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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
Impressionist Street Scene Viewed Through Archway with Figures and Market Awning
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Street Scene Viewed Through Archway with Figures and Market Awnings By Fanch Lel Size: 11.25 x 14.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condi...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

The Round Pond, Market at Concarneau, Brittany, France /// Female Artist Antique
By Beatrice Stella Pedder
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Beatrice Stella Pedder (English, 1875-1965) Title: "The Round Pond, Market at Concarneau, Brittany, France" *Signed by Pedder lower right Circa: 192...
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1920s Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

Beach #1, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Alexandrina's painting is guided by her all-consuming passion to share with the viewer the beauty and perfection of the universe, which we sometimes pass by in a hurry. His work cont...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Oil

"Just snowed" white, snow, forest, winter Oil cm.100 x 99 Free Shipping
Located in Torino, IT
Published in a monographic catalogue Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina. 1949-56: he began artistic...
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1990s Impressionist Art

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Oil

1940's French Impressionist Oil Portrait of Young Blonde Haired Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Blonde Lady by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 18 high by 15 inches wide condit...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Antique Old Florida Southern School Beach Lighthouse Framed Seascape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist southern oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Label from a Florida frame shop verso.
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1950s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Renoir, "La Danse à la Campagne" etching c.1890
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) "La Danse à la Campagne" (The Country Dance) Soft-ground etching in black ink, 2nd plate circa 1890 Stamp signature, as issued Image size: 8 5/8 x ...
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1890s Impressionist Art

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Etching

Light On Mustard, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Golden mustard flowers blanket the field, illuminated by shimmering light that enhances the energy of the spring landscape. Wisps of clouds drift above, while...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Acrylic

Equestrian Oil Painting "Cribnote at Saratoga 2008" Horse Racing Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
This dynamic oil painting by MJ Kotwas captures the energy and speed of a racehorse mid-stride, depicting Cribnote during his victory at Saratoga Race Course on July 27, 2008. The jo...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Unto the Hills
Located in Spokane, WA
Measures Painting 20 x 16 inches Framed 27 x 23 inches This lovely early 20th century William Wendt (1865 - 1946) painting c. 1909 features a Pasadena California landscape domina...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Unto the Hills
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Clouds over the sea. 1974, cardboard, oil, 36.5x49 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Clouds over the sea. 1974, cardboard, oil, 36.5x49 cm
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1970s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Cardboard

Summer Trees Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Eduard Matevosyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Panel Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism, Title: Summer Trees, Size: 37.5" x 25.5...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Roses and the Vibration of Space
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Roses and the Vibration of Space" is an expressive semi-abstract painting depicting pink roses amidst lush greenery. Through the use of textures and blurred transitions, the flowers...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel

A Still Life of Flowers in a Vase
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Oil on canvas depicting a vibrant vase of fresh cut flowers, signed and dated in the lower right. The dimensions listed include the frame. John C. Traynor's painting style is remini...
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1980s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Farm Fields in Landscape Signed 1900's French Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Landscape by Maurice Georges Poncelet (French, 1897-1978) oil painting on board, signed verso 9.5 x 13 inches condition: overall good and sound though a little shabby from previous s...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Flowers of the sun. 2023, canvas, cardboard, oil, 13x18 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flowers of the sun. 2023, canvas, cardboard, oil, 13x18 cm Small size plein air painting Alyona Prokofyeva (1988) From 2016 surname Galaktionova....
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Large French Impressionist Vintage Oil Painting Golden Yellow Sunlit Pathway
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 20th century Title: The Golden Sunlit Pathway Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 21.5 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, Fr...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Lumberville in Winter, Pennsylvania Impressionist Snow Landscape
By Laurence A. Campbell
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Lumberville in Winter" is a 14 x 20 inches winter landscape by American Impressionist painter, Laurence A. Campbell. This regional, Pennsylvania scene is an excellent example of the...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Lovers in Monet's Garden Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Tony Bennett Title: Lovers in Monet's Garden Lithograph Signed and Marked PP  1/10 ( Printers Proof ) Paper Size: 30" x 24" inches Image Size : 25" x 20" inches Anthony...
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1980s Impressionist Art

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Lithograph

Little Gull, Impressionism , Landscape, Framed, Plein Aire, Birds, Texas Coast
Located in Houston, TX
Little Gull is part of newly released small works from V....Vaughan's collection of recent travels in around Sargent TX on the Texas Coast.. V....Vaughan painted each of these on location "en plein air" It has an Impressionistic Style as seen in many of Virginia Vaughan...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Paris, Cafe de la Paix. Oil on canvas, 60x73 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Paris, Cafe de la Paix. Period 1920-1940s. Oil on canvas, 60x73 cm Lucien Adrion (1889-1953) was a French painter known for his depictions of the countryside and bustling street sce...
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1920s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

"Saint-Malo Sailboats" oil painting at historic French Port-City, pair of boats
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Saint-Malo Sailboats" is a plein air painting created in Northwestern France. A pair of sailboats rest along the harbor's wharf, their masts intersect the warm atmostphere, and thei...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

Million Dollar Strike, Pop Art Screenprint by LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: LeRoy Neiman, American (1921 - 2012) Title: Million Dollar Strike (Earl Anthony) Year: 1982 Medium: Serigraph, Signed by the artist and Earl Ant...
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1980s Impressionist Art

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Screen

"Colorado Plains" Mountain Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Shingler's (NC based) "Colorado Plains" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts plains with a backdrop of foothills, blue snow-capped mo...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Wood, Oil

Tranquil Venetian Canal Backwater by Russian Impressionist artist, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Venice Russian School, indistinctly signed front and back oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound co...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

France, City- Paris
Located in Belgrade, MT
This painting by Lucien Durand had been part of my private collection and a one of a kind oil painting.
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Impressionistic Seascape Ocean Nocturne Painting Michael Budden Mystical Voyage
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Mystical Voyage oil/panel 11 x 14 image unframed, 17.5 x 20.38 framed Mystical Voyage is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that show...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

Still Life with Flowers in a Stoneware Vase
Located in Milford, NH
A nicely detailed still life painting with flowers in a stoneware or ceramic painted vase by American artist Martha Walter (1875-1976). Walter was born in Phildelphia, PA, studied at...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

Tranquil Lake Landscape Antique 19th Century Original Panoramic Summer Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique panoramic landscape painting. Watercolor and gouache on board, circa 1900. Signed. Image size, 17L x 11H. Housed in a period g...
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1890s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Watercolor

'Lone Cypress', Carmel Seascape, California Plein Air, Pebble Beach, Monterey
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'James March Phillips' (American, 1913-1981) and painted circa 1965. Born in California, James March Phillips first studied in San Francisco at the Turner Art Ac...
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1960s Impressionist Art

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

1950's French Impressionist Oil City Rooftops View Panoramic Skyline Beautiful
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
City Rooftops French School, circa 1950's oil on canvas 13 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, Paris The painting is in good and presentable cond...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

La Boullie (The Porridge), Old Masters Drypoint Etching by Jean Francois Millet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Etching printed in brownish black on light tan Chine collé, 1861. Image measures 6 x 5 inches, displayed in a 15.5 x 12.5 inch frame. Etched signature and date lower left. A very goo...
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1860s Impressionist Art

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Drypoint, Etching, Intaglio

1950s French Charming Charcoal Sketch of a Rustic European Courtyard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
European Courtyard Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Ink, Gouache

Mid Century Boats at Sea Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous mid century oil on canvas painting of boats on the beach by Henry Harder (American, 20th c.), circa 1960. Signed "H. Harder" bottom right. Unframed.
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1960s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

1930's French Impressionist Oil Painting Stone Path To Quaint French Village
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Countryside Landscape by Edmond Quinton (French 1892-1969) *see notes below signed lower front corner oil painting on board/ panel, unframed size: 9.5 x 13 inches condition: o...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Impressionist Figurative Landscape of Boys Playing Ball titled "Ball Players"
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Titled Ball Players, this charming oil on paper by Charles Henry Miller (1842–1922) captures a lively scene of figures scattered across a bright green field beneath a dramatic, textu...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

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Paper, Oil

Impressionistic Sunrise Landscape Painting Michael Budden Summer Pasture Cows
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Summer Pasture, Cows is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful summer view of a meadow with a group of cows an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

Eleanor Woolley, Watching the Fireworks, Impressionist Style Art, Winter Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Watching the Fireworks [November 2022] original Oil Paint on Canvas Image size: H:15 cm x W:15 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:15 cm x W:15 cm x D:2cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Watching the Fireworks is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. The faces of the crowd are illuminated by the explosive scene in front of them. Purple and pink reflections lighting up the dark sky, the little lights of the village in the distance. The artist has used impasto technique, creating a lovely textured surface. Interior room images courtesy of vanitjan of freepik. Eleanor Woolley was born in the Channel Island of Jersey, and moved to Gloucestershire where she was drawn to the outdoors, always taking walks in the landscape. Her first true love for painting came from an inspirational Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Lively market square
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas cardboard Golden wooden frame 24.5 x 30.5 x 2 cm This work of art depicts a bustling market scene, brimming with life and movement. The dynamic composition immediat...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Oriental Cup by Vicky Oldfield, Collagraph print, Handmade print, Still life art
Located in Deddington, GB
Oriental Cup by Vicky Oldfield [2022] limited_edition and hand signed by the artist Collagraph Edition number 30 Image size: H:10 cm x W:10 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:16 c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Paper, Archival Pigment

Locmariaquer - France Impressionist Brittany Beach Coastal Landscape Painting
By Willem van Hasselt
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very beautiful 1930's impressionist oil on board depicting the beach at Locmariaquer in Brittany, France by the important Dutch painter Willem van Hasselt. The work has exceptiona...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Mid Century Modern Landscape -- Aran, Ireland
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous mid century modern landscape of Aran, Ireland in teal and cream hues. Signed Snyder lower right corner. Dated with "Aran, Ireland...
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1960s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Humberto da Silva Fernandes (1937-2005)Clipper Ship Large Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an amazing original oil painting on canvas of the famous Portuguese-American painter, Humberto da Silva Fernandes (1937-2005) depic...
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1980s Impressionist Art

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Oil

"071 - Plein Air-Englewood, CO" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Gouache Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "071 - Plein Air-Englewood, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a landscape. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary landscape painter and Color...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Gouache, Paper

'La Toilette', Seated Nude, Paris, Royal Danish Academy, Charlottenborg, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Mogens Hertz' (Danish, 1909-1999) and dated 1953. A substantial figural oil of a young woman, shown seated at a table and arranging her hair before an open wind...
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1950s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

American Impressionist Rockport Artist Aldro T. Hibbard Venice Landscape
Located in Rockport, MA
An early work by American impressionist Aldro T. Hibbard, “Venice, 1914." Painted during his travels abroad, Hibbard renders sunlit stone, weathered boats, and the figures of local f...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

"Portrait of a Seated Nude Woman" American Impressionist Painting Oil on Panel
Located in New York, NY
A rare and breath taking work, with masterful bursh work and sublime execution of light. We are drawn to the subtle beauty and elegant pose. The tasteful compostion lends an intimate scene into the artists studio where Philip has captured her effortlessly. This piece comes displayed in a wonderful frame and hanging wire on verso. Art measures 24 x 20 inches Frame measures 30 x 26 inches Robert Philipp was born on February 2, 1895 in New York City. He was an American painter influenced by Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, and known for his nudes, still lifes, and portraits of attractive women and Hollywood stars. Moses Solomon Philipp showed early talent and grew up in a family atmosphere that fed and cultivated his creativity. At age of 15, he entered the Art Students League for four years and then continued his training at the National Academy of Design. His teachers at the League included George Bridgeman and Frank DuMond, and at the National Academy he studied with Douglas Volk...
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1940s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

Still Life
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
John White Alexander's graceful depictions of beautiful women earned him critical acclaim both in Europe and America. However, his career did not get off to an easy start—Alexander b...
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1880s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

“Wild Flowers”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a very well executed original oil on board painting by the American artist, George A. Traver. Signed lower right. Signed and titled verso. National Academy of Design exhibition label verso. (1923) Condition is very good; no issues. The painting done in an impressionist style depicting a mother and her child picking wild flowers in a field. A beautiful variety of greens and blues dominate the composition. The figures are painted with a soft white palette are equally well done. The painting has recently been professionally cleaned. The painting is housed in its original wood frame with a hand hammered copper metal wrap over wood. The frame is from the arts and crafts period and is in fine condition. Overall framed measurements are 18.75 by 4.75 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida collector. In 1864, George Traver was born in Corning, New York. George Traver was working as an artist in New York City by the 1890's. He studied with J. Alden Weir, Henry Siddons Mowbray and Thomas Wilmer Dewing...
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1920s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Fetta di melone. still life, oil painting, impressionism, fruits, southern art.
Located in Oslo, NO
The still life titled "Slice of Melon" is an oil painting on canvas. This work captures the essence of the sunny south with its warm and vibrant color palette. The painting features ...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Two Cooked Fish with Garnish - Still Life in Oil on Artist's Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Cooked Fish with Garnish - Still Life in Oil on Artist's Board Still life of two fish by an unknown artist (20th Century). This piece is executed in a classical, painterly style...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Plaster, Oil, Illustration Board

South Of France 1994 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Tony Bennett Title: South of France Lithograph Signed and Marked ATL  5/5 ( Printers Proof ) Paper Size: 31" x 24" inches Image Size : 26" x 20" inches Published By : Atelier E. Ettinger Gallery Anthony Dominick Benedetto, known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. He is also a painter, having created works under his birth name that are on permanent public display in several institutions. Whether he is performing as Tony Bennett or painting as Anthony Benedetto...
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1990s Impressionist Art

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Lithograph

Antique American Impressionist Roaring 20's Elegant Nocturnal Party Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Up for sale here is a really impressive early 1900's oil painting by William Clarke Rice, Jr. (1875 - 1928). A great nocturnal view housed in a period giltwood frame. Image size, 2...
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1930s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Book Rest" oil painting seated woman with a book on lap colorful modern framed
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by Contemporary American painter, Kelly Carmody. A woman, seated in a yellow room, wears a patterned dress and holds a book, turned down, onto her lap. She rests her ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil, Linen

Wild Horses Running Painting - Horse Running Wild, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Wild horses running painting with wildflowers and ranch located in Wyoming. Southwest art featuring wild horse herd in the frontier West. ::...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Oil

"Portrait of Louis Prang" William Merritt Chase, Impressionist Portrait
Located in New York, NY
William Merritt Chase Portrait of Louis Prang, 1884 Signed center right "WM M Chase" Oil on canvas 41 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches Provenance The artist Louis Prang Gift from the sitter to R...
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1880s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Misty Bayou" HAZE. ONE OF HIS BEST Dated 1917 Alexander Drysdale (1870-1934)
By Alexander John Drysdale
Located in San Antonio, TX
Alexander John Drysdale (1870-1934) New Orleans Louisiana / New York Artist Size: 20 x 30 Frame: 26 x 36 Medium: Oil Wash? Watercolor? Dated: 1917 "Misty Bayou" Housed in the original magnificent frame. Alexander John Drysdale (1870-1934) New Orleans Louisiana / New York Artist Alexander John (A.J.) Drysdale was an early 20th century Louisiana artist who specialized in landscapes using the technique of oil wash, that gave his works a characteristic of a hazy look. Drysdale made use of this technique by diluting the oil paint with kerosene and applying it with cotton balls. Alexander John Drysdale, born in Marietta, Georgia on March 2, 1870, came to New Orleans at the age of fifteen with his parents. His father, Reverend Alexander J. Drysdale, became the rector of Christ Church Cathedral. Alex received private tutoring from a Professor Mehado and art lessons from Ida Hackell at the Southern Art Union. Later in New Orleans (1887) he studied art under Paul Poincy (1833-1909). The exact date of Drysdale's arrival in New York is unknown, but he enrolled in the Art Students League where he received instruction from Charles C. Curran and Frank Vincent DuMond. Apparently, he remained in New York for about five years and did not go to Europe for further study. After some time, Drysdale began specializing in landscapes, executed in a tonalist manner. Back in New Orleans, Drysdale was inspired by local subjects, especially swamp or bayou areas and other desolate wetlands. Over a period of many years Drysdale's landscapes evolved to a unique stylistic maturity. In 1909 he received a gold medal from the New Orleans Art Association. It is easy to see the influence of two artists that he admired: Corot and Inness. Working equally well in oil and watercolor (he also did scenes in charcoal), Drysdale usually divided his scene into halves or thirds, typically, a foreground consisting of tall swamp grasses achieved with broad vertical strokes; a middle ground consisting of a backdrop row of trees at the horizon line executed with staccato, jabbing strokes resulting in textural contrast; and a background devoted totally to a tonalist-like moisture-laden sky often hazy with no clouds or only a slight indication of them. This formulaic compositional format rendered with an economy of technique resulted in imagery with repetitious forms and shapes diffused in a nebulous space. In this regard, Drysdale's works are impressionistic; he also tended to use the violets and blues of the impressionist palette. Yet he lacked a specific interest in color and light. Although his expression of the Louisiana scenery is very personal, even mystical, the artist appears to have been very limited in subject matter. One of his last works was a mural for the Shushan (New York) Airport administration building, and shortly before his death he was employed as an artist by the Civil Works Administration. Drysdale was a member of the Arts and Crafts Club of New Orleans, and his work was in the permanent collection of the Delgado Museum for many years. The artist worked at his studio at 320 Exchange Place in the picturesque Vieux Carré until his death at the age of sixty-three. Stewart (in Painting in the South, 1983), describes how Drysdale was a shrewd businessman. He would solicit new homeowners who might need a canvas to decorate a wall, or a cotton broker who recently made the headlines. Drysdale died in New Orleans, on February 9, 1934. Sources: Louisiana Artists from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. James W. Nelson. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University, 1968; Wiesendanger, Martin and Margaret Wiesendanger, Nineteenth Century Louisiana Painters and Paintings from the Collection of W. E. Groves. New Orleans: W. E. Groves Gallery, 1971, pp. 44-45; Painting in the South: 1584-1980, Exh. cat. Richmond, VA: Virginia Museum, 1983, pp. 106-107, 114, 276; Chambers, Bruce W., Art and Artists of the South: The Robert P. Coggins Collection of American Paintings. Exh. cat. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, 1984, p. 88; Zellman, Michael David, 300 Years of American Art. Seacacus, NJ: Wellfleet Press, 1987, p. 634; Gerdts, William H., Art across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting, 1710-1920. New York: Abbeville Press, 1990, vol. 2, pp. 110-111. Submitted by Richard H. Love and Michael Preston Worley, Ph.D. Biography from The Johnson Collection ALEXANDER JOHN DRYSDALE (1870–1934) Born in Marietta, Georgia, Alexander John Drysdale was the only son of an ordained Episcopal priest whose ministry required frequent moves to parishes in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee. In 1883, he accepted the call to become dean of Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans, and was later elected a bishop. Alexander, thirteen years old when the family settled in New Orleans, began his art studies under the instruction of Ida C. Haskell, a California-born artist who was on the faculty of the recently established Southern Art Union. The local academy had been founded by several leading artists, including Andres Molinary, William Henry Buck...
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1910s Impressionist Art

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Mixed Media

Desert Spring Landscape
By Laurie Bender
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid large scale giclee print, 27/95, titled Desert Spring 1996 by Laurie Bender (American, b. 1953). Displayed double linen mat and whitewashed wood frame. Signed lower right and n...
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1990s Impressionist Art

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Paper, Giclée

Bayou Bend, MFAH, Texas Landscape, Oil, Impressionism, Art League, Buffalo Bayou
Located in Houston, TX
FREE SHIPPING New Images coming Soon Bayou Bend is contemporary oil landscape painting on canvas 30 x 40. Bayou Bend was painted in 2022 by Texan artist Steve Parker . The location is at the back of Bayou Bend in Houston, Texas. It is painted on the banks of the famous Buffalo Bayou. Bayou Bend is the MFAH house museum for American decorative arts and paintings. Displayed in the former home of Houston civic leader and philanthropist Ima Hogg (1882–1975), the collection is one of the finest showcases of American furnishings, silver, ceramics, and paintings in the world. The house is situated on 14 acres of organically maintained gardens in Houston’s historic River Oaks...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Rolling Hills near Banbury by Georgie Dowling, original painting, landscape art
Located in Deddington, GB
Rolling hills near Banbury by Georgie Dowling [2021] original and hand signed by the artist Oil paint on canvas Image size: H:40 cm x W:50 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40 cm...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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