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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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Period: 1970s
Style: Impressionist
Large 1970's French Impressionist Pastel Figure In Côte d'Azur Nice Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Pastel, Wax Crayon

Bread and fruits
Located in Zofingen, AG
On the rectangular table top there are items: White bread - Ukrainian meadow, two ears of corn, apples and peaches, black and white grapes, in the center behind them - a black Zhosto...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1970's French Town Scene with Figures on Old Stone Bridge Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Stone Bridge French School, 1970's inscribed verso oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 13 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condition
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century Laguna Hills Landscape
By Ervin Darai
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous oil painting titled "Golden Hillside" by Ervin Darai (American, 1912-1979). Signed lower right. Unframed. Image, 48”H x 37”W. Hungarian-born Darai was a set designer for ...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Linen

Antique American Impressionist Lilly Pad Framed Lake Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist landscape painting by Richard M. Gibney (1922 - 2000). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Image size, 10 by 14 inches.
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still life with a basket 1970's, watercolor on paper, 76x55 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with a basket 1970's, watercolor on paper, 76x55 cm Jekabs Arturs Springis (1907– 2004) Painter, Latvia 1924 – 1927 – he learned at Aizpute Secondary School 1927 – 19...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Portrait of a Woman in Yellow, Surrealist Oil Painting by Juan Garcia Ripolles
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Juan Garcia Ripolles, Spanish (1932 - ) Title: Woman in Yellow Year: 1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 15 in. x 21.75 in. (38.1 cm x 55.25 cm) Frame Size: 16 x 23...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Asters. 1979, oil on board, 55x42 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Julijs Vilumainis (1909–1981) Asters. 1979, oil on board, 54,5x42 cm
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Japanese Artist Taeko Yonetani Watercolor "House Landscape"
Located in New York, NY
Title: House Landscape Medium: Watercolor on paper Style: Impressionist Size: 14"" x 21 1/2"" Frame Size: 21"" x 28 1/2"" Age: 1970s Signature: Taeko Yonetani Provenance: ...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

"VILLAGE IN CATALONIA" 1973 MASTER OF THE PALETTE KNIFE SPAIN FRAME 34 X 40
Located in San Antonio, TX
Jose Vives-Atsara Catalonia Village (1919-2004) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 24 x 30 Frame Size: 34 x 40 Medium: Oil Applied by Palette Knife Dated 1973 " Village in Catalonia" Spa...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Large 20th French Impressionist Pastel Painting Provence Valley Village View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence Landscape signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Pastel, Wax Crayon

"BEND IN THE CREEK" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY LIMESTONE BLUFFS RIVER 33 X 45 FRAMED
Located in San Antonio, TX
W. A. Slaughter (1923 - 2003) Dallas / San Antonio Artist Image Size: 24 x 36 Frame Size: 33 x 45 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Bend in the Creek" Texas Hill Country Biography W. A. Slaught...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

St. Paul de Vence Provence Landscape Large 1970's French Impressionist Pastel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
St. Paul de Vence, France signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Pastel, Wax Crayon

Large 1970's French Impressionist Pastel The Lake of Castillon Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
La Lac de Castillon (Provence) by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Wax Crayon, Pastel

Sailboats at Anchor (Vintage Landscape Seascape Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
We originally had the name of the actual bay in Canada this fine painting depicts, but have been unable to dig it up. At any rate, it shows a number of sailboats with sails lowered, ...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Woman and flowers oil on board painting Ramón Pichot
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ramón Pichot Soler (1924-1987) - Woman and flowers - Oil on panel Oil measures 33x41 cm. Frameless. Ramon Pichot i Soler (Figueres, 1924 - Barcelona, May 24, 1996) was a Catalan pai...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Southern Marshes in Summer Florida Highwaymen Style
Located in Soquel, CA
Marshes and trees in Summer colors by an American (signature illegible) artist. Circa 1970s. Reminiscent of the Florida Highwaymen style. Ruby Velve...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Maine Morning
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful winter landscape by American artist, J. Philip Richards (1906-1991). Maine Morning, 1974. Casein on paper, 16 x 26 inches; 26 x 36 inches framed. Signed lower right. Signed, titled and dated on verso. Excellent condition. Born in Moosic, PA, and graduated from the College of Fine Arts of Syracuse University in New York, J Philip Richards worked and studied with such artists of international reputation as William Von Schlagell, James Fitzgerald, David Porter, and John Taylor.He was professor emeritus of Fine Arts at Wilkes College in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Member of the American Watercolor Society, NYC, NY; York Artists Association, York, ME; Ogunquit Art Association, Ogunquit, ME; Wyoming Valley Art League, Wilkes-Barre, PA; National Society of Casein Painters, NYC, NY; Director Ancestor's Art Workshops, Searsport, ME; Gallery Director, "Gallery 164," Kennebunk, ME; Professional Artists League of America, NYC, NY; Art Guild of Kennebunks, Kennebunk, ME; Maine Artists...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Casein

Impressionist English 20th century still life of White and yellow flowers
Located in Woodbury, CT
Impressionist English 20th century still life of off white and White flowers Keith Arthur Johnson was born at South Pickenham, Swaffham, Norfolk in 1931, son of James Arthur Johnson...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's oil painting on card, unframed size: 18 x 23 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to the surf...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Impressionist English 20th century, cottage landscape near Winterton, Norfolk
Located in Woodbury, CT
English Impressionist landscape with cottages, set in the Norfolk countryside, Winterton, England Keith Arthur Johnson was born at South Pickenham, Swaffham, Norfolk in 1931, son o...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Óleo sobre tela - Bodegón - Año 1974
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Estado de conservación muy aceptable el de la pintura La obra se presenta enmarcada (el marco presenta una leve falta) Medidas obra: 65 cm altura x 92 cm ancho. Medidas marco 70 c...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Grand Canyon Impressionist Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Grand Canyon Impressionist Landscape Majestic impressionist landscape of the Grand Canyon in beautiful vivid colors by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). The viewer...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Canyelles Sitges Spain landscape original oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep María Vila Cañellas (1914-2001) - Canyelles Sitges Spain - Oil on board. Oil measures 14x18 cm. Frame 30x34 cm. Josep María Vilá Cañellas (Vic, Osona, 1914 - Barcelona, 2001)....
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Summer Coastal Tree Path Large 1970's French Impressionist Pastel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Pastel, Wax Crayon

Spanish landscape oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep María Riera i Aragó (1954) - Landscape - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 73x100 cm. Frame measurements 77x104 cm. Painter and sculptor,...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Giant
Located in San Francisco, CA
This beautiful oil on canvas painting is by Serop Vardanian (1914-1997). Vardanian is best known for his depictions of trees, and this one, titled “The...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Demure Nude Figurative in Library by Margaret Wherry Ziegler
Located in Soquel, CA
A nude portrait of a demure young lady seated on an antique couch in a library setting by Margaret Wherry Ziegler (American, 1909-1989). Signed with monogram "MWZ" top right, and on verso. Unframed. Image, 24"H x 12"L. Ziegler studied at Cincinnati Art Academy, Minneapolis Art...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

An Artist and His Tools - Vintage Figurative Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
An Artist and His Tools - Vintage Figurative Portrait Signed upper right Wonderful expressionist figurative of a painter at work - deeply focused on his subject - is captured by Cal...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Redhead On A Yellow Blanket - Original San Francisco Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Redhead On A Yellow Blanket - Original Figurative Nude Study Original San Francisco figurative nude painting depicting a redhead model laying on a yellow blanket. Her hand lays over...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 19.25 x 25.75 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light marking...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Mid-Century Abstracted Nude
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive mid-century abstracted figurative of a reclining woman by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Impasto gives added depth and interest. Unsigned. Unframed. Image siz...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Portrait of a Nude Lady reclining French School, circa 1970's indistinctly signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 18 x 26 inches condition: overall very good,...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 17 x 24.5 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings t...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Coastal Maine Landscape "Island Inn, Monhegan Island"
By Richmond Irwin Kelsey
Located in Soquel, CA
The Island Inn on Monhegan Island Maine, a beautiful landscape by Richmond Irwin Kelsey (American, 1905 - 1987), 1977. Titled "Island Inn - Monhegan", signed and dated "Kelsey '77" ...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

"Topanga Canyon", Robert Wood, Original Oil on Canvas, Landscape, 25x30 in.
By Robert William Wood
Located in Dallas, TX
Known for his scenes of the California coast, Rocky Mountain landscapes and depictions of the springtime flowering of the Texas Bluebonnets , Robert W. Wood probably painted more works of the landscape of the United States than any artist in the annals of American art. This painting is a perfect representation of Robert Woods classic American landscape. The trees are starting to turn yellow and gold as a small river rushes down through Topanga canyon...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Gladioli by Moonlight', Laguna Beach Art Association, Pasadena Art Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'J.L. Freeman' for Jean L. Freeman (American 1926-2006) and painted circa 1975. Born in Michigan, Jean Sampson studied at the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts (later the Center for Creative Studies) under John Foster before moving to California in 1953. In 1954, she married the artist Philip Freeman and settled in Dana Point...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The South of France Coastal Sea View Large 1970's French Impressionist Pastel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Pastel, Wax Crayon

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's oil painting on card, unframed size: 19.75 x 25.5 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to the...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's oil painting on card, unframed size: 18 x 25.5 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to the sur...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Henry Benson Children Playing in the Waves
Located in San Francisco, CA
Henry Benson: 1930-1998. Listed American Impressionist artist. His technique involved applying a rough texture to his canvas before starting his works. After he would apply his beaut...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Impressionist Oil on Board Still Life. 'Pepe, Sale e Stecchii'..
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century oil on board painting of a still-life signed bottom left 'Magotti'. The painting is titled 'pepe, sale e stecchii' (pepper, salt and toothpicks) to the reverse and ...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Still Life with Bowl of Strawberries
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Vito Tomasello (American, ?-1982). Still Life with Strawberries, 1979. Oil on masonite panel, 10 1/2 x 11 5/8 inches. Signed and dated low...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Woman portrait oil on canvas painting pitxot
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil on canvas by Antoni Pitxot. Canvas measurements: 41 X 33 Cm Measures with frame: 52 X 44 Cm Dalí's friend and collaborator and member of a family of artists, the artistic produc...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Reading a Letter by the Dinner Table - Figurative in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Reading a Letter by the Dinner Table - Figurative in Oil on Canvas Soft and detailed scene of a child by the table by Edo Pratini (American, 20th Century). The child is standing by ...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Morning in the Meadow Landscape by Sandor Wrabel
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful atmospheric landscape titled "Reggel a reten" (Morning in the Meadow) by artist Wrabel Sándor (Austro-Hungarian, 1926-1992), 1979. Signed, titled and dated on verso and ga...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

J. Jordi 4 Marina. original acrylic expressionist painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Marina. original acrylic expressionist painting
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 17.5 x 24.5 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's oil painting on card, unframed double sided size: 18 x 25 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Flowers and Figures - Vietnamese/French - 1970 - Impressionism - Oil Painting
By Lê Phổ
Located in London, GB
LE PHO 1907-2001 Hanoi 1907-2001 Paris (Vietnamese) Title: Flowers and Figures Fleurs et personnages, ca. 1970 Technique: Signed Oil on Canvas Size: 41 x 24 cm. / 16.1 x 9.4 in. Additional Information: This oil painting on canvas is hand signed by the artist "Le Pho" both in English and in Vietnamese in the lower right corner. The frame bears the label for the Wally Findlay...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Glowing Wave Crashing at the Shore - Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed seascape by William Henry Blackman (American, b. 1930). A wave crashes at the shore, glowing from the sun shining through. Above the wave, a few gulls glide across the scene. The rocks in the foreground and the cliffs in the midground are finely textured, adding a lovely sense of realistic detail. Signed "Wm. Blackman" in the lower right corner. Artist's stamp on verso, along with other inventory markings. Artist's name written on edge of canvas. Presented in an ornate wood frame with a linen liner and fillet. Canvas size: 18"H x 24"W William Henry Blackman (American, b. 1930) was born in San Diego, CA in 1930. He spent most of his early years in West Los Angeles. Blackman began painting at age 12. In high school he majored in art so he could experiment with various mediums to find ways to interpret his ideas. In December of 1948 he joined the Navy and was stationed in Hawaii. He studied at Woodbury College where he learned advertising and graphic arts. In 1960 he bought a home with his wife Shirley in the San Fernando Valley and worked as an advertising manager. His position put him in contact with art directors and they would lunch together and then visit various art galleries in the area. He began oil painting again as a hobby. In 1964 he made an important contact through an associate at his agency. This person was a vice-president at Aaron Brothers Galleries and purchased paintings for them. They had showrooms in various major cities and sold original framed paintings to art galleries and furniture stores. He said they could possibly sell some of his seascapes so Bill began painting in his spare time. Gradually, they sold more than he could produce so Bill made the decision to leave the advertising business and devote his time to painting. Note: the original Aaron Brothers Art Galleries Certificate included with the painting. In 1965 the Blackman's moved to Thousand Oaks, California. He began his career as a fine artist and to this day resides in Thousand Oaks. He contracted with Aaron Brothers to be his exclusive agents and began specializing in seascapes. After a few years he added landscapes and some other subjects. Bluebonnet landscapes...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ocean Storm Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous vibrant oil painting of the ocean waves crashing along the rocky shore with dramatic light beaming down from the sky by Anthony Muscat (Malta, ...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Flowers. Cardboard, oil, 70x44 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flowers Cardboard, oil, 70x44 cm
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Lady In Red Open Jacket Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 24.5 x 17 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Signed Greek Impressionist Cypress Landscape Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage greek impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed.
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Wagon Shed" - 1970s San Louis Obispo Farm Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
"Wagon Shed", a 1970's farm landscape of San Louis Obispo by Helen Hollister (American, 1921-2020), 1975. Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Helen Holliste...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Laid Paper

The Old Farm Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful rural landscape of an old farm in the distance titled "The Old Farm" by C. Rowland (American, 20th Century). Signed "C. Rowland" lower left. Sig...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large 1970's French Impressionist Pastel Chateau In The Green Woodlands
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Pastel, Wax Crayon

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