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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
"Scattered" - Original Gouache Landscape Painting on Paper
"Scattered" - Original Gouache Landscape Painting on Paper

"Scattered" - Original Gouache Landscape Painting on Paper

By Judd Mercer

Located in Denver, CO

“Scattered” is a woodland landscape study by Judd Mercer. The painting captures a grove of aspen and birch trees with warm seasonal light filtering through the foliage. This piece wa...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

SNOWBOUND

SNOWBOUND

By Frances H. Gearhart

Located in Santa Monica, CA

FRANCES H. GEARHART (1869-1958) SNOWBOUND c.1928 Color block print, Signed and titled in pencil. 11 x 6 ½” sheet c. 14 x 9” Laid down on backing board. The usual slight browning a...

Category

1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Color, Linocut, Woodcut

Field Flowers Still Life Impressionism Oil Painting Handmade Artwork
Field Flowers Still Life Impressionism Oil Painting Handmade Artwork

Field Flowers Still Life Impressionism Oil Painting Handmade Artwork

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Title: Field Flowers Size: 23.5" x 19" x 0.8'' ...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Harbor Reflections, Oil Painting
Harbor Reflections, Oil Painting

Harbor Reflections, Oil Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The quiet glow of evening light drifts across a peaceful marina. Warm sunlit sails and softened colors shimmer in the still water, while a crescent moon rises g...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Roses √6

Roses √6

Located in Zofingen, AG

Pink roses in a beautiful bouquet. The soft green background fades to pink. This color scheme exudes freshness, brightness, and love. The painting is painted with large brushstrokes,...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Autumn Morning Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean landscape
Autumn Morning Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean landscape

Autumn Morning Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean landscape

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Author: Joan Gil i Gil (Barcelona, 1900 – 1984) Title: Autumn Morning Date: 1934 Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 81 × 100 cm (31.9 × 39.4 in) Signature: Signed lower left: Joan ...

Category

1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Sur la Plage, a Bernival”
“Sur la Plage, a Bernival”

“Sur la Plage, a Bernival”

By Pierre Auguste Renoir

Located in Southampton, NY

One of the founders of Impressionism and certainly one of its greatest masters, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 - 1919) was not a prolific printmaker, but he explored several different m...

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1890s Impressionist Art

Materials

Etching, Archival Paper, Drypoint

F. Berthy Vintage Landscape Oil Painting Spring Cottage Scene Framed Art
F. Berthy Vintage Landscape Oil Painting Spring Cottage Scene Framed Art

F. Berthy Vintage Landscape Oil Painting Spring Cottage Scene Framed Art

Located in Palm Coast, FL

A charming vintage oil painting on canvas signed F. Berthy, depicting a serene spring countryside scene with a rustic cottage surrounded by blossoming trees and lush greenery. A smal...

Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

A Day of Discovery, Oil Painting
A Day of Discovery, Oil Painting

A Day of Discovery, Oil Painting

By Onelio Marrero

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero captures a father and son discussing artwork in a gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He loves visiting museums as much for the pat...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Flowers. Copper
Flowers. Copper

Flowers. Copper

Located in Zofingen, AG

This small painting will decorate a wall in a bedroom or living room. It will fit harmoniously into a composition of several paintings of different sizes and styles. The painting is ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Porsche 911 – Fluid Memory in Gold
Porsche 911 – Fluid Memory in Gold

Porsche 911 – Fluid Memory in Gold

Located in Zofingen, AG

Porsche 911 – Fluid Memory in Gold From the series: “Whisper of 911” This original artwork is part of a ten-piece series dedicated to the iconic Porsche 911 — not as a literal automo...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

View of the Sylarna Mountains, Jämtland, c. 1907
View of the Sylarna Mountains, Jämtland, c. 1907

View of the Sylarna Mountains, Jämtland, c. 1907

Located in Stockholm, SE

Olof Thunman occupies a distinctive position within Swedish cultural history, his artistic identity unfolding across both visual art and literature. While he is widely remembered as ...

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Fishing Boats Harbour Scene With Church and Reflections Oil Painting
French Fishing Boats Harbour Scene With Church and Reflections Oil Painting

French Fishing Boats Harbour Scene With Church and Reflections Oil Painting

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Fishing Boats Harbour Scene With Church and Reflections Oil Painting by Fanch Lel Signed: Bottom left corner Size: 15 x 18.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on bo...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Sunset Impression
Sunset Impression

Sunset Impression

Located in Zofingen, AG

Sunset Impression captures a fleeting moment when light dissolves into water and color becomes emotion. The golden glow of the setting sun spreads across the cool blue surface, formi...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Impressionist Large Nude Woman Interior Framed Oil Painting
Vintage American Impressionist Large Nude Woman Interior Framed Oil Painting

Vintage American Impressionist Large Nude Woman Interior Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American impressionist nude woman portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. ...

Category

1940s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique American impressionist plein air oil painting period frame pink purple
Antique American impressionist plein air oil painting period frame pink purple

Antique American impressionist plein air oil painting period frame pink purple

Located in Buffalo, NY

This atmospheric early 20th-century landscape depicts a quiet river bend bordered by leafless trees, rendered in a restrained tonal palette of soft greens, muted blues, warm browns, ...

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

A Quiet Presence
A Quiet Presence

A Quiet Presence

Located in Zofingen, AG

A Quiet Presence is part of the Modern Muses series, where everyday gestures and intimate moments become spaces of quiet reflection. The faceless figure sits relaxed in a chair, hold...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Afternoon Glow" Colorful Serigraph of Lahaina Harbor, Maui
"Afternoon Glow" Colorful Serigraph of Lahaina Harbor, Maui

"Afternoon Glow" Colorful Serigraph of Lahaina Harbor, Maui

By John Cosby

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

This 90 color hand pulled serigraph exhibits all of the subtle brushwork, light, and color that the artist is known for. "Afternoon Glow" is signed by the artist in an edition of 240...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Screen

Roses √7
Roses √7

Roses √7

Located in Zofingen, AG

I enjoy painting large-scale pieces; they look beautiful in interiors, creating a sense of space and light. Impressionism allows you to give free rein to your emotions and play with ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Quiet Harbor"
"Quiet Harbor"

"Quiet Harbor"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The painting depicts a quiet Croatian coastal harbor, where snow-white yachts bob at a wooden pier. Their masts are reflected in the calm water, broken only by gentle ripples. Beyond...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Scandinavian Impressionist Landscape (1894)
Scandinavian Impressionist Landscape (1894)

Scandinavian Impressionist Landscape (1894)

Located in Stockholm, SE

This oil on canvas by Anton Genberg, signed and dated 1894, portrays a Scandinavian summer landscape bathed in gentle light. The composition features lush green meadows in the foregr...

Category

1890s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sailing Boat and Rowing Boat Arriving at The Harbour French Oil Painting
Sailing Boat and Rowing Boat Arriving at The Harbour French Oil Painting

Sailing Boat and Rowing Boat Arriving at The Harbour French Oil Painting

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Boats Arriving at the Harbour by Fanch Lel Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board , unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks ...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American Still Life Oil Painting Yellow Roses Bowl Frame Gold Silver
Antique American Still Life Oil Painting Yellow Roses Bowl Frame Gold Silver

Antique American Still Life Oil Painting Yellow Roses Bowl Frame Gold Silver

Located in Buffalo, NY

This evocative antique still life presents a quiet arrangement of white roses, delicately rendered in oil on canvas and set against a warm, atmospheric ground. The composition center...

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1880s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Irises"
"Irises"

"Irises"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

This painting depicting irises in sunlight is filled with a soft glow and a sense of morning freshness. Graceful flowers bloom across the canvas—their velvety petals shimmer with eve...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Roses √ 3
Roses √ 3

Roses √ 3

Located in Zofingen, AG

Roses and hydrangeas, gerberas and lilies. A wonderful autumn bouquet. It reminds me of childhood and pleasant memories of my grandmother's garden. Only the fashionable vase brings m...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Bathers, Oil on Canvas, 1914
Bathers, Oil on Canvas, 1914

Bathers, Oil on Canvas, 1914

By Roger Grillon

Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR

Oil on canvas by Roger GRILLON (1881-1938), France, 1914. "Bathers". With frame: 114x94 cm - 44.9x37 inches ; without frame: 92x73cm - 36.2x28.75 inches. 30F format. Signed lower lef...

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1910s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dog Abstract Contemporary Art Avant- Garde Original Oil Painting
Dog Abstract Contemporary Art Avant- Garde Original Oil Painting

Dog Abstract Contemporary Art Avant- Garde Original Oil Painting

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Abstract Painting Avant- Garde Original Painting Ready to Hang Artist: Karen Dolukhanyan Title: Dog Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2020 Style: Abstract Art, Avant-Garde Dimensions: 36" ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Edgar Degas, Dancer at the Barre, 1945 (after)
Edgar Degas, Dancer at the Barre, 1945 (after)

Edgar Degas, Dancer at the Barre, 1945 (after)

By Edgar Degas

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph after Edgar Degas (1834–1917), titled Danseur au bar (Dancer at the Barre), originates from the 1945 folio Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches. Published by The Studio Publications, Inc., New York, rendered and printed by Albert Carman, City Island, 1945, this work reflects Degas’s sensitive mastery of line, movement, and the intimate psychological nuances of the ballet studio. Executed as a lithograph and pochoir on velin paper, this work measures 13 x 17 inches (33.02 x 43.18 cm). Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued. Rendered and printed by Albert Carman, City Island. Artwork Details: Artist: After Edgar Degas (1834–1917) Title: Danseur au bar (Dancer at the Barre), from Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches, 1945 Medium: Lithograph and pochoir on velin paper Dimensions: 13 x 17 inches (33.02 x 43.18 cm) Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued Date: 1945 Publisher: The Studio Publications, Inc., New York Printer: Albert Carman, City Island Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the 1945 folio Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches, published by The Studio Publications, Inc., New York Notes: Excerpted from the album, Born in Paris in 1834, Edgar Degas lived, and surely loved the life of that city during most of his years. These continued somewhat sadly beyond those of most of his friends— into the debacle of the first World War, during which he died in 1917. Judging by the frequency with which he used them as models, he must have had an especial admiration for the ballet girls who followed a profession that at the time brought none of the glory and prosperity which attend it today. New aspects of the human body, revealed in movement, fascinated him. But his occupation with the simply anatomical side of his subjects never resulted in a cold interpretation. On the contrary there is a warmth and sympathy that pervades all of his work. The drawings here represent the painter in one important phase of his multi-sensitive view of life; and permit an insight which a more ambitious work might not do-into the operation of the creative process, the artist's transformation of reality as it passes through the mesh of his sensibilities. The Edition of this Portfolio is limited to MMMD examples. Rendered by Albert Carman. About the Publication: Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches (1945) is one of the earliest and most significant American postwar fine art portfolios devoted to Edgar Degas’s intimate works on paper. Published by The Studio Publications, Inc., New York, and rendered and printed by Albert Carman at City Island, the album sought to faithfully reproduce a group of Degas’s ballet-related drawings through a combination of lithography and hand-applied pochoir coloring. This hybrid technique allowed the edition to preserve the immediacy, tonal subtlety, and gestural delicacy central to Degas’s draftsmanship. Conceived as a fine art publication rather than a commercial book, the portfolio provided American audiences unprecedented access to Degas’s private, spontaneous studies—images that reveal the artist’s fascination with movement, anatomy, and the psychological atmosphere of the rehearsal studio. The album exemplifies the mid-20th-century revival of pochoir as a means of recreating the texture and coloristic nuance of original works on paper, and it remains an important document of how Degas’s legacy was translated into high-quality printed form for collectors, museums, and connoisseurs. About the Artist: Edgar Degas (1834–1917) was a French painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor whose groundbreaking fusion of classical draftsmanship, modern experimentation, and psychological depth helped define the trajectory of Western art, positioning him as one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; renowned for his depictions of ballet dancers, racehorses, theater scenes, cafe life, domestic interiors, milliners, laundresses, and women at their toilette, Degas reimagined observational realism through radical compositional innovation—employing extreme cropping, asymmetrical framing, oblique viewpoints, and dramatic lighting that anticipated photographic and cinematic language long before these technologies shaped visual culture, and although associated with Impressionism, he rejected plein-air spontaneity in favor of studio-based discipline rooted in the linear precision of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, the expressive chromaticism of Eugene Delacroix, and the modernity of Edouard Manet while also drawing inspiration from Japanese ukiyo-e prints, classical sculpture, and early photography; his independent artistic philosophy resonated with and helped shape the innovations of Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, whose explorations of movement, form, dream logic, abstraction, and conceptualism all find antecedents in Degas’s investigations into seriality, temporality, and the fragmented figure, and his pioneering use of pastel, monotype, and wax sculpture fundamentally transformed each medium, influencing artists from Henri Matisse, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, and Giacomo Manzu to Paula Rego, contemporary realists, experimental photographers, and choreographers; his works are held in nearly every major museum collection worldwide—including the Musee dOrsay, the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Courtauld Institute, and the National Gallery, London—affirming his central place in the history of art, and the highest auction record for Degas was achieved at Sothebys London on February 3, 2015, when Danseuses en Bleu sold for 37,033,000 GBP, cementing his status as one of the most sought-after and enduringly significant artists of the Western canon. Degas pochoir, Degas lithograph...

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1940s Impressionist Art

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Lithograph

Nude, oil painting, impressionistic, live model. Nudes across mediums
Nude, oil painting, impressionistic, live model. Nudes across mediums

Nude, oil painting, impressionistic, live model. Nudes across mediums

Located in Oslo, NO

This intimate oil painting captures a moment of quiet rest and vulnerability. Painted alla prima, the artist works swiftly and expressively, allowing brushstrokes to remain visible a...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Flowers for the math teacher.
Flowers for the math teacher.

Flowers for the math teacher.

Located in Zofingen, AG

Thoughts and feelings are embodied in this painting. It's about her, the math teacher. She's an educated woman, and her passion for the exact sciences can't suppress her tenderness, ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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