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Impressionist Paintings

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
Reflejos tranquilos en la cala - Óleo sobre tela
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado por el artista en la parte inferior En la parte trasera, va nuevamente firmado y fechado del año 1974 Se presenta enmarcada la obra Medidas obra: 65 cm. de altura x 81 cm....
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Nothing But Blue Skies - Abstract Impressionist Landscape Ocean Impasto Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Katharina Husslein’s "Nothing But Blue Skies" is a captivating impasto seascape painting that brings the beauty of the ocean to life through bold, expressive brushstrokes and a radia...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Óleo sobre tela - Bodegón - Año 1974
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Estado de conservación muy aceptable el de la pintura La obra se presenta enmarcada (el marco presenta una leve falta) Medidas obra: 65 cm altura x 92 cm ancho. Medidas marco 70 c...
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1970s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Paul Strisik Marine Painting American Impressionist National Academy Rockport
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Morgan's Wharf Maine 8 x 12 oil/masonite panel signed LL Paul Strisik (April 22, 1918 – July 22, 1998) was an American plein air painter. The painting and frame are in excellent cond...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Tahoe Vista, c. 1945
Located in Pasadena, CA
Consigned to the gallery, Pasadena, California; By descent to a private collector, Encino, California; Acquired in 1997 by a private collector, Palo Alto, San Carlos, and Oceanside, ...
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1940s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Vibrant Hillside Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: "Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Vibrant Hillside Landscape" Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19.75 (heigh...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil Pastel

"House by the Stream" Pastoral Summer Countryside Landscape Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful Impressionist summer pastoral scene of a colorful and quaint home by the stream. Willet has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed muc...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board, Canvas

1950 s French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Green Landscape Village Houses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Village Houses French School, mid 20th century oil on board, unframed board: 15 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: sound and satisfactory condition For m...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Deep Water (Oil Painting, Impasto, Impressionism, Colorful, Pastel, Koi Fish)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Genevieve Hamel Deep Water Oil on Wood Panel Year: 2024 Size: 40 x 30 x 1.625 inches Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-2088 Somewhere in the bottom of this pond, swim beautif...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Snow on 5th Avenue" Impressionist Oil Painting Style of Guy Wiggins Snow Scene
Located in New York, NY
A charming depiction of Snow on 5th Avenue New York City with figures walking and taxis in the distance. A cozy impressionistic street scene with colors of cobalts, light pink, white...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Large 1950 s Portrait of Dashing Gentleman Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman European artist, mid 20th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 35.5 x 30.5 inches canvas: 30 x 25 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: o...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Balerina (Ballet dancer woman portrait)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful painting of a ballet dancer. Oil on masonite panel, measuring 9 x 12 inches. Titled and dated 2/54 on verso. Signed "Degas" lower right.
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Gods on Fire" (2023) By Judd Mercer, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Gods on Fire" (2023) is an original handmade oil painting depicting two large rock formations. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary landscap...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Copper and Carnations, 16x24", oil on linen, framed
Located in Loveland, CO
Copper and Carnations by Lu Haskew Oil 16x24" image size, 24x32" Framed Still life in reds and pinks ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lu Haskew 1921-2009 "Life is good to me. Being able to go to ...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Italian Coastal Mediterranean Seascape Framed Summer Panoramic Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted Italian seascape painting. Oil on board. Nicely framed. Signed.
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1910s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Alices Tea Cup" Colorful Impressionistic Plein Air Oil Painting New York City
Located in New York, NY
"With shades of Pierre Bonnard’s Parisian street vistas and Edward Hopper’s New York shopfronts, American impressionist Cindy Shaoul’s oil paintings depict the much-loved locales and...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Evening on the Seversky Donets River"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting was painted en plein air in the alla prima technique in 2012. The work was done with mastiff with deep texturing and pastosity.
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pointillist Original Oil Painting Wild Flowers in Provence Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011) oil on canvas, unframed 16 x 20 inches signed front condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we have by this artis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Melting Snow in Ploughed Field. American Impressionist Painting Winter Scene.
Located in Marco Island, FL
A lovely little Impressionist landscape of Melting Snow in a Ploughed Field, painted by William Samuel Horton (1856-1936). William Horton, primarily a landscape painter, lived and...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Bodrum castle
Located in Zofingen, AG
With oil and passion, I captured the timeless fortress bathed in warm light, blending impressionism's softness with realistic form. This piece channels serene strength and history’s ...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

French Village Square with Figures Playing under Trees by Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Square with Figures Playing under Trees by Fanch Lel by Fanch Lel Size: 10 x 14 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: Good overall ...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Beautiful pond
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I sought to capture the serenity and transient beauty of a pond. Merging realism with impressionist touches, the surface is alive with the gentle dance of water...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Somewhere in Denver, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Somewhere in Denver" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark haired woman, brushing her hair, wearing a translucent white shift around her as she...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Spanish landscape oil on canvas painting
By Enrique Galwey
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Enrique Galwey (1864-1931) - Landscape - Oil canvas Oil measurements 61x74 cm. Frameless. (Barcelona 1864-1931). Spanish painter. He began his training at the San Jorge School of Fi...
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1890s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

English Impressionist Portrait of Young Child Signed 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) signed initials oil painting on board, framed framed: 14 x 12.75 inches board: 13 x 12 inches condition: overall very good provena...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Wildflowers - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Robert William Vonnoh
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on board landscape by American impressionist painter Robert William Vonnoh. This stunning piece depicts red and orange wildflowers. This work would have been exe...
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1890s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Used Books, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A figure, viewed from above, confronts an overwhelming mass of books, echoing the anxieties about the saturation of information in contemporary society. The sce...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century French Impressionist Docked Boats with French Flag At The Harbour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Docked Boats Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist oil on board unframed board: 13 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: great condition For more any more info...
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Early 19th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Impressionist Landscape Snow River Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting by Charles Gordon Harris (1891 - 1963). Oil on board, circa 1920. Signed. Displayed in a period giltwood frame. Image, 11"L x...
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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Watercolour of Beached Fishing Boats in Brittany by Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolour of Beached Fishing Boats in Brittany by Fanch Lel by Fanche Lel Signed: Yes Size: 7.75 inches (height) x 12.5 inches (width) Gouache painting on card, unfra...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Gouache

Koi Fish 2
Located in Zofingen, AG
(The size of the picture is 90x150cm. It will be sent in a TUBE! Therefore, it will be necessary to give it to the workshop to stretch the picture on a stretcher.) In this vibrant fu...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

“The Scent of Pink”
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting features a peony bathed in shades of pink — from soft blush to dusty rose. Its petals seem to float, like fragrant clouds suspended in stillness. The color doesn’t just...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Have You Decided, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Faye Vander Veer creates a warm restaurant interior with ambient lighting and muted colors. She emphasizes more detail in the areas of interest while k...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

“The Ballet Performance”
Located in Southampton, NY
Exquisite, original oil on canvas painting of a ballet performance by the well known French artist, Jean-Louis-Marcel Cosson. Signed by the artist lower left. Condition is very good. Old wax reline. Solid mahogany wood frame with gold decoration. Overall framed measurements are 24.75 by 33.25 inches. Jean-Louis-Marcel Cosson was born in 1878 in Bordeaux. His first exhibition was in Paris at the Salon des Artistes Français, of which he would later become a member. He received an honourable mention at the age of 23 in 1901, and a third-place medal in 1911. He also exhibited at the Société des Beaux Arts and the Salon des Tuileries. ​ Cosson is a post-impressionist artist who developed a very distinctive style which makes him immediately recognisable among his peers. His passion was to capture a bustling Paris which was the epicentre of the Modern art world at the beginning of the twentieth century. ​ Fascinated by Edgar Degas, he almost invariably followed the themes beloved by the Impressionist Master, such as Parisian women or horse racing. But like for Degas, his most admired works remain his paintings of...
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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

ZhenPeng Sun Landscape Original Oil Painting "Spring Flower"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Spring Flower Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 10 x 10 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Grandfather and grandson" Oil cm.140 x 122 , 1996
Located in Torino, IT
Grandfather, Grandson, Countryside, summer, child, dog,impressionist Published in a monographic catalogue Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 193...
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1990s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Impressionist Coastal Seascape Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist oil painting by Howard Dwight Beach (1867 - 1954). Framed. Signed.
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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sailboats in the misty dawn II. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is part of the “Sailboats” series.
This series was created with the idea of maintaining the same setting, composition and perspective, but each painting conveys an unli...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Painter, Figurative Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2011 Style: Figurative Art Title: Painter Size: 27.5" ...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dance Of Light
Located in Zofingen, AG
I painted this piece in oil to capture the joy and motion of sunlight. Have you noticed how the light plays on a sunny day? These dancing yellow irises bring a sense of celebration a...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Adventures in Literature" Figurative 1930 s Illustration art
Located in Soquel, CA
A wonderful original figure painting for a 1930's illustration by Charles Kinghan (American, 1895-1984). A woman in a plaid green skirt and mustard yel...
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1930s Impressionist Paintings

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Acrylic, Cardboard

20th century Impressionist City scene of Paris from the Seine
Located in Woodbury, CT
M. Verani Paris Scene, circa 1950–60 Oil on canvas Signed lower left This charming mid-century oil painting by Italian artist M. Verani captures a vibrant scene from Paris, rendere...
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1950s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Evening Light in Estepona, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A quiet street leads through the coastal town of Estepona, Spain, lined with houses resting in shadow. Further in, a sunlit building faces the viewer, its warm ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Portrait of Mary Pringle" Margaret Carpenter, 19th Century British Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Margaret Carpenter Portrait of Mary Pringle Oil on canvas 48 x 38 inches Unsigned Margaret Carpenter was a painter of portraits and figure subjects. She was born Marga...
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Grand Canal" Oliver Dennett Grover, Venice, Vibrant American Impressionist
Located in New York, NY
Oliver Dennett Grover Grand Canal, 1926 Signed and dated lower left Oil on canvas 24 x 30 inches Grover's family relocated to Chicago during his childhood. There, he dedicated a si...
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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"View of the Empire State NYC in Snow" Impressionistic Ashcan School Style
Located in New York, NY
An impressionistic depiction of a figure in the snow with cars and buildings in the busy City Streets. The Empire State Building is portrayed in the background as the snow filled str...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

"Monument Point, Heisler Park" Southern California Scene
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
An atmospheric oil painted on from a study created on location in Laguna Beach, California by noted California artist Jacobus Baas, "Monument Point, Heisler Park" exhibits the subtle...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

"Concarneau s old market" by Georges Riom - Oil on canvas 55x38 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas sold with frame Total size with frame 59x74 cm Georges RIOM is a French artist born in 1877 and died in 1969. The net lists 7 works by the artist presented for sale ...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Flowing Path to the Evening, Surreal Landscape in Purple and Blue on Paper, 2024
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

South Bay, Seascape, Impressionism, 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: 2022 Style: Impressionism, Subject: South Bay, Size: 36.5" x 67.5" ...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Return to the Stables, Gates Mills, Ohio, Summer Landscape with Bridge River
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Luis Jirouch (American, 1878-1970) Return to the Stables, Gates Mills, Ohio, c. 1925-30 Oil on canvas board Signed lower right 14 in. h. x 16 in. w....
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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Landscape with house
By Victor Rousseau
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Victor Rousseau (Belgian, 1865-1954) Title: Landscape with house Year: Circa 1910 Medium: Oil on cardboard Board size: 6 x 7.85 inches Signature: Signed lower r...
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Early 19th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Impressionistic Farm Landscape Painting Michael Budden Spring Skies
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Spring Skies oil/panel 11 x 14 unframed, 17.75 x 20.75x1.75 framed Spring Skies is a beautiful impressionistic landscape oil painting that I did on location near my studio in 2020. T...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Monumental Painting -- After The Storm
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional impressionist beachside scene with figures and powerful clouds by American artist Augustus B. Koopman (1869-1914). Koopman was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, initially studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine arts, and going on to live a large portion of his short life in Paris, studying at the Academie Julian and the Ecole des Beaux Arts, painting many of his marine and figure paintings on the coast at Etaples, near Belgium. Among his teachers were William Bouguereau, Benjamin Constant, and Tony Robert-Fleury. He was well known for his genre, maritime, landscape, figure, and portrait paintings. His drypoints and etchings can be found in both the Congressional and New York Public Libraries, and his painting “Vision of the Grand Canyon” is displayed in the Santa Fe Railway...
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1910s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Au Sortie du Port, Oil Painting circa 1920
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Amedee-Julien Marcel-Clement, French (1873 - ?) Title: Granville: Au Sortie du Port Year: circa 1920 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 21 x 25.5 inches (53.34 x 64...
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1920s Impressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Beautiful Harem Dancer Standing in a Courtyard
Located in West Sussex, GB
Konstantin Razumov (Born 1974) Russian Elegant Semi-Nude Harem Dancer Standing in a Courtyard Oil on canvas: 16 x 11 inches. Frame: 23 x 18 inches. Konstantin Razumov's work has...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Erquy Brittany Seaside Villa on Clifftop with Rocky Shoreline and Coastal Path
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Erquy Brittany Seaside Villa on Clifftop with Rocky Shoreline and Coastal Path By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 11.25 inches (height) x ...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

Autumn Landscape — 1940s Post-Impressionism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Henri Pierre Fortier, Untitled (Autumn Landscape), gouache, c. 1940s. Signed in ink. Inscribed 'To my Friend CLINTON R. MULFORD'. A fine, painterly watercolor, with rich, layered colors, on heavy dark brown drawing paper with approximately 1/4 inch margins; an unfinished figurative sketch...
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1940s Impressionist Paintings

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Gouache

1940 s Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil. The sketch is original, vintage and me...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Gouache

Huge 1950 s French Oil Sleepy Med Fishing Boats Harbour Coastal Sunny Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, signed lower corner Title: The Sleepy Fishing Town, south of France Medium: oil on canvas, framed (orig...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

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