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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
Mount Shasta in Spring
Mount Shasta in Spring

Mount Shasta in Spring

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork Titled "Mount Shasta in Spring" c.1970 is an oil painting on canvas by California artist Robert Wagner. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The canvas ...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Very Large 1930's French Impressionist Signed Oil - Avenue of Green Wispy Trees
Very Large 1930's French Impressionist Signed Oil - Avenue of Green Wispy Trees

Very Large 1930's French Impressionist Signed Oil - Avenue of Green Wispy Trees

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Avenue of Trees French School, circa 1930's indistinctly signed and dated oil painting on canvas, laid over board painting size: 28 x 39 inches condition: overall very good, some sl...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Duo, Oil Painting
Duo, Oil Painting

Duo, Oil Painting

By Judy Mackey

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Two large white hydrangea blooms fill a simple vase, their presence creating a quiet, intimate focus. Painted alla prima with a palette knife, the work is rich ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Gondolas on the Grand Canal with Santa Maria della Salute Venice
Gondolas on the Grand Canal with Santa Maria della Salute Venice

Gondolas on the Grand Canal with Santa Maria della Salute Venice

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Gondolas on the Grand Canal with Santa Maria della Salute Venice By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Bottom right corner Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 11.25 inch...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

Look at this beauty, honey
Look at this beauty, honey

Look at this beauty, honey

Located in Zofingen, AG

This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior. ABOUT THE ARTWORK "Look at This Beauty, Honey" captures a moment of...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage Big Sur Landscape -- Rocky Point
Vintage Big Sur Landscape -- Rocky Point

Vintage Big Sur Landscape -- Rocky Point

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful California seascape of Rocky Point in Big Sur, California by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned. Presented in a gold toned meta...

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1980s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Sunrise over Sea, framed painting
Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Sunrise over Sea, framed painting

Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Sunrise over Sea, framed painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Sunrise by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) signed oil painting on canvas, framed dated framed: 13 x 15 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private collect...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

" Summer Evening Southwest Texas "   1909  Texas Hill Country Julian Onderdonk
" Summer Evening Southwest Texas "   1909  Texas Hill Country Julian Onderdonk

" Summer Evening Southwest Texas " 1909 Texas Hill Country Julian Onderdonk

By Julian Onderdonk

Located in San Antonio, TX

Julian Onderdonk "Summer Evening S. W. Texas" Texas Hill Country (1882 - 1922) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 9 x 12 Frame Size: 15 x 18 Medium: Oil on panel Dated 1909 "Summer Evening S. W. Texas" "A Texas Painter Worked Under the Radar in New York," By Eve M. Kahn, March 6, 2014, The New York Times Onderdonk, a San Antonio native who died of an intestinal ailment in 1922, at 40, is best known for painting swaths of Texas bluebonnets. Those canvases can bring more than $500,000 each, while his New York scenes usually end up in the five-figure range. Onderdonk’s parents were painters in San Antonio, and in 1901, when he was a teenager, they sent him to New York for training. Through 1909, he lived in various Manhattan apartments and Staten Island houses. He then returned to Texas, but continued to spend months at a time in New York. In 1902 he had married a Manhattan teenage neighbor, Gertrude Shipman. While she focused on raising their daughter, Adrienne, and worrying about their strained finances, “he created more than 600 works of art, often producing a painting or two a day,” Eyewitnesses recorded his prolific pace in New York, but Onderdonk works bearing those dates rarely turn up. The puzzling gap in his productivity is explained in family correspondence that the Bakers uncovered: The artist admits that he was signing pieces with pseudonyms. He mostly used Chas. Turner and Chase Turner and occasionally resorted to Elbert H. Turner and Roberto Vasquez. Julian Onderdonk was the son of the important Texas landscapist, Robert Onderdonk. He was the father's pupil at age 16. Sponsored by a Texas patron, he studied at the Art Students League in New York when he was 19, the pupil of Kenyon Cox, Frank DuMond, and Robert Henri. He also studied with William Merritt Chase on Long Island. In 1902, having lost his Texas patron because he married, he asked $18 for 12 paintings at a Fifth Avenue dealer in New...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Countryside Farmette Painting by Mystery European Artist
Countryside Farmette Painting by Mystery European Artist

Countryside Farmette Painting by Mystery European Artist

Located in New York, NY

Mystery European Artist Untitled (Countryside Farmette), c. 1880 Oil on canvas 12 x 10 in. Framed: 16 x 13 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.

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19th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Coastal scene and fishing boats at moonlight, French Oil painting By G. Maroniez
Coastal scene and fishing boats at moonlight, French Oil painting By G. Maroniez

Coastal scene and fishing boats at moonlight, French Oil painting By G. Maroniez

Located in Gavere, BE

Maroniez is best known as an accomplished painter of the sea and the life of fishermen. He painted mainly in Brittany ( France ) Museums and galleries holdings : Boulogne: Mussel b...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

1960's Vibrant Paris Busy Street Scene Large Oil Painting in Modern Frame
1960's Vibrant Paris Busy Street Scene Large Oil Painting in Modern Frame

1960's Vibrant Paris Busy Street Scene Large Oil Painting in Modern Frame

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Paris Street Scene French artist, circa 1960's Oil on canvas, framed Framed: 21.5 x 25.5 inches Canvas: 16.5 x 20 inches Provenance: Private collection Condition: This painting is in...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Valley, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
French Valley, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

French Valley, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

I am inspired by the area I live in California. The hills are alive with beauty in the spring. I hope the viewer can feel that excitement from this painting from the way it has been ...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Monet's Rose Garden Giverny Signed French Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Monet's Rose Garden Giverny Signed French Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas

Monet's Rose Garden Giverny Signed French Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

La Rosaire Monet's Garden, Giverny French School, signed inscribed verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 8.75 x 10.75 inches provenance: private collection, France condition...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mountain Landscape - Sierra Nevada, c. 1927
Mountain Landscape - Sierra Nevada, c. 1927

Mountain Landscape - Sierra Nevada, c. 1927

By Jack Wilkinson Smith

Located in Pasadena, CA

Provenance Consigned to the gallery by private collectors Signed "Jack Wilkinson Smith" lower left Description Jack Wilkinson Smith was a New York-based illustrator before moving o...

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1920s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Overlooking the Sea
Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Overlooking the Sea

Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Overlooking the Sea

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

House overlooking the Sea by Charles Martin-Sauvaigo (French 1881-1970) * see notes below French Impressionist painter oil painting on wooden panel unframed size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches c...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Man in Hat Seated on Ground Stylish 1920's French Impressionist Oil Painting
Man in Hat Seated on Ground Stylish 1920's French Impressionist Oil Painting

Man in Hat Seated on Ground Stylish 1920's French Impressionist Oil Painting

By Maurice Georges Poncelet

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of Man by Maurice Georges Poncelet (French, 1897-1978) oil painting on board, signed initials - datedf 1929 11 x 14 inches condition: overall good and sound though a little ...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Impressionist Outdoor Café Scene with Seated Figures and Dappled Light
Impressionist Outdoor Café Scene with Seated Figures and Dappled Light

Impressionist Outdoor Café Scene with Seated Figures and Dappled Light

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Impressionist Outdoor Café Scene with Seated Figures and Dappled Light by Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 8.75 inches (height) x 10.5 inches (width) Medium: Oil on board, unframed...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

1950s French Impressionist Oil Painting Beach Scene Vintage Sailing Boats Harbor
1950s French Impressionist Oil Painting Beach Scene Vintage Sailing Boats Harbor

1950s French Impressionist Oil Painting Beach Scene Vintage Sailing Boats Harbor

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Old Harbor French Impressionist artist, mid 20th century oil on canvas laid over board, framed painting: 9 x 9 inches framed: 9.5 x 9.5 inches condition: overall very good, a few...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Landscape. 1937, oil on cardboard, 34x40 cm
Landscape. 1937, oil on cardboard, 34x40 cm

Landscape. 1937, oil on cardboard, 34x40 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Landscape. 1937, oil on cardboard, 34x40 cm Reinhold Kasparsons (born 13/9/1889 in Cēsis, died 14/1966 in Riga), painter. Born in a craftsman's family. Studied at Nītaure school, a...

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1930s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Lunch with a Muse
Lunch with a Muse

Lunch with a Muse

Located in Zofingen, AG

This painting is part of the Modern Muses series, where simple everyday scenes become spaces of subtle emotional presence. The faceless figure sits at a table beside her elegant comp...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

1930's French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Roses & Daisies in Glass Vase
1930's French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Roses & Daisies in Glass Vase

1930's French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Roses & Daisies in Glass Vase

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Vintage French Painting signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 14 high by 10.75 inches wi...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Coastal Painting of Boats at Low Tide in La Richardais in Brittany
French Coastal Painting of Boats at Low Tide in La Richardais in Brittany

French Coastal Painting of Boats at Low Tide in La Richardais in Brittany

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Coastal Painting of Boats at Low Tide in La Richardais in Brittany By Fanch Lel Signed: yes Size: 8.75 x 10.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Co...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century Ojai Spring Cottage Landscape
Mid Century Ojai Spring Cottage Landscape

Mid Century Ojai Spring Cottage Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Wonderful mid century landscape of Ojai, California with charming stucco cottage and almond trees in bloom and mountains in background titled, "Storm over Ojai" by Margaret Anna Dobson (American, 1888-1981), 1959. Signed faintly, lower right. Signed in pencil "Margaret Dobson", titled "Storm Over Ojai" and dated "1959" on verso. Presented in vintage gilt-toned wood frame. Image size: 12"H x 16"W. Framed size: 14"H x 17.75"W. Margaret Dobson was a painter, illustrator, muralist, etcher. Born in Baltimore, MD on Nov. 9, 1888. Dobson studied at the Maryland Institute, PAFA, Fontainebleau School of Art (Paris), and Syracuse University. She studied privately with Daniel Garber, Cecilia Beaux, Violet Oakley, Emil Carlsen, Robert Vonnoh, Hugh Breckenridge, and others. She was active in London, England until 1933. She then settled in Los Angeles where she remained until her death on Jan. 20, 1981. Primarily a muralist, she also painted floral still lifes and landscapes of the Sierra and southern California. Member: NAC; Royal Society of Etchers (London); Laguna Beach AA; Women Painters of the West; Santa Monica AA; Calif. Art Club; LAAA; Artists of the SW. Exhibits: Fontainebleau, 1927 (prize); Egan Gallery (LA), 1933; Calif. PM Society, 1935, 1936; Ebell Club (LA) 1936 (1st prize); Academy of Western Painters, LACMA, 1937; Santa Cruz Art League, 1938; Friday Morning Club (LA), 1939; GGIE, 1939; Society for Sanity in Art, CPLH, 1944. Murals: Santa Monica Women's Club; Palace of Fontainebleau and Fontainebleau Hospital (France); Kaufman (TX) Post Office (Driving the Steers); Girl Scouts...

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1950s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

"In Gold and Fire"
"In Gold and Fire"

"In Gold and Fire"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

This artwork expresses feminine strength and quiet confidence. The red background conveys intensity, while gold accents symbolize inner value and resilience. The turned figure repres...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Sail Boats Abstract Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Sail Boats Abstract Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Sail Boats Abstract Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

By Vahe Yeremyan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Sail Boats Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2025 Style: Contemporary Art Dimensions: 44" x 63" x 1" inch (112 x 160 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrap...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

Sailboats in the Swedish Archipelago Painting by Justus Lundegård, Oil on Canvas
Sailboats in the Swedish Archipelago Painting by Justus Lundegård, Oil on Canvas

Sailboats in the Swedish Archipelago Painting by Justus Lundegård, Oil on Canvas

Located in Stockholm, SE

Justus Lundegård grew up in the Swedish village Hörby. He started his art studies at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts 1880–84 and later in Munich and Paris where he switched to an Impressionist style. In this painting, we can see his later talent for painting white light...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Peonies", pink and white cm. 68 x 68
"Peonies", pink and white cm. 68 x 68

"Peonies", pink and white cm. 68 x 68

By Georgij Moroz

Located in Torino, IT

Peonies, pink and white Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina. 1949-56: he began artistic studies in Dn...

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Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

British Impressionist Watercolor of Snow-Covered Church at Sunset
British Impressionist Watercolor of Snow-Covered Church at Sunset

British Impressionist Watercolor of Snow-Covered Church at Sunset

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Snow-Covered Church at Sunset by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11.25 x 15 in...

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Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

Still Life of Flowers and Fruit
Still Life of Flowers and Fruit

Still Life of Flowers and Fruit

Located in New York, NY

Albert Herter (American, 1871 - 1950) Still Life of Flowers and Fruit Dimensions: 30 in (76.2 cm) x 22 in (55.88 cm) Medium: Oil on canvas Signed upper left Gallery label on reverse...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Fishing Boats at Sunset off the Neapolitan Coastline, large signed oil painting
Fishing Boats at Sunset off the Neapolitan Coastline, large signed oil painting

Fishing Boats at Sunset off the Neapolitan Coastline, large signed oil painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Italian School, mid 20th century Title: The Neapolitan Coast Medium: oil on board, framed Framed: 21 x 29 inches Board: 19 x 26 inches Provenance: private collect...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

A Quiet Companion
A Quiet Companion

A Quiet Companion

Located in Zofingen, AG

A Quiet Companion captures a gentle moment of intimacy and reflection. A young woman sits quietly with a small dog resting on her arm, creating a scene filled with calm and tendernes...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Figural Group Study Pencil Drawing L J Wortley No 10
Figural Group Study Pencil Drawing L J Wortley No 10

Figural Group Study Pencil Drawing L J Wortley No 10

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Figural Group Study Pencil Drawing L J Wortley No 10 Artist: L. J Wortley Medium: pencil on paper, mounted Size with mounting: 8.75 x 11 inches (height x width) Inscribed: upp...

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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Pencil

Towards the Sea at Southwold with Church and High Street Figures Watercolour
Towards the Sea at Southwold with Church and High Street Figures Watercolour

Towards the Sea at Southwold with Church and High Street Figures Watercolour

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Towards the Sea at Southwold with Church and High Street Figures Watercolour By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Bottom right Medium: Watercolor on paper, mounted Size: 13.5 i...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

French school Landscape Rouen on the banks of the Seine Signed oil painting
French school Landscape Rouen on the banks of the Seine Signed oil painting

French school Landscape Rouen on the banks of the Seine Signed oil painting

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️ Landscape River scene⬅️ ⏩It is signed Bernard Héranval⏪ Rouen on the banks of the Seine ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size...

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1960s Impressionist Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Olive Trees in Manosque, Provence, Large French Modernist Signed Oil Painting
Olive Trees in Manosque, Provence, Large French Modernist Signed Oil Painting

Olive Trees in Manosque, Provence, Large French Modernist Signed Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: A. Davy, French School, late 20th century Title: Olive Trees, Manosque (Provence). Medium: signed, oil painting on canvas, framed and inscribed verso. Size: ...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Misty Bayou"  HAZE.  ONE OF HIS BEST Dated 1917 Alexander Drysdale (1870-1934)
"Misty Bayou"  HAZE.  ONE OF HIS BEST Dated 1917 Alexander Drysdale (1870-1934)

"Misty Bayou" HAZE. ONE OF HIS BEST Dated 1917 Alexander Drysdale (1870-1934)

By Alexander John Drysdale

Located in San Antonio, TX

Alexander John Drysdale (1870-1934) New Orleans Louisiana / New York Artist Size: 20 x 30 Frame: 26 x 36 Medium: Oil Wash? Watercolor? Dated: 1917 "Misty Bayou" Housed in the original magnificent frame. Alexander John Drysdale (1870-1934) New Orleans Louisiana / New York Artist Alexander John (A.J.) Drysdale was an early 20th century Louisiana artist who specialized in landscapes using the technique of oil wash, that gave his works a characteristic of a hazy look. Drysdale made use of this technique by diluting the oil paint with kerosene and applying it with cotton balls. Alexander John Drysdale, born in Marietta, Georgia on March 2, 1870, came to New Orleans at the age of fifteen with his parents. His father, Reverend Alexander J. Drysdale, became the rector of Christ Church Cathedral. Alex received private tutoring from a Professor Mehado and art lessons from Ida Hackell at the Southern Art Union. Later in New Orleans (1887) he studied art under Paul Poincy (1833-1909). The exact date of Drysdale's arrival in New York is unknown, but he enrolled in the Art Students League where he received instruction from Charles C. Curran and Frank Vincent DuMond. Apparently, he remained in New York for about five years and did not go to Europe for further study. After some time, Drysdale began specializing in landscapes, executed in a tonalist manner. Back in New Orleans, Drysdale was inspired by local subjects, especially swamp or bayou areas and other desolate wetlands. Over a period of many years Drysdale's landscapes evolved to a unique stylistic maturity. In 1909 he received a gold medal from the New Orleans Art Association. It is easy to see the influence of two artists that he admired: Corot and Inness. Working equally well in oil and watercolor (he also did scenes in charcoal), Drysdale usually divided his scene into halves or thirds, typically, a foreground consisting of tall swamp grasses achieved with broad vertical strokes; a middle ground consisting of a backdrop row of trees at the horizon line executed with staccato, jabbing strokes resulting in textural contrast; and a background devoted totally to a tonalist-like moisture-laden sky often hazy with no clouds or only a slight indication of them. This formulaic compositional format rendered with an economy of technique resulted in imagery with repetitious forms and shapes diffused in a nebulous space. In this regard, Drysdale's works are impressionistic; he also tended to use the violets and blues of the impressionist palette. Yet he lacked a specific interest in color and light. Although his expression of the Louisiana scenery is very personal, even mystical, the artist appears to have been very limited in subject matter. One of his last works was a mural for the Shushan (New York) Airport administration building, and shortly before his death he was employed as an artist by the Civil Works Administration. Drysdale was a member of the Arts and Crafts Club of New Orleans, and his work was in the permanent collection of the Delgado Museum for many years. The artist worked at his studio at 320 Exchange Place in the picturesque Vieux Carré until his death at the age of sixty-three. Stewart (in Painting in the South, 1983), describes how Drysdale was a shrewd businessman. He would solicit new homeowners who might need a canvas to decorate a wall, or a cotton broker who recently made the headlines. Drysdale died in New Orleans, on February 9, 1934. Sources: Louisiana Artists from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. James W. Nelson. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University, 1968; Wiesendanger, Martin and Margaret Wiesendanger, Nineteenth Century Louisiana Painters and Paintings from the Collection of W. E. Groves. New Orleans: W. E. Groves Gallery, 1971, pp. 44-45; Painting in the South: 1584-1980, Exh. cat. Richmond, VA: Virginia Museum, 1983, pp. 106-107, 114, 276; Chambers, Bruce W., Art and Artists of the South: The Robert P. Coggins Collection of American Paintings. Exh. cat. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, 1984, p. 88; Zellman, Michael David, 300 Years of American Art. Seacacus, NJ: Wellfleet Press, 1987, p. 634; Gerdts, William H., Art across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting, 1710-1920. New York: Abbeville Press, 1990, vol. 2, pp. 110-111. Submitted by Richard H. Love and Michael Preston Worley, Ph.D. Biography from The Johnson Collection ALEXANDER JOHN DRYSDALE (1870–1934) Born in Marietta, Georgia, Alexander John Drysdale was the only son of an ordained Episcopal priest whose ministry required frequent moves to parishes in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee. In 1883, he accepted the call to become dean of Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans, and was later elected a bishop. Alexander, thirteen years old when the family settled in New Orleans, began his art studies under the instruction of Ida C. Haskell, a California-born artist who was on the faculty of the recently established Southern Art Union. The local academy had been founded by several leading artists, including Andres Molinary, William Henry Buck...

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1910s Impressionist Paintings

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Mixed Media

"Fantasy with Flowers 218" Mixed , paper, 59x42cm, Unframed
"Fantasy with Flowers 218" Mixed , paper, 59x42cm, Unframed

"Fantasy with Flowers 218" Mixed , paper, 59x42cm, Unframed

Located in Zofingen, AG

"Fantasy with Flowers" (series of 300+ pictures) paper 59x42cm  On the paper acrylic, oil pastel, felt-tip pen, ink, gold leaf, pencils, silver,mixed media. Sold and sent unframed -V...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Watercolor

Gentle Gift
Gentle Gift

Gentle Gift

Located in Zofingen, AG

These flowers seem to drift in quiet light, as if the morning learned how to whisper through petals. Soft pink tones glow like remembered tenderness, fragile yet endlessly alive. Eac...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue Irises
Blue Irises

Blue Irises

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this painting, I've blended acrylic and oil, embracing expressionist and impressionist techniques to capture a vibrant, emotional landscape. It’s a symphony of colors and textures...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Óleo sobre tela - Al atardecer en la montaña
Óleo sobre tela - Al atardecer en la montaña

Óleo sobre tela - Al atardecer en la montaña

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

Firmado por el artista en la parte inferior Estado de conservación bueno La obra se presenta sin enmarcar Medidas obra: 65 cm altura x 81 cm ancho. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::...

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1960s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Salty Sea Breezes, Oil Painting
Salty Sea Breezes, Oil Painting

Salty Sea Breezes, Oil Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
People wander along the shoreline in an easy, unhurried rhythm. The wide stretch of sand, blue sky, and fresh salt air evoke the simple pleasure of a beach day....

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Monhegan Island, Maine, " Edward Dufner, American Impressionism Landscape View
"Monhegan Island, Maine, " Edward Dufner, American Impressionism Landscape View

"Monhegan Island, Maine, " Edward Dufner, American Impressionism Landscape View

By Edward Dufner

Located in New York, NY

Edward Dufner (1872 - 1957) Monhegan Island, Maine Watercolor on paper Sight 16 x 20 inches Signed lower right With a long-time career as an art teacher and painter of both 'light' and 'dark', Edward Dufner was one of the first students of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy to earn an Albright Scholarship to study painting in New York. In Buffalo, he had exchanged odd job work for drawing lessons from architect Charles Sumner. He also earned money as an illustrator of a German-language newspaper, and in 1890 took lessons from George Bridgman at the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy. In 1893, using his scholarship, Dufner moved to Manhattan and enrolled at the Art Students League where he studied with Henry Siddons Mowbray, figure painter and muralist. He also did illustration work for Life, Harper's and Scribner's magazines. Five years later, in 1898, Dufner went to Paris where he studied at the Academy Julian with Jean-Paul Laurens and privately with James McNeill Whistler. Verification of this relationship, which has been debated by art scholars, comes from researcher Nancy Turk who located at the Smithsonian Institution two 1927 interviews given by Dufner. Turk wrote that Dufner "talks in detail about Whistler, about how he prepared his canvasas and about numerous pieces he painted. . . A great read, the interview puts to bed" the ongoing confusion about whether or not he studied with Whistler. During his time in France, Dufner summered in the south at Le Pouleu with artists Richard Emil Miller...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"RIVER BEND" OIL ON CANVAS APPLIED BY PALETTE KNIFE
"RIVER BEND" OIL ON CANVAS APPLIED BY PALETTE KNIFE

"RIVER BEND" OIL ON CANVAS APPLIED BY PALETTE KNIFE

By Jose Vives-Atsara

Located in San Antonio, TX

Jose Vives-Atsara (1919-2004) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 16 x 20 Frame Size: 25 x 28.75 Medium: Oil on Canvas Applied by Palette Knife "River Bend" Biography Jose Vives-Atsara (1919-2004) His list of Pallbearers says it all. They were not just buyers of his art they were some of his closest friends. Pallbearers: E. Glenn Biggs, James M. Cavender, III, Tom C. Frost, Jr., James W. Gorman, Jr., George B. Irish, Joseph R. Krier, Robert L. Mooney and H. Bartell Zachry, Jr. Jose Vives-Atsara was born April 13, 1919, in Villafranca del Penedes near Barcelona, Spain. A native Spaniard, he developed a love of painting at an early age, and by age 11 had committed himself to becoming an artist. He studied at Colegio de San Ramon and had his first one-person show at age 14. The Spanish Civil interrupted his idyllic young life as he was forced to serve in the Communist Army, and then was imprisoned, suffering many hardships. Soon after the war he married Emilia Hill Domenech, and in 1947 set out to move with his wife and child aboard a tramp steamer to the United States. Unfortunately, immigration quotas did not allow them to move directly to the United States, and it was eight years before they achieved that goal. During this interim before obtaining temporary visas, he and his family lived first, in Caracas, Venezuela and then in Mexico City, Mexico. The family settled in San Antonio, Texas, where he had made friends on a previous visit. He and his wife and children gained citizenship in time for their first Christmas in the United States. He became such an exemplary immigrant citizen that officials of the U.S. District Court for the Western District Court regularly invited him to share his thoughts and advice for living in America with newly naturalized citizens Vives-Atsara also developed a close relationship with the Incarnate Word College, becoming, over the years, both a professor of art, and Artist in Residence. As a painter, he depicted many local scenes including San Antonio missions and the San Antonio River. For special guests such as Pope John Paul II, heads of state, and royalty from foreign countries, he was commissioned to provide paintings as gifts. His paintings were also commissioned for Frost Bank and the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. For his vibrant oil paintings, he used only nine colors, mixed in a variety of ways. They have been described as both realistic and impressionistic. "Vives-Atsara believed that art is a reflection of the artist's soul, if this is true; his paintings reflect a beautiful, bright spirit." (Richardson) Jose Vives-Atsara died in San Antonio on January 13, 2004 and is buried there in Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum. Jose Vives-Atsara was born in Vilafranca del Panades in the Catalonian region of Spain on April 30, 1919. As a small boy he loved to sketch with pencil and paper. He began painting at the age of eleven. His first one-man show came at the ripe old age of fourteen. From that time on, painting has been his love and his way of life. Jose studied art at Saint Raymond College and School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. He is quick to admit that his most inspirational teacher has been nature itself. Mr. Vives-Atsara came to San Antonio in 1956 where he has established his art career. His use of a palette knife in painting allows him to blend rich pure pigments to achieve his goal of creating a powerful statement of color directly on the canvas. This style is intended to produce works that are distinctively 'Vives-Atsara'. Vives-Atsara is represented in public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, Spain; Fort Worth Art Museum, Texas; His Royal Highness Juan Carlos...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

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