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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
Pond Waterlilies Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Pond Waterlilies Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Pond Waterlilies Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

By Vahe Yeremyan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Pond Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 10" x 19" x "0.8 inch (25 x 48 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrapped on W...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Coastal Painting of Boats at Low Tide in La Richardais in Brittany
French Coastal Painting of Boats at Low Tide in La Richardais in Brittany

French Coastal Painting of Boats at Low Tide in La Richardais in Brittany

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Coastal Painting of Boats at Low Tide in La Richardais in Brittany By Fanch Lel Signed: yes Size: 8.75 x 10.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Co...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Under the Spanish Sun".
"Under the Spanish Sun".

"Under the Spanish Sun".

By Liudmila Shabazova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The beauty of the Spanish land enchants and takes your breath away. It is diverse. From the sea shores of Catalonia to the outskirts of Madrid. You can endlessly admire it and paint ...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Summer Tents and Stormy Sky Over Yellow Fields British Campsite Watercolour
Summer Tents and Stormy Sky Over Yellow Fields British Campsite Watercolour

Summer Tents and Stormy Sky Over Yellow Fields British Campsite Watercolour

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Summer Tents and Stormy Sky Over Yellow Fields British Campsite Watercolour by John Steane (b.1931) Size: 16 inches (height) x 19.75 inches (width) watercolor painting on pape...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Roses √4
Roses √4

Roses √4

By Liudmila Shabazova

Located in Zofingen, AG

Gorgeous roses are embraced by hydrangeas. The classic blue vase looks fresh against the beige background. The dark blue background creates contrast. This is what I love most: the br...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

French Hilltop Village Church Mountains Landscape Gouache Painting Bernard Labbe
French Hilltop Village Church Mountains Landscape Gouache Painting Bernard Labbe

French Hilltop Village Church Mountains Landscape Gouache Painting Bernard Labbe

By Bernard Labbe

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Hilltop Village Church Mountains Landscape Gouache Painting Bernard Labbe Artist: Bernard Labbe (French, mid 20th century) Medium: gouache on paper, unframed Size: 16 x...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Gouache

Beach Huts on a Tranquil Shore with Figures Relaxing under a Soft Blue Sky
Beach Huts on a Tranquil Shore with Figures Relaxing under a Soft Blue Sky

Beach Huts on a Tranquil Shore with Figures Relaxing under a Soft Blue Sky

By Simone Forge

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Beach Huts on The Shore Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist oil on board unframed board: 10.75 x 13.75 inches inscribed verso Provenance: private collection Condition: great co...

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Early 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Almond tree in bloom in Gassin
Almond tree in bloom in Gassin

Almond tree in bloom in Gassin

Located in LE HAVRE, FR

FERON Julien (1864-1944) (1864-1944) Almond tree in bloom in Gassin Oil on paper mounted on panel Dimensions of the painting: 46 x 55 cm Signed lower left Origin: - Family of ...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Salmagundi Club Artist Harry De Maine Winter Stream
Salmagundi Club Artist Harry De Maine Winter Stream

Salmagundi Club Artist Harry De Maine Winter Stream

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Winter Stream oil on panel by Harry DeMaine. Image is 10 x 12 and 11.25 x 13.25 framed in possibly a beautifully finished corner white gold period frame. signed LL art panel makers ...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Vintage Maritime Oil Painting Ambrose Ship Seascape Sailboat Nautical Art
Vintage Maritime Oil Painting Ambrose Ship Seascape Sailboat Nautical Art

Vintage Maritime Oil Painting Ambrose Ship Seascape Sailboat Nautical Art

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This dramatic maritime oil painting on canvas depicts a full-rigged ship cutting through rough waves under a glowing evening sky. Deep green water, powerful movement, and warm sunset...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Long Beach, Sag Harbor 04.16.2026" Oil painting, Impressionist Seascape, framed
"Long Beach, Sag Harbor 04.16.2026" Oil painting, Impressionist Seascape, framed

"Long Beach, Sag Harbor 04.16.2026" Oil painting, Impressionist Seascape, framed

By Nelson White

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

An oil painting by Contemporary American Painter, Nelson H. White, known for his impressionist paintings of natural landscapes. "Long Beach, Sag Harbor 04.16.2026" was painted at a b...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Roses √7
Roses √7

Roses √7

By Liudmila Shabazova

Located in Zofingen, AG

I enjoy painting large-scale pieces; they look beautiful in interiors, creating a sense of space and light. Impressionism allows you to give free rein to your emotions and play with ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

1887 Antique 19 C. American Oil Painting Signed Landscape Shattuck Frame Clamps
1887 Antique 19 C. American Oil Painting Signed Landscape Shattuck Frame Clamps

1887 Antique 19 C. American Oil Painting Signed Landscape Shattuck Frame Clamps

Located in Palm Coast, FL

Original antique American school oil painting on canvas dated 1887, depicting a peaceful riverside landscape with a rustic waterside building nestled among trees. The composition cap...

Category

1870s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

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

Summer Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Garry Nalbandyan Title: Lake Side Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 12" x 19.5" x 0.8" inch (31 x 50 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wr...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Desire"
"Desire"

"Desire"

By Anastasiia Grygorieva

Located in Edinburgh, GB

In the picture, a naked girl among blue flowers, some of them flowers in buds, some have already bloomed or are actively in bloom. The girl seems to be peeping at the viewer through ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sea of Clouds, Oil Painting
Sea of Clouds, Oil Painting

Sea of Clouds, Oil Painting

By Aruna Rao

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Towering cumulus clouds drift overhead and provide shade to the beach below. The contrast between the monumental sky and the quiet human presence on the shore speaks to humans' small but significant place in the natural world. Painted with oil on canvas, this impressionist seascape evokes tranquility.


About the Artist
Artist Aruna Rao paints impressionistic seascapes that capture the shimmer of light, the movement of water, and the quiet poetry of coastal life. "I am endlessly inspired by how light transforms a scene, softening the atmosphere and turning an ordinary moment into something unforgettable," says Aruna. Growing up in a literary family in India, she was surrounded by stories and art, which sparked her love of narrative and visual expression. After a 20-year career in IT, she returned to painting, earning an MFA with top honors from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Living in Florida offers endless inspiration, from sunrise beaches and glowing horizons to quiet harbors and small human moments that evoke joy and nostalgia. Influenced by French Impressionists and contemporary coastal painters, Aruna creates luminous works that invite the viewer to pause, breathe, and rediscover the beauty of the present moment. When she is not painting, she enjoys beach walks, discovering music, watching films with her husband, and spending time with their two cats.


Words that describe this painting: cloudscape, cloud, beach, coast, shore, summer, Marc Hanson...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

'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...

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1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Farmstead Lane - 1930's Figurative Landscape
Farmstead Lane - 1930's Figurative Landscape

Farmstead Lane - 1930's Figurative Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

1930's Figurative landscape oil painting of a woman walking down a path through a country farm by S.E George (American, 20th Century). Possibly a Wichita, Kansas artist...

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1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Figures Walking French Village Lane Signed 20thC French Impressionist Oil
Figures Walking French Village Lane Signed 20thC French Impressionist Oil

Figures Walking French Village Lane Signed 20thC French Impressionist Oil

By Claude Marin

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Country Lane by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 9 x 11 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, France Condition: v...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Rosella, Romantic Portrait circa 1900 by Francesco Paolo Michetti
Rosella, Romantic Portrait circa 1900 by Francesco Paolo Michetti

Rosella, Romantic Portrait circa 1900 by Francesco Paolo Michetti

By Francesco Paolo Michetti

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Francesco Paolo Michetti, Italian (1851 - 1929) Title: Rosella Year: circa 1900 Medium: Oil on Canvas, Signed Size: 30 x 20 inches [76.2 x 50.8 cm] Framed: 40 x 30 inches [10...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sunset embankment"
"Sunset embankment"

"Sunset embankment"

By Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "sunset embankment" 25.0 X 35.0 CM / 9.8 X 13.7 IN HIGH QUALITY oil on canvas Signed on the front and back Dated 2024 ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Festive bouquet √1
Festive bouquet √1

Festive bouquet √1

By Liudmila Shabazova

Located in Zofingen, AG

Large size painting depicting a festive bouquet of flowers. Working with oil paints makes it possible to reflect the entire palette and shades of this bouquet, thanks to this the pai...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Oil

Impressionistic Sunrise Sensation II Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden
Impressionistic Sunrise Sensation II Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden

Impressionistic Sunrise Sensation II Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Sunrise Sensation II oil/canvas 16 x 20 unframed, 22.25 x 26.25 framed signed LL Sunrise Sensation II is a beautiful impressionistic landscape scene that is the enlarged version of a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

Boats on the beach oil on cardboard painting impressionism spanish seascape
Boats on the beach oil on cardboard painting impressionism spanish seascape

Boats on the beach oil on cardboard painting impressionism spanish seascape

By Joaquin Terruella Matilla

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Joaquin Terruella Matilla (1891-1957) - Landscape - Oil cardboard Oil measures 14x10 cm. Frame measures 25x20 cm. Joaquim Terruella Matilla (1891 - 1957) Joaquim Terruella Matilla,...

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1920s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Cardboard

Floral Bouquet Still Life Oil Painting, Signed L. Seeyer, Late 20th Century
Floral Bouquet Still Life Oil Painting, Signed L. Seeyer, Late 20th Century

Floral Bouquet Still Life Oil Painting, Signed L. Seeyer, Late 20th Century

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist: L. Seeyer (late 20th Century) Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 15 x 13 inches (framed) Signature: Signed lower right Condition: Very good condition; well presented in gilt frame P...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

First Picks, Oil Painting
First Picks, Oil Painting

First Picks, Oil Painting

By Onelio Marrero

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Early morning sunlight streams across the interior of an antique store, casting a warm glow over the floor and displayed collectibles. A single collector arrive...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Cadaques Harbor Church Catalonia Mediterranean Fishing Boat Oil Painting Spanish
Cadaques Harbor Church Catalonia Mediterranean Fishing Boat Oil Painting Spanish

Cadaques Harbor Church Catalonia Mediterranean Fishing Boat Oil Painting Spanish

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Cadaques Harbor Church Catalonia Mediterranean Fishing Boat Oil Painting Spanish Coastal Scene Artist: Juan Pardo Forteza Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 33 × 41 cm (13 × 16.1 in) Signature: Signed lower right Frame: Unframed Condition: Very good condition. Stable paint surface with visible original brushwork Origin: Spain Period: Mid-20th century Atmospheric Mediterranean harbor scene depicting the coastal village of Cadaqués with the Church of Santa Maria rising above the historic waterfront. A traditional Catalan fishing boat placed in the foreground structures the composition and anchors the viewer within the shoreline space, while the stepped white architecture of the old town creates one of the most recognizable silhouettes of the Costa Brava. Executed with loose impressionist brushwork and a restrained palette of greys, warm ochres and soft pink tonal transitions, the painting captures the distinctive northern Mediterranean light associated with Catalan coastal painting of the twentieth century. Views of Cadaqués remain among the most desirable subjects within Spanish coastal landscape painting due to their strong connection with the artistic history of the region and their immediate architectural identity. Particularly suitable for collectors of Mediterranean harbor painting and Spanish modern decorative landscapes. The painting belongs to the Catalan coastal landscape tradition associated with artists such as Joaquim Mir and Eliseu Meifrèn. Its subject matter also connects directly with the artistic environment of Salvador Dalí, whose long association with Cadaqués helped establish the village as one of the most iconic painterly locations of the Mediterranean. Juan Pardo Forteza was a Spanish painter active during the second half of the twentieth century, known for Mediterranean coastal landscapes and harbor scenes of Catalonia and the Balearic environment. His work focuses primarily on traditional fishing boats, historic waterfront architecture and luminous shoreline compositions executed with impressionist brushwork and strong atmospheric sensitivity. Paintings depicting recognizable Mediterranean villages such as Cadaqués represent one of the most characteristic themes of his production and remain especially appreciated in decorative and collector-oriented markets. Cadaques painting Cadaques harbor painting Costa Brava painting Catalonia coastal painting Mediterranean harbor scene Spanish coastal landscape fishing boat oil painting Mediterranean village painting Spanish impressionist painting...

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1960s Impressionist Art

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Oil

"Cabin in Blue" Texas Hill Country Bluebonnet Painting. Circa 1960s 70s
"Cabin in Blue" Texas Hill Country Bluebonnet Painting. Circa 1960s 70s

"Cabin in Blue" Texas Hill Country Bluebonnet Painting. Circa 1960s 70s

Located in San Antonio, TX

Lona Bell San Antonio Artist Image Size: 9 x 12 Frame Size: 17 1/2 x 20 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signed "Cabin in Blue" Texas Bluebonnets Bluebonnet Lona Bell, an artist from San Antonio, Texas, is known for her Realist landscape painting. She exhibited her work throughout the 1970s in San Antonio, including at the Main Library and various gallery shows. Bell's mother, Lona Jackson, was a West Texas art...

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1960s Impressionist Art

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Oil

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