$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
1920's Northern California Autumn Oak Trees Landscape
By Sydney Lemos
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful 1920's landscape of autumnal Northern California landscape with colorful oaks and mountains in the background by Sydney Lemos (Son of the artist William Lemos) (American, 1...
Canvas, Oil
$2,250
Antique American Impressionist Pastel Landscape Painting Alameda California
By Edwin C. Siegfried
Located in Portland, OR
Antique California Impressionist landscape pastel painting on paper, by Edwin C. Siegfried (1889-1955), most likely a scene in Alameda circa 1930. A beautiful Impressionistic paintin...
Paper, Pastel
Charles Partridge Adams California Coastal Watercolor American Impressionist
By Charles Partridge Adams
Located in Denver, CO
This original California coastal watercolor by American Impressionist Charles Partridge Adams captures the atmospheric beauty and shifting light of the Pacific shoreline with remarka...
Watercolor
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
Early 20th Century Sierra Mountain Path California Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage 1920's California landscape of a path through tall evergreen trees with the grand Sierra mountains in the background by listed female artist Willamean Soderberg Tufts (Americ...
Linen, Oil, Cardboard
$1,080Sale Price|20% Off
1920s California Mission San Juan Capistrano Courtyard Column Garden Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful early 20th century historical landscape of Mission San Juan Capistrano, 1926, with vines climbing the courtyard columns, by California artist Angela Devlin (American, 19th-...
Canvas, Oil
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Early 20th Century California Landscape - Sunrise On Tin Mountain, Death Valley
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous California landscape titled, "Sunrise on Tin Mountain, Death Valley" with Oak in foreground and mountains and Eucalyptus trees in background by Edward Langley (American, 187...
Linen, Oil
Point Lobos, California
By William John Edmondson
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Point Lobos, California Oil on artist's board, c. 1925 Signed lower right: Wm J Edmundson (see photo) Condition: Very good condition Frame: Period McBeth Gallery style frame (see pho...
Oil
'Monterey Coast', California Impressionist, Paris, St. Ives, Laguna Beach, AIC
By George Gardner Symons
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A fresh and breezy view of the much-loved Pinnacle Point in Monterey painted with the artist's characteristic freshness and vigor and dating to the 1920's. Initialed lower right, 'G....
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
California Stormy Sky, c. 1924
By Theodore Lukits
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by American Legacy Fine A in 2014; From Pasadena Antiques and Design who acquired the painting circa 2012; From a private Los Angeles collector who acquired the work, circa ...
Pastel
'Santa Barbara Landscape', Paris, Académie Julian, LACMA, Pasadena, California
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'J. W. Nicoll' for John W. Nicoll (American, 1865-1943), titled lower left, 'Santa Barbara' and painted circa 1925. Sheet dimensions: 9 x 12.75 inches. A luminou...
Paper, Watercolor
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
Cliffs and Cypresses at Pt. Lobos, California - Seascape Charles F. Cummins 1929
Located in Soquel, CA
Cliffs and Cypresses at Pt. Lobos, California - Seascape Charles F. Cummins 1929 (American, 1850-1941). One of the beautiful coves from the cliffs near the ocean at Point Lobos State...
Masonite, Oil
California Golden Poppies and Blue Oaks - Rural Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Golden Flowers and Blue Oaks - California Rural Landscape in Watercolor on Paper Vibrant landscape by listed California artist Marie Williams (American, 1878-1969). Yellow flowers c...
Paper, Watercolor
$920Sale Price|20% Off
The Redwoods of the Northern California Coast - Watercolor by Lillian Dake Heath
Located in Soquel, CA
The Redwoods of the Northern California Coast - Watercolor by Lillian Dake Heath The Redwoods and a country road in Davenport California a Watercolor by Lillian Dake Heath (American,...
Watercolor, Illustration Board, Laid Paper
Unavailable
H 37.75 in W 37.75 in D 3.5 in
Edgar Payne “Sierra Lake” Early California Impressionist Oil painting circa 1920
By Edgar Payne
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Sierra Lake” is an original oil painting on canvas created circa 1920's by the important early Southern California Impressionist artist Edgar Payne (1883 – 1947).
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable
H 37 in W 41 in D 2.5 in
“Southland Trees” Early California painting circa mid 1920's by Paul Lauritz
By Paul Lauritz
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Southland Trees” is an original oil painting on canvas created circa mid-1920's by early Southern California Impressionist artist Paul Lauritz (1889 – 1975).
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable
H 37 in W 45 in D 2.5 in
“Carmel Coast, 1923” Early California Impressionist Oil painting by Roi Colman
By Roi Clarkson Coleman
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Carmel Coast” is an original oil painting on canvas created in 1923 by early Southern California Impressionist artist Roi Clarkson Colman (1884 – 1945).
Canvas, Oil
California Hills
By Harold Streator
Located in Hudson, NY
Oil on Canvas, 25 x 30, signed lower right Born in Cleveland, OH on Aug. 5, 1861. Streator studied at the ASL in NYC and Boston Museum School. After spending most of his life in Cle...
Oil
Unavailable
H 18.5 in W 22.5 in D 1.75 in
William Henry Price “17 Mile Drive, Pebble Beach” California Oil Painting
By William Henry Price
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“17 Mile Drive, Pebble Beach” is an original oil painting on canvas created circa 1920's by early California Impressionist artist William Henry Price (1864 – 1940).
Canvas, Oil
California Coast, 1920's
By Ejnar Hansen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed verso, "Ejnar Hansen" and painted circa 1925 An early-20th century, Impressionist oil showing a view of southern California's rocky coast with a distant steamer on the hor...
Canvas, Oil
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H 31 in W 36 in D 3 in
California Impressionist Beach View by Robert Williams
By Robert Williams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Impressionist seascape by Robert F Williams (1881 - 1972). Oil on canvas, circa 1930. Signed. Displayed in a period giltwood frame. Image size, 30"L x 25"H, overall 36"L x ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 19 in W 23 in D 3 in
California Impressionist Coastal Ocean Seascape Oil Painting, Charles Clarke '21
By Charles John Clarke
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressionist seascape painting by Charles John Clarke (1893 - 1984). Oil on board, circa 1921. Signed. Displayed in a giltwood frame. Image size, 16"L x 12"H.
Canvas, Oil
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H 19 in W 23 in D 3 in
California Impressionist Coastal Ocean Seascape Oil Painting, Charles Clarke '21
By Charles John Clarke
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressionist seascape painting by Charles John Clarke (1893 - 1984). Oil on board, circa 1921. Signed. Displayed in a giltwood frame. Image size, 16"L x 12"H.
Canvas, Oil
View of Pebble Beach, California
By John Edward Walker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressionist-style seascape of Pebble Beach California by John Edward Walker (1880-1940). Oil on canvas, circa 1920. Signed lower right, "J. Edward Walker". Displayed in a giltwo...
Canvas, Oil
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H 11.5 in W 10.25 in D 0.75 in
Waves and Rocks, California Coastal Landscape, 1920s Seascape Gouache Painting
By Charles Partridge Adams
Located in Denver, CO
Marine Painting with waves and rocks on the California Coast, seascape by Charles Partridge Adams circa 1920. Watercolor and gouache on paper in colors of blue, gray and green, attri...
Watercolor, Gouache
California - 3 - Ojai Valley
By Frank Morley Fletcher
Located in Santa Monica, CA
FRANK MORLEY FLETCHER (1866 – 1949) CALIFORNIA 3 - OJAI VALLEY c. 1925 Color woodcut signed and titled, edition no. 22/100. 11 ½ x 9” Very good con...
Woodcut
Vintage California Sunset Valley Signed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1927. Signed illegibly lower right. Displayed in a period giltwood frame. Image, 24"L x 14"H, overall 28"L x 18"H.
Canvas, Oil
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H 29 in W 35 in D 2 in
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” California Forest American Impressionist
By Francis Stillwell Dixon
Located in Yardley, PA
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” by Francis Stillwell Dixon (American, 1879-1967).
Canvas, Oil
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H 9.5 in W 10.5 in
Antique American modern California impressionist landscape framed Yellow Blue
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original antique California impressionist painting. Unsigned but done by a very talented hand, circa 1920's. Housed in a stunning dark wood frame this light dappled painting shi...
Oil, Board
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H 26 in W 30 in D 2 in
Antique American Western California Impressionist Signed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist signed landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed illegibly lower right. Framed. Image size, 24L x 20H.
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (California Landscape)
By Carl Moon
Located in Denver, CO
A mountain trail in California. Housed in a gold leaf frame; outer dimensions measure 11.25 x 13.25 x 1.25 inches. Image measures 8 x 9.75 inches. Provenance: Private Collectio...
Oil
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H 18.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
"San Gabriel Foothills" Impressionist Landscape of California
Located in Houston, TX
Watercolor landscape of the San Gabriel foothills in California. The work is full of greens, yellows, and purple tones. The painting is framed in a gold frame with a light brown matt...
Watercolor
Landscape with Trees (California)
By Ruth Minerva Bennett
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Framed, actual size 24x30 Born in Momence, Illinois, Ruth Bennett studied art at the ASL in New York City before moving to Los Angeles in the 1920's. There, she studied at the Choui...
Canvas, Oil
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H 25 in W 35 in D 3 in
Clear Lake, California, 1920 Margaret Rogers "Jolly Daubers"
By Margaret Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Sunday Afternoon Clear Lake by Margaret Rogers (American, 1872 to 1961). Signed M. E. Rogers lower right. Period craftsman giltwood frame. Born in Birmingham, England, her family imm...
Oil, Linen
Old Spanish Mission, California (c. 1920)
By Dana Bartlett
Located in New Orleans, LA
A glowing depiction in rusts and reds of an old Spanish mission in a characteristically California landscape, by notable California landscape painter Dana Bartlett, founder of both t...
Oil
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H 10 in W 15 in D 2 in
Antique California Beach Sunset Singed Impressionist Coastal Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist sunset beach oil painting by John W. Nicoll (1865 - 1943). Oil on board, circa 1920. Signed. Displayed in a period frame. Image, 9"L x 13"H.
Canvas, Oil
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H 21 in W 25 in D 2 in
Antique American California Plein Aire Woman Artist Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting by Mabel Carruthers (1886 - 1972). Oil on canvas, circa 1920. Signed. Displayed in a period giltwood frame. Image, 20"L x 16"H.
Canvas, Oil
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H 23.5 in W 27.5 in D 2 in
Untitled Landscape Painting of Ojai, California
By Carl Lindin
Located in Denver, CO
An original signed landscape oil painting of Ojai, California from the 1920s by Swedish-American artist, Carl Lindin.
Oil
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H 22 in W 17 in D 1 in
Venus and California Junipero 1920 Rare Early work by Ferdinand Burgdorff
By Ferdinand Burgdorff
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial and very rare, nocturnal cypress by California artist Ferdinand Burgdorff (American, 1883-1975). Signed "Ferdinand Burgdorff" and dated "1920" lower right. Unframed. Ima...
Canvas, Oil
California Vertical Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant landscape by listed artist Catherine Brice (American, b. late 1800s). Two trees dominate the composition, nearly glowing in yellow and orange tones. A stream leads the viewer...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
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H 22.75 in W 22.75 in D 2 in
American Impressionist oil painting of a canyon in Palm Springs, California
Located in Colfax, CA
A very well painted landscape painting of a canyon near Palm Springs, CA by Ferdinand Piney Earle. Ferdinand was the father of Eyvind Earle, and highly talented California artist. Fe...
Oil
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H 24 in W 20.25 in D 0.75 in
'High Sierras, California', Plein Air Impressionist Lake Oil, AIC, San Francisco
By Joseph Paul Frey
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Joseph Frey' for Joseph Paul Frey (American, 1892-1977) and painted circa 1925. This early California Plein Air painter first studied at the Art Institute of Chi...
Canvas, Oil
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H 24.75 in W 30.75 in D 1.5 in
Early 20th Century Sierra Mountain's Mt. Raymond, California Landscape
By Margaret E. Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful Sierra Mountain's landscape of "Mount Raymond" by Margaret Rogers (American, 1872-1961). From the Santa Cruz Art League Collection. Signed "M.E Rogers" lower right. Titled ...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
California Impressionist, 'Piazza del Duomo, Siena'
By Jules Pages
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A delicate and intimate, early 20th century watercolor view of the high Gothic, Italo-Byzantine facade of the Siena Cathedral overlooking Piazza del Duomo. Signed lower right, 'Jul...
Paper, Watercolor, Board
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H 24 in W 16 in D 1.25 in
Through the Trees, Early 20th Century California Landscape, William Otto Emerson
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful 1920's landscape of a view through the trees by California painter and pastel artist William Otto Emerson (American, 1856-1940). Signed and dated "Emerson 21" lower left an...
Linen, Oil
California Redwoods
By John Melville Kelly 1
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
John Melville Kelly , 'California Redwoods', etching, c. 1920. Signed, titled and annotated 'NO 17' in pencil. A fine, rich impression, in brown/black ink, with selectively wiped pla...
Etching
Santa Barbara, California Colorful Trees & Mountains #0-92
By Francis Draper Jr.
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Estate signed verso. Painted between the years 1916 and 1926. This painting is identified in the Francis Draper Jr. archives as #0-92........... PROVENANCE: The Francis Draper Jr....
Oil, Cardboard
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H 16 in W 18 in D 1 in
Early 20th Century California Plein Air San Gabriel Mountains
By Hanson Puthuff
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial and period Arroyo Seco School landscape painting of the San Gabriel Mountains in California among billowing clouds and a red-roofed barn attributed to Hanson Puthuff (Ame...
Canvas, Oil
Off the Coast of California by Leon Lundmark
By Leon Lundmark
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressionist seascape painting with ships by Leon Lundmark (1875 - 1942). Oil on board, circa 1920. Signed lower right, "Lundmark". Displayed in a giltwood frame. Image size, 1...
Oil, Canvas
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H 10.25 in W 13.5 in D 0.75 in
Crashing Waves and Rocks, California Coast, 1920s Seascape Marine Oil Painting
By Charles Partridge Adams
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage marine seascape oil painting of waves crashing on rocks along the California coast by Charles Partridge Adams (1858-1942). Colors include blue, green, white, brown and beige...
Oil, Canvas
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H 30 in W 36 in
Crashing Surf on the California Coastline by George Bickerstaff
By George Sanders Bickerstaff
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on board painting by American California Impressionist, George Bickerstaff (1893-1954). Housed in a period impressionist frame. Image size, 30"L x24"H, overall size...
Oil, Board, Canvas
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H 31.75 in W 24 in D 0.13 in
Sailboat off Malibu California Coast by Geoffrey Holt
Located in Soquel, CA
Lovely mid-century English School style maritime Sailboat off Malibu California Coast, coastal seascape of a sailboat on the water by Geoffrey Holt (American/English, 1882 - 1977). T...
Oil, Cardboard
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H 14.25 in W 18.25 in D 0.75 in
'Monterey Bay', California Plein Air, National Academy of Design, Bohemian Club
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left "F.M. Pebbles Sr." for Frank Marion Pebbles (American, 1839-1928) and dated 1924; original label attached to frame, verso, with title 'View on Monterey Bay' and sig...
Canvas, Oil
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H 16 in W 13 in D 2 in
Antique American California Impressionist Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist California oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 12H by 9L.
Canvas, Oil
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H 18 in W 22 in D 2 in
California Female Impressionist Zimapan Mexico Mountain Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted panoramic landscape by Nellie Augusta Knopf (1875 - 1962). Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 12H x 16L. Signed verso.
Canvas, Oil
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H 15 in W 17 in D 1.5 in
'Carmel' - California impressionist beachscape
By Louise Everett Nimmo
Located in Oakland, CA
Louise Everett a.k.a. Louise Everett Nimmo (California, 1899-1959) 'Carmel' - California impressionist beachscape Oil on artist's paperboard 1922 Housed in a period frame Sign...
Oil
$21,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 33 in W 38 in
Landscape Painting by Arvid Nyholm, Impressionist, Swedish American, Chicago
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Arvid Frederick Nyholm (Swedish-American, 1866-1937) Signed: A Nyholm (Lower, Right and Lower, Left) " Mother and Child in a Landscape ", circa 1910-1920 Oil on Canvas 25" x 30"...
Canvas, Oil
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 17.75 in D 0.75 in
Mid Century Ojai Spring Cottage Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century landscape of Ojai, California with charming stucco cottage and almond trees in bloom and mountains in background titled, "Storm over Ojai" by Margaret Anna Dob...
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
$5,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 12 in W 16 in D 1 in
New England Town Scene Oil Painting by listed artist Emile Gruppe (1896-1978)
Located in Baltimore, MD
Emile Albert Gruppe was a very well known Cape Ann, Massachusetts painter who founded his own Gruppe Summer School in 1942. He was born in Rochester, NY in 1896 and studied at the A...
Oil
$12,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.5 in W 25.5 in D 3 in
California Impressionist Oil Painting Franz A. Bischoff Laguna Seascape
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Franz Arthur Bischoff seascape Laguna Tide Pools oil/board signed LR in a gilt over red clay bole and gesso carved Arts & Crafts style frame. 13 x 19 unframed, 19.5 x 25.5 framed s...
Oil
$67,467
H 44.89 in W 76.78 in D 0.79 in
Regattas day (a tribute to Seurat). Large format Riverside scene with figures.
By Fabio Hurtado
Located in Segovia, ES
Reggatas day (tribute to Seurat), by Fabio Hurtado, is an oil painting on canvas which was created in 1995 and which obtained the Honorary Medal at the Certamen de Pintura BMW in Spa...
Canvas, Oil
$1,775
H 9 in W 12.5 in D 2 in
Antique American Hudson River School Luminous Coastal Sunset Seascape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Signed and dated K. W. Newhall 1881, this luminous seascape by American painter Kate White Newhall (1840–1917) captures a dramatic coastal scene at sunset with refined academic techn...
Oil, Board
"New England Farm, " Landscape Oil Painting
By John C. Traynor
Located in Westport, CT
This large landscape oil painting by John Traynor captures a scene in New England. Cows are visible in front of a long picket fence, with a red barn and house behind the fence and lu...
Canvas, Oil
$3,650
H 29.75 in W 54.75 in D 3.5 in
Original Late 19th Century Oil Painting of Upstate New York Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th Century Upstate New York Oil Painting Landscape by Frances B. Clark Moody rural Hudson River School style painting of Upstate New York by Frances B. Clark (Canadian/Americ...
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$1,200
H 8 in W 10 in D 0.25 in
Sunset at Grand Teton National Park - Plein Aire Landscape in Oil on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Sunset at Grand Teton National Park - Plein Aire Landscape in Oil on Board Vibrant plein aire landscape by Thomas Bradshaw (American, b. 1972). This landscape was complete on site, ...
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
$775
H 18 in W 22 in D 2 in
Vintage American Impressionist Framed New England Farm Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas, 18 x 22 inches overall, 16 x 20 inches image size. Vintage American impressionist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Canvas, Oil
$4,250
H 16 in W 24.5 in D 0.75 in
Early 20th Century Original Southern California Landscape -- Eucalyptus Grove
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Oil Southern California Landscape C. 1930s -- The Eucalyptus Grove Vibrant, painterly Southern California landscape of iconic Eucalyptus trees by Andrew Boardo Lund (1877 ...
Linen, Oil
Fall in the Mountain Valley
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Beautiful American School impressionist piece, unsigned, oil on board. Likely 1920-1940. Painted by a talented artist with wonderful composition and brushwork. 10" x 14" sight, 16.2...
Oil
$1,355Sale Price|50% Off
H 23.5 in W 29.25 in D 1 in
1938 American Impressionist Mountain Landscape, Sister Mary Norbert Vintage Art
Located in Denver, CO
A charming 1938 American Impressionist landscape painting by Sister Mary Norbert, depicting a tranquil mountain countryside scene with trees, rocky terrain, and a small farmhouse nes...
Oil
$5,583
H 28.35 in W 36.23 in D 1.58 in
French Impressionist River and Park Landscape
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French Impressionist oil on canvas view of a river in parkland by the noted French artist Albert Uriet. The painting is signed and dated bottom right and is presented in a fine car...
Oil
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 22 in D 3 in
Fine Impressionist American School Oil on Canvas; Family Picnic or Outing, 1925
Located in Baltimore, MD
This lovely impressionist painting portrays what appears to be a family outing or picnic. There are many beautifully dressed women with their children in a park setting. Oddly, wha...
Oil
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"
Linen, Oil, Panel
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.
Find a collection of authentic Impressionist art on 1stDibs.
Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.
When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.
Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.
No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel.
Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color?
On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive collection of paintings and other fine art for your home or office. Browse abstract paintings, portrait paintings, paintings by emerging artists and more today.