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Post-Impressionist Art

POSTIMPRESSIONIST STYLE

In the revolutionary wake of Impressionism, artists like Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat, Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin advanced the style further while firmly rejecting its limitations. Although the artists now associated with Postimpressionist art did not work as part of a group, they collectively employed an approach to expressing moments in time that was even more abstract than that of the Impressionists, and they shared an interest in moving away from naturalistic depictions to more subjective uses of vivid colors and light in their paintings.

The eighth and final Impressionist exhibition was held in Paris in 1886, and Postimpressionism — also spelled Post-Impressionism — is usually dated between then and 1905. The term “Postimpressionism” was coined by British curator and art critic Roger Fry in 1910 at the “Manet and the Postimpressionists” exhibition in London that connected their practices to the pioneering modernist art of Édouard Manet. Many Postimpressionist artists — most of whom lived in France — utilized thickly applied, vibrant pigments that emphasized the brushstrokes on the canvas.

The Postimpressionist movement’s iconic works of art include van Gogh’s The Starry Night (1889) and Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884). Seurat’s approach reflected the experimental spirit of Postimpressionism, as he used Pointillist dots of color that were mixed by the eye of the viewer rather than the hand of the artist. Van Gogh, meanwhile, often based his paintings on observation, yet instilled them with an emotional and personal perspective in which colors and forms did not mirror reality. Alongside Mary Cassatt, Cézanne, Henri Matisse and Gauguin, the Dutch painter was a pupil of Camille Pissarro, the groundbreaking Impressionist artist who boldly organized the first independent painting exhibitions in late-19th-century Paris.

The boundary-expanding work of the Postimpressionist painters, which focused on real-life subject matter and featured a prioritization of geometric forms, would inspire the Nabis, German Expressionism, Cubism and other modern art movements to continue to explore abstraction and challenge expectations for art.

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Style: Post-Impressionist
Roland Garros - 1984 Poster - Sports - Tennis - Pointillism
Roland Garros - 1984 Poster - Sports - Tennis - Pointillism

Roland Garros - 1984 Poster - Sports - Tennis - Pointillism

Located in PARIS, FR

This poster is the 5th poster to promote the 1984 French Open tennis tournament (Roland Garros tournament), now called Roland Garros, which is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments....

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1980s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Set of Four Framed Wood Cut Prints After André Derain
Set of Four Framed Wood Cut Prints After André Derain

Set of Four Framed Wood Cut Prints After André Derain

By André Derain

Located in Pasadena, CA

Rare Set of Four Original Color WDCT Skira 1943 after RABELAIS (François). The Horrible and Terrible Deeds and Prowess of the Renowned Pantagruel, King of the Dipsodes, Son of the ...

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1940s Post-Impressionist Art

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Lithograph, Woodcut

Oil Painting of Vibrant Still Life of Sunflowers and Orange Blooms in a Jug
Oil Painting of Vibrant Still Life of Sunflowers and Orange Blooms in a Jug

Oil Painting of Vibrant Still Life of Sunflowers and Orange Blooms in a Jug

By Roland Pichard

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Oil Painting of Vibrant Still Life of Sunflowers and Orange Blooms in a Jug Artist: Roland Pichard Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 10.75 (height) x 9.75 (wi...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

THE MOLDAU - Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

THE MOLDAU - Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

By William O'Connor

Located in Boston, MA

THE MOLDAU 48.0 x 36.0 x 2.0, 9.0 lbs Oil paint Hand signed by the artist Artist's Commentary: "I first heard the classical piece, The Moldau, in the 1970's while working at the H...

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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Paris. Oil on cardboard, 42, 4x64 cm
Paris. Oil on cardboard, 42, 4x64 cm

Paris. Oil on cardboard, 42, 4x64 cm

By Adamia Rezo

Located in Riga, LV

Paris. Oil on cardboard, 42,4x64 cm Paris landscape. View on the river from the top. Colorful painting with yellow-orange trees, dominant color blue

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20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Ernest Hemingway. The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber  He Lay Face Down
Ernest Hemingway. The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber  He Lay Face Down

Ernest Hemingway. The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber He Lay Face Down

By Dean Cornwell

Located in Miami, FL

A complex composition of interlocking pyramids defines Cornwell not only as a great storyteller but a master of painting fundamentals and design. There is no living artist today who can paint and draw at a level comparable to Dean Cornwell. Published in Cosmopolitan magazine: "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" by Ernest Hemingway Reproduced in Dean Cornwell, Dean of Illustrators (Broder) The work is rendered in the painterly style of a school of impressionism. Dean Cornwell was Normam Rockwell's favorite Illustrator. He was a student of Harvey Dunn, he in turn taught artists and developed talents for a generation. Oils for Cosmopolitan, Redbook, True, American Weekly, Life, Good Housekeeping. Book art for Man from Galilee and others. Ad contracts for GM, Eastern, Pennsylvania Railroad, Paul Jones Whiskey, Aunt...

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1930s Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil

Louis GOYET. Portrait de jeune fille. Oil on canvas. Fauvism.
Louis GOYET. Portrait de jeune fille. Oil on canvas. Fauvism.

Louis GOYET. Portrait de jeune fille. Oil on canvas. Fauvism.

Located in Paris, FR

Louis Goyet (1907-1982) Portrait of a Young Girl Oil on canvas H. 61 cm - W. 46 cm Unsigned Louis Goyet is another example of a working-class painter. Living in the Lyon suburb of V...

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1940s Post-Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Gondolas on the Canal
Gondolas on the Canal

Gondolas on the Canal

Located in Sheffield, MA

Gaston H. Boucart French, 1878-1962 Gondolas on the Canal Oil on canvas 25 ¾ by 32 in, w/ frame 34 ¾ by 41 in Signed lower right Inventory Number: 01902 Gaston was born at Angoule...

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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Charrette sous la neige - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Raymond Thibesart
Charrette sous la neige - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Raymond Thibesart

Charrette sous la neige - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Raymond Thibesart

By Raymond Thibesart

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1910 by French post impressionist painter Raymond Thibesart. The piece depicts a view of a small rural village deep in winter. The roof tops and ...

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1910s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Gondolas at the Dock, Venice, Italy" Louis Wolchonok, Boats in the Harbor Scene
"Gondolas at the Dock, Venice, Italy" Louis Wolchonok, Boats in the Harbor Scene

"Gondolas at the Dock, Venice, Italy" Louis Wolchonok, Boats in the Harbor Scene

By Louis Wolchonok

Located in New York, NY

Louis Wolchonok (1898 - 1973) Gondolas at the Dock, Venice, Italy, 1928 Watercolor on paper Sight 18 x 23 1/2 inches Signed and dated lower right Louis Wolchonok was an author of ar...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Printemps
Printemps

Printemps

By Charles Levier

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

A beautiful woman sits at an open window, gazing down at a small bird who has landed nearby in this serene portrait by Charles Levier. Warm orange tones are played off their complements in shades of blue, the artist utilizing several different layers of oils to create a subtle and relaxed view of a spring day near the sea. Beyond the window a small chapel sits on a peninsula, surrounded tranquil blue waters. This work, like many of Levier's, belongs to the French figurative movement of the Glorious Thirty (Les Trente Glorieuses) - the golden period of thirty years after WWII which were a time of great hope and prosperity in France. Inspired by Hollywood cinema, Charles Levier sought harmony in composition and purity of color and form. His said that his creations represented "a light and delicate world, of dark and subtle shades and colors." Levier worked in a somewhat abstracted, cubist style. Additionally he often employed the French technique of "cloisonnism" (after the French for "partition"), a style of post-Impressionist painting with bold and flat forms separated by dark contours, also seen in this work. The term was coined by critic Edouard Dujardin on the occasion of the Salon des Indépendants, in March 1888 and was commonly used by artists like Émile Bernard, Louis Anquetin, Paul...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

La Voile Rose (Cognac) by H. Claude Pissarro - Post-Impressionist style painting
La Voile Rose (Cognac) by H. Claude Pissarro - Post-Impressionist style painting

La Voile Rose (Cognac) by H. Claude Pissarro - Post-Impressionist style painting

By Hughes Claude Pissarro

Located in London, GB

La Voile Rose (Cognac) by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935) Oil on canvas 50 x 61 cm (19 ³/₄ x 24 inches) Signed lower left, H. Claude Pissarro This work is accompanied by a certificate ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ramón Casas, Corrida
Ramón Casas, Corrida

Ramón Casas, Corrida

Located in Madrid, ES

RAMÓN CASAS Spanish, 1866 - 1932 CORRIDA signed "R. Casas" (lower left) oil on canvas 15 x 18-1/8 inches (38 x 46 cm.) framed: 23-1/4 x 26 inches (59 x 66 cm.) PROVENANCE The artist...

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1880s Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

"Teeny" lithograph by Henri Matissse
"Teeny" lithograph by Henri Matissse

"Teeny" lithograph by Henri Matissse

By (after) Henri Matisse

Located in Hinsdale, IL

HENRI MATISSE (1869 – 1954) Teeny Duthuit-Garnaud 723 Linocut, c. 1938 From an edition of 1500 Image Size: 12.2” x 9.5” Published in The Homage to Henri Matisse Published by Galerie d’Art Contemporain de Paris Matisse's striking linocut shows Alexina "Teeny" Duchamp, the second wife of artist and pioneer of the ready-made, Marcel Duchamp. She was married to Pierre Matisse, Henri Matisse's eldest son, first and they had three children, Jacqueline, Paul and Peter. They separated in 1949 but Matisse was incredibly fond of his daughter-in-law until his death in 1954. Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954) is primarily known as the founder of the Fauvist movement, a result of Impressionism, whose works fundamentally altered the course of Modern Art in the late 20th Century. Innovative in his original treatment of the human figure and an expressive use of color, Matisse forged his own pictorial language. Matisse's career can be divided into several stylistic periods, but he remained focused on discovering “the essential character of things” through his art. Matisse considered his drawing to be a very intimate means of expression. The method of artistic execution — whether it was charcoal, pencil, crayon, etcher’s burin, lithographic tusche or paper cut — varied according to the subject and personal circumstance. His favorite subjects were evocative or erotic — the female form, the nude figure or a beautiful head of a favorite model. Matisse’s etchings...

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1930s Post-Impressionist Art

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Lithograph, Linocut

Nude in Interior
Nude in Interior

Nude in Interior

By François Gall

Located in Houston, TX

Francois Gall (1912-1987). French artist. "Nude in Interior," circa 1970. Measures: 18 X 15 inches, oil on canvas, signed and inscribed

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1970s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

La Chapelle - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Ferdinand du Puigaudeau
La Chapelle - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Ferdinand du Puigaudeau

La Chapelle - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Ferdinand du Puigaudeau

By Ferdinand du Puigaudeau

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed and dated post impressionist figurative oil on canvas by French painter Ferdinand du Puigaudeau. This beautiful and large work depicts dozens of churchgoers in traditional Bre...

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1910s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'A View of Ghent' by Paul Madeline (1863 – Paris – 1920), French Painter
'A View of Ghent' by Paul Madeline (1863 – Paris – 1920), French Painter

'A View of Ghent' by Paul Madeline (1863 – Paris – 1920), French Painter

By Paul Madeline

Located in Knokke, BE

Paul Madeline 1863 – Paris – 1920 French Painter 'A View of Ghent' Signature: signed lower right ‘P. Madeline’ Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: image size 46,5 x 55,5 cm, frame s...

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Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Pointe di Realto Venice”
Pointe di Realto Venice”

Pointe di Realto Venice”

Located in Southampton, NY

Original oil on canvas backed on heavy cardstock painting of Rialto Bridge in Venice Italy. The artist is the Venice born artist Loris Vendramin. Signed with artist’s initials lowe...

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1990s Post-Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Effets de lumiere dans le pre - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by H Le Sidaner
Effets de lumiere dans le pre - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by H Le Sidaner

Effets de lumiere dans le pre - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by H Le Sidaner

By Henri Le Sidaner

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed post impressionist animals in landscape oil on board by French painter Henri Le Sidaner. This stunning piece depicts cattle in a field. The sun is starting to set casting blue...

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1890s Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Seascape St Ives - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Pastel by William Henry Innes
Seascape St Ives - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Pastel by William Henry Innes

Seascape St Ives - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Pastel by William Henry Innes

By William Henry Innes

Located in Watford, Hertfordshire

William Henry Innes (1905-1999) Innes first exhibited his work during the Second World War while he was in the Royal Air Force. He showed extensively at the Royal Academy, New Engla...

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1960s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

"Sailing Boat, " Pointillist Woodcut
"Sailing Boat, " Pointillist Woodcut

"Sailing Boat, " Pointillist Woodcut

By Ren Hui 1

Located in Chicago, IL

Entitled “Sailing Boat,” this pointillist woodcut by renowned Chinese artist Ren Hui depicts a lone sailboat at sea within a network of small notches into painted plywood. Red Hui's ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Plywood, Acrylic

Tuning
Tuning

Tuning

By Antonina Bormova

Located in Zofingen, AG

Within her ongoing exploration of psychological states, the artist reflects on the moment when a person begins to see themselves through the image of someone else. The desire to belo...

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2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Fauvist Shore
Fauvist Shore

Fauvist Shore

Located in Sheffield, MA

Edward Reynolds Kingsbury American, 1855-1940 Fauvist Shore Oil on canvas 20 ¼ by 24 ¼ in, w/ frame 29 ¾ by 33 ¾ in Signed lower left Best known as a painter of landscape, marine and coastal, shoreline views. Kingsbury also specialized in miniature and mural painting. Kingsbury was born in Boston, MA in 1855. He studied at the Massachusetts Normal Art School, Boston Museum School, and Académie Julian in Paris. A resident of Carmel, CA in the 1920s, Kingsbury was associated with the present day life of the art colony at that time along with notable artists such as Mary DeNeale Morgan...

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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil

Landscape - Original Watercolor on Paper - Early 20th Century

Landscape - Original Watercolor on Paper - Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Landscape is an original drawing in watercolor on paper realized by an anonymous artist of the early 20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower right, the signature is illegible. The ...

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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

Elis Åslund Woodland Reflections Swedish Landscape Oil Painting
Elis Åslund Woodland Reflections Swedish Landscape Oil Painting

Elis Åslund Woodland Reflections Swedish Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Stockholm, SE

This landscape demonstrates Elis Åslund's remarkable ability to transform an ordinary corner of the Swedish countryside into a study of light, colour and reflection. Rather than depi...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Judaica Oil Painting 1945 Palestine Old Jewish Man Polish Israeli Artist
Judaica Oil Painting 1945 Palestine Old Jewish Man Polish Israeli Artist

Judaica Oil Painting 1945 Palestine Old Jewish Man Polish Israeli Artist

By Ozer Shabat

Located in Surfside, FL

Ozer Shabat 1978-1901 Ozer Shabbat was an Israeli painter, a resident of Haifa. Belonged to the Palestine Expressionist group of the late 1920s and early 1930s. Shabbat was born in ...

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1940s Post-Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

'Bowl of Fruit', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA
'Bowl of Fruit', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA

'Bowl of Fruit', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA

By Victor Di Gesu

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. A still-life of pears and apples with stems and leaves set in a bowl. Winner of t...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Art

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Paper, Crayon, Ballpoint Pen

Raoul Dufy (after) - Landscape - Lithograph
Raoul Dufy (after) - Landscape - Lithograph

Raoul Dufy (after) - Landscape - Lithograph

By Raoul Dufy

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

(after) Raoul Dufy Lithograph after a watercolor, published in the book "Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy." Paris, Librairie Académique Perrin, 1965. Printed signature Dimensions: 30...

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1940s Post-Impressionist Art

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Lithograph

Untitled Spin Painting By Damien Hirst
Untitled Spin Painting By Damien Hirst

Untitled Spin Painting By Damien Hirst

By Damien Hirst

Located in New Orleans, LA

Damien Hirst b. 1965 British Untitled, Spin Painting Household gloss on canvas Damien Hirst has stunned art audiences globally since his arrival on the scene in the late 1980s. H...

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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, House Paint

Ibiza Children in White Village Mediterranean Figurative Oil Painting Spain
Ibiza Children in White Village Mediterranean Figurative Oil Painting Spain

Ibiza Children in White Village Mediterranean Figurative Oil Painting Spain

By Ignacio Gil Sala

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Ibiza Children in White Village Mediterranean Figurative Oil Painting Spain Artist: Ignacio Gil Sala (Barcelona, 1913–2003) Title: Traditional Ibizan Scene with Children Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 × 73 cm (23.6 × 28.7 in) Signature: Signed lower right Date: circa 1960s Condition: Very good original condition with visible impasto brushwork Frame: Unframed Provenance: Private collection Spain DESCRIPTION Expressive Mediterranean figurative oil painting depicting children and women in a traditional whitewashed Ibizan village setting by Spanish post-Impressionist painter Ignacio Gil Sala. This composition belongs to the artist’s celebrated Ibiza cycle, widely considered the most recognizable and desirable body of his work. The scene captures the luminous atmosphere of Balearic daily life through confident impasto brushwork and vibrant structural color patches characteristic of mid-century Mediterranean painting. Particularly notable is the treatment of the children’s faces, constructed with dense chromatic strokes that create a strong sense of immediacy and psychological presence. The architecture, rendered in layered whites and violet shadows, reflects the intense island light that defines Gil Sala’s mature Ibiza production. Works featuring traditional Ibizan figures remain among the most collected subjects within the artist’s oeuvre, especially in medium-to-large decorative formats such as the present example. A highly atmospheric and authentic representation of Mediterranean village life. Signed lower right. ARTIST BIOGRAPHY Ignacio Gil Sala (Barcelona, 1913–2003) was a Spanish painter associated with the Mediterranean post-Impressionist tradition of the twentieth century. He trained at the School of Fine Arts of Barcelona under the guidance of Félix Mestres and Vicente Borrás and developed a career focused primarily on luminous landscapes and traditional figurative scenes of Ibiza, Mallorca and southern Spain. Following the Spanish Civil War, Ibiza became one of the central subjects of his artistic production. The island’s white architecture, traditional costumes and intense Mediterranean light provided the visual structure for many of his most recognizable compositions. Works from his Ibiza period are considered the most characteristic and desirable within his oeuvre and are especially appreciated for their atmospheric brushwork and chromatic construction. Gil Sala exhibited internationally across Europe and the Americas, and today his Mediterranean scenes remain widely collected as part of the twentieth-century Spanish figurative painting tradition. His work stands within the lineage of painters who explored Mediterranean light through color structure and expressive brushwork alongside Joaquín Sorolla, Hermen Anglada-Camarasa and Eliseu Meifrèn. ARTIST CONTEXT / INSPIRATION The luminous Mediterranean palette connects Ignacio Gil Sala with the tradition of Joaquín Sorolla’s coastal figuration and the Balearic chromatic research developed by Hermen Anglada-Camarasa during his Mallorca period. His structured brushwork and atmospheric construction also relate to the post-Impressionist landscape language of Eliseu Meifrèn and the broader European Mediterranean painting tradition collected internationally throughout the twentieth century. Ibiza painting...

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1970s Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil

Farmhouse Landscape - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Oil by William Henry Innes
Farmhouse Landscape - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Oil by William Henry Innes

Farmhouse Landscape - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Oil by William Henry Innes

By William Henry Innes

Located in Watford, Hertfordshire

William Henry Innes (1905-1999) Innes first exhibited his work during the Second World War while he was in the Royal Air Force. He showed extensively at the Royal Academy, New Engla...

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1960s Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil Pastel, Board

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