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Impressionist Art

IMPRESSIONIST STYLE

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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Style: Impressionist
French Impressionist Portrait of Curled Up Kittens Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Kittens by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 10 high by 8.25 inches wide condition: ov...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Color Pencil

Tranquil Seascape 20th Cent. French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Turquoise
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Turquoise Coastline French Impressionist artist, 20th century signed oil on board, unframed board: 13 x 18 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound co...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Boat In Stone Beach Bay Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Beach Bay by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) signed oil painting on board, unframed dated 1989 unframed: 20 x 24 inches condition: very good...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

1930's French Impressionist Oil Purple Mountains Green Coastal Path
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Painting by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 5 high by 8.5 inches wide conditi...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

1950s French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Windswept Beach & Seascape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Windswept Beach Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Windswept Coastal Scene Fluffy Clouds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Little Fluffy Clouds by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) dated 1997 signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 13 x 16 inches condition: very good provenance: from a lar...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Antique Historical Painting - First Thanksgiving, Plymouth - Jennie Brownscombe
Located in Baltimore, MD
Jennie Augusta Brownscombe was born in a log cabin in Honesdale, Pa in 1850. She went past her modest roots to attend Cooper Union and the National Academy in New York. By 1890, ...
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1910s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Vintage 1930's French Impressionist Still Life Pink and Red Roses Bunch In Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roses by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 14.5 high by 12 inches wide condition: overal...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Vintage 1930's French Impressionist Still Life Roses in Glass in Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roses by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back gouache painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 13 high by 16.5 inches wide condition: ov...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Gouache

1960’s French Oil Painting Exotic Summers Day Cagnes Sur Mer Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cagnes Ser mer dated 1961 Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

"The sound of cicadas in Provence"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Dear art lover, I enjoy working on floral and nature compositions. This one was inspired by my trip to St Remy de Provence ( south of France) , the village where Vincent Van Gogh li...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Oil

caged rabbits scene with animals oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ferrán Martí (1943) Caged rabbits oil Oil measures 19x24 cm. Frame measures 32x37 cm.
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1970s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Spring Bouquet - Horizontal Floral Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrantly colored floral still-life of a dazzling and detailed spring bouquet including irises, cherry blossoms, roses, and other beautiful blooms by Barbara Wilson (American, 20th C...
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1970s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Mid Century Windmill Rural Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Stoic watercolor painting of a tall windmill in a rural landscape by H. Kendall . Signed "H. Kendall" lower right. Presented in a yellow mat and wood f...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor, Paper

Vintage Teapot Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming still life of a teapot, teacup, and large red plate displayed on a green tablecloth by California artist Vlasta M. Janecek (Salak) (American,...
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1970s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas, Cardboard

Mid Century White Pine Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive botanical watercolor of a White Pine tree by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Signed "Warner" lower left. Unframed. Image size: 22"H x 15"W Doris Ann Warner began ...
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1960s Impressionist Art

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Watercolor, Paper

Vintage Landscape -- Birch Trees on the Water
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene landscape painting of a quiet pond surrounded by birch trees by California artist Doris Clement (American, 20th Century). Signed "Doris Clement" lower right. Presented in a p...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Pacific Coast in Spring Watercolor Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor of Pacific coastal waters crashing in the the cliffs, by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Presented in a dark green mat w...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Laid Paper, Watercolor

Impressionist Nude, Atmospheric Colour, Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Impressionist Nude, Atmospheric Colour, Oil Painting By French artist Garnvault, 20th Century Signed by the artist verso Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas size: 15 x 21.5 inche...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

"Medieval Abby of Mont- St. Michel" Architectural Landscape Edition 4 of 5
Located in Houston, TX
Green and blue tonal architectural landscape of a cathedral. The work is signed, titled, and dated by the artist. It is framed in a gold frame with a white matte. Paul Sprohge is a H...
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1970s Impressionist Art

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Lithograph

20th Century French Forest Landscape Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
Landscape of Fontainebleau Georges Bousquet Moret (1904-1976) was, first, an engineer passionate about arts. This passion led him to devote his f...
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1940s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Early 20th Century Figurative -- The Paper Boy and His Comics
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful 1940s figurative of paper boy reading the comics by Louise Miller Clark (American, 20th Century). Signed "Louise Miller" lower right. Unframed. Im...
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1940s Impressionist Art

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Cardboard, Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Carmel Point Lobos and Monastery Beach Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous, vibrant early 20th century seascape painting of Point Lobos looking toward Monastery Beach, Carmel by Rinaldo Cuneo (American, 1877-1939). Signed "Cuneo" lower right. Presented in a giltwood frame. Image, 11"H x 12"W. Dubbed “The Painter of San Francisco." Well received at the Panama Pacific International Exhibition in 1915. Born in San Francisco, California and raised in the North Beach area, Rinaldo Cuneo was a painter of landscape, still lifes, city views and muralist who, commissioned by the Federal Art Project adminstrators, painted murals in Coit Tower in San Francisco in 1934. His studio and cottage in San Francisco, later in his career, had a panoramic view of the bay from Telegraph Hill. His family were painters including two of his brothers, Cyrus and Egisto Cuneo, and several family members were founders of the Tivoli Opera Company in San Francisco. He served in the Spanish-American War and then studied at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art with Arthur Mathews and Gottardo...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

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Board, Oil

Van Gogh Flowers, Contemporary Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ara Harutyunyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Contemporary Art, Titl...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Promenade in red
Located in THOMERY, FR
Step into the captivating world of "Promenade in Red," an artwork that invites you on a mesmerizing journey through landscapes teeming with vibrancy and movement. Framed on gouache p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Gouache

20th Century French Oil Painting Coastal Rocks
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Rocky Coastline French School, mid-late 20th century unsigned oil painting on canvas textured paper (reverse side is smooth, the painted side looks and feels as canvas), unframed o...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Redhead On A Yellow Blanket - Original San Francisco Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Redhead On A Yellow Blanket - Original Figurative Nude Study Original San Francisco figurative nude painting depicting a redhead model laying on a yellow blanket. Her hand lays over...
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1970s Impressionist Art

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Acrylic, Paper

Empire State Colors-original panorama cityscape oil painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Empire State Colors" by Juan Del Pozo captures the dynamic beauty of the New York City skyline, with a focus on the iconic Empire State Building. From a bird's eye view, the viewer ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Dry Winter Sketch by Bethanne Cople, Oil on Paper Landscape painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
The American landscape – endless skies, calming waters and the varied shores of the East and West coasts - are Cople’s passion and she travels far and wide to capture her subjects. “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Paper, Oil

A Summer's Day, impressionist, early 20th century, oil on canvas
Located in Hillsborough, NC
A Summer’s Day by William Miller Frazer (1864-1961) depicts a tranquil countryside scene of sheep grazing and resting. Frazer’s sheep find numerous ways to enjoy the pleasantries of ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Whispers of Spring by Millie Gosch, Framed Flowers Oil Still-Life Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unframed this piece is 12 x 16 Millie Gosch is an avid plein air painter who paints studies from real life and from these studies she creates her beautiful landscape pieces. An expe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Boats docked in the water
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
I enjoy working on semi-abstract artworks with a touch of impressionism. This is the one of the artworks which was inspired by the beauty of the south of France. I was inspired by ...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Paper, Acrylic

Summer Sketch by Bethanne Cople, Oil on Paper Landscape painting, Beach
Located in Atlanta, GA
The American landscape – endless skies, calming waters and the varied shores of the East and West coasts - are Cople’s passion and she travels far and wide to capture her subjects. “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Paper, Oil

Waves Study by Bethanne Cople, Oil on Paper Landscape painting, Beach
Located in Atlanta, GA
The American landscape – endless skies, calming waters and the varied shores of the East and West coasts - are Cople’s passion and she travels far and wide to capture her subjects. “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil, Paper

Rue de Paris - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Maximillien Luce
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in landscape oil on board circa 1908 by French impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The piece depicts workers on the Rue de Paris in Saint-Denis, a commune in the no...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

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Board, Oil

Merieanna
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Merieanna Etching and aquatint, c. 1900 Signed by the artist in pencil lower right Titled in pencil lower right corner of sheet Annotated "4" lower left below image Publisher's dryst...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

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Aquatint

Apples, Still Life Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism, Title: Apples, Size: 9.5" x 14" x 0.8'' i...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Snow in Spring by Millie Gosch, Framed Flowers Oil Still-Life Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unframed this piece is 8 x 8 Millie Gosch is an avid plein air painter who paints studies from real life and from these studies she creates her beautiful landscape pieces. An experi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Board, Oil

Floral Still Life
Located in Milford, NH
A colorful impressionist floral still life with fruit by American artist Humbert Howard (1905-1990). Howard was born in Philadelphia and considered an important figure among contempo...
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1980s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

Mid Century Original Oil Impressionist Painting - The Hay Field
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Original Oil Impressionist Painting - The Farm House Wonderful impressionist oil painting of field of hay ready for harvest with farmhouse and barn in the background. I...
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1960s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Fall Cows by Bethanne Cople, Oil on Board Landscape painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
The American landscape – endless skies, calming waters and the varied shores of the East and West coasts - are Cople’s passion and she travels far and wide to capture her subjects. “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Board, Oil

The Lady with the Green Collar - Portrait “Style of” Frank Duveneck
Located in Soquel, CA
Stately portrait circa 1900 of a woman in dark clothing with a green collar which is a copy of a similar portrait by Frank Duveneck 1875-1879. The woman i...
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1890s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Sunset Over Water Study by Bethanne Cople, Oil on Paper Landscape painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
The American landscape – endless skies, calming waters and the varied shores of the East and West coasts - are Cople’s passion and she travels far and wide to capture her subjects. “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Paper, Oil

Sea cliff
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
I enjoy working on semi-abstract artworks with a touch of impressionism. This is the one of the artworks which was inspired by the beauty of the south of France and in particularly,...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Acrylic, Paper

Symphony in Blue and Green by Bethanne Cople, Oil on Board Landscape painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
The American landscape – endless skies, calming waters and the varied shores of the East and West coasts - are Cople’s passion and she travels far and wide to capture her subjects. “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Trees, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism, Title: Trees, Size: 10" x 11.5" x 0.8'' ...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Field with Dappled Sunlight, Giverny
By John Leslie Breck
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist painting of a French pastoral landscape with trees and cows in the distance by American artist John Leslie Breck (1860-1899). Breck was born in the South Pacific...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

'St Ives Harbour - Twilight'
Located in Cambridge, GB
St Ives harbour - Twilight by EMILY ALLNUT 1869-1944 Oil on canvas, signed lower left, 42 x 54 cm, framed. Provenance: Collection Paul Whitfield, MD at Christies, King St, London ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

"Tree Line Sublime" contemporary impasto oil painting of dark forest landscape
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Tree Line Sublime" is a contemporary oil painting of a dark forest landscape. Persson works primarily with a palette knife, in fact, the same knife her grandmother painted with. This tool aids in creating the long depth of field we see in her landscapes—with objects in the foreground physically popping off the canvas and features in background melting away with one swipe. In Tree Line Sublime, the largest work by Persson we’ve shown in the gallery so far, the painted bark not only visually represents the look of the bark, but physically represents its rough and varied texture as well. Emily Persson is a Melbourne based artist who has been creating oil paintings with a palette knife for three years. Emily is a multi-generational artist with roots in Brisbane, Australia. Although an avid hobbyist painter her whole life, Emily found her style and her new career in 2016 when she began painting landscape, seascape and floral still-life paintings inspired by her surrounds in Queensland. Emily decided in late 2017 that she would give away a successful corporate office job and pursue her life long dream of becoming a full time artist. She relocated to South Yarra in Melbourne and immediately began exhibiting across Australia at galleries such as the Moree Gallery and Satch & Co. Emily participated in many group exhibitions and fundraisers in 2018 including multiple shows in Melbourne, New South Wales and Queensland. Emily has gained most of her notoriety from her popularity on Instagram where she has close to twelve thousand followers. Emily’s art has trended worldwide on social media and she has become a pioneer and mentor for other artists trying to find their online groove. Emily has drawn the eye of some of Australia’s most sought after interior designers including Thomas Hamel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

The Boat Shop
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist oil painting of the boat shop by Italian American artist Antonio Cirino (1889-1983). Cirino was born in Italy and moved to the United States, attending the Rhode...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Purple Iris Oil cm. 49 x 69 Purple
Located in Torino, IT
Iris, Van Gogh,Impressionists, Nature,Purple, Green,Garden Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina. 19...
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1990s Impressionist Art

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Oil

A Redheads Dream - Figurative Nude With Butterflies and Flowers
Located in Soquel, CA
A Redheads Dream - Figurative Nude With Butterflies and Flowers Original figurative nude painting of a redhead woman surrounded by butterflies and magenta flowers, by possibly an u...
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1940s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Skating in Boston
Located in Milford, NH
A fine winter cityscape with a fun scene of people skating in Boston by American artist (1864-1929). Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Goodwin lived and worked most of his life in M...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Spring Landscape, Triptych" colorful plein air of poppy field in France
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Spring Landscape, Triptych" is a colorful plein air oil painting of a poppy field in France. Frame Dimensions 27.3 x 41in Tina Orsolic Dalessio is a figurative painter born and r...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Figures in a Street - Normandy - Impressionist Figurative Oil - Stanislas Lepine
By Stanislas Victor Édouard Lépine
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in landscape oil on canvas circa 1860 by French impressionist painter Stanislas Lepine. The piece depicts a daytime view of a bustling street in Normandy on a cloudy d...
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1860s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

First Love - Landscape Print Green Blue Brown Yellow White
Located in Sofia, BG
"First Love" is a print copy of a landscape painting by the artist Alexandar Assenov. The painting is framed. about the artwork TECHNIQUE: print painting on canvas STYLE: Romanti...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, C Print

Through The Trees - Original Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Through The Trees - Original Watercolor on Paper Original watercolor painting depicting a grove of vibrant green trees by Bertram Spencer (American, 1918-1992). Presented in a lig...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Spanish flamenco dance oil on board painting impressionism Spain
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joaquin Terruella Matilla (1891-1957) - Flamenco - Oil board Oil measures 35x39 cm. Frame measures 40x44 cm. Joaquim Terruella Matilla (1891 - 1957) Joaquim Terruella Matilla, neph...
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1920s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

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