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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
Luminous Mediterranean View of Sitges Church with Palms and Flowers oil painting
Luminous Mediterranean View of Sitges Church with Palms and Flowers oil painting

Luminous Mediterranean View of Sitges Church with Palms and Flowers oil painting

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Luminous Mediterranean View of Sitges Church with Palms and Flowers Artist: López-Valle Title: View of Sitges, Church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla Medium: Oil on canvas Period: circa 1970–1979 Signature: Signed lower left Artwork dimensions: 19 × 24 cm / 7.48 × 9.45 in Framed dimensions: 33 × 38 cm / 12.99 × 14.96 in Frame: Decorative frame included Provenance: López-Valle oil paintings exhibition, documented on the reverse with original exhibition card dated 1979 Condition: Very good overall condition. Stable paint surface. Minor age-related wear to the frame, consistent with age. Ready to hang. DESCRIPTION A charming and luminous Mediterranean oil painting depicting the iconic Church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla in Sitges, one of the most recognizable architectural landmarks of the Catalan coast. The composition captures the church from a highly desirable viewpoint, framed by tall palm trees, lush Mediterranean vegetation and a vivid foreground of red flowers. The result is a small but visually rich painting with strong decorative presence, full of coastal light, architectural character and warm Mediterranean atmosphere. The artist uses a loose, expressive brushstroke and a bright palette of turquoise blues, sandy ochres, fresh greens and floral reds. The impasto in the sky, church façade and garden areas gives the surface a lively texture, while the diagonal path leads the viewer naturally toward the historic church and its bell tower. This is exactly the kind of Mediterranean coastal subject that performs well with international collectors: intimate scale, recognizable location, architectural charm, palm trees, flowers, sunlight and Spanish post-impressionist atmosphere. A little Sitges jewel, basically the painting equivalent of a terrace table with sea breeze and no tourist asking where the beach is. The original exhibition card preserved on the reverse, dated 1979, documents the work’s presence in an oil paintings exhibition dedicated to López-Valle, adding period context and collectible appeal. Its modest size makes it especially suitable for interiors, gallery walls, Mediterranean-style decoration, coastal homes, libraries, bedrooms or refined small spaces where a luminous European landscape can act as a concentrated window of light. European art with a Mediterranean soul. ARTIST BIOGRAPHY López-Valle was a Spanish painter active in the second half of the 20th century, particularly associated with traditional oil painting and Mediterranean subjects. His work reflects the enduring appeal of Spanish coastal landscape painting, combining architectural views, garden settings and luminous color with a direct, post-impressionist handling of paint. This painting is especially interesting because the original exhibition card on the reverse places the artist within a documented exhibition context in 1979, confirming that his works circulated publicly during the period. López-Valle’s paintings are appreciated for their decorative quality, approachable scale and ability to capture recognizable Spanish places with freshness, color and atmosphere. ARTISTIC CONTEXT / PICTORIAL INSPIRATION This work belongs to the tradition of Catalan and Spanish Mediterranean landscape painting, a school deeply connected to light, coastal architecture, gardens, palm trees and open-air observation. Its luminous handling of color and its decorative view of Sitges recall the atmosphere sought by collectors of artists such as Santiago Rusiñol, Eliseu Meifrèn, Joaquim Mir and Josep Amat, painters who helped define the poetic and chromatic identity of the Catalan coastline. While López-Valle maintains his own modest and direct pictorial language, the painting clearly participates in that same Mediterranean lineage: sunlit architecture, garden foreground, loose brushwork, atmospheric blue sky and an elegant sense of place. This makes the piece attractive not only as a view of Sitges, but also as part of the broader collecting category of Spanish impressionist and post-impressionist coastal painting. TAGS mediterranean landscape sitges church painting catalan landscape painting spanish coastal painting spanish impressionist style post impressionist landscape mediterranean architecture art church landscape artwork palm trees painting flower garden painting...

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1970s Impressionist Art

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Oil

"At The Roxy N.Y.C." Impressionist Street Scene in New York City Oil Painting
"At The Roxy N.Y.C." Impressionist Street Scene in New York City Oil Painting

"At The Roxy N.Y.C." Impressionist Street Scene in New York City Oil Painting

By Christopher Willett 1

Located in New York, NY

Impressionist New York City winter city-scene depicting lights on the Street in New York City at the Roxy. Pedestrians in a most intimate, yet energetic way. Christopher is known for...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Figures At The Summer's Day French Parasol Market Landscape Oil Painting
Figures At The Summer's Day French Parasol Market Landscape Oil Painting

Figures At The Summer's Day French Parasol Market Landscape Oil Painting

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Summers Market Signed by Fanch Lel Size: 13 x 16 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board , unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks and ligh...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

“Flower Picking”
“Flower Picking”

“Flower Picking”

By Myles Birket Foster

Located in Southampton, NY

Beautifully executed original hand colored lithograph using gouache and watercolor. Scene in Surrey, England. Signedxwith monogram in plate lower left, Myles Birket Foster. Published by M. H. Long. Condition is very good. In original 2 inch wide birdseye maple antique frame with thick museum mat with gold innner edge. Overall 22 by 26 inches. Biography Myles Birket Foster (4 February 1825 – 27 March 1899) was a popular English illustrator, watercolour artist and engraver in the Victorian period. His name is also to be found as Myles Birkett Foster. Life and work Foster was born in North Shields, England of a primarily Quaker family, but his family moved south to London in 1830, where his father founded M. B. Foster & sons — a successful beer-bottling company. He was schooled at Hitchin, Hertfordshire and on leaving initially went into his father's business. However, noticing his talent for art, his father secured an apprenticeship with the notable wood engraver, Ebenezer Landells, where he worked on illustrations for Punch magazine and the Illustrated London News. On leaving Landells' employ, he continued to produce work for the Illustrated London News and the Illustrated London Almanack. He also found work as a book illustrator and, during the 1850s, trained himself to paint in watercolours. His illustrations of Longfellow’s Evangeline and books of poetry by other contemporaries were a great success, and he quickly became a successful artist in watercolours. Birket Foster became an Associate of the "Old" Watercolour Society (Later the Royal Watercolour Society) in 1860 and exhibited some 400 of his paintings at the Royal Academy over more than 2 decades. Birket Foster travelled widely, painting the countryside around Scotland, the Rhine Valley, the Swiss lakes and in Italy, especially Venice. In 1863 he moved to Witley, near Godalming in Surrey where he had a house ("The Hill") built. Being friendly with Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris, he had the house decorated and furnished in contemporary style, with tiles and paintings by Burne-Jones and Morris' firm, Morris and Company. The same year he published a volume of "English Landscapes," with text by Tom Taylor...

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1880s Impressionist Art

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Lithograph, Watercolor, Gouache

French Landscape With River, Impressionist Oil on Canvas 1904, Framed
French Landscape With River, Impressionist Oil on Canvas 1904, Framed

French Landscape With River, Impressionist Oil on Canvas 1904, Framed

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Landscape With A River And Trees Artist signed and dated 1904 lower right, canvas 16x26 inches. Painting previously relined and restored, antique frame. Eugéne REGAGNON (1875-1957) ...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

French Woodland Trees Hillside Landscape Watercolor Sketch Mid Century
French Woodland Trees Hillside Landscape Watercolor Sketch Mid Century

French Woodland Trees Hillside Landscape Watercolor Sketch Mid Century

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Woodland Trees Hillside Landscape Watercolor Sketch Mid Century Artist: French School (mid 20th century) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper, unframed Size: 7.75 x 11 i...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

Seaside Garden With Flowers
Seaside Garden With Flowers

Seaside Garden With Flowers

By Alice Pritchard

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Beautiful Seaside Garden With Flowers by American Woman Artist Alice Pritchard ALICE PRITCHARD Alice Pritchard studied fine arts and literature at the University of Virginia, earning a B.A. in English with a minor in Studio Art and Art History. She furthered her education, obtaining an MA in English Language and Literature from the University of Maryland. In addition to her university education, Pritchard studied with watercolorists Charles Reid...

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1990s Impressionist Art

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Pastel, Oil

Tahoe Vista, c. 1945
Tahoe Vista, c. 1945

Tahoe Vista, c. 1945

By Conrad Buff

Located in Pasadena, CA

Consigned to the gallery, Pasadena, California; By descent to a private collector, Encino, California; Acquired in 1997 by a private collector, Palo Alto, San Carlos, and Oceanside, ...

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1940s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Parisian Street Café Scene with Diners and Trees Original City Watercolour
Parisian Street Café Scene with Diners and Trees Original City Watercolour

Parisian Street Café Scene with Diners and Trees Original City Watercolour

By Anthony Herbert

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Parisian Street Café Scene with Diners and Trees Original City Watercolour By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Bottom right Medium: Watercolor on paper, mounted Size: 14 inche...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Once The Master - Mid Century Figurative Landscape
Once The Master - Mid Century Figurative Landscape

Once The Master - Mid Century Figurative Landscape

By Benjamin G. Vaganov

Located in Soquel, CA

Once The Master - Mid Century Figurative Landscape "Once the Master" a portrait of a Zuni Master Potter in contrast with the emergent modernism around him. He is beneath an adobe an...

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1950s Impressionist Art

Materials

Linen, Egg Tempera, Illustration Board

Mystic Traveler, Original Painting
Mystic Traveler, Original Painting

Mystic Traveler, Original Painting

By Sally Adams

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A cardinal perches on a thin wire, its bright red plumage standing out against the gray sky. The bird seems like a visitor from another realm, briefly passing...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Boulevard de la Madeleine
Boulevard de la Madeleine

Boulevard de la Madeleine

By Édouard Leon Cortès

Located in Greenville, DE

Excellent example of Cortès Paris scene. Provenance: Galerie Haussmann, Paris.Herbert Arnot, Inc., New York, New York (May 29, 1964).Country Store Gallery, Austin, Texas (February 2...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau

Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"Flowers" by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century) signed bottom right watercolour on paper, unframed painting: 6 x 9.25 inches Delightful early 20th century Fr...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Between Endings and Beginnings
Between Endings and Beginnings

Between Endings and Beginnings

By Natalia Yangalycheva

Located in Zofingen, AG

"Dimensions: 65 × 93 *2 cm Medium: Acrylic on canvas Support: Stretched canvas Orientation: Horizontal Ready to hang In this work, the artist seeks to convey a special state of tra...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Among Quiet Witnesses
Among Quiet Witnesses

Among Quiet Witnesses

By Natalia Yangalycheva

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this painting, the boundaries between humanity and nature gently dissolve into a space of stillness and contemplation. A woman absorbed in her book sits among a flock of sheep—tim...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Golden Koi, Linen Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, 80x110 cm.
Golden Koi, Linen Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, 80x110 cm.

Golden Koi, Linen Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, 80x110 cm.

Located in Zofingen, AG

Golden Koi, Linen Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, 80x110 cm. Rakhmet Redzhepov Dive into a dazzling, kaleidoscopic underwater dream with this breathtaking contemporary masterpiece titled "Gold...

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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

April Light Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting
April Light Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting

April Light Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: April Light Medium: Oil on Hardboard Year: 2019 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 13.5 x 18.5" x 0.3" inch (35 x 47x 1cm) Presentation: Unframed, Ty...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Khust Town Cityscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting
Khust Town Cityscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting

Khust Town Cityscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Khust Town Medium: Oil on Hardboard Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 18 x 20" x 0.3" inch (46 x 51 x 1cm) Presentation: Unframed, Type: ...

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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Brittany Coastline Boats Moored at Sea Signed 20th Cent French Impressionist Oil
Brittany Coastline Boats Moored at Sea Signed 20th Cent French Impressionist Oil

Brittany Coastline Boats Moored at Sea Signed 20th Cent French Impressionist Oil

By Claude Marin

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Fishing Boats at Brittany by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed and dated 81 oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 7.5 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private collection, P...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Sunny Day on the Costa del Sol
Sunny Day on the Costa del Sol

Sunny Day on the Costa del Sol

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Sunny Day on the Costa del Sol Sunny Day on the Costa del Sol captures the relaxed atmosphere of a Mediterranean holiday. A brightly coloured villa stands beneath an intense blue sk...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

English School Mid 20th Century Oil Painting Hamiltonstovare Hound Dog
English School Mid 20th Century Oil Painting Hamiltonstovare Hound Dog

English School Mid 20th Century Oil Painting Hamiltonstovare Hound Dog

By Dorothy Alexandra Johnson

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

A Hamiltonstovare Hound "Flicka of Druan" by Dorothy Alexandra Johnson (1902-1988) signed lower right oil painting on canvas, unstretched 5.5 x 7.5 inches A delightful painting b...

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1950s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Gathering Flowers
Gathering Flowers

Gathering Flowers

By Dorothea Sharp

Located in Belgravia, London, London

Oil on Canvas Canvas size: 15 x 18 inches Framed size: 21 x 24 inches Signed lower left

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Painting of Boats on the Beach at Dinard
French Impressionist Painting of Boats on the Beach at Dinard

French Impressionist Painting of Boats on the Beach at Dinard

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Impressionist Painting of Boats on the Beach at Dinard By Fanch Lel Size: 14.25 x 20.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: The painting ...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Huge 20th Century French Signed Oil Fishing Boats in South of France Harbour
Huge 20th Century French Signed Oil Fishing Boats in South of France Harbour

Huge 20th Century French Signed Oil Fishing Boats in South of France Harbour

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/School: G. Lefevre, French School (20th Century), signed Title: Fishing Ports Moored In A Southern Port, wonderful blue sea and sky colours with rising mountain beyond and gr...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

In Port
In Port

Manuel LorenteIn Port

$700Sale Price|80% Off

In Port

By Manuel Lorente

Located in Atlanta, GA

Manuel Lorente is a contemporary artist from Valencia, Spain. Since a young child Lorente describes being mesmerized and drawn to art. He fondly recalls that his family took him to ...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

New York City Street Painting Paul Bachem News Stand
New York City Street Painting Paul Bachem News Stand

New York City Street Painting Paul Bachem News Stand

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

A beautiful painting of NYC by contemporary artist Paul Bachem oil on canvas on panel 11 x 14 unframed, 17.38 x 20.5 framed signed LR BIOGRAPHY Paul Bachem studied with Harold R. S...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Antique Signed European Oil Painting Mid Century Genre Landscape Cottage Scene
Antique Signed European Oil Painting Mid Century Genre Landscape Cottage Scene

Antique Signed European Oil Painting Mid Century Genre Landscape Cottage Scene

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This charming antique oil on canvas painting depicts a peaceful rural scene featuring a mother and child beside a quiet riverside. A picturesque cottage, mature trees, and calm water...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Flowing Stream Through Valley Misty Highlands Oil Painting Respected Artist
Flowing Stream Through Valley Misty Highlands Oil Painting Respected Artist

Flowing Stream Through Valley Misty Highlands Oil Painting Respected Artist

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Misty Highlands by John Falconer Slater (British 1857-1933) signed oil on board, framed framed: 16 x 20 inches board: 13 x 17 inches Provenance: Private collection, UK Condition: Goo...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Lakeside Landscape Ink and Watercolor Study by Bernard Labbe
French Lakeside Landscape Ink and Watercolor Study by Bernard Labbe

French Lakeside Landscape Ink and Watercolor Study by Bernard Labbe

By Bernard Labbe

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Lakeside Landscape Ink and Watercolor Study by Bernard Labbe Artist: Bernard Labbe (French, mid 20th century) Medium: Ink and watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 8.75 x...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Pen, Felt Pen, Watercolor

Rocky Seascape Oil Painting Milton James Burns Salmagundi Club
Rocky Seascape Oil Painting Milton James Burns Salmagundi Club

Rocky Seascape Oil Painting Milton James Burns Salmagundi Club

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Rocky Seascape oil on panel The image measures 10 x 14 unframed, 12.5 x 16 framed in original frame as purchased. signed lower left. Milton James Burns 1853-1933, Founding Salmagundi Artist member in ready to hang condition. Minor craquelure in white impasto areas of the surf. Frame abrasion in upper and lower edges of canvas. A few pinpoints of in-paint show up under UV. This scene looks to me to be Black Head, on Monhegan perhaps, as Burns visited the island to draw, etc. as listed below. The following is from "The Jean and Graham Devoe Williford Charitable Trust" Milton Burns...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

"Reverberate" Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting
"Reverberate" Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting

"Reverberate" Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting

By Bri Custer

Located in Westport, CT

This contemporary abstract landscape painting by Bri Custer, titled Reverberate, captures the shifting energy of land and light through expressive brushwork and layered color. Earthy...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Find a wide variety of authentic Impressionist art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue and other colors. Many Pop art Paintings/style/impressionist/?creator=richard-szkutnik>paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Vahe Yeremyan, Richard Szkutnik, Iryna Kastsova, and Mitchell Funk. Frequently made by artists working with Oil Paint, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Impressionist art, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $225 and tops out at $7,200, while the average work sells for $1,423.