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Charles Curtelin French Impressionist En Plein Air Woodland Oil Painting
Charles Curtelin French Impressionist En Plein Air Woodland Oil Painting

Charles Curtelin French Impressionist En Plein Air Woodland Oil Painting

By CHARLES CURTELIN (FRENCH 1859-1912

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Key Details Artist: Charles Curtelin, French, 1859–1912 Title: Woodland Scene Medium: Oil painting

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century French Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting Signed Emile Godchaux
19th Century French Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting Signed Emile Godchaux

19th Century French Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting Signed Emile Godchaux

By Emile Godchaux

Located in Dallas, TX

-century French plein-air painting, ideal for collectors, designers, or anyone drawn to the tranquil beauty

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Antique Late 19th Century French Country Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

French Impressionist En Plein Air Oil Painting, City Street Scene
French Impressionist En Plein Air Oil Painting, City Street Scene

French Impressionist En Plein Air Oil Painting, City Street Scene

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French Impressionist 'en plein air' original painting by Maurice Mazeilie (French) oil painting on

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20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Woodland View with Cottage France Mid Century Landscape Watercolour
Woodland View with Cottage France Mid Century Landscape Watercolour

Woodland View with Cottage France Mid Century Landscape Watercolour

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

rhythm, tone, and light. An exceptional example of mid-century French plein-air painting, ideal for

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

French Impressionist En Plein Air Oil Painting - Farm Yard With Figures
French Impressionist En Plein Air Oil Painting - Farm Yard With Figures

French Impressionist En Plein Air Oil Painting - Farm Yard With Figures

By Maurice Mazeilie

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French Impressionist 'en plein air' original painting by Maurice Mazeilie (French) oil painting on

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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

British 19th Century drawing of a nude by Edward Stott
British 19th Century drawing of a nude by Edward Stott

British 19th Century drawing of a nude by Edward Stott

By Edward Stott

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Stott of Oldham and Edward William Stott. The four men had in common the love French plein air painting

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19th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon, Pastel

A Finely Executed 'Plein Air' Barbizon Style Landscape by Francois Gall
A Finely Executed 'Plein Air' Barbizon Style Landscape by Francois Gall

A Finely Executed 'Plein Air' Barbizon Style Landscape by Francois Gall

By François Gall

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A fine & sensitively executed Barbizon 'plein-air' style landscape depicting rural figures in a

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Vintage 1930s French Barbizon School Paintings

Materials

Paint, Wood

French school Summer in Normandy oil painting Signed
French school Summer in Normandy oil painting Signed

French school Summer in Normandy oil painting Signed

Located in Zofingen, AG

, practicing the great French tradition of painting en plein air in the countryside of another region. The

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1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars, Wood Panel

Scandinavian Impressionist Landscape (1894)
Scandinavian Impressionist Landscape (1894)

Scandinavian Impressionist Landscape (1894)

Located in Stockholm, SE

also travelled in Europe during his formative years; he was influenced by French plein-air painting in

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1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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

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Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Paintings

Materials

Paper

French Hilltop View of Forcalquier Mid Century Watercolour Landscape
French Hilltop View of Forcalquier Mid Century Watercolour Landscape

French Hilltop View of Forcalquier Mid Century Watercolour Landscape

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

plein air painting, rich with atmosphere and light.

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Coastal Village Boats Harbourfront Houses Trees and Water Watercolor
Coastal Village Boats Harbourfront Houses Trees and Water Watercolor

Coastal Village Boats Harbourfront Houses Trees and Water Watercolor

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

will appeal to collectors of French watercolor, maritime subjects, and plein-air painting. Charming

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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1910 Plein Air oil painting cardboard Honfleur signed Achilles Ketelle France
1910 Plein Air oil painting cardboard Honfleur signed Achilles Ketelle France

1910 Plein Air oil painting cardboard Honfleur signed Achilles Ketelle France

Located in Antwerpen, BE

Introducing a captivating piece of early 20th-century art: a 1910 plein air oil painting on

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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

French Plein Air landscape oil painting, c. 1900 by Albert Stucorry
French Plein Air landscape oil painting, c. 1900 by Albert Stucorry

French Plein Air landscape oil painting, c. 1900 by Albert Stucorry

Located in Los Gatos, CA

Plein air oil sketch of a landscape in the Bordeaux region of France, by Albert Stucory, c. 1900

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Antique Early 19th Century French Barbizon School Paintings

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Paint

French Barbizon Oil Painting of Cattle Herd by Pablo Martinez del Rio, 1870s
French Barbizon Oil Painting of Cattle Herd by Pablo Martinez del Rio, 1870s

French Barbizon Oil Painting of Cattle Herd by Pablo Martinez del Rio, 1870s

By Pablo (Pierre) Martinez Del Rio

Located in Atlanta, GA

) Martinez Del Rio, second half of the 19th century. This French plein air painting features an exquisite

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Antique Late 19th Century French Barbizon School Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Painting Oil on Canvas Landscape High Mountains Gustav Barbarini Vienna, 1880
Painting Oil on Canvas Landscape High Mountains Gustav Barbarini Vienna, 1880

Painting Oil on Canvas Landscape High Mountains Gustav Barbarini Vienna, 1880

By Gustav Barberini

Located in Vienna, AT

). Additionally, the artist must have studied the French Plein-Air Painting of 19th century (heading: School of

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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Vintage French Plein Air Landscape Painting in Antique Frame
Vintage French Plein Air Landscape Painting in Antique Frame

Vintage French Plein Air Landscape Painting in Antique Frame

Located in Ross, CA

Vintage French plein air landscape painting in antique frame. The painting which is unsigned

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Mid-20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Paint

Impressionist Landscape Plein Air Painting, Early 20th Century
Impressionist Landscape Plein Air Painting, Early 20th Century

Impressionist Landscape Plein Air Painting, Early 20th Century

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is a small beautifully painted oil-in-canvas impressionist Plein Air landscape. The painting

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Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

The white horse
The white horse

Edward StottThe white horse

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H 11.25 in W 8.88 in

The white horse

By Edward Stott

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

French plein air painting, in particular the works of Jules Bastion Lepage. From Lancashire originally he

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19th Century Romantic Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

18th Century Scènes Galanti En Plein Air French School Oil on Canvas Yellow Red
18th Century Scènes Galanti En Plein Air French School Oil on Canvas Yellow Red

18th Century Scènes Galanti En Plein Air French School Oil on Canvas Yellow Red

Located in Sanremo, IT

gallant scenes en plein air, from the French school of the mid-18th century, with an elegant chromatic

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Mid-18th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Barbizon Painting of a Shepherd with His Herd of Sheep, Late 19th Century
French Barbizon Painting of a Shepherd with His Herd of Sheep, Late 19th Century

French Barbizon Painting of a Shepherd with His Herd of Sheep, Late 19th Century

By Pablo (Pierre) Martinez Del Rio

Located in Atlanta, GA

Martinez Del Rio from the late 19th century in giltwood frame. This French Barbizon plein-air painting

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Antique Late 19th Century French Barbizon School Paintings

Materials

Canvas

French Modernist, Beautiful Summer Butterfly
French Modernist, Beautiful Summer Butterfly

French Modernist, Beautiful Summer Butterfly

By Henri-André Martin

Located in Harkstead, GB

the harsher light of Southern France. Initially an advocate of plein air painting, his style developed

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20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

John Carleton Wiggins Antique Barbizon Landscape Painting of Cows, circa 1888
John Carleton Wiggins Antique Barbizon Landscape Painting of Cows, circa 1888

John Carleton Wiggins Antique Barbizon Landscape Painting of Cows, circa 1888

By John Carleton Wiggins

Located in Shippensburg, PA

influenced by the French Barbizon School, having studied plein-air painting at Salon in Paris starting in

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Antique Late 19th Century American Barbizon School Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Cows Graze in a Meadow, Pencil, 1907
Cows Graze in a Meadow, Pencil, 1907

Cows Graze in a Meadow, Pencil, 1907

Located in Stockholm, SE

France were influenced by the plein-air painting of the French countryside, characterized by the

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Early 1900s Naturalistic Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

French Impressionist En Plein Air Oil Painting - City Street Scene
French Impressionist En Plein Air Oil Painting - City Street Scene

French Impressionist En Plein Air Oil Painting - City Street Scene

By Maurice Mazeilie

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French Impressionist 'en plein air' original painting by Maurice Mazeilie (French) oil painting on

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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

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

By CHARLES CURTELIN (FRENCH 1859-1912

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

collection of this artists work in the South of France. Condition: The painting is in sound and presentable

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

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

By CHARLES CURTELIN (FRENCH 1859-1912

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

collection of this artists work in the South of France. Condition: The painting is in sound and presentable

Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

CHARLES CURTELIN (FRENCH 1859-1912) EN PLEIN AIR IMPRESSIONIST OIL - IN THE WOOD
CHARLES CURTELIN (FRENCH 1859-1912) EN PLEIN AIR IMPRESSIONIST OIL - IN THE WOOD

CHARLES CURTELIN (FRENCH 1859-1912) EN PLEIN AIR IMPRESSIONIST OIL - IN THE WOOD

By CHARLES CURTELIN (FRENCH 1859-1912

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

: from a private collection of this artists work in the South of France. Condition: The painting is in

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Oil Snow Scene with Figures and Church Tower
French Impressionist Oil Snow Scene with Figures and Church Tower

French Impressionist Oil Snow Scene with Figures and Church Tower

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

strong influence from early 20th-century French plein-air painting, with loose but purposeful

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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Sunlit Garden with Figures and Villa Watercolour Landscape
French Sunlit Garden with Figures and Villa Watercolour Landscape

French Sunlit Garden with Figures and Villa Watercolour Landscape

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

-century French plein air painting. We have acquired many works by this artist so please be sure to click

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Winter evening at Marienlyst
Winter evening at Marienlyst

Victor ForsellWinter evening at Marienlyst, 1881

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H 18.9 in W 28.75 in D 1.19 in

Winter evening at Marienlyst

Located in Täby, SE

. Influenced by French plein air painting, he developed a fragile and intimate style with a feeling for color

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1880s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

British, 19th Century drawing of a young beauty by Edward Stott
British, 19th Century drawing of a young beauty by Edward Stott

British, 19th Century drawing of a young beauty by Edward Stott

By Edward Stott

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Stott of Oldham and Edward William Stott. The four men had in common the love French plein air painting

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19th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Horses by the Shore, ink on paper, 1909
Horses by the Shore, ink on paper, 1909

Horses by the Shore, ink on paper, 1909

Located in Stockholm, SE

Laurens and was influenced by French plein-air painting, capturing urban and rural scenes with a delicate

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Early 1900s Naturalistic Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pencil

British impressionist portrait of a young man
British impressionist portrait of a young man

British impressionist portrait of a young man

By Henry Scott Tuke

Located in Harkstead, GB

strongly influenced by contemporary French plein-air painting. Tuke had known and loved Cornwall since

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Panel

A Team of Horses, 1905
A Team of Horses, 1905

A Team of Horses, 1905

Located in Stockholm, SE

bridged the transition from the influences of French plein air painting to the national romanticism and

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Early 1900s Naturalistic Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Landscape with Double Rainbow, 1887
Landscape with Double Rainbow, 1887

Landscape with Double Rainbow, 1887

Located in Stockholm, SE

1870s Paris, Ericson absorbed the influences of the Barbizon school and French plein-air naturalism. His

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1880s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

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