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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
"A pod of Killer Whale"
"A pod of Killer Whale"

"A pod of Killer Whale"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The painting conveys a sense of the ocean's depth and transparency. Killer whales gracefully glide through the deep blue water, shimmering with soft aquamarine hues. Rays of sunlight...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

17-18 century, Original Antique Oil Painting in canvas, Genre Scene, Gold Frame
17-18 century, Original Antique Oil Painting in canvas, Genre Scene, Gold Frame

17-18 century, Original Antique Oil Painting in canvas, Genre Scene, Gold Frame

Located in Palm Coast, FL

Up for sale is a compelling and atmospheric original antique oil painting on canvas, depicting a poignant genre scene. A gentleman dressed in formal black robes—likely a figure of au...

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Mid-18th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-20th Century French Signed Oil Portrait of a Woman
Mid-20th Century French Signed Oil Portrait of a Woman

Mid-20th Century French Signed Oil Portrait of a Woman

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Young Woman French artist, mid 20th century signed oil on board, frames Framed: 29 x 23 inches Board : 22 x 15 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition:...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

British Impressionist Watercolor of Riverside Cottages and Boats on the Bankside
British Impressionist Watercolor of Riverside Cottages and Boats on the Bankside

British Impressionist Watercolor of Riverside Cottages and Boats on the Bankside

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Riverside Cottages and Boats on the Bankside 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

French Impressionist Signed Oil Winter Village Scene Snow-Covered Landscape
French Impressionist Signed Oil Winter Village Scene Snow-Covered Landscape

French Impressionist Signed Oil Winter Village Scene Snow-Covered Landscape

By Henri Stenn

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Charming Winter Village Scene titled verso by Henri Stenn (French 1903-1993) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 15 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: ...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

1950's French Signed Post Impressionist Oil Country House Gates & Garden
1950's French Signed Post Impressionist Oil Country House Gates & Garden

1950's French Signed Post Impressionist Oil Country House Gates & Garden

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French School, mid 20th century Post Impressionist work in beautiful, original frame typical of the Montparnasse style. signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 14 x 15.5 inches canvas : 9 x 11 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound condition Montparnasse picture frames...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman signed oil
Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman signed oil

Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman signed oil

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman by John Arthur Machray Hay (Scottish, 1887-1960) signed and dated 1910 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 24 inches provenance: private co...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Bluebonnets Texas Hill Country"
"Bluebonnets Texas Hill Country"

"Bluebonnets Texas Hill Country"

Located in San Antonio, TX

Robert Wood (G. Day) (1889 -1979) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 20 x 24 Frame Size: 29 x 33 Medium: Oil Signed Lower left "Bluebonnet" Biography Robert Wood (G. Day) (1889 -1979) A painter of realistic landscapes reflecting a vanishing wilderness in America, Robert Wood (not to be confused with Robert E. Wood) is reportedly one of the most mass-produced artists in the United States. His painting became so popular he was unable to meet all of the demands, and many of his works were reproduced in lithographs and mass distributed as prints, place mats, and wall murals by companies including Sears, Roebuck. He was born in Sandgate, Kent on the south coast of England near Dover, the son of W.L. Wood, a famous home and church painter who recognized and supported his son's talent. In fact, he forced his son to paint by keeping him inside to paint rather than playing with his friends. At age 12, Wood entered the South Kensington School of Art. As a youth, he came to the United States in 1910, having served in the Royal Army, and he never returned to England. He traveled extensively all over the United States, especially in the West, often in freight cars, and also painted in Mexico and Canada. His itinerant existence took him to Illinois where he worked as a farmhand, to Pensacola, Florida where he married, briefly in Ohio, Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. In 1912, he was in Los Angeles, and in the late 1920s and early 1930s, in San Antonio, Texas, where he lived and in 1928 exhibited in the "Texas Wildflower Competition." From San Antonio, he gained a national reputation for his strong colored, dramatic paintings. Some of that prestige has been credited to his association with Jose Arpa, prominent Texas artist. Wood also gave art lessons, and one of his students was Porfirio Salinas. During this period, Wood sometimes signed his paintings G. Day or Trebor, which is Robert spelled backwards. In 1941 he went to California and painted numerous desert and mountain landscapes and coastal scenes. He lived in Carmel for seven years, and then moved to Woodstock, New York, but he soon returned to California, settling first in Laguna Beach, then San Diego, and finally in the High Sierras, where he and his wife built a home and studio near Bishop and lived until his death in 1979. Robert Wood was born March 4, 1889, in Sandgate, England, a small town on the Kentish coast not far from the white cliffs of Dover. His father, W. J. Wood, was a successful painter who recognized Robert's unusual talent. At the age of twelve, his father enrolled Wood in art school in the small town of Folkstone. He then attended the South Kensington School of Art. While attending art school, Wood won four first awards and three second awards, one each year, a record. In 1910 after service in the Royal Army, nineteen-year-old Wood and his friend, Claude Waters, immigrated to America. Initially, he settled in Illinois and worked as a hired hand on a farm belonging to Water's uncle. He would then strike out on his own, living the life of an itinerant painter. Wood traveled as a hobo, hopping freight trains and selling or bartering small paintings to support him along the way. When times were hard, he worked at whatever job was available. In this manner, he saw most of the United States and fell in love with rural America. By 1912, Wood visited Los Angeles for the first time, arriving on the day of the Titanic tragedy. Later that year, he had met, courted and married young Eyssel Del Wagoner in Florida. The couple moved to Ohio where a daughter, Florence, was born. During World War I, the family moved to Seattle where a son, John Robert Wood, was born in 1919. In the early 1920's, the young Wood family was almost constantly on the move. They stayed for short periods in Kansas, Missouri, California and for a longer time in Portland, Oregon, where Wood's friend Claude Waters had settled. Wood's seemingly endless wanderings disrupted his family life and delayed his development as a painter. However, through his travels he developed an appreciation for the American landscape that would inspire him for the rest of his career. Although aware of the current movement away from traditional realism in American art, he elected to travel that solitary path and remain true to his own vision of American’s grandeur and beauty poetically translated through his landscape and seascape paintings. In 1923, the Wood family discovered the beautiful city of San Antonio, Texas and it was there that he and his family would finally settle. He studied briefly at the San Antonio Art School with Spanish colorist Jose Arpa y Perea (1860-1952), who had arrived in San Antonio that same year. In the latter part of the 1920’s, Jose Arpa’s influence quickly became evident. Wood after several years of experimentation was becoming fine easel painter, capable of great subtlety with a new mature original style. Like Texas painters Robert Onderdonk (1853-1917) and his son Julian Onderdonk (1882-1922), Robert Wood concentrated on the distinctive Texas landscape with its Red Oak trees and wildflowers that covered the hill country landscape. He developed a reputation for his scenes of Blue Bluebonnets, the state flower. In the spring, the Texas prairie is covered with wildflowers, especially in the hill country surrounding San Antonio and Austin. Wood incorporated native stone barns and rough wood farmhouses that added authenticity and romance to his compositions. In 1925, Wood was divorced from his wife. In 1932, he moved to the famous scenic loop on San Antonio's outskirts. While still living in Texas, he took extensive western sketching trips that brought him to California. It is evident that his 1930’s California...

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1950s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Emerald Silence
Emerald Silence

Emerald Silence

Located in Zofingen, AG

Emerald Silence captures the quiet beauty of a winter forest where a clear stream flows between snow-covered banks. Inspired by Impressionism, the painting focuses on light, atmosphe...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Signed Oil Provence Landscape
Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Signed Oil Provence Landscape

Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Signed Oil Provence Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, signed Title: Houses in sloping Provencal landscape Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed. framed: 23.5 x 20 inches canv...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

A shades of yellow
A shades of yellow

A shades of yellow

Located in Zofingen, AG

A shades of yellow - acrylic painting, 2022 15,7" x 15.7", 40cm x 40cm Ready to hang

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Costa Brava.Spain.
Costa Brava.Spain.

Costa Brava.Spain.

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting was painted on the Costa Brava coast of Spain. Delicate shades of pink sunset , the sea still blue -green. The reflections of the setting sun play of the greenery of the...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage French Oil Painting Wide Landscape Of Lake Flowing Along The Town
Vintage French Oil Painting Wide Landscape Of Lake Flowing Along The Town

Vintage French Oil Painting Wide Landscape Of Lake Flowing Along The Town

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed Size: painting: 13 x 20 inche...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hawaii Coral Reef
Hawaii Coral Reef

Hawaii Coral Reef

Located in Zofingen, AG

* Title: Hawaii Coral Reef * Size: 12 x 8 inches * Materials: oil, stretched canvas, palette knife * Shipping: gallery standards packaging, express ship...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Morning light, oil painting, winter landscape, fine art, nature, square
Morning light, oil painting, winter landscape, fine art, nature, square

Morning light, oil painting, winter landscape, fine art, nature, square

Located in Oslo, NO

“Morning Light” is a stunning oil painting on an MDF board measuring 30x30 cm. The artist has beautifully captured the tranquility of a winter morning, bathed in soft light and delic...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

The Dam at Genetin - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Baptiste Armand Guillaumin
The Dam at Genetin - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Baptiste Armand Guillaumin

The Dam at Genetin - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Baptiste Armand Guillaumin

By Jean Baptiste-Armand Guillaumin

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed impressionist landscape oil on canvas circa 1908 by French painter Jean Baptiste Armand Guillaumin. This stunning piece depicts a winter scene with a view of the dam at Geneti...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

British Impressionist Watercolor of a Cottage Garden in Bloom
British Impressionist Watercolor of a Cottage Garden in Bloom

British Impressionist Watercolor of a Cottage Garden in Bloom

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Cottage Garden in Bloom by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11.25 x 15 inches...

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Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

Lucile White Vintage Oil painting on canvas, European Castle view, framed
Lucile White Vintage Oil painting on canvas, European Castle view, framed

Lucile White Vintage Oil painting on canvas, European Castle view, framed

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This is an original vintage oil painting on canvas by Lucile White. The central subject of the artwork is a castle or church, with a grand dome and an elaborate bell tower that pun...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Winter Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden Winter Farm
Winter Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden Winter Farm

Winter Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden Winter Farm

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Winter Farm oil/canvas panel 9 x 12 image unframed. 15.38 x 18.38 framed signed LR This is a scene of a farm near my studio called the KnowWhere Farm where I have visited many times ...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Blue Koi (Pond, Lush, Orange, White, Red, Movement, Fish)
Blue Koi (Pond, Lush, Orange, White, Red, Movement, Fish)

Blue Koi (Pond, Lush, Orange, White, Red, Movement, Fish)

By Jill Opelka

Located in Kansas City, MO

Jill Opelka Blue Koi Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 18 x 24 inches Framed: 24 x 30 x 1.5 inches Signed COA provided Tags: Koi, Pond, Lush, Orange, White, Red, Movement, Fish *Framed in a gold wooden frame - ready to hang ----------------- Upon entering Jill Opelka's home, her creative essence is unmistakable. Adorned with New Yorker Magazine covers, her dining room exudes a vibrant charm, complemented by quirky giant tortoises in the living room. The space is a reflection of Opelka's lively personality, evident in her central studio nestled within the bright breakfast nook. Embraced by natural light and captivating outdoor vistas, it's where her artistry thrives, even evident in intricate details like a practical denim quilt on her sofa, crafted from old jeans – a testament to her work and creativity. Descending to her lower-level gallery, her larger original pieces, each with personal anecdotes, take center stage. From a nostalgic converse painting symbolizing childhood choices to a rescued roadside goat immortalized on canvas, her stories are as captivating as her art. Jill Opelka's creations, drawing inspiration from her life's moments, offer a personal touch that adds warmth to any home. From customized shoe and teacup paintings perfect for gifts to commissioned portraits...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Autumn Pasture
Autumn Pasture

Autumn Pasture

Located in North Clarendon, VT

A beautiful oil on board of an Autumn Pasture by the talented Carl G. T. Olson. From the estate of the artist to his son, then to his grandchildren and from them to us. 18" x 22" u f...

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1920s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Impressionistic Winter Snow Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Evening Light
Impressionistic Winter Snow Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Evening Light

Impressionistic Winter Snow Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Evening Light

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Evening Light 8 x 10 unframed, 13.13 x 15 framed Evening Light is a beautiful impressionistic winter landscape snow scene that shows the view behind my studio. The painting is on a ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Golden Symphony, Oil Painting
Golden Symphony, Oil Painting

Golden Symphony, Oil Painting

By Gail Greene

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A golden light sweeps across the lowlands as the sun sets. Warm hues of ochre, red, and green sparkle in the last light of day. A path meanders past the pond an...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

New York. Manhattan Lights In The Rain - cityscape painting
New York. Manhattan Lights In The Rain - cityscape painting

New York. Manhattan Lights In The Rain - cityscape painting

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting with rainy Manhattan painting is a great and stylish cityscape - the play of dark and light shades is captured professionally and looks great in the interior of an office or your home. The picture is author's and original. It's signed on the front and back. The edges of the picture are painted. Materials used: oil on canvas, supported wooden frame. Dimensions: 19,7x27,65 in. Packaging: I pack the paintings in special paper, then I wrap them with bubble wrap, and finally I cover artworks with strong wooden sheets. Nikolay Dmitriev...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

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

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

August Sunset Impressionism Seascape Framed Water Texas Artist Marine Dawn $700
August Sunset Impressionism Seascape Framed Water Texas Artist Marine Dawn $700

August Sunset Impressionism Seascape Framed Water Texas Artist Marine Dawn $700

Located in Houston, TX

August Sunset Impressionism Seascape Framed Water Texas Artist Marine Dawn $950 Framed 11" x 13". Is part of newly released small works from V....Vaughan's collection of recent travels. V....Vaughan painted each of these on location "en plein air" It has an Impressionistic Style as seen in many of Virginia Vaughan's paintings. V....Vaughan is know for her animal, Texas missions Italy, France and Gulf Coast paintings...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Le Cafe Briard - Paris - Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil - Edouard Cortes
Le Cafe Briard - Paris - Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil - Edouard Cortes

Le Cafe Briard - Paris - Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil - Edouard Cortes

By Édouard Leon Cortès

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed impressionist oil on canvas figures in cityscape circa 1930 by sought after French painter Edouard Cortes. The work depicts a bustling evening street scene outside the Cafe Br...

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1930s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Snowy Forest Road at Sunset – A Rare Nordic Winter Scene
Snowy Forest Road at Sunset – A Rare Nordic Winter Scene

Snowy Forest Road at Sunset – A Rare Nordic Winter Scene

Located in Stockholm, SE

Johan (John Kindborg) (1861-1907) Sweden Nordic Winter Twilight, 1901 oil on canvas signed and dated Kindborg 01. unframed: 48.5 x 33 cm (19 1/8 x 13 in) framed: 58 x 43 cm (22 7/8...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of an Elegant Lady Signed Oil Painting
Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of an Elegant Lady Signed Oil Painting

Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of an Elegant Lady Signed Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of an Elegant Lady by John Arthur Machray Hay (Scottish, 1887-1960) signed and dated 1910 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, UK c...

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1910s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Hillside Trails
Hillside Trails

Hillside Trails

By Dan Schultz

Located in Pasadena, CA

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Dan Schultz" on lower right UNFRAMED: 9" x 12" FRAMED: 12.25" x 15.25' x 1.125"

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Panel

Vintage 1991 Oil painting on boards, seascape, Lugger 1709, Signed, Dated Framed
Vintage 1991 Oil painting on boards, seascape, Lugger 1709, Signed, Dated Framed

Vintage 1991 Oil painting on boards, seascape, Lugger 1709, Signed, Dated Framed

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This is an original signed oil painting on board depicting a Lugger 1709. A lugger is a sailing vessel defined by its rig, using the lugsail on all of its one or several masts. They...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

British Impressionist Watercolor of Village Pathway with Cottage and Figures
British Impressionist Watercolor of Village Pathway with Cottage and Figures

British Impressionist Watercolor of Village Pathway with Cottage and Figures

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Village Pathway with Cottage and Figures by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11...

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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.