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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
Summer Breeze, Oil Painting
Summer Breeze, Oil Painting

Summer Breeze, Oil Painting

By Mandy Main

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The atmospheric impressionist landscape painting emphasizes light, space, and mood over fine detail. An expansive sky occupies nearly three-quarters of the comp...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Bailarina Joven en el Estudio (Young Ballerina in the Studio)
Bailarina Joven en el Estudio (Young Ballerina in the Studio)

Bailarina Joven en el Estudio (Young Ballerina in the Studio)

By Giner Bueno

Located in Austin, TX

"Bailarina Joven en el Estudio (Young Ballerina in the Studio)" is as original oil on canvas painting by modern Master Painter, Luis "Giner' Bueno (b. 1935, Spain). The painting depicts a moment of Impressionistic contemplation set in the artist's studio. A young classical ballerina wearing a blue corset, white tutu, white tights...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Where Flowers Bloom, Original Painting
Where Flowers Bloom, Original Painting

Where Flowers Bloom, Original Painting

By Kajal Zaveri

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The gentle arrival of spring brings color to the landscape. Created with thick, layered acrylic strokes and expressive texture, the piece blends abstraction wit...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Antique American Female Impressionist Wild Flower Landscape Signed Oil Painting
Antique American Female Impressionist Wild Flower Landscape Signed Oil Painting

Antique American Female Impressionist Wild Flower Landscape Signed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Impressive early American impressionist flower landscape painting by Lila Caroline McGillivray Knowles (1886 - 1979). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Image size, 10 by 12 inches.

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1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Speed
Speed

Speed

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A dynamic, expressive, and modern watercolor that masterfully conveys the tension, rhythm, and wild energy of a sports race. The composition is executed from a striking top-down pers...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

European Street Scene
European Street Scene

European Street Scene

By Theodore Van Oorschot

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

European Street Scene Artist signed. Theodore Van Oorschot 1910-1989 Dutch. The artist lived and worked in Schijnde,​ Netherlands. A student o...

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1960s Impressionist Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Woodland in Early Spring Green Sunlight 1930's French Impressionist Oil
Woodland in Early Spring Green Sunlight 1930's French Impressionist Oil

Woodland in Early Spring Green Sunlight 1930's French Impressionist Oil

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Woodland in Early Spring French Impressionist, c. 1930's oil on canvas unframed canvas: 18 x 15 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: sound and good condition Des...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Young Man
Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Young Man

Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Young Man

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Young Man French School, late 19th century indistinctly signed top right, 'Valadon'? oil on canvas, framed framed: 30 x 28 inches canvas: 26 x 21 inches private collect...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Large Antique European School Oil Painting Shepherdess Sheep Landscape Signed
Large Antique European School Oil Painting Shepherdess Sheep Landscape Signed

Large Antique European School Oil Painting Shepherdess Sheep Landscape Signed

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This beautiful antique oil on canvas captures a timeless pastoral scene of a shepherdess tending her flock beside a quiet woodland stream. Painted in the late 19th century in the Eur...

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19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

'Lenin and Krupskaya in a Winter Landscape' Petr Malyshev (1909 - Moskow - 1976)
'Lenin and Krupskaya in a Winter Landscape' Petr Malyshev (1909 - Moskow - 1976)

'Lenin and Krupskaya in a Winter Landscape' Petr Malyshev (1909 - Moskow - 1976)

Located in Knokke, BE

Malyshev Petr Nikolaevich - Пётр Николаевич Малышев 1909 – Moskow – 1976 Russia – Honoured Artist of the RSFSR 'Lenin and Krupskaya in a Winter Landscape' - Vladimir Ilyich Ulyano...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary French Impressionist Oil The Red Lobster on the Kitchen Table
Contemporary French Impressionist Oil The Red Lobster on the Kitchen Table

Contemporary French Impressionist Oil The Red Lobster on the Kitchen Table

By Georges Bordonove

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Red Lobster by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) dated 1984 signed oil painting on board, unframed board: 13 x 16 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large priv...

Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"MacMahan's Maine, " Howard Everett Giles, Figurative Landscape, Impressionism
"MacMahan's Maine, " Howard Everett Giles, Figurative Landscape, Impressionism

"MacMahan's Maine, " Howard Everett Giles, Figurative Landscape, Impressionism

Located in New York, NY

Howard Everett Giles (1876 - 1955) MacMahan's Maine Oil on canvas backed with board 30 x 30 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Art Institute of Chicago Christie's New York, December 8, 2011, Lot 2 Howard Giles spent most of his career in New York City, where he was an educator, magazine illustrator, and painter who espoused the theory of Dynamic Symmetry. He was born in Brooklyn, and as a young man worked in a New York railroad office. Financial support of a family friend allowed him to study at the Art Students League with H. Siddons Mowbray. In early 1910, he became an illustrator for Scribner's Magazine, and in 1912, on sketching assignment for Scribner's went to England. During World War I, he did illustration for Harper's Monthly Magazine, and many of his images were 'roaring twenties' genre and figure paintings. In 1912, he began teaching life classes at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts (later Parsons School of Design), and remained there until the late 1920s. During that time, he was also a part-time instructor at the Childs-Walker School in Boston, and accepted numerous invitations to lecture including at Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Detroit Institute of Arts and Wellesley College. His initial painting style was Impressionism, but he grew increasingly interested in other scientific, aesthetic theories. He worked with Jay Hambridge from 1916 to 1919, applying Hambridge's theory of Dynamic Symmetry to his painting and his lecture topics. From 1922 to 1926, Giles also worked with and was influenced in his own painting by colorist theorist Denman Ross, who espoused a limited and related color palette. For many of his paintings, Giles used watercolor although he also painted in oil and pastels. During the last years before his retirement when he moved to Woodstock...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Boats of San Sebastian, Oil Painting
The Boats of San Sebastian, Oil Painting

The Boats of San Sebastian, Oil Painting

By Jonelle Summerfield

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The boats sit ready for their next journey in the marina of San Sebastián, Spain. Calm waters and a sense of anticipation shape the coastal scene, evoking the ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Velvet August"
"Velvet August"

"Velvet August"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The subdued color palette and rich texture create an atmosphere of silence and contemplation. The white flowers symbolize purity and renewal, while the ripe plums represent abundance...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century French Nude Man Folding his Arms posing for Portrait, oil paint
Mid 20th Century French Nude Man Folding his Arms posing for Portrait, oil paint

Mid 20th Century French Nude Man Folding his Arms posing for Portrait, oil paint

By Louise Alix

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Nude Man with a Moustache by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below atelier stamped verso oil painting on canvas unframed measures: 20.5 inches high by 22.5 inches wide...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Fragile Balance
Fragile Balance

Fragile Balance

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Free-flowing palette knife painting transforms a familiar still life into a space of subtle hues and soft contrasts. Flowers seem to emerge from thin air, and simple objects become p...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

The Three Sisters, Blue Mountains New South Wales, Australia, Oil on Canvas 1962
The Three Sisters, Blue Mountains New South Wales, Australia, Oil on Canvas 1962

The Three Sisters, Blue Mountains New South Wales, Australia, Oil on Canvas 1962

Located in Preston, GB

"The Three Sisters" in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia by Australian Artist, Alan Robert Colquhoun Grieve (1910-1970). Signed on lower right. Original, oil on canvas. Art measures 21 x 17 inches Frame measures 28 x 24 inches (Original ornate period frame is commensurate with age) Vintage 1960's Born in Sydney in 1910, Alan Robert Colquhoun Grieve studied at the Julian Ashton School and the East Sydney Technical College and with Australian artist Herbert Edward Badham. Alan Grieve has notably exhibited at Royal Arts Society in Sydney and was Vice President of the Australian Arts Society. His work is held in private collections the world over, including The Art Gallery of New South Wales, The Fred & Elinor Wrobel Collection in Sydney and the Howard Hilton Collection. He has won numerous art prizes during the 20th Century. This painting was bought from Gordon Galleries in Double Bay, Sydney, New South Wales in circa 1962 by Major General Sir Douglas Kendrew KCMG, CB, CBE, DSO - Governor of Western Australia from 1963 to 1974. The Three Sisters are an unusual rock formation in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, on the north escarpment of the Jamison Valley. They are located close to the town of Katoomba and are one of the Blue Mountains' best known sites, towering above the Jamison Valley. The Legend: The Aboriginal dream-time legend has it that three sisters, 'Meehni', 'Wimlah' and 'Gunnedoo' lived in the Jamison Valley as members of the Katoomba tribe. These beautiful young ladies had fallen in love with three brothers from the Nepean tribe, yet tribal law...

Category

1960s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still Life: Bouquet of Flowers in Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still Life: Bouquet of Flowers in Oil

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still Life: Bouquet of Flowers in Oil

Located in Genève, GE

Work on wood Dimension with frame : 70.5 x 60.5 x 5.5 cm This work of art depicts a vibrant bouquet of blooming flowers, displaying a rich array of colors ranging from deep red and b...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Coastal Scene with Sailboat and Cliffside Cottage
French Impressionist Coastal Scene with Sailboat and Cliffside Cottage

French Impressionist Coastal Scene with Sailboat and Cliffside Cottage

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Impressionist Coastal Scene with Sailboat and Cliffside Cottage By Fanch Lel Size: 19 x 20.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condition: Goo...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"At the Gates of Pinehurst" by J.E. Mansfield
"At the Gates of Pinehurst" by J.E. Mansfield

"At the Gates of Pinehurst" by J.E. Mansfield

Located in San Francisco, CA

This charming 1880s American genre scene, “At the Gates of Pinehurst,” depicts a couple driven by a coachman in horse-drawn Phaeton carriage approaching the gates of an estate just g...

Category

1880s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oil on Canvas Depicting William Shakespeare's Characters "Othello & Desdemona"
Oil on Canvas Depicting William Shakespeare's Characters "Othello & Desdemona"

Oil on Canvas Depicting William Shakespeare's Characters "Othello & Desdemona"

By Hamilton Hamilton

Located in LA, CA

Hamilton Hamilton (American, 1847-1928) A large and impressive oil on canvas "Othello and Desdemona" after the William Shakespeare's play "Othello", depicting a young Desdemona pleading with an enraged Othello, and perhaps Iago is the seated figure, within a giltwood craquelure finished frame. Signed (l/r): H. Hamilton, 1921 . Canvas Height: 67 inches (170.2 cm) Canvas Width: 48 inches (121.9 cm) Frame Height: 75 inches (190.5 cm) Frame Width: 57 inches (144.8 cm) Frame Depth: 2 inches (5.1 cm) Hamilton Hamilton (1 April 1847 – 4 January 1928) was a painter and etcher, known mostly for his landscapes of the American West. Born in Oxford, England, he lived most of his life in the Eastern United States. He painted landscapes in New York, Connecticut, the American West, England, and France. He also painted portraits and drew illustrations. Artistic career Hamilton Hamilton was born in Oxford, England, on 1 April 1847. While young, he was a protégé of John Ruskin. In 1872, he began his mostly self-taught career as a portrait artist in Buffalo, New York. He created 47 landscape paintings during an 1873 expedition to Colorado which were chosen to be part of the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. He spent 1878 and 1879 painting in Pont-Aven, Brittany, alongside Barbizon School painters. He moved to New York City in 1881 and shortly after began to practice genre painting and etching.[6] He became an associate member of the National Academy of Design in 1886 and a National Academician in 1889. Until the end of the century, he and his family resided alternately in upstate New York, Long Island, Colorado, and England.[6] In 1907 and 1908, Hamilton spent two years painting landscapes in Southern California. In 1912 he and his family permanently moved to Norwalk, Connecticut. There he became involved with the Silvermine group of artists led by Solon Borglum...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Lilac Flowers Oil Painting Impressionist Palette Knife Original Art
Lilac Flowers Oil Painting Impressionist Palette Knife Original Art

Lilac Flowers Oil Painting Impressionist Palette Knife Original Art

By Olga Nikitina

Located in Zofingen, AG

Lilac Flowers Oil Painting by Olga Nikitina – Impressionist Impasto Palette Knife Floral Art on Canvas, Large Textured Painting, 85x60 cm Description: This original oil painting on canvas by Olga Nikitina features a lush bouquet of lilac flowers painted in an expressive impressionist style using a palette knife and rich impasto technique. Thick, textured brush and knife strokes create a vibrant surface where light, color, and texture interact, giving the painting depth and movement. The lilac bouquet appears almost sculptural due to the heavy paint application, making the artwork visually dynamic and tactile. The color palette combines various shades of violet, lavender, soft pink, white, and deep green leaves, set against a contemporary abstract background in muted greys, warm neutrals, and soft blues. This balance between impressionistic flowers and a modern background allows the painting to fit both classic and contemporary interiors. The artwork is painted with professional oil paints on high-quality canvas. The painting is sold unframed and will be shipped rolled in a protective tube to ensure safe international delivery and lower shipping costs. Once received, the canvas can be easily stretched at a local framing shop. This large floral oil painting would make an elegant statement piece for a living room, bedroom, dining room, or interior design project. The textured impasto technique makes the painting unique and impossible to fully reproduce in prints or photographs, as the texture changes with light and viewing angle. Details: Artist: Olga Nikitina Title: Lilac Flowers Medium: Oil on canvas Technique: Impasto, palette knife Style: Impressionist / Contemporary Impressionism Size: 85 × 60 cm Condition: Excellent Signature: Signed by artist Framing: Unframed Shipping: Ships rolled in a tube Lilac painting, floral oil painting, impressionist flower painting...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

View of Khust Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting
View of Khust Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting

View of Khust Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: View of Khust Medium: Oil on Hardboard Year: 2018 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 16" x 18" x 0.3" inch (41 x 46 x 1cm) Presentation: Unframed, Ty...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

SUNLIT ROSES
SUNLIT ROSES

SUNLIT ROSES

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Study Roses absorbing the sunlight. This study was painted in August, when the sun is still dazzling, but no longer as intensely hot as it is in July. The artist particularly enjoys ...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Washington Square Park Nocturne" Impressionist Oil Painting with Figures in NYC
"Washington Square Park Nocturne" Impressionist Oil Painting with Figures in NYC

"Washington Square Park Nocturne" Impressionist Oil Painting with Figures in NYC

By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972

Located in New York, NY

A stunning jewel and pertinent example of Berthelsen's charming New York City scenes. Here we find a Washington Square Park at night and the Manhattan buildings depicted in the far b...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board, Canvas

Winter Street, 20th Century American Impressionist New York City Scene
Winter Street, 20th Century American Impressionist New York City Scene

Winter Street, 20th Century American Impressionist New York City Scene

By Guy Wiggins

Located in Marco Island, FL

Guy Wiggins captures the visual poetry of New York City in winter in this vibrant oil on canvas. It work is a quintessential example of his most celebrated subject. A blizzard sweep...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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