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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
Autumn Park Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Autumn Park Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Autumn Park Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Autumn Park Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 17.5" x 23.5" x 1" inch (44 x 60 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Galler...

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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Paris Street Scene
Paris Street Scene

Paris Street Scene

By Jean Salabet

Located in Stamford, CT

Jean Salabet, Impressionism, Paris Street Scene, Oil on Canvas, France, 1954 An oil painting of a Parisian street scene by Spanish-born Juan Bayon Salado, who went by the pseudonym ...

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1950s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Anne Packard Provincetown Shoreline as Seen From the Harbor 1976 Signed Original
Anne Packard Provincetown Shoreline as Seen From the Harbor 1976 Signed Original

Anne Packard Provincetown Shoreline as Seen From the Harbor 1976 Signed Original

By Anne Packard

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Artist: Anne Packard Title: Provincetown Shoreline as Seen From the Harbor Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 24" x 36" Inscription: Signed and dated "A. Packard 1976" on front lower right ...

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1970s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

ORIGINAL 1860 Famous American Artist Henry Peters Gray (1819-1877) oil on canvas
ORIGINAL 1860 Famous American Artist Henry Peters Gray (1819-1877) oil on canvas

ORIGINAL 1860 Famous American Artist Henry Peters Gray (1819-1877) oil on canvas

By Henry Peters Gray

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This exceptional antique oil painting on canvas by renowned American artist Henry Peters Gray (1819–1877) depicts W. P. Wright, Esq. in a dignified three-quarter-length portrait painted in 1860. The sitter wears a dark formal coat over a crisp white shirt and brown waistcoat, while his right arm rests against a rich red upholstered surface. His full beard, composed expression, and direct yet contemplative gaze reflect the confidence and refinement associated with mid-19th-century American portraiture. Gray carefully models the sitter’s face through subtle transitions of light and shadow, contrasting the warm flesh tones and reddish-brown beard against the restrained dark background. Finely observed details—including the folded handkerchief, waistcoat chain, and ring—add individuality without distracting from the portrait’s formal presence. An important handwritten inscription on the reverse identifies both the sitter and artist and records the circumstances of the painting: “For W. P. Wright Esq. Portrait from Henry Peters Gray. Painted at Pittsfield, Mass., August 1860.” This period inscription provides valuable direct provenance and securely connects the portrait with Gray’s documented career. The painting is presented in a traditional period gilt frame with a beaded inner border and is ready to hang. 🖼️ Measurements: Painting: 25" W × 30" H Framed: 30" W × 35" H ✍️ Signature: The portrait is identified by a handwritten inscription on the reverse naming Henry Peters Gray, the sitter W. P. Wright, Esq., the location Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and the date August 1860. ✅ Condition: Good antique condition with minor age-appropriate surface wear. The period gilt frame shows light wear consistent with age. Please review all photographs carefully for a complete assessment. 📦 Shipping: Professionally packed and shipped the same business day from Florida. About the Artist Henry Peters Gray (1819–1877) was an important American portrait, genre, and history painter born in New York City. He studied under Daniel Huntington...

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1860s 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

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

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Canvas, Acrylic

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

Paris River Seine Bridge with Church Spire Impressionist Watercolour Painting
Paris River Seine Bridge with Church Spire Impressionist Watercolour Painting

Paris River Seine Bridge with Church Spire Impressionist Watercolour Painting

By Maurice Mazeilie

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Paris Notre-Dame and Canal Bridge Impressionist Watercolour Painting by Maurice Mazeilie (French) watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed painting: 6.25 x 9.5 inches double si...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

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

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Watercolor

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

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Watercolor

Antique European Signed Impressionist Large Framed Woman Portrait Oil Painting
Antique European Signed Impressionist Large Framed Woman Portrait Oil Painting

Antique European Signed Impressionist Large Framed Woman Portrait Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique European impressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in period giltwood molding. Excellent cond...

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1890s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

French Hilltop Castle Fortified Cliff Landscape Sanguine Watercolour
French Hilltop Castle Fortified Cliff Landscape Sanguine Watercolour

French Hilltop Castle Fortified Cliff Landscape Sanguine Watercolour

By Bernard Labbe

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Hilltop Castle Fortified Cliff Landscape Sanguine Watercolour Artist: Bernard Labbe, French mid 20th century Medium: Watercolour and ink on paper, laid to mount card, u...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Pen, Watercolor

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

Crashing Surf
Crashing Surf

Crashing Surf

Located in North Clarendon, VT

Beautiful seascape by the talented William H. Partridge. 8" x 10" oil on board , signed lower right. Housed in a carved guilded 15" x 17" frame. William Henry Partridge (1858–1938...

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1910s Impressionist Art

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Oil

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

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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

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

Materials

Oil

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

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

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

Greece Island Scene (Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Village Painting)
Greece Island Scene (Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Village Painting)

Greece Island Scene (Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Village Painting)

Located in New Orleans, LA

A bright, evocative scene overlooking the whitewashed homes of a Greek island (Santorini or Mykonos?) that takes me back to carefree college days knocking around Europe with no money...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Sea"
"Sea"

"Sea"

By Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "Sea" 50.0 X 35.0 CM / 19.6 X 13.7 IN HIGH QUALITY oil on canvas Signed on the front and back Dated 2025 Good conditio...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Canvas, 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

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Oil, Panel

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

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 ...

Category

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...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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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.