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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
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Sola Puig GREEN APPLES original impressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
GREEN APPLES original impressionist acrylic painting. SOLÁ paints in a natural way, which reflects the Old Masters, soaking up the colour, air, smell and the pure scent of his envi...
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15th Century and Earlier Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

17-18 century, Original Antique Oil Painting in canvas, Genre Scene, Gold Frame
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is a very interesting antique 17/18 centuries original oil painting on canvas depicting a genre scene with a gentleman in black robes is approached by two elderly men a...
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Mid-18th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Landscape in Germany
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Transport yourself to the lush landscapes of Germany through this captivating artwork. Painted during the artist's stay in Germany, the painting beautifully captures the verdant scen...
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Early 18th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

SOLA PUIG Roses and Lemons original impressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original impressionist acrylic painting. SOLÁ paints in a natural way, which reflects the Old Masters, soaking up the colour, air, smell and the pure scent of his environment. He d...
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15th Century and Earlier Impressionist Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood

Antique Dutch School original oil painting on canvas, Genre scene
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is a phenomenal Antique “Dutch School” original oil painting on canvas, depicting a genre scene. "By A. Van Ostade" - written on the back of the canvas (Ostade was a Du...
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Early 1700s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

1707 Antique 18 cent. original oil painting on canvas, Portrait Maria Adelaida
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is a beautiful Antique 18-century original oil painting on canvas depicting a portrait of a beautiful woman In a dress of dark gold brocade trimmed with lace. A bright bl...
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Early 1700s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

1780 Antique 18c. original oil painting on canvas Portrait of a Nobleman Signed
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is a beautiful Antique 18-century original oil painting on canvas depicting a portrait of a Nobleman with a large whig, and red lined jacket...
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Late 18th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

18th C, Original Oil on Canvas, Attrib. THOMAS PATCH (UK, 1725-1782), Caricature
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is an unusual unique antique 18-century original oil painting on board depicting a figure of a gentleman wearing a white wig and dressed in a red jacket and white jabot, typical of the period. His face is almost comical in its expression and exaggerated features. Possibly part of a larger composition. Attributed to THOMAS PATCH...
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Late 18th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

17th-18th C. original Oil on Canvas, Genre Scene with Figures in a Tavern
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is the original antique 17th/18th-century oil painting on canvas - Dark composition with the Genre Scene with Figures in a Tavern: the male figure wearing a cap is seated smoking a pipe. A second figure in the back holding a tankard looks over the seated figure's shoulder. No visible signature. The painting is in good/antique condition and has stable craquelure. Relined. Nicely framed. Please see the photos, the photos are part of the description. Framed measures 23" x 20", Painting measures 19.5" x 16.5" _________________ We sell vintage...
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Late 17th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Green Landscape with Dreamlike Nude Figure at waters edge 'Before Bathing'
By Georg Eduard Otto Saal
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
A German painter from Baden, he was a student of J W Schirmer in Dusseldorf and Baden Court. Oil on Panel Signed and Dated 1865 Provenance: Private Collection, Austria
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17th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Pair of 16th to 17th Century "Gambling" Oil Paintings After Bruegel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 16th to 17th Century "Gambling" Oil Paintings After Bruegel Each paintings shows men gambling in a cellar Original oil on canvas Dimensions 10" wide x 12" high The ornat...
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17th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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'Agay, le château et le Sémaphore'. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Located in Paris, FR
'Agay, le château et le Sémaphore'. Oil on canvas. +/- 1922 Signed lower right Measurements : 60 x 73 cm. This painting will be recorded in the second volume of the Catalogue Raisonn...
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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Winter Scene
Located in New York, NY
In this prototypical oil painting, Walter Launt Palmer's title as "the painter of the American winter" can be vividly and brilliantly seen. As an impressionist painter that emerged at the turn of the 20th century, Palmer took great interest in the picturesque American landscape, though he particularly focused on the rendering of this landscape glistening with snow. His pictures evoke an unreplicable natural serenity, and in this oil painting "The Winter Scene...
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"Silent Street" Oil Painting
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Ron Hick's (US based) "Axiomatic Appeal" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto rendering of a male figure with dark hair and an abstracted background. Ron Hi...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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River Bend With Swan
Located in West Des Moines, IA
Joseph Theroux's delicate landscape painting showcases a single swan gliding through the water of a small pond. Fallen trees can be seen along the water's edge. The area is surrounde...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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"Edge of Desire, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Edge of Desire" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman closing her eyes as her long dark hair curtains her face ...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Summer Vacations
Located in Naples, FL
Laurent Parcelier was born in 1962 in France. Interested in art from an early age, Parcelier attended the Applied Arts School in Dordogne. His obvious talent soon materialized into t...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

LARGE FINE OIL PAINTING By Robert Bradley NAVY ADMIRALTY NICE GOLD GILT FRAME
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING LARGE ROBERT BRAMLEY (NAVY ADMIRALTY 20th CENTURY Very good condition for age , (see pictures) FINE RARE MARTINE PAINTING ORIGINAL OLD MASTER 19th Century STYLE OIL ...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Impressionist View of a Vineyard and Fish Pond oil on canvas circa 1951
Located in Frome, Somerset
A fine Impressionist oil on canvas. Signed Lower left. oil on canvas 62cmx52cm Fine antique giltwood frame 80cmx70cm A view of the famous long established Vineyard, the Estate of Gro...
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1950s Impressionist Paintings

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Running Horses Abstract Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Rochester, NY
"Horses Running", a bold abstract impressionist oil painting with heavy impasto. By Sheila Hedricks. Oil on board. In a period hand...
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HUGE OIL PAINTING MARITIME SHIP MASTER PIECE 20th CENTURY NICE GOLD GILT FRAME
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Two of Us Girls
Located in Naples, FL
Laurent Parcelier was born in 1962 in France. Interested in art from an early age, Parcelier attended the Applied Arts School in Dordogne. His obvious talent soon materialized into t...
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Antique English Bucolic Winter Landscape with Figure Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique English landscape oil painting attributed to George Morland (1763 - 1804). Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 17L x 14H.
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1790s Impressionist Paintings

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Ballet Dancers - Impressionist Oil, Figures in Interior by Jules Rene Herve
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A beautiful oil on board by popular French impressionist painter Jules Rene Herve depicting ballerinas in white tutus standing in a grand interior. Signature: Signed lower right an...
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1640s Impressionist Paintings

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Pair of 18th Century Playful Putti Paintings in Gilded Frames
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 18th Century Playful Putti Paintings A pair of playful Putti created with oils on canvas and housed in beautiful hand made frames. One pair o...
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Late 18th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Beach scene painting of Iona Scotland 'Washing Line' by George Houston
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Washing Line' by George Houston is a lively Impressionist painting of a Scottish island, Iona. The light and breeze captured in the painting give a wonde...
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Impressionist Scottish Landscape painting 'Footbridge' by George Houston
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Footbridge' is an Impressionist pastoral scene of the Scottish landscape, most likely painted in the early 20th Century. The colour palette is beautifully autumnal and the footbridge speaks of centuries gone by. George Houston was born in Dalry in 1869 and educated at Saltcoats Public School and Glasgow School of Art. He lived most of his life in Dalry painting his native Ayrshire but he also maintained a studio in Glasgow and spent time painting in the Inner Hebrides and around Loch Fyne. Houston became an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1909 and then an Academician in 1925. He died in Dalry in 1947. Impressionist Scottish Landscape...
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Sunrise Landscape Oil Painting
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Early oil on canvas painting by Winfield Scott Clime (American 1881-1958) 30 inches wide by 25 inches high. Sublime landscape painting of a sunrise set in a gilt wood and gesso frame...
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Impressionist Seascape painting 'Figures on the Beach, Iona' by George Houston
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Figures on the Beach, Iona' is reminiscent of days spent in the sun, having picnics on the beach in the unspoilt landscape of Iona, Scotland. The Impressionist style is evident in H...
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"Blooming Prickly Pear" Catcus Yellow Green Orange
Located in San Antonio, TX
Betty Rhodes "Blooming Prickly Pear" Cactus Yellow Green Orange Image Size: 11.5 x 15.5 Frame Size: 16 x 20 Medium: Oil Circa 1970s Betty Rhodes’ center of creativity and work is her converted garage-studio. Happiness and color are apparent in her art, reflecting her personality and the vibrant atmosphere of the Texas Hill Country. With an unerring eye, she brings an imaginative approach to her interpretation of the world around her. Her wide subject range including landscapes, florals, animals and abstracts. Rhodes delights in surprising art lovers, who may not always know where her fancy will turn next. Rhodes is represented by a number of art galleries in Texas and beyond, and has been shown internationally. She attended Hunters School of Art in San Antonio and has studied with many of the country’s leading artists, including Joseph Mendez, Scott Christensen, Matt Smith, Don Ward, Ray Vinella, and Ann...
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1680s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Paysage avec Chateau et Cours d'Eau" Landscape with Castle and Stream
By Louis Gabriel Moreau
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely soft gouache landscape scene titled "Paysage avec Chateau et Cours d'Eau" (Landscape with Castle and Stream) by artist Louis Gabriel Moreau in 1787. Framed in gold gilt frame. Artist Biography: Louis Gabriel Moreau, a gifted draughtsman, etcher and painter of landscapes, had a prodigious career. After studying with Pierre-Antoine de Machy, who specialized in painting Grand Tour themes - landscapes redolent with Classical ruins and tromp-l'oeil architectural scenes, he went on to become a member of the Academie de St. Luc, artist to Comte d'Artois (later King Charles X), and curator of the National Museum in Paris. Moreau, a master of watercolors and gouaches, combined the picturesque architectures of his master de Machy with naturalistically, almost plein-air-rendered, topographical landscapes in the Ile-de-France region just outside of Paris. Moreau's fascination with the effects of light at different times of the day precipitated his use of a lighter palette, characterized by warm yellows and verdant foliage punctuated by deep ultramarine blues instead of browns. Moreau's predilection for natural light made him equally successful following the French Revolution, in which the Third Estate toppled the landed gentry and their royal established academies. Before 1789, French castles and estates in lush settings of abundance were Moreau's preferred subject; the painting offered exemplifies this style - a style upon which he established himself as an artist for nearly twenty-five years exhibiting annually at the Academie de St. Luc. Following the Revolution, Moreau's, bright palette and light drenched compositions with voluminous clouds and ruins dotting the low horizon remained; his subjects, on the other hand, became distinctly more humble, showcasing the daily life of farmers, fishermen, modest structures and gardens. Both Moreau's pre- and post-Revolutionary paintings...
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La Plage
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Lucien Adrion was born in Strasbourg, France in 1889 and died in Cologne 1953. Post-Impressionist Lucien Adrion is considered an engraver, watercolorist and painter from the French s...
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La Plage
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A Golden Moment
By Antoine Bouvard (Marc Aldine)
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Antoine Bouvard Snr trained as an architect and studied art and architecture under Constant-Dufeus, at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His paintings show the influence of Felix Zi...
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Loch Ness
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Alfred de Breanski Snr, was an accomplished landscape painter famous for his views of Scottish Highlands, Wales and occasional views of the Thames. His works were exhibited widely and in particular at the Royal Academy between 1872 and 1918. His works are represented in many galleries throughout the British Isles. 'Loch Ness...
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