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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
Clown with Birthday Bouquet - Oil and Ink on Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
Clown with Bouquet - Acrylic and Ink on Cardstock Colorful portrait of a clown holding a bouquet of flowers by Jassen Marek (20th Century). A sad clown in a suit with a straw hat ho...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil, Pen

Charles Clair, Sheep Feeding In A Barn
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by French artist Charles Clair (1860-1930) depicts numerous sheep feeding in a stone barn. Hailing from the picturesque rural area of Mars-sur-A...
Category

1910s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Girl in stockings
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
"You can teach a girl femininity for a long time, but stockings will do it instantly."
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

A River Flows Through. Contemporary English Landscape
Located in Brecon, Powys
A RIVER FLOWS THROUGH oil on canvas 75 x 100 cm + edge frame A river estuary is home to so many different animal species. There are quiet creeks where sea bass gather and egrets po...
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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Forest around the pond. Watercolor on paper
Located in Zofingen, AG
'Forest around the pond' Size 15 x 23 inches (38 x 57 cm). Original watercolor painting - painted on watercolor paper (Winsor & Newton). Need a decorative frame. On the front side ...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

20th Century French Post Impressionism Still life Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
Still life composition Structural Analysis : It's an Impressionist still life, composition with glass in the foreground_ behind, flower pot, a basket of vegetables, a bottle, a viol...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life with Fish, 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...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Just Enough to Magnetize the Leaves, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Near artist Onelio Marrero's home, several ponds adorned with water lilies unfailingly captivate his attention. He delights in observing the transformative effe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Ranunculus Study 2-original modern realism flowers oil painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Ranunculus Study" by the renowned artist Robert Lemay is a mesmerizing example of the beauty that can be found in simplicity. This original still life painting captivates the viewer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Wanderer, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Morgan Cameron’s (US based) “Wanderer” is an oil painting on panel that depicts a Bison in the wild. This painting is unframed, but ready to hang. Ab...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Nuns
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
“Often an act, in itself worthy of condemnation, becomes laudable due to the intention that inspires it”
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bass Rock, New England Seascape by Pennsylvania Impressionist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Bass Rock" is a 8.5 x 10.5 inches, oil on canvas, New England seascape by Pennsylvania Impressionist painter Giovanni Martino. The painting is signed "Giovanni Martino" in the lower right and titled on verso. The following is from Babette Martino, daughter of the artist: Giovanni Martino, National Academy of Design* member, was born on May 1, 1908 in Philadelphia PA where all seven brothers and one sister, Filomina, Frank, Antonio, Albert, Ernest, Giovanni, Edmond, and William became painters. They were under the tutelage of their eldest brother, Frank, who in the late 1920s, founded the first commercial art studio, Martino Studios, at 27 South 18th Street. Besides studying with his two eldest brothers, Giovanni also studied with Albert Jean Adolph at La France Institute, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, The Graphic Sketch Club, and Spring Garden Institute in Philadelphia. In his mid teens he accompanied his two eldest brothers to New Hope searching for subjects to paint. In the 1930s, he also started to paint in Manayunk, a hilly mill town along the Schuylkill River. At this time he signed his paintings M. Giovanni. These colorful impressionistic works proceeded more thinly painted dramatically poetic street scenes of the mill town. These images developed into impasto laden oils in the 1960's with some of the paintings worked with a palette knife. In Manayunk, he was a common sight on the streets and sidewalks, painting on-the-spot with his wife, Eva Marinelli...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mid Century Portrait of an African American Man
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century figure study of an African American man by American Impressionist artist Genevieve Rogers. Unsigned, but acquired with a collection of her...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Laid Paper, Oil

Impressionist Original Oil On Canvas "Tea Time"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Tea Time Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 39 1/4 x 31 1/2 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Year: 2000 Circa A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gorgeous cactus flowers
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern colorful artwork "Gorgeous cactus flowers" is full of vivid colors which are my tools of expression. I explore the beauty of these beautiful pink blooming cactus flower...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

French impressionist landscape, Barbizon forest, with river and cows at Sunset
Located in Woodbury, CT
French impressionist landscape, Barbizon forest, with river and cows at Sunset Boyle was a pioneering 19th-century British artist inspired by European Impressionist painters. The i...
Category

1890s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"POWDER SNOW MORNING" WESTERN ADOBE EARLY MORNING NOCTURNAL PAINTER OF LIGHT
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 24 x 36 Frame Size: 32 x 44 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dated 1996 "Powder Snow Morni...
Category

1990s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Pink blooming. Rhododendron . Oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The contrast of the colors of the shadows and the lighting of the blossoms gives us a warm mood. Green leaves with pink flowers a nice gift for someone dear to us 30 -40 cm (11.8-1...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Girl at the window
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
“Real beauty is not one that one admires with pleasure, but one that is as difficult to look at as the sun.”
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Superb Impressionist Oil Painting Trees Riverbank Major artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Riverbank by Elie Anatole Pavil (Ukraine 1873-1944) signed oil on canvas, unframed 19.75 x 25.5 private collection, France the painting is in overall very good and sound condition
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

SOLA PUIG 104 Roses and Lemons original impressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original impressionist acrylic painting. SOLÁ paints in a natural way, which reflects the Old Masters, soaking up the colour, air, smell and the pure scent of his environment. He d...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Impressionist Art

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

French school Provence Village - Rare Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
Landscape "Provencal Village" Provencal landscape from Henri Farré. According to Wikipedia, Henri Farré was a painter and aviator during WWI. Born in the South of France (Foix), ...
Category

1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Plateau de Vaucluse, Mt Ventoux - 21st Century Plein air Landscape Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Jos Leurs Plateau e Vaucluse Mont Ventoux 60 x 70 cm acrylic on canvas not framed, frame is possible. Jos Leurs is a Dutch Impressionistic Plein Air Painter who lived in France for ...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

The Matterhorn Switzerland 1940's Original Oil Painting Signed & Dated 1946
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Matterhorn Swiss artist, indistinctly signed dated 1946 oil on board, framed framed: 22.5 x 26.5 inches board: 20 x 23.5 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: ver...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

English School Mid 20th Century Oil Painting Mastiff Broomcourt Romeo Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mastiff: "Broomcourt Romeo" by Dorothy Alexandra Johnson (1902-1988) signed lower right oil painting on canvas, unstretched 5.5 x 7.25 inches (frame 7.5 x 9.25 inches) Delightful ...
Category

1950s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Watercolour Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century Floral Display
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Summer Floral Display in a Green Jug by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) signed lower right and dated 1947 watercolour painting on artist's paper, unframed sh...
Category

1940s Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Portrait of a young man, impressionist oil painting, 19th century male portrait
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique impressionist oil painting of a young man or boy wearing a cap with his head turned. This attractive portrait painting, with natural hues is quite dark lending a Chiaroscuro...
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Ray Simonini, "Penny" 16x8 Impressionist Pig Farm Animal Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting by artist Ray Simonini titled "Penny" is a 16x8 farm animal oil painting on canvas featuring a portrait of a pink pig against a ...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The wind of change
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
The wind of change is rarely warm and gentle, it can rather knock you off your feet. But still refreshing, invigorating and internally feel you can not do without it. Sometimes it's ...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Young Girl With Pink Bow Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful portrait of a young girl by listed aritst artist Helen Mae Enoch Gleiforst (American,1903-1997). Signed "Gleiforst" lower left. Unframed. Image, 20"H x 16"W. Gleiforst wa...
Category

1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Flamenco dance oil on canvas painting Spain
By Francisco Rodriguez Sanchez Clement
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Francisco Rodríguez Sánchez clement (1893-1968) - Flamenco - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 55x46 cm. Frame measurements 68x59 cm.
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spring Woman, Portrait, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Spring Woman Size: 23.5" x 19.5" x 0....
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Old Harbour, Varenna - Lake Como Italy
Located in ludlow, GB
Rene Jerome Legrand - British (Born 1953) The Old Harbour at Varenna, Lake Como - Oil on Canvas 12 by 16 inches, Signed and Framed 16 by 22 inches....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

South of San Luis Obispo, California Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful, heavy impasto landscape of a scene south of San Luis Obispo, California by Mike Wright (American, b.1959). Signed "M. Wright 17" lower right c...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Cardboard, Oil

Water lilies on the Novomilskyi Pond. Watercolor on paper
Located in Zofingen, AG
'Water lilies on the Novomilskyi Pond' Size 23 x 15 inches (57 x 38 cm). Original watercolor painting - painted on watercolor paper (Fabriano). Need a decorative frame. On the fron...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

English Countryside, Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Countryside, Landscape, Oil Painting by Pamela Cawley, British 20th century oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 18 inches Stun...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Yellow Blooming
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Signed on the Bottom Right, 15.5 X 18.5 Framed, Oil on Linen Panel
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

1930s French Impressionist Watercolour of Paris, Ducks at the Pond
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of a park in a city, probably Paris, by Henri Clamen. The painting is unsigned but was acquired from the artists atelier with other sig...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Cotsowold View, Foxcote, original painting, landscape, countryside, affordable
Located in Deddington, GB
Cotswold View, Foxcote by Georgie Dowling [2021] original oil paint on canvas Image size: H:40 cm x W:40 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40 cm x W:40 cm x D:2cm Sold Unframe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Three strawberries on a plate
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern colorful expressive artwork "Three strawberries on a plate" is full of expressionism and vivid colors where I could fully experience a summer fruit theme. This contemp...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Girl with watermelons
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
“For me, female beauty means harmony. This is what makes you touch the divine essence of things. Beauty is a gift. Harmony is when nothing can be added or taken away to make somethin...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Superb French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Brittany Boats Coastline Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Jean Kevorkian (French, b.1933), signed and also studio stamped verso. Title: Barque au Soleil, titled verso. Medium: oil painting, on canvas, framed Size: p...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The joy of summer flowers
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern colorful expressive artwork "The joy of summer flowers " is full of expressionism and vivid colors where I could fully experience a summer fruit theme. This contempora...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

The Red Barn I
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on panel by Ovanes Berberian. Signed lower left. Framed Dimensions: 10" X 12.5"
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Sweet morning with a cup of coffee
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary colorful painting "Sweet morning with a cup of coffee" done in an impressionist style with a modern touch of brut expressionist art makes part of my "Women" serie...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Apple tree buds in bloom
Located in Zofingen, AG
In my sketch, I used oil painting techniques to convey the gentle awakening of nature when the buds of the apple tree bloom. Inspired by impressionism, I used the play of light and c...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Snettisham Sweet Chestnut, Kate Heiss, Limited edition linocut print, Butterfly
Located in Deddington, GB
Kate Heiss Snettisham Sweet Chestnut Limited Edition Linocut Print Edition of 30 Image Size: H 30cm x W 30cm Mounted Size: H 40cm x W 40cm x D 0.5cm Made in 2017 Signed and numbered on the front. Edition numbers may vary from the photo. Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a piece may look. Snettisham Sweet Chestnut is a limited edition linocut print by Kate Heiss. The work depicts two Silver Washed Fritillary butterflies feeding on the blossom of the sweet chestnut tree. Kate Heiss is a textile designer and print-maker who has worked with a wide range of fashion brands including Fenchurch, Miss Selfridge and the Japanese fashion designer Michiko Koshino...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Linocut

Late 19th Century Cairn Terrier Puppies, Dog Portrait
By Katherine L Fitz
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming 19th-century painting of two Cairn Terrier puppies playing in sewing basket by Katherine L. Fitz (American, 19th Century). Written on verso, "Pa...
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Cardboard, Oil

"Sun Behind the Foothills, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 24" x 40"
Located in Westport, CT
This colorful abstract landscape piece is a Limited-Edition giclee print by Ken Elliott with an edition of 195. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a gold floater frame wi...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Giclée, Digital

Girl on a motorcycle
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
"It's your road. Oters can ride it with you but no one can ride it for you."
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

THE TEXAN
Located in Aventura, FL
Collotype in colors on paper. Unsigned. Title and copyright info in typeset lower margin. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Category

1970s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper

Impasto Oil Painting of Melting Snow on English Moor Landscape by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Impasto Oil Painting of Melting Snow on English Moor Landscape by British Artist. Original on Canvas. Art measures 20 x 8 inches Frame measures 25 x 13 inches Colin Halliday is a ...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton, Wood, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Pan...

Bouquet, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Carey Parks presents an impressionist still life of dainty flowers on a glass cylinder. Taking a small bunch from a large bouq...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

The colors of the South of France
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern colorful expressive drawing "The colors of the South of France is full of expressionism and vivid colors where I could fully experience my love for the south of France....
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

SOPHIE DANIELLE RUBINSTAIN (1922-2018) HUGE 1960s FRENCH SURREALIST SIGNED OIL
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Surrealist Composition" by Sophie Danielle Rubinstain (1922-2018) signed lower left hand side, oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 23.5 x 28.5 inches Stunning original oil p...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Stunning Oil painting on Canvas, Seascape, Sailing Ships at Sunset, Framed
Located in Framingham, MA
This is a stunning impressive original oil painting on canvas depicting Chinese ships in the open Sea at Sunset. Bright orange and yellow colors make this painting powerful and fabul...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

1930s French Impressionist Watercolour of A Mountain Chalet In A Landscape
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of a mountain chalet in a landscape by Henri Clamen. The painting is signed bottom right. A charming view of a mountain chalet its cha...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Impressionistic Sky Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Evening Colors
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Evening Colors Painting is new and the image measures 8 x 10 unframed, 13.75 x 15.75 framed. Frame has some touch up. The painting exudes the rich qualities of oil paint with bright...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

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