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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
Floral Still Life
Floral Still Life

Floral Still Life

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Floral Still Life

Located in Soquel, CA

A beautiful oil still life of a vase of assorted flowers, with two roses on the table. Unframed. Unsigned. Image, 16"H x 20"L.

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Notre Dame, Paris
Notre Dame, Paris

Notre Dame, Paris

By Paul Renard

Located in Sheffield, MA

Paul Renard French, 1941-1997 Winter in Paris Oil on canvas 18 by 24 in, w/ frame 25 ⅛ by 31 ¼ in Signed "P. Renard" lower right The art of Paul Renard, who was born in 1941, can b...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Parisian terrace
Parisian terrace

Parisian terrace

By Dmitry Spiros

Located in Zofingen, AG

Parisian terrace 24" x 24" (60cm x 60cm) Evening. cafe. Random bystanders. Summer is the time to be outdoors. There are many terraces in Paris where you can drink, eat, and make an appointment...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Planting (Spring Plowing) - Watercolor Landscape Painting with Figures, c. 1939
Planting (Spring Plowing) - Watercolor Landscape Painting with Figures, c. 1939

Planting (Spring Plowing) - Watercolor Landscape Painting with Figures, c. 1939

By Thomas Hart Benton

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Planting (Spring Plowing)", a vibrant watercolor and graphite on paper by Thomas Hart Benton, circa 1939-40, embodies the artist's signature Regionalist style. The work depicts a ru...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

French Figurative Study Standing Woman Ink Watercolor Bernard Labbe Drawing
French Figurative Study Standing Woman Ink Watercolor Bernard Labbe Drawing

French Figurative Study Standing Woman Ink Watercolor Bernard Labbe Drawing

By Bernard Labbe

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Figurative Study Standing Woman Ink Watercolor Bernard Labbe Drawing Artist: Bernard Labbe (French, mid 20th century) Medium: Ink and watercolor on artists paper, unfra...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

1890's French Impressionist Signed Oil Still Life Flowers in Vase Beautiful Work
1890's French Impressionist Signed Oil Still Life Flowers in Vase Beautiful Work

1890's French Impressionist Signed Oil Still Life Flowers in Vase Beautiful Work

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French School, indistinctly signed/ dated 1898 signed and dated oil painting on canvas, unframed painting: 13 x 9 inches provenance: from a private collection, France condition: over...

Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Fantasy with Flowers 221" Mixed , paper, 59x42cm, Unframed
"Fantasy with Flowers 221" Mixed , paper, 59x42cm, Unframed

"Fantasy with Flowers 221" Mixed , paper, 59x42cm, Unframed

Located in Zofingen, AG

"Fantasy with Flowers" (series of 300+ pictures) paper 59x42cm  For sale and sent unframed -VIRTUAL FRAME. The painting is NOT STRETCHED. You will receive it rolled up in a tube.The...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Watercolor

Evening
Evening

Evening

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Plein air shows the last rays of the sun

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Antique Western Impressionist Landscape Monument Valley Arizona Oil Painting
Antique Western Impressionist Landscape Monument Valley Arizona Oil Painting

Antique Western Impressionist Landscape Monument Valley Arizona Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Large American impressionist landscape painting of Monument Valley. Oil on canvas. Apparently unsigned. Nicely framed. Image size, 36L x 30H.

Category

1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

British Watercolor of Serene Landscape with Reflection and Boat
British Watercolor of Serene Landscape with Reflection and Boat

British Watercolor of Serene Landscape with Reflection and Boat

By Anthony Avery

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: British Watercolor of Serene Landscape with Reflection and Boat By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11.25 x 15 inch...

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Early 2000s Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Rockport Artist Michael Stoffa Still Life Oil Painting
Rockport Artist Michael Stoffa Still Life Oil Painting

Rockport Artist Michael Stoffa Still Life Oil Painting

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Michael Stoffa (American,1923-2001) (Rockport, MA) "Still LIfe with Oranges" Oil on Panel, signed lower right Painting: approximately 8” x 16” The painting needs to be cleaned and ...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Rincón de Horta Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed, 1950s-1960s, 46x55 cm
Rincón de Horta Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed, 1950s-1960s, 46x55 cm

Rincón de Horta Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed, 1950s-1960s, 46x55 cm

By Antoni Llobet Aracil

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Title: Rincón de Horta (Corner of Horta) Artist: Antoni Llobet Aracil (Barcelona, 1910 – 1983) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 46 × 55 cm (18.1 × 21.7 in) Support: Canvas on stretcher Signature: Signed “A. Llobet” in the lower right corner Inscription on reverse: “Rincón de Horta” Estimated period: 1950s–1960s Condition: Good Provenance: Private collection DESCRIPTION The painting depicts a scene of vernacular architecture in Barcelona’s Horta neighborhood, at a time when it still preserved its rural and peaceful character. A dirt path opens between lush vegetation and the façades of traditional houses, wrapped in bougainvillea, ivy, and leafy trees. Light enters from the left, illuminating the walls with warm brushstrokes that contrast with the greens and violets defining the foliage. The atmosphere is serene, almost nostalgic, captured with a loose and impasto technique, especially visible in the sky and vegetation. The composition showcases the painter’s ability to harmonize architecture and nature, conveying the tranquility of a nearly hidden corner. The vibrant brushwork and mastery of color evoke a distinctly Mediterranean sensibility, heir to post-impressionism and the legacy of Joaquim Mir. ABOUT THE ARTIST: ANTONI LLOBET ARACIL Antoni Llobet Aracil was a Catalan painter born in Barcelona in 1910 (according to some sources, 1919) and died in 1983. He trained at the Escola Superior de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi and was a pupil of masters such as José Mongrell and Joaquim Mir. In 1931, he received a scholarship to continue his studies in Rome. His career included exhibitions in Paris, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, and Mallorca, as well as his native city. He led an itinerant life that enriched his pictorial vision and allowed him to develop a plastic language characterized by free use of color, energetic brushwork, and a poetic view of the landscape. In his works, Llobet blended the impressionist tradition with a Mediterranean sense of light. He alternated natural landscapes, seascapes, rural streets, and urban corners with a rich palette and atmospheric sensitivity. He worked as a drawing and painting teacher and exhibited in prominent venues such as Grifé & Escoda in Barcelona, as well as in Palma and Inca, Mallorca. ARTISTS WITH SIMILAR STYLE The work of Antoni Llobet Aracil can be linked to that of several Catalan and Mediterranean artists through his loose technique, treatment of the landscape, and warm palette: Joaquim Mir i Trinxet – for his impasto brushwork and vibrant luminosity. Rafael Durancamps – for the intimacy and warmth of his urban and rural landscapes. Josep Mompou – for chromatic harmony and evocative simplicity. Isidre Nonell (in some late landscapes) – for dense pictorial matter and atmospheric color. Ramón Vilanova...

Category

1950s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mother and Child
Mother and Child

Mother and Child

By Eva Sikorski 1

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Mother and Child" c.1970 is an oil painting on canvas by German/American artist Eva Sikorski, 1917-1990. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The canvas...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"At the Farm" Susan Grisell, American Farm Landscape, New England Countryside
"At the Farm" Susan Grisell, American Farm Landscape, New England Countryside

"At the Farm" Susan Grisell, American Farm Landscape, New England Countryside

By Susan Grisell

Located in New York, NY

Susan Grisell At the Farm, circa 1970 Signed lower right Oil on board 8 x 10 inches Following the guidance of her long-time teacher and mentor, the respected New England impressionist painter, Bernard Lennon, Susan Grisell developed a style marked adherence to nature. Her paintings are recognizable for their effortless rendering, with line and color that express the impressions of what she observes, and dense brushwork that conveys her response following the sensitive observation of atmosphere. In May 2023, one of Susan's paintings "Blue Crock...

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1970s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Edge of Calm
Edge of Calm

Edge of Calm

By Tanja Frost

Located in Zofingen, AG

This painting captures the meeting of two elements — the calm of the land and the restless, turquoise depths of the sea. The gentle motion of the waves echoes the soft sway of wildfl...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Iris
Iris

Iris

By Greta Allen

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Iris Watercolor on paper, c. 1920 Unsigned Provenance: Estate of the Artist Condition: Excellent, slight surface dirt Image/Sheet size: 15 x 10 1/4 inches Allen was trained in Boston...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Stone Columns and Arch in the California Mission - Interior Scene by Mary Scott
Stone Columns and Arch in the California Mission - Interior Scene by Mary Scott

Stone Columns and Arch in the California Mission - Interior Scene by Mary Scott

By Mary Scott

Located in Soquel, CA

Interior courtyard scene by Mary Scott (American, late 19th/early 20th C). Two large stone columns support an arch, framing the composition. Between the columns, some of the courtyard can be seen, including a tree and the edges of a grassy area. Across the courtyard, there is a small desk and chair...

Category

1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

American Impressionist Original Oil Painting The Valley in Spring, framed
American Impressionist Original Oil Painting The Valley in Spring, framed

American Impressionist Original Oil Painting The Valley in Spring, framed

By Charles E. Buckler

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Valley in Spring by Charles E. Buckler (American 1869-1953), signed lower corner titled verso oil painting on canvas: 16 x 20 inches framed: 21.5 x 25.5 inches condition: very go...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Figural Group Study Pencil Drawing L J Wortley No 10
Figural Group Study Pencil Drawing L J Wortley No 10

Figural Group Study Pencil Drawing L J Wortley No 10

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Figural Group Study Pencil Drawing L J Wortley No 10 Artist: L. J Wortley Medium: pencil on paper, mounted Size with mounting: 8.75 x 11 inches (height x width) Inscribed: upp...

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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Pencil

Sail Boats Abstract Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Sail Boats Abstract Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Sail Boats Abstract Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

By Vahe Yeremyan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Sail Boats Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2025 Style: Contemporary Art Dimensions: 44" x 63" x 1" inch (112 x 160 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrap...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

In the Rough, Original Painting
In the Rough, Original Painting

In the Rough, Original Painting

By JoAnn Golenia

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Whether hiking, golfing, or going for a walk, seeing the warm grasses beyond the forest trees is always a treat. The underbrush snaps at your ankles, making hea...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Antique French Impressionist Paris School Giltwood Framed Street Scene Painting
Antique French Impressionist Paris School Giltwood Framed Street Scene Painting

Antique French Impressionist Paris School Giltwood Framed Street Scene Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique French impressionist cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition...

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1890s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Church with Two Palm Trees - Brazilian Scene Original Gouache Painting
Church with Two Palm Trees - Brazilian Scene Original Gouache Painting

Church with Two Palm Trees - Brazilian Scene Original Gouache Painting

Located in Soquel, CA

Church with Two Palm Trees - Brazilian Scene Original Gouache Painting Beautiful gouache landscape painting by Reynaldo Manzke (Brazilian b. 1906 d. 1980.) Two palm trees lean towards each other in the center of the composition, their fronds overlapping at the top. In between the is a large wooden cross...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Washington Square Park in Snow" Impressionist Winter Street Scene Oil on Canvas
"Washington Square Park in Snow" Impressionist Winter Street Scene Oil on Canvas

"Washington Square Park in Snow" Impressionist Winter Street Scene Oil on Canvas

By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972

Located in New York, NY

A truly stunning jewel and pertinent example of Berthelsen's charming New York City winter scenes depicting Washington Square Park in the snow. An iconic scene that so many have come...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Parisian Street Scene in Winter
Parisian Street Scene in Winter

Parisian Street Scene in Winter

By Cesar Villacres 1

Located in Sheffield, MA

Cesar Villacres Ecuador, 1880–1941 Parisian Street Scene in Winter Oil on canvas 20 by 24 in, w/ frame 29 by 33 in Signed "C. A. Villacres" lower left Inventory Number: 01500 Cesa...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Floral Awakening
Floral Awakening

Floral Awakening

By Tanja Frost

Located in Zofingen, AG

In creating this piece, I delved into the synthesis of abstract, impressionistic, and realistic styles, focusing on the tender emergence of spring and the renewal it brings. Using oi...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Impressionist Horse Ploughing Scene with Farmer and Cloudy Sky Landscape
Impressionist Horse Ploughing Scene with Farmer and Cloudy Sky Landscape

Impressionist Horse Ploughing Scene with Farmer and Cloudy Sky Landscape

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Impressionist Horse Ploughing Scene with Farmer and Cloudy Sky Landscape By Fanch Lel Size: 18 x 21.75 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: The p...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Expressive Plein Air Study from Engelsberg
Expressive Plein Air Study from Engelsberg

Expressive Plein Air Study from Engelsberg

By Olof Arborelius

Located in Stockholm, SE

This intimate plein air study by Olof Arborelius captures the quiet beauty of a sunlit forest edge reflected in still water. The confident, spontaneous brushwork and delicate handlin...

Category

1880s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

'Bridge, Venice' — Turn of the Century American Impressionism
'Bridge, Venice' — Turn of the Century American Impressionism

'Bridge, Venice' — Turn of the Century American Impressionism

By John Marin

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

John Marin, 'Bridge, Venice', etching, 1907, Zigrosser 59. Signed in pencil. Signed and dated 'Marin 07' in the plate, lower center; titled 'Le Pont Venezia' in the plate lower right. A superb, delicately inked impression, on antique cream laid paper, the full sheet with margins (5/8 to 3/4 inches); slight lightening to the paper within the original mat opening, otherwise in excellent condition. Printed by George Haskell, New York. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 5 x 7 1/16 inches; sheet size 6 5/8 x 8 11/16 inches. Literature: 'John Marin: Peintre Graveur', Charles Saunier, L' Art Décoratif, Paris, January, 1908 (illustrated). 'The Complete Etchings of John Marin', Carl Zigrosser, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1969 (illustrated). Impressions of this work are in the following museum collections: Art Institute of Chicago (Stieglitz Collection), Cleveland Museum of Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. ABOUT THE ARTIST "How to paint the landscape: First, you make your bow to the landscape. Then you wait, and if the landscape bows to you, then, and only then, can you paint the landscape." —John Marin “I would say to a person who thinks he wants to paint, go and look at the way a bird flies, a man walks, the sea moves. There are certain laws, certain formulae. You have to know them. They are nature's laws and you have to follow them just as nature follows them... You don't create the formulae... You see them." —John Marin, conversation with Dorothy Norman...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

Materials

Etching

Vintage oil painting on canvas by Anna, Farm Landscape, Framed
Vintage oil painting on canvas by Anna, Farm Landscape, Framed

Vintage oil painting on canvas by Anna, Farm Landscape, Framed

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This is an original vintage oil painting on canvas depicting a rural landscape. In the foreground, a rustic watermill sits beside a flowing stream, complete with a turning water whee...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Mountain Landscape - Sierra Nevada, c. 1927
Mountain Landscape - Sierra Nevada, c. 1927

Mountain Landscape - Sierra Nevada, c. 1927

By Jack Wilkinson Smith

Located in Pasadena, CA

Provenance Consigned to the gallery by private collectors Signed "Jack Wilkinson Smith" lower left Description Jack Wilkinson Smith was a New York-based illustrator before moving o...

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1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Panel, Oil

Flowers in a Greenhouse

Flowers in a Greenhouse

By Theodore Wendel

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Wendel was born in Midway, Ohio, and trained at the McMicken School of Design where he met and befriended Joseph DeCamp. Together, the two artists traveled to Munich in 1878 to study...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Oil Painting High Summer Coastline
20th Century French Oil Painting High Summer Coastline

20th Century French Oil Painting High Summer Coastline

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

High Summer Coastline French School, mid-late 20th century unsigned oil painting on canvas textured paper (reverse side is smooth, the painted side looks and feels as canvas), unfram...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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