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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
Reaching for Silence
Reaching for Silence

Reaching for Silence

By Natalia Yangalycheva

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting depicts a solitary figure seated between two dense forms of landscape, extending her arm toward fragile, mushroom-like shapes. The gesture is slow and tentative, suspend...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"River Town New Hope PA, Bucks County" Impressionist Pastoral Scene Oil Painting
"River Town New Hope PA, Bucks County" Impressionist Pastoral Scene Oil Painting

"River Town New Hope PA, Bucks County" Impressionist Pastoral Scene Oil Painting

By Christopher Willett 1

Located in New York, NY

A charming Impressionist summer pastoral scene depicting the New Hope town near the lake in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic manner. Ch...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

20th century Canal View of Venice looking towards St.Marks Square at sunrise
20th century Canal View of Venice looking towards St.Marks Square at sunrise

20th century Canal View of Venice looking towards St.Marks Square at sunrise

By Antoine Bouvard (Marc Aldine)

Located in Woodbury, CT

Marc Aldine View in Venice, Looking toward St Mark’s Square Oil on canvas Circa 1930 Unsigned A warm and evocative Venetian view by Marc Aldine, capturing the timeless splendour of ...

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1930s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Nicely Framed European Impressionist Signed Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Large Nicely Framed European Impressionist Signed Flower Still Life Oil Painting

Large Nicely Framed European Impressionist Signed Flower Still Life Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique European still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 32 by 27 inches overall, and 26 by 21 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enj...

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1920s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Beach Scene With Figures" 20th Century American Impressionist Oil Painting
"Beach Scene With Figures" 20th Century American Impressionist Oil Painting

"Beach Scene With Figures" 20th Century American Impressionist Oil Painting

By Suzanne Demarest

Located in New York, NY

A stunning oil painting depicting figures at the Beach. Demarest was known for her charming intimate figurative scenes portraying life in the North East. She was profoundly active, p...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Impressionistic Seascape Nocturne Painting Michael Budden Last Light Beach II
Impressionistic Seascape Nocturne Painting Michael Budden Last Light Beach II

Impressionistic Seascape Nocturne Painting Michael Budden Last Light Beach II

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Last Light Beach II oil/canvas 26 x 26 image unframed, 31.25 x 31.25 framed signed LL Last Light Bech II is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Bud...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Green lamp."
"Green lamp."

"Green lamp."

By Liudmila Shabazova

Located in Zofingen, AG

Miniature painting is like a little pearl in a collection of paintings. It was created specifically so that you can decorate your room and harmoniously place it in combination with p...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Antique French Impressionist Sunlit Landscape Framed Original Early Oil Painting
Antique French Impressionist Sunlit Landscape Framed Original Early Oil Painting

Antique French Impressionist Sunlit Landscape Framed Original Early Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique French landscape oil painting. Sun dappled forest path. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 18 by 21 inches overall, and 13 by 16 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to...

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1910s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life, Vase of White Roses, 20th Century American Art, Oil on Canvas, 1975
Still Life, Vase of White Roses, 20th Century American Art, Oil on Canvas, 1975

Still Life, Vase of White Roses, 20th Century American Art, Oil on Canvas, 1975

By Robert Cox

Located in Preston, GB

Still Life of Vase of White Roses, 20th Century American Art, Oil on Canvas by Robert Cox (1934-2001) Art measures 8 x 10 inches Frame measures 12.5 x 14.5 inches A beautifully e...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Paint

Autumn Goodies
Autumn Goodies

Autumn Goodies

By Maria Matveyeva

Located in Zofingen, AG

Autumn Goodies This still life was painted from life. Soft, diffused daylight fills the space, gently interacting with transparent glass, matte surfaces, and textured fabric. The r...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Impressionistic Farm Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Sky Cloud Study
Impressionistic Farm Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Sky Cloud Study

Impressionistic Farm Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Sky Cloud Study

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Afternoon Sky is an oil on panel painting just completed in the studio. The painting exudes the rich qualities of oil paint with bright strong color, a variety of lost and found edge...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Figures At The Summer's Day French Parasol Market Landscape Oil Painting
Figures At The Summer's Day French Parasol Market Landscape Oil Painting

Figures At The Summer's Day French Parasol Market Landscape Oil Painting

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Summers Market Signed by Fanch Lel Size: 13 x 16 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board , unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks and ligh...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Impressionistic Landscape Painting Michael Budden Beautiful Skies Series Sunrise
Impressionistic Landscape Painting Michael Budden Beautiful Skies Series Sunrise

Impressionistic Landscape Painting Michael Budden Beautiful Skies Series Sunrise

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Golden Sunrise, Beautiful Skies Series oil/panel 8 x 10 image unframed, 13.5 x 15.5 x .5 framed signed LL Golden Sunrise is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contempor...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Eastern Blue Bird, Oil Painting
Eastern Blue Bird, Oil Painting

Eastern Blue Bird, Oil Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A bluebird perches quietly amidst a field of soft, lavender-toned flowers. Its vibrant orange breast and deep blue feathers provide a striking contrast to the d...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Antique Impressionist English River Landscape - Original Oil Painting, Signed
Antique Impressionist English River Landscape - Original Oil Painting, Signed

Antique Impressionist English River Landscape - Original Oil Painting, Signed

Located in Soquel, CA

Antique Impressionist English River Landscape - Original Oil Painting, Signed Beautiful antique landscape by Christopher Mark Haskell (British, b. 1849 d. 1933.) A river sits in the...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Stretcher Bars, Canvas

Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Beach Day I
Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Beach Day I

Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Beach Day I

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Beach Day I Study is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful day at the beach and sailboats on the horizon hous...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

1900's French Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Lady Overlooking Balcony Garden
1900's French Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Lady Overlooking Balcony Garden

1900's French Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Lady Overlooking Balcony Garden

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Garden View French School, early 20th century signed with initials lower corner watercolour painting on artist paper, framed Glass covering framed: 13 x 10.5 inches board: 10 x 8...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

Not My Story
Not My Story

Not My Story

By Iryna Bondar

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Not My Story” is a small contemporary figurative painting with a luminous female figure set against a deep dark background and two male figures behind her. The work reflects a situa...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"The Long Row" Oil Painting, Seascape, Fisherman, Signed, Framed
"The Long Row" Oil Painting, Seascape, Fisherman, Signed, Framed

"The Long Row" Oil Painting, Seascape, Fisherman, Signed, Framed

By Rolf Hellem

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

"The Long Row" is a contemporary oil painting by Rolf Hellem. It features a tired fisherman sitting in a red dory with his hands folded in his lap. Buckets of silver-colored fish bac...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Vila Cañellas  River Trees Olot  Landscape. original oil canvas painting
Vila Cañellas  River Trees Olot  Landscape. original oil canvas painting

Vila Cañellas River Trees Olot Landscape. original oil canvas painting

By José María Vila Cañellas

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

Arboles. original oil canvas painting Josep María Vilá Cañellas (Vic, Osona, 1914 - Barcelona, 2001). Painter and draftsman. He was a disciple of Juan Colom, Ivo Pascual and Emilio B...

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1990s Impressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Huge Signed Oil Painting Venice Canal San Giorgio Maggiore 20th Century
Huge Signed Oil Painting Venice Canal San Giorgio Maggiore 20th Century

Huge Signed Oil Painting Venice Canal San Giorgio Maggiore 20th Century

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Le peintre devant San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice Christian Dombrevane (French School) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 19 x 35 inches canvas: 16 x 31 inches inscribed verso Proven...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

American Impressionist Artist Allen Dean Cochran Oil Painting Summer Catskills
American Impressionist Artist Allen Dean Cochran Oil Painting Summer Catskills

American Impressionist Artist Allen Dean Cochran Oil Painting Summer Catskills

By Allen Dean Cochran

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

"Foothills of the Catskills," 1915 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right: Allen D. Cochran, titled on the frame plaque 24" H x 30" W CONDITION Visual: Generally good cond...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Where Sheep May Safely Graze
Where Sheep May Safely Graze

Where Sheep May Safely Graze

By Karl Dempwolf

Located in Pasadena, CA

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 10" x 20" FRAMED: 14.5" x 24.5" x 1.5" Signed " K Dempwolf" on lower left Artist Statement "I have painted cattle into ...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Wood Panel

American Impressionist Artist Oil Painting John J Enneking
American Impressionist Artist Oil Painting John J Enneking

American Impressionist Artist Oil Painting John J Enneking

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

JOHN JOSEPH ENNEKING American (1841-1916) Raining Pasture oil on canvas, signed "Enneking" lower right Framed dimensions - 15 x 18 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches 11 x 14 1/2 inches Provenance:...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Tree Nymph in a Landscape - American Impressionist 1920's art oil painting
Tree Nymph in a Landscape - American Impressionist 1920's art oil painting

Tree Nymph in a Landscape - American Impressionist 1920's art oil painting

Located in Hagley, England

This gorgeous large American Impressionist oil painting is attributed to Lillian M. Genth. She was a favourite pupil of Whistlers whilst at an art school in Paris. She is best known for depicting female forms or nymphs in landscapes such as this, up until about 1928 when she focused on other topics. She had an estate in Connecticutt and would often paint models in the woods there. Although not initially accepted by Victorian Society, In 1908 her painting, The Lark, won her the Shaw Memorial Prize at the 83rd Annual Exhibition of the National Academy of Design. The Lark depicts a full female nude strolling through the woods with her head turned looking toward the sky as if she just heard a lark, as the title suggests. This painting successfully demonstrates Whistler’s influence on Genth through the integration of the nude form and the landscape. Our lovely painting's composition is of a nymph seated in a tree playing pipes with a blue sky as background, while sheep graze beyond her in a landscape. The dappled sunlight on her skin and hair are beautiful. This is a superb example of work by a female American Impressionist in the 1920's and visually stunning. Unsigned. Provenance: Berkshire estate. Christies London Condition. Oil on canvas, image size is 50 inches by 37 inches and in good condition. Frame. House an ornate gilt frame. Framed size is 57 inches by 44 inches and in good condition. Lillian Mathilde Genth (1876 – March 28, 1953) was an American impressionist artist. She is best known for her depiction of female nudes in landscape settings. However, in the middle of her career she swore off painting female nudes and began painting more conservative paintings inspired by her travels. In about 30 years Genth appeared in 233 exhibitions, and while well renowned for her paintings while alive, her story and artwork have been lost in the retelling of American art history. Lillian Mathilde Genth was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Matilda Caroline Rebscher and Samuel Adam. Genth began her art career by attending the Philadelphia School of Design for Women in Pennsylvania on scholarship. During her schooling years she worked to help support herself as a dress designer. At the Philadelphia School of Design for Women her primary teacher was Elliott Daingerfield. Daingerfield greatly influenced her style, which can be seen in the similar tonalist and coloristic qualities of her landscape scenes. Genth graduated from Philadelphia School of Design for Women in 1900. She received the William L. Elkins European fellowship for attainment in art from the Philadelphia School of Design, which sponsored her to paint in Europe for a year. During her time in Europe, Genth first settled in Paris, France in October 1900 where she enrolled in art classes at the Académie Carmen, an art school run by James McNeill Whistler. Whistler became a large influence on Genth’s work and she was known to be a favorite pupil of his. During one of Whistler’s visits to the school in 1900, he was so impressed by Genth’s work that he gave her a paint palette; an honor that she used and treasured for the rest of her career. This was an incredible compliment from Whistler, who rarely accepted women painters. Genth’s style is typically attributed to Whistler because of her paintings' tonalist qualities and because he taught her to see her paintings as a whole instead of in individual parts. After the Academie Carmen closed in 1901, Genth stayed in Europe for three more years. During this time she worked on painting landscapes, genre scenes, and waterfronts; her nudes would not begin for a few more years. In 1904 Genth returned to the United States and was living in New York City. It was at this point that her career began to flourish. In 1904 Genth showed at three exhibitions: the National Academy of Design, Art Club of Philadelphia, and Worcester Museum. In October of that same year she appeared in her first individual show at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Also in 1904 Genth received the Mary Shaw...

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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Polka Dot Dress Female Silhouette Fashion Figurative
Polka Dot Dress Female Silhouette Fashion Figurative

Polka Dot Dress Female Silhouette Fashion Figurative

By Marina Fisher

Located in Zofingen, AG

Artwork Details Title: Polka Dot Dress Female Silhouette Fashion Figurative Medium: Acrylic painting on matte paper Type: Original painting Style: Contemporary Figurative Art Year: ...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Huge Signed Oil Painting Tranquil Italian Canal Venice Backwater Old Houses
Huge Signed Oil Painting Tranquil Italian Canal Venice Backwater Old Houses

Huge Signed Oil Painting Tranquil Italian Canal Venice Backwater Old Houses

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Venetian Backwater French artist, signed and dated 29/4/2000 oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 48.5 x 35 inches canvas: 46 x 32 inches condition: very good provenance: priv...

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Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

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