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Early 20th Century Impressionist Oil Painting C.1920
Early 20th Century Impressionist Oil Painting C.1920

Early 20th Century Impressionist Oil Painting C.1920, Circa 1920

$975

Early 20th Century Impressionist Oil Painting C.1920

Located in San Francisco, CA

Early 20th Century Impressionist Oil Painting C.1920 Original oil on board Dimensions 16" wide x

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Lou C. Hanks - Impressionist Mid 20th Century Oil, Farm in Summer
Lou C. Hanks - Impressionist Mid 20th Century Oil, Farm in Summer

Lou C. Hanks - Impressionist Mid 20th Century Oil, Farm in Summer, 20th Century

$650

Lou C. Hanks - Impressionist Mid 20th Century Oil, Farm in Summer

Located in Corsham, GB

Hanks renders this quaint farmstead with impressionistic brushwork and warm colour. Bathed in sunlight, the scene presents an idyllic vision of rural life. Signed to the lower right....

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20th Century Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Early 20th Century Oil Painting "Fishing" by E. Smette c.1917
Early 20th Century Oil Painting "Fishing" by E. Smette c.1917

Early 20th Century Oil Painting "Fishing" by E. Smette c.1917, 1917

$750

Early 20th Century Oil Painting "Fishing" by E. Smette c.1917

Located in San Francisco, CA

Early 20th Century Oil Painting "Fishing" by E. Smette c.1917 Antique oil painting of a group of

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

St. Mary's Church, Attenborough, British Oil Painting
St. Mary's Church, Attenborough, British Oil Painting

C. DesboroughSt. Mary's Church, Attenborough, British Oil Painting, 1982

$1,539Sale Price|20% Off

St. Mary's Church, Attenborough, British Oil Painting

By C. Desborough

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

St. Mary's Church, Attenborough, British Oil Painting By British artist C.Desborough, 20th Century

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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Sidney C. Moore, "Grain Slip", Watercolor on paper
Sidney C. Moore, "Grain Slip", Watercolor on paper

Sidney C. MooreSidney C. Moore, "Grain Slip", Watercolor on paper

$450

Sidney C. Moore, "Grain Slip", Watercolor on paper

Located in Rockport, MA

A vibrant watercolor by Sidney C. Moore. Signed lower right. In its original worm-wood frame.

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20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

Mid Century Figurative Seascape, Shanghai Floating Market
Mid Century Figurative Seascape, Shanghai Floating Market

C.C. ChanMid Century Figurative Seascape, Shanghai Floating Market, c.1950s

$880Sale Price|20% Off

Mid Century Figurative Seascape, Shanghai Floating Market

Located in Soquel, CA

figures in a bustling harbor, by C.C. Chan (20th Century). One of the small boats its being used to sell

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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20th C Impressionist Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of 20th c impressionist paintings available for sale. Finding the perfect Impressionist, Post-Impressionist or Surrealist examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the 20th c impressionist paintings on 1stDibs that include elements of brown, gray, beige, blue and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Henri Duhem, Jacques Zucker, Joseph Barrett, Ronald Birch and Fernand Audet are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and fabric, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Large 20th c impressionist paintings can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while the smaller iterations available — each spanning 0.79 inches in width — may make for a better choice for a more modest living area.

How Much are 20th C Impressionist Paintings?

The average selling price for 20th c impressionist paintings we offer is $1,827, while they’re typically $106 on the low end and $885,000 for the highest priced.

A Close Look at Impressionist Art

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.

Finding the Right Paintings for You

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.

Questions About 20th C Impressionist Paintings
  • What is the most important painting of the 20th century?
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    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    What painting is the most important of the 20th century is largely a matter of personal opinion. Some notable works produced during the period include Paul Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire, Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Henri Matisse's The Dance and Jackson Pollock's Lavender Mist. Shop a large selection of 20th-century paintings on 1stDibs.

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