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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
A Breton Interior - Impressionist Interior Oil Painting by Edouard Cortes
A Breton Interior - Impressionist Interior Oil Painting by Edouard Cortes

A Breton Interior - Impressionist Interior Oil Painting by Edouard Cortes

By Édouard Leon Cortès

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed figures in interior oil on canvas circa 1910 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Leon Cortes. This charming and nostalgic work depicts a family enjoying dinne...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dans le miroir - Impressionist Figure in Interior Oil by Leon De Smet
Dans le miroir - Impressionist Figure in Interior Oil by Leon De Smet

Dans le miroir - Impressionist Figure in Interior Oil by Leon De Smet

By Léon De Smet

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Stunning signed and dated impressionist oil on canvas figure in interior by Belgian painter Leon De Smet. The work depicts a woman in an incredibly ornate room with her back to the a...

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1910s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

LARGE AMERICAN SIGNED OIL PAINTING - CATTLE HERDER ON HORSEBACK WIDE LANDSCAPE
LARGE AMERICAN SIGNED OIL PAINTING - CATTLE HERDER ON HORSEBACK WIDE LANDSCAPE

LARGE AMERICAN SIGNED OIL PAINTING - CATTLE HERDER ON HORSEBACK WIDE LANDSCAPE

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: American School, signed lower corner. Title: Leading them Home. Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed Size: painting: 25.5 x 37.5 inches, frame: 28.5 x 40.5 inch...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Still Life with Flowers XXXI" Oil Painting
"Still Life with Flowers XXXI" Oil Painting

"Still Life with Flowers XXXI" Oil Painting

By Jordan Wolfson

Located in Denver, CO

Jordan Wolfson's (US based) "Still Life with Flowers XXXI" is an oil painting that depicts yellow and red flowers gathered in a vase contrasted with a forest green background. Jord...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Iris
Iris

Iris

By Greta Allen

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Iris Watercolor on paper, c. 1920 Unsigned Provenance: Estate of the Artist Condition: Excellent, slight surface dirt Image/Sheet size: 15 x 10 1/4 inches Allen was trained in Boston...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

Grand Canyon, Print on Paper, Framed
Grand Canyon, Print on Paper, Framed

Grand Canyon, Print on Paper, Framed

By Vahe Yeremyan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Print on Paper, Subject: Grand Canyon, Framed Size: 1.5" x 20.5" x 0.5''inch, 42x52x2cm, Ready to Hang, Metal Frame with the Glass, Plastic Wrapped. A...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Color, Satin Paper

Sunset Impression
Sunset Impression

Sunset Impression

By Andrei Belaichuk

Located in Zofingen, AG

Sunset Impression captures a fleeting moment when light dissolves into water and color becomes emotion. The golden glow of the setting sun spreads across the cool blue surface, formi...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Bouquet with white roses
Bouquet with white roses

Bouquet with white roses

By Liudmila Shabazova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The brightness and freshness of the festive bouquet is emphasized by white roses. They are different shapes but the same color. The writing style is impressionism, which makes it pos...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic

'Rivière de Mon Paix', Pair of Fine French Impressionist Oils, Musée d'Orsay
'Rivière de Mon Paix', Pair of Fine French Impressionist Oils, Musée d'Orsay

'Rivière de Mon Paix', Pair of Fine French Impressionist Oils, Musée d'Orsay

By Raoul André Ulmann

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

'Rivière de Mon Paix' by Raoul André Ulmann. Pair of Fine French Impressionist Oils, Musée d'Orsay, Luxembourg Museum. Sold as a pair. --- Raoul André Ulmann (French, 1867-1941) E...

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1910s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Polzeath summer Cornwall, Original painting, landscape
Polzeath summer Cornwall, Original painting, landscape

Polzeath summer Cornwall, Original painting, landscape

By Rupert Aker

Located in Deddington, GB

Breezy day at Polzeath in the summer in Cornwall by Ruper Aker . Oil on canvas and framed ready ot hang and one of our most popular artisat's in the gallery. This work is on view in ...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

"Pool of my Imagination"
"Pool of my Imagination"

"Pool of my Imagination"

By Charles Frederick Naegele

Located in Southampton, NY

Beautiful oil on canvas painting of a young nude woman sitting on a large rock in a enchanted grotto with two swans. The painting was executed in the 1920's and is in fine original condition. Unlined and housed in its original Stanford White hand carved wood gilt frame. Signed lower left. Provenance: Szynanski Gallery, Beverly Hills; Temple Steel Company, Chicago, Illinois; acquired from the above in 1980. Condition report: Stretcher bar mark center with corresponding light cracks. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a child Naegele moved with his parents to Memphis, where by 1873 he was apprenticed to a tombstone carver at three dollars a week. He also earned money painting...

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1920s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Catalan Landscape with Masia oil on board painting spain spanish eupean art
Catalan Landscape with Masia oil on board painting spain spanish eupean art

Catalan Landscape with Masia oil on board painting spain spanish eupean art

By Antoni Llobet Aracil

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Artist: Antoni Llobet Aracil (Barcelona, 1910 - 1983) Title: Catalan Landscape with Masia Technique: Oil on board Dimensions: 13 x 16.1 in Support: Board Framing: Unframed Period: 19...

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1930s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

FLORA
FLORA

Dasha PogodinaFLORA, 2023

$794Sale Price|20% Off

FLORA

By Dasha Pogodina

Located in Zofingen, AG

ABOUT THE ARTWORK Entitled "FLORA," this painting is a serene contemplation of nature's restorative embrace. The subject, a solitary figure melded with avian elements, sits peaceful...

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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage New Orleans Courtyard Framed Impressionist Signed Oil Painting
Vintage New Orleans Courtyard Framed Impressionist Signed Oil Painting

Vintage New Orleans Courtyard Framed Impressionist Signed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage New Orleans courtyard scene. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 17 by 21 inches overall, and 16 by 20 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

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1950s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Crimean spring, landscape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Crimean spring, landscape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Crimean spring, landscape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Mishurovski V.V. Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Impressionism Year: 2010 Title: Crimean spring Size: 23.5" x 31.5"...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Charles Movalli Pigeon Cove Painting Gloucester Artist
Charles Movalli Pigeon Cove Painting Gloucester Artist

Charles Movalli Pigeon Cove Painting Gloucester Artist

By Charles Movalli

Located in Rockport, MA

This energetic coastal painting by Charles Movalli depicts the working harbor of Pigeon Cove in Rockport, Massachusetts. Using acrylic paint and bold, expressive brushwork, Movalli c...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Between the Past and Silence
Between the Past and Silence

Between the Past and Silence

By Natalia Yangalycheva

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work explores a state of inner dialogue with one’s own past — something that has already been lived through, yet continues to exist within. The artist approaches memory not as a...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Signed Antique French Impressionist Oil Painting Children Playing in Park
Signed Antique French Impressionist Oil Painting Children Playing in Park

Signed Antique French Impressionist Oil Painting Children Playing in Park

By Louis Abel-Truchet

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

In the Park by Louis Abel-Truchet (French 1857-1918) *see below signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: overall good a...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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

Portrait Painting American Black Woman Dancer Ballet Modern Impressionist Framed
Portrait Painting American Black Woman Dancer Ballet Modern Impressionist Framed

Portrait Painting American Black Woman Dancer Ballet Modern Impressionist Framed

Located in Buffalo, NY

The artist’s painterly approach emphasizes mood and movement rather than strict realism. Loose, confident strokes articulate the dancer’s posture, the gentle tension in her legs, and...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Dance Interlude, c. 1910-20

Dance Interlude, c. 1910-20

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Oil on board Provenance Estate of Marjorie MacMonnies Wysong (the artist's granddaughter); Hap Moore Auctions; Martin Ferrick Antiques Exhibitions Avery Galleries, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, American Women Artists: 1860–1960, October 13–November 10, 2017. Description During her expatriate career, between the mid-1880s and return to the United States in 1920, painter and muralist Mary Fairchild MacMonnies (later Low) was one of the most successful American women artists of her generation. Mary Fairchild was born in Connecticut, but was raised largely in St. Louis, Missouri. Inspired by her mother's work as a painter of miniatures and dissatisfied as a school teacher, she enrolled in the St. Louis School of Fine Arts, where she led a movement for women to be permitted to draw model posed in the nude, an important component of artistic training then considered improper for well-bred young women. Impressed by her talent and drive, the school's director, Halsey Ives...

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1910s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Water lily pond, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Water lily pond, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Water lily pond, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By LE ANH TUAN

Located in Yardley, PA

water lily pond Water lily - a colorful and charming flower on the lake. Flowers are the smile of the sun that gives joy. When you think of flowers, in your imagination, as in a fu...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

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

Girl in restaurant in Paris. 19th century, oil on wood, 46x37, 5 cm
Girl in restaurant in Paris. 19th century, oil on wood, 46x37, 5 cm

Girl in restaurant in Paris. 19th century, oil on wood, 46x37, 5 cm

By Eduardo Leon Garrido

Located in Riga, LV

Girl in restaurant in Paris. 19th century, oil on wood, 46x37,5 cm Eduardo Léon Garrido (1856-1949) Eduardo León Garrido was born in Madrid in 1856. He falls within the Group of Spaniards in Paris, as he warns in his style, with clear influences of Impressionism, somewhat reminiscent of Manet. He was the eldest son of Luis Garrido Fernandez, an official at the Ministry of Finance. His father would have liked him to embrace an administrative career but Eduardo León moved towards the artistic career. Trained in the Escuela Superior de Madrid, he painted his first work « the theft of the Sabine women », at only eighteen years old. Then he entered the Studio of Vicente Palmaroli (1834-1896). He will always consider the latter as his true teacher. In 1875, at the age of 19, he arrived in Paris to continue his studies with a scholarship from the city of Madrid. The same year he exhibited for the first time at the Salon where he presented a « Saint Jerome ». Very quickly he appears to be noticed by the famous merchant of the Rue Chaptal, Adolphe Goupil, for who he worked a few years. Notice that Vincent van Gogh worked for Goupil & Cie from 1869 till 1876 (his brother Theo entered in 1873. From 1876 on Garrido exhibits portraits and stylish, contemporary scenes. Catalogues indicates that he changed his dealer for the gallery Borniche around 1880. During the years 1882-1894 he did not expose anymore at the Salon (except once, in 1887, with the portrait of his friend, the painter Bréauté) . However, he painted a lot to feed the gallery of his dealer and a few galleries in Madrid. During that period he had also some student : Anne Blanche Dillaye (1851-1931), the american painter, studied with him from 1885 till 1887. From 1892 onwards it is the merchant Félix Gérard (one of the first dealers of work by Manet and Courbet), of the Rue Lafitte, which concludes with him an exclusive contract. He probably imposed to the artist to paint a different style. This sealed a radical departure from his 1880-1890 period, during which he painted the streets of Paris, café terraces, newspaper kiosks, and was likened to very fashionable Belle-Époque artists. From 1892 onwards, Garrido painted almost solely gallant scenes in the 18th century style, in keeping with current tastes and clients’ demands. Meanwhile, Garrido left Paris. In 1888 he established a studio on the banks of the Marne at La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire (Val-de-Marne near Paris). He married there in 1892 one of its models, Leonie Beck, and in 1893 their first child, Louis- Edouard, was born. He is quickly integrated into local life and became an art teacher in the Philotechnic Association of La Varenne. From 1895 onwards he presented new works at the Salon des Artistes Français and in 1914, he obtained the French citizenship, while two of his son went into battle (World War I). He continued painting, mainly landscapes, portraits of family members (children, granddaughter Odile born in 1923) and flowers. At the end of his life and because of poor eyesight he painted exclusively flower bouquets. In 1939, Eduardo León and his wife Leonie arrive at Caen. They settled with their son, Louis- Edouard, who resided there. Eduardo Leon Garrido died there in 1949. He is buried in the family burial at the cemetery Venoix in Caen. Some of his paintings can be seen in the Museo del Prado (Madrid), the Museo Carmen Thyssen (Málaga), the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Argentina), Bilbao Fine Arts Museum and private collections such as the Bellver Collection in Sevilla. In the Musée Charles Léandre...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood

Reflections in Hues of Love
Reflections in Hues of Love

Reflections in Hues of Love

By Tanja Frost

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this piece, I capture the serene embrace of nature using oil paints, blending the evocative textures of realism with the fluidity of impressionism. The scene, a tranquil river win...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Caribbean Shore Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Caribbean Shore Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Caribbean Shore Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

By Vahe Yeremyan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Caribbean Shore Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 44" x 37" x 1" inch (112 x 94 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wr...

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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Fisherman by the Riverbank, Atmospheric Woodland Landscape
Fisherman by the Riverbank, Atmospheric Woodland Landscape

Fisherman by the Riverbank, Atmospheric Woodland Landscape

Located in Genève, GE

Dimension with frame: 41,5 x 47,5 x 9,5cm. Signed "P. Pignolat" in the lower right corner. This atmospheric oil painting depicts a solitary fisherman working quietly along the bank ...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Large French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Tulips, Apples & Pears Still Life
Large French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Tulips, Apples & Pears Still Life

Large French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Tulips, Apples & Pears Still Life

By Guy Benard

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Guy Benard (French b.1928) signed lower corner. Painter from Rouen, Normandy, exhibited throughout France. Title: Interior Still Life Medium: signed oil on canvas,...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Large Vintage Oil painting on canvas, seascape, Sailing Ships, framed
Large Vintage Oil painting on canvas, seascape, Sailing Ships, framed

Large Vintage Oil painting on canvas, seascape, Sailing Ships, framed

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This striking original vintage oil painting on canvas captures the dramatic energy of the sea. Against a turbulent sky of layered blues and storm‑laden clouds, a majestic sailing shi...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

“Fall Landscape”
“Fall Landscape”

“Fall Landscape”

Located in Southampton, NY

Original oil on canvas board painting of a fall landscape by the American artist, Arthur Mitchell. Signed lower left by the artist. Circa 1890. Condition is very good. The paintin...

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1890s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board, Canvas

Antique French Village Square with Fountain & Figures Signed Impressionist work
Antique French Village Square with Fountain & Figures Signed Impressionist work

Antique French Village Square with Fountain & Figures Signed Impressionist work

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Village Square French School, early 20th century signed watercolor on artist paper, framed titled verso framed: 13 x 17 inches artist paper : 12.5 x 16.5 inches Provenance: priva...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

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