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.
Find a collection of original Postimpressionist paintings, mixed media, prints and other art on 1stDibs.
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Vintage Mid 20th Century French Signed Oil View over Town Roof Tops
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Town Rooftops Signed verso, inscribed 'Paris' French artist, first half of the 20th century oil on on canvas, unframed canvas : 21 x 29 inches Provenance: private collection, Fra...
Oil, Canvas
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse, Miss M.A., from Portraits by Henri Matisse, 1954 (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) (after) Title: Miss M.A. (Mademoiselle M.A.) Year: December 20, 1954 Medium: Lithograph on velin paper, archivally hinged on grand velin Renage fili...
Lithograph
Venise
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
André BARBIER (1883-1970) Venise Oil on cardboard mounted on canvas Dimensions of the painting: 38 x 46 cm Signed lower right Painting in perfect condition. Very beautiful carved a...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$3,527
Maison au Bord de Chemin by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Watercolour
Located in London, GB
Maison au Bord de Chemin by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952) Watercolour and ink on paper 27 x 36.7 cm (10 ⁵/₈ x 14 ¹/₂ inches) Signed with Estate stamp, lower right This work is...
Ink, Watercolor
Paris Street Scene, Impressionist Watercolor by Charles Levier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Levier, French (1920 - 2003) Title: Paris Street Scene Year: circa 1960 Medium: Watercolor, signed l.l. Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x 76.2 cm)
Watercolor
Bord de Riviere Soleil Couchant by Paulémile Pissarro - Landscape, oil painting
Located in London, GB
Bord de Riviere Soleil Couchant by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Oil on canvas 46 x 55 cm (18 ¹/₈ x 21 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed lower left, Paulémile Pissarro Signed and titled on the rev...
Canvas, Oil
Le Turban Orange by Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara De Lempicka 1898-1980 Polish Le turban orange (The Orange Turban) Oil on canvas Wrapped in a spectacular orange headdress, the alluring woman ...
Oil
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1940's French Portrait of Young Man Original Signed Oil on Canvas Period Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man by Roger Allain (French 1920-1992) signed and dated 1941 (a very rare period due to WW2) oil on canvas canvas: 22 x 18 inches provenance...
Oil, Canvas
Emilio Grau Sala, Interior con madre e hijo
Located in Madrid, ES
EMILIO GRAU SALA Spanish, 1911 - 1975 INTERIOR CON MADRE E HIJO signed "Grau Sala" (lower right) oil on canvas 18-1/8 x 21-5/8 inches (46 x 55 cm.) framed: 24-3/4 x 28-1/8 inches (63...
Canvas, Oil
Framed Early 20th Century Marseille Watercolor & Gouache, Signed
Located in Cotignac, FR
Marseille landscape, watercolour, gouache and crayon of the iconic view of Notre Dame des Accoules from the Montee des Accoules by Marguerite Allar. The painting is signed and dated ...
Paper, Crayon, Watercolor, Gouache
Henri Matisse, The Dance, from Twelve Contemporaries, 1959 (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) (after) Title: The Dance (La danse) Year: December 1959 Medium: Lithograph and pochoir on velin paper Paper Size: 18.25 x 13.25 inches (46.4 x 33.7...
Lithograph, Stencil
Maurice de Vlaminck, Landscape of Ile-de-France, 1959 (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Maurice de Vlaminck (1876–1958) (after) Title: Landscape of Ile-de-France (Paysage d'Ile-de-France) Year: December 1959 Medium: Lithograph and pochoir on velin paper Paper Si...
Lithograph, Stencil
$3,195
Andre Derain, Landscape of the Blue Tree, Twelve Contemporaries, 1959 (after)
By André Derain
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Andre Derain (1880–1954) (after) Title: Landscape of the Blue Tree (Paysage de l'Arbre Bleu) Year: December 1959 Medium: Lithograph and pochoir on velin paper Paper Size: 13....
Lithograph, Stencil
View From The Balcony
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
View From The Balcony Signed lower right canvas 24x36 Judith Sobel was born in Lwow Poland in 1924. After World War II, she attended the Academy of Fine Ar...
Canvas, Oil
$5,105
Henri Sizeler. Portrait of young man, 1904. Impressionnist oil painting. Framed.
Located in Paris, FR
Henri SIZELER (1884-1944) Portrait of a young man, 1904 Oil on cardboard, Signed and dated April 1904 lower right Work: 27 x 35 cm Frame: 34 x 42 cm Very good condition Among Henr...
Oil, Board
Concours de Chiens au Promenade by Otto Eerelman
Located in New Orleans, LA
Otto Eerelman 1839-1926 Dutch Concours de Chiens au Promenade Watercolor on paper Signed “O. Eerelman 1904” (lower left) A tour de force watercolor by celebrated Dutch artist Otto Eerelman, one of 19th-century Europe's most popular and important animal portraitists, this charming composition captures a bustling cross-section of fashionable elites walking their equally fashionable canine companions. Eerleman takes care to render the detailed attire of his subjects, complete with plumed hats and layers of lace trim. The artist paints the plethora of pets in equally painstaking detail, capturing the nuances of each different breed represented. Eerelman mastered the art of depicting not only the dogs’ physical characteristics but also their unique expressions and personalities. His wealthy clientele would bring their pets to his home in The Hague where they would live for a period of time while having their portraits done, allowing for a remarkably true-to-life portrayal. This energetic watercolor, with its profusion of color and texture, harnesses the affluence of its subjects and the leisurely whimsy of their luxurious lives. Hailing from Groningen, Netherlands, Eerelman was dubbed the “Northern Rembrandt” during his lifetime. He received his artistic training at the Academy Minerva in Groningen, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and then private lessons in the studio of the great Lawrence Alma Tadema. He successfully captured the attention of the Dutch court, particularly Princess Wilhelmina...
Paper, Watercolor
'Hamam Rigba'. Oil sketch on cardboard. Signed and titled on back.
By Jules Pierre van Biesbroeck
Located in Paris, FR
'Hamam Rigba'. Oil sketch on cardboard. Signed and titled on the back. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation. Jules...
Oil
Paulémile Pissarro - Bords de l'Andelle, Normandy Post-Impressionist Oil c1950
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Paulémile Pissarro (French, 1884–1972), Bords de l'Andelle, oil on canvas, signed lower left, painted circa 1950 — a Normandy river landscape by the youngest son of Camille Pissarro ...
Oil
Kindred of the Dust, Frontier Town Cosmopolitan Magazine
Located in Miami, FL
A somewhat similar Cornwell featuring a strong woman at the center of a the composition just sold at Christie's for $164,000. In this work we also see a strong woman at the center of the composition. Here she surrounded by men. More than 20 beautifully rendered post-impressionist portraits in character, define Dean Cornwell as one of America's great artists. In his time, he was a famous as Norman Rockwell and was Norman Rockwell's favorite illustrator. "One thing puzzled Dirty Dan extremely. That was the perfectly frank, friendly manner in which his employer and this outcast woman greeted each other, the earnestness with which they conversed, and the effect of the woman's low-spoken words upon the color of Hector McKaye's face." Morris Weiss collection...
Oil
Still life painting, Marcel Mouly, mid 20 Century, gouache, Post Impressionist
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Marcel Mouly (French, 1918 - 2008) Mandoline et tasse de café (Mandolin and Coffee Cup) The mandolin was one of the favourite subjects of Picasso and Braque, the pioneers of Cubism, ...
Paper, Gouache
Owl jug still life, Marcel Mouly, mid 20 Century, gouache, Post Impressionist
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Marcel Mouly (French, 1918 - 2008) Le pichet hibou (The Owl Jug) Is it a jug or is it an owl? In this witty and charming gouache, Marcel Mouly plays with that delightful ambiguity. T...
Paper, Gouache
Still life painting, Marcel Mouly, mid 20 Century, gouache, Post Impressionist
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Marcel Mouly (French, 1918 - 2008) Moulin à café et un piment (Coffee Grinder and a Chilli Pepper) The coffee grinder is one of the great icons of modern French painting, a favourite...
Paper, Gouache
Descente de la croix, Marcel Mouly, mid 20 Century, gouache, Post Impressionist
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Marcel Mouly (French, 1918 - 2008) Descente de la croix #2 (The Descent from the Cross) Powerful and deeply moving, this gouache shows a rarely seen side of Marcel Mouly’s art. He ta...
Gouache, Paper
Ballet D'enfants
Located in Sheffield, MA
Suzanne Eisendieck French, 1908-1998 Ballet D'enfants Oil on canvas 36 by 29 ½ in. W/frame 44 by 37 ½ in. Signed lower right Item number: 01647 She was born in Danzig (now Gdan...
Oil
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Henri Matisse, The Pompadour, from Portraits by Henri Matisse, 1954
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: The Pompadour (La Pompadour) Year: December 20, 1954 Medium: Lithograph on velin d'Arches paper Paper Size: 12 x 9.25 inches (30.48 x 23.5 cm...
Lithograph
Still Life with Peonies — Unique Signed Monotype, Italian Succession, c. 1915
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Carlo Alberto Petrucci, 'Still Life with Peonies', color monotype, c. 1915. Signed in pencil, in the image, lower right. A superb, painterly impression, with fresh colors, on heavy c...
Monotype
Place de L'Opera, Paris 1952
By Jean Salabet
Located in Sheffield, MA
Jean Salabet French, 20th Century La Place de L'Opera, Paris Jean Salabet was a School of Paris painter know for his colorful Parisian cityscapes. His work is comparable to those of...
Oil
Paris juanto al Sena - Técnica mixta - Enmarcado - Siglo XX
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada, solo va fechada en París del año 1920 El estado de conservación de la obra es bueno Se presenta enmarcada la obra (el marco presenta alguna leve falta) Medi...
Mixed Media, Watercolor
Post Impressionist figurative oil painting by Roger Derieux, 1952
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Roger Derieux (French 1922-2015) Composition aux deux personnages (1952-53) Oil on paper Signed ‘Roger Derieux’ (lower left), and inscribed with title and dated on reverse, numbered ...
Paper, Oil
Diane's Garden Oil Painting, Fauvist Style, Circa 1970s, Unframed
Located in Miami, FL
Diane's Garden is a painting made by Evelyne Ballestra, a French contemporary artist. This piece is a part of a flower series, defined by their distinct bright colors, satiny, silky,...
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of an Indian with Rifle, Post-Impressionist Oil on Canvas
Located in Miami, FL
This dignified portrait of an Indian with a rifle was most likely painted when Walt Louderback was in Paris in the early part of the twentieth century. The word Paris is indistinctl...
Canvas, Oil
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
Liquid Sun Splash landscape impressionistic
Located in Palm Desert, CA
���If you don't like the weather in New England now, just wait a few minutes.� - Mark Twain The weather in Hawaii provides a similar effect, or rather than waiting as it changes, a person can experience radiant sunshine and pouring rain simultaneously. This one in a series of "windshield paintings"is painterly, brushy, a little bit textured, and slightly raised, particularly for the drops. Painted on gallery wrapped linen, on 1 1/2 inch deep stretchers. The edges are hand painted, providing a finished look, suitable for framing, or beautiful left as is. A childhood of moving and traveling around the United States has shaped Katherine Kean�۪s vision, as have journeys to eastern Africa, Mexico, Scotland, France and painting jaunts all over Kean�۪s now native California. Born in West Virginia, moving later to Ohio and New Jersey, but growing up mainly in Massachusetts, she attended Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a BFA in Film, Video and Animation. Long fascinated by the intersection of order and chaos in the natural world, Katherine Kean skillfully uses observation, memory, and interpretation to translate her love of nature�۪s kinetic phenomena into paintings that capture the often turbulent emotions within light, weather, and landscapes. Her work has exhibited in museums and galleries across the United States, including the LACMA Art Rental and Sales Gallery and the Brand Library Art Gallery in Los...
Oil
Les Falaises By Willy Schlobach
By Willy Schlobach
Located in New Orleans, LA
Willy Schlobach 1864-1951 Belgian Les falaises (The Cliffs) Oil on canvas Signed with artist’s monogram “W.S.” (lower right) This coastal landscape showcases the bold palette and...
Canvas, Oil
“Figure on a Country Lane, Brittany”
Located in Southampton, NY
Powerful, beautifully executed vibrant oil on canvas early work by the well known American artist, Alexander Warshawsky. Signed lower right and dated 1917. This painting was mostly...
Canvas, Oil
Fragility of Strenght
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is about trust, closeness, and the inner strength that can exist within vulnerability. The woman and the greyhound share a quiet space of calm, where nothing needs to b...
Canvas, Acrylic
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Mid Century French Impressionist Painting Portrait of a Chic Lady in White Shirt
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overall...
Oil
Mountain Fantasy, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
My fantasy of a mountain village :: Painting :: Pointillism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes...
Oil
Study for “L’Acropole”
By Paul Delvaux
Located in New Orleans, LA
Paul Delvaux 1897-1994 Belgian Study for “L’Acropole” Signed and dated "P.Delvaux 1965" (lower right) Watercolor, pen and ink on paper This preliminary drawing for Paul Delvaux’s greatest masterpiece L’Acropole, which resides today in the Centre Pompidou in Paris, features the artist’s most beloved subject — mystical scenes of nude women. A centrally-placed, stoic woman draped in a long green gown stands with her arms outstretched by her sides. She gazes at another idealized woman in the foreground, lying nude on a chaise lounge, while behind her, multitudes of other women in white dresses undertake a long procession towards a distant door. The captivating scene exudes the unique Surrealist style for which the artist has become known. With this skillful rendering of the surreal setting, Delvaux has mastered depicting nude women in a sensual yet non-erotic manner. The artist drew inspiration from a variety of sources, including the futuristic writings of Jules Verne and the mythos of Homer, and blended them with his subconscious themes, which frequently included the nude female form. In combination with the loose concepts of form and perspective found in the 16th-century Mannerist paintings that Delvaux studied in Italy before World War II, his distinctive style served to create memorable dreamscapes without veering into lewdness. Like the very best Surrealist images, the work is both innovative and engaging. Paul Delvaux's earliest and most lasting influences in his art were the futuristic writings of Jules Verne and the mythos of Homer. After completing his initial artistic training at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, Delvaux exhibited with Surrealists Dalí...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
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English Farmhouse - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Oil 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...
Oil Pastel, Board
$2,112Sale Price|20% Off
October Heat
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas
Canvas, Oil
Leda and the swan
Located in Zofingen, AG
"This painting presents a contemporary figurative interpretation of the classical Greek myth of Leda and the Swan, in which Zeus appears to Leda in the form of a swan. At the center ...
Canvas, Acrylic
La Porte de St. Martin, Paris
Located in Sheffield, MA
Francois Gerome French, 1895 La Porte de St. Martin, Paris Oil on canvas 16 by 20 in. W/frame 22 by 26 in. Signed lower left Framed in a period House of Heyden...
Oil
"Model Charlotte" Original impressionistic .Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
In this oil painting, I've captured a moment of introspective contemplation, using the figurative impressionism style to emphasize the raw emotions and vulnerability. The brushstroke...
Canvas, Oil
Raoul Dufy (after) - Autoportrait - 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...
Lithograph
$1,102Sale Price|35% Off
Seascape St Ives - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Pastel 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...
Paper, Oil Pastel
Pond of the Tuileries Garden in Paris
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
HERVE Jules René (1887-1981) Pond of the Tuileries Garden in Paris Oil on canvas signed low right Old frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 46 X 55 cm Dim frame : 67 X 76 cm HERVE J...
Oil
$672Sale Price|20% Off
Woman with Orange Cat
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic on canvas.
Canvas, Acrylic
Celso Lagar, Fairgoers in front of roulottes
By Celso Lagar
Located in Madrid, ES
CELSO LAGAR Spanish, 1891 - 1966 FAIRGOERS IN FRONT OF ROULOTTES signed "Lagar" (lower right) oil on canvas 18-1/4 x 15 inches (46 x 38 cm.) framed: 29-1/4 x 26 inches (74 x 66 cm.) PROVENANCE Private French Collector Celso Lagar Arroyo (Ciudad Rodrigo, 1891 - Seville, 1966) was an expressionist Spanish painter of the first generation of the School of Paris, where he lived most of his life. He was influenced by avant-gardes of all kinds, such as cubism and fovism. He painted mainly landscapes and still lifes...
Canvas, Oil
Olive Grove Beneath the Hills of Provence
By Mario Passarelli
Located in London, GB
'Olive Grove Beneath the Hills of Provence', oil on canvas, by Mario Passarelli (circa 1980s). A sun-struck Mediterranean landscape is built from thick, restless strokes of loaded pa...
Canvas, Oil
May Milton - Litho After H. de Toulouse-Lautrec
By (After) Henri Toulouse Lautrec
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 29 x 20 cm. May Milton is a beautiful chromolithographed Art Nouveau poster, monogrammed and dated on plate on the lower left margin by the French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. A wonderful reduction of the famous Moulin Rouge poster...
Lithograph
Paloma Ripolles, Sunset, Original Landscape Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Paloma Ripollés Sunset Contemporary Landscape Painting Oil Paint on Canvas Canvas Size: H 89cm x W 116cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how ...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$325Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life Colorful Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 10.75 x 8.75 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in ov...
Oil
Lake Werdenberg in April. Horizontal Landscape Paintings, impressionism, lake.
Located in Oslo, NO
In this landscape painting you can see the pearl of Switzerland - the town of Werdenberg with a lake and a castle on the hill. The spring awakening of nature, the harmony of the beau...
Oil
Lake Fälensee. Landscape, lake, mountains, Switzerland, impressionism horizontal
Located in Oslo, NO
"The painting was created after a hike in the mountains to the famous Swiss Fälensee." said Anna Shesterikova about this artwork. "The beautiful clear water reflects all the beauty o...
Acrylic
"Plage Au Parasol" Post-Impressionist Beach Scene Oil on Canvas Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A charming 20th Century oil painting depicting a French beach scene with figures in the sand and under a parasol. The waves ebb and flow as the turquoise waters move effortlessly. Th...
Canvas, Oil
$7,461
Spring in the Tyrol - Post Impressionist Figure in Landscape Oil - Stefan Simony
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on board figure in landscape by Austrian post impressionist painter Stefan Simony. The work depicts a woman in a field full of wildflowers with a view of the mou...
Oil, Board
"French Interior Scene with Nude " Paris Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
An intimate interior scene of a nude laying on the couch during the day. We are charmed by the rich choice of color and intimate details throughout this miniature work. This painting...
Oil, Panel
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse, Acanthus Leaves, from Last Works of Matisse, 1958 (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) (after) Title: Acanthus Leaves (Acanthes) Year: July 28, 1958 Medium: Lithograph on velin du Marais paper Paper Size: 14 x 21 inches (35.56 x 53.34 ...
Lithograph
$21,000
Rivière et Saules by Paulémile Pissarro - Post-Impressionist river scene
Located in London, GB
Rivière et Saules by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Oil on canvas 46.1 x 55.2 cm (18 ¹/₈ x 21 ³/₄ inches) Signed and dated lower left Paulémile-Pissarro-1931 Titled on the reverse P...
Canvas, Oil
"Sea&Girl" Original impressionistic painting . Figurative . Horizontal.
Located in Oslo, NO
In this canvas, I've captured the tranquil essence of the sea's dance with light, employing a symphony of brushstrokes to create a serene atmosphere. I was driven by the compelling c...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic