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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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Tennis Match

Tennis Match

By Donald S. Vogel

Located in Dallas, TX

Donald S. Vogel has been a set designer and technical director in the theater, a fine art dealer, and a writer, but first and foremost he is a painter. From a young age he was intrig...

Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Beneath the Arches, Oil Painting
Beneath the Arches, Oil Painting

Beneath the Arches, Oil Painting

By Aruna Rao

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The impressionist painting captures the ease of a sunlit afternoon spent in a Mediterranean garden courtyard. Warm light filters th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Fishing Boat on Rural River Green Landscape Signed Impressionist Oil Painting
Fishing Boat on Rural River Green Landscape Signed Impressionist Oil Painting

Fishing Boat on Rural River Green Landscape Signed Impressionist Oil Painting

By Elie Anatole Pavil

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Ellie Anatole Pavil (Ukraine 1873-1911) signed oil painting on board, framed framed: 8.25 x 10.5 board : 7 x 9 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: overall very ...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Fine Edwardian Portrait of a Lady 1900's British Oil Painting on Canvas

Fine Edwardian Portrait of a Lady 1900's British Oil Painting on Canvas

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Lady British School, early 1900's Circle of Samuel Luke Fildes (1843-1927) British. Bust Portrait of a Lady, Oil on canvas, 24" x 20" (61 x 50.8cm) condition: overal...

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Waiting
Still Waiting

Still Waiting

By Natalia Yangalycheva

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work speaks about suspended attention and emotional fatigue — a state in which anticipation becomes heavier than action. The figure leans forward as if listening for a sign that...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Enchanted is the Endless Dream
Enchanted is the Endless Dream

Enchanted is the Endless Dream

By Barnes

Located in Atlanta, GA

Born in the San Si Providence of China, Jang Jin Joong, known as his artist’s name Barnes, fell in love with art since he was a child. His passion for art continued into his pursuit ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Broad Street (Wall Street)
Broad Street (Wall Street)

Broad Street (Wall Street)

By Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

B.J.O. Nordfeldt, 'Broad Street (Wall Street)', etching, edition not stated, c. 1915. Signed in pencil. A superb impression, with rich burr, selectively wiped plate tone, and inky plate edges, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (3/4 to 1 1/4 inches), in excellent condition. Printed by the artist. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Impressions of this work are in the permanent collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Princeton University, Smithsonian American Art Museum. A view looking down Broad Street past the New York Stock Exchange Building on the right with the columned Federal Hall...

Category

1910s Impressionist Art

Materials

Etching

"Grand Central New York" Impressionist Street Scene Oil Painting on Board Framed
"Grand Central New York" Impressionist Street Scene Oil Painting on Board Framed

"Grand Central New York" Impressionist Street Scene Oil Painting on Board Framed

By Christopher Willett 1

Located in New York, NY

A charming Impressionist scene depicting Grand Central Station in New York City. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic manner. Christopher is known for capturing the be...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

"River with water lilies"
"River with water lilies"

"River with water lilies"

By Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The painting evokes a sense of peace, a dissolution of form and light. The viewer seems to be looking at the surface of a quiet pond, reflecting the sky, trees, and clouds. Water lil...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lawn Tennis, Impressionist Screenprint by Mark King
Lawn Tennis, Impressionist Screenprint by Mark King

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. (...

Category

1990s Impressionist Art

Materials

Screen

"BLOOMING CALIFORNIA POPPIES" LANDSCAPE BRILLIANT YELLOW WILDFLOWERS.
"BLOOMING CALIFORNIA POPPIES" LANDSCAPE BRILLIANT YELLOW WILDFLOWERS.

"BLOOMING CALIFORNIA POPPIES" LANDSCAPE BRILLIANT YELLOW WILDFLOWERS.

By Ray Roberts

Located in San Antonio, TX

Ray Roberts (Born 1957) Southern California Artist Image Size: 12 x 16 Frame Size: 19 1/4 x 23 1/4 Medium: Oil ON BOARD SIGNED "Blooming California Poppies" California Landscape Ray Roberts(Born 1957) Born and raised in Southern California, Ray Roberts became a plein air* painter of desert and coastal landscapes. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Art Center College of Design* in Pasadena. His first studio was in Scottsdale, Arizona, and in 1997, he and his artist wife, Peggi Kroll Roberts, and their three children moved to Angel's Camp, California to a small ranch. He is a regular instructor of painting at the Scottsdale Artists' School. In August, 2000, Roberts won Best of Show for his painting Curtis Creek at the American Impressionist Society's* show in Cincinnati, Ohio. Source: Southwest Art, October 2004 Ray Roberts is one of California's most respected Plein Air artists. He has recently won the Gold Medal for "Best Painting" at the California Art Club and the Artists' Choice Award, the highest accolade from fellow artists, at three major Southwest art events. Ray Roberts is best known for his seascapes, figurative work, and majestic views of California and the Southwest. Ray Roberts' vibrant use of color, bold textures, and sensitivity to shifting patterns of light give life and movement to his paintings. They are to be experienced, not merely observed. Inspired by such early California impressionists as Hanson Puthuff, William Wendt, and William Ritschel, Ray Roberts seeks to capture the luminous, golden light and the magnificent, vanishing landscapes of his native state. Like his other great hero, Maynard Dixon, Ray Roberts shares a reverence for the land and a marked spirituality in his work. Ray Roberts believes in the importance of artistic legacy. "There's a brotherhood of painters who came before me and who will come after. We speak in the past, present, and future. We talk about our experience and personality, our torments and exhilarations; we talk about the beauty of the fleeting light, time and of our family, friends and acquaintances." Born in 1954, Ray Roberts grew up in an Orange County with orange groves, before the days of freeways and sprawling housing developments. It has given him an enduring affection for the untamed, undeveloped California of his youth. One boyhood neighbor was painter Evelyn Nunn Miller, who would let Ray Roberts into her studio to retrieve the balls he'd hit over her fence. Later, after the early death of his father and mother's ill-health, Ray Roberts was sent to Orme School, a beautiful, ranch-style boarding school in the Arizona desert. Its strong fine arts program helped Ray Roberts to discover his artistic talent. He then attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, where he studied under John Asaro. He has also studied under Dan McCaw, Len Chmiel, and Mark Daily. Art Center is where Ray Roberts also met his wife, impressionist painter Peggi Kroll. While dating, the two of them would go out nightclubbing, to sketch rather than dance! It has been a successful partnership ever since. Like many successful artists before him, Ray Roberts first pursued a career as an illustrator, establishing a studio in Los Angeles and then Scottsdale, Arizona. He got up the courage to switch to fine art in 1992 and has never looked back. Ray and Peggi now live with their three children and assorted animals on a 20 acre ranch in Angel's Camp, an old California gold rush town, surrounded by the oak-studded hills which he frequently paints. The great outdoors is RayRoberts' studio. A bit of an adventurer, he's been known to backpack for several days into the wilderness, set up his easel on a cliff edge, or in the surf, for just the right setting. Awards and Affiliations Signature Member - Plein Air Painters of America (PAPA) Signature Member - California Art Club (CAC) Signature Member - Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) Signature Member - Northwest Rendezvous 2007 - Haggin Museum, Stockton 2007 - Santa Lucia Preserve, Invitational En Plein Air, Carmel, CA 2007 Exhibitor, Arizona: A Millennium of Arizona Art, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2004 Gold Medal for "Best Painting" at the California Art Club's 94th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, California 2004 Artists' Choice Award- Laguna Plein Air Invitational Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California 2004 Artists' Choice Award- Maynard Dixon Country Invitational Mount Carmel, Utah 2003 Artists' Choice, Laguna Plein Air Invitational, Laguna, California 2003 Artists' Choice Award, Carmel Plein Air Festival, Carmel, California 2003 Honorable Mention, Carmel Plein Air Festival, Carmel, California 2003 Maynard Dixon Award, Sonoran Desert Invitational, Tucson, Arizona 2002 Honorable Mention, Laguna Plein Air Invitational, Laguna, California 2001 Honorable Mention, Scene on the Straight, Vallejo, California 2001 American Artist Magazine Award for Excellence, Oil Painters of America National Juried Show, Palm Desert, California 2000 Best of Show, American Impressionist Society, Cincinnati, Ohio 1999 Honorable Mention, Laguna Plein Air Invitational, Laguna, California 1999 Best Seascape, Ebell Club Annual Art Show, Los Angeles, California 1999 Artists' Choice Award, Carmel Plein Air Festival, Carmel, California 1995 Best of Show, Phippen Memorial Art Show, Prescott, Arizona 1995 First Place Oil, Phippen Memorial Art Show, Prescott, Arizona 1995 Best of Show, Beaver Creek Art...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Impressionist Terrace Scene with Figures and Parasols in a Summer Setting
Impressionist Terrace Scene with Figures and Parasols in a Summer Setting

Impressionist Terrace Scene with Figures and Parasols in a Summer Setting

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Impressionist Terrace Scene with Figures and Parasols in a Summer Setting by Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 8.75 inches (height) x 10.75 inches (width) Medium: Oil on board, unfr...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Evening walk
Evening walk

Evening walk

By Dmitry Spiros

Located in Zofingen, AG

Acr. on canvas painting. Evening walk - acrylic on canvas, impressionism seascape painting, 2019 Size of painting - 36cm x 36cm , (14" x 14") In the eve...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

'Flowers on a Window Sill', Royal Provenance, Russia, Queen Elizabeth II
'Flowers on a Window Sill', Royal Provenance, Russia, Queen Elizabeth II

'Flowers on a Window Sill', Royal Provenance, Russia, Queen Elizabeth II

By Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Olga' for Her Imperial Highness, Olga Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (Russian, 1882-1960) and painted circa 1925. Provenance: Formerly in the collection o...

Category

1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper

'The Garden in Summer', Tsar Nicholas II, Queen Elizabeth II, Russian Imperial
'The Garden in Summer', Tsar Nicholas II, Queen Elizabeth II, Russian Imperial

'The Garden in Summer', Tsar Nicholas II, Queen Elizabeth II, Russian Imperial

By Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

'The Garden in Summer' by Olga Alexandrovna. Tsar Nicholas II, Queen Elizabeth II, Russian Imperial ---- Signed lower right, 'Olga' for Her Imperial Highness, Olga Alexandrovna, Gr...

Category

1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

1930's French Oil Painting Village Church In Green Landscape
1930's French Oil Painting Village Church In Green Landscape

1930's French Oil Painting Village Church In Green Landscape

By Louise Alix

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French Landscape signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below oil painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 12 inches high by 14.5 inches wide condition: overall ver...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Juan Giralt Lerin “Finishing Touches”
Juan Giralt Lerin “Finishing Touches”

Juan Giralt Lerin “Finishing Touches”

By Juan Giralt Lerin

Located in San Francisco, CA

Juan Giralt Lerin was a well listed Spanish artist born in 1907. He is best known and his most desirable paintings are of ballerinas. He has had Auction results as high as $2700 for ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Summer Day at Nice" French Beach Scene Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas
"Summer Day at Nice" French Beach Scene Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas

"Summer Day at Nice" French Beach Scene Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas

By Suzanne Demarest

Located in New York, NY

A stunning oil painting scene depicting figures by the beach in a sunny day at Nice, France done in the 20th Century. The vibrant colors and impressionistic brushwork is done with bo...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Misty Malibu; Leo Carrillo State Beach
Misty Malibu; Leo Carrillo State Beach

Misty Malibu; Leo Carrillo State Beach

By Dan Schultz

Located in Pasadena, CA

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 11" x 14" FRAMED: 13.25" x 16.25" x 2.25" SIGNED: Lower Left Artist Statement "I enjoyed an extra special experience pa...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

Bistro on South Street, Oil Painting
Bistro on South Street, Oil Painting

Bistro on South Street, Oil Painting

By Onelio Marrero

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A woman sits outside a Philadelphia bistro, reading her book. The bright morning light shines through the establishment's windows, revealing a glimpse of its i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage French Signed Oil Painting Lilac Flowers in Original Mid Century Frame
Vintage French Signed Oil Painting Lilac Flowers in Original Mid Century Frame

Vintage French Signed Oil Painting Lilac Flowers in Original Mid Century Frame

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Still Life of Flowers French School, mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed in original frame. framed: 17.5 x 29 inches canvas : 12 x 24 inches provenance: private collection,...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Summer evening. Original painting by Spanish artist Liudmila Shabazova
Summer evening. Original painting by Spanish artist Liudmila Shabazova

Summer evening. Original painting by Spanish artist Liudmila Shabazova

By Liudmila Shabazova

Located in Zofingen, AG

Summer seascape at sunset. The bright colors of the day are replaced by gentle ones. The damp smell of the sea mixes with the smell of plants and flowers. The work is done with acrylic on paper. 11x16 inches (30x42 cm.) The product will be well-packaged and protected from moisture and damage when sent by mail. I appreciate your interest in my painting. Artist Liudmila Shabazova.

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Breathed cold, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Breathed cold, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Breathed cold, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

By Boris Serdyuk

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Boris Serdyuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Impressionism Year: 2020 Title: Breathed cold Size: 16.5" x 23.5" x ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fall in the Mountain Valley
Fall in the Mountain Valley

Fall in the Mountain Valley

Located in North Clarendon, VT

Beautiful American School impressionist piece, unsigned, oil on board. Likely 1920-1940. Painted by a talented artist with wonderful composition and brushwork. 10" x 14" sight, 16.2...

Category

1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats at Low Tide
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats at Low Tide

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats at Low Tide

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats at Low Tide By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 6 x 8.5 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on board, unframed Conditio...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

The Language of Togetherness
The Language of Togetherness

The Language of Togetherness

By Natalia Yangalycheva

Located in Zofingen, AG

This painting reflects on the quiet rituals that shape the deepest human relationships. Rather than celebrating grand gestures, the artist turns attention to the small, recurring mom...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Figures Walking in Snowy Townscape at Dusk
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Figures Walking in Snowy Townscape at Dusk

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Figures Walking in Snowy Townscape at Dusk

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Figures Walking in Snowy Townscape at Dusk By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 6.25 x 9.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, u...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Pink Evening." Green collection.
"Pink Evening." Green collection.

"Pink Evening." Green collection.

By Liudmila Shabazova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The Spanish land with endless olive gardens, hills and mountains is an inspiration for artists. The Mediterranean region stands out in particular. The open spaces of the sea, hot sun...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Lacquer

Figures on the Beach - Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Seaside Painting
Figures on the Beach - Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Seaside Painting

Figures on the Beach - Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Seaside Painting

Located in Sevenoaks, GB

A beautiful 1950's French impressionist oil on board depicting a busy coastal scene with figures on the beach and sailing boats on the sea. The work is very well painted and atmosp...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

{Blumen in Vase} Flowers in Vase
{Blumen in Vase} Flowers in Vase

{Blumen in Vase} Flowers in Vase

Located in Plano, TX

Impressionistic oil painting of a bouquet of pink and white flowers. Hass, a late Impressionist painter of the Munch school, was known for his sensitivity of color perception and lig...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Finds and Replicas, Oil Painting
Finds and Replicas, Oil Painting

Finds and Replicas, Oil Painting

By Onelio Marrero

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero captures a moment inside an antiques shop, where a man browses lamps, pictures, and replicas of Frederic Remington bronzes. The interior i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

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