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Pennsylvania Impressionist Paintings

George A Newman Pennsylvania Impressionist
George A Newman Pennsylvania Impressionist

George A Newman Pennsylvania Impressionist

Located in San Francisco, CA

George A Newman: 1875-1965. Well listed Pennsylvania artist with auction records over $3000. He

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lumberville in Winter, Pennsylvania Impressionist Snow Landscape
Lumberville in Winter, Pennsylvania Impressionist Snow Landscape

Lumberville in Winter, Pennsylvania Impressionist Snow Landscape

By Laurence A. Campbell

Located in Doylestown, PA

, Laurence A. Campbell. This regional, Pennsylvania scene is an excellent example of the artist's painting

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20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Pennsylvania Dairy Barn, Oil Painting
Pennsylvania Dairy Barn, Oil Painting

Pennsylvania Dairy Barn, Oil Painting

By Doug Cosbie

Located in San Francisco, CA

Design in Vancouver, British Columbia.Words that describe this painting: Pennsylvania, barn

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Interior Paintings

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Oil

Cabin Run Covered Bridge Bucks County Pennsylvania Impressionist Oil Painting
Cabin Run Covered Bridge Bucks County Pennsylvania Impressionist Oil Painting

Cabin Run Covered Bridge Bucks County Pennsylvania Impressionist Oil Painting

By Christopher Willett

Located in Philadelphia, PA

- still the most popular subject matter of local contemporary impressionists today. Painting measures: 30

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Late 20th Century American Classical Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Pennsylvania Farm
Pennsylvania Farm

Pennsylvania Farm

By Marion Butler Ewald

Located in North Clarendon, VT

A beautiful Pennsylvania Farm painted by Marion Butler Ewald. Strong, bright and bold. Her career

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1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

White Farmhouse, Berks County Pennsylvania, Oil Painting
White Farmhouse, Berks County Pennsylvania, Oil Painting

White Farmhouse, Berks County Pennsylvania, Oil Painting

By Doug Cosbie

Located in San Francisco, CA

, impressionist, Wyeth, wood, landscape, Pennsylvania, United States, barn, architecture, log barn, rural, country

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

59th Street Bridge, Pennsylvania Impressionist Watercolor Cityscape
59th Street Bridge, Pennsylvania Impressionist Watercolor Cityscape

59th Street Bridge, Pennsylvania Impressionist Watercolor Cityscape

By Walter Emerson Baum

Located in Doylestown, PA

skyline, painted by Pennsylvania Impressionist and New Hope School painter Walter Emerson Baum. The

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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Pennsylvania Dutch Village"
"Pennsylvania Dutch Village"

"Pennsylvania Dutch Village"

By Walter Emerson Baum

Located in Lambertville, NJ

in Sellersville, Pennsylvania, Walter Baum was one of the only members of the New Hope Art Colony

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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pennsylvania Farm,  Evening
Pennsylvania Farm,  Evening

Pennsylvania Farm, Evening

By George Gallo

Located in Pasadena, CA

UNFRAMED: 24" x 48" FRAMED: 30" x 54" Artist Statement “This painting is all about the very last moments

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2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Covered Bridge, Point Pleasant" (Pennsylvania)
"The Covered Bridge, Point Pleasant" (Pennsylvania)

"The Covered Bridge, Point Pleasant" (Pennsylvania)

By Herbert Pullinger

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for studies with Henry McCarter and Thomas Anshutz. Although Pullinger

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1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pearl A Van Sciver  New Hope Pennsylvania
Pearl A Van Sciver  New Hope Pennsylvania

Pearl A Van Sciver New Hope Pennsylvania

Located in San Francisco, CA

Pearl A Van Sciver: 1895-1966. Well listed Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artist. She has had Auction

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mary Burgess Snowscape Pennsylvania Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Mary Burgess Snowscape Pennsylvania Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas

Mary Burgess Snowscape Pennsylvania Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Mary Burgess is of the New Hope School and this is a wonderful Pennsylvania Impressionist winter

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Late 20th Century American Prints

Materials

Canvas

Evening, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, Oil Painting
Evening, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, Oil Painting

Evening, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, Oil Painting

By Doug Cosbie

Located in San Francisco, CA

describe this painting: barn, farm, evening, sunset, Pennsylvania, silo, Grant Wood, Edward Hopper, Norman

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Early Fall, York County, Pennsylvania, Oil Painting
Early Fall, York County, Pennsylvania, Oil Painting

Early Fall, York County, Pennsylvania, Oil Painting

By Doug Cosbie

Located in San Francisco, CA

, landscape, oil painting, yellowEarly Fall, York County, PennsylvaniaDoug CosbieOil

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Blue Chips Catalogue
Blue Chips Catalogue

Blue Chips Catalogue

$49

H 12.5 in W 11.5 in D 0.75 in

Blue Chips Catalogue

Located in valatie, NY

art dealer specializing in Pennsylvania impressionist and modernist paintings. Artists include Daniel

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1990s American Books

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Paper

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Walter Baum, Sellersville, PA, Oil on Board, Signed
Walter Baum, Sellersville, PA, Oil on Board, Signed

Walter Baum, Sellersville, PA, Oil on Board, Signed

By Walter Emerson Baum

Located in Doylestown, PA

"Sellersville PA" by Walter Emerson Baum is a 12" x 16" oil on board, Pennsylvania Impressionist

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Walter Baum, Easton - Trumbauersville Road, Oil on Canvas, Signed
Walter Baum, Easton - Trumbauersville Road, Oil on Canvas, Signed

Walter Baum, Easton - Trumbauersville Road, Oil on Canvas, Signed

By Walter Emerson Baum

Located in Doylestown, PA

Impressionist, landscape/townscape painting. It is signed "W E Baum" in the lower left and it is framed in a 22K

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Walter Baum, Lehigh County, Oil on Board, Signed
Walter Baum, Lehigh County, Oil on Board, Signed

Walter Baum, Lehigh County, Oil on Board, Signed

By Walter Emerson Baum

Located in Doylestown, PA

"Lehigh County" by Walter Emerson Baum is a 15.5" x 18.5" oil on board, Pennsylvania Impressionist

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Walter Baum, Sellersville - Trumbauersville Road, Oil on Canvas, Signed
Walter Baum, Sellersville - Trumbauersville Road, Oil on Canvas, Signed

Walter Baum, Sellersville - Trumbauersville Road, Oil on Canvas, Signed

By Walter Emerson Baum

Located in Doylestown, PA

, Pennsylvania Impressionist, landscape/townscape painting. It is signed "W E Baum" in the lower right and it is

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Stellar Frederick Harer Gold Gilt Wood Frame Circa 1920-1930’s
Stellar Frederick Harer Gold Gilt Wood Frame Circa 1920-1930’s

Stellar Frederick Harer Gold Gilt Wood Frame Circa 1920-1930’s

By Frederick Harer

Located in Bernville, PA

. Today, having a Harer frame on a Pennsylvania Impressionist painting adds significantly to its value.

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Early 20th Century North American Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Manayunk Autumn, Pennsylvania Impressionist Cityscape
Manayunk Autumn, Pennsylvania Impressionist Cityscape

Manayunk Autumn, Pennsylvania Impressionist Cityscape

By Walter Emerson Baum

Located in Doylestown, PA

-after paintings in the New Hope Impressionist School. Baum attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine

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1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bethlehem Houses, Pennsylvania Impressionist Snowy Winter Landscape
Bethlehem Houses, Pennsylvania Impressionist Snowy Winter Landscape

Bethlehem Houses, Pennsylvania Impressionist Snowy Winter Landscape

By Walter Emerson Baum

Located in Doylestown, PA

Pennsylvania Impressionist and New Hope School painter Walter Emerson Baum. The painting features a rural Bucks

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

By Gillie Cawthorne

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Impressionist Landscape Paintings To The American Market in 2003. Her Exhibit At The Prestigious Holland

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Pennsylvania"
"Pennsylvania"

Harry Leroy Johnson"Pennsylvania", Circa 1905

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H 3.5 in W 5.5 in D 1.5 in

"Pennsylvania"

By Harry Leroy Johnson

Located in Southampton, NY

under glass. Stamped verso "Harry Johnson". Harry Johnson was born in Pennsylvania in 1876 but did

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Brooklyn Bridge, Pennsylvania Impressionist Watercolor Cityscape
Brooklyn Bridge, Pennsylvania Impressionist Watercolor Cityscape

Brooklyn Bridge, Pennsylvania Impressionist Watercolor Cityscape

By Walter Emerson Baum

Located in Doylestown, PA

paintings in the New Hope Impressionist School. Baum attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

“Pennsylvania Panoramic”
“Pennsylvania Panoramic”

“Pennsylvania Panoramic”

By William McNair

Located in Southampton, NY

Oil on canvas painting of a Pennsylvania country scene by the American artist, William McNair

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1910s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aesclepius in Foreground, Winter Landscape by Pennsylvania Impressionist
Aesclepius in Foreground, Winter Landscape by Pennsylvania Impressionist

Aesclepius in Foreground, Winter Landscape by Pennsylvania Impressionist

By Arthur Meltzer

Located in Doylestown, PA

American Impressionist painter Arthur Meltzer. Asclepias is the scientific name for milkweed and Arthur

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1950s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Two Schooners, Pencil on Paper Drawing, Pennsylvania Impressionist Artist
Two Schooners, Pencil on Paper Drawing, Pennsylvania Impressionist Artist

Two Schooners, Pencil on Paper Drawing, Pennsylvania Impressionist Artist

By William Langson Lathrop

Located in Doylestown, PA

) Founder of the New Hope Pennsylvania Impressionist Colony, Lathrop was known as one of America's premier

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...

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Archival Paper, Pencil

Pennsylvania Fall, Oil Painting
Pennsylvania Fall, Oil Painting

Pennsylvania Fall, Oil Painting

By Doug Cosbie

Located in San Francisco, CA

>Words that describe this painting: Pennsylvania, landscape, church, farms, fall, architecture

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bass Rock, New England Seascape by Pennsylvania Impressionist
Bass Rock, New England Seascape by Pennsylvania Impressionist

Bass Rock, New England Seascape by Pennsylvania Impressionist

By Giovanni Martino

Located in Doylestown, PA

Impressionist painter Giovanni Martino. The painting is signed "Giovanni Martino" in the lower right and titled

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Signed Frederick Harer Gilt Wood Frame
Signed Frederick Harer Gilt Wood Frame

Signed Frederick Harer Gilt Wood Frame

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H 32.5 in W 25.25 in D 2 in

Signed Frederick Harer Gilt Wood Frame

By Frederick Harer

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Pennsylvania Impressionist painting adds significantly to its value. Harer was born in Blossburg

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Early 20th Century American Picture Frames

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Giltwood

Harry Leith-Ross "Morning In Early Spring"
Harry Leith-Ross "Morning In Early Spring"

Harry Leith-Ross "Morning In Early Spring"

By Harry Leith-Ross

Located in San Francisco, CA

the important members of New Hope Pennsylvania school of Impressionists. Painting is oil on board

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Walter Baum, Village Winter Scene, Miniature Oil on Board, Signed

Walter Baum, Village Winter Scene, Miniature Oil on Board, Signed

By Walter Emerson Baum

Located in Doylestown, PA

Impressionist, landscape/townscape painting. It is signed "W E Baum" in the lower right and it is framed

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Walter Baum, Winter Scene, Miniature Oil on Board, Signed

Walter Baum, Winter Scene, Miniature Oil on Board, Signed

By Walter Emerson Baum

Located in Doylestown, PA

Impressionist, landscape/townscape painting. It is signed "W E Baum" in the lower right and it is framed

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Walter Emerson Baum, Floral still Life, Oil on Canvas, Signed
Walter Emerson Baum, Floral still Life, Oil on Canvas, Signed

Walter Emerson Baum, Floral still Life, Oil on Canvas, Signed

By Walter Emerson Baum

Located in Doylestown, PA

"Floral Still Life" by Walter Emerson Baum is a 20" x 16" oil on canvas, Pennsylvania Impressionist

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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By Walter Thomas Sacks

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1940s Post-War Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Dans les champs - Neo Impressionist Riverscape Oil by Leo Marie Gausson

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By Léo Gausson

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed and dated neo-impressionist landscape oil on canvas by French painter Leo Marie Gausson. Gausson painted this picturesque view of then fields above Triel-sur-Seine, a small to...

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1890s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique French Impressionist Family Portrait Landscape Signed Oil Painting
Antique French Impressionist Family Portrait Landscape Signed Oil Painting

Antique French Impressionist Family Portrait Landscape Signed Oil Painting

By Gabriel Spat

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique French impressionist portrait landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 12 by 15 inches overall, and 6 by 9 painting alone.. In excell...

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1930s Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

The Gray Kimono: Early 20th Century American Impressionist Painting
The Gray Kimono: Early 20th Century American Impressionist Painting

The Gray Kimono: Early 20th Century American Impressionist Painting

By William Merritt Chase

Located in New York, NY

The Gray Kimono, 1901, by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches unframed (50.8 x 40.64 cm) 28 x 24 1/16 inches framed (71.12 x 61.11875 cm) Paper (Alice Wil...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Summer Day on the West Coast of Sweden by Swedish Impressionist Alfred Wahlberg
Summer Day on the West Coast of Sweden by Swedish Impressionist Alfred Wahlberg

Summer Day on the West Coast of Sweden by Swedish Impressionist Alfred Wahlberg

Located in Stockholm, SE

Alfred Wahlberg was a distinguished Swedish landscape painter whose career spanned Germany, France, and Sweden. During his early years, he resided in Düsseldorf, where he was influen...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Night Shadows
Night Shadows

Edward HopperNight Shadows, 1921

$48,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 14.25 in W 17 in D 1 in

Night Shadows

By Edward Hopper

Located in Plano, TX

Night Shadows. 1921. Etching. Levin 82. 7 x 8 3/8 (sheet 10 x 13 7 1/16).s Series: Six American Etchings: The New Republic Portfolio, 1924. Edition approximately 500-600. Illustrate...

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1920s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

HUGE OIL PAINTING By MAJOR John E .Bale 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL
HUGE OIL PAINTING By MAJOR John E .Bale 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL

HUGE OIL PAINTING By MAJOR John E .Bale 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL

By John Edward Bale

Located in Ferndown, GB

OIL PAINTING SIGNED 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL Fine Original Antique 19th Century British OIL PAINTING GOLD GILT FRAME By Major John Edward Bale Excellent Condition Panel, ...

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Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Antique French Impressionist Signed Park Landscape Detailed Original Painting
Antique French Impressionist Signed Park Landscape Detailed Original Painting

Antique French Impressionist Signed Park Landscape Detailed Original Painting

By Gabriel Spat

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique French impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a period impressionist mo...

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1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board, Canvas

Landscape Painting by Arvid Nyholm, Impressionist, Swedish American, Chicago
Landscape Painting by Arvid Nyholm, Impressionist, Swedish American, Chicago

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"...

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1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The White Peacock
The White Peacock

The White Peacock

By Jessie Arms Botke

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A painting by Jessie Arms Botke. "The White Peacock" is a wildlife impressionist painting, oil on canvas in a palette of whites, blues, and browns by female, American artist Jessie A...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pillar Point Fishing Dock, Half Moon Bay - Mid Century Landscape
Pillar Point Fishing Dock, Half Moon Bay - Mid Century Landscape

Pillar Point Fishing Dock, Half Moon Bay - Mid Century Landscape

By William Winthrop Ward

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautifully detailed mid-century coastal landscape of Pillar Point Fishing Dock near Half Moon Bay, California by William Winthrop Ward (American, 1901-1985). Signed lower left: "W. ...

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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Linen, Oil

New England Winter
New England Winter

Gordon HamNew England Winter, ca. 1940

$1,350Sale Price|25% Off

H 17 in W 20 in D 1 in

New England Winter

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Gordon Ham (20th century) New England Winter, ca. 1940. Oil on unstretched canvas panel, 14 x 17 inches. Measuring 17 x 20 inches framed. Signed lower right. Vertical cracking ...

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1940s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

The Distraction, Late 19th Century Oil Painting, Orientalist
The Distraction, Late 19th Century Oil Painting, Orientalist

The Distraction, Late 19th Century Oil Painting, Orientalist

Located in London, GB

Walter Charles Horsley 1855 – 1921 The Distraction Oil on canvas, signed lower left Image size: 25 x 20 1/2 inches (63.5 x 52 cm) Orientalist hand made gilt frame This well observed...

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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Impressionistic Rural Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Sunset Inspiration
Impressionistic Rural Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Sunset Inspiration

Impressionistic Rural Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Sunset Inspiration

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Inspiration LL oil/panel 11 x 14 unframed, 17.5 x 20.5 framed "Inspiration II " is a beautiful impressionistic sunset landscape oil painting that I did of a farm near my studio in 20...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Impressionistic Farm Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Sky Cloud Study
Impressionistic Farm Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Sky Cloud Study

Impressionistic Farm Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Sky Cloud Study

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Afternoon Sky is an oil on panel painting just completed in the studio. The painting exudes the rich qualities of oil paint with bright strong color, a variety of lost and found edge...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Antique American School Impressionist Landscape Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Antique American School Impressionist Landscape Nicely Framed Oil Painting

Antique American School Impressionist Landscape Nicely Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Impressive early American impressionist landscape painting. Oil on board. Housed in a period impressionist giltwood frame. Excellent condition.

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1910s Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Pennsylvania Impressionist Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of pennsylvania impressionist paintings is available on 1stDibs. There are many Impressionist, Abstract and Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful pieces of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the pennsylvania impressionist paintings on 1stDibs that include elements of brown, gray, beige, black and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Walter Emerson Baum, John Fulton Folinsbee, Roy C. Kneeland, S. George Phillips and Gillie Cawthorne produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and canvas.

How Much are Pennsylvania Impressionist Paintings?

Pennsylvania impressionist paintings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $6,000, while the lowest priced sells for $300 and the highest can go for as much as $225,000.

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.

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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.