$1,369
H 18.9 in W 24.81 in
Vintage french art by Paul Emile Lecomte - Provence - oil signed on carton.
By Paul Emile Lecomte
Located in PARIS, FR
Emile Lambinet. He exhibited regularly at the Salon in Paris from 1880 to 1912, where his work was
Pencil, Tempera, Watercolor
$2,703
H 20.48 in W 25.6 in
Vintage french art painting by Paul emile Lecomte - oil on canvas, signed
By Paul Emile Lecomte
Located in PARIS, FR
painter Emile Lambinet. He exhibited regularly at the Salon in Paris from 1880 to 1912, where his work was
Oil
$588
H 6.3 in W 4.34 in
Paul emile Lecomte. Paris - animated view of the Pantheon - pencil on carton.
By Paul Emile Lecomte
Located in PARIS, FR
in the studio of the painter Emile Lambinet. He exhibited regularly at the Salon in Paris from 1880
Pencil
$504
H 7.49 in W 9.85 in
Paul emile Lecomte. Paris -The Carrousel and the Louvre pencil on paper, signed
By Paul Emile Lecomte
Located in PARIS, FR
Lecomte's uncle, learned painting in the studio of the painter Emile Lambinet. He exhibited regularly at the
Pencil
$360
H 9.45 in W 11.23 in
Paul emile Lecomte - study of the quais by the river - pencil - signed.
By Paul Emile Lecomte
Located in PARIS, FR
Lecomte, Paul Emile Lecomte's uncle, learned painting in the studio of the painter Emile Lambinet. He
Pencil
$3,004
H 11.02 in W 18.89 in
Animated Landscape With House By The River, oil on wood, impressionist painting.
Located in PARIS, FR
uncle, learned painting in the studio of the painter Emile Lambinet. He exhibited regularly at the Salon
Oil
Field with Two Farmers
By Carl Peter Burnitz
Located in Atlanta, GA
. Studying under Emile Lambinet, Burnitz took inspiration from Daubigny and Corot. In 1857, Burnitz moved to
Canvas, Oil
Country Cottage houses
By Paul Emile Lecomte
Located in PARIS, FR
in the studio of the painter Emile Lambinet. He exhibited regularly at the Salon in Paris from 1880
Clay, Watercolor
$2,679
H 10.04 in W 13.39 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Mother and daughter at a fountain, signed oil painting
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and Henri Harpignies are the most
Oil
$1,153
H 6.11 in W 9.26 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A Flowerbed, signed watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and Henri Harpignies
Watercolor
$1,009
H 13 in W 19.69 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) The Tree by the riverbank, signed watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
representatives from the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the
Watercolor
$3,366
H 14.97 in W 21.66 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) La Ferme du Pré, Oil on canvas
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and Henri
Oil
$793Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.42 in W 9.26 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A village street with a calvary, watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot
Watercolor
$1,382
H 7.29 in W 10.83 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Brighton, the Beach, 1889, watercolor signed and dated
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and Henri
Watercolor
$2,964
H 13.39 in W 18.12 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A Landscape with a bather, Oil on canvas signed
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and
Oil
$985
H 10.83 in W 14.97 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) L'étang à Mortefontaine, signed watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
quality representatives from the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813
Watercolor
$6,500
H 6.25 in W 12.75 in D 0.5 in
'Shepherdess in a River Landscape' Salon des Artistes Françaises, Pushkin Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
exceptionally fine detail in all areas. Donat Guillot was born in Meulan and studied with Emile-Charles
Oil, Wood Panel
"Walking Home, Picardy, France, 1864"
By Joseph Foxcroft Cole
Located in Nashville, TN
landscapes, Emile Lambinet. Cole returned to Boston, but yet again in 1865 went back to Paris for further
Oil, Panel
Beautiful French Impressionist Landscape
By Paul Lecomte
Located in London, GB
Émile Lambinet. His works where exhibited regularly in the Paris Salon and won honourable mentions in
Oil
A Paris Market
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
very descriptive oil on artist’s board. Signed lower left. Paul Lecomte was a pupil of Émile Lambinet
Oil, Board
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H 10.44 in W 13.78 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Golf Players in the countryside, Oil on panel, signed
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
the foreground. Paul Lecomte was the pupil of the painter Émile Lambinet . He is considered as one
Oil
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H 7.68 in W 11.03 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Boats at Le Havre, watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of
Watercolor
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H 14.97 in W 21.66 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A Landscape with a pond, Oil on canvas
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and Henri
Oil
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H 9.85 in W 13 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Landscape with a bridge, oil painting
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
representatives from the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the
Oil
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H 12.6 in W 9.45 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A farm near a Pond, Oil on canvas, signed
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and Henri Harpignies are the most
Oil
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H 10.63 in W 16.15 in
View of the ruins of the Castle of Vivier-en-Brie - France
Located in Paris, IDF
, for example, Charles-Émile Lambinet or Édouard-Charles de Beaumont. Boisselier regularly exhibits
Oil
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H 10.24 in W 13.78 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A Pond with birch trees, Oil on panel
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
Framed 37.5 x 46.5 cm Paul Lecomte was the pupil of the painter Émile Lambinet . He is considered as
Oil
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H 19.68 in W 25.59 in
Village Of Ariège, On The Edge Of The River, oil on carton, signed lower left
By Paul Emile Lecomte
Located in PARIS, FR
Emile Lecomte's uncle, learned painting in the studio of the painter Emile Lambinet. He exhibited
Oil
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H 10.24 in W 12.01 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Young boys fishing on a dam, Oil on board
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
emotion. Paul Lecomte was the pupil of the painter Émile Lambinet . He is considered as one of the last
Oil
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H 13.78 in W 10.44 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A wooded landscape, Oil on panel
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
with his nephew Paul-Emile Lecomte. Paul Lecomte was the pupil of the painter Émile Lambinet . He
Oil
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H 14.97 in W 21.66 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Cattle by a pond at sunset, Oil on canvas
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
Émile Lambinet . He is considered as one of the last quality representatives from the Barbizon School
Oil
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H 9.65 in W 13 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Two big trees in a field, signed watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
representatives from the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the
Watercolor
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H 10.24 in W 13.78 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A summertime landscape, Oil on panel
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of
Oil
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H 6.7 in W 9.85 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) The Thames at Gravesend, signed watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
quality representatives from the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813
Watercolor
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H 10.63 in W 14.38 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A traveler on a path in summer , watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
representatives from the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the
Watercolor
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H 17.33 in W 21.66 in
"Village au bord de riviere" , France, Oil 36 x 26 cm circa 1880 Free shipping
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Torino, IT
of the École de Barbizon. Pupil of Emile Lambinet, he made his debut at the Salon in 1868, gaining an
Oil
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H 13.19 in W 23.63 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A Lake with swans, oil on canvas
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
quality representatives from the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813
Oil
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H 14.97 in W 21.66 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Wooded Landscape, Oil on canvas
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and Henri
Oil
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H 14.38 in W 10.63 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A street in North africa, watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and Henri
Watercolor
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H 14.97 in W 21.66 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A Landscape with a pond, Oil on canvas signed
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and Henri Harpignies
Oil
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H 13.78 in W 10.63 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Landscape with characters near a manor, Oil signed
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and Henri Harpignies are the most
Oil
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H 10.24 in W 13.78 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Horses at the river, signed oil painting
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of
Oil
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H 13 in W 19.69 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A Brittany landscape, signed watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
quality representatives from the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813
Watercolor
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H 10.63 in W 13.59 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A Landscape with a river, Oil on panel signed
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
the last quality representatives from the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile
Oil
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H 21.26 in W 25.2 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A Landscape with a Farm in the Sunset, Oil on canvas
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
last quality representatives from the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet
Oil
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H 11.03 in W 9.45 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Paris, Notre Dame et les quais, watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot
Watercolor
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H 14.97 in W 21.66 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) The Watermill, signed oil painting
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and Henri
Oil
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H 6.7 in W 9.65 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A meadow in summer, signed watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
the last quality representatives from the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile
Watercolor
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H 5.52 in W 9.06 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A Still life with apples and a green jug, Oil on panel
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of
Oil
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H 12.41 in W 18.12 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A Seaside in the storm, Oil on panel
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
representatives from the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the
Oil
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H 12.6 in W 9.45 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A farm near a Pond, Oil on canvas, signed
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and Henri Harpignies
Oil
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H 11.82 in W 11.03 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A market in North africa, watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and Henri Harpignies are the most
Watercolor
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H 14.97 in W 18.12 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A landscape with a bridge, Oil on canvas
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and Henri Harpignies
Oil
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H 10.83 in W 14.57 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A rider and his horse by a river, signed watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
quality representatives from the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813
Watercolor
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H 12.6 in W 18.12 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Landscape with horsemen at a pond, signed oil painting
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and Henri
Oil
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H 13.39 in W 9.45 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Landscape in Nanteuil, signed watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
quality representatives from the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813
Watercolor
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H 23.63 in W 19.3 in D 1.58 in
Corot student Barbizon School plein air painting landscape with figure 1863
Located in Norwich, GB
, by Corot student Emile Charles Lambinet. Lambinet's first teachers were Drolling and Horace Vernet
Canvas, Oil, Board
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H 10.83 in W 14.97 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A Winter landscape, signed watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and Henri Harpignies are the most
Watercolor
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H 10.24 in W 13.78 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Back from the market , 1912, signed oil painting
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
representatives from the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the
Oil
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H 19.5 in W 21.375 in
"Summer Landscape with Cows" Joseph Foxcroft Cole, 19th Century Landscape
By Joseph Foxcroft Cole
Located in New York, NY
pupil under Émile Lambinet and during the winters, studied drawing in government schools. After a
Canvas, Oil
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H 10.83 in W 7.29 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A Walk along a path, signed watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and
Watercolor
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H 10.63 in W 14.57 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) The Seine at Les Andelys, Chateau Gaillard, Normandy
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
quality representatives from the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813
Watercolor
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H 11.62 in W 9.26 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) A manor near a pond, signed watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
representatives from the Barbizon School. He was the pupil of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the
Watercolor
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H 10.24 in W 16.15 in
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Sunset in Brittany, signed oil painting
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
of the painter Emile Lambinet (1813-1877) but the influence of Camille Corot and Henri Harpignies are
Oil
“Old Morrisania”
Located in Southampton, NY
a girls’ school for fifteen years. She studied painting with Emile Lambinet in Paris in 1861/62
India Ink, Pen, Archival Paper
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H 10.63 in W 16.15 in
Before the storm Oil on panel, Signed Joseph Foxcroft Cole
By Joseph Foxcroft Cole
Located in Paris, FR
in France under the Normandy landscape painter, Emile Lambinet. He spent the following summer with
Wood Panel
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H 21 in W 16 in D 4 in
Frank H. Shapleigh, American dated 1874. Landscape with African Americans
By Frank Henry Shapleigh
Located in Hallowell, ME
then studied art in Paris with Emile Lambinet and then returned to the United States to establish his
Oil
$200,744
H 47.75 in W 66.5 in
Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light
By John Wilson Ewbank
Located in London, GB
John Wilson Ewbank (1799 - 1847) Shipping in the Harbour, South Shields Oil on canvas 39.5 x 58 inches unframed 47.75 x 66.5 inches framed Provenance: Christie's October 2002; L...
Oil
Sold|$428
H 12 in W 15.5 in
Pastoral Landscape Under a Dramatic Sky Horse Munching on Grass Oil Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastoral Landscape French Post Impressionist, mid 20th century indistinctly signed oil on board, unframed Board : 12 x 15.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: ...
Oil
$1,345
H 10.63 in W 14.97 in
Paul Emile Lecomte (1877-1950) La Grille (The Gate), signed watercolor
By Paul Emile Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Emile Lecomte (1877-1950) La Grille (The Gate) Signed lower left Watercolor on paper 27 x 37 cm In quite condition: yellowed by time, some stains Framed: 43 x 53 cm Paul Emile ...
Watercolor
$5,850Sale Price|55% Off
H 18.5 in W 26.25 in
Impressionist Oil Painting – Sunset Over Colorado Front Range Landscape
By Charles Partridge Adams
Located in Denver, CO
This evocative oil on canvas painting by renowned American landscape artist Charles Partridge Adams (1858–1942) beautifully captures a glowing sunset along Colorado's majestic Front ...
Oil
$4,500
H 29.5 in W 34 in
"Green Landscape" Arthur Hoeber, American Impressionist, Early 20th Century
By Arthur Hoeber
Located in New York, NY
Arthur Hoeber Green Landscape, circa 1910 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches Provenance Sal Sciarrino, New Jersey Born in New Jersey in 1854, Arthur Hoeber had a natu...
Canvas, Oil
$769Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.94 in W 5.52 in
Mallorca oil on cardboard painting impressionism spanish seascape
By Joaquin Terruella Matilla
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Joaquin Terruella Matilla (1891-1957) - Landscape - Oil cardboard Oil measures 10x14 cm. Frame measures 20x25 cm. Joaquim Terruella Matilla (1891 - 1957) Joaquim Terruella Matilla,...
Oil, Cardboard
$1,475
H 32 in W 26 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Fall Signed Landscape Framed Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist signed landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 32 by 26 inches overall. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed ...
Canvas, Oil
$30,936
H 28.5 in W 28.5 in D 3 in
Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting harvesting scene and poplars
By PIERRE EUGÈNE MONTEZIN, 1874 - 1946
Located in Harkstead, GB
Montezin's dazzling display of brushwork captures the effects of the sunlight on the water and the glittering leaves of the poplar trees. A masterwork by the artist presented in the ...
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting on Canvas English Landscape, 19th Century, Signed
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this splendid oil painting on canvas of the English school, 19th century. The painting has a signature on the lower left but the artist has not been identified and the pai...
Canvas
$1,726Sale Price|20% Off
H 26 in W 36 in D 1 in
Antique Scottish Highlands Sunset over the River Glen Valley Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunset over the Highland Loch by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) signed (with pseudonym) oil on canvas, framed framed: 26 x 36 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches provenance: private co...
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
H 17.5 in W 23.5 in D 0.8 in
Moonlight Seascape Original Oil Painting on Linen, Ready to Hang
By Karen Darbinyan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Title: Moonlight Size: 17.5" x 23.5" x 0.8'...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$71,085
H 16 in W 19.5 in
Nocturne, Fenetre Eclairee - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil - Henri Le Sidaner
By Henri Le Sidaner
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed divisionist landscape oil on panel circa 1920 by French painter Henri le Sidaner. This stunning piece depicts a white house framed by trees at nighttime. Light glows from the...
Panel, Oil
$2,199Sale Price|20% Off
H 10 in W 14 in D 2 in
George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing
Located in Harkstead, GB
A superb example of a Barbizon inspired landscape painted by the "Catford Corot" from the late 19th Century. This very striking image shows the artist at the absolute peak of his abi...
Oil, Wood Panel
$9,000
H 29.5 in W 23.5 in
Landscape in West Virginia w/ Tree, Early 20th Century Cleveland School Artist
By August Biehle
Located in Beachwood, OH
August Frederick Biehle American, 1885–1979 Landscape in West Virginia, 1922 Gouache, litho crayon and graphite on paper Signed lower right 19 x 17.5 inches 29.5 x 23.5 inches, frame...
Crayon, Gouache, Graphite
$989Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 25.5 in
Signed French Impressionist Oil River Landscape & Buildings Beautifully Tranquil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French Impressionist, signed and dated lower front corner Title: River landscape Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, unframed and inscribed verso. canvas: 18...
Oil
$3,605Sale Price|40% Off
H 14.97 in W 24.02 in
Sitges Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean art spanish seascape
By Rafael Durancamps
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Sitges Artist: Rafael Durancamps i Folguera (1891–1979) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 38 x 61 cm (14.96 x 24.01 in) Support: Canvas stretched over wooden stretcher ...
Canvas, Oil
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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