Volkenburg Mountain
Located in San Antonio, TX
Dwight Holmes (1900-1986) Fort Worth, San Angelo Artist Image Size: 22 x 28 Frame Size: 30 x 36 Medium: Oil "Bluebonnet #10 of Comfort,Tex'' Biography Dwight Holmes (1900-1986) Dwight C. Holmes, known for ornamental architectural sculpting as well as painting and etching, was born in Albany, Oregon, 1900. He began formal art training in Galveston high school; studied five years in Texas Christian University, serving also as student assistant and art editor for College annual. He received his Certificate of Art and Bachelor of Arts Degree and became a faculty member in the Art Department. He left teaching to serve a five-year apprenticeship to achieve membership in Modelers and Sculptors of America. He studied with George Franz of Germany and Michael Lengyl of Austria. He has done ornamental architectural sculpturing over forty years and enjoys a broad art horizon that includes sculpting, painting, designing, ceramics, carving, gold-leafing, restoration, etc. He paints in any medium and any subject matter, but prefers oils and landscapes. He studied at Texas Christian University with Mary Sue Darter Coleman, Mrs. R. E. Cockerell, Sam P. Ziegler, and others. In California, he studied with George Flowers, at the Pasadena Art Institute, and in workshops with Lee McCarthy, Leonard Boreman, and etching with Bernard Wall. He has held membership in Painters' Club and Fort Worth Art Association; American Federation of Art; River Art Group and Coppini Academy of Fine Arts in San Antonio; Southwest Ceramic Society; San Angelo Art Club and Arts Council, and others. Dwight Holmes began winning art awards at age 13, and has continued receiving numerous honors and awards over the years. He has held art exhibits all over the Southwest, from Florida to California. His works have been shown in Boston, Cleveland, New York, Kansas City, Columbia, Mo. and elsewhere. He has painted along the Gulf, East and West Coasts; throughout Texas; in Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, California, Tennessee, Georgia, in the Great Smokies, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Red Rock Country, Hawaii, etc. He maintains a studio at 2401 Sherwood Way, San Angelo, Texas, but enjoys doing much of his painting out on locations, His interests include: juror for shows; giving criticisms and appraisals, and conducting art workshops and art colonies. In addition to museums works by Dwight C. Holmes may be seen in many private collections including: Mr. Levi Cole, banker, Canyon, Texas; Dr. A. McChesney, M.D., Columbia, Mo.; S. Herbert Hare, former President Nat'l Association Landscapes Architects; Mr. Scott, Quaker Oats...
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1980s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Sunset Pt. Lobos, CA" Coastal Landscape in Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
"Sunset Pt. Lobos, CA" Coastal Landscape in Oil on Linen Oil painting of a coastal landscape by Max Flandorfer (American, b. 1962). Large trees along a path are at the edge of a cliff overlooking the water. The cliff is covered in green grass. Below, there is a dark blue ocean...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Pastel Valley Landscape 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 Linen Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism, Title: Pastel Valley, Size: 20" x 27.5" x ...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Corner Pond
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Corner Pond" 2009, is an oil painting on canvas board by American artist Annamarie (Anna) Nelson. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist, also sign...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Open Pasture, Winter" Francis Henry Richardson, American Impressionist Painting
Located in New York, NY
Francis Henry Richardson Open Pasture, Winter Signed lower right Oil on board 10 3/8 x 13 inches Richardson, born in Boston, entered the formal art world in his late twenties. His ...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Board, Oil

Panoramic Summer Seascape European Endless Sky Impressionist Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted European impressionist landscape painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 20H by 20L. Nicely framed and in excellent condition. Ready to hang.
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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"GATHERING STRAYS" G. HARVEY, GERALD JONES WESTERN COWBOYS HEREFORD CATTLE MORE
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 20 x 24 Frame: 30 x 34 Medium: Oil On Canvas "Gathering Strays" Hereford Cattle...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Woman with glass oil on board painting Ramón Pichot
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Woman with Glass Author: Ramón Pichot Soler (1924-1996) Technique: Oil on hardboard Dimensions: 18.1 x 15 inches Framing: Unframed Estimated year: 1970s Descripti...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Shorebirds in the Surf an Original Pastel by Gregory Biolchini
Located in Soquel, CA
Shorebirds in the Surf an Original Pastel by Gregory Biolchini Shorbirds in the Florida Surf by Gregory Biolchini (American, B- 1948). Lively pastel with eager Shorebirds hunting for...
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1980s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Laid Paper

Mid 19th Century Family Oil Portrait C.1840
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid 19th Century Family Oil Portrait C.1840 Outstanding oil portrait of a young family revealing a painting of the matriarch of the family, possibly a mourning portrait. Original o...
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Ole Swimmin Hole" Southern California Pond and Hills Oil on canvas board 1930s
By Clyde Eugene Scott
Located in Soquel, CA
"Ole Swimmin Hole" Southern California Oil on canvas board 1930s Elegant mid century landscape depicting a lake and hillside in summer by well known and collected California artist ...
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1940s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Illustration Board

Oil on Canvas Painting -- Down the Narrows
Located in Troy, NY
Achieved through plein air, this wonderful painting of an Adirondack landscape shows dynamic blue waters in movement around a small island. The vibrant blue of the sky is mirrored be...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Les Grands Boulevards et La Porte Saint Denis
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite oil painting by renown artist Antoine Blanchards depicting the French street scene Les Grands Boulevards et La Porte Saint Denis. Th...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Venetian motif"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting depicts the Venice Canal flooded with soft sunlight. The water reflects the warm colors of the sky and the majestic facades of palaces decorated with arches and columns....
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"How's My Hair" (2022) by Clyde Steadman, Original Female Nude Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"How's My Hair" (2022) by Clyde Steadman (United States) is a handmade female nude portrait that measures 10 x 8 inches and is framed and ready to hang.
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"A Cowboy and His Friend" (2024) By Quang Ho, Original Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Quang Ho's "A Cowboy and His Friend" (2024) is a beautiful impressionist painting that depicts a cowboy riding his horse through a forest in dim sunlight. About the artist: Quang Ho...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

19th Century French Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting of Young Paris Beauty
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Jeune Fille en Blanc’ by Jacques-Émile Blanche (1861-1942). The painting – which depicts one of the artist’s favourite models Wanda Zielinska – is signed and dated 1896. It is lis...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Big Sur Cove" Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Miniature landscape by Kathleen Murray (American, b. 1958). Signed "MURRAY" in the lower right corner. "Big Sur Cove Kathleen Murray 2011 Oil" is written on verso. No frame. Kathlee...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Eleanor Woolley, Long Winter Shadows 2, Figurative Art, Landscape Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Long Winter Shadows 2 [December 2022] original Oil Paint on Canvas Image size: H:15 cm x W:15 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:15 cm x W:15 cm x D:2cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Long Winter Shadows 2 is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. The Winter Sun is setting, intensifying the contrast between light and dark. The long shadows are cast on the pavements whilst the shoppers and workers make their way home. Lovely pinks and violets make up this painting, which is inspired Cheltenham's Montpelier on a winters afternoon. Eleanor Woolley was born in the Channel Island of Jersey, and moved to Gloucestershire where she was drawn to the outdoors, always taking walks in the landscape. Her first true love for painting came from an inspirational...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Carmel, Seascape, 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: 2021 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Carmel, Size: 30" x 55" x 1'' in...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"River House" River Road New Hope PA Twilight Snow Scene Landscape Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist winter pastoral scene of a quaint snow covered home by New Hope, PA. Willett has portrayed this charming scene in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed muc...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Indigo to Apricot. Contemporary Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Indigo to Apricot, Sometimes I will start a painting with the idea of wanting to use two blues. On this day the sky was a beautifuly pale and fresh so I set about fining an inky blu...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Secret Beach Panorama in Early Autumn" - oil painting, Hamptons Seascape clouds
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Secret Beach Panorama in Early Autumn" is an oil painting by American Impressionist Ben Fenske. A large scale composition of a Sag Harbor beach vista. The foreground shows green gra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Antique American Impressionist Children Playing Forest Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
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1910s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

British Impressionist Watercolor of Plockton Reflections, Scottish Highlands
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Plockton Reflections, Scottish Highlands by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

The Catch, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero lives just minutes from the New Jersey shore, where he and his wife enjoy long walks along the beach. In the quieter winter months, the ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Vintage french Impressionism by Jean Dubord - oil signed
Located in PARIS, FR
Free US CONTINENTAL shipping, incl Europe and Asia. Jean Pierre Dubord was born in Rouen in 1949, and after spending years in the French countryside, he returned to his hometown to ...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Still Life
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
John White Alexander's graceful depictions of beautiful women earned him critical acclaim both in Europe and America. However, his career did not get off to an easy start—Alexander b...
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1880s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Who's in trouble this time?, People, Police man, Dog
Located in Deddington, GB
Original painting of Whos's in trouble this time? Sean uses very toned down colours but draws the attention to the figures of an police man facing a lady. There is also a dog and a c...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

"Wolf Canyon Wyoming" Antique Impressionist Sunset Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and finely painted early American impressionist oil painting by Joe (Joseph) Franklin De Yong (1894 - 1975). Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 13H by 15L.
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Early 1900s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Looking out from Ledwell by Rupert Aker, Impressionist art, Contemporary art
Located in Deddington, GB
Looking out from Ledwell by Rupert Aker [2022] original and hand signed by the artist Oil on Canvas Image size: H:50 cm x W:58 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:58 cm x...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Lazy Days Blues" TEXAS BLUEBONNETS, NICE LARGER SIZE LANDSCAPE CIRCA 1950
Located in San Antonio, TX
Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 25 x 30 Frame Size: 34 x 39 Medium: Oil on Canvas Circa 1950 "Lazy Day Blues" Texas Bluebonnet Biography Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973) Porfirio Salinas was a self-taught artist who painted landscapes of Central Texas with an emphasis on the vast bluebonnet fields that grow there in the springtime. Born in 1910 in Bastrop, Texas, he attended public schools in San Antonio. He also observed works in progress by the director of the San Antonio Art School, Jose Arpa, as well as landscape painter, Robert Wood. Wood is said to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the military from 1943 to 1945. Although he was assigned to Fort Sam Houston, he was allowed to live at home. At the fort, Colonel Telesphor Gottchalk assigned him to paint murals for the officer's lounge and various other projects, and Salinas continued to be able to paint during his entire conscripted period. Even before he achieved notoriety among galleries, dealers, and museums, Salinas was widely followed and appreciated by many Texans, including former President Lyndon B. Johnson, who may be considered responsible for launching Salinas popularity beyond the boundaries of Texas. In 1973, Texas capital, Austin, honored Salinas for having "done much to bring the culture of Mexico and Texas closer together with his paintings". Salinas died in April 1973 in San Antonio, Texas. From the years of the Great Depression through President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society of the 1960s, Texan Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973) remained one of the Lone Star State's most popular artists. Today, his works remain popular with Texas collectors and those who love landscapes of the beautiful "Hill Country" that lies in the center of the state. One of the first Mexican American painters to become widely recognized for his art, Salinas was a favorite of President Lyndon Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird Johnson, as well as of Sam Rayburn, the longest-serving Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Texas Governor John Connelly. In fact, President Johnson was so enamored with his Salinas paintings that the artist will forever be associated with America's first Texas-born President. Works by Porfirio Salinas is in a number of museum collections, grace the halls of the Texas State Capitol and the Governor's Mansion in Austin, and are included in virtually every major private collection of Early Texas Art. Porfirio Salinas was born on November 6, 1910, near the small town of Bastrop, Texas, about thirty miles from Austin. His father, Porfirio G. Salinas (1881-1967), and his mother, Clara G. Chavez, struggled to make a hardscrabble living as tenant farmers, but eventually were forced to give up farming. The family moved to San Antonio, where Salinas' father was able to get a job working as a laborer for the railroad, but the scenic area around Bastrop, with its pine trees and the wide expanse of the Rio Grande River, would forever remain a touchstone for the artist. For the rest of his life, Salinas and his brothers went back frequently to visit their grandmother in her little farmhouse. When in Bastrop, Porfirio painted on the banks of the Rio Grande or in the groves of pine trees. The Salinas family was close-knit, and Porfirio was the middle child of five children, so he had an older brother and sister as well as a younger brother and sister. His mother was a native of Mexico, so throughout his childhood the family made the long drive to Mexico to visit Clara Salinas' family. As a child growing up in the bi-lingual section of San Antonio, Salinas drew and painted incessantly and by the time he was ten, he was already producing work that was mature enough to sell to his schoolteachers. Many years later in an article in the New York Times he was described as a "boy whose textbooks were seldom opened and whose sketchbook was never closed." Instead of studying, the young artist spent his spare time watching artists paint in and around San Antonio. As an aspiring painter, Salinas was fortunate to grow up in the historic city, which had the most active art scene in Texas. It was his exposure to older, professional painters that encouraged the precocious young painter to leave school early in order to help his family and pursue a career as a professional artist, despite his father's inability to see art as a career with any future for his son. When Salinas was about fifteen he came to know the artist Robert W. Wood (1889-1979). He met Wood while he was employed in an art supply store and he soon began to work as an assistant to the English-born painter, who had moved from Portland to San Antonio in 1924. Although the diminutive Englishman was already an established professional artist, he did not have a great deal of formal art training and so he was then studying with the academically trained Spanish painter Jose Arpa (1858-1952) in order to augment his knowledge and give his work a more polished look. Salinas was an eager young man, and while working in Wood's downtown San Antonio studio he learned to stretch canvases, frame paintings and to sketch in larger compositions from small plein-air studies for the English artist. He began to accompany Wood and Arpa to the hills outside San Antonio, where they painted small Plein-air studies of fields of blue lupin - the state flower, the famous "Bluebonnets" of Texas - in the springtime and scenes of the gnarled Red Oaks as they changed color in the fall. He was soon assisting Wood in the tedious work of painting the tiny blue flowers that collectors wanted to see in the landscapes they purchased of central Texas. According to a 1972 newspaper story, "Legend has it that one day in the 1920s artist Robert Wood decided he could not bear to paint another bluebonnet in one of his landscapes. He hired young Porfirio Salinas to paint them in for him at five dollars a painting." Whether this story is accurate or apocryphal isn't clear, but the ambitious and independent young Salinas wasn't destined to be anyone's assistant for very long. The formative event of Porfirio Salinas' teenage years was the Texas Wildflower Competitive Exhibitions, a Roaring-Twenties dream of the eccentric oilman Edgar B. Davis (1873-1951). These competitive shows of paintings of wildflowers and Texas life were mounted in San Antonio from 1927 to 1929. Held at the newly opened Witte Museum each spring, the exhibition featured large cash prizes donated by the philanthropic Davis, which were an inducement for artists to travel from all over the United States to paint in the Hill Country of Texas. The "Davis Competitions," as they were known, helped to cement San Antonio's reputation as an art center, a legacy that remains with the "River City" today. The shows generated a great deal of excitement in the area, helping to make celebrities of the some of the artists who had already settled there and encouraging others to make San Antonio their home. Over the three years that the wildflower competitions were held, more than 300 paintings were exhibited, and many thousands of viewers saw the paintings at the Witte Museum and on tours throughout the state and in New York. Each year Davis would generously purchase the winning paintings and then donate them to the San Antonio Art League. Young Porfirio Salinas would have been able to not only watch his two mentors - Robert W. Wood and Jose Arpa - paint the works that they entered in the Davis Competitions, he would have been able to see Arpa take several of the major prizes, receiving the judge's accolades for "Verbena," "Cactus Flower" and "Picking Cotton," works that are still on view at the San Antonio Art League Museum today. Unfortunately, Davis eventually put his donations to work in other charitable endeavors, bringing to an end the wildflower events, but only after they inspired Salinas and other young painters and had helped to make wildflower paintings the most sought-after subject for traditionalist Texas collectors. In 1930, when he was only twenty, Salinas hung out a shingle and began to paint professionally, augmenting the sales of his easel paintings with what little business he could garner by painting signs for local concerns. It was a struggle for the young artist to make a living, as the effects of the Great Depression were settling in. His early works are very similar to those of Robert Wood's, both in subject matter and treatment. Salinas did small paintings of Bluebonnets for the tourists who visited San Antonio to see the famous Alamo as well as paintings of the Texas missions...
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1950s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Young Woman in Interior by Richard E. Miller
Located in New Orleans, LA
Richard E. Miller 1875-1943 American Young Woman in Interior Signed "Miller" (lower right) Oil on canvas Richard E. Miller's Young Woman in Interior exemplifies the artist's exce...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Festive bouquet 001"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Bright colors and color contrasts create a joyful mood. The painting depicts a festive bouquet. Any frame will suit it, depending on your interior.The work is done on canvas with a...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Woman in Orange Portrait 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 Paper Year: 2025 Style: Portrait art Title: Woman in Orange Size: 16" x 12" x 0...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Paper

Jacaranda Tree Oil Painting Original Art
Located in Zofingen, AG
Jacaranda Painting Long Beach California 100% Original Art one of kind by Olga Nikitina, oil on canvas. * Title: Jacaranda Alley * Size: 12 by 16 i...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Morro Rock
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. Dimensions Framed: 36.125" x 42.125" x 2"; Unframed: 24" x 30" Exhibited Artist's Choice, American Legacy Fine Arts, Pa...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Panel

Rest, Women Portrait, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Rest, Size: 35.5" x 21" x 0.8'' inch,...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Refined Indulgence, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Refined elegance exudes from a bottle of Macallan Terra, a rich amber whisky poured into a tasting glass, and a finely rolled cigar. Warm tones and soft textu...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

The Palm Tree in Jamaica Frenchman's Beach Impressionism Oil on Panel
Located in Houston, TX
The Palm Tree in Jamaica Frenchman's Beach 12" x 9" Frame made in Florence. Artist Nelson White painted The Palm Tree in Jamaica on one of his many trips to Jamaica and the Bahama...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Honfleur, original 24x18 French impressionist marine landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Under a captivating aquamarine blue sky dotted with sumptuous white clouds, the northern sunlight graces Honfleur, France while blessing the generations of artists who have migrated...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Irish Coastal Landscape Cliffs & Ocean Glen Head County Donegal Large Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Glen Head, County Donegal Ireland by William Henry Burns (1924-1995) signed oil on canvas, framed Framed: 25.5 x 35.5 inches Canvas : 20.5 x 35 inches Provenance: private collection...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Factory, 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: 2022 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Factory, Size: 13" x 9.5" x 0.8...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Impressionist paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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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