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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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"BLUEBONNETS" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY WILDFLOWERS IN BLOOM
"BLUEBONNETS" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY WILDFLOWERS IN BLOOM

"BLUEBONNETS" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY WILDFLOWERS IN BLOOM

Located in San Antonio, TX

W.R. Thrasher (1908 - 1997) Texas Artist Image Size: 24 x 36 Frame Size: 33 x 45 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signed "Bluebonnets" Biography W.R. Thrasher (1908 - 1997) The state of Texas, ...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Grand Basin, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris" Impressionist Oil Painting on Board
"Grand Basin, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris" Impressionist Oil Painting on Board

"Grand Basin, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris" Impressionist Oil Painting on Board

By Jules René Hervé

Located in New York, NY

An exceptional impressionistic depiction of an afternoon along the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris by Jules René Hervé on a summer day with the busy activities of people walking and of f...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Beachcombers, Oil Painting
Beachcombers, Oil Painting

Beachcombers, Oil Painting

By Aruna Rao

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A mother watches as her child searches for small treasures in the sand as the golden afternoon light shines across the shore. She savors this timeless scene of ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Trees, Print on Canvas, Ready to Hang
Trees, Print on Canvas, Ready to Hang

Trees, Print on Canvas, Ready to Hang

By Vahe Yeremyan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Print on Canvas Subject: Trees Size: 15.5" x 27" x 0.8''inch, 39x68x2cm Unframed, Stretched on the wooden bar, Gallery Wrapped, Ready to Hang All works a...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Color

"Southern Beach" Coastal Landscape in Oil on Canvas
"Southern Beach" Coastal Landscape in Oil on Canvas

"Southern Beach" Coastal Landscape in Oil on Canvas

By Max Flandorfer

Located in Soquel, CA

"Southern Beach" Coastal Landscape in Oil on Canvas Oil painting of the a beach landscape by Max Flandorfer (American, b. 1962). A sandy path winds towards the beach through some gr...

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Early 2000s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

"New England Farm, " Landscape Oil Painting
"New England Farm, " Landscape Oil Painting

"New England Farm, " Landscape Oil Painting

By John C. Traynor

Located in Westport, CT

This large landscape oil painting by John Traynor captures a scene in New England. Cows are visible in front of a long picket fence, with a red barn and house behind the fence and lush green trees on either side and along the hills in the horizon. Fluffy, almost abstracted clouds sit above the hills, with a patch of blue skies shining through toward the top of the image. The painting is 48" x 72", and 58" x 82" framed. It is professionally framed in a classic, antiqued, gold leaf frame. It is signed by the artist in the bottom right-hand corner of the canvas, and is wired and ready to hang. John C. Traynor's painting style is reminiscent of some 19th century painters and the Dutch Masters. He uses his knowledge of light and color to create a certain mood in each of his works. The creation of atmosphere is an important element in Traynor's paintings. Painting outdoors, on location, is a prime source of inspiration and ideas for his landscapes. John travels extensively, painting the landscapes around him. John was born in 1961 and spent his early years in Chester and Mendham, New Jersey. His art studies began at Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey, and from there he furthered his education at Paier College of Art in New Haven, Connecticut. He studied figure painting at the Art Students League of New York, as a merit scholar, with Frank Mason. Traynor continued his studies in Vermont with Mr. Mason on landscape painting, drawing with Carroll N. Jones Jr. of Stowe, Vermont and sculpture with Brother Jerome Cox...

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1990s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Italian Oil Painting Peasant Woman Portrait 19th C. Signed Genre Art
Antique Italian Oil Painting Peasant Woman Portrait 19th C. Signed Genre Art

Antique Italian Oil Painting Peasant Woman Portrait 19th C. Signed Genre Art

Located in Palm Coast, FL

Beautiful antique oil on canvas painting depicting a young peasant woman standing beside old stone steps while balancing a clay vessel upon her head. Executed in the romantic Europea...

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19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Nightingale

Nightingale

By Oryslava Zvonko

Located in Zofingen, AG

Since I have long been fascinated by colored glass and stained glass, in this work, I explored the effect of blending brushstrokes of different colors and the stylized representation...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

Generosity
Generosity

Generosity

By Oryslava Zvonko

Located in Zofingen, AG

The work on this painting took quite a long time as I was working on creating a certain vibration in it, making many layers and adjustments... This is an apple orchard at harvest tim...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Cotton Canvas

Emilio Grau Sala (1911 - 1975) - Óleo sobre tabla - Interior con figura
Emilio Grau Sala (1911 - 1975) - Óleo sobre tabla - Interior con figura

Emilio Grau Sala (1911 - 1975) - Óleo sobre tabla - Interior con figura

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

La obra va firmada por el artista en la parte inferior Se presenta enmarcada la pintura El estado de la obra es bueno Medidas obra: 47 x 56 cm. Medidas del marco: 71 x 80 cm. Emilio Grau Sala Nace en Barcelona en 1911. Maestro catalán de la Escuela de París, recordado por sus magníficas escenas realistas. Se forma en la Escuela de Bellas Artes de Barcelona. Tras varias exposiciones en su ciudad natal y ya siendo un pintor de éxito, contrae matrimonio con la pintora Ángeles Santos Torroella. De ambos nacerá en 1937 el futuro pintor Julián Grau Santos. En 1936 expuso en el Museo de Arte Moderno de Madrid y, coincidiendo con el inicio de la Guerra Civil Española, se traslada a París. Conoció de cerca las vanguardias inclinándose por una figuración colorista, derivada del impresionismo y el fauvismo. Allí entrará rápidamente en contacto con el núcleo de artistas españoles. Realiza una pintura próxima al postimpresionismo francés, con un marcado acento lírico. En París alcanzó un gran éxito realizando multitud de exposiciones. En 1936 recibe el Premio Carnegie. Grau Sala destaca, además, como creador de escenarios teatrales y como excelente ilustrador. Fallece en Barcelona en 1975. Celebró diversas muestras individuales, sobre todo en Barcelona y París, pero también en ciudades como Nueva York, Toulouse, Londres o los Ángeles. En el 2015, su hijo Julián Grau Santos cede la obra familiar de su padre para la venta a Beatriz Bálgoma como marchante. A partir de este momento la galerista expondrá obras del artista en diversas ferias de prestigio nacionales e internacionales como Feriarte, Lisbon Art...

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1950s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Coastal Scene of the French Riviera
Coastal Scene of the French Riviera

Coastal Scene of the French Riviera

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Paysage de la cote d'azur (Coastal Scene of the French Riviera)" c.1960, is an oil painting on canvas by French artist Rene Dulieu, 1903-1992. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The canvas size is 21.5 x 25.85 inches, framed size is 35 x 39 inches. Custom framed in original dark brown and gold distressed frame, with fabric liner and gold color fillet. It is in excellent condition, the frame have minor restorations, practically invisible. About the artist. Self-taught painter of figurative painting. At eleven years old, it was the Great War and his Certificate of Studies in his pocket, he first worked in the fields of the village farms, then until he was 17, he was employed at the Coeuvres distillery where he is responsible for the proper functioning of the machines. In 1925 he did his military service at the barracks of St Vincent de Laon (Aisne) in the 101st heavy artillery regiment as a pointer brigadier, and he was already drawing on notebooks. At the end of his service, having chosen to go to Paris to take drawing and painting lessons, he became a cashier at the Grand Magasins du Louvre. He begins to discover Paris, its districts, its buildings, shops, churches. During the week he sets up his easel on the sidewalks of Montmartre, Notre Dame, where the Latin Quarter and on Sundays, he sells these paintings on Boulevard Raspail. He took part in the Battle of France in September 1939at june 1940. He testifies in a notebook of the events and emotions he has gone through. After the Second World War, he set up his home and studio in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, but he remained very attached to his native village where he went very regularly. Married, he takes his family almost every summer to the Côte d'Azur where he paints with great pleasure the warm colors and the intense light of the Esterel or the Var coast. He participates in many Parisian salons and exhibitions in Paris and province. Awarded at the Salon des Artistes Indépendants in 1961, as well as at the Salon Violet in Paris. From 1967, Mrs. Rosenthal of the Galerie Haussmann (Paris), regularly exhibited her works on "Old Paris" which particularly appealed to British and American tourists. He participated with the painters René Demeurisse...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

French River Landscape Houses Red Roof Boat Fauvist Style Gouache Painting
French River Landscape Houses Red Roof Boat Fauvist Style Gouache Painting

French River Landscape Houses Red Roof Boat Fauvist Style Gouache Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French River Landscape Houses Red Roof Boat Fauvist Style Gouache Painting Artist: M Teauveau (French, 20th century). Possible a pseudonym of Bernard Labbe Medium: Gouache on ...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Gouache

20th Century French Oil Painting A Summer Beach Blue Skies
20th Century French Oil Painting A Summer Beach Blue Skies

20th Century French Oil Painting A Summer Beach Blue Skies

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

A Summer Beach French School, mid-late 20th century unsigned oil painting on canvas textured paper (reverse side is smooth, the painted side looks and feels as canvas), unframed over...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, 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...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Water Lilies
Water Lilies

BarnesWater Lilies

$2,120Sale Price|20% Off

Water Lilies

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

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

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Oil

Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Still Life of Flowers Female Artist
Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Still Life of Flowers Female Artist

Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Still Life of Flowers Female Artist

By Louise Alix

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 15 high by 18 inches wide condition: overall very good an...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Tender
Tender

Tender

By Liudmila Shabazova

Located in Zofingen, AG

Shades of light and color combinations convey the gentle image of a young dancer. She is light and weightless, it seems that she will jump and fly like a bird

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Boulevard de Capucines-Nuit - Impressionist Cityscape Oil by Edouard Leon Cortes
Boulevard de Capucines-Nuit - Impressionist Cityscape Oil by Edouard Leon Cortes

Boulevard de Capucines-Nuit - Impressionist Cityscape Oil by Edouard Leon Cortes

By Édouard Leon Cortès

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on panel figures in cityscape circa 1920 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Cortes. The work depicts a a view of the Boulevard de Capucines, on the Grand...

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1920s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Reflections of a Cottage on a Misty Lake
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Reflections of a Cottage on a Misty Lake

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Reflections of a Cottage on a Misty Lake

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Reflections of a Cottage on a Misty Lake By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.5 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting ...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

English Impressionist Portrait of Young Child Signed 20th Century Oil Painting
English Impressionist Portrait of Young Child Signed 20th Century Oil Painting

English Impressionist Portrait of Young Child Signed 20th Century Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) signed initials oil painting on board, framed framed: 14 x 12.75 inches board: 13 x 12 inches condition: overall very good provena...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Impressionist mid century view of Hammersmith Bridge over the Thames London
Impressionist mid century view of Hammersmith Bridge over the Thames London

Impressionist mid century view of Hammersmith Bridge over the Thames London

Located in Woodbury, CT

Pietro Sansalvadore was active during the early to middle of the 20th century. He painted in an Impressionist manner and on a small scale. Acquiring a late 19th-century Impressionist painting of Hammersmith Bridge by the Italian painter Pietro Sansalvadore is an opportunity to own a captivating piece of art that transcends both time and cultural boundaries. Sansalvadore's unique perspective, influenced by the Impressionist movement, infuses this painting with a luminous quality that captures the atmospheric essence of Hammersmith Bridge in a way that only a skilled artist with an international perspective could achieve. This masterpiece not only showcases the artist's mastery in capturing light and movement but also represents a harmonious fusion of Italian artistic sensibilities with the iconic English landmark. The play of colors and the subtle brushstrokes transport the viewer to the late 19th century, offering a glimpse into the allure and dynamism of that period. Owning this painting is not just acquiring a visual delight; it's investing in a historical and cultural artifact...

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1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

A Time To Remember
A Time To Remember

Ventura DiazA Time To Remember

$650Sale Price|50% Off

A Time To Remember

Located in Atlanta, GA

This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in galleries. Born in Alcoy, Alicante, Spain in 1948, Ventura Diaz studied in the Fine Arts School in Valencia. His cu...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Spring Thaw hand pulled serigraph by Ray Vinella

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...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Screen

1950's French Impressionist Oil Painting Beach Scene Elegant Figures Parasols
1950's French Impressionist Oil Painting Beach Scene Elegant Figures Parasols

1950's French Impressionist Oil Painting Beach Scene Elegant Figures Parasols

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Beach French Impressionist artist, mid 20th century oil on canvas laid over board, framed painting: 7 x 9.5 inches framed: 9.5 x 11 inches condition: overall very good, a few min...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

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 ...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Look at this beauty, honey
Look at this beauty, honey

Look at this beauty, honey

By Dasha Pogodina

Located in Zofingen, AG

This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior. ABOUT THE ARTWORK "Look at This Beauty, Honey" captures a moment of...

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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

American Impressionist Artist Guy C Wiggins 1883-1962 Landscape Oil Painting
American Impressionist Artist Guy C Wiggins 1883-1962 Landscape Oil Painting

American Impressionist Artist Guy C Wiggins 1883-1962 Landscape Oil Painting

By Guy Carleton Wiggins

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Rocks & Trees Oil/Board 12 x 16 image unframed, 18.75 x 22.75 framed Signed lower left although hard to read. No restoration noted on painting and housed in a reproduction frame....

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Silence
Silence

Silence

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Cornelius van Fulpen– American (1905 - 1987) Title: Silence Year: 1984 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 19.5 x 23.75 inches Framed size: 25.5 x 29.75 inches Signature: Signed, da...

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1980s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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