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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
Eleven More at 11:11, Original Painting
Eleven More at 11:11, Original Painting

Eleven More at 11:11, Original Painting

By Sally Adams

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A crescent moon casts a gentle glow over a group of small birds perched on two parallel wires. The gold leaf on their wings catches the light, twinkling when ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Over Peaks and Valleys, Impressionist Landscape, Pastel Tones, Acrylic on Canvas
Over Peaks and Valleys, Impressionist Landscape, Pastel Tones, Acrylic on Canvas

Over Peaks and Valleys, Impressionist Landscape, Pastel Tones, Acrylic on Canvas

By Alexandra Czierpka

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic

Cadaqués in Calm Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed, 1977 mediterranean spanish
Cadaqués in Calm Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed, 1977 mediterranean spanish

Cadaqués in Calm Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed, 1977 mediterranean spanish

By Ramon Pichot i Soler

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Title: Cadaqués in Calm Artist: Ramón Pichot Soler (Figueres, 1924 – Barcelona, 1996) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 x 73 cm (23.6 x 28.7 in) With frame: 66 x 79 cm (26 x 31...

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1970s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Impressionistic Rural Farm Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Morning Light
Impressionistic Rural Farm Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Morning Light

Impressionistic Rural Farm Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Morning Light

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Morning Light The image is 8 x 12 unframed, 13.25 x 17.25 framed. Signed LL Morning Light is a beautiful impressionistic landscape plein air oil painting that I did on location near...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rain on the Farm, Original Painting
Rain on the Farm, Original Painting

Rain on the Farm, Original Painting

By Fernando Garcia 1

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Fernando Garcia presents a sweeping landscape of vibrant yellow fields with farmhouses dotting the distance. He uses the rain on the plains as the main...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage American Impressionist Framed Pansy Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Vintage American Impressionist Framed Pansy Flower Still Life Oil Painting

Vintage American Impressionist Framed Pansy Flower Still Life Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American impressionist oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready...

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1940s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Mid 20th Century French Oil Portrait Woman Impressionist Sketch on Canvas
Mid 20th Century French Oil Portrait Woman Impressionist Sketch on Canvas

Mid 20th Century French Oil Portrait Woman Impressionist Sketch on Canvas

By Louise Alix

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Woman by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below oil painting on canvas unframed measures: 20 inches high by 24 inches wide condition: overall very good and so...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

After the ball, painting, portrait, framed, belle epoque
After the ball, painting, portrait, framed, belle epoque

After the ball, painting, portrait, framed, belle epoque

Located in PARIS, FR

Albert Bréauté (1854-1941) After the Ball, 1894 Oil on canvas 65 x 54 cm 77 x 66.5 cm with frame Signed and dated lower left 1894 Exhibition: Society of Friends of the Arts of Seine...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"After the Summer Rain"
"After the Summer Rain"

"After the Summer Rain"

By Liudmila Shabazova

Located in Zofingen, AG

What could be more beautiful than rain after the summer heat? Nature seemed to be waiting for this refreshment. I want to run on the wet grass, like in my youth. Serenity, this is e...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

French Hilltop Village Church Mountains Landscape Gouache Painting Bernard Labbe
French Hilltop Village Church Mountains Landscape Gouache Painting Bernard Labbe

French Hilltop Village Church Mountains Landscape Gouache Painting Bernard Labbe

By Bernard Labbe

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Hilltop Village Church Mountains Landscape Gouache Painting Bernard Labbe Artist: Bernard Labbe (French, mid 20th century) Medium: gouache on paper, unframed Size: 16 x...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Gouache

The Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape
The Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape

The Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape

By Abel Warshawsky

Located in Beachwood, OH

Abel Warshawsky (American, 1883-1962) The Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, 1909 Oil on panel Signed and dated lower right, titled verso 8.5 x 10.5 inches 13.75 x 16 inches, framed Impressionist painter A.G. Warshawsky was active in Cleveland, Paris and Monterey, California. Although Warshawsky is known as a classic Impressionist, he is also known for using a realistic style in his portraiture. Warshawsky was born in 1883 in Sharon, Pennsylvania to Ezekial and Ida Warshawsky, Jewish immigrants from Poland. The family then moved to Cleveland, Ohio. His brother Alexander (Xander) also became an accomplished painter in his own right. Warshawsky graduated from the Cleveland School of Art in 1900, taught by Louis Rorimer...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

A shades of yellow
A shades of yellow

A shades of yellow

By Dmitry Spiros

Located in Zofingen, AG

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

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Fall in the Mountain Valley
Fall in the Mountain Valley

Fall in the Mountain Valley

Located in North Clarendon, VT

Beautiful American School impressionist piece, unsigned, oil on board. Likely 1920-1940. Painted by a talented artist with wonderful composition and brushwork. 10" x 14" sight, 16.2...

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1930s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Victorian Signed Oil Harvest Wheat Sheaves Rural Scene & Figures framed
Large Victorian Signed Oil Harvest Wheat Sheaves Rural Scene & Figures framed

Large Victorian Signed Oil Harvest Wheat Sheaves Rural Scene & Figures framed

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"The Corn Field" by Alfred Bennet (British, 1861-1916) This beautifully executed oil on canvas painting titled "The Corn Field", signed and dated 1886 by British artist Alfred Benne...

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Early 19th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Generosity
Generosity

Generosity

By Oryslava Zvonko

Located in Zofingen, AG

The work on this painting took quite a long time as I was working on creating a certain vibration in it, making many layers and adjustments... This is an apple orchard at harvest tim...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Cotton Canvas

A Window to Italy, Oil Painting
A Window to Italy, Oil Painting

A Window to Italy, Oil Painting

By Lisa Elley

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Flowers bloom vibrantly beneath the windows as the Mediterranean sun highlights the character of the quaint stone walls and shutters. The composition captures...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Potential" Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting
"Potential" Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting

"Potential" Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting

By Bri Custer

Located in Westport, CT

Potential pulses with kinetic color and form, offering a vibrant abstraction of a forest path flooded with light. Bri Custer’s distinctive approach blends bold geometry with nuanced ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage French Oil Painting Of A Golden Field Of Hay Bales
Vintage French Oil Painting Of A Golden Field Of Hay Bales

Vintage French Oil Painting Of A Golden Field Of Hay Bales

By Leon Hatot 1

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. dated 1944 Size: painting: 1...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Beautiful Sea Sunset
Beautiful Sea Sunset

Beautiful Sea Sunset

By Nikolaj Dmitriev

Located in Zofingen, AG

The sea is especially beautiful when the sunny warm evening light illuminates the waves, which begin to shine. The sunny evening seascape is unique, because the artist used his uniqu...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats in the Harbor at Saint-Malo
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats in the Harbor at Saint-Malo

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats in the Harbor at Saint-Malo

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats in the Harbor at Saint-Malo By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 4.5 x 6.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on cardb...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Roses  √ 5
Roses  √ 5

Roses √ 5

By Liudmila Shabazova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting is painted with large brushstrokes in the style of impressionism. The idea is based on color contrasts. The variety of colors is intertwined into a beautiful bouquet Coo...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Seeing Red" Oil on Canvas Signed
"Seeing Red" Oil on Canvas Signed

"Seeing Red" Oil on Canvas Signed

By Marina Fisher

Located in Zofingen, AG

This is a striking, original abstract expressionist oil painting on canvas by contemporary artist Marina Fisher. Titled "Seeing Red", this powerful work features a singular, captivat...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Pink morning." Collection "Green"
"Pink morning." Collection "Green"

"Pink morning." Collection "Green"

By Liudmila Shabazova

Located in Zofingen, AG

Sometimes at dawn the sky is soft pink and the azure sea is incredibly beautiful. Green hills and cypress trees, olive groves and mountains, all this is a typical Spanish landscape. ...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic

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

Materials

Oil

1930's French Impressionist Coastal Harbour In French Village Town Landscape
1930's French Impressionist Coastal Harbour In French Village Town Landscape

1930's French Impressionist Coastal Harbour In French Village Town Landscape

By Louise Alix

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French Town Harbour by Louise Alix, French 1950's Impressionist gouache on artist paper, unframed painting: 13.5 x 16.5 inches provenance: from a large private collection of this ar...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Antique  Dutch School original oil painting on canvas, Genre scene, Gold Frame
Antique  Dutch School original oil painting on canvas, Genre scene, Gold Frame

Antique Dutch School original oil painting on canvas, Genre scene, Gold Frame

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This captivating antique oil painting on canvas is a fine example of Dutch School genre art, evoking the style of the 17th-century master Adriaen van Ostade. The composition features...

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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

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

By Georges Bordonove

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

Arc de Triomphe - Impressionist Figures in Cityscape Oil by Edouard Leon Cortes
Arc de Triomphe - Impressionist Figures in Cityscape Oil by Edouard Leon Cortes

Arc de Triomphe - Impressionist Figures in Cityscape Oil by Edouard Leon Cortes

By Édouard Leon Cortès

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on canvas figures in cityscape circa 1960 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Cortes. The work depicts a view of the Arc de Triomphe and Avenue de Friedla...

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1960s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Vintage French Impressionist Paris Street Scene Signed Oil Painting
Vintage French Impressionist Paris Street Scene Signed Oil Painting

Vintage French Impressionist Paris Street Scene Signed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American impressionist Paris street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 13 by 15 inches overall. Handso...

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1940s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Brighter Corner, Oil Painting
The Brighter Corner, Oil Painting

The Brighter Corner, Oil Painting

By Andres Lopez 1

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
On a beautiful sunny morning, sunlight strikes the corner of a quiet stone house. A palm tree rises on the side, its fronds casting delicate shadows across the ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dazzle Green
Dazzle Green

Dazzle Green

By Kathleen Keifer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. With a high level of technical virtuosity Keifer creates...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Interior with Fruits and Portrait Still Life, Oil on Canvas, 1940s"
"Interior with Fruits and Portrait Still Life, Oil on Canvas, 1940s"

"Interior with Fruits and Portrait Still Life, Oil on Canvas, 1940s"

By Josep Guinovart Bertrán

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Title: Interior with Fruits and Portrait Artist: Signed as J. Guinovart Attribution: Possibly a very early work by Josep Guinovart (1927–2007) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 46...

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1940s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nude Sitting
Nude Sitting

Nude Sitting

By Howard Rogers

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Sitting Nude" c.1990, is an oil painting on hardboard panel by noted American artist Howard Rogers, b.1932. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (panel) size is 8.85 x 11.85 inches, framed size is 17.75 x 21 inches. Framed in original wooden gold and grey frame, with fabric liner and gold bevel. It is in excellent condition, the frame have very small minor restorations, practically invisible. About the artist: Howard Rogers wanted to be an artist for as long as he could remember. "I had no idea what an artist was when I was a kid," he laughs. "But I had a distant cousin who had gone to art school and I saw some of his drawings. They really impressed me." Born and raised in San Diego, California, Rogers now focuses on the future: "I kind of enjoy today and tomorrow and to heck with yesterday." While in high school, Rogers took some art classes and served as an apprentice sign painter, eventually becoming a journeyman. He was also a member of his high school track team, competing in the high jump, the hurdles and cross-country, as well as doing some bike racing. Following a stint in the Army, he began training for the Olympics in bike racing, trying out in 1948, 1952 and 1956. Today, "I ride a stationary bike in front of my easel three times a week." After trying out for the 1956 Olympics...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tender
Tender

Tender

By Liudmila Shabazova

Located in Zofingen, AG

Shades of light and color combinations convey the gentle image of a young dancer. She is light and weightless, it seems that she will jump and fly like a bird

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"New England Farm, " Landscape Oil Painting
"New England Farm, " Landscape Oil Painting

"New England Farm, " Landscape Oil Painting

By John C. Traynor

Located in Westport, CT

This large landscape oil painting by John Traynor captures a scene in New England. Cows are visible in front of a long picket fence, with a red barn and house behind the fence and lush green trees on either side and along the hills in the horizon. Fluffy, almost abstracted clouds sit above the hills, with a patch of blue skies shining through toward the top of the image. The painting is 48" x 72", and 58" x 82" framed. It is professionally framed in a classic, antiqued, gold leaf frame. It is signed by the artist in the bottom right-hand corner of the canvas, and is wired and ready to hang. 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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1990s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Time To Remember
A Time To Remember

Ventura DiazA Time To Remember

$650Sale Price|50% Off

A Time To Remember

Located in Atlanta, GA

This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in galleries. Born in Alcoy, Alicante, Spain in 1948, Ventura Diaz studied in the Fine Arts School in Valencia. His cu...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Vintage oil painting on canvas, Rural Landscape, signed R.David, framed
Vintage oil painting on canvas, Rural Landscape, signed R.David, framed

Vintage oil painting on canvas, Rural Landscape, signed R.David, framed

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This is a beautiful vintage oil painting on canvas, depicting a rural landscape with an old water Mill in the foreground, a river view, and the figure of a young girl grazing geese. ...

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1990s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Summer Day at Nice" French Beach Scene Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas
"Summer Day at Nice" French Beach Scene Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas

"Summer Day at Nice" French Beach Scene Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas

By Suzanne Demarest

Located in New York, NY

A stunning oil painting scene depicting figures by the beach in a sunny day at Nice, France done in the 20th Century. The vibrant colors and impressionistic brushwork is done with bo...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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