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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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Period: 20th Century
Style: Impressionist
Swedish Archipelago Landscape at Dusk, Signed Oil on Canvas, 1919.
Swedish Archipelago Landscape at Dusk, Signed Oil on Canvas, 1919.

Swedish Archipelago Landscape at Dusk, Signed Oil on Canvas, 1919.

Located in Stockholm, Stockholm

An impressionistic archipelago landscape at dusk, Oil on canvas, signed A. Fahlcrantz and dated 1919. The present painting depicts a seascape from the shoreline at dusk, with distant...

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1910s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Very Rare & Important Scottish Historical Oil Painting Royal Review Edinburgh
Very Rare & Important Scottish Historical Oil Painting Royal Review Edinburgh

Very Rare & Important Scottish Historical Oil Painting Royal Review Edinburgh

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

'The Royal Review, Edinburgh - 1905' by Robert Gemmell Hutchison (British 1855-1936) signed lower front corner, oil on canvas signed, titled on plaque canvas: 14.25 x 19.5 inches ...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Eze, France Mediterranean Landscape oil painting
Eze, France Mediterranean Landscape oil painting

Eze, France Mediterranean Landscape oil painting

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Robert Padilla (b.1947) Eze, France Landscape, 1985. Oil on linen canvas, 8.75 x 10 inches. Signed and dated lower left. Unframed. Robert Padilla was born in 1947 in Paris, France, and was shuttled in and out of foster homes and orphanages, which played a factor in him turning his paintbrush on those who had been discarded – out-of-sight-out-of-mind. Searching for a place to call home, Padilla enlisted in the French military in his early 20’s before coming to the United States in 1976. With a job already lined up when he arrived, Padilla worked at a ritzy hair salon located on Madison Avenue and 72nd Street in New York City and was doing well for himself. While roaming and exploring the streets of New York City and becoming entrenched in his surroundings, Padilla discovered another creative outlet. “I started painting, drawing and developing my technique,” he said. “It took me about a year to create a painting that meant something, and it was a turning point. He also saw creating art as his “calling,” once he discovered “Thompson Park, the underground capital of homelessness in New York,” he said. Padilla found in their faces that human emotion, the same cloak of despair that he at times felt. He also saw creating art as his “calling,” once he discovered “Thompson Park, the underground capital of homelessness in New York,” he said. Padilla found in their faces that human emotion, the same cloak of despair that he at times felt. As an artist, he was validating their existence. They posed for him as models and he expressed seeing a tenderness in their eyes that he connected with. Their faces have been positioned just so on the walls of Detour Gallery in great anticipation of the opening of their show, for all to see and for them to be admired, acknowledged and invited in as part of the human family. “His work is about real people,” said artist, Julia Rivera...

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1980s Impressionist Art

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Linen, Oil

"5th Avenue New York City" Impressionist Snow Scene Oil Painting on Board Framed
"5th Avenue New York City" Impressionist Snow Scene Oil Painting on Board Framed

"5th Avenue New York City" Impressionist Snow Scene Oil Painting on Board Framed

By Christopher Willett 1

Located in New York, NY

Impressionist New York City winter city-scene depicting Fifth Avenue in New York City cars and pedestrians in a most intimate, yet energetic way. Christopher is known for capturing t...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board, Canvas

Large Vintage Oil Painting English Fox Hunt Horses Hounds Hunting Scene Art
Large Vintage Oil Painting English Fox Hunt Horses Hounds Hunting Scene Art

Large Vintage Oil Painting English Fox Hunt Horses Hounds Hunting Scene Art

Located in Palm Coast, FL

A striking vintage oil painting on wood panel depicting a traditional English fox hunting scene with mounted riders and a pack of hounds moving through an expansive countryside lands...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Catalan Post-Impressionist Mountain Landscape, El Montmell Spain Oil Canvas
Catalan Post-Impressionist Mountain Landscape, El Montmell Spain Oil Canvas

Catalan Post-Impressionist Mountain Landscape, El Montmell Spain Oil Canvas

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Catalan Post-Impressionist Mountain Landscape, El Montmell Spain Artist: Mossèn Ramon Gimbert Canals Title: Font de Volta, Montmell Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 x 73 cm / 23.62 x 28.74 in Signature: Signed lower right, “R. Gimbert” Date: 1965 Frame: Unframed Condition: Good vintage condition, consistent with age. Please see photographs for full details. Inscription: Inscribed, titled and dated on the reverse: “Font de Volta – Montmell – 1965” Origin: Catalonia, Spain Description Atmospheric 1965 Catalan Post-Impressionist landscape by Mossèn Ramon Gimbert Canals, depicting the mountainous surroundings of El Montmell in the Baix Penedès region of Tarragona, Catalonia. The painting is specifically identified on the reverse as “Font de Volta – Montmell – 1965”. The Font del Montmell is located in the recreational area of La Joncosa del Montmell, a mountainous landscape in southern Catalonia traditionally associated with the walking route known as the Volta al Montmell. Gimbert presents the landscape through an intensely Mediterranean palette of emerald greens, turquoise blues, ochres and luminous whites. The composition opens from a secluded foreground garden bordered by stone walls and dense vegetation toward the monumental mountain range beyond. A large tree rising at the right edge acts almost as a natural architectural element, framing the view and creating a powerful sense of depth. The handling of the paint is especially attractive. Areas of broad, vigorous brushwork alternate with thicker passages of impasto, particularly across the mountains, vegetation and cloudy sky. Rather than describing every detail literally, Gimbert builds the landscape through colour, texture and light, giving the scene a distinctly modern and expressive character. Painted in 1965, only four years before the artist’s death, the work belongs to Gimbert’s late period and shows the confidence of a painter deeply familiar with the Catalan countryside. El Montmell was not an isolated subject in his production. Other documented works by the artist depict the same area, confirming its importance within his landscape painting. The combination of identifiable location, original reverse inscription, strong Mediterranean character and substantial 60 x 73 cm format makes this a particularly representative example of mid-20th-century Catalan landscape painting. Biography Mossèn Ramon Gimbert Canals was born in Sant Quirze del Vallès on 25 May 1882 and died in Barcelona on 31 July 1969. He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1908 while simultaneously developing a sustained career as a painter. These biographical dates are recorded by the Arxiu Diocesà de Barcelona. His artistic production concentrated principally on landscape, especially views of Catalonia, rural architecture, gardens, mountain scenery and coastal subjects. El Montmell appears repeatedly among his known works, alongside subjects including Horta, Camprodon and maritime scenes. Gimbert participated actively in the Barcelona art world. His most significant documented exhibition was a solo presentation at the prestigious Galeries Laietanes in Barcelona from 28 December 1935 to 10 January 1936. The exhibition is recorded in the Institut d’Estudis Catalans repertory of individual art exhibitions in Catalonia and included a catalogue listing the exhibited works and their prices. His paintings belong to the broader tradition of 20th-century Catalan landscape painting, combining naturalistic observation with increasingly free brushwork, expressive colour and a distinctly Mediterranean sensitivity to light. Artistic Inspiration The work belongs to the rich tradition of Catalan modern landscape painting developed from the late 19th century onward. Its expressive treatment of colour and vegetation recalls the Mediterranean landscapes of Joaquim Mir, while its luminous atmosphere and direct observation of nature can also be related to painters such as Eliseu Meifrèn, Santiago Rusiñol and Joaquim Sunyer. Rather than suggesting direct stylistic dependence, these comparisons place Gimbert within the wider Catalan and Spanish tradition in which landscape became a vehicle for colour, atmosphere and personal expression. Landscape Paintings Mountain Paintings Post-Impressionist Paintings Spanish Paintings Catalan Art Modern European Paintings Mediterranean Landscape Paintings Post-Impressionism Catalan Modernism Spanish Modern Art Mediterranean Landscape Painting Catalan landscape, Spanish landscape painting, El Montmell, Baix Penedès, Tarragona landscape, Catalonia painting, Mediterranean landscape, mountain landscape, Post-Impressionist landscape, Spanish Post-Impressionism, Catalan Post-Impressionism, 1960s Spanish painting...

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1960s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Flowers and Music" French Still Life Impressionist Oil Painting Canvas Framed
"Flowers and Music" French Still Life Impressionist Oil Painting Canvas Framed

"Flowers and Music" French Still Life Impressionist Oil Painting Canvas Framed

By Dietz Edzard

Located in New York, NY

Capturing the romantic city of lights, Dietz Edzard's celebrated canvases depict the times of his generation, portraying life in all its glory, even amid hardship and war. Returning...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

French school Landscape woodland waterfall oil painting Signed 1936
French school Landscape woodland waterfall oil painting Signed 1936

French school Landscape woodland waterfall oil painting Signed 1936

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️ Landscape Woodland and waterfall⬅️ ⏩It is signed Degoul 1936⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐26x46cm /10.2x18.1 inch ...

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1930s Impressionist Art

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

"Road to Dilly's Corner" Bucks County PA, Pastoral Winter Landscape Oil Painting
"Road to Dilly's Corner" Bucks County PA, Pastoral Winter Landscape Oil Painting

"Road to Dilly's Corner" Bucks County PA, Pastoral Winter Landscape Oil Painting

By Christopher Willett 1

Located in New York, NY

Impressionist winter pastoral scene of a quaint snow covered town with Figure on Sleigh and Horse by Bucks County, PA. Willett has portrayed this charming piece in a most intimate, y...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

David and Bathsheba
David and Bathsheba

David and Bathsheba

By Marc Chagall

Located in London, GB

King Solomon, 1956 Lithograph on paper unsigned and not numbered 35 x 26 Edition of 6500 From Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue Artistique e...

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1950s Impressionist Art

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Lithograph

Paris Café Scene Watercolour Bar Restaurant Interior Figurative Painting
Paris Café Scene Watercolour Bar Restaurant Interior Figurative Painting

Paris Café Scene Watercolour Bar Restaurant Interior Figurative Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French Post-Cubist Paris Café Interior Figurative Watercolour Painting Laure Noetzin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) Size: 14.75 x 12.25 inches (height × width) Medium: Watercolour on paper...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

British School, early 20th century, Portrait of an Officer, oil on canvas
British School, early 20th century, Portrait of an Officer, oil on canvas

British School, early 20th century, Portrait of an Officer, oil on canvas

Located in Paris, FR

British School, early 20th century Portrait of an Officer of the East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry c. 1915-1918 Oil on canvas Dimensions: 85 x 65 cm (H 33.46 in. x W 25.59 in) (unfr...

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1910s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Large VTG Alpine Mountain Landscape Oil Painting European Cabin Framed Signed
Large VTG Alpine Mountain Landscape Oil Painting European Cabin Framed Signed

Large VTG Alpine Mountain Landscape Oil Painting European Cabin Framed Signed

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This beautiful original oil on canvas captures the peaceful beauty of an alpine countryside, featuring a traditional mountain chalet nestled beside a quiet stream and surrounded by t...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Sierra Nevada Spain Mountain Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper
Sierra Nevada Spain Mountain Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper

Sierra Nevada Spain Mountain Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

**Title:** Sierra Nevada Spain Mountain Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper **Artist:** European School, 20th century **Medium:** Watercolour on handmade paper, unframed **Size:** 7.75 x 11.25 inches **Signature:** Unsigned **Stamped verso:** No stamp visible from the images provided **Provenance:** Private collection **Condition:** Fair to good vintage condition. The handmade paper shows age toning, surface marks, pinholes, creasing, handling wear and irregular deckled edges. There are visible losses, nicks and roughness to the lower edge, with further wear and small losses to the corners and outer margins. The painted image remains atmospheric, decorative and visually appealing. **Description:** A striking 20th century European School watercolour landscape, painted on textured handmade paper and inscribed verso **Sierra Nevada Spain**. The composition depicts a dramatic mountain range with snow-covered peaks, layered slopes and a dark band of distant cloud or sea beyond. The scene has a bold, simplified quality, combining the atmosphere of a travel study with the structure of a modernist landscape. The painting is particularly appealing for its graphic treatment of mountain forms. The artist reduces the Sierra Nevada view into broad planes of muted blue, grey, brown, ochre and cream, allowing the snowy ridges and angular slopes to stand out clearly against the darker background. The result is atmospheric yet design-led, with the mountain landscape arranged almost as a series of abstract colour fields. The handmade paper adds considerable character to the work. Its warm natural tone, visible fibres, pinholes and irregular deckled edges give the piece a tactile, artisanal quality, enhancing the sense of the painting as an original travel study or plein air-inspired work. The painted area sits within the sheet, leaving the surrounding handmade paper visible and giving the work a distinctive object-like presence. The verso inscription identifies the subject as **Sierra Nevada Spain**, giving the piece useful topographical and search appeal. The Sierra Nevada mountain range in southern Spain has long attracted artists and travellers for its dramatic peaks, changing light and contrast between high mountain scenery and warmer Mediterranean tones. This watercolour captures that sense of rugged landscape through a restrained but expressive palette. This original work would appeal to collectors of Spanish landscapes, Sierra Nevada paintings...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

Impressionnism : The Nymphs in Giverny - Lithograph on Vellum - 300 copies
Impressionnism : The Nymphs in Giverny - Lithograph on Vellum - 300 copies

Impressionnism : The Nymphs in Giverny - Lithograph on Vellum - 300 copies

By Claude Monet

Located in Paris, IDF

Claude MONET (after) Impressionnism : The Nymphs in Giverny Lithogrpah after a painting Printed signature in the plate Numbered / 300 copies On vellum 30 x 59 cm (c. 12 x 24 in) Ex...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Lithograph

Large Sailing Ship Oil Painting "Sea Wanderer" Maritime Seascape, Signed Framed
Large Sailing Ship Oil Painting "Sea Wanderer" Maritime Seascape, Signed Framed

Large Sailing Ship Oil Painting "Sea Wanderer" Maritime Seascape, Signed Framed

Located in Palm Coast, FL

A striking vintage original oil painting on canvas titled "Sea Wanderer" depicting a majestic three-masted sailing ship cutting through a turbulent sea beneath a dramatic cloud-fille...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Nordic Lake at Dusk, Oil on Canvas
Nordic Lake at Dusk, Oil on Canvas

Nordic Lake at Dusk, Oil on Canvas

Located in Stockholm, Stockholm

Nordic lake at dusk, oil on canvas. Probably painted by a Swedish artist in the early twentieth century. This tranquil lakeside landscape captures the quiet atmosphere of dusk as the...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Venice" Reflections and the Canal Serigraph by Howard Behrens Limited Ed 43/100
"Venice" Reflections and the Canal Serigraph by Howard Behrens Limited Ed 43/100

"Venice" Reflections and the Canal Serigraph by Howard Behrens Limited Ed 43/100

By Howard Behrens

Located in Soquel, CA

"Venice" Reflections and the Canal Serigraph by Howard Behrens Limited Ed 43/100 Serigraph on paper signed and ltd ed numbered 43 of 100 screened prints made by Howard Chesner Behren...

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1990s Impressionist Art

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Printer's Ink, Laid Paper, Serigraph

Lady in White, Impressionist Portrait Study
Lady in White, Impressionist Portrait Study

Lady in White, Impressionist Portrait Study

Located in Genève, GE

An elegant and atmospheric portrait depicting a young woman standing gracefully in a flowing white gown against a dark, painterly background. Executed with delicate tonal transitions...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

French Beach Landscape - 20th Century English Coastal Impressionist Oil Painting
French Beach Landscape - 20th Century English Coastal Impressionist Oil Painting

French Beach Landscape - 20th Century English Coastal Impressionist Oil Painting

By Paul Beauvais

Located in Sevenoaks, GB

A beautiful 20th century impressionist oil on board depicting a French beach scene, by Paul Beauvais. Excellent quality small scale work by this interesting fourth generation French/...

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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Impressionist Figurative Scene, Picnic in the Park Original Oil Painting, Signed
Impressionist Figurative Scene, Picnic in the Park Original Oil Painting, Signed

Impressionist Figurative Scene, Picnic in the Park Original Oil Painting, Signed

Located in Soquel, CA

Impressionist Figurative Scene, Picnic in the Park Original Oil Painting, Signed Beautifully rendered figurative landscape of a family in the park on a picnic, signed Jean Chambers....

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Stretcher Bars, Canvas

Vintage Signed Oil Painting on Canvas, 20th Century Landscape
Vintage Signed Oil Painting on Canvas, 20th Century Landscape

Vintage Signed Oil Painting on Canvas, 20th Century Landscape

By Jean Perret

Located in Cotignac, FR

Provençal hillside landscape with Cypress trees and houses in oil on board by French artist Jean Perret. Signed bottom right. This painting captures a serene landscape, characterize...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Path through Trees in Forest with Figures, Northern Ireland, Oil On Canvas, 1980
Path through Trees in Forest with Figures, Northern Ireland, Oil On Canvas, 1980

Path through Trees in Forest with Figures, Northern Ireland, Oil On Canvas, 1980

By Allan Ardies

Located in Preston, GB

Path through Trees in Forest with Figures, Northern Ireland, Oil On Canvas, Circa 1980, by 20th Century Artist, Allan Ardies (1918 - 2014) Art measures 26 x 18 inches Frame measur...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Wood, Paint

Danish Artist B. Johansen Vintage Dramatic Marine Seascape Oil Painting Framed
Danish Artist B. Johansen Vintage Dramatic Marine Seascape Oil Painting Framed

Danish Artist B. Johansen Vintage Dramatic Marine Seascape Oil Painting Framed

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This original vintage oil on canvas by Danish artist B. Johansen captures the dramatic beauty of a majestic full-rigged sailing ship navigating powerful open seas beneath an expansiv...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Summer Landscape with River and Trees, Oil on Canvas, Signed
Summer Landscape with River and Trees, Oil on Canvas, Signed

Summer Landscape with River and Trees, Oil on Canvas, Signed

Located in Stockholm, Stockholm

This French summer landscape with surrounding river water and dense vegetation with trees is signed and dated E.P. Norselius 1923. It is painted during this Swedish artist’s years in...

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1920s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Large Post-Impressionist Night Café Terrace Scene Oil Painting After Van Gogh
Large Post-Impressionist Night Café Terrace Scene Oil Painting After Van Gogh

Large Post-Impressionist Night Café Terrace Scene Oil Painting After Van Gogh

By (After) Vincent van Gogh

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Large Post-Impressionist Night Café Terrace Scene Oil Painting After Van Gogh, Expressive Impasto Oil on canvas Post-Impressionist style Contemporary European school Dimensions: 120...

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1990s Impressionist Art

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Oil

'Eucalyptus Tree', Antique Watercolor Landscape Study
'Eucalyptus Tree', Antique Watercolor Landscape Study

'Eucalyptus Tree', Antique Watercolor Landscape Study

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'F. Soldwedel' for Frederic Soldwedel (American, 1886-1957) and painted circa 1925. Stamped verso, with partial art supplier's label '... Distributors: E. H. &...

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1920s Impressionist Art

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Watercolor, Graphite, Illustration Board

"An Afternoon Along the Seine, Paris" Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
"An Afternoon Along the Seine, Paris" Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas

"An Afternoon Along the Seine, Paris" Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas

By Jules René Hervé

Located in New York, NY

An exceptional impressionistic depiction of an afternoon along the Seine, in Paris by Jules René Hervé on a fall day with Books sellers and artists lining the wall, as the busy activ...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

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