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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
Big Sur Cove
Big Sur Cove

Big Sur Cove

By Jim McVicker

Located in Pasadena, CA

Provenance: Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "McVicker" on lower right Unframed: 16" x 12"; Framed:18.5" x 22.5" x 1"

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

Bright & Colourful Boats In The Blue Summer Harbour French Oil Painting
Bright & Colourful Boats In The Blue Summer Harbour French Oil Painting

Bright & Colourful Boats In The Blue Summer Harbour French Oil Painting

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Bright Summer Harbour Signed by Fanch Lel Size: 11 x 14 inches (height x width) Oil painting on canvas , unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks ...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Costa Brava.Spain.
Costa Brava.Spain.

Costa Brava.Spain.

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting was painted on the Costa Brava coast of Spain. Delicate shades of pink sunset , the sea still blue -green. The reflections of the setting sun play of the greenery of the...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage 1991 Oil painting on boards, seascape, Lugger 1709, Signed, Dated Framed
Vintage 1991 Oil painting on boards, seascape, Lugger 1709, Signed, Dated Framed

Vintage 1991 Oil painting on boards, seascape, Lugger 1709, Signed, Dated Framed

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This is an original signed oil painting on board depicting a Lugger 1709. A lugger is a sailing vessel defined by its rig, using the lugsail on all of its one or several masts. They...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Going Home; Tehachapi, California
Going Home; Tehachapi, California

Going Home; Tehachapi, California

By Peter Adams

Located in Pasadena, CA

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Peter Adams" on lower right UNFRAMED: 20" x 24" FRAMED: 26.75" x 30.75" x 1.75" Artist Statement "The last rays of the su...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Bluebonnets Texas Hill Country"
"Bluebonnets Texas Hill Country"

"Bluebonnets Texas Hill Country"

Located in San Antonio, TX

Robert Wood (G. Day) (1889 -1979) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 20 x 24 Frame Size: 29 x 33 Medium: Oil Signed Lower left "Bluebonnet" Biography Robert Wood (G. Day) (1889 -1979) A painter of realistic landscapes reflecting a vanishing wilderness in America, Robert Wood (not to be confused with Robert E. Wood) is reportedly one of the most mass-produced artists in the United States. His painting became so popular he was unable to meet all of the demands, and many of his works were reproduced in lithographs and mass distributed as prints, place mats, and wall murals by companies including Sears, Roebuck. He was born in Sandgate, Kent on the south coast of England near Dover, the son of W.L. Wood, a famous home and church painter who recognized and supported his son's talent. In fact, he forced his son to paint by keeping him inside to paint rather than playing with his friends. At age 12, Wood entered the South Kensington School of Art. As a youth, he came to the United States in 1910, having served in the Royal Army, and he never returned to England. He traveled extensively all over the United States, especially in the West, often in freight cars, and also painted in Mexico and Canada. His itinerant existence took him to Illinois where he worked as a farmhand, to Pensacola, Florida where he married, briefly in Ohio, Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. In 1912, he was in Los Angeles, and in the late 1920s and early 1930s, in San Antonio, Texas, where he lived and in 1928 exhibited in the "Texas Wildflower Competition." From San Antonio, he gained a national reputation for his strong colored, dramatic paintings. Some of that prestige has been credited to his association with Jose Arpa, prominent Texas artist. Wood also gave art lessons, and one of his students was Porfirio Salinas. During this period, Wood sometimes signed his paintings G. Day or Trebor, which is Robert spelled backwards. In 1941 he went to California and painted numerous desert and mountain landscapes and coastal scenes. He lived in Carmel for seven years, and then moved to Woodstock, New York, but he soon returned to California, settling first in Laguna Beach, then San Diego, and finally in the High Sierras, where he and his wife built a home and studio near Bishop and lived until his death in 1979. Robert Wood was born March 4, 1889, in Sandgate, England, a small town on the Kentish coast not far from the white cliffs of Dover. His father, W. J. Wood, was a successful painter who recognized Robert's unusual talent. At the age of twelve, his father enrolled Wood in art school in the small town of Folkstone. He then attended the South Kensington School of Art. While attending art school, Wood won four first awards and three second awards, one each year, a record. In 1910 after service in the Royal Army, nineteen-year-old Wood and his friend, Claude Waters, immigrated to America. Initially, he settled in Illinois and worked as a hired hand on a farm belonging to Water's uncle. He would then strike out on his own, living the life of an itinerant painter. Wood traveled as a hobo, hopping freight trains and selling or bartering small paintings to support him along the way. When times were hard, he worked at whatever job was available. In this manner, he saw most of the United States and fell in love with rural America. By 1912, Wood visited Los Angeles for the first time, arriving on the day of the Titanic tragedy. Later that year, he had met, courted and married young Eyssel Del Wagoner in Florida. The couple moved to Ohio where a daughter, Florence, was born. During World War I, the family moved to Seattle where a son, John Robert Wood, was born in 1919. In the early 1920's, the young Wood family was almost constantly on the move. They stayed for short periods in Kansas, Missouri, California and for a longer time in Portland, Oregon, where Wood's friend Claude Waters had settled. Wood's seemingly endless wanderings disrupted his family life and delayed his development as a painter. However, through his travels he developed an appreciation for the American landscape that would inspire him for the rest of his career. Although aware of the current movement away from traditional realism in American art, he elected to travel that solitary path and remain true to his own vision of American’s grandeur and beauty poetically translated through his landscape and seascape paintings. In 1923, the Wood family discovered the beautiful city of San Antonio, Texas and it was there that he and his family would finally settle. He studied briefly at the San Antonio Art School with Spanish colorist Jose Arpa y Perea (1860-1952), who had arrived in San Antonio that same year. In the latter part of the 1920’s, Jose Arpa’s influence quickly became evident. Wood after several years of experimentation was becoming fine easel painter, capable of great subtlety with a new mature original style. Like Texas painters Robert Onderdonk (1853-1917) and his son Julian Onderdonk (1882-1922), Robert Wood concentrated on the distinctive Texas landscape with its Red Oak trees and wildflowers that covered the hill country landscape. He developed a reputation for his scenes of Blue Bluebonnets, the state flower. In the spring, the Texas prairie is covered with wildflowers, especially in the hill country surrounding San Antonio and Austin. Wood incorporated native stone barns and rough wood farmhouses that added authenticity and romance to his compositions. In 1925, Wood was divorced from his wife. In 1932, he moved to the famous scenic loop on San Antonio's outskirts. While still living in Texas, he took extensive western sketching trips that brought him to California. It is evident that his 1930’s California...

Category

1950s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

British Impressionist Watercolor, Waterfront Scene with Sailboats and Boathouse
British Impressionist Watercolor, Waterfront Scene with Sailboats and Boathouse

British Impressionist Watercolor, Waterfront Scene with Sailboats and Boathouse

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor, Waterfront Scene with Sailboats and Boathouse by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions:...

Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Evening walk
Evening walk

Evening walk

Located in Zofingen, AG

Acr. on canvas painting. Evening walk - acrylic on canvas, impressionism seascape painting, 2019 Size of painting - 36cm x 36cm , (14" x 14") In the eve...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

The Play of Being Yourself
The Play of Being Yourself

The Play of Being Yourself

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this work, the artist explores the theme of self-expression and freedom from expectations. It is a story about the importance of allowing yourself to be different — not conforming...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Roses √7
Roses √7

Roses √7

Located in Zofingen, AG

I enjoy painting large-scale pieces; they look beautiful in interiors, creating a sense of space and light. Impressionism allows you to give free rein to your emotions and play with ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Secret Getaway
Secret Getaway

Secret Getaway

Located in Atlanta, GA

Manuel Lorente is a contemporary artist from Valencia, Spain. Since a young child Lorente describes being mesmerized and drawn to art. He fondly recalls that his family took him to ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Silence
Silence

Silence

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Cornelius van Fulpen– American (1905 - 1987) Title: Silence Year: 1984 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 19.5 x 23.75 inches Framed size: 25.5 x 29.75 inches Signature: Signed, da...

Category

1980s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Summer Reading, Oil Painting
Summer Reading, Oil Painting

Summer Reading, Oil Painting

By Sherri Aldawood

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In a beautiful, sunlit garden, a young woman immerses herself in the world of literature. Surrounded by flowers, she enjoys the company of words. Bathed in a hazy glow, the scene exudes a timeless and romantic aura.


About the Artist
Sherri Aldawood didn't intend to always paint flowers, but over time her love of gardens started to permeate her art. She focuses on the light and color of the flowers on the canvas. Sherri prefers alla prima, working with wet layers of paint instead of letting them dry. She keeps the paint as wet as possible by using walnut and clove oil...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Jessie Louisa Wissler American Modernist Framed Oil Painting
Jessie Louisa Wissler American Modernist Framed Oil Painting

Jessie Louisa Wissler American Modernist Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting by Jessie Louisa Wissler. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 23 by 18 inches ...

Category

1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Coastal Scene of the French Riviera
Coastal Scene of the French Riviera

Coastal Scene of the French Riviera

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Paysage de la cote d'azur (Coastal Scene of the French Riviera)" c.1960, is an oil painting on canvas by French artist Rene Dulieu, 1903-1992. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The canvas size is 21.5 x 25.85 inches, framed size is 35 x 39 inches. Custom framed in original dark brown and gold distressed frame, with fabric liner and gold color fillet. It is in excellent condition, the frame have minor restorations, practically invisible. About the artist. Self-taught painter of figurative painting. At eleven years old, it was the Great War and his Certificate of Studies in his pocket, he first worked in the fields of the village farms, then until he was 17, he was employed at the Coeuvres distillery where he is responsible for the proper functioning of the machines. In 1925 he did his military service at the barracks of St Vincent de Laon (Aisne) in the 101st heavy artillery regiment as a pointer brigadier, and he was already drawing on notebooks. At the end of his service, having chosen to go to Paris to take drawing and painting lessons, he became a cashier at the Grand Magasins du Louvre. He begins to discover Paris, its districts, its buildings, shops, churches. During the week he sets up his easel on the sidewalks of Montmartre, Notre Dame, where the Latin Quarter and on Sundays, he sells these paintings on Boulevard Raspail. He took part in the Battle of France in September 1939at june 1940. He testifies in a notebook of the events and emotions he has gone through. After the Second World War, he set up his home and studio in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, but he remained very attached to his native village where he went very regularly. Married, he takes his family almost every summer to the Côte d'Azur where he paints with great pleasure the warm colors and the intense light of the Esterel or the Var coast. He participates in many Parisian salons and exhibitions in Paris and province. Awarded at the Salon des Artistes Indépendants in 1961, as well as at the Salon Violet in Paris. From 1967, Mrs. Rosenthal of the Galerie Haussmann (Paris), regularly exhibited her works on "Old Paris" which particularly appealed to British and American tourists. He participated with the painters René Demeurisse...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Hillside Trails
Hillside Trails

Hillside Trails

By Dan Schultz

Located in Pasadena, CA

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Dan Schultz" on lower right UNFRAMED: 9" x 12" FRAMED: 12.25" x 15.25' x 1.125"

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

20th Century French Oil Painting A Summer Sea View
20th Century French Oil Painting A Summer Sea View

20th Century French Oil Painting A Summer Sea View

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

A Summer Sea View 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), unframed o...

Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mystic Traveler, Original Painting
Mystic Traveler, Original Painting

Mystic Traveler, Original Painting

By Sally Adams

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A cardinal perches on a thin wire, its bright red plumage standing out against the gray sky. The bird seems like a visitor from another realm, briefly passing...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Koi Fish 1
Koi Fish 1

Koi Fish 1

Located in Zofingen, AG

In crafting this vibrant canvas, I've swirled together the whimsy of pop art, the depth of expressionism, and the delicate touch of impressionism. My brush danced with acrylics and o...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

The Dance Center at the Paris Opera - Lithograph Signed
The Dance Center at the Paris Opera - Lithograph Signed

The Dance Center at the Paris Opera - Lithograph Signed

By Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (1834-1917) (after) The Dance Center at the Paris Opera Lithograph after a painting by the artist Signed in the plate On vellum, 56 x 76 cm (c. 22 x 29.9 in) Very good ...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Trees, Print on Canvas, Framed, Ready to Hang
Trees, Print on Canvas, Framed, Ready to Hang

Trees, Print on Canvas, Framed, Ready to Hang

By Vahe Yeremyan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Print on Canvas Subject: Trees Size: 15" x 26" x 0.8''inch, 38x66x2cm Unframed, Stretched on the wooden bar, Gallery Wrapped, Ready to Hang All works are...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Color

The Boat in Martigues, France
The Boat in Martigues, France

The Boat in Martigues, France

By Marie-Anne Nivoulies de Pierrefort

Located in London, GB

'The Boat in Martigues', oil on canvas, by Marie de Nivouliès de Pierrefort (circa 1910). Martigues is a small port town just northwest of Marseille in the South of France. Its nickname is the Provençal Venice. Further eastward down the coast is the town of Toulon where the artist was born in 1879. Nivouliès depicts a charming sailboat tied to the small pier yet with an unfurled sail. It looks to be a wondrous day along the Mediterranean, the kind we can always dream about. The painting is over one hundred years old and is in fair condition, yet recently brought back to life by an art restoration professional. Elegantly framed, it is stabilised now for decades into the future. Signed by the artist on the lower right corner. Please enjoy the many photos accompanying the listing. Upon request, a video may be provided of the artwork. About the Artist: Although she was a direct descendant of the counts of de Pierrefort, Marie de Nivouliès de Pierrefort's (1879-1968) family was very poor. In spite of the poverty, Pierrefort attended a Catholic school run by nuns, obtaining a scholarship from the School of Fine Arts of Paris. While still a student, she attended workshops of great Impressionist masters such as Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) and Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947). In 1910 she won a travel award from the school and traveled to Tunisia where she painted several Mediterranean landscapes. In 1938 the painter moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she painted the beautiful landscapes seen from her window. In Rio, Pierrefort had two individual exhibitions, both at the National Museum of Fine Arts, in the years 1946 and 1956. Although widowed in 1944, Pierrefort decided not to return to France until 1950. She remained there until 1959 when she definitively returned to Brazil. Her atelier in the neighbourhood of Glória was frequented by many emerging artists who learned the techniques of impressionism from her. Afterwards, Pierrefort painted for almost a decade in Brazil until she passed away in 1968 in Rio. After her death, many canvases were found in her studio but had been damaged or destroyed by humidity and by the intervention of her many cats. The painter Sergio Telles...

Category

1910s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Spring fantasy 03"
"Spring fantasy 03"

"Spring fantasy 03"

Located in Zofingen, AG

The picture is painted with large strokes, in the style of impressionism. Lightweight acrylic paints provide many opportunities to express feelings in color. Watercolor paper has a ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Acrylic

SNOWBOUND

SNOWBOUND

By Frances H. Gearhart

Located in Santa Monica, CA

FRANCES H. GEARHART (1869-1958) SNOWBOUND c.1928 Color block print, Signed and titled in pencil. 11 x 6 ½” sheet c. 14 x 9” Laid down on backing board. The usual slight browning a...

Category

1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Color, Linocut, Woodcut

Impressionist Winter Landscape from 1928
Impressionist Winter Landscape from 1928

Impressionist Winter Landscape from 1928

Located in Stockholm, SE

In the foreground, a rustic wooden fence and a stand of evergreens emerge from soft, pristine drifts, their dark green needles and the artist’s characteristic ultramarine shadows con...

Category

1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

In pink light.
In pink light.

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

Acrylic, Canvas

Vintage French Oil Painting Pink Sunset Over Horse and Farmers In Field
Vintage French Oil Painting Pink Sunset Over Horse and Farmers In Field

Vintage French Oil Painting Pink Sunset Over Horse and Farmers In Field

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed. Size: painting: 12 x 20 inche...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Le Jardin du Luxembourg
Le Jardin du Luxembourg

Le Jardin du Luxembourg

By Marie-Anne Nivoulies de Pierrefort

Located in London, GB

'Le Jardin du Luxembourg', oil on canvas, by Marie de Nivouliès de Pierrefort (circa 1910). Parisians are not equivocal about their park preferences. Some clearly favour the Tuileries, while others stand firmly with feet planted in the Jardin du Luxembourg. Perhaps this is analogous to residents' strongly-held preferences for either the Café Deux Magots or the Café de Flore, just down the Boulevard Saint-Germain. Back to the gardens though, I have always been captivated by the Luxembourg Gardens. It's the lawns, tree-lined promenades, tennis courts, flowerbeds, model sailboats on its octagonal Grand Bassin, as well as the picturesque Medici Fountain...

Category

1910s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Find a wide variety of authentic Impressionist art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue and other colors. Many Pop art Paintings/style/impressionist/?creator=richard-szkutnik>paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Vahe Yeremyan, Richard Szkutnik, Iryna Kastsova, and Mitchell Funk. Frequently made by artists working with Oil Paint, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Impressionist art, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $225 and tops out at $7,200, while the average work sells for $1,423.