Impressionist Photography
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
Dawn Chorus Unbound
By Harold Davis
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is a composite photograph showing Dawn Chorus Poppies apparently on and off a roll of translucent paper.
Words that describe this piece: Poppy, flower, Esch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bus Window 3
By Harold Davis
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Using ICM (In-Camera Motion) and a long-duration shutter speed, I created this collection of impressionistic landscapes through a moving bus window while visiting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Kiss from a Rose
By Harold Davis
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This romantic photograph of mine of a red, red rose has often been mistaken for a reproduction of a painting by the great artist Georgia O'Keeffe.
Words that des...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Panorama of the Kumano Sanzen Roppyaku Po
By Harold Davis
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Along the Kumano kodo pilgrimage trail in the Kii Mountains of Japan I walked in the rain, climbing among gnarled roots and trees that seemed they had been there ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Purple Haze
By Harold Davis
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
From the crest of the Sierra Nevada looking towards the great Central Valley of California!
Words that describe this piece: Mountains, sunset, purple
Artist Bio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Crepuscular Coast
By Harold Davis
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Follow the joy of nature and the coast line for a serene experience of spiritual bliss and the truth of your destiny!
Words that describe this piece: Rays, light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Manarola
By Harold Davis
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
From Italy's Cinque Terre this semi-abstract, semi-cubist photo of terraces upon terrazios!
Words that describe this piece: abstract, cubist, Italy
Artist Biogr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Double Rainbow over Paris
By Harold Davis
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
How often do you see a rainbow, let alone a double rainbow, over Paris with the Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay in the background?
Wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Save the Last Dance for Me
By Harold Davis
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
An intimate and close-up view of Papavers and Mallows positioned on a light box.
Words that describe this piece: Poppies, Mallows, Flowers
Artist Biography:
Ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Floral Blossoms
By Harold Davis
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
A floral display vitrine based on a lattice of violas!
Words that describe this piece: viola, tapestry
Artist Biography:
Harold Davis is an artist and bestsell...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bus Window 2
By Harold Davis
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Using ICM (In-Camera Motion) and a long-duration shutter speed, I created this collection of impressionistic landscapes through a moving bus window while visiting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rollback
By Harold Davis
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Rollback is a piece that expresses positivist in nature, along with the possibility that there are two ways to look at any picture.
Words that describe this piec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Klamath Bar
By Harold Davis
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Along the wild and rugged coast of Northern California, the Klamath Bar stands out at the terminus of the Lost Coast.
Words that descri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of a San Francisco Cable Car Soaked in Bronze Light
Located in Miami, FL
In an unexpected bronze light, Mitchell Funk captures a classic view of San Francisco with a portrait of a famed cable car. The reflection of light in the car's left window gives the...
Category
1990s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sailboats , Marina District, San Francisco - Blue Water , Blue Sky
Located in Miami, FL
White sailboats form a beautiful pattern in San Fransico Bay. The shapes of Sailboats in San Francisco dot the bay and are echoed by Cumulus clouds
Signed and dated on the lower r...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Foggy San Francisco Skyline with Ship - Impressionist Misty Blue
Located in Miami, FL
One of the defining characteristics of Mitchell Funk's work is how he shoots with light. In "Foggy San Francisco Skyline with Ship," Funk takes light into a new realm and in doing so...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Snowstorm in Central Park by Mitchell Funk Winter Scene Monochomatic
Located in Miami, FL
A dot of red in a sea of white captured by veteran street photographer Mitchell Funk. The sub-text of this image is that in one of the world's most crowded places a person can be su...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Manhattan from Long Island City, Fine Art Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed - Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
1970s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Jazz Trumpet Player by Mitchell Funk, Soulful Rainbow of Color Magenta Blue
Located in Miami, FL
Signed dated and numbered lower right recto Edition 2/15 Unframed. Printed later. Other sizes are available. This work is printed on fine art Hahnemuhle paper. The color will vary ...
Category
1980s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Street Basketball with Angelic Light Burst in Gold
Located in Miami, FL
Light jumps out. Players jump up. Light bounces off a window. Basketball bounces off a backboard. The interplay of extreme light and shadow makes "Street Basketball with Angelic Light " a unique and pioneering photograph. Taking in 1974, it was a rejection of contemporary color photography at the time, which was not concerned with light. This image by Funk is a glorification of light. As light strikes form, it becomes stylized and almost abstract, creating a new relationship between subject and style. An indication of the date this was taken is revealed by the old fashion TV antennas...
Category
1970s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Green Dog, Animal Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Green Dog is photographed so that it is representational and abstract at the same time. The photograph is signed dated, numbered, 3/15 lower right, another...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old New York Bar with Ballantine Beer Neon Sign
Located in Miami, FL
Moody image of a man looking out while the photographer looks in. The picture is organized in a composition of alternating floating faces and floating signs. This work also represen...
Category
1970s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Two Dog Friends in Golden Light - French Poodle
Located in Miami, FL
Golden Light defines two dogs as they have a head-to-head in a Manhattan park. Color Photographer Mitchell Funk captures the scene with a spontaneity and freshness from a rooftop van...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sun Reflector with old men in the park. Vintage New York Street Scene
Located in Miami, FL
The glorification of light was an early theme Mitchell Funk employed in his street photography. Funk breaks with tradition and shoots street photography in color. Today in 2022, this...
Category
1970s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
View of Russian Hill in Blue, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
View of a blue Russian Hill, San Francisco.
This image is signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto. Other sizes are available. The work is unframed and printed later. Print...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Pink Flowers - Magenta Flowers Wispy Impressionist, Abstract Photography
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Use the 1st image as a reference for color.
It's a cornucopia of cotton candy colors.
A blanket of beautiful flowers in pink shot in America's most beautiful city... San Francisco.
Signed, numbered and dated on verso, 3/15 , unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Robert Funk is a pioneer of toy photography, doll photography...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Golden Light on 1970s Road - Street Photography: Literally
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photography: Literally. At a time when most color photographers were just pointing cameras and snapping images mostly during boring mid-day light, Mitchell Funk was innovatin...
Category
1970s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Peacock Blue and Green. Colorful Pheasant Bird
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
This close-up of a peacock displaying is defined by late, dramatic light.
The photographer is lying on his belly in the dirt - inches from the bird to get this intimate upward-look...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Neighborhood Kids on Stoop in Red Hood Brooklyn - Vintage Brooklyn
Located in Miami, FL
Kids from the Neighborhood in Red Hood Brooklyn are hanging out. This is what Brooklyn was like in the early 1970s. Notice the metal garbage cans.
S...
Category
1970s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
East Hampton Louse Point at Sunset with Warm Colors, Landscape Photography
Located in Miami, FL
The stunning natural beauty of East Hampton's Louse Point is artistically recorded by photographer Mitchell Funk in a chorus of golden browns and warm ochers.
The picture is ar...
Category
1990s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Surfer, East Hampton Beach with Dramatic Sunset and Golden Light
Located in Miami, FL
Surfer, East Hampton Beach with Dramatic Sunset and Golden Light
2014, Signed dated and numbered 4/15, right recto, inkjet archival print lower
East Hampton Beach with Dramatic Sunset with silhouetted male surfer...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Green Dog Yellow Dog, Animal Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Green Dog is photographed so that it is representational and abstract at the same time. The photograph is signed dated, numbered, 3/15 lower right, another...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Peacock Displaying Blue and Green Plumage
Located in Miami, FL
The male peacock is a living work of art. Mitchell Funk has captured a moment of full display with iridescent coloration. Arguably, the male peacock ...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Sailboat at Dusk
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The afterglow of a Miami sunset illuminates a single sailboat to create a moody and minimalistic composition of cobalt blue and beige.
The work is signed, dated numbed lowerright rec...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Impressionist New York Street Scene
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, Dated, number Lower left recto, unframed, 4/15 other size available, unframed
Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photography" In 1970 he participated in one the first " C...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Noble Lion Silhouetted at Sunset, Animal Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Noble lion caught in quintessential and heroic pose against primal sunset sunet. Signed, dated and numbered lower right recto. 4/15 Printed later, unframed, other sizes available . P...
Category
1980s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Autumn in Central Park with Black Dog
Located in Miami, FL
Nature's beauty is on full display right smack in the middle of Manhattan but there is more.
A single black dog is the central point of focus framed by bea...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Big Moon over Magenta Sea - Pink Crashing Wave at New Jersey Shore
Located in Miami, FL
Veteran photographer Mitchell Funk strikes a fine balance between abstraction and representation in this optically pleasing color photograph. The sky turns pink magenta as waves cras...
Category
1970s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sailboats , Marina District, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
White sailboats form a beautiful pattern in San Fransico Bay. The shapes of Sailboats in San Francisco dot the bay and are echoed by Cumulus clouds
Signed and dated on the lower r...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rainbow in East Hampton with a Celebrating Flock of Birds - Magenta Sky
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning magical moment where a flock of birds participates in nature's celebration of beauty. The shape of the flock echos the arch of colors formed in the sky. The photographe...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Neutral Colors: Smooth n' Easy Lavender Tree
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Neutral Colors - Nature formed by man. Understated natural color defines orderly natural forms and evokes a sense of peace and tranquility. Shot with a Hi-res 36 mega pixel camera ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Dream Girl
Located in Miami, FL
Done in 1970 during the psychedelic era, Mitchell Funk zooms a sleeping girl in Central Park. There a perfect balance between the zoom of colors emanating from her head and the as...
Category
1970s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tree Candy - Simpson Park Brickell Miami
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Trees taste good.
The first image enlarged is most accurate for color.
Signed, dating and numbered 4/15 recto, unframed, other sizes available. printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Inkjet
San Francisco Nocturne
Located in Miami, FL
The joy of photography is on full display as Mitchell Funk captures the moody blues and reds of San Francisco's California street . Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on vers...
Category
1990s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Two Umbrellas in New York Snowstorm
Located in Miami, FL
Heavy snow creates a shadowless scene that allows blue and red umbrellas to pop out from a subdued background. Funk captures a magic moment of perfect spatial and color harmony.
Si...
Category
1990s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Jubilation Trees: San Francisco Victorian - Red Foliage
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Colorful Jubilation Trees set against a charming Victorian in the Mission District of San Francisco.
Jubilation Trees are Art made by God.
Signed, dated and numbered 3/15 recto, un...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Child Cat
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 , other size available, unframed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ocean Drive, South Beach, Irene Marie Models Moody Night Neon by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The classic view of Miami Beach's Ocean Drive with reflections is captured by veteran Color Photographer Mithcell Funk. The image overflows with soft bleeding colors that melt into...
Category
1990s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Noble Lion at Sunset
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100.
Noble lion caught in quintessential and heroic pose against primal sunset sunet. Signed, dated and numbered lower right recto. 4/15 Printed later, un...
Category
1980s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Golden Gate Bridge with Vista of San Francisco in Pastel Pinks
Located in Miami, FL
Taken from Bernal Heights, San Francisco, Signed, dated lower and numbered 2-15 lower right recto, unframed, other sizes available, printed later. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art pape...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Classical Roman Bronze Head in Thought
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Roman bronze figure after the antique is capture in an introspective moment. Highlights on the eyelids accent the dreamy quality of the gaze. ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Waterfall of Spanish Moss. Neutral Colors
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Art made by God.
Signed, dating and numbered 2/15 recto, unframed, printed later, other size available. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper and printed later
Robert Funk is a pho...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Magical New York in Autumn Colors with Golden Light on Glowing Bridge
Located in Miami, FL
Color Photographer Mithcell Funk captures a magical moment when light strikes the Throgs Neck Bridge in New York City. Muted autumn colors interact in a syncopated rhythm producing ...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rockefeller Center Nocturne in Art Deco Moody Blue, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic New York City scenes have been creatively documented by the insightful eye of veteran photographer Mitchell Funk for over 50 years. His interpretation of one of Manhattan's ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Central Park Boat House in Golden Light Impressionist Reflections
Located in Miami, FL
Trailblazing photographer Mitchell Funk explores the possibilities of abstraction in a documentary photograph. Golden light reflects off the water creating an impressionist like ab...
Category
1970s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Classical Roman Bronze Head in thought
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Roman bronze figure after the antique is capture in an introspective moment. Highlights on the eyelids accent the dreamy quality of the gaze. ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Vintage Rowboat in Central Parks Boat Landing with Pastel Colors
Located in Miami, FL
Stacked blue rowboats reflect their pastel azure color into the golden brown waters of the Lake in Central Park. This image was taken 54 years ago. This style of wooden rowboat...
Category
1970s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Bow Bridge Landscape in Gold
Located in Miami, FL
Bow Bridge is one of the most iconic and photographed features of Central Park. Built in 1862, this Victorian-era bridge spans 60 feet across the Central Park Lake and connects Cherr...
Category
1970s Impressionist Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Impressionist photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Impressionist photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mitchell Funk, Harold Davis, Robert Funk, and Marc Garrison. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Photographic Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Impressionist photography, so small editions measuring 3.5 inches across are also available. Prices for photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $65,500, while the average work sells for $4,250.