Maria Bertrán, a painter born in Venezuela who immigrated to the United States in the late 1960s, splits her time between her home in Laguna Beach, California, and her studio in Provence, France. She is a consummate observer — Bertrán finds interesting scenes in street markets, harbors, building facades in populous European villages and elsewhere — and her gestural brushstrokes and daring use of vibrant color bring life to her Impressionistic works as she endeavors to communicate her deep appreciation for her radiant surroundings in her work.
Bertrán infuses her landscape paintings with her heartfelt response to the beauty of the natural world and to her medium. “For me painting is my happy place, and it is technical but also emotional,” she has said. “It is color and joy, and I hope to share these feelings with as many people as possible through my art.”
Bertrán received her BFA from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, continuing her figurative drawing studies in Paris. In 1980, she settled in Laguna Beach. Pacific Edge Gallery, where a permanent exhibition of her work can be found, has represented the artist since 1987.
Bertrán has a deep love of working with natural light, and she is constantly seeking to capture its essence in her paintings. The artist has traveled extensively and has painted scenes from Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the South Pacific and the United States.
Bertrán has had numerous solo exhibitions in locales such as Aspen, Key West, Provence, Stockbridge and New York City. Her work is held in the collection of the Laguna Art Museum in California.
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"Flowers and Poppies In The Valley" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Provence
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Flowers and Poppies In The Valley" is an exceptional oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertrán, this Contemporary Impressionist landscape captures the beauty of Spring in...
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"Sunflowers In Provencal Vase" Contemporary Impressionist Still Life Oil
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Sunflowers In Provencal Vase" is an beautiful oil painted from life in her studio in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures the brilliant gold...
Oil
$4,800Sale Price|20% Off
"Shadows On The Door" Contemporary Impressionist Oil Painting by Maria Bertran
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Shadows On The Door in Les Bourges" is an beautiful oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a timeless scene in the S...
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"Autumn Cherry Trees" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Provence
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Autumn Cherry Trees" is an exceptional oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a timeless scene in the South of Franc...
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"Oak Tree Lavender Field" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Provence
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Oak Tree Lavender Field" is an exceptional oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran, this Contemporary Impressionist landscape captures the beauty of Summer in the South...
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"Clouds Over Main Beach" Contemporary Impressionist Laguna Beach Seascape
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Bright sunny blues, golden sands, and colorful hillside fill "Clouds Over Main Beach" an exceptional oil painted on location in Laguna Beach, on the California Riviera by Maria B...
Oil
$4,600
"Spring Glory Below St. Saturnin" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Provence
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Spring Glory Below St. Saturnin" is an exceptional oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertrán, this Contemporary Impressionist landscape captures the beauty of Spring in t...
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"Dress of Many Colors" Contemporary Impressionist Figure
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Dress of ManyColors" is an beautiful oil painted from life in her studio in Provence by Maria Bertrán. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures the peaceful repose of the ...
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"Gulf of Dingle, Ireland" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Ireland
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Gulf of Dingle, Ireland" is an exceptional oil painted on location in Ireland by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist landscape captures the beauty of Summer in the West ...
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"Peonies and Apples On The Table" Contemporary Impressionist Still Life
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Peonies and Apples On The Table" is an beautiful oil painted from life in her studio in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures the brilliant r...
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"Sunflowers and Red Cosmos" Contemporary Impressionist Still Life Oil
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Sunflowers and Red Cosmos" is an beautiful large oil painted from life in her studio in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures the brilliant g...
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"Pointeau Reflections" Contemporary Impressionist Seascape
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Pointeau Reflections" is an beautiful oil painted on location by Maria Bertrán in Brittany, France. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures the peaceful feeling of the ti...
Oil
$4,400
Contemporary Impressionist Oil Painting Of Provencal Village by Maria Bertran
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Le Petit Clements" is an exceptional oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran, this Contemporary Impressionist street scene captures a timeless scene in the South of Fra...
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"Poppies Near Rousillon" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Provence
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Poppies Near Rousillon" is an exceptional oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a timeless scene in the Luberon Val...
Oil
$3,200
"Mallorca Landscape With Cabanon" Modern Impressionist Oil Of Mallorca, Spain
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Mallorca Landscape With Cabanon" features bright sunny blues, greens, and colorful flowers; it is an exceptional oil painted on location on the island of Mallorca in by Maria Ber...
Oil
$4,200
"Lavender On The Road To Ferrasier" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Provence
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Lavender On The Road To Ferrasier" is an exceptional oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a timeless scene in the ...
Oil
$3,000
"Spring Cherry Blossoms In Provence" Contemporary Impressionist Oil Painting
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
An exceptional large oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran, this Contemporary Impressionist landscape captures the beauty of Spring in the South of France. "Spring Ch...
Oil
"Poppies By The Woods" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Provence
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Poppies By The Woods" is an exceptional oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertrán, this Contemporary Impressionist landscape captures the beauty of Spring in the South of...
Oil
"Gulf of Moribihan" Contemporary Impressionist Oil Of Brittany
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Bright sunny blues and colorful water reflections fill "Gulf of Moribihan" a luminous oil painted on location in Brittany by Maria Bertran, this Contemporary Impressionist street ...
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"Mon Cabanon" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Provence
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Mon Cabanon" is an exceptional oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a timeless scene in the South of France. Creat...
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"Bandol Coastline" Contemporary Impressionist Oil Painting by In Provence
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
An exceptional oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran, this Contemporary Impressionist seascape captures the beauty of Spring in the South of France. "Bandol Coastline...
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"Treasure Island Park" Contemporary Impressionist Laguna Beach Seascape
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Bright sunny blues, rich greens, and colorful flowers fill "Treasure Island Park" an exceptional oil painted on location in Laguna Beach, on the California Riviera by Maria Bertr...
Oil
$2,720Sale Price|20% Off
"Le Brusc Lagoon, " Impressionist Oil Of French Riviera Boats by Maria Bertran
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Bright sunny blues and colorful water reflections fill "Le Brusc Lagoon," an exceptional oil painted on location in the Cote d'Azul, French Riviera by Maria Bertran, this Contemporar...
Oil
$5,800
"Flowers By The Provencal Doorway" Impressionist Oil Painting by Maria Bertran
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Flowers By The Provencal Doorway" is an beautiful oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a timeless Spring scene in ...
Oil
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
"Alley In Calla" Modern Impressionist Oil Painting of Spain
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Alley In Calla" is an beautiful oil painted on location in Southern Spain by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a timeless scene in the South of Spain....
Oil
$2,675
H 22 in W 31 in D 2.75 in
Antique French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Haystack Farm Landscape 1890
By Max Bouvet
Located in Portland, OR
A very attractive antique oil on canvas landscape painting by the French Post Impressionist artist Max Bouvet (1854-1942), the painting circa 1890. The painting depicts a pastoral sc...
Oil, Canvas
$950
H 12 in W 16 in D 2 in
Vintage Harbor Scene, Oil on Board Possibly Cape Cod by Albert R Thayer, ca 1950
Located in Baltimore, MD
This harbor scene oil painting is by noted Massachusetts artist Albert Rufus Thayer. Thayer was born in Concord in 1878 and studied in Boston and New York before returning to his hom...
Oil
$777
H 36.23 in W 28.75 in
Post Impressionist Still Life Spanish Oil Painting Bottles and Fruit Canvas art
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Post Impressionist Still Life Spanish Oil Painting Bottles and Fruit Canvas Artist: Pilar Margenat (Sant Quirze del Vallès, 1939) Technique: Oil on canvas Signature: Signed verso Di...
Canvas, Oil
$526Sale Price|37% Off
H 13 in W 16.15 in
Campos de Jaén Oil Painting, Spanish Landscape, 33x41 cm, Frameless
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Campos de Jaén - Oil on canvas cardboard Oil measurements 33x41 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan pa...
Cardboard, Canvas, Oil
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.25 in W 18.75 in
20th century abstract still life by Cleveland School artist
By Joseph O'Sickey
Located in Beachwood, OH
Work sold to benefit the CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013) Still Life Oil and graphite on paper Signed lower left 12.25 x 1...
Oil, Graphite
$693
H 13 in W 16.15 in
Robledo Spain oil painting spanish landscape european art
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
**TECHNICAL SHEET** - **Author:** Rafael Durán Benet (1931-2015) - **Title:** Robledo - **Technique:** Oil on canvas mounted on board - **Dimensions:** 13 x 16 in - **Framed:** No -...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$2,900
H 32 in W 28 in D 2 in
French Normandy School Post-Impressionist Oil on Canvas Still Life Flowers Fruit
Located in Portland, OR
A very attractive French Post-Impressionist Rouen School (Normandy), oil on canvas still life painting, by Franck Innocent (1912-1983), signed and dated 1941. This colorful still lif...
Canvas, Oil
$14,355
H 32.68 in W 40.16 in
Vue de la baie d'Ajaccio (Corse), huile sur toile, tableau de Léon Canniccioni
Located in Ixelles, BE
Léon Charles Canniccioni (1879 - 1957) Vue de la baie d'Ajaccio 1936 (?) Huile sur toile Signé et daté en bas à droite 68 x 87 cm Cette vue de la baie d'Ajaccio en Corse, est une hu...
Canvas, Oil
Large Colorful Backyard Landscape Still Life
By Joseph O'Sickey
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013) Backyard Landscape Oil on canvas Signed lower right 5'10" x 6'7" Joseph O'Sickey, born in Detroit in 1918, was a painter and teacher through...
Oil
$4,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 48 in W 54 in
Hats, Vibrant 21st century turquoise, pink, purple still life interior scene
By Joseph O'Sickey
Located in Beachwood, OH
Work sold to benefit the CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013) Hats, 2000 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 48 x 54 inches Joseph O'Sickey, ...
Oil
$2,500
H 13 in W 16.15 in
South of France, Marie Lucie Nessi, Woman Post Impressionist, Oil paint, 1950
By Marie Lucie Nessi
Located in New York, NY
Marie Lucie Nessi-Valtat South of France, ca. 1950 Oil on canvas mounted on panel 13 x 16 1/10 in l 33 x 41 cm Frame size: 15 1/3 x 18 1/2 in. 39 x 47 cm Marie-Lucie Nessi Valtat w...
Oil
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
H 34.25 in W 27.25 in
Evening Still Life, Dark 20th Century Landscape, Post Impressionism
By Joseph O'Sickey
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joseph B. O'Sickey (American, 1918-2013) Evening Still Life Oil on canvas Signed lower right 32 x 24.5 inches 34.25 x 27.25 inches, framed Joseph O'Sickey, born in Detroit in 1918, ...
Oil
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H 36 in W 24 in D 2 in
"Floral Fantasy" Contemporary Impressionist Still Life Oil
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Floral Fantasy" is a large, beautiful oil painted from life in her studio in Laguna Beach by Maria Bertrán. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures the brilliant red, lav...
Oil
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H 27 in W 24 in D 1 in
"Tulips In Provencal Vase" Contemporary Impressionist Still Life Oil
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Tulips In Provencal Vase" is an beautiful oil painted from life in her studio in Provence by Maria Bertrán. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures the brilliant red, lav...
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H 24 in W 15 in D 1 in
"Red and Yellow Roses" Contemporary Impressionist Still Life Oil
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Red and Yellow Roses" is an beautiful oil painted from life in her studio in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures the brilliant red and yell...
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H 21 in W 15 in D 1 in
"Stream In The Alps" Contemporary Impressionist French Alps
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Stream In The Alps" is an beautiful oil painted on location in the French Alps by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a timeless scene of a fresh stream...
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H 26 in W 32 in D 1 in
"Spring In Les Grand Clements" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Provence
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Spring In Les Grand Clememts" is an exceptional oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertrán, this Contemporary Impressionist landscape captures the beauty of Spring in the ...
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H 13 in W 22 in D 1 in
"Striped Pointeaus" Contemporary Impressionist Oil Of French Riviera
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Bright sunny blues and colorful water reflections fill "Striped Pointeaus, an exceptional oil painted on location in the Cote d'Azul, French Riviera by Maria Bertran, this Contemp...
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H 24 in W 15 in D 1 in
"Red and Yellow Roses" Contemporary Impressionist Still Life Oil
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Red and Yellow Roses" is an beautiful oil painted from life in her studio in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures the brilliant red and yell...
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H 15 in W 24 in D 1 in
"La La Chisarette, Parc de la Vanoise" Contemporary Impressionist French Alps
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"La Chisarette, Parc de la Vanoise" is an beautiful oil painted on location in the French Alps by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a timeless scene in...
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H 13 in W 18 in D 1 in
"Windy Day In Port Le Brusc" Contemporary Impressionist Oil Of French Riviera
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Bright sunny blues and colorful water reflections fill "Windy Day In Port Le Brusc," an exceptional oil painted on location in the Cote d'Azul, French Riviera by Maria Bertran, th...
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H 15 in W 29 in D 1 in
"Path To Les Grand Clements" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Provence
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Path to Les Grand Clements" is an exceptional oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran, this Contemporary Impressionist landscape captures the beauty of Summer in the So...
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H 12 in W 24 in D 1 in
"Apricot Blossoms In The Field" Modern Impressionist Oil Painting of Spain
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Apricot Blossoms In The Field" is an beautiful oil painted on location in Andalucia by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a timeless scene in the South...
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H 15 in W 25 in D 1 in
"Beach In The Algarve, Portugal" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Portugal
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Beach In The Algarve, Portugal" is an exceptional oil painted on location in Portugal by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a timeless scene in the the...
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