$69,500
H 30 in W 40 in D 3 in
"Bluebonnet Creek" Texas Hill Country 1957 39 x 49 Framed!!!
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
on Canvas Dated 1957 "Bluebonnet Creek" Texas Hill Country Biography Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973
Oil
$14,500
H 12 in W 16 in D 3 in
"RED BARN RANCH" 1959 TEXAS HILL COUNTRY LANDSCAPE WILDFLOWERS PORFIRIO SALINAS
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
. Wood is said to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to
Oil
$55,000
H 25 in W 30 in D 3 in
"Lazy Days Blues" TEXAS BLUEBONNETS, NICE LARGER SIZE LANDSCAPE CIRCA 1950
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
on Canvas Circa 1950 "Lazy Day Blues" Texas Bluebonnet Biography Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973
Oil
$73,000
H 50 in W 40 in D 3 in
"TEXAS HILL COUNTRY" 1951 WILDFLOWER LANDSCAPE PORFIRIO SALINAS 59 X 49 FRAMED
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the military from
Oil
$15,600
H 19 in W 23 in
"Sleeping Lady Mountain" Image 12 x 16 Frame: 19 x 23
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets
Oil
Bluebonnets of Texas
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in New York, NY
in the background. Salinas delineates the bluebonnets in the foreground with individual daubs of blue
Oil, Board
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H 32 in W 38 in
"Bluebonnets In The Hill Country" Texas Hill Country Scene
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Porfirio Salinas "Bluebonnets In The Hills" (1910-1973) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 24 x 30
Oil
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H 22 in W 27 in D 5 in
" BLUEBONNETS " NORTH OF SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. TEXAS HILL COUNTRY
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Porfirio Salinas " Bluebonnets " North of San Antonio Probably his finest example from that
Oil
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H 24 in W 28 in D 3 in
“ BLUEBONNETS” RED GATE RANCH IN TEXAS HILL COUNTRY
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Porfirio Salinas “Bluebonnet”. Texas Hill Country RED GATE RANCH (1910-1973) San Antonio Artist
Oil
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H 33 in W 45 in D 3 in
"Hill Country Bluebonnets" Texas Bluebonnet The State Flower of Texas
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Porfirio Salinas Medium: Oil "Bluebonnet" (1910-1973) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 24 x 36
Oil
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H 33 in W 45 in D 3 in
"Hill Country Bluebonnets" Texas Ranch Bluebonnet The State Flower of Texas
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
: Oil Dated 1971 "Bluebonnets" Medium: Oil "Bluebonnet" Porfirio Salinas was a self-taught artist who
Oil
Spring Pastoral Landscape w/ Bluebonnets
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in Austin, TX
"Spring Pastoral Landscape w/ Bluebonnets" Artist: Porfirio Salinas Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 11
Canvas, Oil
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H 35 in W 41 in D 3 in
"Bluebonnet Time Hill Country Frame Size: 35 x 41 Bluebonnets, Poppies, Oak Tree
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets
Oil
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H 18 in W 22 in D 3 in
" BLUEBONNET BALLET " TEXAS HILL COUNTRY WILDFLOWERS
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
21 Frame Size: 24 x 29 Medium: Oil Late 1930s "Bluebonnet Ballet" Porfirio Salinas was a self-taught
Oil
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H 22 in W 27 in
"Bluebonnet" Texas State Flower with Cactus Very Early
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the
Oil
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H 27 in W 31 in D 4 in
" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY BLUEBONNETS AND PAINT BRUSH " SPRING COLORS
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Porfirio Salinas Texas Hill Country Bluebonnets and Indian Paint Brush. Spring Wild Flowers (1910
Oil
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H 14 in W 16 in D 3 in
"Bluebonnets in Black Eyed Susans" Texas Hill Country Scene
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Circa early to mid 1930s "Bluebonnets in Black Eyed Susan's" Porfirio Salinas was a self-taught artist
Oil
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H 20 in W 16 in D 2 in
"BULLFIGHTER" MATADOR MEXICO MEXICAN CIRCA 1950s PORFIRIO SALINAS ARTIST
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets
Oil
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H 30 in W 26 in D 2 in
"SILVERIO" THE BULLFIGHTER / MATADOR MEXICO MEXICAN BY PORFIRIO SALINAS
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
. Wood is said to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to
Oil
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H 28 in W 32 in D 4 in
"King of the Hill" Texas Bluebonnets in the Hill Country
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Porfirio Salinas "King of the Hill" Texas Bluebonnets (1910-1973) San Antonio Artist Image Size
Oil
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H 20 in W 24 in D 3 in
"PATH THROUGH BLUE " TEXAS HILL COUNTRY BLUEBONNET WILDFLOWERS DATED 1930
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Dated 1930 "Path Through Blue" Bluebonnets Historically important early Salinas painting. Painting has
Oil
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H 30 in W 33 in D 5 in
"The Old Homestead" Texas Landscape by Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973)
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the
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H 24 in W 30 in
"CACTUS COUNTRY" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY. BLOOMING PRICKLY PEAR PORFIRIO SALINAS
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the
Oil
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H 40 in W 50 in D 3 in
"BLUEBONNET" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY WILDFLOWER LANDSCAPE PUBLISHED PIECE 30 x 40
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
"Bluebonnet" Texas Hill Country Wildflower Published Painting Important Salinas painting pictured in one of
Oil
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H 30 in W 26 in D 2 in
"MANOLETE" THE MOST FAMOUS BULLFIGHTER MEXICO SPAIN MATADOR PORFIRIO SALINAS ART
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets
Oil
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H 24 in W 28 in
"Bluebonnets & Paintbrush" Texas Hill Country Image: 16x20 Frame: 24 x 28
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
"Bluebonnets & Paintbrush" Texas Hill Country Biography Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973) Porfirio Salinas was a
Oil
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H 36 in W 41 in
"BIG OAK BLUES" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY BLUEBONNETS 24 X 36 1957
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Dated 1957 "Big Oak Blues" Texas Hill Country Bluebonnets Biography Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973
Oil
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H 36 in W 41 in
"Blue Ridge" Texas Hill Country Wildflowers Bluebonnets 36 x 41 Framed
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Circa early 1950s "Blue Ridge" Bluebonnet Biography Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973) Porfirio Salinas was a
Oil
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H 22 in W 26 in D 4 in
"Irish Flats" San Antonio Texas. Extremely difficult subject to find by Salinas
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the
Oil
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H 36 in W 41 in
"PRICKLY PEAR IN BLUE" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY BLUEBONNETS CACTUS 34 x 46 FRAMED
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the
Oil
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H 25 in W 30 in
"SPRING CREEK" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY. CANVAS 25 X 30 DATED 1951 PORFIRIO SALINAS
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the military from
Oil
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H 16 in W 12 in D 3 in
"El Cordobés" Spain Bullfighter, Matador Action Scene Beautiful Bull Fight
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the military from
Oil
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H 32 in W 42 in D 4 in
" HILL COUNTRY BLUE " TEXAS HILL COUNTRY LANDSCAPE PAINTING
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets
Oil
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H 38 in W 44 in D 3 in
"Guadalupe River" Beautiful Rock formations on the Gaudalupe River. Texas
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the military from 1943 to 1945
Oil
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H 38 in W 44 in D 3 in
"Guadalupe River" Beautiful Rock formations on the Gaudalupe River. Texas
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the military from 1943 to 1945
Oil
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H 31 in W 36 in D 3 in
"Texas Hill Country Stream" Meandering through Texas Ranches
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the military from 1943 to 1945
Oil
"Granite Shoals Country" Colorado River
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the military from
Oil
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H 18 in W 22 in D 3 in
"BLANCO RIVER NEAR WIMBERLEY" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint
Oil
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H 42 in W 52 in D 6 in
"Autumn in the Texas Hill Country" Texas Hill Country Large Landscape Painting
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Wood. Wood is said to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated
Oil
"Bullfighter"
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint
Oil
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H 42 in W 52 in D 6 in
"Coreopsis & Cactus" Texas Hill Country Large Landscape Painting
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint
Oil
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H 23 in W 27 in D 6 in
"Coreopsis & Poppies" Texas Hill Country Landscape
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
, Robert Wood. Wood is said to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he
Oil
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H 24 in W 29 in D 3 in
"BULLFIGHT SCENE" "EL CORDOBES" SPANISH BULLFIGHTER SPAIN
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
. Wood is said to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to
Oil
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H 15 in W 18 in D 3 in
" Hill Country Waters " Texas Hill Country Scene
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint
Oil
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H 14 in W 16 in D 3 in
"Misty Morning Stock Tank" Texas Hill Country Ranch Scene
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the military from
Oil
"Ranch Road" Texas Hill Country Scene
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the military from 1943 to 1945
Oil
" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY " FALL COLORS
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Wood. Wood is said to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated
Oil
" Guadalupe Bend " Texas Hill Country Scene
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the military from 1943 to 1945
Oil
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H 31 in W 43 in D 3 in
"Hill Country Ranch" Hereford Cattle Ranch Texas Windmill Ranch House Barn
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint
Oil
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H 23 in W 27 in D 6 in
"Fall in Texas" Texas Hill Country Landscape River Scene
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Wood. Wood is said to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated
Oil
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H 32 in W 38 in D 4 in
"Verbena Ranch" Texas Verbena Wildflowers in the Hill Country
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the military from 1943 to 1945
Oil
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H 28 in W 32 in D 4 in
"Blooming Prickly Pear Cactus" Texas Hill Country Landscape
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the military from
Oil
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H 23 in W 27 in D 6 in
"Coreopsis & Verbena" Texas Hill Country Landscape Painting
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
. Wood is said to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to
Oil
"VERBENA & COREOPSIS" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY WILDFLOWERS
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the military from 1943 to 1945
Oil
"AUTUMN LANDSCAPE" 1936 TEXAS HILL COUNTRY PAINTING
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
. Wood is said to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to
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H 42 in W 52 in D 6 in
"Early Autumn Texas" Texas Hill Country Circa 1930s
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint
Oil
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H 23 in W 27 in D 6 in
"Snow Scene" Texas Hill Country Landscape River Rare Winter Scene
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Wood. Wood is said to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated
Oil
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H 27 in W 30 in D 3 in
"MOUNTAIN SHACKS" WEST TEXAS OR POSSIBLY MEXICO
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Wood. Wood is said to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated
Oil
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H 18 in W 22 in D 4 in
" Hill Country Blooms " SPRING COLORS blooming Prickly Pear Cacut Texas Hills
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
. Wood is said to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to
Oil
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H 34 in W 49 in D 5 in
" The Huisache Trail " Texas Hill Country Scene
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint
Oil
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H 15 in W 17 in D 4 in
"Indian Paint Brush & Cactus" Texas Hill Country Painting Texas Wildflowers
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the military from 1943 to 1945
Oil
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H 24 in W 28 in D 3 in
“The Red Barn” TEXAS HILL COUNTRY PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS OLD FENCE LINE NICE!!!!!!
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint
Oil
$2,330
H 17 in W 30 in
Fine Victorian Signed Oil Painting Sunset Dusk over the River with Anglers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Anglers at Sunset by Edwin Henry Boddington (1836–1905) signed and indistinctly dated 18?? oil on canvas, framed framed: 17 x 30 inches canvas : 12 x 24.5 inches Provenance: private...
Oil
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 16 in W 20 in D 2 in
Chauncey Foster Ryder Landscape with Figures Oil Painting 1868-1949 Tonalist
By Chauncey Foster Ryder
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
CHAUNCEY FOSTER RYDER (American, 1868-1949), Canvas 12-1/4''h, 16''w. unframed and 16 x 20 framed as pictured. oil on canvas, signed lower left. Landscape with figures on a bridge. ...
Oil
$12,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 34.5 in D 2.25 in
American Impressionist Artist Allen Dean Cochran Oil Painting Summer Catskills
By Allen Dean Cochran
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
"Foothills of the Catskills," 1915 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right: Allen D. Cochran, titled on the frame plaque 24" H x 30" W CONDITION Visual: Generally good cond...
Oil
Spring at the Summer House in Hyde Park
By John Joseph Enneking
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Wonderful John Joseph Enneking painting, iconic view of his The Summer House at Hyde Park. 10" * 14" oil on canvas by one of the fathers of American Impressionism. Signed Enneking lo...
Oil
$8,500
H 29 in W 33 in D 2 in
Antique American Pennsylvania Impressionist Framed Landscape Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare antique oil painting by Charles W. Patterson (1870 - 1938) . Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Measuring 29 x 33 inches overall, 22 x 27 inches image size. Nicely framed.
Canvas, Oil
$11,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.38 in W 25.38 in D 3 in
Henry Ward Ranger Connecticut Landscape Oil Painting 1858–1916 American Tonalist
By Henry Ward Ranger
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Henry Ward Ranger Connecticut Landscape oil/panel 12 x 16 image size 21 3/8 x 25 3/8 x 2 3/4 framed signed LL also a plaque attached A wonderful example of Rangers painting style of...
Oil
$2,450
H 30 in W 35 in D 2 in
Signed Antique American Impressionist Moonlit Framed Nocturnal Seascape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist moonlit seascape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 35 by 30 inches overall. Handsom...
Oil, Canvas
$2,750
H 20.5 in W 24.5 in D 1.5 in
"Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom" Colorful Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Robert Waltsak
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Waltsak has portrayed this piece in a most intimate yet energetic way and has packed much feeling ...
Oil, Board
$1,495
H 25 in W 21 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Landscape Signed Giltwood Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist winter landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 25 by 21 inches overall, and 16 by 13 painting alone. Handsomely framed in wi...
Oil, Board
Summer Impressionist Landscape w/ Trees
Located in Beachwood, OH
Glen Tracy (American, 1883-1956) Summer Landscape, c. 1920 Oil on board Signed lower right, titled verso 12 x 9 inches 17.25 x 14.5 inches, framed Since he studied and taught commer...
Oil
Scandinavian Impressionist Landscape (1894)
Located in Stockholm, SE
This oil on canvas by Anton Genberg, signed and dated 1894, portrays a Scandinavian summer landscape bathed in gentle light. The composition features lush green meadows in the foregr...
Canvas, Oil
$2,475
H 12 in W 15 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Framed New England Landscape Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 12 by 15 inches overall, and 8 by 10 painting alone. In excellent original cond...
Canvas, Oil
Large Precious Stone and Silver-Gilt Flower Model by Asprey
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in London, GB
A large precious stone and silver-gilt flower model by Asprey. English, 20th century. Measures: 47cm high x 14cm wide x 12 cm depth. Crafted in fine Faberge style, this piece is...
Rock Crystal, Gold Plate, Silver
$3,200
H 17.25 in W 14.5 in
The Tulip Poplar on Salem Pike, Impressionist Tree Landscape
Located in Beachwood, OH
Glen Tracy (American, 1883-1956) The Tulip Poplar on Salem Pike , 1920 Oil on board Signed lower left, dated and titled verso 12 x 9 inches 17.25 x 14.5 inches framed Since he studi...
Oil
$1,980Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 32 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Coastal Sunset Beach Scene Pointillist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderfully painted sunset coastal beach scene. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 20"H by 24"L.
Canvas, Oil
$206,806
H 17.72 in W 18.71 in D 9.06 in
FINE CIRCA 1895 FRENCH AUTOMATON INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE MOVING GiLT BRONZE CLOCK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very fine and highly collectable Antique circa 1895 French Automaton Industrial Locomotive moving gilt ...
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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.
It could be argued that cave walls were the canvases for the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict and elevate natural scenery through art, but there is a richer history to consider.
The Netherlands was home to landscapes as a major theme in painting as early as the 1500s, and ink-on-silk paintings in China featured mountains and large bodies of water as far back as the third century. Greeks created vast wall paintings that depicted landscapes and grandiose garden scenes, while in the late 15th century and early 16th century, landscapes were increasingly the subject of watercolor works by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci and Fra Bartolomeo.
The popularity of religious paintings eventually declined altogether, and by the early 19th century, painters of classical landscapes took to painting out-of-doors (plein-air painting). Paintings of natural scenery were increasingly realistic but romanticized too. Into the 20th century, landscapes remained a major theme for many artists, and while the term “landscape painting” may call to mind images of lush, grassy fields and open seascapes, the genre is characterized by more variety, colors and diverse styles than you may think. Painters working in the photorealist style of landscape painting, for example, seek to create works so lifelike that you may confuse their paint for camera pixels. But if you’re shopping for art to outfit an important room, the work needs to be something with a bit of gravitas (and the right frame is important, too).
Adding a landscape painting to your home can introduce peace and serenity within the confines of your own space. (Some may think of it as an aspirational window of sorts rather than a canvas.) Abstract landscape paintings by the likes of Korean painter Seungyoon Choi or Georgia-based artist Katherine Sandoz, on the other hand, bring pops of color and movement into a room. These landscapes refuse to serve as a background. Elsewhere, Adam Straus’s technology-inspired paintings highlight how our extreme involvement with our devices has removed us from the glory of the world around us. Influenced by modern life and steeped in social commentary, Straus’s landscape paintings make us see our surroundings anew.
Whether you’re seeking works by the world’s most notable names or those authored by underground legends, find a vast collection of landscape paintings on 1stDibs.