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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David and Bathsheba
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
King Solomon, 1956 Lithograph on paper unsigned and not numbered 35 x 26 Edition of 6500 From Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue Artistique e...
Lithograph
John Singer Sargent "Cashmere" 1912 Lithograph
Located in New York, NY
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925) Cashmere, 1912 Lithograph Sight: 24 x 16 3/4 in. Framed: 22 1/2 x 30 x 1 2/3 in. Hand signed by artist lower left *Note some glare on mat fr...
Lithograph
Impressionnism : The Nymphs in Giverny - Lithograph on Vellum - 300 copies
By Claude Monet
Located in Paris, IDF
Claude MONET (after) Impressionnism : The Nymphs in Giverny Lithogrpah after a painting Printed signature in the plate Numbered / 300 copies On vellum 30 x 59 cm (c. 12 x 24 in) Ex...
Lithograph
La Plage a Deauville, Impressionist Lithograph by Georges Lambert
Located in Long Island City, NY
La Plage a Deauville by Georges Lambert, (1919 - 1998) Date: circa 1977 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Image Size: 19 x 27.5 inches Size: 21 x 29.5 ...
Lithograph
$1,710Sale Price|40% Off
"Venice" Reflections and the Canal Serigraph by Howard Behrens Limited Ed 43/100
Located in Soquel, CA
"Venice" Reflections and the Canal Serigraph by Howard Behrens Limited Ed 43/100 Serigraph on paper signed and ltd ed numbered 43 of 100 screened prints made by Howard Chesner Behren...
Printer's Ink, Laid Paper, Serigraph
$600
La Plage a Deauville, Signed Impressionist Lithograph by Georges Lambert
Located in Long Island City, NY
La Plage a Deauville by Georges Lambert, 1919 - 1998 Date: circa 1977 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Image Size: 19 x 27.5 inches Size: 21 x 29.5 in....
Pencil, Lithograph
George Segal 'Don Quixote (New York City Ballet)' 1968
By George Segal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original exhibition poster features Don Quixote by George Segal, created in 1968 for the New York City Ballet. A leading figure of American Pop Art, Segal is renowned for his sc...
Offset
$48Sale Price|20% Off
La Terrasse Offset Print, Impressionist Style, Circa 1918, Excellent
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare exhibition poster features Pierre Bonnard’s La Terrasse, created around 1918–1920, and published as part of the Collection of European Masters for the Kunstsammlung Nordrhe...
Offset
$416Sale Price|20% Off
Original Carthusia Capri - Italy, perfume vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage poster Carthusia Capri (Italy) perfume vintage poster. Artist: Mario Laboccetta. "CARTHUSIA I PROFUMI DI CAPRI" Size 26.5" x ...
Offset
$60Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse 'Le Gouter' 1999- Impressionism Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare exhibition poster featuring Henri Matisse's Le Goûter (The Snack) is part of the prestigious "Collection of European Masters" series, published by Achenbach Editions for th...
Offset
Paysage, Signed Impressionist Lithograph by Jean Claude Picot
Located in Long Island City, NY
Since 1956, Jean Claude Picot has been a full-time professional artist. He has seriously studied the works of the Fauvist masters Vlaminck, Derain and Matisse. Like these great maste...
Lithograph
SNOWBOUND
Located in Santa Monica, CA
FRANCES H. GEARHART (1869-1958) SNOWBOUND c.1928 Color block print, Signed and titled in pencil. 11 x 6 ½” sheet c. 14 x 9” Laid down on backing board. The usual slight browning a...
Color, Linocut, Woodcut
"Evergreen", American Realist Lithograph by Chris Forrest 1980
Located in Soquel, CA
"Evergreen", American Realist Lithograph by Chris Forrest 1980 Colorful lithograph of chickadee's perched on branches by American artist Chris Forest (b. 1946.) Three chickadee's re...
Lithograph, Wove Paper
pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the pastel). A soft and delicate impression, printed in Paris in 1948 and published in an edition of 1200 by Braun et Cie. Size: 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (164 x 11...
Lithograph, Stencil
Summer's Onslaught, Signed Screen Print by Jon Carsman
By Jon Carsman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Summer's Onslaught by Jon Carsman, (1944 - 1987) Date: circa 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Image Size: 25.5 x 17.5 inches Size: 30 in. x 22 in. ...
Screen
$60Sale Price|20% Off
Purple Robe and Anemones Offset Print, Impressionist Style, 2004
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Purple Robe and Anemones" is a famous painting by the French artist Henri Matisse, created in 1937. It's part of Matisse's later period, characterized by vibrant colors, simplified ...
Offset
Antique Japanese Woodblock "Pine Tree of the Friendly Garden" Signed Print
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Japanese woodblock print by Toshi Yoshida (1911 - 1995) . Print on paper. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 31 by 16 inches overall, and 20.5 by 10.5 painting alone. Excellent con...
Archival Paper
Sur la Plage, A Berneval
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Delteil 5, Stella 5 Etching in Black Ink, c. 1892 Third State of Three, Plate is bevelled First Edition, Signed in the Plate As Published in Loys Delteil’s Le Peintre Graveur Ill...
Etching
'The Plaza, Sunset Glow' — 1920s Signed Drypoint, Central Park, NYC
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Walter Tittle, 'The Plaza, Sunset Glow', drypoint, c. 1920s, edition not stated. Signed in pencil and initialed in the plate, lower right. Titled 'The Plaza, Sunset' and annotated 'no. 165' in ink, in the bottom left sheet corner. A superb, luminous impression in dark brown ink, with selectively wiped plate tone; on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 to 2 1/4 inches). Pale tape stains on the top sheet edge, recto, well away from the image, otherwise in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 11 3/4 x 6 15/16 inches (299 x 176 mm); sheet size 15 11/16 x 9 inches (399 x 229 mm). A view across 'The Pond' in New York City's Central Park, toward Grand Army Plaza...
Drypoint
$1,082
Ivan Kupala. Fortunetelling for wreaths. Figurative Canvas Print by Simon Kozhin
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
PRODUCT DETAILS Ivan Kupala. Fortunetelling for wreaths, canvas print by Simon Kozhin. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and depth of a stretched canvas print. Your image ...
Canvas, Giclée
pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the pastel). A soft and delicate impression, printed in Paris in 1948 and published in an edition of 1200 by Braun et Cie. Size: 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (164 x 11...
Lithograph, Stencil
Baudelaire de Profil en Chapeau - Etching by Edouard Manet - 1869
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and drypoint on paper, realized in 1867/68 and published in 1869. 3rs state on 3, printed by Salmon and published in 1869, with the addition of lettering. Ref. Harris 59; G...
Paper, Drypoint, Etching
Original "Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds" vintage World War One poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds vintage military poster.. Artist F. Strothmann. Original World War 1 antique vintage poster; archival linen backed and ready to fram...
Lithograph
Matisse Blue Nude II Serigraph, Impressionist, Offset Print, 1990s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This second edition of Henri Matisse’s Blue Nude III is an authorized open-edition print, recreated with the permission of the Estate of Henri Matisse. The printing quality is superb...
Offset
SUR LA PLAGE, a BERNEVAL
Located in Santa Monica, CA
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOR (1841 - 1919) SUR LA PLAGE, a BERNEVAL (D.: S. 5) Drypoint on laid paper. The plate was created in c. 1892. Plate 5 3/8 x 3 3/4". Sheet 11 1/4 x 10 1/8". This...
Etching
Fruits and Flowers, Impressionist Lithograph after Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marc Chagall, After, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Fruits and Flowers Medium: Lithograph, facsimile signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 375 Image Size: 18 x 15 inches Frame Size: 3...
Lithograph
$550Sale Price|26% Off
Spring Thaw hand pulled serigraph by Ray Vinella
By Ray Vinella
Located in Paonia, CO
Spring Thaw has vibrant fall colors with melting snow creating a strong contrast as the season is changing and a small section of a stream in the foreground.. Ray Vinella immig...
Screen
$750Sale Price|31% Off
Eros Vanne - Cupid Exhausted
Located in Santa Monica, CA
HENRI de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (French 1864 - 1901) EROS VANNE (Cupid Exhausted), 1894 (Delteil 74; Adhemar 81; Adriani 92) Original lithograph, cover of music / song sheet words by Maur...
Lithograph
Le Village Inspire, scenes from the Montmartre District of Paris, Utrillo 1950
Located in Paonia, CO
A street scene in the Parisian district of Montmartre created for the portfolio Le Village inspire, Chronique de la Boheme de Montmartre (1920-1950)..... after Maurice Utrillo edited by Vertex in 1950 and limited to 550 copies. Signed within the plate lithograph with hand coloured pochoir. The Le Village Inspire suite, which consisted of 12 pochoirs after the Utrillo gouaches...
Screen
"Kitten Went in the Night" (A black cat playing with broom and Halloween ghost)
By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Located in Fairlawn, OH
"Kitten Went in the Night" (A black cat playing with broom and Halloween ghost) from Le Chat Noir Gillotage chromotype, 1898 Signed in the image lower right Cats were a symbol of fr...
Other Medium
Lawn Tennis, Impressionist Screenprint by Mark King
By Mark King
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mark King (1931 - 2014) - Lawn Tennis, Year: 1991, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 230/295, Image Size: 30 x 39.75 inches, Size: 37.25 x 45.75 in. (...
Screen
Jeanne (Le Printemps) - Etching by Edouard Manet - 1882
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and drypoint on paper. Signed and titled on plate. Pubished on the "Gazette des Beaux-Arts". Printed b A. Porcabeuf, Paris. Image Dimensions : 15.5 x 11 cm Very good cond...
Paper, Drypoint, Etching
$1,463Sale Price|24% Off
Vachère au Bord de l'Eau
Located in Santa Monica, CA
CAMILLE PISSARRO (French 1830-1903) VACHERE au BORD de l’EAU 1890 (Delteil 93 viii/viii) Etching, unsigned as published in “Gazette des Beaux Arts”, Paris, 1890. On laid paper Very...
Drypoint, Etching
Lovers in Monet's Garden Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Tony Bennett
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Tony Bennett Title: Lovers in Monet's Garden Lithograph Signed and Marked PP 1/10 ( Printers Proof ) Paper Size: 30" x 24" inches Image Size : 25" x 20" inches Anthony...
Lithograph
$460Sale Price|20% Off
"Baby's Tears", Hand Augmented 1970s Botanical Screenprint, 96/270
Located in Soquel, CA
Whimsical 1970's hand painted botanical silkscreen of baby's tears plant by Babette Joslyn Bauman Eddleston (American, 1922-1990). This limited edition screen print has splashes of color painted in by hand. The edition number 96/270 is written lower left. It is titled "Baby's Tears" and signed "Babette Eddleston...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
"Light Moving Through II, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 40" x 40"
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract landscape limited edition print by Ken Elliott is made with oil paint features a forest scene with a bold, contrasting palette of cool, deep blues that are accented by ...
Digital, Giclée
$200Sale Price|20% Off
Spray of Leaves Serigraph, Matisse Cut-Outs, 2010, Unframed, 22x30
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Henri Matisse created Spray of Leaves as part of his iconic Cut-Outs series during the later years of his life, specifically in the early 1950s. The Cut-Outs emerged as a revolutiona...
Screen
Electricians. 1959, paper, monotype, 54x40 cm.
Located in Riga, LV
Albert Goltyakov (1924-2016) Born in a family of workers. Studied at the Krasnoselsk Technical School of Artistic Metal Processing (1948-52), graduated from the LVMA Department of ...
Paper, Monotype
$1,500
FRUIT FOR SALE - Beautiful Example From The Gearhart's "Let's Pay" Series
Located in Santa Monica, CA
FRANCES H. GEARHART and Sisters (THE GEARHARTS) FRUIT FOR SALE c.1928 Color block print. Signed “The Gearharts” and titled. This is an original block print from “Let’s Play”, an...
Woodcut
Three Children
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Three Children" c.1995 is an original color serigraph by Israeli artist Zamy Steynovitz, 1951-2000. It is hand signed and numbered 83/300...
Screen
"Family Reunion" Large original color serigraph
By Don Hatfield
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Family Reunion" 1992 is an original color serigraph on heavy Coventry paper by noted American artist Donald (Don) Hatfield, b.1947....
Screen
La Petite Fille - Etching by Edouard Manet - 1861
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and drypoint on paper. Beautiful proof of 2nd state on 2, probably from the second Cadart edition of 1874. Signed in the plate on top right. Two holes in the center on top...
Paper, Drypoint, Etching
La Procession de Noel, Impressionist Giclee Print after Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marc Chagall, After, Russian (1887 - 1985) - La Procession de Noel, Medium: Giclee, facsimile signed, Edition: 375, Image Size: 11 x 18 inches, Frame Size: 26 x 31 inches, Publ...
Giclée
Flowers Before Window
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Flowers Before Window" c.1998 is an original color serigraph by Israeli artist Zamy Steynovitz, 1951-2000. It is hand signed and numbered E.A 34/50 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 10 x 7.75 inches, framed size is 21 x 18 inches. Custom framed in a gold frame, with off white matting matting. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Zamy Steynovitz was born in Liegnitz, Poland in 1951 and at a very early age he aspired to be a painter. He won first prize in an art competition for children before immigrating to Israel in 1957. Formally educated at the Art School in Tel-Aviv and the Royal Academy in London, he completed his studies and began artistic pursuits in earnest. Zamy established his place in the art world after displaying his work in one-man exhibitions around the world. His art subjects has been strongly influenced by Jewish tradition and folklore. Additionally, his work presents general themes such as Paris cafes, still lives, flowers, circuses and landscapes. In the early stages of his work, he used rich pastels and light brush strokes. When he visited South America in the early 1980’s, his work reflected his new surroundings and were further enhanced by local brightness and colorfulness. His paintings are a reflection of his Eastern-European Jewish heritage, and they are enhanced by a rich choice of warm tones and colors He became known in the circles of the Nobel Institute for Peace in Norway, and consequently was acquainted with many Nobel prize winners, such as Anwar Sadat, Menahem Begin, the Dalai Lama, Itzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Elie Wiesel, Desmond Tutu, Oscar Arias Sanchez, as well as many of the world’s greatest leaders and artists. He tragically passed away in September of 2000. The work of Zamy Steynovitz is held in numerous collections worldwide. Selected exhibitions 1970 – Museum – Ramat – Gan 1973 – Brussels – gallery L’Angle Aigu 1974 – London – International Gallery 1974 – Paris – Grand Palais Gallery 1975 – Milan – Brera Gallery 1976 – N.Y. Valentino Gallery – N.Y. Hilton 1977 – N.Y. Valentino Gallery – N.Y. Hilton 1978 – Basel - Aactual Gallery 1978 – Geneva – Bohren Gallery 1978 – Oslo – Nobel Peace Prize Exhibit 1979 – London – Hamilton Gallery 1979 – N.Y. – Canty Art Gallery 1979 – Amsterdam – Schipper Gallery 1979 – Washington – International Art Fair 1980 – Cleveland – Jewish Museum 1980 – Tel-Aviv – Habima National Art Fair 1981 – Abraham – Goodman House N.Y. 1981 – San Lucas Gallery – Bogotá 1981 – Petach-Tikva – Israel – Shelanu Gallery 1982 – Pedro Gerson Gallery – Mexico City 1983 – Simon Bolivar...
Screen
$3,325Sale Price|30% Off
San Jacinto Color Woodcut Print, American Impressionist, Circa 1926
Located in Santa Monica, CA
FRANCES H. GEARHART (1869-1958) (Mt.) SAN JACINTO c. 1926 Color block print. Signed in pencil. Unknown edition but uncommon. Image 6 5/8 x 4 1/8 inches. On Gearhart's typical fibrous japan paper. Sheet 10 ½ x 5 7/8 inches. Generally fresh with her usual pinholes along right margin for printing, slight bit of discoloration in the margins Provenance: Whitmore - Print Corner, Hingham MA. Their Gearhart inventory no. They were Gearhart's principal East coast dealer in the 30's. Obtained from the Whitmore Collection’s grandson in 1995. Old Print Shop...
Woodcut
The Dance Center at the Paris Opera - Lithograph Signed
By Edgar Degas
Located in Paris, IDF
Edgar DEGAS (1834-1917) (after) The Dance Center at the Paris Opera Lithograph after a painting by the artist Signed in the plate On vellum, 56 x 76 cm (c. 22 x 29.9 in) Very good ...
Lithograph
$958Sale Price|20% Off
Original Bruxelles Foire Internationale vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original linen-backed Bruxelles (Brussels) Foire Internationale oversize vintage travel poster. The poster features the most famous Grand Pal...
Lithograph
Joe's View Deep Yellow Sky, Impressionist Lithograph by John Beerman
By John Beerman
Located in Long Island City, NY
John Beerman, American (1958 - ) - Joe's View Deep Yellow Sky, Year: 2002, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 4/36, Image Size: 18 x 25 inches, Size: 26...
Lithograph
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Chit Chat, Itzchak Tarkay
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Itzchak Tarkay (1935-2012) Title: Chit Chat Year: 2010 Medium: Silkscreen on wove paper Size: 11.75 x 8.5 inches Edition: 178/750, plus 100 Remarques Condition: Excellent Ins...
Screen
Paris, l'Hotel De Ville
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled " Paris, l'Hotel De Ville" c.1980, is an original colors lithograph on Arches paper by French artist Urbain Huchet, 1930-2014. It is hand signed and numbered 140/...
Lithograph
Andre Minaux "Tete de Femme" Original Lithograph c.1960s
By Andre Minaux
Located in San Francisco, CA
Andre Minaux "Tete de Femme" Original Lithograph c.1960s From a limited edition of only 90. This lithograph is pencil signed and numbered by the artist. Dimensions 22" x 29 1/2". T...
Lithograph
$600
Spring Fever, Psychedelic Lithograph by Ronald Julius Christensen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Spring Fever Ronald Julius Christensen, American (1923–1999) Date: 1980 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 295 Size: 42 x 29.5 in. (106.68 x 74.93 cm)
Lithograph
Provence : Sainte Victoire Mountain - Etching and aquatint engraved by J. Villon
By Paul Cézanne
Located in Paris, IDF
Paul CÉZANNE (after) Provence : Sainte Victoire Mountain Etching and aquatint Engraved by Jacques Villon after the painting of Cezanne Signature printed in the plate On Arches vellu...
Etching, Aquatint
Sunset, Impressionist Lithograph by John Beerman
By John Beerman
Located in Long Island City, NY
John Beerman, American (1958 - ) - Sunset, Year: 1994, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: CTP #3, Image Size: 18 x 30 inches, Size: 25.5 x 37 in. (64.7...
Lithograph
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Les Honneurs, Michel Delacroix
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Michel Delacroix (1933) Title: Les Honneurs Year: 1988 Edition: XCIIII/CL; 150 Arabic Numerals on Rives paper, 150 Roman Numerals on Japon paper, and 25 APs on Rives paper Me...
Lithograph
Day Flowers, Signed Floral Lithograph by Joan Paley
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Paley, a native of Connecticut, has studied Art at Connecticut College, the University of Hartford, and the Art Student's League of New York. The source of Paley's artistic insp...
Lithograph
La Revue Blanche
Located in Santa Monica, CA
La Revue Blanche, 1895 Medium: Lithograph on Paper Artwork Size: 52 x 37 in Framed Size: 62 x 47.75 in This work is Framed La Revue blanche was a French art and literary magazin...
Lithograph
Desiderata, Impressionist Offset Lithograph by Bill Alexander
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bill Alexander, Prussian/American (1915 - ) - Desiderata, Year: 1971, Medium: Offset Lithograph, signed and dated in the plate, Image Size: 20 x 16 i...
Offset
$60Sale Price|20% Off
John Singer Sargent 'An Out-of-Doors Study' 2001- Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This poster features An Out-of-Doors Study by John Singer Sargent, a luminous example of his impressionistic brushwork and masterful handling of light. Part of the Brooklyn Museum’s ...
Offset
New York City, Modern Lithograph by Fairfield Porter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Fairfield Porter, American (1907 - 1975) Title: Untitled (NYC) Year: 1969 Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Size: 22 in. x 30 in. (55.8...
Lithograph