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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
1950s French Post Impressionist Provencal Olive Grove Hill Seascape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Pastel

French Impressionist Signed Oil Sheep & Dog in Windswept Fields, framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Sheep Dog French, mid 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 21 x 31 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: overall...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Spanish Hill Top Ancient Med Village
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Hill Top Village (Spain) signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 26 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large p...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Antique American School Early Impressionist Family Portrait Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful American school impressionist family portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Image size, 38H by 30L.
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Early 1900s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century French Vintage Floral Still Life with Roses in a Red Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Floral Still Life with Roses in a Red Vase French School, mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 24 inches Provenance: Private collection Condition: Goo...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Cold Stream, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Cold Stream" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a small stream winding its way past fresh snow covered ground and barren brush. Bio/artist...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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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

Antique French Impressionist Oil Tranquil Riverbank Scene Luminous Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tranquil Riverbank Scene first half 20th century Charles Marvin - Sauvaigo ( 1881 - 1970) signed oil on canvas, framed Canvas: 18 x 21.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Franc...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Bird Bath. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Broad, whimsical and spontaneous strokes of impasto with palette knife and brush using vivid color combinations convey the unbridled joy of birds as they swim in the water. 
 The com...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

DEBORAH POYNTON - LARGE BRITISH OIL PAINTING - RIVER LANDSCAPE WHEAT & POPPY FIE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Deborah Poynton, British contemporary, signed Title: Summer Landscape Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed Size: painting: 20 x 30 inches, frame: 22.75 x 32.75 ...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Cranes at Dawn Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Wide, whimsical and spontaneous impasto strokes with a palette knife and brush using restrained almost monochrome colour combinations highlight the grace of the forms of these amazin...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

RENIE Barbizon Hunter Hound Hunt French Impressionnist 19th
By Nicolas Renie
Located in PARIS, FR
Nicolas RENIE (Active 1840s to 1870s) Oil on wood 33 x 24 cm (44.5 x 34 cm with frame) Signed and dated lower left 'NRenié / 1879" Nicolas Renié is part of the family of the Barbizo...
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1870s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

A Winter Scene - Snowy 1930's Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene winter landscape of a snow covered hills with a frozen creek and far off house in the distance by Frederick Wagner (American, 1864-1940), c.1930's. Signed "F. W." lower right....
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1930s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mission San Juan Capistrano, American Impressionist, Mathias Alten, California
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Foster Jewell (American, 1893-1984) Signed: F. Jewell (Lower, Right) " Mission San Juan Capistrano ", circa 1934 Oil on Canvas 21" x 25" Beautifully housed in a 4" Carved Frame ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Mission San Juan Capistrano - Figurative Landscape
By Warren E. Rollins
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning figurative landscape of the Mission San Juan Capistrano by Warren Eliphalet Rollins (American, 1861-1962). Presented in a giltwood frame. "Capistrano" lower right, unsigned. This is a study for a larger painting of the same scene. Image size, 14.5"H x 21"W. For many years Warren Eliphalet Rollins was known as the "Dean of the Santa Fe art colony." He was the first artist to have a formal exhibition there; it was held in 1906 in the old Palace of the Governors. He was a close friend of Carlos Vierra, Gerald Cassidy, Kenneth Chapman, Sheldon Parsons and most of the other famous artists who assembled in the New Mexican capital during the first half of this century. Born in Carson City, Nevada, Rollins was raised in California and attended the San Francisco School of Design where he studied under Virgil Williams. At the completion of his studies, he was awarded the Avery Gold Medal and made Assistant Director of the school. Following his marriage in 1887, he and his wife settled in San Diego, and it was during this period that Rollins became interested in the Indian as subject matter. In search of material, Rollins, his wife, and their two daughters, Ramona and Ruth, traveled through every Western state from the Mexican to the Canadian borders. While in Montana, Rollins painted a portrait of Calamity Jane...
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1910s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Spring Shadows, original 40x30 French Impressionist landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Adding dimension to a long allee of cypress trees and the spring shadows they cast is the endless quest to select the ideal path to follow. Artist Blanche McAlister Harris...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Snows Hills Cotwolds, 30x40 original impressionist landscape of England
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Known for it's timeless charm, the quaint Cotswolds of England are what dreams are made of. Snows Hills exemplifies the warm and inviting feeling of the surrounding landscape resplendent with aging shrubs, mellowed stone, worn pathway as does this Barbizon influenced impressionist original oil painting. by legendary artist John Phillip Osborne...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

I was lost but I'm found
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 "I Was Lost But I'm Found" from the "PERICHORESIS...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mid Century Stunning French Still Life Pink Roses In Blue Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pink Roses by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back signed by oil painting on board, unframed measures: 16.5 high by 13.5 inches wide conditi...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Magdalena Afternoon
Located in Denver, CO
Rocky trail and landscape
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Golden Autumn, Adirondacks
Located in Milford, NH
A fine landscape of birch trees in the Adirondacks by American artist Paul Bernard King (1867-1947). King was born in Buffalo, New York, and after becoming an established printer, went on to study at the NY Art Students League with Henry S...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ray Simonini, "Penny" 16x8 Impressionist Pig Farm Animal Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting by artist Ray Simonini titled "Penny" is a 16x8 farm animal oil painting on canvas featuring a portrait of a pink pig against a ...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Cross on Cliffside View of a Sailboat Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cliffside View signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) dated 94' Size: 8.75 x 10.5 inches Oil painting on board, unframed double sided Condition: The painting is in good condition, wit...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Splashes at the Beach" Impressionistic Beach Scene Oil Painting on Panel
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic scene at the beach with beautiful brushwork and whimsical colors. The splashes and children playing are captrued with a nostalgia, as the col...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Antique American Oil Painting Landscape Female Rare 19th Century New York Jersey
Located in Buffalo, NY
A stunning antique American still life painting from the recently acquired estate of New York/New Jersey artist Sallie Van Horn. Van Horn taught painting and drawing to high school ...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

British Watercolor of a Sunlit Village Scene with Horse and Cart and Chickens
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Watercolor of a Sunlit Village Scene with Horse and Cart and Chickens By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 15.25 x 11 inches (Height x Width) Condition: Good, with some minor signs of aging. Provenance: From a large collection of this artists work, held in England. Description: This charming watercolor painting captures a quaint village street bathed in warm sunlight, with its ochre-toned buildings adorned with green shutters and flowering window boxes. The peaceful scene is animated by a horse-drawn cart heading down a narrow path towards the ocean, visible in the background, evoking a sense of timeless rural life. In the foreground, a few chickens peck along the dusty road, adding a touch of rustic authenticity. The artist beautifully renders the interplay of light and shadow on the buildings, creating depth and inviting the viewer to wander down this idyllic street. This piece would be a lovely addition for collectors drawn to pastoral and European village landscapes.
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Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

Ray Simonini "Winnie" 16x12 Brown and White Cow Farm Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"Winnie" is a 16x12 original oil painting by Vermont-based artist Ray Simonini featuring a standing brown and white cow portrait with an abstract yellow and gray background. The sty...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Glimmer Strike, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Fiery colors light up the sky as the sun sets over calm water. When asked about his process, artist Benjamin Thomas shared that creating this piece took time. H...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Morning Marsh Light
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Morning Marsh Light is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful sunrise awakening a glorious marsh view. This p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Original Autumn Embrace -plein air-British Awarded Artist-Expressionist-Abstract
Located in London, GB
Nothing beats a British Autumn - "Autumn Series" is one of the most personal projects of Shizico Yi, with the sensual colours and her signature expressive and confident brushstrokes,...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Gesso, Oil, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by Jean Duquoc - J'Aime les Chemins d'Océan
Located in Paris, IDF
Signed at the bottom right Jean Duquoc is a French artist born in 1937 who lives & works in Belz, Brittany in France. In his work, we can see the skill with which he uses color, mov...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Aldro T. Hibbard, "March Mood" Vermont Winter Landscape Painting
Located in Rockport, MA
A wonderful example of a winter scene by the Cape Ann Master: Aldro T. Hibbard. This painting has beautiful color, expressive brushwork and a great design. It has recently been cle...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Sunflowers Near The Blue Curtain - sunflowers still life painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sunny floral still life with sunflowers in vase is wonderful and stylish home decor. The sunflower plant is known to each of us. It rises on a powerful thick stem with wide, rough le...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Beach Scene with Figures Enjoying the Shoreline Gentle Waves Sailing Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

French Gouache Street Scene of Sunlit Stone Steps and Tower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Street Scene of Sunlit Stone Steps and Tower by Fanche Lel Signed: Yes Size: 10.5 inches (height) x 8.5 inches (width) Gouache painting on card, unframed Condit...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Gouache

"La Tierra Nieve" (2024), Original Watercolor Painting by Kevin Weckbach
Located in Denver, CO
Kevin Weckbach's (US based) "La Tierra Nieve" is an original, hand-made watercolor painting that depicts a secluded evergreen forest in the calm of freshly laid snow. Artist Statem...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Panel, Watercolor

1930's French Portrait of Moody Atmospheric Lady Artists Working Sketch Oils
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) oil on unstretched canvas, unframed painting: 20 x 16.75 inches provenance: the artists estate, France condition: the painting is on unstretched can...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Elegant French Salon Interior with Antique Armchair and Flowers Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elegant Interior signed by Charles Martin-Sauvaigo (French 1881-1970) * see notes below French Impressionist painter oil painting on canvas unframed size: 18 x 15 inches condition: ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Untitled II" by Ale Casanova, Original Painting, Nude Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Ale Casanova's "Untitled II" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude male model stretching on a couch. Alejandro Casanova was born in ...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

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

Blue BIrd Garden on Golden #1 by Sarah Robertson, Vertical Floral Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sarah Robertson, Blue Bird Garden on Golden #1, 36 x 24 in, Mixed Media on Canvas Golden hues and sapphire blue birds bring warmth and brightness to Blue Bird Garden on Golden #1. T...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

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

Spanish school (XX) women on the beach oil on canvas painting seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil measures 27x22 cm. Frame measures 38x33 cm. Signed Domenech.
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1980s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Scene of Two Figures Along a Quiet Harbor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Scene of Two Figures Along a Quiet Harbor By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 6.25 x 4.5 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil paintin...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Moorland Stream Balquhidder - Scottish Impressionist 1923 exhib oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb, large Scottish Impressionist exhibited landscape oil painting is by noted artist Joseph Morris Henderson. It was painted in 1923 and exhibited at the Glasgow Institute o...
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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK" TEXAS OIL APPLIED BY PALETTE KNIFE FRAMED 33 X 45
Located in San Antonio, TX
Jose Vives-Atsara (1919-2004) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 24 x 36 Frame Size: 33 x 44.5 Medium: Oil on Canvas Applied by Palette Knife Dated 1995 "Big Bend National Park" Texas Bi...
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1990s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Paris - Les Inondations - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Maxime Maufra
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist oil on canvas landscape painting by French painter Maxime Maufra. The piece depicts people rowing boats through the flooded streets in Paris. Signature: Signed...
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1910s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

View of San Sebastian, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The scene captures the vibrant waterfront of a coastal town in San Sebastian, Spain. Boats rest peacefully in the harbor wh...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

British Impressionist Watercolor of a Serene Coastal Beach Scene with Kite Flyer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Serene Coastal Beach Scene with Kite Flyers By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimension...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

J.Lambert 19th c. Antique oil painting on wood Portrait, Genre scene, Gold Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an amazing original antique oil painting on a wooden board depicting a portrait of a nobleman in a red camisole with a guitar. He peers around the corner as if he is a...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Canyon Sunset, Landscape, 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: 2019 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Canyon Sunset, Size: 23" x 34" ...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Golden Valley, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Golden fields stretch across the horizon. Deep green trees create striking contrasts against the bright yellow landscape, while pops of colorful flowers add e...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Harbor, Print on Canvas, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Print on Canvas Subject: Harbor, Size: 12" x 15" x 0.8''inch, 30x38x2cm Unframed, Stretched on the wooden bar, Gallery Wrapped, Ready to Hang All works a...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Color

British Impressionist Watercolor of Figures in Sunlit Mediterranean Courtyard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Figures in Sunlit Mediterranean Courtyard By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 1...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers and Fruit)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers and Fruit) Year: 1963 Medium: Watercolor on heavy archival paper Size: 29.5 x 21 inches Condition: Go...
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1960s Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

Earthy Red Abstract Acrylic Painting with Textured Layers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Earthy Red Abstract Acrylic Painting with Textured Layers Signed by Minty Ramsey Medium: acrylic on canvas
 Size: 39.5 x 39.5 inches
 Condition: Excellent, with vivid and well-preser...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

French Impressionist Boat In Still Shore in the Lighthouse Golden Sunset Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Golden Horizon signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 7.5 x 10 inches Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor signs of aging....
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

British Impressionist Watercolor of a Tree Silhouette Against a Dramatic Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Tree Silhouette Against a Dramatic Sunset By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

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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