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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
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...

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1940s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

French Impressionist Tablescape Still Life Watercolour
French Impressionist Tablescape Still Life Watercolour

French Impressionist Tablescape Still Life Watercolour

Located in Cotignac, FR

French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of a colourful tablescape still life by Henri Clamen. The painting is not signed but was acquired form the atelier of the artist with o...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Ink, Paper, Watercolor

French Impressionist Equestrian Parade with Jockeys and French Flags
French Impressionist Equestrian Parade with Jockeys and French Flags

French Impressionist Equestrian Parade with Jockeys and French Flags

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Impressionist Equestrian Parade with Jockeys and French Flags By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 13 x 16.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Con...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

A Quiet Companion
A Quiet Companion

A Quiet Companion

Located in Zofingen, AG

A Quiet Companion captures a gentle moment of intimacy and reflection. A young woman sits quietly with a small dog resting on her arm, creating a scene filled with calm and tendernes...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Morning in the mountains - mountain landscape painting
Morning in the mountains - mountain landscape painting

Morning in the mountains - mountain landscape painting

Located in Zofingen, AG

The sunny summer painting with mountains is a beautiful wall decor, the painting is created en plein air, the artwork is full of different bright colours, combinations of warm and co...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Day at the Beach - Realistic Figurative Illustration in Gouache
Day at the Beach - Realistic Figurative Illustration in Gouache

Day at the Beach - Realistic Figurative Illustration in Gouache

Located in Soquel, CA

Day at the Beach - Realistic Figurative Illustration in Gouache Original figurative illustration of people at the beach by Charles Ross Kinghan (American, 1895-1984). Several women are looking at someone's foot, as if there is a splinter being removed. Three of the women are closer, with their heads in the frame. Two of them have are standing with their backs to the viewer. Between the women, the viewer can catch glimpses of other activities on the beach. Possibly a sketch for Good Housekeeping Magazine. Signed "Charles Ross" in the lower right corner. (Charles Ross Kinghan) Acquired with other signed estate works by the artist. Presented in a new cream mat. Mat size: 16"H x 13"W Board size: 14"H x 11.75"W Charles Ross Kinghan (American, 1895-1984) was born in Anthony, KS on January 18, 1895. A teacher, he moved to Wichita as a teenager and did sign painting for the Western Sign Works. He studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art in 1916, the American Academy of Art in Chicago, the Audubon School of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. He was a pupil of Carl Scheffler, J. Wellington Reynolds, and H.A. Oberteuffer. He taught at the Art Institute of Chicago and at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. He was an illustrator for McCalls, Good Housekeeping, Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, and many others, including American Artist magazine. He was author and illustrator of Rendering Techniques for Commercial Art and Advertising (1956) and of Ted Kautzky...

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1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Cardboard

George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing
George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing

George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing

Located in Harkstead, GB

A superb example of a Barbizon inspired landscape painted by the "Catford Corot" from the late 19th Century. This very striking image shows the artist at the absolute peak of his abi...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Reflection of Mt. Fuji on Lake, after Niimi Sei - Watercolor on Paper
Reflection of Mt. Fuji on Lake, after Niimi Sei - Watercolor on Paper

Reflection of Mt. Fuji on Lake, after Niimi Sei - Watercolor on Paper

Located in Soquel, CA

Reflection of Mt. Fuji on Lake, after Niimi Sei - Watercolor on Paper A serene watercolor in subdued hues of blue and green depicting Japan's iconic Mt. Fuji. The mountain towers be...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

A Breathing Sky - Panoramic Country Landscape
A Breathing Sky - Panoramic Country Landscape

A Breathing Sky - Panoramic Country Landscape

Located in Zofingen, AG

In the open fields, the sky breathes. Its shifting blues flow gently above the green expanse, clear and unhurried. After days weighed down by noise and quiet тревога, this open blu...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

The Boltons - original cityscape oil painting contemporary impressionist artwork
The Boltons - original cityscape oil painting contemporary impressionist artwork

The Boltons - original cityscape oil painting contemporary impressionist artwork

By Juan del Pozo

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Bustling Ancient Town Cityscape Watercolor Original Painting on Paper

Bustling Ancient Town Cityscape Watercolor Original Painting on Paper

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Lin Qingyi Title: Bustling Ancient Town Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 6" x 10.5" x 0.1" inch (15 x 27 x 0.1cm) Presentation: Unframe...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Country Road
Country Road

Jane EndersCountry Road, c. 1900

$640Sale Price|20% Off

Country Road

Located in New Orleans, LA

A charming painting of a boy and girl walking down a country lane. Wonderful rendering of the trees and sky. The painting has two repairs (I have included a photo of the patches on t...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Landscape. 1937, oil on cardboard, 34x40 cm
Landscape. 1937, oil on cardboard, 34x40 cm

Landscape. 1937, oil on cardboard, 34x40 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Landscape. 1937, oil on cardboard, 34x40 cm Reinhold Kasparsons (born 13/9/1889 in Cēsis, died 14/1966 in Riga), painter. Born in a craftsman's family. Studied at Nītaure school, a...

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1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Rural landscape
Rural landscape

Rural landscape

Located in Genève, GE

Work on canvas signed Dimension with frame 46.5 x 54.5 x 2.5 cm This captivating work depicts a picturesque village nestled in a rolling landscape. The red-roofed houses contrast wit...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Eucalyptus Tree - Original Impressionist on Canvas
Eucalyptus Tree - Original Impressionist on Canvas

Eucalyptus Tree - Original Impressionist on Canvas

Located in Soquel, CA

Eucalyptus Tree - Original Impressionist on Canvas Original American impressionist oil painting of a landscape depicting a eucalyptus tree with the California mountain range in the ...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Impressionist Landscape Giltwood Framed Original Oil Painting
Vintage American Impressionist Landscape Giltwood Framed Original Oil Painting

Vintage American Impressionist Landscape Giltwood Framed Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 20 by 24 inches overall, and 16 by 20 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. ...

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1940s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Rocks by the sea
Rocks by the sea

Rocks by the sea

By Simon Kozhin

Located in Zofingen, AG

The rocky coast of Bali in Crete gave me inspiration for a whole month. I painted these stones illuminated by the sun, working with color and texture, while looking for a color solut...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Watering Hole" CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE
"Watering Hole" CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE

"Watering Hole" CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE

Located in San Antonio, TX

George Devoss California Artist Image Size: 24 x 36 Frame Size: 29.5 x 41.5 Medium: Oil "Watering Hole" Resident of Los Angeles in 1928-37. Edan Hughe...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Moonlight in Savoie France signed Cachoud
Moonlight in Savoie France signed Cachoud

Moonlight in Savoie France signed Cachoud

Located in Pasadena, CA

Oil on canvas by François Charles Cachoud (born in 1866 in Chambéry, Savoy and died in 1943) is a painter known today for his night effects and his chiaroscuro. Its artistic criteria...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Sun Blocker
Sun Blocker

Sun Blocker

By Ben Fenske

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

This painting is Unframed. Frame will be an additional cost. Painted en plein-air on a beach in Italy, a female figure sits alone on a sunny day beneath a parasol, cascading shade a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Morning Calm"
"Morning Calm"

"Morning Calm"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A majestic seascape, bathed in the first rays of the morning sun, unfolds before the viewer. Daylight is awakening on the horizon—the sky is bathed in soft shimmers of pink, gold, an...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sunset over the city"
"Sunset over the city"

"Sunset over the city"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "Sunset over the city" 65.0 X 75.0 CM / 25.5 X 21.6 IN HIGH QUALITY oil on canvas Signed on the front and back Dated 2...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of African American Family
Portrait of African American Family

Portrait of African American Family

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

This impressionist painting by Virginia artist Walter Biggs captures a moment of quiet strength and familial connection. A seated man rests outside with his hat in hand, while a youn...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century American Impressionism -- Old Lyme New England Farm
Early 20th Century American Impressionism -- Old Lyme New England Farm

Early 20th Century American Impressionism -- Old Lyme New England Farm

By George M. Bruestle

Located in Soquel, CA

Gorgeous early 20th Century American Impressionist landscape of New England Farm by George M. Bruestle (American, 1871 - 1939), Circa 1914. Signed lower left and on verso. Presented in gilt-toned wood frame. Image size: 8"H x 10"W. George Matthew Bruestle is an American Realist/Impressionist painter known for his intimate landscapes. Born and raised in New York City, Bruestle studied at the Art Students' League of New York in 1886 at the young age of fifteen and later in Paris. That same year, Bruestle visited Essex, CT and eventually purchased a second home in Hadlyme, Old Lyme as the Art Colony formed. Bruestle's main studio was in New York City. Inspired by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot [1796-1875] and other French landscape painters, Bruestle's style was a mix of Early Realism and Early Impressionist techniques. He was an adept draftsman and his paintings favored earlier European examples but, later took on a brighter Impressionist palette and brushy quality of the Old Lyme Art...

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1920s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Portrait of a Pekingese Dog Charming Antique English Watercolour Painting
Portrait of a Pekingese Dog Charming Antique English Watercolour Painting

Portrait of a Pekingese Dog Charming Antique English Watercolour Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Pekingese Dog English artist, late 19th century Watercolour drawing on board, unframed drawing: 7.25 x 5 inches Provenance: Private collection, UK Condition: This paint...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

"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

"MAMA LIKES SHADE" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY CATTLE WESTERN HEREFORDS
"MAMA LIKES SHADE" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY CATTLE WESTERN HEREFORDS

"MAMA LIKES SHADE" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY CATTLE WESTERN HEREFORDS

Located in San Antonio, TX

Chuck Mauldin Born 1949 Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 8 x 10 Frame Size: 12 x 14 Medium: Oil "Momma Likes Shade" A native of Texas, Chuck Mauldin has been painting in oil since the age of twelve. His interest in watercolor and pencil drawing grew during his years spent in Louisiana. With his move back to Texas, he has renewed his focus on oil painting, using this medium in a realistic yet painterly style. Striving to quickly capture color and mood with a direct "alla prima" technique is one of his main objectives in painting outdoors on-location. Cows, cowboys and Native Americans often enrich the landscape in his studio work, while anything can inspire his plein air paintings. Workshops with Charles...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Sunlit Fields and Shadowed Peaks in a Mountainous French Oil Painting
Sunlit Fields and Shadowed Peaks in a Mountainous French Oil Painting

Sunlit Fields and Shadowed Peaks in a Mountainous French Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Sunlit Field Landscape dated 1994 signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 25.5 inches condition: very good provenance: from a ...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Near the Ilyinka village
Near the Ilyinka village

Near the Ilyinka village

By Simon Kozhin

Located in Zofingen, AG

In crafting this piece, I sought to capture the serene majesty of nature, rendered through the impressionistic play of light and shadow. The birch trees stand as sentinels over the s...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Roses √4
Roses √4

Roses √4

Located in Zofingen, AG

Gorgeous roses are embraced by hydrangeas. The classic blue vase looks fresh against the beige background. The dark blue background creates contrast. This is what I love most: the br...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Orange Fireworks, Oil Painting
Orange Fireworks, Oil Painting

Orange Fireworks, Oil Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The warm light from a candle passes through orange slices and a whiskey glass in this still life painting. The glow casts long, flickering shadows across the su...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

The Carpenters Repairing Hubbard's Bridge - Work on Paper, c. 1936
The Carpenters Repairing Hubbard's Bridge - Work on Paper, c. 1936

The Carpenters Repairing Hubbard's Bridge - Work on Paper, c. 1936

By Newell Convers Wyeth

Located in Palm Desert, CA

“The Carpenters Repairing Hubbard's Bridge” is a work on paper by American artist, N.C. Wyeth. Wyeth often elevated working figures, rural life, and American industry into heroic sub...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor, Graphite

One Hydrangea, Original Painting
One Hydrangea, Original Painting

One Hydrangea, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Carey Parks illustrates a single hydrangea in a glass vase imposed on a background with a similar hue. Her impressionist style depicts the petals and l...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Bouquet of yellow flowers"
"Bouquet of yellow flowers"

"Bouquet of yellow flowers"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The painting depicts a bouquet of lush yellow chrysanthemums. The flowers occupy the center of the composition, seeming to radiate a soft inner light. Their dense, multi-layered peta...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Impressionistic Seascape Ocean Sunrise Painting Michael Budden Morning Sun
Impressionistic Seascape Ocean Sunrise Painting Michael Budden Morning Sun

Impressionistic Seascape Ocean Sunrise Painting Michael Budden Morning Sun

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

SunSational 7 x 10 unframed, 10.63 x 13.63 x 1.256 x 18 x 1.5 framed SunSational is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcas...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

Quiet Grey Boat Harbour In Breton France French Framed Oil Landscape Painting
Quiet Grey Boat Harbour In Breton France French Framed Oil Landscape Painting

Quiet Grey Boat Harbour In Breton France French Framed Oil Landscape Painting

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Breton Harbour Signed by Fanch Lel ( French School) Framed: 14 x 11.5 inches Painting: 12 x 9.5 inches Inscribed verso Oil painting on artist paper, framed Condition: The painting i...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

1940's Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides
1940's Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides

1940's Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil. The sketch is original, vintage and me...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Gouache

My light. Original painting by Liudmila Shabazova
My light. Original painting by Liudmila Shabazova

My light. Original painting by Liudmila Shabazova

Located in Zofingen, AG

Portrait of a young woman with a baby. Modern painting in the style of impressionism. Against a dark background, a warm light shines, the light of love and tenderness.As is typical ...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard

21th Century American landscape artist Peter Poskas "Winter Scene"
21th Century American landscape artist Peter Poskas "Winter Scene"

21th Century American landscape artist Peter Poskas "Winter Scene"

By Peter Poskas

Located in Rockport, MA

Renowned 21st-century American landscape artist Peter Poskas has dedicated over three decades to capturing the beauty of New England. While his early works bore the influence of Edwa...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Fantasy with Flowers 229" Mixed , paper, 59x42cm, Unframed
"Fantasy with Flowers 229" Mixed , paper, 59x42cm, Unframed

"Fantasy with Flowers 229" Mixed , paper, 59x42cm, Unframed

Located in Zofingen, AG

"Fantasy with Flowers" (series of 300+ pictures) paper 59x42cm  On the paper acrylic, oil pastel, felt-tip pen, ink, gold leaf, pencils, silver,mixed media. For sale and sent unframe...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Watercolor

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