American Impressionist Art

Elegant mid-century watercolor still-life with grapes, a vase, and fine china depicting three cranes by Laurelda Cecille Schmidt (American, 1903-1994). Presented in a giltwood frame...

An oil painting of a washroom, soaked in pale yellow hues. A horizontal mirror hangs on the wall above the tub, abstractly reflecting the artist and the back of her easel. Framed i...

Immerse yourself in the breathtaking beauty of the Rocky Mountains with this stunning mid-century oil painting by renowned artist Clarence Durham. Capturing the tranquil waters of Jenny Lake...

"And wasn't it good for a boy to be Out to old Aunt Mary's" Charcoal and watercolor on artist illustration board, 1900 Initialed and dated lower right: H.C.C. 1900 by the artist (see...

Blossom Time in Tokyo Color woodcut, 1914 Signed by the artist in pencil on the image (see photo) Signed in the block with the artist red stamp and her initials (see photo) Condition...

Clyde Steadman's "Country Road" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto painting of a pastoral setting.

"Nature Walk" Forest Landscape in Watercolor on Paper, with Note from the Artist Dramatic sunset landscape by notable watercolorist Douglas W. Trowbridge (American, b. 1960). Signe...

"Garden Serenade" is a 30x30 acrylic painting on canvas by artist Edward Rittenberg. Featured is a blooming garden full of flowers layered over an expressive blue background. Each in...

Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...

Beautiful watercolor of eucalyptus along New Brighton beach by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). From the estate of Les Anderson in Mon...

Vibrant still life by Free Dean (American, 1907-1987). Expertly executed depiction of yellow, red, and orange flowers arranged in a pot. To the left of the arrangement is a small jar...

Figure reclining in interior

"Lago Maggiore" is an impressionistic plein air painting depicting where the lake and shore meet at Lago Maggiore in Italy. Boats appear in the background. Dalessio masterfully paint...

This artwork "Seascape" is a watercolor by noted American artist, Charles Grant Davidson, 1865-1945. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The artwork size is 10.5 x 1...

"The Beach at Saint-Malo" is a plein air painting depicting a Brittany, France. A historic port-city along the English Channel, Saint Malo was designed with Gothic and Romanesque str...

About the artist: As an American artist, Wright’s travels have taken him to paint and/or teach throughout the United States and visiting over a dozen National Park sites in addition...

A beautiful oil painting on linen panel by master artist Donald Jurney. Please watch the video as it gives more accurate color than photos. This piece is framed in a handmade, close...

Beautiful mid-century watercolor landscape of trees and plants in a wetland habitat, done in a cool color palette with yellow accents, by Anthony Shemroske (American, 1921-2004). The...

Impressionist seashore landscape with figure of fisherman, lobster pots, and crashing waves in Gloucester Massachusetts. Willet has portrayed this piece in a most dramatic and energetic way and has packed much feeling into this miniature work. It is almost as if we are there in the waves in the early morning, with the man and his lobster pots. Christopher is known for capturing the beauty and simplicity of an earlier time of the 20th Century; old New York, families working together, villages and farms and friends taking walks together. Many are depicted in recognizable historical settings and this piece is an excellent example of this. Christopher engages his audience with the quick use of brushwork and great attention to picking up the energy passionately of his subjects. The piece comes housed in a decorated dark tone wood frame and it is ready to be displayed with hanging wire on verso. Art measures 5 x 7 inches Frame measures 7.25 x 9.25 inches Christopher Willett...

California Coastline by Gail Wilhelm Serene seascape painting of the California coastline by Novato artist Gail Wilhelm (American, 1938-2018). Hues of blues and browns make up the w...

Artist: Joseph Raffael – American (1933-) Title: Evening Lily Year: 1981 Medium: Lithograph in colors on Arches paper Sheet size: 40 x 30 inches. Framed size: 44 x 34 inches Signat...

Quiet Stream, Small-Scale Mid Century California Landscape, 1937 Plein air painting of a California landscape, quiet stream and hills, 1937. Attributed to California artist, art co...

Yana Beylinson's (US based) "March" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts impressionistic yellow and mauve flowers and leaves on a white co...

French impressionist landscape lithograph by Jean Marzelle (1916 - 2005) who lived and worked in France and was known for painting. The work consists of greens, blues, yellows, and o...

Title: The Light Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 24 x 24 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting ...

The greenhouse became a favorite subject of Donald Vogel's in the 1980's. As Vogel reflected in the 1998 catalogue published for his traveling retrospective exhibition, "The greenhou...

A stunning Mid-20th Century depiction of a man writing with the with thick use of paint and vibrant coloration. The model posing is writing on a paper with rolled up sleeves, a wonde...

Clouds Above the High Desert - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper Bold landscape line drawing by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). Giant cumulous clouds...

This artwork "Sitting Nude" 1949 is a watercolor on paper by noted California (German/American) artist Ernst Stolz, 1901-1989. It is signed and dated at t...

Hollis Dunlap's (US based) "Susan in Red, White and Blue" (2017) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman in a white dress relaxing on a multicolored couch...

An early-20th-century, landscape showing a view of the coastline at Moss Beach in Monterey County with slate-blue skies overhead and a view towards a stand ...

Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...

Vibrant ocean sunset, an oil painting of a pastel sunset by an unknown Northern California artist. Unframed and unsigned. Image size, 24"H x 24"L.

Limited edition drypoint etching of a nude figure from a posterior view by Jim Smyth (American, b. 1938). Numbered and signed by hand "7/15 Jim Smyth" along the bottom edge. Presented in a new cream and off-white double mat. No frame. Image size: 14.75"H x 10.75"W Jim Smyth (American, b. 1938) has studied at the Academia de Belle Arti in Fiorenza, Italy, Ecole des BeauxArts in Geneva, New York Academy and the Art Students league. He is also a graduate from UC Berkeley with a degree in Fine Art. Although academically trained, Smyth practices and teaches a more impressionistic style of painting, focusing on Alla Prima technique. He is particularly knowledgeable about drawing, perspective, color theory and the human figure, his passion. Smyth, with an extensive academic knowledge, has a profound love of all human representations as illustrated by his humorous quick sketches from life. He also practices and teaches oil painting and pastels. When not in Provence, or Southeastern France, Smyth teaches intensely in art schools, art centers and several colleges in the Bay Area. He is a beloved instructor and his classes fill in quickly as he is very knowledgeable. On his return to the United States, he began studying with Mr. Alanson Appleton at the College of San Mateo, San Mateo, California. Smyth was a founding member of the Appletree Etchers, Inc., an etching print shop organized by Mr. Appleton and his students to develop and promote color intaglio. Smyth served as Master Printer at the studio for many years perfecting the techniques of intaglio and developing the color theories of Mr. Appleton as applied to the deep etched plate. Smyth received his degree from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1972 and holds the California Community College Certificate and an Adult Education Certificate. Smyth was invited to teach "Anatomy for Artists" at Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California, as a result of his many years of dissection of the cadaver and developed the course of study of Perspective for the college. During this period, he began teaching Life Drawing at the Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, Palo Alto, California. During the following thirty years Smyth has taught an average of twelve classes per week at the Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, the Palo Alto Art Center and the Burlingame Recreation Department among others in all phases of drawing and painting. He has conducted many workshops for the California Academy of Painters in many aspects of drawing and painting. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor of Drawing at the College of San Mateo, San Mateo, California. He is an authority on the materials of painting and drawing, techniques of traditional drawing and painting, color theory, perspective and anatomy for artists. In his career in Life Drawing, Smyth has made over two hundred thousand drawings from the model. In addition to studies at Berkeley, Smyth has studied at the College of San Mateo, Foothill College, De Anza College, Mission College and West Valley College, all in California. One of the pivotal points in his career was studying with Mr. Maynard Dixon Stewart at the University of San Jose, California. He spent a year at the New York Academy of Art where he was offered a full scholarship and at the Art Students League of New York. He concurrently attended classes at the National Academy of Design in New York. Among others, Smyth studied with M. Andrejivec, Ted Schmidt, Elliot Goldfinger, Gary Fagin, Ted Jacobs, Leo Neufeld, David Leffel, Jack Ferragasso, Jim Childs and Everett Raymond Kinstler and Kim English. Smyth has also studied with the noted painter and colorist, Ovanes Berberian. In 2002 Jim was invited to study at the Academy of Art in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he worked in Life Drawing and Life Painting. Smyth is a popular lecturer, a sought after demonstrator and juror. He is the recipient of many awards for both his painting and his teaching. In 1988 and again in 2003, he received the Kenneth Washburn...

This beautiful vintage landscape painting from the 1950s, created by the talented woman artist Zola Zaugg (1890-1983), showcases the serene beauty of the mountains near Colorado Spri...

Vendiendo Platanos is a 18 x 12 oil on panel paininting by William Kalwick. This was done on site in Nahuala , Guatemala. A frame has been ordered for the painting. This Nahuala Coop, 100% women farmer produced washed Guatemala heirloom coffee features sweet, clean and bright aromas of hazelnut. The flavor is rich, with notes of chocolate, citrus and roasted nuts, finishing smooth and lingering. Nearly the entire population of the municipality is made up of ethnic K'iche' Maya who speak the K'iche' language. The population of the township is estimated to be between 50,000 and 85,000 individuals, about 10% of whom live in the head-town. Statistics vary widely because much of the township's territory and several large villages are also claimed by Nahualá' sister township, Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán. Kalwick’s paintings cover a wide range of subject matter. However, he is best known for his Guatemalan market scenes, Guatemalan figurative work, and portraits. Recent portrait commissions include Harold Hook, retiring CEO of American General Corp.; Reese Jones, international golf course designer; and Paul Merriman, retiring CEO of Hisco Corp. Kalwick was honored for the second time with a one-man show sponsored by the United States Embassy at the Museo Ixchel in Guatemala City. Southwest Art magazine featured Kalwick’s work on the cover and elaborated upon his style in an article titled “Guatemala Days.” He also was featured in Art of the West magazine . Kalwick’s portrait painting was featured in Southwest Art magazine . Kalwick has participated in many shows including the Masters of the American West at the Autry Museum in Los Angeles, California; the Prix de West...

Another Day by E. Melinda Morrison is 24 x 30 is egg tempera on an ACM panel. Framed in a black 3-1/2" gilded frame. ACM (Aluminum Composite Material) panels have several advantag...

John Terelak Biography American, b. 1942 John Charles Terelak is recognized as one of America's finest living impressionists. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he received formal art i...

A vintage watercolor capturing a statue of an ascetic in a garden by Theodore Ernest Langguth (German-American, 1861-1952). 1915-20. Signed "T. Langguth" in lower left. Presented in ...

William J. Schultz, American (1919 - 2005) William J. "Bill" Schultz had been a renowned American Impressionist artist and teacher for over sixty-five years. Co-Founder, and Director of the AIS had inspired numerous professional artists and teachers through his teaching. He also was a Master Pastelist in the Pastel Society of America and had won many awards for his oil and pastel paintings. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1919, he died in Vero Beach, Florida in 2005. He served in the Army in World War II including duty in Europe. He was discharged in 1946 with rank of First Sergeant. Schultz began his art studies with Martin C. Hoy, a fine artist and student of Robert Henri and William M. Chase. He graduated from The Vesper George School Of Art in Boston, Massachusetts in 1949. He then studied under National Academicians Jerry Farnsworth, Ivan Olinsky (a student of John Singer Sargent) and Robert Brackman. Winner of many awards for oil and pastel works. Was a noted portrait artist. He was a founding Director of the American Impressionist Society and an award winning member of the Pastel Society Of America. He studied under notable National Academicians Robert Brachman, Ivan Olinsky and Jerry Farnsworth. Schultz opened his own art studio and school in Lenox, Massachusetts and taught impressionist painting to hundreds of students, some of whom are now nationally recognized themselves. After 25 years at that location Schultz and his wife moved to Vero Beach, Florida where he continued to teach, as well as provide lectures and exhibitions around the country. Illustrated articles about Schultz and his work have appeared in "American Artist", "Southwest Profiles", "Artists Of Florida" and other periodicals. For a short time he studied alongside Norman Rockwell at a studio in Stockbridge, Massachusetts where Rockwell had established the base for his illustration work. Schultz was the proud possessor of an autographed sketch of himself that Norman Rockwell had created and was signed by Rockwell. Schultz's art has been exhibited in museums and galleries in Boston, New York City, Sante Fe, and numerous Florida locations...

"The Artists Wife" Realistic Nude Woman in Conté on Paper by Garth Benton Detailed nude drawing by Paul "Garth" Garfield Benton (American, 1940-2012). Po...

Four-Panel Thumbnail Sketches of Desert and Canyon Landscapes in Ink on Paper Collection of landscape line drawings by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). Fou...

Foggy Coastal Seascape in Oil on Illustration Board Dramatic seascape with coastal cliffs by unknown artist "Kelly" (20th Century). The viewer stands at the edge of the ocean, atop ...

Artist: Arnold Grossman (American, 1923-2016) Title: The concrete Plant Year: c.1970 Medium: Watercolor Paper: Watercolor paper Image size: 11.25 x...

Storm over mountains

West Wind Robert Kipniss, American (1931) Date: circa 1981 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 151/250 Size: 4 x 3.25 in. (10.16 x 8.255 cm) Frame Size: 11.25 x 9.5 ...

A vibrant 1970's vintage autumn watercolor landscape scene of an aspen tree with fall foliage by Lewis Suzuki (American, 1920-2016). Artist's signatu...

Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...

This artwork titled "State Capitol at night, Sacramento, California" c.1960 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist William Jack Laycox, 1921-1984. It is signed at he low...

Serene landscape painting of a quiet pond surrounded by birch trees by California artist Doris Clement (American, 20th Century). Signed "Doris Clement" lower right. Presented in a p...

Latex acrylic

JOSEPH PENNELL (1857 - 1926) NEW FISH MARKET - (NEW YORK) 1921 (W 797) Etching, Signed in pencil, edition probably 50. 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches. Full sheet, ...

Fifteen-Panel Thumbnail Sketches of Desert and Canyon Landscapes in Ink on Paper Collection of landscape line drawings by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). ...

This artwork "Landscape with House" 1973 is a watercolor on paper by American artist Rachel Bentley, 1894-1991. It is signed and dated at the lower righ...

This artwork "California Landscape in Autumn" c.1980, is an oil painting on canvas by noted California artist Bill Shaddix, b.1930. It is signed at the lo...

"Looking out the Window", a Bay Area figurative painting with two nude figures gazing out of a window at the San Francisco Bay by Patricia Gren-Hayes (A...

Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...

Tranquil landscape by Lylia T. Shackelford (20th Century). A calm stream flows down the center of the painting, framed on either side by lush grass and tall trees. Beyond the trees a...

"Snug Harbor" Etching of a Romantic Harbor Scene 1928 Tall ships in a "Snug Harbor" by Armin Carl Hansen (American, 1886-1957. On wove paper. Image, 6"H x 8"W Sheet, 9.75"H x 12"W ...

Helen M. Goodwin (1865 - 1955) Nantucket, Massachusetts Oil on canvas laid on panel 12 x 16 inches Signed and titled lower right Helen M. Goodwin was born in New Castle, Indiana in ...