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Impressionist Art

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
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"A Day by the Lake" Impressionist Lakeshore with Figures Oil on Canvas Painting
"A Day by the Lake" Impressionist Lakeshore with Figures Oil on Canvas Painting

"A Day by the Lake" Impressionist Lakeshore with Figures Oil on Canvas Painting

By Luigi Cagliani

Located in New York, NY

A whimsical oil painting depicting a Courtyard Scene with a cafe of figures in France by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist, most of Cagliani's works were produced in...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Olof Arborelius Ships in Moonlight Italian Coastal Scene
Olof Arborelius Ships in Moonlight Italian Coastal Scene

Olof Arborelius Ships in Moonlight Italian Coastal Scene

Located in Stockholm, SE

This moonlit harbor scene is painted with remarkable spontaneity and freedom. A dark sailing vessel rises against a glowing path of reflected moonlight, while the surrounding boats, ...

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1870s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Venetian Masquerade" Romantic Impressionist Oil Painting Street Scene & Figures
"Venetian Masquerade" Romantic Impressionist Oil Painting Street Scene & Figures

"Venetian Masquerade" Romantic Impressionist Oil Painting Street Scene & Figures

By Luigi Cagliani

Located in New York, NY

A whimsical oil painting depicting a Street Scene in Venice of people going to a from a masquerade, by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist, most of Cagliani's works we...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Not My Story
Not My Story

Not My Story

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Not My Story” is a small contemporary figurative painting with a luminous female figure set against a deep dark background and two male figures behind her. The work reflects a situa...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

“October Morning Matunuck, c. 1925” Frank Convers Mathewson Rhode Island Oil
“October Morning Matunuck, c. 1925” Frank Convers Mathewson Rhode Island Oil

“October Morning Matunuck, c. 1925” Frank Convers Mathewson Rhode Island Oil

Located in Yardley, PA

About this work: “Birches and Huckleberry, October Morning Matunuck, c. 1925” by Frank Convers Mathewson (American, 1862-1941). A stunningly beautiful autumn view of Matunuck, Rhode...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Neptuno Figurative Art Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Neptuno Figurative Art Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Neptuno Figurative Art Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Figurative Art, Large Painting Artist: Oleg Kateryniuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Contemporary Art Title:...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French school Landscape village Houses with Orange Roof signed
French school Landscape village Houses with Orange Roof signed

French school Landscape village Houses with Orange Roof signed

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️ Landscape Village of Houses with orange roof⬅️ ⏩It is signed J Dangu⏪ (1926-2015) ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐61x5...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars

"On a green background."Green collection.
"On a green background."Green collection.

"On a green background."Green collection.

Located in Zofingen, AG

Miniature painting is like a little pearl in a collection of paintings. It was created specifically so that you can decorate your room and harmoniously place it in combination with p...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic

French school Landscape countryside forest oil painting Signed
French school Landscape countryside forest oil painting Signed

French school Landscape countryside forest oil painting Signed

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️ Landscape countryside forest⬅️ ⏩It is signed H Aucier⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on wood panel / isorel ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐33x41cm /13x16.1 i...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel, Stretcher Bars, Gesso

"Lemon juice."Abstract collection.
"Lemon juice."Abstract collection.

"Lemon juice."Abstract collection.

Located in Zofingen, AG

Miniature painting is like a little pearl in a collection of paintings. It was created specifically so that you can decorate your room and harmoniously place it in combination with p...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard

Summer Landscape with Birch Trees, Oil on cardboard, Signed, 1922
Summer Landscape with Birch Trees, Oil on cardboard, Signed, 1922

Summer Landscape with Birch Trees, Oil on cardboard, Signed, 1922

Located in Stockholm, Stockholm

Summer Day with Three Birches on Rolling Fields. A bright summer landscape depicting three birch trees standing before gently rolling fields and cultivated farmland, with a lake and ...

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1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

By Vahe Yeremyan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Landscape Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 32" x 21.5" x 0.8" inch (81 x 55 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrapp...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Vintage Oil Painting Sailing Ship Seascape Signed Maritime Ocean Art
Large Vintage Oil Painting Sailing Ship Seascape Signed Maritime Ocean Art

Large Vintage Oil Painting Sailing Ship Seascape Signed Maritime Ocean Art

Located in Palm Coast, FL

Impressive large-scale oil on canvas depicting a majestic sailing ship navigating powerful ocean waves beneath a dramatic sky filled with towering clouds. The composition is expansiv...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Beach Day II
Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Beach Day II

Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Beach Day II

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Beach Day II oil/canvas 11 x 14 image unframed, 17.5 x 20.25 framed signed LL Beach Day II is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that show...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Impressionistic Winter Snow Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Evening Light
Impressionistic Winter Snow Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Evening Light

Impressionistic Winter Snow Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Evening Light

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Evening Light 8 x 10 unframed, 13.13 x 15 framed Evening Light is a beautiful impressionistic winter landscape snow scene that shows the view behind my studio. The painting is on a ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French school Landscape Rouen on the banks of the Seine Signed oil painting 1961
French school Landscape Rouen on the banks of the Seine Signed oil painting 1961

French school Landscape Rouen on the banks of the Seine Signed oil painting 1961

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️ Landscape River scene⬅️ ⏩It is signed Bernard Héranval⏪ Rouen on the banks of the Seine ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size...

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1960s Impressionist Art

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

French school Luminous Landscape with water mill, oil painting Signed
French school Luminous Landscape with water mill, oil painting Signed

French school Luminous Landscape with water mill, oil painting Signed

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️ Luminous Landscape with Water mill⬅️ ⏩It is signed J Weakaes⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐48x36cm / 18.9x 14.2inc...

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1940s Impressionist Art

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Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars, Canvas

Edgar Degas, Dancer at the Barre, 1945 (after)
Edgar Degas, Dancer at the Barre, 1945 (after)

Edgar Degas, Dancer at the Barre, 1945 (after)

By Edgar Degas

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph after Edgar Degas (1834–1917), titled Danseur au bar (Dancer at the Barre), originates from the 1945 folio Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches. Published by The Stud...

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1940s Impressionist Art

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Lithograph

Books about Love
Books about Love

Books about Love

Located in Zofingen, AG

ABOUT THE ARTWORK Books about Love belongs to the Madeleine series, where memory appears not as an archive of facts, but as a fragile atmosphere shaped by objects, silence, and tende...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

A Shared Summer
A Shared Summer

A Shared Summer

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work explores the experience of shared presence — a state in which people are near one another without necessarily interacting directly, yet inhabiting the same time, space, and...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

"Treport" Impressionist French Beach Scene Oil Painting on Canvas with Figures
"Treport" Impressionist French Beach Scene Oil Painting on Canvas with Figures

"Treport" Impressionist French Beach Scene Oil Painting on Canvas with Figures

By François Gall

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful oil on canvas painting of a busy beach scene by François Gall. This painting is a wonderful example of his work from the prime of his career, depicting a lively beach sce...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shared Sun
Shared Sun

Shared Sun

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work reflects on a state of shared presence — a moment in which people exist side by side without direct interaction, yet inhabit the same space, the same time, the same warmth....

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Harmony" (2024), Original Midwestern Plains Landscape Oil Painting
"Harmony" (2024), Original Midwestern Plains Landscape Oil Painting

"Harmony" (2024), Original Midwestern Plains Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Denver, CO

"Harmony" (2024) by Stephanie Hartshorn is an original handmade oil painting on wood panel that depicts a serene midwestern plain in early afternoon. Artist Statement As a nod to m...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Wood, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel

Belgian school Luminous Landscape Canal Landscape with Mill Signed 1951
Belgian school Luminous Landscape Canal Landscape with Mill Signed 1951

Belgian school Luminous Landscape Canal Landscape with Mill Signed 1951

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️ Canal Landscape with Mill⬅️ ⏩It is Antoon De Vaere (1900-1989)⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐79.5x60.4cm / 31.3x23....

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1950s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars

The One Who Observes
The One Who Observes

The One Who Observes

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this work, the artist reflects on the nature of hierarchy as something subtle and often unseen. Rather than being defined by size, power, or position, importance emerges through a...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Reaching for Silence
Reaching for Silence

Reaching for Silence

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting depicts a solitary figure seated between two dense forms of landscape, extending her arm toward fragile, mushroom-like shapes. The gesture is slow and tentative, suspend...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Rio de Janeiro Brazil Beach Landscape Seascape Pair
Rio de Janeiro Brazil Beach Landscape Seascape Pair

Rio de Janeiro Brazil Beach Landscape Seascape Pair

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

A pair of mid-century Impressionist beach landscapes depicting Rio de Janeiro , ca. 1960. Oil on canvas, each measures 12 x 16 inches; 15 x 19 inches framed. Signed indistinctly lo...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Pond Flowers Arrangement" Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Board Framed
"Pond Flowers Arrangement" Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Board Framed

"Pond Flowers Arrangement" Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Board Framed

Located in New York, NY

A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Thomas deDecker has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed muc...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Masonite

American Impressionist "Reading Lakeside" Antique Woman Portrait Oil Painting
American Impressionist "Reading Lakeside" Antique Woman Portrait Oil Painting

American Impressionist "Reading Lakeside" Antique Woman Portrait Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American impressionist oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 24 by 21 inches overall, and 14 by 10.5 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and ...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Quiet Presence
Quiet Presence

Quiet Presence

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work turns toward a state of calm attunement with the surrounding world. There is no haste or expectation here—only the gentle flow of time and an attentiveness to simple, every...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

"Garden Table Views" American Impressionist Patio Landscape Oil Painting Framed
"Garden Table Views" American Impressionist Patio Landscape Oil Painting Framed

"Garden Table Views" American Impressionist Patio Landscape Oil Painting Framed

By Robert Waltsak

Located in New York, NY

A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Waltsak has portrayed this piece in a most intimate yet energetic way and has packed much feeling ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Large Post-Impressionist Night Café Terrace Scene Oil Painting After Van Gogh
Large Post-Impressionist Night Café Terrace Scene Oil Painting After Van Gogh

Large Post-Impressionist Night Café Terrace Scene Oil Painting After Van Gogh

By (After) Vincent van Gogh

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Large Post-Impressionist Night Café Terrace Scene Oil Painting After Van Gogh, Expressive Impasto Oil on canvas Post-Impressionist style Contemporary European school Dimensions: 120...

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1990s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Luminous Mediterranean View of Sitges Church with Palms and Flowers oil painting
Luminous Mediterranean View of Sitges Church with Palms and Flowers oil painting

Luminous Mediterranean View of Sitges Church with Palms and Flowers oil painting

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Luminous Mediterranean View of Sitges Church with Palms and Flowers Artist: López-Valle Title: View of Sitges, Church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla Medium: Oil on canvas Period: circa 1970–1979 Signature: Signed lower left Artwork dimensions: 19 × 24 cm / 7.48 × 9.45 in Framed dimensions: 33 × 38 cm / 12.99 × 14.96 in Frame: Decorative frame included Provenance: López-Valle oil paintings exhibition, documented on the reverse with original exhibition card dated 1979 Condition: Very good overall condition. Stable paint surface. Minor age-related wear to the frame, consistent with age. Ready to hang. DESCRIPTION A charming and luminous Mediterranean oil painting depicting the iconic Church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla in Sitges, one of the most recognizable architectural landmarks of the Catalan coast. The composition captures the church from a highly desirable viewpoint, framed by tall palm trees, lush Mediterranean vegetation and a vivid foreground of red flowers. The result is a small but visually rich painting with strong decorative presence, full of coastal light, architectural character and warm Mediterranean atmosphere. The artist uses a loose, expressive brushstroke and a bright palette of turquoise blues, sandy ochres, fresh greens and floral reds. The impasto in the sky, church façade and garden areas gives the surface a lively texture, while the diagonal path leads the viewer naturally toward the historic church and its bell tower. This is exactly the kind of Mediterranean coastal subject that performs well with international collectors: intimate scale, recognizable location, architectural charm, palm trees, flowers, sunlight and Spanish post-impressionist atmosphere. A little Sitges jewel, basically the painting equivalent of a terrace table with sea breeze and no tourist asking where the beach is. The original exhibition card preserved on the reverse, dated 1979, documents the work’s presence in an oil paintings exhibition dedicated to López-Valle, adding period context and collectible appeal. Its modest size makes it especially suitable for interiors, gallery walls, Mediterranean-style decoration, coastal homes, libraries, bedrooms or refined small spaces where a luminous European landscape can act as a concentrated window of light. European art with a Mediterranean soul. ARTIST BIOGRAPHY López-Valle was a Spanish painter active in the second half of the 20th century, particularly associated with traditional oil painting and Mediterranean subjects. His work reflects the enduring appeal of Spanish coastal landscape painting, combining architectural views, garden settings and luminous color with a direct, post-impressionist handling of paint. This painting is especially interesting because the original exhibition card on the reverse places the artist within a documented exhibition context in 1979, confirming that his works circulated publicly during the period. López-Valle’s paintings are appreciated for their decorative quality, approachable scale and ability to capture recognizable Spanish places with freshness, color and atmosphere. ARTISTIC CONTEXT / PICTORIAL INSPIRATION This work belongs to the tradition of Catalan and Spanish Mediterranean landscape painting, a school deeply connected to light, coastal architecture, gardens, palm trees and open-air observation. Its luminous handling of color and its decorative view of Sitges recall the atmosphere sought by collectors of artists such as Santiago Rusiñol, Eliseu Meifrèn, Joaquim Mir and Josep Amat, painters who helped define the poetic and chromatic identity of the Catalan coastline. While López-Valle maintains his own modest and direct pictorial language, the painting clearly participates in that same Mediterranean lineage: sunlit architecture, garden foreground, loose brushwork, atmospheric blue sky and an elegant sense of place. This makes the piece attractive not only as a view of Sitges, but also as part of the broader collecting category of Spanish impressionist and post-impressionist coastal painting. TAGS mediterranean landscape sitges church painting catalan landscape painting spanish coastal painting spanish impressionist style post impressionist landscape mediterranean architecture art church landscape artwork palm trees painting flower garden painting...

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1970s Impressionist Art

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Oil

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