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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
"Ullevål" Original large horizontal city landscape . Autumnal landscapes
"Ullevål" Original large horizontal city landscape . Autumnal landscapes

"Ullevål" Original large horizontal city landscape . Autumnal landscapes

Located in Oslo, NO

In creating this piece, I was drawn to the vibrant, yet subtle dance of urban life and architecture. My brushstrokes are infused with the rhythm of the city, capturing its dynamic en...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Fisherfolk Figures Prepping the Casting On The Shore Landscape Oil Painting
Fisherfolk Figures Prepping the Casting On The Shore Landscape Oil Painting

Fisherfolk Figures Prepping the Casting On The Shore Landscape Oil Painting

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Prepping the Nets Signed by Fanch Lel Dated 99' Size: 13 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board , unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling m...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Orchids"
"Orchids"

"Orchids"

By Ivan Pylypenko

Located in Edinburgh, GB

This is a delicate, emotional painting, executed in the technique of impasto painting, where the paint is applied in thick, relief strokes, creating a tangible texture and volume. I...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Fields in Jersey"
"Fields in Jersey"

"Fields in Jersey"

By Daniel Garber

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Daniel Garber (1880 - 1958). One of the two most important and, so far, the most valuable of the New Hope Sc...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage "Bodega View" Original Oil Painting by McCabe C.1941
Vintage "Bodega View" Original Oil Painting by McCabe C.1941

Vintage "Bodega View" Original Oil Painting by McCabe C.1941

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage "Bodega View" Original Oil Painting by McCabe C.1941 Original oil on masonite Masonite dimensions 36" wide x 24" high The frame measures 42" wide x 30" high The painting ...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

ZhenPeng Sun Landscape Original Oil Painting "Spring Flower"
ZhenPeng Sun Landscape Original Oil Painting "Spring Flower"

ZhenPeng Sun Landscape Original Oil Painting "Spring Flower"

Located in New York, NY

Title: Spring Flower Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 10 x 10 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Still Life of Flowers Female Artist
Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Still Life of Flowers Female Artist

Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Still Life of Flowers Female Artist

By Louise Alix

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 15 high by 18 inches wide condition: overall very good an...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Huge Mid Century French Oil Floral Still Life Pink Blossoms in Terracotta Vase
Huge Mid Century French Oil Floral Still Life Pink Blossoms in Terracotta Vase

Huge Mid Century French Oil Floral Still Life Pink Blossoms in Terracotta Vase

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Elegant Floral Still Life French School, mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 39.5 x 32 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good conditi...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tolumne, California
Tolumne, California

Tolumne, California

By Clifford Holmes

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Tolumne, California" c.1950 is an oil painting on canvas by noted California artist Clifford Holmes 1876-1963. It is signed at the lower right corner by the arti...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden High Dunes
Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden High Dunes

Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden High Dunes

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

High Dunes Study is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful view of the ocean with a sailboat off the coast alo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Impressionist Flower Still Life Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Antique American Impressionist Flower Still Life Nicely Framed Oil Painting

Antique American Impressionist Flower Still Life Nicely Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Impressive early American impressionist flower still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 30.5H by 21.5L.

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1920s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Elegant Lady Pretty Flower Garden
French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Elegant Lady Pretty Flower Garden

French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Elegant Lady Pretty Flower Garden

By Paul Flaubert

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Garden Terrace by Paul Flaubert (French, 1928-1994) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 21.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound ...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Wine Country XI, Oil Painting
Wine Country XI, Oil Painting

Wine Country XI, Oil Painting

By Mandy Main

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A vineyard stretches out with bold, loose brushwork and a dark underpainting that highlights form and color. The radiating rows of grapevines create a focused...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Impressionist Dog Portrait Framed Original Oil Painting
Vintage American Impressionist Dog Portrait Framed Original Oil Painting

Vintage American Impressionist Dog Portrait Framed Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American impressionist dog portrait oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 9 by 9 inches. Handsomely framed in giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang ...

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1950s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

A Saturday Afternoon at the Tide Pools
A Saturday Afternoon at the Tide Pools

A Saturday Afternoon at the Tide Pools

By Stephen Mirich

Located in Pasadena, CA

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Mirich" on lower right Exhibited A Collector's Feast, American Legacy Fine Arts, November 16 – December 15, 2018...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Courtyard at Noon
Courtyard at Noon

Courtyard at Noon

By Robert Spencer

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Courtyard at Noon Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches 50.8 x 61 cm Framed dimensions 31 3/8 x 35 3/8 inches Signed lower right: Robert Spencer Provenance Private collection, Michigan; Free...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original-Autumn in London-British Awarded Artist-plein air-large oil-free frame
Original-Autumn in London-British Awarded Artist-plein air-large oil-free frame

Original-Autumn in London-British Awarded Artist-plein air-large oil-free frame

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

This is one of the most personal paintings of Shizico Yi. This painting comes with a free custom-made framing service and free worldwide shipping via Royal Mail; it is insured during...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Gesso

Morning Fog, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Morning Fog, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Morning Fog, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

By Boris Serdyuk

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Boris Serdyuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Impressionism Year: 2020 Title: Morning Fog Size: 23.5" x 35.5" x 0....

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

British Impressionist Watercolor of Riverside Mill and Countryside Landscape
British Impressionist Watercolor of Riverside Mill and Countryside Landscape

British Impressionist Watercolor of Riverside Mill and Countryside Landscape

By Anthony Avery

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Riverside Mill and Countryside Landscape by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11...

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Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Gustav Klimt beach"
"Gustav Klimt beach"

"Gustav Klimt beach"

By Kyrylo Bondarenko

Located in Edinburgh, GB

In this painting, I delved deeply into the interplay of expression and surrealism. The fiery palette and swirling forms symbolize a riot of emotions and thoughts that transcend the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Boulevard de la Madeleine in Winter
Boulevard de la Madeleine in Winter

Boulevard de la Madeleine in Winter

By Édouard Leon Cortès

Located in Austin, TX

An original oil painting attributed to Master Painter of the Paris Street Scene, Édouard Leon Cortés (French, 1882 - 1969, ). The painting features Cortès's quintessential subject, the bustling environment of an urban Parisian block at street level, amidst the transformation of the Industrial Revolution. This painting captures a flickering moment in the life of Boulevard de la Madeleine, and its inhabitants. Snow an ice cover the street and roof tops. The street is lined with bare trees, glowing shop windows, and antique motor...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still life with flowers and fruits
Still life with flowers and fruits

Still life with flowers and fruits

Located in Zofingen, AG

Impressionist still life with flowers and fruit Painting expresses movement towards rebirth, light and sun, renewal, associated with spring. This idea of movement and renewal is expr...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

1930s Vibrant Floral Still Life with Petunias and Candle Stick
1930s Vibrant Floral Still Life with Petunias and Candle Stick

1930s Vibrant Floral Still Life with Petunias and Candle Stick

Located in Soquel, CA

Wonderfully vibrant floral still life of petunias in bowl with brass candle stick by Jennie Thatcher Crawford (American, 1890 - 1958), circa 1930. Signed lower left corner. Condition: good; missing paint professionally repaired and inpainted. Unframed. Image size: 24.25"H x 30"W. Born in St Louis, MO on Jan. 25, 1890. Crawford studied at the St Louis School of Fine Arts from 1907-20. Moved to Los Angeles, California 1921. She was active as a lecturer and demonstrator until 1958. Her specialty was floral still lifes. Jennie Crawford, a painter of floral still lifes, was born in St. Louis, Missouri and studied at the ST. Louis School of Fine Arts from 1907 to 1920. She moved to Los Angeles, California in 1921, becoming a Resident of El Monte in 1931. She was a member of Women Painters of the West and exhibited at Palos Verdes Art...

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1930s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Underwater Reef"
"Underwater Reef"

"Underwater Reef"

By Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The painting reveals a vibrant, almost fairytale-like world of an underwater reef, where sunlight, filtering through the water, disperses into soft golden streaks. They illuminate th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Somerset Countryside Haystacks Trees Landscape Pencil Drawing
Somerset Countryside Haystacks Trees Landscape Pencil Drawing

Somerset Countryside Haystacks Trees Landscape Pencil Drawing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Somerset Countryside Haystacks Trees Landscape Pencil Drawing Medium: Pencil drawing on artists paper, unframed. Size: 9.25 x 11.75 inches (height x width) Inscribed: “Somerse...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Impressionist Coastal Seascape with Red Sails on the Côte Bretonne
Impressionist Coastal Seascape with Red Sails on the Côte Bretonne

Impressionist Coastal Seascape with Red Sails on the Côte Bretonne

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Impressionist Coastal Seascape with Red Sails on the Côte Bretonne By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 9.25 x 11.75 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Conditio...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Evening on the Lake - Scottish Edwardian Impressionist landscape oil painting
Evening on the Lake - Scottish Edwardian Impressionist landscape oil painting

Evening on the Lake - Scottish Edwardian Impressionist landscape oil painting

By Alexander Jamieson

Located in Hagley, England

This absolutely stunning large Scottish Edwardian Impressionist landscape oil painting is by noted artist Alexander Jamieson. Painted circa 1910 and entitled evening on the lake. Th...

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1910s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still Life Table with Fruit and Lobster
Still Life Table with Fruit and Lobster

Still Life Table with Fruit and Lobster

By Jehudith Sobel

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Still life with fruit and lobster. Canvas size 24x30 framed 30x36 Judith Sobel was born in Lwow Poland in 1924. After World War II, she attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, Poland. There she studied with the famous abstract constructionists, Wladyslaw Strzeminski and Stefan Wegner from whom she learned the principles of Modern Art as laid down by the European Cubists. Sobel’s work was selected for the First Exhibit of Modern Art Museum Krakow in 1948-49. Judith Sobel emigrated to the newly found Israel where she lived for five years, becoming very active in Israel’s emerging art world. Her work was collected and exhibited by the major art museums of Israel including the Museum of Modern Art at Haifa, the Association of Artists of Israel (Tel-Aviv), Sheldon Swope Art Gallery in Terre Haute...

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1970s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Oil Painting Rocky Coastline
20th Century French Oil Painting Rocky Coastline

20th Century French Oil Painting Rocky Coastline

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Rocky Coastline French School, mid-late 20th century unsigned oil painting on canvas textured paper (reverse side is smooth, the painted side looks and feels as canvas), unframed ove...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

British Impressionist Watercolor of Mountainous Landscape with Lake and Cottage
British Impressionist Watercolor of Mountainous Landscape with Lake and Cottage

British Impressionist Watercolor of Mountainous Landscape with Lake and Cottage

By Anthony Avery

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Mountainous Landscape with Lake and Cottage by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions:...

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Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Bend in the River, Yellowstone
Bend in the River, Yellowstone

Bend in the River, Yellowstone

By Richard Humphrey

Located in Pasadena, CA

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "R. Humphrey" on lower left Artist Statement "The glassy surface of the river almost seems calm. Below the gentle ripples though, is a swift and powerful current that moves anything in its way. A mile or so farther down the river, the elevation drops and the river turns into a wild, tumultuous force as it moves toward the falls." —Richard Humphrey...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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