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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
Blackstone Quay Sunlit Italy Landscape May 1998 Signed Watercolour Painting
Blackstone Quay Sunlit Italy Landscape May 1998 Signed Watercolour Painting

Blackstone Quay Sunlit Italy Landscape May 1998 Signed Watercolour Painting

By Anthony Herbert

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Blackstone Quay Sunlit Italy Landscape May 1998 Signed Watercolour Painting By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Bottom left Medium: Watercolor on paper Size: 11 inches (height...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

The Plaza, Sunset Glow
The Plaza, Sunset Glow

The Plaza, Sunset Glow

By Walter Tittle

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Walter Tittle, 'The Plaza, Sunset Glow', drypoint, c. 1920s, edition not stated. Signed in pencil and initialed in the plate, lower right. Titled 'The Plaza, Sunset' and annotated 'no. 165' in ink, in the bottom left sheet corner. A superb, luminous impression in dark brown ink, with selectively wiped plate tone; on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 to 2 1/4 inches). Pale tape stains on the top sheet edge, recto, well away from the image, otherwise in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 11 3/4 x 6 15/16 inches (299 x 176 mm); sheet size 15 11/16 x 9 inches (399 x 229 mm). A view across 'The Pond' in New York City's Central Park, toward Grand Army Plaza...

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1920s Impressionist Art

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Drypoint

Large British Marine Oil Painting Classic Tall Sailing Shipwreck on Rocks at Sea
Large British Marine Oil Painting Classic Tall Sailing Shipwreck on Rocks at Sea

Large British Marine Oil Painting Classic Tall Sailing Shipwreck on Rocks at Sea

By Anthony Hedges

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Shipwreck by Anthony Hedges (British marine artist, 20th century) signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 25.5 x 35 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches Provenance: private collec...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

February
February

February

By Liudmila Shabazova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The very last month of winter can be very cold, but still the sunset is already painted in warm shades. To emphasize this, the author of the painting used acrylic paints with a golde...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Frozen Brook" by Richard Schmid, Winter Landscape, Oil painting
"Frozen Brook" by Richard Schmid, Winter Landscape, Oil painting

"Frozen Brook" by Richard Schmid, Winter Landscape, Oil painting

Located in Denver, CO

Richard Schmid's (US based) "Frozen Brook" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a winter landscape. Artist Biography: Throughout his career, which saw fifty one-man s...

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1960s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aldro T. Hibbard Oil Painting “Winter Landscape” New England Snow Scene
Aldro T. Hibbard Oil Painting “Winter Landscape” New England Snow Scene

Aldro T. Hibbard Oil Painting “Winter Landscape” New England Snow Scene

Located in Rockport, MA

This beautiful oil painting titled "Winter Landscape" is by Aldro T. Hibbard (1886–1972), one of the most important figures of the Cape Ann and Rockport Schools of American Impressio...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

City Market, Vienna
City Market, Vienna

City Market, Vienna

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "City Market, Vienna" c.1930, is an oil painting on canvas laid down to panel by noted Austrian artist Hans Johann Wagner, 1866-1940. I...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Hillside Vista
Hillside Vista

Hillside Vista

By Michael Obermeyer

Located in Pasadena, CA

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 11" x 14" FRAMED: 17.5" x 20.5" x 1.375" Signed "Obermeyer" on lower left

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Festive bouquet 004
Festive bouquet 004

Festive bouquet 004

By Liudmila Shabazova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The work is painted with large brushstrokes, in the artist's characteristic manner. The painting conveys vivid impressions of summer, sun glare, feelings of warmth, freshness and ce...

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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

By Olof Thunman

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 ...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Morning Fog, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Morning Fog, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Morning Fog, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

By Boris Serdyuk

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Boris Serdyuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Impressionism Year: 2020 Title: Morning Fog Size: 23.5" x 35.5" x 0....

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gossip, Itzchak Tarkay

Gossip, Itzchak Tarkay

By Itzchak Tarkay

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Itzchak Tarkay (1935-2012) Title: Gossip Year: Circa 2000 Medium: Silkscreen on wove paper Size: 13.5 x 11.5 inches Edition: 493/750, plus 100 Remarques Condition: Excellent ...

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Early 2000s Impressionist Art

Materials

Screen

Glowing Wave Crashing at the Shore - Seascape
Glowing Wave Crashing at the Shore - Seascape

Glowing Wave Crashing at the Shore - Seascape

By William Henry Blackman

Located in Soquel, CA

Highly detailed seascape by William Henry Blackman (American, b. 1930). A wave crashes at the shore, glowing from the sun shining through. Above the wave, a few gulls glide across the scene. The rocks in the foreground and the cliffs in the midground are finely textured, adding a lovely sense of realistic detail. Signed "Wm. Blackman" in the lower right corner. Artist's stamp on verso, along with other inventory markings. Artist's name written on edge of canvas. Presented in an ornate wood frame with a linen liner and fillet. Canvas size: 18"H x 24"W William Henry Blackman (American, b. 1930) 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. 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...

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1970s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

British Impressionist Watercolor of a Rider, Horse and Dog in the Countryside
British Impressionist Watercolor of a Rider, Horse and Dog in the Countryside

British Impressionist Watercolor of a Rider, Horse and Dog in the Countryside

By Anthony Avery

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Rider, Horse and Dog in the Countryside By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Signed: Yes D...

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Early 2000s Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

She Stood with the Trees - Woods Watercolor Painting
She Stood with the Trees - Woods Watercolor Painting

She Stood with the Trees - Woods Watercolor Painting

By Tamara Gonda

Located in Boston, MA

She Stood with the Trees 72.0 x 36.0 x 2.0, 20.0 lbs Watercolor on wood Hand signed by the artist Artist's Commentary: "The large watercolor painting is a stunning depiction of a ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Stone Cottage Provence
Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Stone Cottage Provence

Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Stone Cottage Provence

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Stone Cottage, Provence French Impressionist, mid 20th century signed oil painting on board, unframed board: 9.5 x 13 inches condition: very good provenance: private collection, ...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Summer mood, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Summer mood, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Summer mood, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska In this vibrant oil painting, I've channeled the essence of a sun-drenched seaside town, blending elements o...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Mid-20th Century Orientalist Watercolour Painting, Signed and Framed
Mid-20th Century Orientalist Watercolour Painting, Signed and Framed

Mid-20th Century Orientalist Watercolour Painting, Signed and Framed

Located in Cotignac, FR

Orientalist landscape, mid century watercolour on paper by TM Guerin. The painting is signed bottom left and is presented in a custom patinated wood frame under glass. This watercol...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Farming Girl Dappled Light Landscape
Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Farming Girl Dappled Light Landscape

Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Farming Girl Dappled Light Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Farmers Daughter French Impressionist, early 1900's signed oil painting on board, unframed board: 8.75 x 5.5 inches condition: very good provenance: from a private collection in ...

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Early 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...

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1880s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Cove" Oil Painting

"Cove" Oil Painting

By Leigh Ann Van Fossan

Located in Denver, CO

Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Cove" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts bright teal colored cove where water meets the shore and the atmospheric pastel sky reflects in the b...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Ullevål" Original large horizontal city landscape . Autumnal landscapes
"Ullevål" Original large horizontal city landscape . Autumnal landscapes

"Ullevål" Original large horizontal city landscape . Autumnal landscapes

Located in Oslo, NO

In creating this piece, I was drawn to the vibrant, yet subtle dance of urban life and architecture. My brushstrokes are infused with the rhythm of the city, capturing its dynamic en...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Ancient Town Cityscape Watercolor Original Painting on Paper

Ancient Town Cityscape Watercolor Original Painting on Paper

By Lin Qingyi

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Lin Qingyi Title: Ancient Town Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 10.5" x 10.5" x 0.1" inch (24 x 24 x 0.1cm) Presentation: Unframed, Ty...

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2010s Impressionist Art

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Paper, Watercolor

"The Lake & Plaza Hotel New York" Impressionist Oil Painting in Central Park
"The Lake & Plaza Hotel New York" Impressionist Oil Painting in Central Park

"The Lake & Plaza Hotel New York" Impressionist Oil Painting in Central Park

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 The Plaza hotel and the Manhattan buildings depicted in the far background with pops of colors shinning through the lights and magic of the city. The artist was truly a master of capturing New York in all of its glory throughout the seasons. This piece is executed whimsically, yet dramatically evoking an emotion of wonder and beauty. This piece is signed lower right by the artist and it also bears the reproduction right's stamp on the reverse. It is titled on the back and it comes housed in a beautiful French giltwood frame with linen liner and hanging wire on verso ready to be displayed. Art measures 6.5 x 8 inches Frame measures 12 x 14 inches Johann Berthelsen was born in Copenhagen in 1883, the 7th of seven children, to Conrad and Dorothea Karen Berthelsen. His parents were involved in artistic and professional circles. In 1890, his mother brought the children to America, settling in Manistee, Michigan, with her sister's family. They would eventually move to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, a city on the shore of Lake Michigan. As a teenager, Johann was actively involved in choirs and singing groups. And he always loved to draw and paint, and while he was too impatient to take well to schoolwork, and never went beyond the 5th grade. Although he worked in several trades, Johann's mind and heart were always with the arts. As his voice matured, he also always wanted to be an actor, and at the age of 18 moved to Chicago where he reconnected with an old friend who was studying voice at the Chicago Musical...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Sailboats at sea, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Sailboats at sea, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Sailboats at sea, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky ""Sailboats at sea" 60.0 X 70.0 CM / 23.6 X 27.5 IN HIGH QUALITY oil on canvas Signed on the front and back Da...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Nude with Tree at El Capitan - Yosemite Mid Century Figurative Landscape
Nude with Tree at El Capitan - Yosemite Mid Century Figurative Landscape

Nude with Tree at El Capitan - Yosemite Mid Century Figurative Landscape

By Margaret Wherry Ziegler

Located in Soquel, CA

Mid century figurative landscape of a nude female figure with tree at El Capitan, Yosemite, California by Margaret Wherry Ziegler (American, 1909-1989). Signed "M. Ziegler" lower right. Displayed in a rustic new silver gilt frame. Image, 24"H x 12"W. Margaret Wherry Ziegler was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 27, 1909. At a young age she traveled with her parents to the Philippines, Japan, India, Italy, Greece, and Europe. She studied art at the Cincinnati Art Academy, Minneapolis Art Institute, the University of the Philippines, and the California College of Arts and Crafts. While in Japan she studied Japanese brush painting...

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1950s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Mill Creek
Mill Creek

Mill Creek

By Fern Isabel Coppedge

Located in Southampton, NY

Oil on artist board Circa 1930 -1935 Signed verso and dedicated to JF (possibly John Folinsbee, fellow artist and neighbor). Overall size encased in custom 22K gold leaf frame wit...

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1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

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