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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
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August Midday - impressionist landscape, painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sunny August landscape is full of freshness and heat. We know, that summer is a period of beautiful flowers and the warm Sun. Nikolay never misses the opportunity to go plein air, wh...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Cardboard

Apple tree in bloom. Kolomenskoye Oil Painting Impressionist by Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
Catalogue raisonné reference: Publisher: Tvorchestvo (2015) Language: English Russian ISBN-10: 5000280512 ISBN-13: 978-5000280515. Shipping from the gallery in Switzerland with a ce...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Madame Helleu Looking at Watteau drawings at the Louvre..
Located in Storrs, CT
Madame Helleu Looking at Watteau drawings at the Louvre. (En regardant les Watteau de Louvre). c. 1895. Drypoint printed in 2 colors - black and sepia. 11 3/4 x 15 7/8. Goncourt 3, d...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

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Drypoint, Color

Large Impressionist Oil Painting - Colourful Flowing River Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School/ Date: Douglas Stuart Allen (American/ French 1923-2021) American born artist from Chicago, retiring to France during his latter years to become a full time painter. ...
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

"Southern Beach" Coastal Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Southern Beach" Coastal Landscape in Oil on Canvas Oil painting of the a beach landscape by Max Flandorfer (American, b. 1962). A sandy path winds towards the beach through some gr...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Californian Coastline Seascape Landscape Impasto Painting by 20th Century Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Californian Coastline Seascape Landscape Impasto Oil Painting by 20th Century Artist, Constance Lee Art measures 19 x 15 inches Frame measures 21 x 17 ...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Seaside Serenity
Located in Atlanta, GA
Aruna Rao is a Florida-based painter specializing in luminous coastal landscapes in oils. Her work captures the interplay of light, color, and atmosphere, evoking a sense of place and tranquility. Born and raised in a literary family in India, Aruna was immersed in world literature...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Linen, Oil

Silent evening. The Luh river
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I sought to capture nature's tranquil harmony, with gentle brushstrokes breathing life into the serene river, reflecting the day's last light. The fusion of imp...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

"Autumn Landscape" Colorful Pastoral Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape in the Autumn season with beautiful color tones throughout. Waltsak has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Autumn Palette Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Eduard Matevosyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism, Title: Autumn Palette, Size: 30" x 24"...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Thames Warehouses
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JAMES McNEILL WHISTLER (American 1834–1903 London) THAMES WAREHOUSES, 1859 (K 38 ii/ii; Glascow 46 iv/v; Mansfield 37) Etching and drypoint on fine thin laid paper. Plate: 3 × 8 i...
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1850s Impressionist Art

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Drypoint, Etching

Willow
Located in Atlanta, GA
Eva Makk has been called “the world’s foremost living impressionist painter”. She is celebrated for graceful, light-infused compositions executed with shimmer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Willow
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A Delicate Dance, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The last light of the day dances to its own colorful beat above a quiet valley. Shades of green twinkle in the twilight as evening's edge hovers over the pond. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

New York. Manhattan Lights In The Rain - cityscape painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting with rainy Manhattan painting is a great and stylish cityscape - the play of dark and light shades is captured professionally and looks great in the interior of an office or your home. The picture is author's and original. It's signed on the front and back. The edges of the picture are painted. Materials used: oil on canvas, supported wooden frame. Dimensions: 19,7x27,65 in. Packaging: I pack the paintings in special paper, then I wrap them with bubble wrap, and finally I cover artworks with strong wooden sheets. Nikolay Dmitriev...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Snowy Creek in Hope Valley - Landscape in Oil on Masonite
By Dean Packer
Located in Soquel, CA
Snowy Creek in Hope Valley - Landscape in Oil on Masonite Detailed winter scene by American artist Dean Packer (b. 1933). Light shines down on the snowy b...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Masonite, 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 Art

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist, Figures on the beach, South of France, French Riviera
Located in Harkstead, GB
One of several paintings that we are offering by Henri-André Martin's. A wonderfully evocative image of an expansive beach with figures relaxing on a beach in the South of France, pa...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Tranquil Venetian Canal Backwater by Russian Impressionist artist, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Venice Russian School, indistinctly signed front and back oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound co...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Antique American Impressionist Nicely Framed Pennsylvania Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting by Frances M. Lichten (1889 - 1961). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 24 by 26 inches overall, and 16 by 18 painting alo...
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1920s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

"Autumn silence" Original impressionistic landscape.Autumnal landscapes
Located in Oslo, NO
As the artist, I've poured my soul into this piece, blending impressionistic sweeps with fine art sensibilities in stunning acrylic. I've captured the silent serenity of autumn, wher...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mid Century French Original Ink Drawing of Place des Vosges (Paris 1970)
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: "Mid Century French Original Ink Drawing of Place des Vosges (Paris 1970)" Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Ink on artist paper Size: 19.75 (height) x 25.75...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Ink

Nimbus, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Maurice Dionne illustrates crowds of people walking along the street in an impressionistic representation. "Nimbus describes the luminous cloud or atmo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

HM Queen Elizabeth II Portrait British Oil Painting signed oil on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Late HM Queen Elizabeth II Edne G. Simpson, British 20th century signed oil on canvas, unframed painting: 24 x 20 inches provenance: private col...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

The Lonesome Road (La course seule) Provence, landscapes, countryside art
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ella Fort The Lonesome Road (La course seule) Color lithograph Signed, numbered or inscribed Edition: 390 + 10 E.A. size: 7.8 × 11.7 on 11.7 × 15.6 inche...
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1980s Impressionist Art

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Lithograph

Large Traditional Signed Oil Painting Gilt Swept Frame River Woodlands Birds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
European artist, second half 20th century signed lower corner oil on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 35 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches provenance: private ...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

“Untitled (Round Hill Beach, Buzzards Bay), 1899” Dartmouth MA Impressionist
Located in Yardley, PA
A beautiful coastal painting by Massachusetts artist Joseph H. Greenwood, known for his evocative New England landscapes. This work captures the quiet charm of the Dartmouth coast ne...
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1890s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Marche aux Legumes, a Pointoise" original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and and aquatint with drypoint. Catalogue reference: Delteil 97. Executed in 1891, this lovely impression is from the edition on cream wove paper published i...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Etching

Landscape at the water s edge
Located in Genève, GE
This captivating work depicts a peaceful landscape where a river winds its way between green hills. The painter uses subtle shades of green and blue to convey the tranquility and har...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

"STAGECOACH TO NOWHERE" El Paso Artist WESTERN COWBOYS DESERT MORE
Located in San Antonio, TX
Lester Hughes (1938-2021) El Paso Artist Image Size: 18 x 36 Frame Size: 20 x 38 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Stagecoach To Nowhere" Biography Lester Hughes (1938-2021) From El Paso, Texas...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Signed Original Oil Painting - lady in hat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady by Maria Tort Xirau (Catalan, 1924-2018) signed lower corner dated 1991 oil painting on canvas canvas: 44 x 30 inches Very good condition. Provenance: from the...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Coecles Harbor, Golden Hour" Oil painting, impressionistic seascape with house
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Coecles Harbor, Golden Hour" is an Impressionist oil on linen painting by Viktor Butko. It depicts the Coecles Harbor with calm empty water, an empty blue sky, and a green grass lan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Linen, Oil

Pierre Auguste Renoir, "Mère et Enfant , " rare drypoint
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pierre Auguste Renoir Mère et Enfant, 1896 Drypoint in brown and green From a very rare edition of 100 impressions on cream-toned Van Gelder laid paper Reference: Delteil #10 Printed...
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Late 18th Century Impressionist Art

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Drypoint

Utah Canyon, Landscape, 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: 2023 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Utah Canyon, Size: 30.5" x 44" ...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

American Impressionist Artist Guy C Wiggins 1883-1962 Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Rocks & Trees Oil/Board 12 x 16 image unframed, 18.75 x 22.75 framed Signed lower left although hard to read. No restoration housed in a reproduction frame. The painting is in beauti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

Mid Century Laguna Beach, California Seascape -- "Wind and Wave"
By Mildred Ruth Finch Brown
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic mid century seascape capturing the moment a wave crashes upon the rocks at Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, California by listed artist Mildred Ruth Finch Brown (American, 1891-1969), c.1955. Signed lower right: "Margaret Finch Brown." Titled in pencil on verso: "Wind and Wave" and stamped on the stretcher bar: "Original Oil Painting by Mildred Finch Brown, Laguna Beach, Calif." Presented in a rustic, carved wood frame with linen liner. Image, 20"H x 30"W. Mildred Ruth Finch Brown was born on October 24, 1891. She wed Leroy Brown in 1925. She began painting as a hobby in 1948. She was largely self- taught but studied with Bennett Bradbury...
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1950s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Impressionist Landscape Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist landscape painting. Oil on board. Housed in a period impressionist giltwood frame. Excellent condition.
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1910s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, 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...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Sailing Boats at Sea, A Very Large and Imposing Marine Capriccio, Oil on Canvas
Located in Cotignac, FR
Very large scale oil on canvas of a port marine scene. The painting is signed and dated bottom left Olio, 1941. The spelling of the artists name suggests they were Danish, Norwegian ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Provencal Landscape with Stone House
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Provencal House French Impressionist artist, late 20th century indistinctly signed oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 13.75 x 17.5 in...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Orange Green Flowers Plants Interior Scene French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1970's Title: Orange Flowers and green plant within an interior setting Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 20 inches Prov...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Spring Walk, Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas by Lucien Neuquelman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lucien Neuquelman, French (1909 - 1988) - Spring Walk, Year: 1938, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated lower right, Size: 13 x 9.5 in. (33.02 x 24.13 cm), Frame Size: 20.5 x ...
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1930s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Impressionistic Seascape Nocturne Painting Michael Budden Moonlight Sailing II
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Moonrise Sailing II oil/panel 6 x 8 image unframed, 11.63 x 9.63 framed Moonrise Sailing II is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

Harmony in Golden Woods, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Lisa Elley depicts a glade of autumnal aspens in a rustic woodland. Once a year, she takes her fall sojourn to the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains to s...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970 s French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's oil painting on card, unframed size: 25.5 x 18 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to the su...
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1970s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Sailboats in the Swedish Archipelago Painting by Justus Lundegård, Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
Justus Lundegård grew up in the Swedish village Hörby. He started his art studies at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts 1880–84 and later in Munich and Paris where he switched to an Impressionist style. In this painting, we can see his later talent for painting white light...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Rocky Inlet, Monhegan, Maine
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Rocky Inlet, Monhegan, Maine Oil on canvas mounted on phenolic resin, c. 1940 Unsigned Signed with the estate stamp on the reverse (see photo) Condition: Excellent, recently cleaned ...
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1940s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Spanish landscape oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Josep María Riera i Aragó (1954) - Landscape - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 73x100 cm. Frame measurements 77x104 cm. Painter and sculptor,...
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1970s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

William Dalglish (United Kingdom 1860-1909) Antique 19c. O/C painting Landscape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
19th‑Century Original Oil Painting by William Dalglish (1860–1909) Nomads by the Coast – Tranquil Landscape Scene Up for sale is an original 19th‑century oil painting on canvas by W...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Spring Landscape
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Spring Landscape, 1921 Oil on canvas 36 x 42 1/4 inches 91.4 x 107.3 cm Signed and dated lower left: John Wells James / 1921 Provenance Private collection John Wells James painted ...
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1920s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

“ Summer morning in Bergen” Original cityscape .Landscape painting
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork captures the vibrant charm of a coastal town, with an array of colorful buildings lining the waterfront. The architectural design of the houses, each in varied hues like...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

GOOD NIGHT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. acrylic on canvas. The magic flow reality... I’ve always been fascinated by the world of dreams — that borderland between reality and the subconsci...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

1930 s California Mountain Trail Landscape
By Sidney L. Brock
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful 1930's landscape titled "Trail into California Mountains" by Oklahoman artist Sidney Lorenzo Brock (American, 1869-1943). Presented in ...
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1930s Impressionist Art

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Linen, Oil

Summer Trees Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Eduard Matevosyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Panel Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism, Title: Summer Trees, Size: 37.5" x 25.5...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

G.Wilson Vintage Oil painting on canvas, children playing with rabbit, framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a lovely vintage oil painting on canvas capturing a tender moment between two young children and their pet rabbits. One child, dressed in a brown suit, is lying on the floor,...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

"Winter Sage" Original Oil Painting, Landscape, Snow scene
Located in Denver, CO
"Winter Sage" by Dan Young is an original oil painting depicting a rural snow scene. Dan Young was born in Denver and grew up in western Colorado. “Camping and fishing throughout th...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Linen, Oil

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970 s French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 17 x 24 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to ...
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1970s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Constantine Bay, Original painting, landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
Waves on Constantine Bay in Cornwall Additional information: Oil on Board 33 H x 33 W x 3 D cm (12.99 x 12.99 x 1.18 in) Sold framed Image size: Height: 30cm (11.81 in) Width: 30cm...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Huge 20th Century French Signed Oil Fishing Boats in South of France Harbour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/School: G. Lefevre, French School (20th Century), signed Title: Fishing Ports Moored In A Southern Port, wonderful blue sea and sky colours with rising mountain beyond and gr...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Early 1900 s French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolours Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flowers" by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century) set of 2 watercolour on paper, unframed top painting : 6 x 4.5 inches, signed bottom right bottom painting: 5 ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

Pretty Nude Lady Kneeing beside a Window
Located in West Sussex, GB
Konstantin Razumov (Born 1974) Russian Pretty Nude Lady Kneeing beside a Window Oil on canvas: 13 x 9 inches. Frame: 19 x 15 inches. Konstantin Razumov's work has been offered ...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Oil

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