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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
"CALIFORNIA POPPIES" FRAMED 33 X 39 CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE
"CALIFORNIA POPPIES" FRAMED 33 X 39 CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE

"CALIFORNIA POPPIES" FRAMED 33 X 39 CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE

By Gary Ray

Located in San Antonio, TX

Gary Ray 1952 California Artist Image Size: 24 x 30 Frame Size: 33 x 39 Medium: Oil on Board Dated 2004 "California Poppies" Biography Gary Ray 1952 Gary Ray ...

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Early 2000s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Harbour Scene with Sailing Boats and Seafront Houses in Le Croisic
French Harbour Scene with Sailing Boats and Seafront Houses in Le Croisic

French Harbour Scene with Sailing Boats and Seafront Houses in Le Croisic

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Harbour Scene with Sailing Boats and Seafront Houses in Le Croisic By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 6.25 x 7.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Meadow, Landscape, Original oil Painting, Framed
Meadow, Landscape, Original oil Painting, Framed

Meadow, Landscape, Original oil Painting, Framed

By Vahe Yeremyan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2021 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Meadow, Size: 30" x 55" x 1'' i...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

In the Sea by the Shore
In the Sea by the Shore

In the Sea by the Shore

Located in Zofingen, AG

"In the Sea by the Shore" is an original painting that evokes the tranquility of the coast. Warm air and gentle breezes come to mind in this abstract expressionist seascape. The sky ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Sunny Blues, Original Painting
Sunny Blues, Original Painting

Sunny Blues, Original Painting

By David Forks

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Bluebonnets bloom in a tranquil Texan meadow beneath a soft, sunny sky. Vibrant shades of green and blue fill the foreground, bringing the wildflowers to life. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Le Village de Crozant - Impressionist Landscape Oil - Baptiste Armand Guillaumin
Le Village de Crozant - Impressionist Landscape Oil - Baptiste Armand Guillaumin

Le Village de Crozant - Impressionist Landscape Oil - Baptiste Armand Guillaumin

By Jean Baptiste-Armand Guillaumin

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed impressionist landscape oil on canvas by French painter Jean Baptiste Armand Guillaumin. This stunning piece depicts a view of Crozant a commune located in the department of C...

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Johann Berthelsen, Times Sq, Period Oil Painting of New York City 1883-1972
Johann Berthelsen, Times Sq, Period Oil Painting of New York City 1883-1972

Johann Berthelsen, Times Sq, Period Oil Painting of New York City 1883-1972

By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Times Square in the Winter 12 x 9 approximately 16 x 12 signed LR An oil painting on panel by artist Johann Berthelsen that showcases a view of Times Square in the Winter in New Yor...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Springtime near the Austrian Alps by Paul Kujal
Springtime near the Austrian Alps by Paul Kujal

Springtime near the Austrian Alps by Paul Kujal

By Paul Kujal

Located in Soquel, CA

Springtime near the Austrian Alps by Paul Kujal Serene depiction looking out over the water with the Austrian Alps in the background by Paul Kujal (Austr...

Category

1950s Impressionist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Sunny Day in the Park
Sunny Day in the Park

Sunny Day in the Park

Located in Buffalo, NY

19th century Impressionist oil painting of two women in a park. Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Signed illegibly lower left. Displayed in giltwood...

Category

1890s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Time to Move, Oil Painting
Time to Move, Oil Painting

Time to Move, Oil Painting

By Onelio Marrero

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A mother and her child strike their camp for higher ground as the tide comes in with the occasional rogue wave. Artist Onelio Marrero and his wife live near the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage Gerbera Daisy Red Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Vintage Gerbera Daisy Red Flower Still Life Oil Painting

Vintage Gerbera Daisy Red Flower Still Life Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American impressionist sill life. Framed. Measuring: 28 by 24 inches overall and 24 by 20 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Coastal Landscape with White Cottage and Sailboat Under a Dark Sky
French Coastal Landscape with White Cottage and Sailboat Under a Dark Sky

French Coastal Landscape with White Cottage and Sailboat Under a Dark Sky

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Coastal Landscape with White Cottage and Sailboat Under a Dark Sky By Fanch Lel Size: 6.75 x 10.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condition:...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Beach & Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Summer Sky
Beach & Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Summer Sky

Beach & Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Summer Sky

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Summer Sky oil/panel 6 x 8 unframed, 9.5 x 11.5 framed Summer Sky is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful day at t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

J.Harvey Large Oil painting on canvas, SHIPS BATTLE AT SEA, Signed, Framed
J.Harvey Large Oil painting on canvas, SHIPS BATTLE AT SEA, Signed, Framed

J.Harvey Large Oil painting on canvas, SHIPS BATTLE AT SEA, Signed, Framed

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This is an Original Large signed Oil painting on canvas depicting two ships battling for glory. It is an unusual maritime scene that makes this painting very spectacular. Bright ...

Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Tranquil Scene of Fishing Boats at Rest
French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Tranquil Scene of Fishing Boats at Rest

French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Tranquil Scene of Fishing Boats at Rest

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Tranquil Scene of Fishing Boats at Rest By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.25 x 10.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, u...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

1960's Vibrant Paris Busy Street Scene Large Oil Painting in Modern Frame
1960's Vibrant Paris Busy Street Scene Large Oil Painting in Modern Frame

1960's Vibrant Paris Busy Street Scene Large Oil Painting in Modern Frame

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Paris Street Scene French artist, circa 1960's Oil on canvas, framed Framed: 21.5 x 25.5 inches Canvas: 16.5 x 20 inches Provenance: Private collection Condition: This painting is in...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Ageless eyes
Ageless eyes

Ageless eyes

Located in Zofingen, AG

ABOUT THE ARTWORK The painting "Ageless Eyes" from the MADELEINE series is a meditation on memory that does not age, on a gaze that holds centuries, and on feminine resilience passed...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Aleanders in bloom .
Aleanders in bloom .

Aleanders in bloom .

Located in Zofingen, AG

The smell of the sea and blooming aleanders, light dresses and skirts, hats and jewelry. All these are bright impressions of summer. These impressions will stay with us forever. A pa...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Storms (At Sea)
Storms (At Sea)

Storms (At Sea)

By Louis Oscar Griffith

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Storm (At Sea) Oil on board, c. 1908 Signed: L. O. Griffith lower left (see photo) Titled on label verso Image: 6 5/8 x 8 3/4" Frame: 10 x 12 x 1 1/2" Provenance: Estate of the Arti...

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Winter Light
Winter Light

Winter Light

By Walter Launt Palmer

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Winter Light Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches (63.5 x 76.2 cm) Framed dimensions: 34 1 /2 x 39 1/2 inches Signed lower left: W L Palmer Provenance Ronald Mintz, Pennsylvania; Avery Gall...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage French Oil Loading the Boats in Mediterranean Sleepy Harbour Town
Vintage French Oil Loading the Boats in Mediterranean Sleepy Harbour Town

Vintage French Oil Loading the Boats in Mediterranean Sleepy Harbour Town

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French School, circa 1970's oil painting on board, framed 18.5 x 21.75 inches with frame 14 x 17.5 inches without frame Charming French oil painting depicting this sleepy old harbou...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Beach Scene Woman with Parasol Oil Painting Monfort
French Impressionist Beach Scene Woman with Parasol Oil Painting Monfort

French Impressionist Beach Scene Woman with Parasol Oil Painting Monfort

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist: Signed “Monfort” (French School) Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 15 x 21.5 inches Signature: Signed lower right Condition: Very good condition Description A light-filled impress...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Extol" Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting
"Extol" Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting

"Extol" Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Westport, CT

This contemporary landscape painting by Bri Custer, titled Extol, captures the quiet reverence of the natural world through expressive brushwork and a refined, earthy palette. The pi...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique French village market scene in Brittany
Antique French village market scene in Brittany

Antique French village market scene in Brittany

Located in AIGNAN, FR

Antique oil painting on stretched canvas of a Breton marketplace by French artist Alfred Victor Founier signed in the lower right. A very charming and animated piece of art by a wel...

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Valley, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
French Valley, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

French Valley, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

I am inspired by the area I live in California. The hills are alive with beauty in the spring. I hope the viewer can feel that excitement from this painting from the way it has been ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

1940's Winter Landscape -- Swiss Chalet at Dusk
1940's Winter Landscape -- Swiss Chalet at Dusk

1940's Winter Landscape -- Swiss Chalet at Dusk

Located in Soquel, CA

Wonderful 1940's Swiss winter scene with snow covered chalet in valley, by an unknown artist, c.1940's. Signature illegible lower right. Presented in period rustic frame. Image size...

Category

1940s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Tennis Match

Tennis Match

By Donald S. Vogel

Located in Dallas, TX

Donald S. Vogel has been a set designer and technical director in the theater, a fine art dealer, and a writer, but first and foremost he is a painter. From a young age he was intrig...

Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Shadows Of Sunny February
Shadows Of Sunny February

Shadows Of Sunny February

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting depicts a bright winter day, with a snow-covered forest and an open field bathed in golden sunlight. The trees glisten with frost, and the pristine snow sparkles under t...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1930's French Impressionist Oil Female Artist Ladies in Dappled Light Woodland
1930's French Impressionist Oil Female Artist Ladies in Dappled Light Woodland

1930's French Impressionist Oil Female Artist Ladies in Dappled Light Woodland

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Vintage French Oil Painting by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 9.75 high by 13.5 inches wide...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Landscape
Landscape

Landscape

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artworl "Landscape" c. 1935 is an oil painting on hardboard by renown California artist Frank Joseph Girardin, 1856-1945. It is signed at the lower right corner. The hardboard size is 20 x 30 inches, framed size is 30.5 x 40.5 inches. Framed in a wooden beige frame, with fabric liner. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1856, Frank joseph Girardin began his art instruction in 1870 under Frank Noble and later Frank Duveneck at the Cincinnati Art Academy. A semi-pro baseball player in Cincinnati, he was best known for his beautiful landscapes of both Indiana and California. An extremely active participant in the development of the Art Association of Richmond and original member of the local Sketch Club, he served on the Board of Directors of Art Association for several years. He was considered ranked next to the late John E. Bundy in talent and skill by the former Art Association Director, Mrs. Ella Bond Johnston. It was during his time in Indiana, that he received the most recognition for his work. In 1903, he won first prize for his painting, "Lingering Snow" at the Cincinnati Art Club Show. This would be one of numerous prizes and awards the he would receive during his time in Indiana, including the coveted Mary T...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Landscape California Mountain Lakeside
Mid Century Landscape California Mountain Lakeside

Mid Century Landscape California Mountain Lakeside

Located in Soquel, CA

Idyllic landscape of a scenic lake view with an evergreen forest and picturesque purple mountains in the background by an unknown artist. Unsigned. Displayed in a period rustic wood ...

Category

1950s Impressionist Art

Materials

Masonite, 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

Indians in a Canoe on Lake Tahoe with Snow Covered Mountains - 19th Century Oil
Indians in a Canoe on Lake Tahoe with Snow Covered Mountains - 19th Century Oil

Indians in a Canoe on Lake Tahoe with Snow Covered Mountains - 19th Century Oil

By William Weaver Armstrong

Located in Soquel, CA

Indians in a Canoe on Lake Tahoe with Snow Covered Mountains - 19th Century Oil Impressionistic rendering of Lake Tahoe by American landscape painter William Weaver Armstrong (b. 1862 d. 1906.) In the foreground, a lone Indian holding a rifle stands looking out over Lake Tahoe on a path surrounded by evergreens and other alpine brush; in the distance are Indians with Eagle feather head dresses (painted in red for effect) in a canoe traversing the Lake. The foliage and figure are rendered with visible and expressive brushstrokes, with vibrant orange and yellow highlights on the figure. Behind this piece of land is Lake Tahoe and the snow covered Sierra mountains in the distance. On the lake there is a canoe with four people sitting in it, their reflections visible on the water. The lake and mountains in the distance are rendered in a smoother style than the foreground, with more blended brushstrokes and colors. The sky is clear and painted a pale blue color with strong cyan tones. The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California are the original, aboriginal people of the Lake Tahoe Basin, known as dáɁaw (the lake) to them, a land they've inhabited for millennia, expertly managing resources and using controlled burns for healthy forests before European settlement. They are organized into bands, including the Welmélti, páwalu, and huŋalélti, and their deep spiritual and cultural connection to the lake. Signed "W. W. Armstrong" in bottom right corner. Titled "Lake Taho Cal" by the artist on stretcher bars. Canvas size: 30" H x 50" W William Weaver Armstrong was born in Ontario, New York in 1862, during the first year of the American Civil War. His father was also a painter and taught him as a child. When Armstrong was 12 years old, his family moved west and eventually settled in Oakland, California. He was raised in Oakland and eventually became a painter based out of the city, being listed so by the Oakland City Directory in 1887. He made frequent trips around California, painting the landscape from Santa Cruz to the Northern border with Oregon. He also owned a carriage painting...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Montmartre with a View of Sacré-Cœur
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Montmartre with a View of Sacré-Cœur

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Montmartre with a View of Sacré-Cœur

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Montmartre with a View of Sacré-Cœur By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on boa...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Four Peonies", Oil painting
"Four Peonies", Oil painting

"Four Peonies", Oil painting

Located in Denver, CO

Yana Beylinson's (US based) "Four Peonies" is an oil painting that depicts impressionistic pink flowers with vivid green leaves. Artist Bio: Yana is driven by a deep r...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Pathway to the Church, Pasadena c. 1915
Pathway to the Church, Pasadena c. 1915

Pathway to the Church, Pasadena c. 1915

By Jean Mannheim

Located in Pasadena, CA

Consigned to the gallery, Pasadena, California; H&N Fine Art, from the Katherine A. Norris Legacy Collection; John Moran Auctioneers, Altadena, CA, February 17, 2004, lot 104A. Sign...

Category

1910s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Memories, Figurative Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Memories, Figurative Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Memories, Figurative Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2011 Style: Abstract Figurative Title: Memories Size: ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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