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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
"View of The Harbor" British American Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting Frame
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a harbor scene by British American artist John Clymer, with a view of a sailboat, and a large masted ship on the water and the village in the dista...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Winter Landscape', Monet, French Impressionist Salon des Indépendents, Paris
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Paulemile Pissarro' (French, 1884-1972) and created circa 1935; titled, verso, 'La Cloture en Hiver' (The Fence in Winter). Formerly in the collection of Katia P...
Category

1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Time to Move, Oil Painting
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

Park City Spring - Framed Fantasy Landscape Painting on Handmade Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michaela Jean is an accomplished painter, devoted gardener, and mother from Southern California (USA). Her lifelong passion for art and nature began in childhood, inspired by her gra...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Tranquil Sailboats Along the Riverside
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Tranquil Sailboats Along the Riverside By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting o...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Georges Moisaut French Impressionist oil painting, river landscape
Located in Harkstead, GB
An idyllic summer scene of a river glimpsed from a leafy river bank - more than likely the Seine as the artist lived and worked in Paris. Georges Moisaut (exhibiting early 20th Cent...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique French Impressionist Family Portrait Landscape Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French impressionist portrait landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 12 by 15 inches overall, and 6 by 9 painting alone.. In excell...
Category

1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Listed American Artist George F. Kaumeyer (1856-1951) Antique landscape painting
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a stunning original large antique 19th-century oil painting on canvas that captures a glowing forest landscape at sunset, with fiery hues of orange, red, and gold stre...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

In pink light.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Morning in the rays of sunlight. Pink curtains on the windows fill the whole room with delicate shades. The still very young girl is almost awake, but wants her beautiful dream to co...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Large Victorian Signed Oil Harvest Wheat sheaves Rural Scene & Figures framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Corn Field" by Alfred Bennet (British, 1861-1916) This beautifully executed oil on canvas painting titled "The Corn Field", signed and dated 1886 by British artist Alfred Benne...
Category

Early 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Sunflowers in Kolomenskoye
Located in Zofingen, AG
A small garden in Kolomenskoye Park where sunflowers grew attracted me with its picturesque view. The beauty of the rhythms of the golden colors and the variety of green spots in the...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Impressionistic Winter Snow Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Winter Horses
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Mist oil/canvas 16x20 unframed, 22.38 x 26.38 framed Winter Mist is a beautiful impressionistic landscape scene that showcases an idyllic winter snow scene with horses on a fa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Village Riverside Scene with Church Spire
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Village Riverside Scene with Church Spire by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 13 inches (height) x 10.25 inches (width) Oil painting on card, unframed Con...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Spring evening on Malmøya" Original square large landscape . Oil painting
Located in Oslo, NO
I've imbued this canvas with the vibrant, yet tranquil energy of a serene evening. My brushstrokes capture the last whisper of daylight caressing charming homes, invoking a sense of ...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Suggestive Nude of a Woman oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Technical Sheet Title: "Suggestive Nude of a Woman" Artist: Rosendo González Carbonell (1910-1985) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 36.2...
Category

1970s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Paris Oil Painting Winter Street Scene Framed Signed Impressionist 53"x29"
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Step into the charm of historic Paris with this impressive large-format oil painting depicting a snowy street scene near the Sacré-Cœur Basilica. The romantic Parisian setting featur...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Blue Sea
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Carol Sideman– American (1925-2021) Title: Blue Sea #57 Year: circa 1975 Medium: Acrylic paint, gouache, chine colle on heavy watercolor paper Si...
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1970s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board, Oil

Seascape - New Horizon 187 Colourful Sunset
Located in Zofingen, AG
READY TO HANG with the edges painted. A beautiful modern landscape, abstract, made with professional varnished acrylics and Amsterdam acrylic sprays on stretched heavy canvas. I sh...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

In the silence of the forest.
Located in Zofingen, AG
The concept of my art is to return to inner balance through contemplating the beauty of nature, to find support and harmony using natural resources. After all, the diversity of shape...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hunting for Treasures, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A woman peruses a store in search of antiques while brilliant sunlight rakes the window and objects on display. The contrasts of light and shadows match the coo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Evening Coastal View Near Nefyn North Wales 1976 Watercolour Seascape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Evening Coastal View Near Nefyn North Wales 1976 Watercolour Seascape By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on board, unframed Size: 10.25 inches (height) x 14 inches...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

1932 Regatta Oil Painting Classic American Nautical Racing Scene Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A dynamic and highly detailed 1932 oil painting by Allan C. Sawyer, this work captures an exhilarating regatta with a fleet of classic sailboats cutting through wind-whipped waves. P...
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1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

THREE MONKEYS
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. acrylic on canvas. The magic flow reality... In this work, the three monkeys are more than playful creatures — they serve as symbolic figures. Set ...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Blue Church In Bright Blue Sea Rivera French Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bright Blue Summers Day Signed by Fanch Lel Size: 13 x 16 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

Vintage French Impressionist Signed Oil Villefranche sur Mer Harbor Cote d'Azur
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Villefranche-sur-Mer by Felix Pierre MANGIAPAN (b.1884) signed oil on canvas, framed Framed: 19.5 x 21 inches Canvas : 14 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, Nice, France Con...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Oil painting on canvas, European Flower Market Scene, Signed R.Kardau, framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original oil painting on canvas by European Artist R.Kardau (XX). This painting depicts a vibrant riverside scene, capturing a market bustling with life along a waterfr...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Two Women at the Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Two Women at the Beach By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition:...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Serene Street Scene in St. Suliac
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Serene Street Scene in St. Suliac By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 10.25 x 7.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on boa...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Expressive Charcoal Sketch of a Standing Nude Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Standing Nude Figure black pen drawing on artist paper painting: 13.75 x 9 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: very good and sound condition
Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Ballpoint Pen

Large Italian Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Grand Canal Venice Atmospheric
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Grand Canal, Venice Italian Impressionist artist, second half 20th centuyr indistinctly signed oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 26 x 32 inches Provenance: Private collection Cond...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Morning Laundry, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A peaceful rural scene unfolds in Pennsylvania Amish country. Artist Judy Mudd captures the calm and tradition of the Amish lifestyle, evident from the clothe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

'The Garden in Summer', Tsar Nicholas II, Queen Elizabeth II, Russian Imperial
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'The Garden in Summer' by Olga Alexandrovna. Tsar Nicholas II, Queen Elizabeth II, Russian Imperial ---- Signed lower right, 'Olga' for Her Imperial Highness, Olga Alexandrovna, Gr...
Category

1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

'On the Lake', Vienna Academy of Art, Metropolitan Museum, Smithsonian
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower center, in pencil, '(nach) Luigi Kasimir' (Austro-Hungarian, 1881-1962) by a member of the artist's family workshop. Paper dimensions: 17.5 x 24 inches Austrian etcher ...
Category

1960s Impressionist Art

Materials

Etching, Color, Paper

Period Portrait of Young Captain James Cook (1728-1779) Large 18thC Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
18th-Century Portrait of a Young Captain James Cook An exceedingly rare and highly significant mid-18th century oil on canvas portrait of the legendary Captain James Cook in his you...
Category

Early 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Listed Artist Hewett JACKSON 1914-2007, seascape Original oil painting on canvas
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a large original oil painting on canvas depicting a sailing ship breaking through the waves leaving a white trace behind, signed by Listed Artist Hewett R. JACKSON ...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Elephant and Calf original wildlife portrait figurative oil painting artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. This original wildlife study by Catherine Ingleby presents a f...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Board

Wintery Town Landscape - American impressionist 1930's art oil painting snow
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning Impressionist winter landscape oil painting is by one of the leading American Impressionism artists, William Samuel Horton. Horton moved to England in 1918 and travelle...
Category

1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

H.G. Kiesel (German Artist 20 c.) Landscape Oil Painting River Village Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is this striking original oil painting on canvas by German artist H.G. Kiesel, depicting a peaceful riverside scene with a distant European village nestled among soft rol...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Lush Countryside Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Lush Countryside Landscape Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19 (height) x ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil Pastel

French Impressionist Watercolor of Coastal Scene with Boats and Greenery
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Watercolor of Coastal Scene with Boats and Greenery By Maurice Mazeilie (French 1924-2021) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 7 x 5.25 inches (He...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

American Impressionist New England Rockport Bernard Corey Oil Painting Farm
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Rural Farm in Spring Snow 10 x 16 unframed, 15. 25 x 21.13 framed Here is a wonderful Bernard Corey when he perfected his paintings of farm views with the rolling hills defined by se...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

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

"Spring fantasy 01"
Located in Zofingen, AG
We feel the smell of spring. It comes with sunshine, with the singing of birds and of course with flowering. Flowers are everywhere, in the forest, on city streets, in our gardens. T...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

A Womans Dress, White Tulips Patterns, Acrylic Painting on Watercolor Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful expressionist style drawing by Juanjo Saez. Juanjo's pictorial work is an exploration of color, texture, and movement, creating vibrant compositions that capture ...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Original 19th century Antique Oil painting on canvas, seascape, Signed, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original signed antique oil painting on canvas depicting a moody seascape with turbulent waves crashing against a rugged shoreline beneath an overcast sky. The distant ho...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

California Impressionist Ferdinand Kaufmann Oil Painting Harbor w Boats Marine
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Ferdinand Kaufmann (1864 1942) Harbor Scene with Boats oil/canvas, laid to board, masonite. Signed lower right. 11.5 x 12.5 unframed, 15.75 x 19.75 framed A nice marine by Kaufmann...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

River Spain Spanish landscape oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Technical Details Artist: Rosendo González Carbonell Title: River Year: c.1980 Technique: Oil on board Dimensions (without frame): 10.6 x 1...
Category

1980s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

"Mountain bloom" Large impressionistic floral oil painting .Landscape
Located in Oslo, NO
In creating this piece, I melded the fluidity of acrylics with the richness of oils to give life to a scene where the vibrancy of expressionism, the elegance of fine art, and the sof...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

French Outdoor Market Scene with Figures and Parasols by Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Outdoor Market Scene with Figures and Parasols by Fanch Lel by Fanch Lel Size: 21.25 x 25.75 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: Good ove...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Mediterranean Coastal Landscape Garden View and Seascape Cote d'Azur Riviera
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
La Cote d' Azur French School, mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 43 inches canvas: 20 x 36.5 inches Provenance: Private collection, France Condition: Good co...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Framed Nautical Seascape Oil Painting Signed K. Dossi Maritime Ship Artwork
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a striking original oil painting on canvas by listed artist K. Dossi, known for dynamic maritime scenes and bold, expressive brushwork. The artwork depicts a majestic tall s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Ladies in Poppy Meadow Picking Wild Flowers Signed Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Path Across the Fields" by Paul Morgan, British 20th century signed oil on board, framed Framed: 21 x 24.5 inches Board : 16 x 20 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: ve...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Impressionistic Seascape Nocturne Painting Michael Budden Moonlight Sailing II
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Moonrise Sailing II oil/panel 6 x 8 image unframed, 11.63 x 9.63 framed Moonrise Sailing II is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

Contemporary expressive vivid floral bouquet of flowers oil painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressive piece, created by French artist Natalya Mougenot, is part of her “Floral” series. Embracing an abstract approach, Natalya intentionally works without a s...
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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Oil

"Grand Basin, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris" Impressionist Oil Painting on Board
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional impressionistic depiction of an afternoon along the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris by Jules René Hervé on a summer day with the busy activities of people walking and of f...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Floral Landscape Impressionistic Oil Painting by Michael Budden Summer Fields IV
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Summer Fields 9 x 12 image Summer Fields IV is an oil painting on canvas that showcases the beautiful light of a summer day shinning on a beautiful field of flowers. This painting wa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 36 by 31 inches overall, and 25 by 30 painting alone. In excellent original condit...
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1890s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1920's French Vintage Still Life of Flowers Ornate Vase French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vase de Fleur French Impressionist, c. 1925 signed oil on board, unframed Board : 9 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition Description: Thi...
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1920s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Brittany Coastline Boats Moored at Sea Signed 20th Cent French Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fishing Boats at Brittany by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed and dated 81 oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 7.5 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private collection, P...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

American Impressionist: Springtime, a sunny path in France 19thC oil painting
Located in Norwich, GB
This beautiful and light filled painting testifies of a new dawn: in the 1880s the landscape and animalier artist William Baird turns to Impressionism. Our Sunny Path, with looser brushwork and lighter colours, convey the fleeting nature of the present. Our lovely oil on canvas may well be homage to Claude Monet - according to Baird's inscription on the stretcher, it was painted in Mantes, which is only about 6 miles from Vétheuil, where Monet was living and working in the 1880s! William Baptiste Baird was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1847, but as an adult moved to Paris to perfect his painting technique. In Paris, Baird studied under Adolphe Yvon...
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1880s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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