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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
French Impressionist Oil Dappled Light Cafe Scene with Figures in Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Guy Benard, French contemporary, signed Title: Dappled Light Cafe Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 19.75 x 24 inches Provenance: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

Grand’mère (effet de lumière) (La Mère de l’artiste) by Camille Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Grand’mère (effet de lumière) (La Mère de l’artiste) by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Etching 17.1 x 25.3 cm (6 ³/₄ x 10 inches) Stamped lower right, C.P. an...
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1890s Impressionist Art

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Etching

Grey Day on the Bay
Located in Loveland, CO
"Grey Day on the Bay" by Lu Haskew Oil 24x28" framed, 16x20" image size Signed lower left When Lu visited her sister in Oregon she always made a point of visiting the ships at dock ...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Colbert, Afternoon original impressionist figurative painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. In "Colbert, Afternoon," Michael Alford captures the lively am...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

country seaside
Located in Belgrade, MT
This piece is artist signed , very vibrant colors, and is a part of my private collection since the 1970's.
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of Renoir's House in Cagnes-sur-Mer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: "Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of Renoir's House in Cagnes-sur-Mer" Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19.75 (h...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil Pastel

Stephen Kinder, Beach with Changing Sky, Contemporary Art, Seascape Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Stephen Kinder Beach with Changing Sky Original Landscapes and seascapes Oil on board Image size: H:38 cm x W:47 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:3...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Still Life Apples and Wine
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life by Paul Flaubert (1928-1994, French) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 17 x 24 inches canvas: 15 x 22 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

TWO O'CLOCK FEEDING
Located in Aventura, FL
From the 'American Family' portfolio. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Lithograph on arches paper. Printed by Atelier Mourlot, Paris. Published by Raymond & Raymond, Inc. in ...
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1970s Impressionist Art

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Paper, Lithograph

"The Artist's Wife at the Loom, " Harry Hoffman, Bright American Impressionism
Located in New York, NY
Harry Leslie Hoffman (1871 - 1964) The Artist's Wife (Beatrice Pope) at the Loom, circa 1915 Oil on canvas 30 x 32 inches Housed in a period Newcomb-Macklin frame Provenance: Estate of the artist Private Collection, Massachusetts This painting depicts the artist's wife at the loom, producing textile versions of Hoffman's underwater paintings. The screen shown behind Bea is an underwater scene also painted by Hoffman. The study of this painting is held in the collection of the Wolfsonian Museum in Florida. Harry Leslie Hoffman was born in Cressona, a small community in Pennsylvania's Schuylkill Valley. His mother was an amateur artist who encouraged her son to pursue a career in the arts. In 1893, Hoffman entered the School of Art at Yale University and studied with John Ferguson Weir, the son of Robert Walter Weir. After graduation in 1897, Hoffman moved to New York to continue his studies at the Art Students League. He also traveled to Paris and took classes at the Académie Julien. In the summer of 1902, Hoffman attended the Lyme Summer School of Art, in the town of Old Lyme on the Connecticut coast. The school was headed by Frank Vincent Dumond and was located in a boarding house owned by Florence Griswold. The school eventually grew into an artists' colony and a center for American Impressionism. When Hoffman first arrived as a student, he was not permitted to stay in the house which was designated for the professional artists only. However, his outgoing personality soon won him many friends at the colony. In 1905, Hoffman settled in Old Lyme and worked as a full member of the artist colony. He was particularly influenced by Willard Leroy Metcalf, an Impressionist also working in Old Lyme. Fellow artists later fondly recalled Hoffman's antics at the Griswold house, which included playing the flute and banjo, tap-dancing, singing humorous songs, and performing magic tricks. In 1910 Hoffman...
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1910s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

'Sanctity, ' by Lane Palmisano, Oil on Canvas
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This landscape painting depicts a calm, serene water view with a predominant cumulus cloud-filled blue sky of summer. A green tree-lined beach lane with pink flowers is the central f...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Dry Dock" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Valerio D'Ospina's (US based) "Dry Dock" is an oil painting depicting a crane above a large boat in dry dock. Valerio D’Ospina was born in Taranto in 1980. On July 14, 1999 he rece...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

After Jean Georges Beraud "La Madeleine" Oil
By Jean Béraud
Located in Astoria, NY
After Jean Georges Beraud (French, 1849-1935), "La Madeleine", Oil on Canvas, signed "A. Bancroft" lower right, wood frame. Image: 23.5" H x 35.25" W; frame; 31.75" H x 43.25" W. Fro...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Along The Seine
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist landscape along the Seine River in France by American artist Chauncey Foster Ryder (1868-1949). Ryder grew up in New Haven, Connec...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting Sunlit Path Through Rolling Sand Dunes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunlit Path by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 26 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private collection...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Vintage 1991 Oil painting on boards, seascape, Bugalet, Signed, Dated, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original signed oil painting on board depicting a vessel in the stormy ocean. Beautifully done, great bright blue and green colors. Nicely framed. Framed measures 31" x...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Yellow Sunflower Field 8
Located in Zofingen, AG
READY TO HANG PAINTING with the edges painted - the painting is continuing on the edges. Gallery Quality 4cm chassis. A beautiful modern sunflower field painting, made in relief with...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Acrylic

"Puy d'Aoust", Impressionist Hilly Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This artwork is a unique masterpiece. Isn't it amazing how that few a number of strokes can depict reality with such accuracy ? A single stroke is more than enough for Yves Calmeja...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Ocean's Bounty" Oil painting 59" x 59" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ocean's Bounty" Oil painting 59" x 59" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher Abdel Zaher is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Helwan and has been painting for three decades and has nota...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Studio Interior
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist oil painting of the artist’s studio interior by American artist Charles Herbert Woodbury (1864-1940). Woodbury was born in Lynn, MA, and sold his first painting when he was fifteen years old and became the youngest member elected into the Boston Art...
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1880s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Beach & Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Jersey Shore
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Jersey Shore Manasquan Inlet is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful beach day at the Jersey Shore. This painting ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers and Fruit)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers and Fruit) Year: 1963 Medium: Watercolor on heavy archival paper Size: 11.5 x 15 inches Condition: Go...
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1960s Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

Antique Dutch Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of a Country Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Country Lady Dutch Impressionist, late 19th century oil on wood - looks like a cigar box lid? framed framed: 11 x 8.5 inches board: 8...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Shady Stream - Late 19th Century Bucolic Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous late 19th Century Russian landscape with stream in the shade by Nikolai Aleksandrovich Sergeev (Nikolai Alexandrovich Sergeyev ...
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1890s Impressionist Art

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Linen, Oil, Cardboard

Abstract Village Scene with Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Village Scene by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) size: 7 x 8.25 inches inscribed verso gouache painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good condition. It has previo...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Gouache

1920's Peaceful Marsh Wetlands Watercolor Landscape with Birds
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene 1920's watercolor landscape of calm water snaking through a lush marshy wetland, dotted with small birds, wildflowers and swaying grass, by an unknown artist (American, 20th C...
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1920s Impressionist Art

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Paper, Watercolor

"Clearing after a Shower" Guy Wiggins, Impressionist Gloucester Schooners
Located in New York, NY
Guy Wiggins Clearing after a Shower Signed lower right, titled on verso Oil on panel 12 x 16 inches Guy Carleton Wiggins is best known for his impressionistic snow scenes of New Yo...
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1910s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Santa Catalina Island Harbor" Seascape at Sunset in Oil on Artist's Panel
Located in Soquel, CA
"Santa Catalina Island Harbor" Seascape at Sunset in Oil on Board Vibrant harbor seascape by Gary J. Schildt (American, 1938-2021). Several boats are anchored in the harbor, with the shore stretching out into the distance along the right side of the composition. The water reflects the yellow and orange sky, creating a shimmering effect. Signed "G Schildt" in the lower left corner. Titled and signed on verso "Santa Catalina Island Harbor by Gary Schildt...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Sundown at Sea, 24x48 original impressionist marine landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
When they selected the rendezvous place and date you knew that meeting in the open sea at sundown would be a challenge but the excitement was palatable. It instantly became a memora...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

Colonial Dames
By Clark Hobart
Located in Santa Monica, CA
CLARK HOBART (1868 – 1948) COLONIAL DAMES Monotype signed and titled in pencil Hobart was an early 20 c. California painter. He was on the forefront ...
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1910s Impressionist Art

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Monotype

Mountains. Patagonia. Chile. Torres del Paine by Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
Stones and water, are two elements that have existed for a long time, and although water may seem soft, it grinds off the hardest stones. Provenance: 2007-2016 Private collection Pub...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

ON VOIT CETTE REINE
Located in Toronto, ON
- 1978 L'art D'Aimer - Lithography on Arches Paper - Museum Framed - Authenticity Documentation Included
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1970s Impressionist Art

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Lithograph

British Impressionist Watercolor of Shaded Woodland Path with Sunlit Openings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Shaded Woodland Path with Sunlit Openings by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 1...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

1950's French Impressionist Coastal Landscape with Beached Boats and Hazy Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Coastal Landscape Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist oil on board unframed board: 13 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: great condition For more any more...
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Early 19th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Rockport Artist TM Nicholas Landscape Painting of Vermont
Located in Rockport, MA
This painting captures the serene beauty of a snowy Vermont landscape. A stream winds gently through a forest, its dark, reflective waters contrasting with the bright, snow-covered r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

Mid-20th Century Purple Tracked Parisian Boulevard Scene with Flower Stalls
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Parisian Boulevard Scene signed oil on canvas, framed Framed: 13.5 x 15.75 inches Canvas: 9 x 11 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Description: ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

"View from the Dock on Cedar Ave" Oil painting, impressionistic seascape w boats
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
“View from the Dock on Cedar Ave” is a seascape by Kelly Carmody. It is an oil on linen painting. It depicts the view of sailboats in Dering Harbor, on Shelter Island, as seen from t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil, Linen

'Breaking Waves, Laguna Beach' California Coast, Santa Barbara, LACMA, SFAA, CWS
By John August Dominique
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Inscribed lower right, 'Dominique' for John Augustus Dominique (American, 1893-1994) and dated 1955. Titled, verso, 'Laguna Coast' and bearing old galler...
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1950s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Huge 1950's French Signed Oil Figures Bathing in Large River Green Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1950's, signed H. Eubriet Title: 'Bathing' Medium: oil on canvas, framed Framed: 29 x 45 inches Painting: 24 x 30 inches Provenance: private ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

New York. Canvas, oil, 70x97 cm
Located in Riga, LV
New York. Canvas, oil, 70x97 cm Rolands Krishjans (1966) In 1984 I finished J. Rozenthals art school in Riga. In 1993 I graduated from Latvian Art Academy with degree in monumenta...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Antique European Impressionist Framed Cityscape Signed Panoramic Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted European impressionist cityscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed.
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1940s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

The pond I (Etang I) Landscape. Impressionism, oil paint
Located in Oslo, NO
Art-S-Gallery curators recommend to collectors Tatiana Gagarina, because they find her work original, interesting and with high potential. The participation of the artist in various ...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Impressionistic Sunrise Landscape Painting Michael Budden Morning Pasture Cows
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Morning Pasture I, Cows is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful summer view of a meadow with a group of cows...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

Girl Sitting on Windswept Beach Looking out to Sea Signed Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
On the Beach French Impressionist, 20th century signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Canyon Sunset, Landscape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2019 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Canyon Sunset, Size: 23" x 34" ...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Cloud Movement" (2024) By Lorenzo Chavez, Original Oil Painting of Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
"Cloud Movement" (2024) by Lorenzo Chavez is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a cloudy landscape in dim evening sunlight. About the artist: Born, 1959 Lorenzo Chavez...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

Summer Landscape, Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alex Kalenyuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on canvas Year: 2006 Style: Impressionism Title: Summer Landscape, Size: 31.5" x 35...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Wilfred Gabriel de Glehn, British Impressionist plein air oil landscape
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very early, seminal work by this highly important British artist dating to 1893. The artist was a good friend of John Singer Sargent and they painted together around Europe. The...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Winter Snow - Gstaad - Impressionist Landscape Oil by William Samuel Horton
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape by American impressionist painter William Samuel Horton. The piece depicts a view of the town of Gstaad in Southwestern Switzerland. The buildings and ...
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1920s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Artemesia" (2024) By Linda Lillegraven, Original Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Linda Lillegraven's beautiful original oil landscape "Artemesia" depicts a serene moment of a western plain at evening, with the sunset shadowing the field as the moon rises from th...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Linen, Oil

Little Woman
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior. ABOUT THE ARTWORK In 'Little Woman', I reflect on the inner strengt...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Hillside Landscape" Edwin Child, Farmland, Vast Rural Mountainous Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Edwin Child Hillside Landscape, 1896 Signed and dated lower right Oil on canvas 18 x 28 inches Edwin Burrage Child was a prominent New England portraitis...
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1890s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Rafael Durancamps - Sitges hall town square, Spain, oil canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 74x101 cm. Rafael Durancamps i Folguera (Sabadell, March 29, 1891 [1] - Barcelona, January 4 [2], 1979) was a Spanish painter. He learned...
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1950s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Desert Beach Dune Western American Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist desert beach dune oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1940. Unsigned. Displayed in a period giltwood frame. Image, 24"L x 16"H.
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1940s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Rockport, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Rockport (P3.28), Year: 1948, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 11 x 16.5 in. (27.94 x 41.91 cm), Description: Eve Nethercott's wate...
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1940s Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

Beginning to Shine 5 . Landscape . Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting depicts the moment when nature awakens. The light and warmth of the early sun envelops the forest and water, creating an atmosphere of peace, inspiration and harmony. T...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Like an angel
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior. ABOUT THE ARTWORK "Like an Angel" from the ...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Evening. Aragon castle. Ischia. Italy
Located in Zofingen, AG
I think that many have read Alexander Dumas novel “The Count of Monte Cristo” and know about If Castle, where the prisoner languished. Arriving a...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

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