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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
Farmers Working in Sunlit Landscape Beneath a Deep Blue Sky French Oil Painting
Farmers Working in Sunlit Landscape Beneath a Deep Blue Sky French Oil Painting

Farmers Working in Sunlit Landscape Beneath a Deep Blue Sky French Oil Painting

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Toiling in the Fields by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches oil painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good condition. It has previously bee...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Storm By the Cliff
Storm By the Cliff

Storm By the Cliff

Located in Sheffield, MA

Alfred Smith French, 1854-1932 Storm By the Cliff Oil on canvas 25 by 32 in, w/ frame 33 ½ by 40 ¾ in Signed lower left Inventory Number: 01856 Alfred Smith (1854–1932) was a Fren...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Low Tide - Brittany, France, " Henriette Oberteuffer, Coastal Landscape
"Low Tide - Brittany, France, " Henriette Oberteuffer, Coastal Landscape

"Low Tide - Brittany, France, " Henriette Oberteuffer, Coastal Landscape

By Henriette Amiard Oberteuffer

Located in New York, NY

Henriette Amiard Oberteuffer (1878 - 1962) Low Tide - Brittany, France Oil on canvasboard 18 x 21 1/2 inches Signed lower right Painter, printmaker, and teacher Henriette Amiard Oberteuffer (1878-1962) was born in Le Havre, France and studied at the Academie Julian in Paris with Jean-Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant. She moved with her husband and fellow artist George Oberteuffer...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

La Parisienne - Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting by Jean Beraud
La Parisienne - Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting by Jean Beraud

La Parisienne - Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting by Jean Beraud

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed full length portrait circa 1890 by French impressionist painter Jean Beraud. The work depicts a Parisian lady in a green tuile skirt, a blue jacket with fur and black lace up ...

Category

1890s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Fernand Lantoine (1876 - 1956). Coastal landscape. Oil on board, signed.
Fernand Lantoine (1876 - 1956). Coastal landscape. Oil on board, signed.

Fernand Lantoine (1876 - 1956). Coastal landscape. Oil on board, signed.

By Fernand Lantoine

Located in Paris, FR

Fernand LANTOINE (Maretz 1876 - Paris 1956) Coastal landscape Oil on board Signed lower right 10,7 x 11 cm Fernand Lantoine was a painter and illustrator from northern France. Afte...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Twentieth Century Traditional Figurative Portrait Oil of Lady in Victorian Dress
Twentieth Century Traditional Figurative Portrait Oil of Lady in Victorian Dress

Twentieth Century Traditional Figurative Portrait Oil of Lady in Victorian Dress

Located in ludlow, GB

Twentieth Century Traditional style Figurative Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas of Lady in a Victorian Dress. Beautiful Model in a white Victorian Gown wearing elegant gloves and looking pensive. Beautifully modelled and featuring Helen as the model who worked with the artist in the late 1980's. RENE JEROME LEGRAND British born 1953 Rene Legrand...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Seascape with Clifftop Structures and Sailboats
French Impressionist Seascape with Clifftop Structures and Sailboats

French Impressionist Seascape with Clifftop Structures and Sailboats

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Impressionist Seascape with Clifftop Structures and Sailboats by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.5 inches (height) x 10.5 inches (width) Oil painting on cardboard, u...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

1930's French Impressionist Signed Oil Beautiful Still Life of Flowers & Jug
1930's French Impressionist Signed Oil Beautiful Still Life of Flowers & Jug

1930's French Impressionist Signed Oil Beautiful Still Life of Flowers & Jug

By Lucien Martial

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Floral Still Life French Impressionist, circa 1930's by Lucien Martial, signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 32 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very ...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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

The Deep Night - night painting
The Deep Night - night painting

The Deep Night - night painting

Located in Zofingen, AG

The night painting with the bright Moon, the starry sky and a calm river is a beautiful wall decor, the painting is full of different cold colours. The ...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

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

Woman in the field
Woman in the field

Woman in the field

Located in Genève, GE

Work on canvas Molded frame Dimensions with frame 82 x 109.5 x 7 cm This work captures the vibrant scene of a harvest field, where a central woman forcefully lifts sheaves of wheat,...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Church with Two Palm Trees - Brazilian Scene Original Gouache Painting
Church with Two Palm Trees - Brazilian Scene Original Gouache Painting

Church with Two Palm Trees - Brazilian Scene Original Gouache Painting

Located in Soquel, CA

Church with Two Palm Trees - Brazilian Scene Original Gouache Painting Beautiful gouache landscape painting by Reynaldo Manzke (Brazilian b. 1906 d. 1980.) Two palm trees lean towards each other in the center of the composition, their fronds overlapping at the top. In between the is a large wooden cross...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Portrait of Kitty and Silver Ship - British Edwardian Impressionist oil painting
Portrait of Kitty and Silver Ship - British Edwardian Impressionist oil painting

Portrait of Kitty and Silver Ship - British Edwardian Impressionist oil painting

By James Jebusa Shannon

Located in Hagley, England

This stunning, large British Edwardian Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted portrait painter James Jebusa Shannon. Painted circa 1909 the sitter is his eldest daughter, Kitty. She is holding a family heirloom, the silver ship which has been depicted in several of shannon's works. The painting of his daughter, just on the cusp of entering womanhood, was dear to the artist and stayed within the family long after his death. The vibrant reds and bold brushwork, so unmistakable Shannon, make this an excellent example of a very personal and precious Edwardian family portrait oil painting. Provenance. The Artist. Lady Florence Shannon. By descent to Kitty Shannon Keigwin, the Artist's daughter. By descent to Julia Gibbons, the Artist's granddaughter. Estate of Julia Gibbons to the present owner. Exhibited. "Seeking Beauty: Paintings by James Jebusa Shannon," Debra Force...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Roses and gerberas.
Roses and gerberas.

Roses and gerberas.

Located in Zofingen, AG

Flowers in a glass vase. Roses and gerberas intertwine with fresh greenery to create a vibrant bouquet. The blue and gray background creates contrast. This bouquet exudes the flavor ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Still life with flowers and fruit
Still life with flowers and fruit

Still life with flowers and fruit

Located in Zofingen, AG

Impressionist still life with flowers and fruit My paintings express movement towards rebirth, light and sun, renewal, associated with spring. This idea of movement and renewal is ex...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

"RIVER BEND" OIL ON CANVAS APPLIED BY PALETTE KNIFE
"RIVER BEND" OIL ON CANVAS APPLIED BY PALETTE KNIFE

"RIVER BEND" OIL ON CANVAS APPLIED BY PALETTE KNIFE

By Jose Vives-Atsara

Located in San Antonio, TX

Jose Vives-Atsara (1919-2004) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 16 x 20 Frame Size: 25 x 28.75 Medium: Oil on Canvas Applied by Palette Knife "River Bend" Biography Jose Vives-Atsara (1919-2004) His list of Pallbearers says it all. They were not just buyers of his art they were some of his closest friends. Pallbearers: E. Glenn Biggs, James M. Cavender, III, Tom C. Frost, Jr., James W. Gorman, Jr., George B. Irish, Joseph R. Krier, Robert L. Mooney and H. Bartell Zachry, Jr. Jose Vives-Atsara was born April 13, 1919, in Villafranca del Penedes near Barcelona, Spain. A native Spaniard, he developed a love of painting at an early age, and by age 11 had committed himself to becoming an artist. He studied at Colegio de San Ramon and had his first one-person show at age 14. The Spanish Civil interrupted his idyllic young life as he was forced to serve in the Communist Army, and then was imprisoned, suffering many hardships. Soon after the war he married Emilia Hill Domenech, and in 1947 set out to move with his wife and child aboard a tramp steamer to the United States. Unfortunately, immigration quotas did not allow them to move directly to the United States, and it was eight years before they achieved that goal. During this interim before obtaining temporary visas, he and his family lived first, in Caracas, Venezuela and then in Mexico City, Mexico. The family settled in San Antonio, Texas, where he had made friends on a previous visit. He and his wife and children gained citizenship in time for their first Christmas in the United States. He became such an exemplary immigrant citizen that officials of the U.S. District Court for the Western District Court regularly invited him to share his thoughts and advice for living in America with newly naturalized citizens Vives-Atsara also developed a close relationship with the Incarnate Word College, becoming, over the years, both a professor of art, and Artist in Residence. As a painter, he depicted many local scenes including San Antonio missions and the San Antonio River. For special guests such as Pope John Paul II, heads of state, and royalty from foreign countries, he was commissioned to provide paintings as gifts. His paintings were also commissioned for Frost Bank and the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. For his vibrant oil paintings, he used only nine colors, mixed in a variety of ways. They have been described as both realistic and impressionistic. "Vives-Atsara believed that art is a reflection of the artist's soul, if this is true; his paintings reflect a beautiful, bright spirit." (Richardson) Jose Vives-Atsara died in San Antonio on January 13, 2004 and is buried there in Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum. Jose Vives-Atsara was born in Vilafranca del Panades in the Catalonian region of Spain on April 30, 1919. As a small boy he loved to sketch with pencil and paper. He began painting at the age of eleven. His first one-man show came at the ripe old age of fourteen. From that time on, painting has been his love and his way of life. Jose studied art at Saint Raymond College and School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. He is quick to admit that his most inspirational teacher has been nature itself. Mr. Vives-Atsara came to San Antonio in 1956 where he has established his art career. His use of a palette knife in painting allows him to blend rich pure pigments to achieve his goal of creating a powerful statement of color directly on the canvas. This style is intended to produce works that are distinctively 'Vives-Atsara'. Vives-Atsara is represented in public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, Spain; Fort Worth Art Museum, Texas; His Royal Highness Juan Carlos...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Billingsgate
Billingsgate

Billingsgate

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching printed in dark brownish black ink on cream laid paper, 6 x 8 7/8 inches (152 x 226 mm); full margins. Extremely minor and unobtrusive band of toning along the top sheet edg...

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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching

"Token Trees"  Circa 1930 Dallas Artist / Arkansas  /Colorado Artist
"Token Trees"  Circa 1930 Dallas Artist / Arkansas  /Colorado Artist

"Token Trees" Circa 1930 Dallas Artist / Arkansas /Colorado Artist

By Olin Travis

Located in San Antonio, TX

Olin Travis (1888-1975) Dallas, Tx. Image Size: 7.5 x 11.5 Frame Size: 15.5 x 19.5 Medium: Oil on Board "To a Good Friend A small token of appreciation" Biography Olin Travis (1888-1975) Travis, Olin Herman. 1888-1975. Dallas. Landscape, portrait, and Figure painter, graphic artist, muralist, teacher, writer.     Born and reared in Dallas, Travis attended public schools there.  in his youth he received instruction from R. Jerome Hill...

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1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Red Roof Boathouse on a Turquoise Sailing Boat Bay
French Impressionist Red Roof Boathouse on a Turquoise Sailing Boat Bay

French Impressionist Red Roof Boathouse on a Turquoise Sailing Boat Bay

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Boathouse Landscape by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 9 x 10.5 inches Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor signs of aging. Prov...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Seated Nude Woman
Seated Nude Woman

Seated Nude Woman

By Genevieve Rogers

Located in Soquel, CA

Study of a nude woman on a stool by American Impressionist artist Genevieve Rogers. Unsigned, but acquired with a collection of her work. Presented in a cre...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Laid Paper

Little Woman
Little Woman

Dasha PogodinaLittle Woman, 2024

$856Sale Price|20% Off

Little Woman

Located in Zofingen, AG

This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior. ABOUT THE ARTWORK In 'Little Woman', I reflect on the inner strengt...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Man in Hat Seated on Ground Stylish 1920's French Impressionist Oil Painting
Man in Hat Seated on Ground Stylish 1920's French Impressionist Oil Painting

Man in Hat Seated on Ground Stylish 1920's French Impressionist Oil Painting

By Maurice Georges Poncelet

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of Man by Maurice Georges Poncelet (French, 1897-1978) oil painting on board, signed initials - datedf 1929 11 x 14 inches condition: overall good and sound though a little ...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Bouquet with hydrangeas."
"Bouquet with hydrangeas."

"Bouquet with hydrangeas."

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting is called "Bouquet with hydrangeas". Bright colors create a joyful mood and a feeling of the nearness of spring. The work was written in the technique of impressionism t...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Picnic by Jardin des Tuileries" Parisian Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
"Picnic by Jardin des Tuileries" Parisian Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas

"Picnic by Jardin des Tuileries" Parisian Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas

By Jules René Hervé

Located in New York, NY

An exceptional impressionistic depiction of an afternoon along the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris by Jules René Hervé on a summer day with the busy activities of a family seated near th...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

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