Impressionist Portrait Prints
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
Alphonse Legros, Impressionist Etching by Auguste Rodin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Auguste Rodin, French (1840 - 1917) - Alphonse Legros, Year: 1881, Medium: Etching on laid paper, Image Size: 10 x 7 inches, Size: 11.75 x 9 in. (29.85 x 22.86 cm), Description: Fro...
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1880s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Young Girl by the Window, Mid-century Portrait
By Ben Messick
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century portrait of a young girl by a window by acclaimed California artist Ben Messick (American, 1891-1981). Signed "Ben Messick" in plate, and in pencil in the lower right corner, by the estate. Presented in an off-white mat. Unframed. Paper size: 12"H x 12"W
The following is submitted by Jim Lafferty whose sources include the autobiography of the artist:
William Washington Messick married Sarah A. Bristow January 2,1889 and from this marriage a son, Benjamin Newton Messick was born on January 9, 1891 on a farm near Strafford, Missouri. His art talent was apparent from the time he was a child and later recognized by his commanding officer in World War I. He completed his training in Los Angeles at Chouinard in the late-1920s and is well-known for his Regionalist scenes and Modernist paintings. He was an instructor at Chouinard through the 1950s & influenced a generation of LA Modernists.
Little is recorded in his autobiography about Messick's life from his teen years and service during the War. He enrolled at Chouinard Institute in the Fall of 1925, and was given a three-year scholarship by Mrs. Chouinard. In 1925 he won a cash award at the Los Angeles County Fair for a group of pen and charcoal drawings done in the parks and streets of Los Angeles. These works give the appearance of being spontaneous and fluid.
In 1930 Messick left Chouinard as a full-time student and rented an apartment on West Eighth Street to use as a studio and living quarters. He had his own ideas on what he was trying to accomplish in art. "If you should ask what is the message of my drawings, I should say that they may explain themselves or may be just a technical exercise."
By the mid 1940s, Messick's position in the art world had been well established as a teacher, painter, printmaker, writer and critic. Over his life time he had over 400 shows and exhibitions. Starting in 1939 he produced a number of stone lithographs that appear to the untrained eye as original drawings. To Messick the image was the most important aspect of his lithographs, and his signature in the plate was sufficient. Hand signing each lithograph did not seem necessary to him. He exhibited prints widely including the Albany Print Club and the Metropolitian Museum.
To further substantiate the authenticity of Messick's prints the Eclectic Gallery under the authority of the Messick family posthumously pencil signed each estate-acquired stone lithograph.
Messick had a childhood fascination with the circus and started drawing and painting the circus in 1935. His circus work, especially his clown studies, and his lithographs became his trademark work for in the 1940s and 1950s. A critic for ART REVIEW described his Big Top work this way: "His circus canvases...
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1940s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink
$600 Sale Price
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Leonardo Lasansky Signed
Framed Exhibition Poster C.1982
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leonardo Lasansky Signed & Framed Exhibition Poster C.1982
Dimensions 22" wide x 32" high
The frame measures 26" wide x 35" high
Signed at ...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Auguste Rodin, Impressionist Portrait Etching by John Phillip
By John Phillip
Located in Long Island City, NY
John Phillip, Scottish (1817 - 1867) - Auguste Rodin. Medium: Lithograph, signed, numbered and titled in pencil mounted to board, Edition: 1/10, Image Size: 12.25 x 9.75 inches, Size...
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Gerald Brockhurst (1890-1978) "Fabian" Pencil Signed Etching c.1921
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gerald Brockhurst (1890-1978) Pencil Signed Etching "Fabian" c.1921
Fine etching by noted artist Gerald Brockhurst.
Titled "Fabian" from an edition of 76.
This etching is in excel...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Gerald Brockhurst (1890-1978) "Anais" Pencil Signed Etching c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gerald Brockhurst (1890-1978) Etching "Anais" c.1930
Very fine etching by listed English / American artist Gerald Brockhurst.
Title "Anais" Pencil signed - From an edition of 55.
...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Andre Minaux "Tete de Femme" Original Lithograph c.1960s
By Andre Minaux
Located in San Francisco, CA
Andre Minaux "Tete de Femme" Original Lithograph c.1960s
From a limited edition of only 90. This lithograph is pencil signed and numbered by the artist.
Dimensions 22" x 29 1/2". T...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano "Tete d
Infant" Lithograph c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano (1898-1970) "Tete d' Infant" Lithograph c.1970
Fine signed lithograph by noted American artist Beniamino Bufano.
From a limited edition of 145.
Dimensio...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Renoir: The Man and His Images" exhibit poster (reproduction) for Paris Museum
Located in Chesterfield, MI
"Renoir: The Man & his Images", Large exhibit poster, originally made for Musee d'Art Histoire, Paris.
Colorful and poignant portrait of a woman.
Artist signature is plate signed in ...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Lonely dreamers .1992. Paper, etching, watercolor, 22x14 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Lonely dreamers
1992. Paper, etching, watercolor, 22x14 cm.
Roman Lapp (1961. 24. VII Moscow) – painter
Artist learned drawing to M. Zuhovickis.
He graduated Art Academy of Latvia,...
Category
1990s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Etching
$456 Sale Price
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"Feather Head" Portrait Lithograph
By Dan Allison
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely impressionist portrait lithograph titled "Feather Head" of a woman in a decorated hat dated 1974, edition 8/16 by artist Dan Allison.
Artist Biography:
Allison first made his mark on the art world in the late 1970's with his instantly recognizable aquatint etchings, created through a revolutionary, one-plate, three-color printmaking process the artist pioneered and refined while attending Sam Houston University in Huntsville, Texas. The artist earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis on printmaking from the university in 1978. In 2000 Allison turned his attentions to first establishing a printmaking studio, Texas Collaborative Arts, with an emphisis on the collaborative aspects between printer and artist and in 2007 established the Nau-haus art venue where he presented more than 60 exhibitions between 2007 and 2011 before moving to his present location in Houston's Upper Kirby Gallery district on Gallery Row, where the d. m. allison gallery...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Kawako, by Stephen Lawlor
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Aquatint, Drypoint, Etching
Year: 2016
Image Size: 7.9 x 7.9 inches
Edition Size: 65
Beautiful impressionist image a japanese woman in traditional Kimono.
Lawlor's early et...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
"Mother and Child" A Signed Limited Edition Etching by John E. Costigan
Located in New York, NY
This original, limited edition etching, was realized by the esteemed American artist John E. Costigan, circa 1930. He is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, th...
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1930s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
CLOWN A L
OMBELLE
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Artwork appears to be in excellent condition. Artwork has not been examined outside the matting. Artwork image size: 32 x ...
Category
1980s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
$770 Sale Price
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Signed Original Pastoral Etching by John E. Costigan
Located in New York, NY
This original, limited edition etching, was realized by the esteemed American artist John E. Costigan, who is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, the Philips M...
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1930s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Domergue - Red Hair Elegance - Original Signed Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Title: Red Hair Elegance
Signed in the plate
Dimensions: 40 x 31 cm
1956
Edition of 197
This artwork is part of the famous portfolio "La ...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of the Print Connoisseur Johan Philip van der Kellen Netherlands
Located in Soquel, CA
Jan Pieter Veth (1864 - 1925) was a Dutch portrait painter and academic. During the first two decades of the twentieth century, Veth was one of the most popular portrait painters in...
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1860s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving
CELEBRITY NIGHT AT SPAGO
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed numbered by the artist. Framed size: approx. 37 x 49 in. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Edition of 600. All reasonable offers w...
Category
1990s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
$3,375 Sale Price
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Domergue - The Dancer - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Title: The Dancer
Signed in the plate
Dimensions: 40 x 31 cm
1956
Edition of 197
This artwork is part of the famous portfolio "La Parisie...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Adresse Sagot - Two States, Before and After Lettering
Located in New York, NY
Jacques Villon (1875-1963), two drypoints, 1905, (Ginestet and Pouillion E156) each signed in pencil: an impression of the final state (third state of three) printed in bistre, with ...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Drypoint
Jeune Fille de Rosporden
By Emile-Alfred Dezaunay
Located in New York, NY
Emile-Alfred Dezaunay (1854-1938)
Jeune Fille de Rosporden, c. 1890
etching and aquatint printed in color on cream-colored laid ARCHES paper; Referen...
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1890s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Domergue - Parisienne - Original Signed Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Title: Parisienne
Signed in the plate
Dimensions: 40 x 31 cm
1956
Edition of 197
This artwork is part of the famous portfolio "La Parisie...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Albert W Holden "One Hundred Years Ago 1805-1905" Original Print Signed
Framed
Located in Plainview, NY
One hundred years ago 1805-1905 original print signed and dated 1905 by Albert w holden (British, 1848-1932) features a royal naval seaman admiring portraits and art wall in the form...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper
Domergue - Dark Hair Lady with a Scarf - Original Signed Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Title: Dark Hair Lady with a Scarf
Signed
Dimensions: 40 x 31 cm
1956
Edition of 197
This artwork is part of the famous portfolio "La P...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Domergue - Française - Original Signed Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Title: Française
Signed in the plate
Dimensions: 40 x 31 cm
1956
Edition of 197
This artwork is part of the famous portfolio "La Parisien...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Buste de jeune fille, les bras croisés
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Japon paper, Edition of 50
Paper size: 35 x 27.8 cms (13 3/4 x 11 ins)
Image size: 18.6 x 12.8 cms (7 1/2 x 5 ins)
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1920s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Marguerite III
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 25
Paper size: 45 x 32 cms (17 5/8 x 12 5/8 ins)
Image size: 30 x 22.8 cms (11 3/4 x 9 ins)
Category
1940s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Florentine
Located in London, GB
Linocut on Daragnès paper, Edition of 25
Paper size: 52 x 33 cms (20 1/2 x 13 ins)
image size: 18.5 x 14.3 cms (7 5/8 x 5 5/8 ins)
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1930s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Linocut
DEUS CLOWNS
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Artwork appears to be in excellent condition. Artwork has not been examined outside the matting. Artwork image size: 29 x ...
Category
1980s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
$770 Sale Price
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SMOKING (SEPIA)
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From Tom Sawyer Portfolio. Sheet size 25.5 x 19.5 inches. Image size approx 17 x 13 inches. Frame size approx 30 x 26 inches. From the editi...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
$2,065 Sale Price
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Frontispiece, from: Fifty Drawings - French Impressionism Portrait
Located in London, GB
This original etching is hand signed in black ink by the artist "Henri Matisse" at the lower right margin.
The work is from the edition of 1,000 published alongside 50 reproductions...
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1950s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
CHURCH (SEPIA)
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From Tom Sawyer Portfolio. Sheet size 25.5 x 19.5 inches. Image size approx 17 x 13 inches. Frame size approx 30 x 26 inches. From the editi...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
$2,065 Sale Price
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FIDO
S HOUSE
Located in Aventura, FL
From the 'American Family' portfolio. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Lithograph on arches paper. Printed by Atelier Mourlot, Paris. Published by Raymond & Raymond, Inc. in ...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
$1,960 Sale Price
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MYSTIC ROCK
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed numbered by the artist. From the eition of 250. Frame size approx 40 x 48 inches.
Artwork appears to be in excellent condition. Has not be...
Category
1990s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
$2,475 Sale Price
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CLAVELES II
By José Royo
Located in Aventura, FL
From the Shawl Suite. Serigraph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Artwork image size: 18 x 11 in. Framed size: approx. 30.5 x 23 i...
Category
1990s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
$1,250 Sale Price
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BEN
S BELLES
Located in Aventura, FL
From Poor Richard's Almanac portfolio. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Lithograph on arches. Sheet size 25.5 x 19.5 inches. Image size approx 16.75 x 13.5 inches. From t...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
$1,960 Sale Price
30% Off
THE ROYAL CROWN
Located in Aventura, FL
From Poor Richard's Almanac portfolio. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Lithograph on arches. Sheet size 25.5 x 19.5 inches. Image size approx 16.75 x 13.5 inches. From t...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
$1,960 Sale Price
30% Off
Domergue - Dark Hair Lady with a Scarf - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Title: Dark Hair Lady with a Scarf
Signed in the plate
Dimensions: 40 x 31 cm
1956
Edition of 197
This artwork is part of the famous por...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
L
HOMME A LA CRUCHE
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. Edition of 310. All reasonable offers will be co...
Category
1980s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$840 Sale Price
30% Off
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