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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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Period: 20th Century
Style: Impressionist
French Impressionist Floral Still life of Flower Bouquet in a Blue Glass Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Floral Still Life signed and dated 94' by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 11 x 9 inches Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor sign...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Brittany Coastline Boats Moored at Sea Signed 20th Cent French Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fishing Boats at Brittany by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed and dated 81 oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 7.5 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private collection, P...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Fruits and Flowers, Impressionist Lithograph after Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marc Chagall, After, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Fruits and Flowers Medium: Lithograph, facsimile signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 375 Image Size: 18 x 15 inches Frame Size: 3...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Lithograph

Mid Century Summer Flowers Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming and bright mid century summer bouquet by Carmel, California artist E. Ruckser (American, 20th-century). Circa 1960. Displayed with an over mat. Image, 11"H x 8"W.
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1960s Impressionist Art

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Paper, Gouache

1950 s French Impressionist Oil Fishing Boats Anchored Beach Estuary
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Etaples Simone Forge 1950's French Impressionist oil on board unframed board: 13 x 16 inches inscribed verso Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: overall good and sound...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

An Afternoon Stroll Impressionist Landscape Painting of two figures, dog, wood
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed size: 35" x 35" An Afternoon Stroll by Pierre Montezin. This painting unfolds a peaceful, sun-dappled moment along a shaded path, where figures leisurely walk under a canopy ...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century California Foothills Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful California landscape of foothills with stream, Birch and Oak trees. Unsigned. Unframed. Image size: 12"H x 18"W.
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1930s Impressionist Art

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Linen, Oil

"Risen Moon" Frederick Judd Waugh, Coastal Landscape, Rocky Coast Marine Scene
Located in New York, NY
Frederick Judd Waugh Risen Moon Signed lower right, Grand Central Art Galleries Inc. label on verso Oil on board 25 x 30 inches Mainly known as a marine painter. Waugh's sea paintings were enthusiastically received; for five consecutive years, he was awarded the Popular Prize at the Carnegie International Exhibition. Waugh was the son of a well-known Philadelphia portrait painter, Samuel Waugh...
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1920s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, 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

Friedrich Karl Thauer (Germany 1924-2009) original oil painting on canvas Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a beautiful large oil painting on canvas depicting a picturesque European coastal town with a bustling waterfront scene. The artist employs a rich, textured impasto technique...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Sierra Mountain Waterfall, Vintage California Landscape w. Ornate Giltwood Frame
Located in Soquel, CA
Sierra Mountain Waterfall, Vintage California Landscape w. Ornate Giltwood Frame Beautiful large-scale vertical landscape of a majestic waterfall in the Sierra Mountains by Califor...
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1960s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, 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 Art

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Oil, Panel

Paris, Place Du Tertre
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled " Paris, Place Du Tertre" c.1980, is an original colors lithograph on Arches paper by French artist Urbain Huchet, 1930-2014. It is hand signed and numbered 183/2...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Lithograph

Three Dancers, Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting by Jan de Ruth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991) Title: Three Dancers Year: circa 1965 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 36 x 28 inches Frame Size: 42 x 34 inches
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1960s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Original Vintage Oil painting on canvas seascape, Sailing Ship, signed, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This vintage oil on canvas depicts a stately tall ship with full sails unfurled, navigating coastal waters with land rising in the background. The artist has signed the work in the l...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Cows grazing on a hillside
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Fred Hall (1860-1948) Cows grazing on a hillside Signed 'Fred Hall' lower right Oil on board Painting Size - 12 x 16 in Framed Size - 17 x 21 in Fred Hall was a British painter who ...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Still Life With Mimosa Flower Arrangement - Oil On Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Still Life With Mimosa Flower Arrangement - Oil On Canvas Original 1988 still life oil painting depicting a small blue vase of yellow mimosa flowers by Francisco Giordano (Italian, ...
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1980s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Late 19th Century Maine Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative seascape, circa 1900, by artist Constantin Alexandrovitch Westchiloff (1877-1945) Signed on bottom left corner and on verso. Titled "Maine" on verso. Presented in a contemporary giltwood frame. Image size: 9"H x 12"W. Framed size: 10.60"H x 14"W x 1"D Westchiloff is an American-Russian artist. He was born in Russia in 1877, and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg; as an artist he traveled extensively in Europe and in the USA. He finally settled in New England, where he died in 1945. He is probably best-known for seascapes (particularly of the New England coastline), but was also well regarded for his landscapes, portraits and figures, and genre subjects. His work, especially after his travels in Europe and then in America, is closest to Impressionist in style. His favored medium was oil, which was well suited to his confident and strong technique. This in turn imbued his paintings of the rugged landscapes and seascapes of New England...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

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Linen, Oil, Cardboard

LeRoy Neiman "Polo Lounge" - Signed, Framed, Large - Find the Movie Stars!
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a signed press proof of one of Leroy Neiman's coolest images, created originally for Playboy Magazine in two panels. This never fails to get guests' attention on the wall, as...
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1980s Impressionist Art

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Lithograph

French A Still Life with Open Book, Vase and Blossoming Plant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

French Still Life with Pink White and Purple Flowers in a Golden Jug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Still Life with Pink White and Purple Flowers in a Golden Jug by Fanch Lel Size: 18.25 x 15 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: Good cond...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Pierre-Auguste Renoir La Loge 1965- Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
La Loge by Pierre-Auguste Renoir was painted in 1874. This iconic work, created during the early days of the Impressionist movement, portrays a fashionable couple seated in a theater...
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1960s Impressionist Art

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Offset

Large 1970 s French Impressionist Pastel Cows Munching On Summer Green Grass
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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1970s Impressionist Art

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Pastel, Wax Crayon

Market Day - Mid 20th Century Italian Impressionist Town Street Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful mid 20th century Italian oil on board depicting market day in an old town. Superbly painted work with lovely impasto brushwork. Indis...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Six Guns
By Henry Ives Cobb, Jr.
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Fantastic New York Central Park scene by Henry Ives Cobb Jr. Signed lower left. Gouache on paper. Titled "Six Gun". Henry Ives Cobb Jr. (March 24, 1883 – August 1974) was an America...
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1940s Impressionist Art

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Gouache

California Seascape -- Mid Morning Overcast
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous Northern California seascape titled, "Mid Morning Overcast" by Jean Gronbeck (American, 20th Century). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "J. G...
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1970s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Impressionist Brittany Landscape Painting of Beach, Sand, Water Low Tide
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed size: 25.5" x 29.5" Low Tide by Pierre Clausade is a serene, atmospheric landscape that captures the quiet stillness of a coastal scene at low tide. The composition is charact...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

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 Art

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Gouache

Palo Colorado, South of Carmel, c. 1934
By Albert Thomas DeRome
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by a private collector, Palo Alto, San Carlos and Oceanside, California, from Bingham Gallery in the Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, California; By descent to a private collector,...
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1930s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

1950 s French Impressionist Oil Painting Beach Scene Elegant Figures Parasols
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Beach French Impressionist artist, mid 20th century oil on canvas laid over board, framed painting: 7 x 9.5 inches framed: 9.5 x 11 inches condition: overall very good, a few min...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Mt. Greylock - Holder Wenzel Jensen
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Exhibited, well painted,fall impressionist scene of Mt Greylock, Massachusetts painted by Holger Wenzel Jensen. Exhibition label attached verso. Exhibited, Chicago Galleries Associ...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Untitled (Young woman seen from the back)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Young woman seen from the back) Sanguine crayon, charcola and watercolor on paper, c. 1910 Signed with the estate stamp, Lugt 5169 lower left corner Provenance: Estate of ...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

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Charcoal

Antique American School Rough Surf Coastal Seascape Beach Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school seascape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Unframed. Image size, 20L x 16H.
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1940s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Oil Painting of a Tree-Lined River Lake Landscape in the Irish Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of a Tree-Lined River Lake Landscape in the Irish Countryside by 20th Century Artist, Allan Ardies (1918 - 2014). An impressionist vintage original oil on canvas in good...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Two Horses and a Cart, Impressionist, Michigan Artist, Mathias Alten
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Mathias Alten (German/American, 1871-1938) Signed: M. Alten 11909 (Lower, Right) “ Two Horses and a Cart ”, 1909 Oil on Canvas Laid on Board 12” x 16” Housed in a 2" Frame wit...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Huge French Post Impressionist Signed 1960 s Oil Painting Boats in Harbor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The French Landscape by Michel Kritz (French 1925-1994) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 36 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound c...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

At the Claremont (View of the Hudson River and Palisades), Ida Sedgwick Proper
Located in New York, NY
Ida Sedgwick Proper At the Claremont (View of the Hudson River and Palisades) circa 1912 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 45 1/4 x 57 1/2 inches Exhibited New York, Heterodoxy, Malv...
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1910s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Three Children
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Three Children" c.1995 is an original color serigraph by Israeli artist Zamy Steynovitz, 1951-2000. It is hand signed and numbered 83/300...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Screen

Study of Lucie (Ralph) Belin seated in an interior
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Study of Lucie (Ralph) Belin seated in an interior Graphite on paper, 1915 Signed with the estate stamp, Lugt 909b, the stamp faded from blue to brown (see photo) Provenance: Neffe-D...
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1910s Impressionist Art

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Graphite

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

"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

"Boston Square" Arthur Clifton Goodwin, Impressionist Boston Urban Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Arthur Clifton Goodwin Boston Square Signed lower left Oil on canvas 30 x 36 inches A painter especially known for street and waterfront scenes of Boston, Arthur Clifton Goodwin di...
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1920s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

la Plage de Kerhostin, Morbihan French Impressionist Beach Scene of figures
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed size: 32.5" x 40.5" - Signed bottom right Painted circa 1907, this luminous coastal landscape offers a serene glimpse of Kerhostin beach in Morbihan, Brittany. In the foregrou...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Seascape with Clifftop Structures and Sailboats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Seascape with Clifftop Structures and Sailboats by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.5 inches (height) x 10.5 inches (width) Oil painting on cardboard, u...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Antique American Impressionist Summer Seascape Signed Framed Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist Max Kuehne (1880 - 1968) seascape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood mol...
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1950s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Vilanoveta Sitges Spain oil on canvas painting spanish landscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Carrer de la Vilanoveta Artist: Rafael Monzó (Sitges, 1952) Year: 1979 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 18.1 x 15 inches (21.7 x 18.5 inches framed) Signature: Lower lef...
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1970s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Cornish Coast or Coast of Cornwall
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist beach scene by American artist Charles Herbert Woodbury (1864-1940). Woodbury was born in Lynn, MA, and sold his first painting when he was fifteen years old and...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Champs Verts Green Yellow Landscape Painting for France, Fields, Horse Rider
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed size: 33.5" x 39.5" 'Champs Vert' by Yves Brayer - or 'Green Fields' depicts an expansive pastoral scene, rolling fields of vibrant verdant hues under a bright sky. Central to...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Bare Winter Tree in Blue River Church Landscape French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Blue River Scene by Fanch Lel ( French School) Oil painting on board, unframed Board: 13 x 16 inches Inscribed verso Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor signs of...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

"Paysans portant du foin" original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and drypoint. Catalogue reference Delteil 126. Printed on laid paper in 1900 and published in Paris by Henri Floury as the frontispiece for Gustave Geffroy's...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

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Etching

Huge French Signed Oil Painting Provencal House in Floral Garden Large Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Provencal House French, mid/second half 20th century indistinctly signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 28.75 x 47 inches canvas: 22.75 x 46 inches condition: very good...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Lenin and Krupskaya in a Winter Landscape Petr Malyshev (1909 - Moskow - 1976)
Located in Knokke, BE
Malyshev Petr Nikolaevich - Пётр Николаевич Малышев 1909 – Moskow – 1976 Russia – Honoured Artist of the RSFSR 'Lenin and Krupskaya in a Winter Landscape' - Vladimir Ilyich Ulyano...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

1950 s French Modernist Oil Painting Portrait Sketch of Nude Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Nude Model by Maurice Delavier (French 1902-1986) stamped verso oil painting on canvas, 16 x 13 inches condition: overall good and original provenance: from a collection of this ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

LARGE BRITISH IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING - BLUEBELL WOODS OPEN LANDSCAPE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Deborah Poynton, British contemporary, signed Title: The Bluebell Woods Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed Size: painting: 20 x 30 inches, frame: 24.5 x 34.5 ...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Landscape Painting by Arvid Nyholm, Impressionist, Swedish American, Chicago
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Arvid Frederick Nyholm (Swedish-American, 1866-1937) Signed: A Nyholm (Lower, Right and Lower, Left) " Mother and Child in a Landscape ", circa 1910-1920 Oil on Canvas 25" x 30"...
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1910s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

“Covered Bridge, Kingston, NY, 1927” by Walter Koeniger, Snowy Winter Landscape
Located in Yardley, PA
Known for his evocative, snow-covered landscapes, Koeniger brings this subject to life with his bold, confident brushwork and keen eye for natural light. The composition centers arou...
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1920s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Signed Winter Impressionist Roxbury Boston Town Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist winter cityscape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 20 by 24 inches overall and 16 by 20 painting alone. In excellent original cond...
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1930s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

American Impressionist oil painting of a peaceful park scene with people
Located in Colfax, CA
A wonderful unsigned oil painting, which may be by Carmel, California artist Lester Boronda. This work came to us through an antique dealer in Santa Rosa, CA who has several works fr...
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1920s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Colorado Mountain Landscape with River, 1890s Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
This original late 19th-century watercolor painting beautifully captures a classic Colorado mountain landscape by iconic early 20th century artist, Charles Partridge Adams. The compo...
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1980s Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

Flowers In Bloom, Still Life Oil Painting Maria Modok Hungarian Jewish Artist
By Maria Modok
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed lower right Maria Modok was born in 1896 in the town of Rackeve, Hungary. She attended the Academy of Fine Arts and also studied at the Independent School of Nagybanya. ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

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