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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
Tom Seymour (British, 1844-1904) Antique Oil on canvas, Landscape, Gilt Frame
Tom Seymour (British, 1844-1904) Antique Oil on canvas, Landscape, Gilt Frame

Tom Seymour (British, 1844-1904) Antique Oil on canvas, Landscape, Gilt Frame

Located in Palm Coast, FL

A striking Victorian-era landscape by British Artist Tom Seymour, capturing a dramatic waterfall rushing through rocky banks into a calm loch beyond. The composition leads the eye fr...

Category

1870s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"River Town New Hope PA, Bucks County" Impressionist Pastoral Scene Oil Painting
"River Town New Hope PA, Bucks County" Impressionist Pastoral Scene Oil Painting

"River Town New Hope PA, Bucks County" Impressionist Pastoral Scene Oil Painting

By Christopher Willett 1

Located in New York, NY

A charming Impressionist summer pastoral scene depicting the New Hope town near the lake in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic manner. Ch...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

California Impressionist Oil Painting Franz A. Bischoff Laguna Seascape
California Impressionist Oil Painting Franz A. Bischoff Laguna Seascape

California Impressionist Oil Painting Franz A. Bischoff Laguna Seascape

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Franz Arthur Bischoff seascape Laguna Tide Pools oil/board signed LR in a gilt over red clay bole and gesso carved Arts & Crafts style frame. 13 x 19 unframed, 19.5 x 25.5 framed s...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

The Space Between Words
The Space Between Words

The Space Between Words

By Natalia Yangalycheva

Located in Zofingen, AG

Set against a luminous landscape of water, distant houses, and vibrant fields, two women occupy the same space while remaining immersed in their own inner worlds. One gazes across th...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

American Impressionist Hobart Nichols Snow Scene Oil Painting Salmagundi Club
American Impressionist Hobart Nichols Snow Scene Oil Painting Salmagundi Club

American Impressionist Hobart Nichols Snow Scene Oil Painting Salmagundi Club

By Henry Hobart Nichols Jr.

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Winter Landscape oil/board 16 x 20 unframed image, 26.3/8 x 30.25x3.5 framed signed LR Here is a beautiful winter snow scene oil painting on board by Hobart Nichols signed lower ri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Belgian school Luminous Landscape Canal Landscape with Mill Signed 1951 Full
Belgian school Luminous Landscape Canal Landscape with Mill Signed 1951 Full

Belgian school Luminous Landscape Canal Landscape with Mill Signed 1951 Full

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️ Canal Landscape with Mill⬅️ ⏩It is Antoon De Vaere (1900-1989)⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐79.5x60.4cm / 31.3x23....

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1950s Impressionist Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Jordan Original Oil Painting, English Fox Hunt Scene with Rider, Horses & Hounds
Jordan Original Oil Painting, English Fox Hunt Scene with Rider, Horses & Hounds

Jordan Original Oil Painting, English Fox Hunt Scene with Rider, Horses & Hounds

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This finely executed oil on canvas depicts a classic English fox hunting scene, featuring a distinguished rider dressed in a traditional red hunting coat, mounted on a white horse an...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

20th century Canal View of Venice looking towards St.Marks Square at sunrise
20th century Canal View of Venice looking towards St.Marks Square at sunrise

20th century Canal View of Venice looking towards St.Marks Square at sunrise

By Antoine Bouvard (Marc Aldine)

Located in Woodbury, CT

Marc Aldine View in Venice, Looking toward St Mark’s Square Oil on canvas Circa 1930 Unsigned A warm and evocative Venetian view by Marc Aldine, capturing the timeless splendour of ...

Category

1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Impressionistic River Landscape Painting Michael Budden Morning Mist Sail Boat
Impressionistic River Landscape Painting Michael Budden Morning Mist Sail Boat

Impressionistic River Landscape Painting Michael Budden Morning Mist Sail Boat

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Morning Mist oil/canvas 9x12 unframed, 12.63 x 15.63 framed signed LR Morning Mist is a landscape oil painting that showcases a beautiful soft misty morning in the summer with a sail...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

A Leisure Chapter
A Leisure Chapter

A Leisure Chapter

By Natalia Yangalycheva

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work is part of the Modern Muses series, where everyday moments of rest and contemplation unfold within expressive, semi-abstract scenes. The faceless figure sits relaxed in a b...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

In Between
In Between

In Between

By Natalia Yangalycheva

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work reflects a state of waiting and diffused attention, where the presence of others is felt but has not yet become an encounter. The space is filled with movement and pauses, ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ambrose Original Oil Painting Tall Ship at Sea Maritime Nautical Ocean Seascape
Ambrose Original Oil Painting Tall Ship at Sea Maritime Nautical Ocean Seascape

Ambrose Original Oil Painting Tall Ship at Sea Maritime Nautical Ocean Seascape

Located in Palm Coast, FL

A dramatic and beautifully executed marine oil painting depicting a powerful three-masted clipper ship cutting through rolling ocean waves beneath a luminous sky. The composition cap...

Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

The Line That Doesn't Hold
The Line That Doesn't Hold

The Line That Doesn't Hold

By Natalia Yangalycheva

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this work, the artist explores the idea of boundaries as something fluid rather than fixed. What appears as a division is, in fact, a space of transition — a place where control a...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pause
Pause

Pause

By Natalia Yangalycheva

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work captures a moment suspended in time, where nothing is rushed and nothing is required. Set within the quiet presence of nature, the scene speaks of shared stillness and unsp...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

American Impressionist Artist Oil Painting John J Enneking
American Impressionist Artist Oil Painting John J Enneking

American Impressionist Artist Oil Painting John J Enneking

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

JOHN JOSEPH ENNEKING American (1841-1916) Raining Pasture oil on canvas, signed "Enneking" lower right Framed dimensions - 15 x 18 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches 11 x 14 1/2 inches Provenance:...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Old pond 2
Old pond 2

Old pond 2

By Dmitry Spiros

Located in Zofingen, AG

Old pond 2 119cm x 58cm, 47" x 23". 2025, oil on canvas The pond stretches out serenely, reflecting the sky on its calm surface. Waterlilies float delicately on the water, creating ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Natural Splendor. Oil Painting on Canvas, 50x70 cm
Natural Splendor. Oil Painting on Canvas, 50x70 cm

Natural Splendor. Oil Painting on Canvas, 50x70 cm

By Momalyu Liubov

Located in Zofingen, AG

Original oil painting on canvas . How often are we in the moment, genuinely captivated by the beauty of nature, connecting with ourselves? Filled with the nature of Thailand, I exp...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Impressionist Print of Boats in Antibes Harbour, France, 1955

Impressionist Print of Boats in Antibes Harbour, France, 1955

By Nicolas de Stael (after)

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This 1986 reproduction presents Nicolas de Staël’s Boats in the Harbour, a composition originally painted in 1955 during the artist’s celebrated Antibes period. In this late body of ...

Category

1950s Impressionist Art

Materials

Offset

In the Yellow Wood: Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas, Framed
In the Yellow Wood: Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas, Framed

In the Yellow Wood: Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas, Framed

By Barnes

Located in Atlanta, GA

Born in the San Si Providence of China, Jang Jin Joong, known as his artist’s name Barnes, fell in love with art since he was a child. His passion for art continued into his pursuit ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bayou Landscape (New Orleans Louisiana Artist)
Bayou Landscape (New Orleans Louisiana Artist)

Bayou Landscape (New Orleans Louisiana Artist)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Nestor Fruge (1916-2012). Bayou Landscape, ca. 1970. Watercolor on paper, 13 x 19.25 inches. Framed measurement: 18 x 24.25 inches. Excellent condition. Signed lower left. B...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

"Water lilies"
"Water lilies"

"Water lilies"

By Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "Water lilies" 70.0 X 90.0 CM / 27.5 X 35.4 IN HIGH QUALITY oil on canvas Signed on the front and back Dated 2023 Good...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Maui Shores" Hawaiian Islands Splendor in Koa Wood Frame 1965 William Blackman
"Maui Shores" Hawaiian Islands Splendor in Koa Wood Frame 1965 William Blackman

"Maui Shores" Hawaiian Islands Splendor in Koa Wood Frame 1965 William Blackman

By William Henry Blackman

Located in Soquel, CA

"Maui Shores" Hawaiian Islands Splendor in Koa Wood Frame circa 1965 Exceptional painting of the Maui Shores Beach by William Henry Blackman (American, b. 1930) he was born in San Diego, CA in 1930. He spent most of his early years in West Los Angeles. Blackman began painting at age 12. In high school he majored in art so he could experiment with various mediums to find ways to interpret his ideas. In December of 1948 he joined the Navy and was stationed in Hawaii. He studied at Woodbury College where he learned advertising and graphic arts. Framed in Hawaiian Koa wood frame. Exhibited City Art Galleries Honolulu. Image 24" x 36" Frame, 27.5 x 36" x 2"D In 1960 he bought a home with his wife Shirley in the San Fernando Valley and worked as an advertising manager. His position put him in contact with art directors and they would lunch together and then visit various art galleries in the area. He began oil painting again as a hobby. In 1964 he made an important contact through an associate at his agency. This person was a vice-president at Aaron Brothers Galleries and purchased paintings for them. They had showrooms in various major cities and sold original framed paintings to art galleries and furniture stores. He said they could possibly sell some of his seascapes so Bill began painting in his spare time. Gradually, they sold more than he could produce so Bill made the decision to leave the advertising business and devote his time to painting. Note: the original Aaron Brothers Art Galleries Certificate included with the painting. In 1965 the Blackman's moved to Thousand Oaks, California. He began his career as a fine artist and to this day resides in Thousand Oaks. He contracted with Aaron Brothers to be his exclusive agents and began specializing in seascapes. After a few years he added landscapes and some other subjects. Bluebonnet landscapes and Padre Island seascapes were popular in the Dallas showroom. He was also represented by the Davis Gallery in Honolulu. A good relationship with "Barney" Davis continued after the closing of the Aaron Brothers Wholesale Division in 1980. He painted for the Davis Gallery for about 8 years until they closed due to illness. Afterwards, he was contacted by Kobayashi Art Enterprises and has been represented by them. In 1980 he began teaching in private studios around the country, demonstrating his method of painting. During the latter part of the 80's he was approached by Susan Scheewe Publishing to author and illustrate a book showing his way of painting. The first was published in 1990 and he has authored four other books since then. He provided demonstrates for six different instructional video tapes that were produced by his artist friend Gary Jenkins. William Blackman...

Category

1960s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Victorian Signed Oil Harvest Wheat Sheaves Rural Scene & Figures framed
Large Victorian Signed Oil Harvest Wheat Sheaves Rural Scene & Figures framed

Large Victorian Signed Oil Harvest Wheat Sheaves Rural Scene & Figures framed

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"The Corn Field" by Alfred Bennet (British, 1861-1916) This beautifully executed oil on canvas painting titled "The Corn Field", signed and dated 1886 by British artist Alfred Benne...

Category

Early 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

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