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19th Century Plein Air Shore Scene
19th Century Plein Air Shore Scene

19th Century Plein Air Shore Scene

Located in Nantucket, MA

19th Century Plein Air Shore Scene, American School, circa 1870s, an oi on canvas coastal seascape

Category

1870s American Romantic Antique Plein Air

Materials

Canvas

A Very Good 19th Century Italian Plein Air Macchiaioli School Landscape
A Very Good 19th Century Italian Plein Air Macchiaioli School Landscape

A Very Good 19th Century Italian Plein Air Macchiaioli School Landscape

By Piero Manzoni

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A finely executed 19th century Italian ‘plein air’ forested landscape, demonstrating a highly

Category

1870s Italian Barbizon School Antique Plein Air

Materials

Wood, Paint

Winter on the Farm - Plein Air Landscape
Winter on the Farm - Plein Air Landscape

Winter on the Farm - Plein Air Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Serene winter landscape by an unknown artist. A dusting of freshly fallen snow covers the landscape. Two large trees are in the forefront of the composition, with a small farmhouse b...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Plein Air

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

A Fine 20th C. British Watercolor Plein Air Landscape by Henry John Kinnaird
A Fine 20th C. British Watercolor Plein Air Landscape by Henry John Kinnaird

A Fine 20th C. British Watercolor Plein Air Landscape by Henry John Kinnaird

By Henry John Kinnaird

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A finely executed early 20th century 'plein air' landscape by noted British landscape artist Henry

Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Plein Air

Materials

Other

Original Ernest Lawson Plein Air New York Painting of Wooded Landscape
Original Ernest Lawson Plein Air New York Painting of Wooded Landscape

Original Ernest Lawson Plein Air New York Painting of Wooded Landscape

By Ernest Lawson

Located in Tustin, CA

Beautiful original plein air impressionistic and realistic style, oil on canvas painting, features

Category

Early 20th Century American Other Antique Plein Air

Materials

Canvas

Wolter Jansen - Framed 1927 Oil, En Plein Air
Wolter Jansen - Framed 1927 Oil, En Plein Air

Wolter Jansen - Framed 1927 Oil, En Plein Air

Located in Corsham, GB

A bright, Impressionist composition by Wolter Jansen depicting red-roofed houses surrounded by verdant foliage. Jansen applies the paint using a palette knife to create a richly text...

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Early 20th Century Antique Plein Air

Materials

Oil

Antique American impressionist plein air oil painting period frame pink purple
Antique American impressionist plein air oil painting period frame pink purple

Antique American impressionist plein air oil painting period frame pink purple

Located in Buffalo, NY

This atmospheric early 20th-century landscape depicts a quiet river bend bordered by leafless trees, rendered in a restrained tonal palette of soft greens, muted blues, warm browns, ...

Category

Early 1900s American Impressionist Antique Plein Air

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Ploughing on the Hillside" Jean-Charles Cazin, Plein Air Landscape Sketch
"Ploughing on the Hillside" Jean-Charles Cazin, Plein Air Landscape Sketch

"Ploughing on the Hillside" Jean-Charles Cazin, Plein Air Landscape Sketch

By Jean-Charles Cazin

Located in New York, NY

Jean-Charles Cazin Ploughing on the Hillside Signed lower left Oil on board 6 1/2 x 6 inches The son of a well-known doctor, FJ Cazin, he was born at Samer, Pas-de-Calais. After st...

Category

Mid-19th Century Tonalist Antique Plein Air

Materials

Canvas, Oil

CHARLES CURTELIN (FRENCH 1859-1912) EN PLEIN AIR IMPRESSIONIST OIL - WOODLAND
CHARLES CURTELIN (FRENCH 1859-1912) EN PLEIN AIR IMPRESSIONIST OIL - WOODLAND

CHARLES CURTELIN (FRENCH 1859-1912) EN PLEIN AIR IMPRESSIONIST OIL - WOODLAND

By CHARLES CURTELIN (FRENCH 1859-1912

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Charles Curtelin (French, 1859-1912) Title: Woodland Scene Medium: oil painting on board, unframed. Size: painting: 13.5 x 18.5 inches Provenance: from a privat...

Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Plein Air

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shepherdess at the edge of the forest
Shepherdess at the edge of the forest

Shepherdess at the edge of the forest

Located in Gent, VOV

"Robbe Louis, “Plein air” Animal Painter" ROBBE Louis Born in Courtrai on November 17, 1806, died

Category

Mid-19th Century Barbizon School Antique Plein Air

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair Framed Watercolor Landscape Paintings, Provence, France, 1920's
Pair Framed Watercolor Landscape Paintings, Provence, France, 1920's

Pair Framed Watercolor Landscape Paintings, Provence, France, 1920's

Located in Chappaqua, NY

Pair Framed Watercolor Landscape Paintings, Provence, France, 1926. Charming 'plein air' paintings

Category

1920s French French Provincial Antique Plein Air

Materials

Paper

"Young Dreams” Genre Painting after James Clarke Hook
"Young Dreams” Genre Painting after James Clarke Hook

"Young Dreams” Genre Painting after James Clarke Hook

Located in Savannah, GA

Hookscapes, Hooke sought out coastal areas around Scotland, Wales, Devon and Cornwall to create his plein air

Category

1890s European Other Antique Plein Air

Materials

Wood, Paint

Harry Aiken Vincent Framed Oil On Board
Harry Aiken Vincent Framed Oil On Board

Harry Aiken Vincent Framed Oil On Board

Located in Essex, MA

Harry Vincent a noted Cape Ann painted known for his plein air style of painting. This painting

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Plein Air

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Wide Landscape With Horses
Wide Landscape With Horses

Wide Landscape With Horses

Located in PARIS, FR

colors, often working in "plein air".

Category

Mid-19th Century Neo-Expressionist Antique Plein Air

Materials

Oil

Capri
Capri

Capri

Located in Täby, SE

January 1872. The majority of his works during his stay in Italy are plein air studies. During the summer

Category

1880s Naturalistic Antique Plein Air

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Monumental Framed Oil on Canvas Pastural Landscape
Monumental Framed Oil on Canvas Pastural Landscape

Monumental Framed Oil on Canvas Pastural Landscape

Located in Essex, MA

reminiscent of the plein air and fete champetre movements of the French, 18th century court painters, Boucher

Category

Late 18th Century Neoclassical Antique Plein Air

Materials

Other

Summer Day, American Impressionist, Coastal View, Seashore
Summer Day, American Impressionist, Coastal View, Seashore

Summer Day, American Impressionist, Coastal View, Seashore

Located in Wiscasset, ME

. Noyes was a plein-air painter working primarily in the Boston area, but he traveled frequently to Europe

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Plein Air

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Sunset
Sunset

Sunset

By Albert Bierstadt, 1830-1902

Located in New York, NY

plein-air sketches, serving as portable foundations for future commissions when his large canvases could

Category

19th Century Antique Plein Air

Materials

Canvas, Oil

17th Century Oil Painting School of Claude Lorrain
17th Century Oil Painting School of Claude Lorrain

17th Century Oil Painting School of Claude Lorrain

By (after) Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)

Located in 263-0031, JP

A copy of the 1636 painting “River Ford” by the French proto-plein-air painter Claude Lorrain (1600

Category

17th Century European Antique Plein Air

Materials

Canvas

Harvest Time Surrey England Landscape
Harvest Time Surrey England Landscape

Harvest Time Surrey England Landscape

By John Horace Hooper

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

1851-1906 England. Known for his captivating plein air landscape paintings. Hooper made his debut in

Category

1880s English School Antique Plein Air

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

"Cottage by the Sea" - Framed 19th-Century Antique Watercolor Seascape Painting
"Cottage by the Sea" - Framed 19th-Century Antique Watercolor Seascape Painting

"Cottage by the Sea" - Framed 19th-Century Antique Watercolor Seascape Painting

Located in New Orleans, LA

, you might want to have a new mat cut. The frame is a nice gilt plein-air wood frame. Dimensions given

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Plein Air

Materials

Watercolor

Summer Trees by River and Path
Summer Trees by River and Path

Summer Trees by River and Path

By Camille Pissarro

Located in Hillsborough, NC

natural scenes. Pissaro (1830-1903) mastered plein air scenes of trees in moments of stillness and

Category

1920s Impressionist Antique Plein Air

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Granary along the Thames
Granary along the Thames

Granary along the Thames

Located in Middletown, NY

), the full sheet. Uniform toning and minor attenuation. A wonderful plein-air landscape, likely a

Category

Early 19th Century English School Antique Plein Air

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Graphite

Pasture with Cows
Pasture with Cows

Pasture with Cows

By Rémy Cogghe

Located in Atlanta, GA

detail while painting en plein air.

Category

Early 1900s Academic Antique Plein Air

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Le Bateau Mouche, Paris, France, Cityscape, Park, Children
Le Bateau Mouche, Paris, France, Cityscape, Park, Children

Le Bateau Mouche, Paris, France, Cityscape, Park, Children

By François Gall

Located in Wiscasset, ME

work was influenced by the Impressionists and their plein-air approach to painting. In “Le Bateau

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Plein Air

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Antique Plein Air For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact antique plein air you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the abstract style, while we also have 19 abstract versions to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for an antique plein air may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 19th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right antique plein air is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes brown, gray, black and blue. An antique plein air from Jane Bloodgood-Abrams, Cindy Shaoul, Steven Guy Bilodeau, James Hartman and Ronald Tinney — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and fabric, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Antique Plein Air?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — an antique plein air in our inventory may begin at $235 and can go as high as $191,750, while the average can fetch as much as $2,261.
Questions About Antique Plein Air
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    A plein air frame is a simple, unembellished wooden frame, usually gold-colored. These frames are typically used to mount plein air paintings, which are painted outdoors. Because of the constraints of painting in nature, the paintings and accompanying frames tend to be small.
  • Lilac Gallery Ltd.March 18, 2021
    The 'Plein air' is a French expression that means “in the open air.” And it is a term used by artists to describe when the painting was executed outside or outdoors, in contrast to painting inside of a studio. This method became very relevant in the 19th-century when French impressionism was centered in painting outdoors, with a strong sense of the open air, capturing landscapes or cityscapes on-site, at the location where the subject depicted was painted.