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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
Sunset Impression
Sunset Impression

Sunset Impression

Located in Zofingen, AG

Sunset Impression captures a fleeting moment when light dissolves into water and color becomes emotion. The golden glow of the setting sun spreads across the cool blue surface, formi...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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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

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

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Oil

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

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Oil

Nightingale

Nightingale

Located in Zofingen, AG

Since I have long been fascinated by colored glass and stained glass, in this work, I explored the effect of blending brushstrokes of different colors and the stylized representation...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

Stream, Original Painting
Stream, Original Painting

Stream, Original Painting

By Janet Dyer

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A stream winds between green fields, with a small patch of white in its blue water reflecting the clouds above. Trees in the distance add vertical contrast, whi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

"Bush Lupine" Colorful Impressionistic Spring Time Landscape Oil Painting Framed
"Bush Lupine" Colorful Impressionistic Spring Time Landscape Oil Painting Framed

"Bush Lupine" Colorful Impressionistic Spring Time Landscape Oil Painting Framed

By David Chapple

Located in New York, NY

A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. David Chapple has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed much ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Canvas

Coastal Scene of the French Riviera
Coastal Scene of the French Riviera

Coastal Scene of the French Riviera

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Paysage de la cote d'azur (Coastal Scene of the French Riviera)" c.1960, is an oil painting on canvas by French artist Rene Dulieu, 1903-1992. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The canvas size is 21.5 x 25.85 inches, framed size is 35 x 39 inches. Custom framed in original dark brown and gold distressed frame, with fabric liner and gold color fillet. It is in excellent condition, the frame have minor restorations, practically invisible. About the artist. Self-taught painter of figurative painting. At eleven years old, it was the Great War and his Certificate of Studies in his pocket, he first worked in the fields of the village farms, then until he was 17, he was employed at the Coeuvres distillery where he is responsible for the proper functioning of the machines. In 1925 he did his military service at the barracks of St Vincent de Laon (Aisne) in the 101st heavy artillery regiment as a pointer brigadier, and he was already drawing on notebooks. At the end of his service, having chosen to go to Paris to take drawing and painting lessons, he became a cashier at the Grand Magasins du Louvre. He begins to discover Paris, its districts, its buildings, shops, churches. During the week he sets up his easel on the sidewalks of Montmartre, Notre Dame, where the Latin Quarter and on Sundays, he sells these paintings on Boulevard Raspail. He took part in the Battle of France in September 1939at june 1940. He testifies in a notebook of the events and emotions he has gone through. After the Second World War, he set up his home and studio in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, but he remained very attached to his native village where he went very regularly. Married, he takes his family almost every summer to the Côte d'Azur where he paints with great pleasure the warm colors and the intense light of the Esterel or the Var coast. He participates in many Parisian salons and exhibitions in Paris and province. Awarded at the Salon des Artistes Indépendants in 1961, as well as at the Salon Violet in Paris. From 1967, Mrs. Rosenthal of the Galerie Haussmann (Paris), regularly exhibited her works on "Old Paris" which particularly appealed to British and American tourists. He participated with the painters René Demeurisse...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

American Impressionist Fall Landscape Framed Forest Interior Oil Painting
American Impressionist Fall Landscape Framed Forest Interior Oil Painting

American Impressionist Fall Landscape Framed Forest Interior Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Unsigned. Measuring: 13 by 15 inches overall, and 11 by 12.5 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and e...

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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist Equestrian Parade with Jockeys and French Flags
French Impressionist Equestrian Parade with Jockeys and French Flags

French Impressionist Equestrian Parade with Jockeys and French Flags

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Impressionist Equestrian Parade with Jockeys and French Flags By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 13 x 16.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Con...

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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Still Life Oil Painting Yellow Roses Bowl Frame Gold Silver
Antique American Still Life Oil Painting Yellow Roses Bowl Frame Gold Silver

Antique American Still Life Oil Painting Yellow Roses Bowl Frame Gold Silver

Located in Buffalo, NY

This evocative antique still life presents a quiet arrangement of white roses, delicately rendered in oil on canvas and set against a warm, atmospheric ground. The composition center...

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1880s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Boat at dawn"
"Boat at dawn"

"Boat at dawn"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "boat at dawn" 50.0 X 70.0 CM / 19.6 X 27.5 IN HIGH QUALITY oil on canvas Signed on the front and back Dated 2026 Good...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice', Catholic Church, Venetian Vedute, St.Mark's
'San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice', Catholic Church, Venetian Vedute, St.Mark's

'San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice', Catholic Church, Venetian Vedute, St.Mark's

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

View of Venice. Inscribed indistinctly with signature lower left and painted circa 1900. Additional inscriptions, verso, in graphite. Framed dimensions: 10H x 1.25D x 16.5W inches. ...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

1920's French Impressionist Oil Lush Green River Bridge Oil Landscape Painting
1920's French Impressionist Oil Lush Green River Bridge Oil Landscape Painting

1920's French Impressionist Oil Lush Green River Bridge Oil Landscape Painting

By Leon Dupin

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Serene River Bridge in Spring Leon Dupin, signed and dated 1920's signed oil on board, unframed Board: 8.5 x 10.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: sound condi...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Water Lilies
Water Lilies

BarnesWater Lilies

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Water Lilies

By Barnes

Located in Atlanta, GA

Born in the San Si Providence of China, Jang Jin Joong, known as his artist’s name Barnes, fell in love with art since he was a child. His passion for art continued into his pursuit ...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Caribbean Shore Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Caribbean Shore Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Caribbean Shore Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

By Vahe Yeremyan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Caribbean Shore Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 44" x 37" x 1" inch (112 x 94 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wr...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Summer Landscape with River and Trees, Oil on Canvas, Signed
Summer Landscape with River and Trees, Oil on Canvas, Signed

Summer Landscape with River and Trees, Oil on Canvas, Signed

Located in Stockholm, Stockholm

This French summer landscape with surrounding river water and dense vegetation with trees is signed and dated E.P. Norselius 1923. It is painted during this Swedish artist’s years in...

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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Sea dawh"
"Sea dawh"

"Sea dawh"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "Sea dawh" 25.0 X 35.0 CM / 9.8 X 13.7 IN HIGH QUALITY oil on canvas Signed on the front and back Dated 2024 Good cond...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Le Jardin du Luxembourg
Le Jardin du Luxembourg

Le Jardin du Luxembourg

By Marie-Anne Nivoulies de Pierrefort

Located in London, GB

'Le Jardin du Luxembourg', oil on canvas, by Marie de Nivouliès de Pierrefort (circa 1910). Parisians are not equivocal about their park preferences. Some clearly favour the Tuileries, while others stand firmly with feet planted in the Jardin du Luxembourg. Perhaps this is analogous to residents' strongly-held preferences for either the Café Deux Magots or the Café de Flore, just down the Boulevard Saint-Germain. Back to the gardens though, I have always been captivated by the Luxembourg Gardens. It's the lawns, tree-lined promenades, tennis courts, flowerbeds, model sailboats on its octagonal Grand Bassin, as well as the picturesque Medici Fountain...

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1910s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Impressionistic Winter Snow Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Winter Horses
Impressionistic Winter Snow Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Winter Horses

Impressionistic Winter Snow Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Winter Horses

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Winter Mist oil/canvas 16x20 unframed, 22.38 x 26.38 framed signed LL Winter Mist is a beautiful impressionistic landscape scene that showcases an idyllic winter snow scene with hors...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Water lilies"
"Water lilies"

"Water lilies"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The painting evokes a sense of peace, a dissolution of form and light. The viewer seems to be looking at the surface of a quiet pond, reflecting the sky, trees, and clouds. Water lil...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Impressionist Nicely Framed River Landscape Oil Painting
Vintage American Impressionist Nicely Framed River Landscape Oil Painting

Vintage American Impressionist Nicely Framed River Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 20 by 18 inches overall. Handsomely fr...

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1930s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Iteration" - Original Oil Landscape Painting on Panel
"Iteration" - Original Oil Landscape Painting on Panel

"Iteration" - Original Oil Landscape Painting on Panel

By Judd Mercer

Located in Denver, CO

Judd Mercer (b. 1982) creates landscape paintings that capture fleeting, dramatic moments of light to evoke a sense of awe and wonder. "Light is everything—my main ingredient, setti...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

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

Trees, Print on Canvas, Ready to Hang
Trees, Print on Canvas, Ready to Hang

Trees, Print on Canvas, Ready to Hang

By Vahe Yeremyan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Print on Canvas Subject: Trees Size: 15.5" x 27" x 0.8''inch, 39x68x2cm Unframed, Stretched on the wooden bar, Gallery Wrapped, Ready to Hang All works a...

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Color, Canvas

Michigan Avenue: Where Light Meets Rain, Oil Painting
Michigan Avenue: Where Light Meets Rain, Oil Painting

Michigan Avenue: Where Light Meets Rain, Oil Painting

By Yangzi Xu

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Yangzi captures a rainy evening on Chicago's Michigan Avenue. Streetlamps glow warmly against the cool reflections of the wet pavement. Figures with umbr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

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

The Brighter Corner, Oil Painting

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

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Oil

Sunflower Meadow Field Landscape French Impressionist Large Oil Painting
Sunflower Meadow Field Landscape French Impressionist Large Oil Painting

Sunflower Meadow Field Landscape French Impressionist Large Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Fields of Gold Sunflower Field Landscape French Impressionist Style Oil Painting by Georges Bordonave (French, contemporary) signed and dated 1992 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 26 inches private collection, western Paris, France very good condition; presents exceptionally well A radiant French landscape alive with colour and movement, this 1992 oil on canvas by Georges Bordonove...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Red Geraniums and Yellow Curtain Original Paul Schmitt California Impressionist
Red Geraniums and Yellow Curtain Original Paul Schmitt California Impressionist

Red Geraniums and Yellow Curtain Original Paul Schmitt California Impressionist

Located in Soquel, CA

Red Geraniums and Yellow Curtain Original Paul Schmitt California Impressionist Geraniums in an interior setting with a yellow curtain or drape behind by Paul A. Schmitt (American, 18983-1983). Oakland, California artist. Size 23.5"H x 16.5"W Signed lower left "Paul A. Schmitt" Exhibition label on verso, "Alameda Art Association, Paul A. Schmitt Oil Still Life No 10" Painter, watercolorist, illustrator and teacher, Paul Schmitt was born in Philadelphia, in 1893 and moved to San Francisco in 1898 where he lived until the 1906 earthquake took his family home. He then moved to the Fruitvale district of Oakland. He died of natural causes at the age of 90 in San Leandro, California. Paul Schmitt studied under Perham Wilhelm Nahl, at the California College of Arts and Crafts. He also learned various crafts, woodworking and carving skills from his father, Herman Schmitt, a German wood carver working in San Francisco. Herman's works are still found in various San Francisco public buildings including the city hall chambers and the garden court of the Palace Hotel. Schmitt joined twelve other local San Francisco artists to form the group called "The Thirteen Watercolorists", a group that eventually evolved into the Society of Western Artists. Their early members included Alfred Owles, Will Cameron, Maurice Logan, Maynard Dixon and many others. Paul worked with engineers and architects doing models of many projects. He was versatile in that he also did illustrations for various publications and advertisers. He fathered thirteen children. In the late 1930's he decided to accept a teaching position in the local adult schools where he retired in his eighties. Paul was very fond of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and yearly took his large family there on camping /sketching trips. He did a series of oils of the California missions. He also traveled extensively on sketching trips including Mexico where he did a series of Mexican churches...

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1960s Impressionist Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

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

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Oil

Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Normandy Cliffs and Seascape Coastal
Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Normandy Cliffs and Seascape Coastal

Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Normandy Cliffs and Seascape Coastal

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Normandy Cliffs by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) oil painting on board, unframed dated 1989 board: 10.75 x 13.75 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large priva...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Beatrice Adams (British, 1876-1958) Antique Oil Painting, Portrait of a Lady
Beatrice Adams (British, 1876-1958) Antique Oil Painting, Portrait of a Lady

Beatrice Adams (British, 1876-1958) Antique Oil Painting, Portrait of a Lady

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This refined antique oil portrait depicts an elegant young woman wearing a black hat accented with a red feather, captured with soft modeling and restrained realism typical of Britis...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Óleo sobre tela - Amanecer en el campo
Óleo sobre tela - Amanecer en el campo

Óleo sobre tela - Amanecer en el campo

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

Firmado por el artista en la parte inferior Estado de conservación bueno La obra se presenta sin enmarcar Medidas obra: 73 cm altura x 92 cm ancho. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::...

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1960s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Provence Landscape Fine French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Red Roof Houses
Provence Landscape Fine French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Red Roof Houses

Provence Landscape Fine French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Red Roof Houses

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Guy Benard (French b.1928) signed lower corner. Painter from Rouen, Normandy, exhibited throughout France. Title: Provence Medium: signed oil on canvas, unframed ...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Mischief - original realist wildlife oil painting- contemporary artwork
Mischief - original realist wildlife oil painting- contemporary artwork

Mischief - original realist wildlife oil painting- contemporary artwork

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Quiet River - Oil on Canvas by A. Whipple
A Quiet River - Oil on Canvas by A. Whipple

A Quiet River - Oil on Canvas by A. Whipple

Located in Soquel, CA

A Quiet River - Oil on Canvas Oil painting depicting a river flowing through a grove of trees. Vibrant green trees surround the river, hues of deep greens make up the trees to the l...

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1940s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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