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...
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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"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
$6,000
"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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"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
$3,400
"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
$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...
Oil
"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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"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
"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 ...
Oil
"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...
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
"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
"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
"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...
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
"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...
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
"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
$3,000
"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
"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...
Oil
"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...
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
$7,063
H 21.25 in W 23.75 in D 2 in
Sir Matthew Smith CBE 'Still life with sculpture', oil on board, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sir Matthew Smith, CBE (British, 1879 – 1959) Still life with sculpture oil on board 21.1/4 x 23.3/4 in. (54 x 60.3 cm.) Provenance: Removed with the contents of his Aix studio, by Marion Monay, tfor the aertistin early 1940, to Beauchene, the nearby house of fellow artist Harry Morton Colvile (1905-1992) Given by the artist toColvile in January 1946 along with otherstudio effects. Given by Colvile’s only child, Professor Georgiana Colvile (1943-2018) to the present owner circa 2000 Literature: Alice Keene, ‘The Two Mr Smiths, The Life and Works of Matthew Smith’, 1995, pp.61,65,70 & 128 When in early 1940 Smith went back to Aix to pack up and close his studio there and send back to London all the paintings possible, the residue was hidden (see Literature, Keene 1995, p.61,65 &70) in various locations around Aix by Marion Monay, a good deal at Beauchene the house of his and her friend Harry Colvile who had been Monay’s lover prior to Smith (see Literature, Keene 1995, p.59) In 1946 with the war over, Smith went to Aix to retrieve all he could manage to ship back to England but what he had to leave at Beauchene he give to Colvile, including the clay female...
Oil, Board
La Porte de St. Martin, Paris
By Francois Gerome
Located in Sheffield, MA
Francois Gerome French, 1895 La Porte de St. Martin, Paris Oil on canvas 16 by 20 in. W/frame 22 by 26 in. Signed lower left Framed in a period House of Heyden...
Oil
$1,800
H 14 in W 21.25 in D 1.25 in
“Sailboats off the Lighhouse”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original, serene oil on canvas painting of two sailing vessels off the coast with a lighthouse in the distance. No visible signature. Circa 1890; American School. The painting is h...
Oil, Canvas
$13,311
H 34 in W 27 in D 2 in
Still Life of Flowers in Jug - Post Impressionist 1940's art floral oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Post Impressionist floral oil painting is by noted successful Russian born female artist Nadia Benois. Benois came to England and settled in L...
Oil
$8,800
H 44 in W 38 in D 2 in
1921 Large French POINTILLIST IMPRESSIONIST Garden Painting Mother W/ Daughter
Located in New York, NY
Here we have a beautiful period 1921 charming oil painting by Emile Ancelet. Painting depicts a mother and child in a landscape. Painted almost Like a ...
Oil
$12,000
H 21 in W 24 in
Champ de ble - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Marcel Dyf
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1960 by French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts a golden wheat field, contrasted against dark hills in the distance. Sign...
Canvas, Oil
$679
H 17.33 in W 17.33 in D 1.97 in
A Welsh Landscape - Original IMPRESSIONIST Impasto Oil Painting circa 1980s
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Shaun Ferguson (1963-) British TITLE: "Corwen - A Welsh Landscape" SIGNED: (Mall Galleries label verso) MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 44 x 44cm inclusive frame CONDITION: ver...
Oil
$82,994
H 32 in W 28 in
Fleurs dans un jardin - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Henri Martin
By Henri Martin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Beautiful signed divisionist oil on canvas landscape by sought after French post impressionist painter Henri Martin. The depicts pink and yellow dahlias in a garden, set beautifully ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,574
H 17.72 in W 1.58 in D 2.37 in
Promenade Le Havre Harbor French 1950s Framed Oil Painting Mid 20th Century
By Fred Pailhès
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Alfred Henri Pailhès. French ( b.1902 - d.1991 ). Rendez-Vous Des Havrais Pour Leur Promenade Dominicale. Oil On Panel. Signed Lower Left. Image size 12.4 inches x 15.6 inches ( 31.5...
Oil, Board
“Figure on a Country Lane, Brittany”
Located in Southampton, NY
Powerful, beautifully executed vibrant oil on canvas early work by the well known American artist, Alexander Warshawsky. Signed lower right and dated 1917. This painting was mostly...
Canvas, Oil
$493Sale Price|30% Off
H 8.67 in W 10.63 in
Mediterranean Landscape with Blossoming Trees, Oil on Canvas, 22x27 cm
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Rafael Durán Benet (1931–2015) Mediterranean Landscape with Blossoming Trees Technique: Oil on canvas-mounted board Artwork dimensions: 22 × 27 cm (8.66 × 10.63 in) Framed dimensio...
Oil
“Still Life with Pink Peonies”
By Irene Pages
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas post impressionist still life painting of pink peonies in a blue glass vase by the French artist, Irene Pages. School of Paris. Signed by the artist lower rig...
Canvas, Oil
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H 13 in W 20 in D 1 in
"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 ...
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...
Oil
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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...
Oil
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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...
Oil
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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 ...
Oil
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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...
Oil
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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...
Oil
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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...
Oil
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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...
Oil
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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...
Oil
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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...
Oil