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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
George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing
George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing

George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing

Located in Harkstead, GB

A superb example of a Barbizon inspired landscape painted by the "Catford Corot" from the late 19th Century. This very striking image shows the artist at the absolute peak of his abi...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Fell Into the Peonies, Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas, 2010+
Fell Into the Peonies, Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas, 2010+

Fell Into the Peonies, Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas, 2010+

Located in Oslo, NO

This large-format interior artwork (150 × 100 cm), painted in oil, reveals the poetry of softness and the light breath of nature. Against a serene sky-blue background, airy pastel pe...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paris Street Scene With Le Consulat Café And Classic Montmartre Architecture
Paris Street Scene With Le Consulat Café And Classic Montmartre Architecture

Paris Street Scene With Le Consulat Café And Classic Montmartre Architecture

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Paris Street Scene With Le Consulat Café And Classic Montmartre Architecture By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Bottom left corner Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size:...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

March. The sun is warming
March. The sun is warming

March. The sun is warming

By Simon Kozhin

Located in Zofingen, AG

This one-session painting from life, painted in Ala Prima near the artist's home, vividly conveys a serene winter landscape. Dominated by a strikingly crisp and clear sky, the painti...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Spring fantasy 01"
"Spring fantasy 01"

"Spring fantasy 01"

Located in Zofingen, AG

We feel the smell of spring. It comes with sunshine, with the singing of birds and of course with flowering. Flowers are everywhere, in the forest, on city streets, in our gardens. T...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

French Impressionist Charming Village Scene with Figures Strolling
French Impressionist Charming Village Scene with Figures Strolling

French Impressionist Charming Village Scene with Figures Strolling

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Figures Strolling Through Village signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 21.5 x 18 inches Oil painting on canvas, unframed Condition: The painting is in good condition, with mino...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Greenhouse Shadows

Greenhouse Shadows

By Donald S. Vogel

Located in Dallas, TX

Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...

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1990s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Splash, Oil Painting
Splash, Oil Painting

Splash, Oil Painting

By George Peebles

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The sky and the sea appear to merge through shifting shades of blue. Brown tones in the foreground suggest the sand beneath the shallow water. White strokes cap...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Water lilies"
"Water lilies"

"Water lilies"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "Water lilies" 70.0 X 90.0 CM / 27.5 X 35.4 IN HIGH QUALITY oil on canvas Signed on the front and back Dated 2023 Good...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Lilacs, " Still-Life Oil Painting
"Lilacs, " Still-Life Oil Painting

"Lilacs, " Still-Life Oil Painting

By John C. Traynor

Located in Westport, CT

This still life oil painting by John Traynor captures a scene of a large bouquet of purple and pink lilacs in a colorful, porcelain vase. It sits on an off-white fabric next to a lemon which is half peeled, the peel spiraling off the edge of the table on which it sits. The wall behind the bouquet of flowers is a warm, earthy sienna. The painting is signed by the artist along the lower right-hand edge of the canvas. It is 20" x 24", and 27" x 31" framed. The frame is an ornate metal-leaf frame with a linen liner. It is wired and ready to hang. Professionally framed in classic, antiqued, closed corner frame. Frame is metal leaf gold. John C. Traynor's painting style is reminiscent of some 19th century painters and the Dutch Masters. He uses his knowledge of light and color to create a certain mood in each of his works. The creation of atmosphere is an important element in Traynor's paintings. Painting outdoors, on location, is a prime source of inspiration and ideas for his landscapes. John travels extensively, painting the landscapes around him. John was born in 1961 and spent his early years in Chester and Mendham, New Jersey. His art studies began at Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey, and from there he furthered his education at Paier College of Art in New Haven, Connecticut. He studied figure painting at the Art Students League of New York, as a merit scholar, with Frank Mason. Traynor continued his studies in Vermont with Mr. Mason on landscape painting, drawing with Carroll N. Jones Jr. of Stowe, Vermont and sculpture with Brother Jerome Cox...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Holding What Cannot Be Shared
Holding What Cannot Be Shared

Holding What Cannot Be Shared

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this work, the artist explores a sense of closeness that exists without direct interaction — a quiet connection formed simply through shared presence. The figures remain physicall...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Amsterdam
Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Amsterdam" c.1960, is an oil painting on canvas by Dutch artist Reinier Wynand Snapper, 1907-1988. It is signed and titled at the lower right corner by the artis...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bailarina Joven en el Estudio (Young Ballerina in the Studio)
Bailarina Joven en el Estudio (Young Ballerina in the Studio)

Bailarina Joven en el Estudio (Young Ballerina in the Studio)

By Giner Bueno

Located in Austin, TX

"Bailarina Joven en el Estudio (Young Ballerina in the Studio)" is as original oil on canvas painting by modern Master Painter, Luis "Giner' Bueno (b. 1935, Spain). The painting depicts a moment of Impressionistic contemplation set in the artist's studio. A young classical ballerina wearing a blue corset, white tutu, white tights...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The river. Canvas, cardboard, oil, 50x80 cm
The river. Canvas, cardboard, oil, 50x80 cm

The river. Canvas, cardboard, oil, 50x80 cm

Located in Riga, LV

View from the forest to the river. Oil on cardboard, 35x50 cm Vitolds Svirskis (1919–1991) Painter, graphic designer. Born on April 27, 1919 in Daugavpils in a family of railway wo...

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1980s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Cardboard, Oil

"ENCHANTED ROCK" TEXAS LANDSCAPE FREDERICKSBURG TEXAS NATURE EDWARD REICHERT
"ENCHANTED ROCK" TEXAS LANDSCAPE FREDERICKSBURG TEXAS NATURE EDWARD REICHERT

"ENCHANTED ROCK" TEXAS LANDSCAPE FREDERICKSBURG TEXAS NATURE EDWARD REICHERT

Located in San Antonio, TX

Edward Lee Reichert (1919-2011) Texas Artist Image Size: 30 x 40 Frame Size: 34.5 x 44.5 Medium: Oil Dated 2005 "Enchanted Rock" Biography Edward Lee Reichert (1919-2011) Edward Reichert, architect, designer and artist, is a native Texan who has combined regional, national and international study and practice of the visual art and architecture since 1936. He is a versatile artist and designer, skilled in creating quality landscapes, portraits, architectural, western, religious and varied work in all media. After 36 years of architectural practice based in Houston in which he was involved in the design of more than 400 regional and international projects, he now devotes full time to painting. Best known of his art works are his designs of stained and faceted art glass which include 100 panels designed for the First United Methodist Church of Houston. In 1983, he wrote and jointly published with the Church, Windows Sharing God’s Caring, an art book with photographs by his wife Elizabeth, illustrating and describing these panels and the historic sanctuary windows. While attending The University of Texas in Austin he served as art editor of the university publication Architecture, Engineering and Industry (1938-41). After receiving his Bachelor of Architecture Degree and the Alpha Rho Chi Architectural Medal in 1941, he was awarded scholarships for continued studies a M.I.T., Harvard, and Yale. As a Naval Reserve Officer during World II, he authored and illustrated Naval Intelligence publications. He became a Registered Architect in Texas in 1947, AIA member since 1951 and NCARB certified since 1974. He has worked and studied in England, Europe and Canada. Invitational study and travel with Master Painter, Lajos...

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Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Very Large 1960's French Signed Oil - Portrait of Beautiful Blonde Lady in White
Very Large 1960's French Signed Oil - Portrait of Beautiful Blonde Lady in White

Very Large 1960's French Signed Oil - Portrait of Beautiful Blonde Lady in White

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: French School, circa 1960's, indistinctly signed with monogram Title: Portrait of a Young blonde haired lady dressed in white. Presented in beautiful ornate frame. ...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

Glowing Red Sunset - Abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas
Glowing Red Sunset - Abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas

Glowing Red Sunset - Abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Soquel, CA

Glowing Red Sunset - abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas Vibrant sunset by an unknown central California coast artist Maria Pavao Hadsell (Portugal/American). A glowing red sky is reflected in the foreground of this piece, implying a marsh or pond. Beyond the red foreground, there green and yellow transitions into blue mountains. Maria Pavao Hadsell was born in Portugal and is mostly a self taught artist originally from Portugal. Later she immigrated to the USA and lived in Massachusetts, then she moved to Sunnyvale, California. Studied watercolor in Italy, and with Los Gatos artist William Wray Signed "M Pavao...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1960's French Post Impressionist Painting Low Tide Estuary Creek Fishing Boats
1960's French Post Impressionist Painting Low Tide Estuary Creek Fishing Boats

1960's French Post Impressionist Painting Low Tide Estuary Creek Fishing Boats

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Low Tide signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) dated 1969 oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 21.5 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private ...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Westminster Abbey, London
Westminster Abbey, London

Westminster Abbey, London

By Frank Myers Boggs

Located in Wiscasett, ME

Oil on canvas, signed and inscribed in the lower left. This is a wonderful scene of Westminster Abbey in London with sunlight beaming down from above. Dimensions listed include the ...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Private View Gallery Scene with Art Lovers and Paintings on Display Watercolour
Private View Gallery Scene with Art Lovers and Paintings on Display Watercolour

Private View Gallery Scene with Art Lovers and Paintings on Display Watercolour

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Private View Gallery Scene with Art Lovers and Paintings on Display Watercolour By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Bottom right Medium: Watercolor on paper, mounted Size: 10....

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Park Terrace in St. Cloud
Park Terrace in St. Cloud

Park Terrace in St. Cloud

Located in Sheffield, MA

Alfred Nathaniel Oppenheim German, 1873-1953 Park Terrace in St. Cloud Oil on board 12 ¾ by 16 ¼ in, w/ frame 19 by 22 ½ in Signed and dated 1908

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Floral Landscape Flower Fields III Impressionistic Oil Painting Michael Budden
Floral Landscape Flower Fields III Impressionistic Oil Painting Michael Budden

Floral Landscape Flower Fields III Impressionistic Oil Painting Michael Budden

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Flower Fields III Image measure 9 x 12 unframed, 12 x 15.25 signed LL Flower Fields III is an oil painting on canvas that showcases the beautiful light of a summer day shinning on a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Monterey Coastline', Carmel, Big Sur, Pacific Ocean, California Impressionist
'Monterey Coastline', Carmel, Big Sur, Pacific Ocean, California Impressionist

'Monterey Coastline', Carmel, Big Sur, Pacific Ocean, California Impressionist

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Delia' for Delia Bradford (American, 20th century) and painted circa 2005; additionally signed, verso, on stretcher bar, 'Delia Bradford'. A fresh and breezy vi...

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Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wooded River Landscape at Dusk - Scottish Victorian art oil painting moonlight
Wooded River Landscape at Dusk - Scottish Victorian art oil painting moonlight

Wooded River Landscape at Dusk - Scottish Victorian art oil painting moonlight

By Robert MacAulay Stevenson

Located in Hagley, England

This atmospheric exhibited Scottish Impressionist Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted Glasgow Boy artist Robert Macaulay Stevenson. Painted circa 1899 the theme is one close...

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1890s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Winter Serenity. Winter landscape, river, snow, calm, impressionism
Winter Serenity. Winter landscape, river, snow, calm, impressionism

Winter Serenity. Winter landscape, river, snow, calm, impressionism

Located in Oslo, NO

This impressionistic oil painting was created en plein air, capturing the tranquil beauty of a winter landscape. A fallen tree stretches across a snowy riverbank, its bare branches c...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"PALA MISSION" Northern San Diego County California Reservation.
"PALA MISSION" Northern San Diego County California Reservation.

"PALA MISSION" Northern San Diego County California Reservation.

By Paul Grimm

Located in San Antonio, TX

Paul Grimm (1891-1974) California Artist Image Size: 24 x 30 Frame Size: 31 x 37 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dated 1953 "Pala Mission" The San Antonio de Pala Asistencia, or the "Pala Mission", was founded on June 13, 1816, as an asistencia or "sub-mission" to Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, some twenty miles inland upstream from the latter mission on the San Luis Rey River. Pala Mission was part of the Spanish missions, asistencias, and estancias system in Las Californias—Alta California. Today it is located in the Pala Indian Reservation located in northern San Diego County, with the official name of Mission San Antonio de Pala.[2][4] It is the only historic mission facility still serving a Mission Indian tribe. Pala (a derivation of the native term Pale, meaning water) was essentially a small rancho surrounded by large fields and herds. The Pala site had been noted by Father Juan Mariner and Captain Juan Pablo Grijalva on an exploratory trip in 1795, when they went up the San Diego River, and then through Sycamore Canyon to the Santa Maria Valley (or Pamó Valley) and into what they named El Valle de San José, now known as Warner Springs. Once Mission San Luis Rey began to prosper, it attracted the attention of numerous mountain Native Americans in the area, who were called the Luiseño by the Spanish. Spanish era The Franciscan fathers chose this site for the Pala Mission because it was a traditional gathering place and village for the Native American residents. Father Peyrí oversaw the addition of a chapel and housing to the granary complex, which was constructed at the spot in 1810.[4] The chapel's interior wall surfaces featured paintings by native artists, originally measuring 144 by 27 feet. Workers went into the Palomar Mountains and cut down cedar trees to use as roof beams.[5] Pala is unique among all of the Franciscan missions in that it boasts the only completely freestanding campanile, or "bell tower," in all of Alta California. By 1820, some 1,300 baptisms had been performed at the outpost.[6] Folk tales about the mission include mention of a prickly pear cactus, which became a local symbol of Christian victory, that grew up at the foot of the cross.[7] Mexican era After the nation achieved independence from Spain, the Mexican Congress passed An Act for the Secularization of the Missions of California on August 17, 1833 (the act was ratified in 1834).[8] Father Buenaventura Fortuna surrendered Mission San Luis Rey and all its holdings, including Las Flores Estancia and the Pala Asistencia, to government comisianados (commissioners) Pío Pico and Pablo de la Portillà on August 22, 1835; the assessed value of "Rancho de Pala" was $15,363.25.[9] More than a decade later, fearful of the impending conquest of Alta California by the United States as a result of the Mexican–American War...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Landscape. 1990. Oil on cardboard, 24x32, 5 cm
Landscape. 1990. Oil on cardboard, 24x32, 5 cm

Landscape. 1990. Oil on cardboard, 24x32, 5 cm

By Edgars Vinters

Located in Riga, LV

Landscape. 1990. Oil on cardboard, 24x32,5 cm Edgars Vinters (1919-2014) Edgars Vinters is working in oil, watercolor and monotype techniques. He paints landscapes in different seas...

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1990s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

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

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Oil

Flowers Still Life with Vase
Flowers Still Life with Vase

Flowers Still Life with Vase

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Flowers Still Life with Vase" c.1950 is an oil painting on canvas by American floral artist Jennie Thatcher Crawford, 1890-1958. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The canvas size is 24 x 20 inches, framed size is 30.5 x 26 inches. It is framed in original grey/beige and gold frame, with fabric liner. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Born in St Louis, MO on Jan. 25, 1890. Crawford studied at the St Louis School of Fine Arts from 1907-20 and then moved to Los Angeles. She was active there as a lecurer and demonstator until her demise on March 25, 1958. Her specialty was floral still lifes. Exh: Palos Verdes Art...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

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