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Dennis Sheehan

American, b. 1950
Dennis Sheehan was born in Boston in 1950. He has works in major public and private collections including the White House. Sheehan paints in the Barbizon mode with adherence to his 19th century precursors. In the tradition of the tonalist* painters, Sheehan creates landscapes of mood, affected by nature's changing seasons. "Today, in a cultural firmament that has been defined as Postmodern, a new generation of American painters is returning to the old landscape seeking a renewed vision. The cultural strategies that they employ are as diverse as any from the past; in most cases, these painters consciously strive to enter into a dialogue with the history of the White Mountains art. Their work, grounded in a sophisticated appreciation of what has come before, is in many cases deliberately discursive with a tradition that has been all but erased twice by historical and cultural forces." The contemporary work of Dennis Sheehan, for example, affords a great nineteenth-century-predecessor George Inness. Like Inness, whose influence is consciously acknowledged, Sheehan employs the dark palette and thickly pigmented surfaces of the French Barbizon School*. Maintaining a muted tonalist chromatic scheme, Sheehan, like Inness before him, has temerity to eschew picturesque scenery-his Conway Meadows avoids any reference to the traditional climax view of Mount Washington—in the interest of evoking atmospherics* and the appearance of the natural world as it is observed. Optical truth combined with poetic resonance—the search for some ineffable quality of nature beyond words -constitutes the probity of his art. Yet, also like Inness, Sheehan's paintings are produced in the studio. His work is the product of the conscious distillation of prior imagery ranging from the American Barbizon to the abstractions of Franz Kline. For all of the references to history—and there are multiple—there is no mistaking the artist's debt to the more recent past. Without the legacy of action painting, Sheehan's art would be less forceful and evocative than it is." Source: Guild of Boston Artists
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"Quietude" Dennis Sheehan, Dark, New England Landscape at Dusk, Pond Reflections
"Quietude" Dennis Sheehan, Dark, New England Landscape at Dusk, Pond Reflections

Dennis Sheehan"Quietude" Dennis Sheehan, Dark, New England Landscape at Dusk, Pond Reflections, circa 2025

$1,800

"Quietude" Dennis Sheehan, Dark, New England Landscape at Dusk, Pond Reflections

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in New York, NY

Dennis Sheehan Quietude, circa 2025 Signed lower left Oil on canvas laid to foam 12 1/2 x 17 inches Dennis Sheehan was born in Boston in 1950. His work is based upon the Barbizon S...

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2010s American Impressionist Dennis Sheehan

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Oil, Foam Board, Canvas

Dennis Sheehan, "Golden Passage" 12x12 Dusk Sunset Landscape Oil Painting
Dennis Sheehan, "Golden Passage" 12x12 Dusk Sunset Landscape Oil Painting

Dennis SheehanDennis Sheehan, "Golden Passage" 12x12 Dusk Sunset Landscape Oil Painting, 2025

$2,200

Dennis Sheehan, "Golden Passage" 12x12 Dusk Sunset Landscape Oil Painting

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

This piece, “Golden Passage” is a 12x12 oil painting on canvas by artist Dennis Sheehan. Featured is an atmospheric landscape at twilight, where a molten band of golden light breaks ...

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2010s Tonalist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

"Pleasant Day" Dennis Sheehan, Cloudy Sky, Atmospheric Marsh Landscape, Evening
"Pleasant Day" Dennis Sheehan, Cloudy Sky, Atmospheric Marsh Landscape, Evening

Dennis Sheehan"Pleasant Day" Dennis Sheehan, Cloudy Sky, Atmospheric Marsh Landscape, Evening, circa 2025

$3,500

"Pleasant Day" Dennis Sheehan, Cloudy Sky, Atmospheric Marsh Landscape, Evening

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in New York, NY

Dennis Sheehan Pleasant Day, circa 2025 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches Dennis Sheehan was born in Boston in 1950. His work is based upon the Barbizon School with f...

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2010s American Impressionist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

Dennis Sheehan Tonalist Landscape Oil Painting, Golds of Dusk
Dennis Sheehan Tonalist Landscape Oil Painting, Golds of Dusk

Dennis SheehanDennis Sheehan Tonalist Landscape Oil Painting, Golds of Dusk

$3,900

Dennis Sheehan Tonalist Landscape Oil Painting, Golds of Dusk

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in Milford, NH

A colorful tonalist landscape and the end of the day by contemporary artist Dennis Sheehan (b. 1950). Sheehan was born in Boston, Massachusetts and went on to become well known as a ...

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2010s Tonalist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

Dennis Sheehan, "Moon Over the Marsh", 30x40 Sunset Landscape Oil Painting
Dennis Sheehan, "Moon Over the Marsh", 30x40 Sunset Landscape Oil Painting

Dennis SheehanDennis Sheehan, "Moon Over the Marsh", 30x40 Sunset Landscape Oil Painting, 2025

$15,000

Dennis Sheehan, "Moon Over the Marsh", 30x40 Sunset Landscape Oil Painting

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

This piece, "Moon Over the Marsh", by artist Dennis Sheehan is a 30x40 oil painting on canvas featuring a landscape at sunset. Remaining light from the setting sun burns the sky in a...

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2010s Tonalist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

Dennis Sheehan, "Mid Fall" 12x12 Tonalist Tree Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Dennis Sheehan, "Mid Fall" 12x12 Tonalist Tree Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas

Dennis SheehanDennis Sheehan, "Mid Fall" 12x12 Tonalist Tree Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas

$1,880Sale Price|20% Off

Dennis Sheehan, "Mid Fall" 12x12 Tonalist Tree Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

This piece, "Mid Fall", by artist Dennis Sheehan is a 12x12 oil painting on canvas featuring a daytime landscape setting during autumn. Tree leaves are deep reds, purple, oranges an...

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2010s Tonalist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

Colorful Twilight Sky
Colorful Twilight Sky

Dennis SheehanColorful Twilight Sky

$5,800

Colorful Twilight Sky

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in Milford, NH

A fine tonalist landscape with colorful twilight sky at the end of the day by American contemporary artist Dennis Sheehan (b. 1950). Sheehan was born in Boston, Massachusetts and wen...

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2010s Tonalist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

"New England Splendor" Dennis Sheehan, Tonalist Sunset, Reflections in Marsh
"New England Splendor" Dennis Sheehan, Tonalist Sunset, Reflections in Marsh

Dennis Sheehan"New England Splendor" Dennis Sheehan, Tonalist Sunset, Reflections in Marsh, circa 2025

$1,400

"New England Splendor" Dennis Sheehan, Tonalist Sunset, Reflections in Marsh

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in New York, NY

Dennis Sheehan New England Splendor, circa 2025 Signed lower right Oil on canvas laid to foam 7 1/4 x 8 inches Dennis Sheehan was born in Boston in 1950. His work is based upon the...

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2010s American Impressionist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Foam, Oil

"Spring Thaw" Dennis Sheehan, Snowy American Landscape, Atmospheric Late Spring
"Spring Thaw" Dennis Sheehan, Snowy American Landscape, Atmospheric Late Spring

Dennis Sheehan"Spring Thaw" Dennis Sheehan, Snowy American Landscape, Atmospheric Late Spring, circa 2025

$3,250

"Spring Thaw" Dennis Sheehan, Snowy American Landscape, Atmospheric Late Spring

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in New York, NY

Dennis Sheehan Spring Thaw Signed lower left, titled on verso Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches Dennis Sheehan was born in Boston in 1950. His work is based upon the Barbizon School wit...

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2010s American Impressionist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

"New England Spirit" Dennis Sheehan, Cloudy Day, Atmospheric Dark Impressionism
"New England Spirit" Dennis Sheehan, Cloudy Day, Atmospheric Dark Impressionism

Dennis Sheehan"New England Spirit" Dennis Sheehan, Cloudy Day, Atmospheric Dark Impressionism, circa 2025

$2,000

"New England Spirit" Dennis Sheehan, Cloudy Day, Atmospheric Dark Impressionism

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in New York, NY

Dennis Sheehan New England Spirit, circa 2025 Signed lower left Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches Dennis Sheehan was born in Boston in 1950. His work is based upon the Barbizon School w...

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2010s American Impressionist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

Dennis Sheehan Tonalist Barbizon Landscape Oil Painting
Dennis Sheehan Tonalist Barbizon Landscape Oil Painting

Dennis SheehanDennis Sheehan Tonalist Barbizon Landscape Oil Painting

$2,950

Dennis Sheehan Tonalist Barbizon Landscape Oil Painting

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in Milford, NH

A fine New England tonalist landscape painted in the Barbizon style by contemporary artist Dennis Sheehan (b. 1950). Sheehan was born in Boston, Massachusetts and went on to become w...

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2010s Barbizon School Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

Dennis Sheehan, "Glowing Hedgerow", Moody Tonalist Landscape Oil Painting
Dennis Sheehan, "Glowing Hedgerow", Moody Tonalist Landscape Oil Painting

Dennis SheehanDennis Sheehan, "Glowing Hedgerow", Moody Tonalist Landscape Oil Painting, 2018

$5,250

Dennis Sheehan, "Glowing Hedgerow", Moody Tonalist Landscape Oil Painting

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

This piece, "Glowing Hedgerow", by artist Dennis Sheehan is a 18x24 oil painting on canvas featuring a marshy green landscape at dusk. This moody painting shows tree line at the hori...

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2010s Tonalist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

Dennis Sheehan, "Winter Dusk", 16x20 Snowy Landscape Tonalist Oil Painting
Dennis Sheehan, "Winter Dusk", 16x20 Snowy Landscape Tonalist Oil Painting

Dennis SheehanDennis Sheehan, "Winter Dusk", 16x20 Snowy Landscape Tonalist Oil Painting

$4,160Sale Price|20% Off

Dennis Sheehan, "Winter Dusk", 16x20 Snowy Landscape Tonalist Oil Painting

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

This piece, "Winter Dusk", is a 16x20 winter landscape oil painting on canvas by artist Dennis Sheehan. Featured is view over a snow covered marshland during the evening hours. The w...

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2010s Tonalist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

Leaves Beginning To Change
Leaves Beginning To Change

Dennis SheehanLeaves Beginning To Change

$4,800

Leaves Beginning To Change

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in Milford, NH

A fine tonalist landscape with leaves beginning to change by a marsh by American contemporary artist Dennis Sheehan (b. 1950). Sheehan was born in Boston, Massachusetts and went on t...

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2010s Tonalist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

Dennis Sheehan, "Dusky Creek" 24x36 Dusk Sunset Landscape Oil Painting
Dennis Sheehan, "Dusky Creek" 24x36 Dusk Sunset Landscape Oil Painting

Dennis SheehanDennis Sheehan, "Dusky Creek" 24x36 Dusk Sunset Landscape Oil Painting, 2026

$13,500

Dennis Sheehan, "Dusky Creek" 24x36 Dusk Sunset Landscape Oil Painting

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

This atmospheric landscape painting captures the quiet beauty of the countryside at dusk, where the last golden light of day illuminates a peaceful, open meadow. A narrow, winding cr...

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2010s Tonalist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

Dennis Sheehan, "Dusk Meadow" 30x40 Dusk Sunset Landscape Oil Painting
Dennis Sheehan, "Dusk Meadow" 30x40 Dusk Sunset Landscape Oil Painting

Dennis SheehanDennis Sheehan, "Dusk Meadow" 30x40 Dusk Sunset Landscape Oil Painting, 2026

$17,800

Dennis Sheehan, "Dusk Meadow" 30x40 Dusk Sunset Landscape Oil Painting

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

This serene landscape painting captures the enchanting beauty of a meadow at dusk, where the fading sunlight transforms the countryside into a peaceful retreat. A gently winding stre...

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2010s Tonalist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

Woodland Landscape with Cabin & Figure
Woodland Landscape with Cabin & Figure

Dennis SheehanWoodland Landscape with Cabin & Figure

$5,800

Woodland Landscape with Cabin & Figure

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in Milford, NH

A fine vertical tonalist landscape with cabin and figure by American contemporary artist Dennis Sheehan (b. 1950). Sheehan was born in Boston, Massachusetts and went on to become wel...

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2010s Tonalist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

Dennis Sheehan, "Evening's Embrace" 12x12 Dusk Landscape Oil Painting
Dennis Sheehan, "Evening's Embrace" 12x12 Dusk Landscape Oil Painting

Dennis SheehanDennis Sheehan, "Evening's Embrace" 12x12 Dusk Landscape Oil Painting, 2025

$2,200

Dennis Sheehan, "Evening's Embrace" 12x12 Dusk Landscape Oil Painting

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

This piece, “Evening’s Embrace” is a 12x12 oil painting on canvas by artist Dennis Sheehan. Featured is a luminous, mood-driven landscape at dusk, where bands of warm gold and soft c...

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2010s Tonalist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

Dennis Sheehan, "Winter's Warmth", Tonalist Landscape Mountain Tree Oil Painting
Dennis Sheehan, "Winter's Warmth", Tonalist Landscape Mountain Tree Oil Painting

Dennis SheehanDennis Sheehan, "Winter's Warmth", Tonalist Landscape Mountain Tree Oil Painting

$2,350

Dennis Sheehan, "Winter's Warmth", Tonalist Landscape Mountain Tree Oil Painting

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

This piece, "Winter's Warmth", by artist Dennis Sheehan is a 12x12 oil painting on canvas featuring a traditional snowy landscape just before dusk. Warm afternoon light surrounds fol...

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2010s Tonalist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

"Trees by the Stream" Dennis Sheehan, Bright Forest Landscape, Water Reflections
"Trees by the Stream" Dennis Sheehan, Bright Forest Landscape, Water Reflections

Dennis Sheehan"Trees by the Stream" Dennis Sheehan, Bright Forest Landscape, Water Reflections, circa 2025

$6,000

"Trees by the Stream" Dennis Sheehan, Bright Forest Landscape, Water Reflections

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in New York, NY

Dennis Sheehan Trees by the Stream, circa 2025 Signed lower left Oil on canvas 24 x 30 inches Dennis Sheehan was born in Boston in 1950. His work is based upon the Barbizon School ...

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2010s American Impressionist Dennis Sheehan

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Canvas, Oil

"Approaching Storm" Dennis Sheehan, Stormy American Impressionist Skyscape
"Approaching Storm" Dennis Sheehan, Stormy American Impressionist Skyscape

Dennis Sheehan"Approaching Storm" Dennis Sheehan, Stormy American Impressionist Skyscape, circa 2025

$1,400

"Approaching Storm" Dennis Sheehan, Stormy American Impressionist Skyscape

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in New York, NY

Dennis Sheehan Approaching Storm, circa 2025 Signed lower right Oil on canvas laid to foam 7 x 12 inches Dennis Sheehan was born in Boston in 1950. His work is based upon the Barbi...

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2010s American Impressionist Dennis Sheehan

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Foam Board

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