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Post-Impressionist Paintings

POSTIMPRESSIONIST STYLE

In the revolutionary wake of Impressionism, artists like Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat, Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin advanced the style further while firmly rejecting its limitations. Although the artists now associated with Postimpressionist art did not work as part of a group, they collectively employed an approach to expressing moments in time that was even more abstract than that of the Impressionists, and they shared an interest in moving away from naturalistic depictions to more subjective uses of vivid colors and light in their paintings.

The eighth and final Impressionist exhibition was held in Paris in 1886, and Postimpressionism — also spelled Post-Impressionism — is usually dated between then and 1905. The term “Postimpressionism” was coined by British curator and art critic Roger Fry in 1910 at the “Manet and the Postimpressionists” exhibition in London that connected their practices to the pioneering modernist art of Édouard Manet. Many Postimpressionist artists — most of whom lived in France — utilized thickly applied, vibrant pigments that emphasized the brushstrokes on the canvas.

The Postimpressionist movement’s iconic works of art include van Gogh’s The Starry Night (1889) and Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884). Seurat’s approach reflected the experimental spirit of Postimpressionism, as he used Pointillist dots of color that were mixed by the eye of the viewer rather than the hand of the artist. Van Gogh, meanwhile, often based his paintings on observation, yet instilled them with an emotional and personal perspective in which colors and forms did not mirror reality. Alongside Mary Cassatt, Cézanne, Henri Matisse and Gauguin, the Dutch painter was a pupil of Camille Pissarro, the groundbreaking Impressionist artist who boldly organized the first independent painting exhibitions in late-19th-century Paris.

The boundary-expanding work of the Postimpressionist painters, which focused on real-life subject matter and featured a prioritization of geometric forms, would inspire the Nabis, German Expressionism, Cubism and other modern art movements to continue to explore abstraction and challenge expectations for art.

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Style: Post-Impressionist
La Roche dOngle Provence Landscape Watercolor Pierre Neveu
La Roche dOngle Provence Landscape Watercolor Pierre Neveu

La Roche dOngle Provence Landscape Watercolor Pierre Neveu

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: La Roche dOngle Provence Landscape Watercolor Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Gouache and watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 22.75 x 30.25 ...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Felt Pen

Talking to Angel. Dreams series. Acrylic painting, horizontal
Talking to Angel. Dreams series. Acrylic painting, horizontal

Talking to Angel. Dreams series. Acrylic painting, horizontal

Located in Oslo, NO

This work was born from one of the artist's most vivid and memorable dreams—a state on the border between worlds, where reality dissolves and the subconscious becomes the only guide....

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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

“Three Boats”
“Three Boats”

“Three Boats”

By Harry Leith-Ross

Located in Southampton, NY

Original oil paint on board painting of three boats in a harbor by the well known American artist, Harry Leith-Ross. Signed lower right “Leith-Ross”. Condition is excellent. Circa...

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1960s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Young Woman with Flowers - Late 20th Century Impressionist Oil by Alan Lambirth
Young Woman with Flowers - Late 20th Century Impressionist Oil by Alan Lambirth

Young Woman with Flowers - Late 20th Century Impressionist Oil by Alan Lambirth

By Alan Lambirth

Located in Watford, Hertfordshire

Alan Lambirth b 1959 RA Schools graduate RA Schools student from 1980 to 1983 Piece is in a light wooden frame. Keywords: young woman, flowers, outside, park, green, field, fields...

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1980s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Modernist WILD THING Woman in Forest Oil Painting
Modernist WILD THING Woman in Forest Oil Painting

Modernist WILD THING Woman in Forest Oil Painting

By Donald Roy Purdy

Located in Surfside, FL

Genre: Modern Subject: Figures Medium: Oil Surface: Board Country: United States signed lower left Donald Roy Purdy is an American painter whose work evolved through a range of styl...

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20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

1950's French Post-Impressionist Oil Lausanne Switzerland Old Market Village Sq
1950's French Post-Impressionist Oil Lausanne Switzerland Old Market Village Sq

1950's French Post-Impressionist Oil Lausanne Switzerland Old Market Village Sq

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Lausanne signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on canvas, unframed measures: 18 x 13 inches condition: the painting is in very sound and presentable c...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Ink and Wash Cityscape with Palm Tree
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Ink and Wash Cityscape with Palm Tree

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Ink and Wash Cityscape with Palm Tree

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Ink and Wash Cityscape with Palm Tree by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Signed: Yes Medium: Ink and watercolour on unframed p...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Effets de lumiere dans le pre - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by H Le Sidaner
Effets de lumiere dans le pre - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by H Le Sidaner

Effets de lumiere dans le pre - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by H Le Sidaner

By Henri Le Sidaner

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed post impressionist animals in landscape oil on board by French painter Henri Le Sidaner. This stunning piece depicts cattle in a field. The sun is starting to set casting blue...

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1890s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Le Grand Hotel, Paris, 1954
Le Grand Hotel, Paris, 1954

Le Grand Hotel, Paris, 1954

By Jean Salabet

Located in Sheffield, MA

Jean Salabet French, B. 1900 Le Grand Hotel, Paris ,1954 Jean Salabet was a School of Paris painter know for his colorful Parisian cityscapes. His work i...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Smoke and Mirrors" Fauvist Oil Portrait of a Woman
"Smoke and Mirrors" Fauvist Oil Portrait of a Woman

"Smoke and Mirrors" Fauvist Oil Portrait of a Woman

By Sarena Rosenfeld

Located in Soquel, CA

Vibrant fauvist portrait of a woman by Sarena Rosenfeld (American, b. 1940), 1995. The piece is close cropped on the woman's face, with a bold red and blue background framing her. Th...

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1990s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

New York Skyline - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Jacques Martin-Ferrieres
New York Skyline - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Jacques Martin-Ferrieres

New York Skyline - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Jacques Martin-Ferrieres

By Jacques Martin-Ferrières

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on canvas urban landscape by sought after French post-impressionist painter Jacques Martin-Ferrieres. The piece depicts a very rare view of the Manhattan skyline - painted...

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1940s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Jeune femme aux fleurs" 20th Century oil on canvas by Jean-Gabriel Domergue
"Jeune femme aux fleurs" 20th Century oil on canvas by Jean-Gabriel Domergue

"Jeune femme aux fleurs" 20th Century oil on canvas by Jean-Gabriel Domergue

By Jean-Gabriel Domergue

Located in Madrid, ES

JEAN GABRIEL DOMERGUE French, 1889 – 1962 "JEUNE FEMME AUX FLEURS" Signed & dated "Jean-Gabriel Domergue ´28 " (lower right) With the Atelier stamp on the stretcher and canvas on the reverse Oil on canvas 32 X 25-3/4 inches (81 x 65 cm.) framed: 39-1/2 X 33-1/4 inches (100 X 84 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Collection, Madrid Note: We are grateful to Mr. Noé Willer for confirming the authenticity of this work which is recorded in the archives of the Artist. Painter born in Bordeaux, in 1889 and died in Paris in 1962. He began painting his mother's portraits very soon. He studied at the National Superior School of Fine Arts. The artist considered his teacher and inspiring Degas. Between 1904 and 1907 he joined Fauvism. In 1905 he participated in the "Autumn Hall" and in the "Hall of Independents". In 1907 he presented his 1st individual exhibition at the Vollard Gallery. He specialized in female portraits of Parisian ladies, creating a unique, sophisticated and elegant female portrait prototype that characterized him forever. He played an essential role in the evolution of women's fashion of his time. He designed numerous dresses, hats and accessories for famous designers such as Paul Poiret and Henry Marque It goes down in history as the architect of a new type of woman, thin, with an elegant air, always with style, with unusual elongated necks, with impressive slanted eyes, that seem to look at the world in amazement, perhaps because they express a feeling of freedom towards Society and its norms. With these paintings of women, he showed the world the true French, elegant, beautiful and with a gooseneck. In 1914 he won the Rome Prize. Many celebrities of the time posed for the artist, Josephine Baker, Brigitte Bardot, etc. But although he painted numerous nude actresses...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Notre-Dame de Paris Oil on Canvas by Henri André Martin 1960
Notre-Dame de Paris Oil on Canvas by Henri André Martin 1960

Notre-Dame de Paris Oil on Canvas by Henri André Martin 1960

Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR

Henri-André Martin (1918–2004) — Notre-Dame de Paris, Oil on Canvas, ca. 1960. This elegant oil on canvas by French painter Henri-André Martin, created around 1960, depicts an evoca...

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1960s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Speed Boats

Speed Boats

By Armine Bozhko

Located in Fairfield, CT

Armine Bozhko works on the crossroads of different cultures- she was born in Ukrainian-Armenian family of writers and diplomats, studied in Republican art school by Taras Shevchenko,...

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2010s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Baigneuses en Bord de Rivière by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Nude painting
Baigneuses en Bord de Rivière by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Nude painting

Baigneuses en Bord de Rivière by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Nude painting

By Georges Henri Manzana Pissarro

Located in London, GB

*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 5% IMPORT DUTY ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Baigneuses en Bord de Rivière by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Oil on cardboard 98.2 x 79.4 cm (38...

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1910s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Peillon Provence Hilltop Village Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu
Peillon Provence Hilltop Village Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu

Peillon Provence Hilltop Village Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Peillon Provence Hilltop Village Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on thick paper, unframed Size (H x W): 22.5 x 30 inch...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

VUE DU SACRE COEUR - MONTMARTRE, PARIS
VUE DU SACRE COEUR - MONTMARTRE, PARIS

VUE DU SACRE COEUR - MONTMARTRE, PARIS

By Jean Salabet

Located in Sheffield, MA

Jean Salabet French, 20th Century Vue du Sacre Coeur, Paris Jean Salabet was a School of Paris painter know for his colorful Parisian cityscapes. His work is comparable to those of ...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Breakfast with a Chocolate Rabbit
Breakfast with a Chocolate Rabbit

Breakfast with a Chocolate Rabbit

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this work, the gesture of care takes on an unexpected dimension. What appears to be a natural act of support reveals a subtle misalignment, where correspondence is no longer self-...

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2010s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Le Père Heudiard en Barque au Barrage du Vey by H. Claude Pissarro- River scene
Le Père Heudiard en Barque au Barrage du Vey by H. Claude Pissarro- River scene

Le Père Heudiard en Barque au Barrage du Vey by H. Claude Pissarro- River scene

By Hughes Claude Pissarro

Located in London, GB

Le Père Heudiard en Barque au Barrage du Vey by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935) Oil on canvas 46 x 55 cm (18 ¹/₈ x 21 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed lower right, H. Claude Pissarro This work is ac...

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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage French Sleepy Street Scene Nice South of France Signed Oil Painting
Vintage French Sleepy Street Scene Nice South of France Signed Oil Painting

Vintage French Sleepy Street Scene Nice South of France Signed Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Old Street, Nice French School, mid 20th century signed oil painting on board, framed inscribed verso framed: 8.5 x 6.5 inches canvas: 7 x 5 inches provenance: private collection...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

“The Pantheon, Paris”
“The Pantheon, Paris”

“The Pantheon, Paris”

Located in Southampton, NY

Structure: The Panthéon, a neoclassical monument, dominates the scene. Setting: A Parisian street with people and buildings creates a city atmosphere. The artwork is an oil paintin...

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1970s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ballerina, Clown and  Festival Performers - like Edgar Degas
Ballerina, Clown and  Festival Performers - like Edgar Degas

Ballerina, Clown and Festival Performers - like Edgar Degas

By Dietz Edzard

Located in Miami, FL

It is a work by Edgar Degas? A stunning and beautiful study of three members of a fair in an off moment. Dramatic underlighting creates a dramatic mood. Deftly rendered in the ...

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1930s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

La Toilette - Post-Impressionist Nude Oil Painting by Georges D'Espagnat
La Toilette - Post-Impressionist Nude Oil Painting by Georges D'Espagnat

La Toilette - Post-Impressionist Nude Oil Painting by Georges D'Espagnat

By Georges d'Espagnat

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on original canvas nude circa 1914 by French post impressionist painter Georges D'espagnat. The work depict a nude woman standing beside a wash basin in a boudoir. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 45"x34" Unframed: 37"x26" Provenance: Private collection - Netherlands From the beginning of his career, it was a constant concern of Georges d'Espagnet to assert his originality. His studies at the École des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, did not last very long, for he wanted immediate independence and decided to follow courses in the private academies of Montparnasse. In about 1900, he became acquainted with Maurice Denis, Bonnard and Vuillard, and his collaboration with Denis led to a renewal of religious art in France. In 1903, d'Espagnet was one of the founders of the Salon d'Automne, and was appointed professor in charge of studios at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, in 1934. He illustrated a number of books: Rémy de Gourmont's Evil Prayers ( Oraisons mauvaises) (1896), The Saints of Paradise ( Les Saintes du paradis) (1898), Simone (1907), Sistine ( Sixtine) (1922); Alphonse Daudet's The Immortal ( L'Immortel) (1930); André Gide's The Pastoral Symphony ( La Symphonie pastorale); Francis Jammes' Clearings in the Sky ( Chairières dans le ciel) (1948). D'Espagnet belongs to the group of artists who made the Courrier Français so successful. The drawings of his which are published in it are strongly expressive and some bear comparison with the designs of the great Renaissance masters. He also contributed to L'Image. He often placed cheerful nudes in a landscape, reminding us that, though he moved away from the Fauves, he retained their freedom of colour and arabesque. He painted many portraits, including those of Albert André, André Barbier, Victor Boucher, Déodat de Séverac, Albert Marque, André Marty and Albert Roussel. He also painted mural decorations, including a wall for the Palais de la Découverte (1937), the ceiling of the Victor Hugo Room in the Palais du Luxembourg (1939), a decorative panel for the Palais de Justice, Toulouse (1941) and interior decorations for private houses. His landscapes are Impressionist in inspiration, and work for a certain sobriety, an intimacy, both in their composition - one, two or three sketched figures and large open spaces - and in the choice of colours and treatment with the special hazy brushstroke that marks his style. D'Espagnet took part in a number of annual Parisian exhibitions, including the Salon des Indépendants, the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, the Salon d'Automne (from 1903 to 1949, except in special circumstances), the Salon de la Libre Ésthétique, Brussels (1899, 1901), the Berlin Secessionists (1940). He also exhibited at the first Salon de la Société de la Gravure sur Bois. Among other exhibitions were 1912, A Century of French Art ( Centenaire de l'art français), St Petersburg; 1916, Kunstverein, Winterthur; 1918, 1926, Galerie M. Bertheim, Paris; 1930, Contemporary French Art...

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1910s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Plein Air Landscape 'Paris, au Bistro, L'Aprés Midi'
Plein Air Landscape 'Paris, au Bistro, L'Aprés Midi'

Plein Air Landscape 'Paris, au Bistro, L'Aprés Midi'

Located in Toronto, ON

This Parisian cityscape depicts an afternoon at a bistro. Patrons can be made out in the patio seating enjoying their lunches while city life bustles around them. The muted colour pa...

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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

"My Love to Italy" - Original Expressive Italian Landscape - Blue and Yellow Sky
"My Love to Italy" - Original Expressive Italian Landscape - Blue and Yellow Sky

"My Love to Italy" - Original Expressive Italian Landscape - Blue and Yellow Sky

By Masri Hayssam

Located in Carmel, CA

Masri Hayssam (Lebanese, Italian, born 1965) "My Love to Italy" 2005 Oil paint on canvas, stretcher bars The artist signed the bottom right corner of the painting. “My Love to Italy...

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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Huge Mid Century French Modernist Oil Painting Nude Woman in Lush Wooded Garden
Huge Mid Century French Modernist Oil Painting Nude Woman in Lush Wooded Garden

Huge Mid Century French Modernist Oil Painting Nude Woman in Lush Wooded Garden

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Dans la Jardin Original oil painting by Huguette Baudrot (French, 1929-2023) *see further notes below Post-Impressionist oil painting by the well listed and admired female French pa...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

“Cafe Le Dome, Paris”
“Cafe Le Dome, Paris”

“Cafe Le Dome, Paris”

Located in Southampton, NY

Original oil on canvas painting of the landmark Cafe Dome in Paris by Andre Picot. Adjacent to the Dome is another famous cafe, Cafe Tabac as seen in thi...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Multicoloured Abstract Oil Painting, Signed and Dated
Multicoloured Abstract Oil Painting, Signed and Dated

Multicoloured Abstract Oil Painting, Signed and Dated

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Multicoloured Abstract Oil Painting, Signed and Dated By British artist Gillian Lee, late 20th Century Signed and dated '84 by the artist on the lower right hand corner Oil painting ...

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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Cradle a Dream
Cradle a Dream

Cradle a Dream

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this work, closeness becomes a quiet form of care. What is desired is no longer distant — it is held close to the body, warmed by touch. The gesture carries no urgency, only atten...

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2010s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Dappled Light Golden River Landscape
Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Dappled Light Golden River Landscape

Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Dappled Light Golden River Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Dappled Light signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) dated 1945 oil painting on board, unframed measures: 13 x 16 inches condition: the painting is in very sound an...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

I see a way out, Euphoria series
I see a way out, Euphoria series

I see a way out, Euphoria series

Located in Zofingen, AG

In the series "Euphoria", abstract plant space becomes a metaphor for an internal state. The work "I See a Way Out" captures the tension between the density of vertical forms and lig...

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2010s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

Ansouis Provence Chapel Road Landscape Pastel Pierre Neveu
Ansouis Provence Chapel Road Landscape Pastel Pierre Neveu

Ansouis Provence Chapel Road Landscape Pastel Pierre Neveu

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Ansouis Provence Chapel Road Landscape Pastel Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Pastel and coloured pencil on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 22.25 x 30....

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Pastel, Color Pencil

Interior Scene
Interior Scene

Interior Scene

Located in Astoria, NY

Andrei Illich Potapenko (Ukranian, 1925-2011), Interior Scene, Oil on Board, 1961, depicting woman in headscarf standing by window, signed and dated lower right, with artist's name a...

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1960s Post-Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

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