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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
Harmony in a vase.
Located in Zofingen, AG
The work is executed in the Impressionist style, but with a leaning toward abstract forms. Some elements of the painting are intentionally simplified, and the shapes are altered. The...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

A black cat playing with a Snowman, from Le Chat Noir
Located in Fairlawn, OH
A black cat playing with a Snowman, from Le Chat Noir Gillotage chromotype, 1898 Signed in the image lower right (see photo) Cats were a symbol of freedom and bohemia in Montmartre, ...
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1890s Impressionist Art

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Other Medium

Paris, Le Sacre Coeur
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Paris, Le Sacre Coeur" c.1970 is an oil painting on canvas by noted French impressionist artist Emile Lesaout, 1926-2001. It is signed at the lower left corner b...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist River and Park Landscape
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French Impressionist oil on canvas view of a river in parkland by the noted French artist Albert Uriet. The painting is signed and dated bottom right and is presented in a fine car...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Roses √4
Located in Zofingen, AG
Gorgeous roses are embraced by hydrangeas. The classic blue vase looks fresh against the beige background. The dark blue background creates contrast. This is what I love most: the br...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

French Coastal Village with Boats and Lavender Sky by Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Coastal Village with Boats and Lavender Sky by Fanch Lel by Fanch Lel Size: 15.75 x 17.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: Good overal...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Saint Briac Brittany Harbour Scene with Boats and Trees French Coastal Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Saint Briac Brittany Harbour Scene with Boats and Trees French Coastal Scene By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 10 inches (height) x 11.25...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

"Norwegian idyll" Original landscape painting. Winter. Oil on canvas
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork captures a serene winter landscape with a cluster of quaint, colorful houses nestled against a snow-covered mountainside. The vivid pastels of the buildings contrast sha...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Pastoral Landscape Under a Dramatic Sky Horse Munching on Grass Oil Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastoral Landscape French Post Impressionist, mid 20th century indistinctly signed oil on board, unframed Board : 12 x 15.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Festive bouquet 004
Located in Zofingen, AG
The work is painted with large brushstrokes, in the artist's characteristic manner. The painting conveys vivid impressions of summer, sun glare, feelings of warmth, freshness and ce...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Loblolly Cove" Impressionist Sea Scape with Waves Crashing Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A truly masterful depiction of waves crashing by the rocks at Loblolly Cover in Rockport Massachusetts. The scene of Seagulls flying through the water as the waves crash create a stu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Roses √ 5
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting is painted with large brushstrokes in the style of impressionism. The idea is based on color contrasts. The variety of colors is intertwined into a beautiful bouquet Coo...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Nude Model Figurative Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vadim Zang Title: Nude - Model Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2007 Style: Portrait Impressionism Dimensions: 8" x 8" x 0.8" inch (20 x 20 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery ...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

Large Vintage Oil Painting River Landscape European Countryside Scene Unsigned
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Elegant original oil painting on canvas, depicting a tranquil European countryside scene with two slender trees by a calm riverbank and a distant village bathed in soft afternoon lig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Figures At The Summer s Day French Parasol Market Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Summers Market Signed by Fanch Lel Size: 13 x 16 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board , unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks and ligh...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

THE RAG GATHERERS
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JAMES ABBOTT McNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903) THE RAG GATHERERS 1858 (Glasgow 29 v/v, - K.23) Etching on laid paper, signed and dated in the plate, image 5 7/8” x 3 ½”, full sheet 8 x...
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1850s Impressionist Art

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Etching

British Estuary Ferry Shed and Distant Harbour with Figures Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Estuary Ferry Shed and Distant Harbour with Figures Watercolour Painting By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 11 x 15 inches Condition...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

“Fumi al Caffè” Steaming Coffee Parisian Impressionist Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
This painting was executed during his stay in Paris, where he packed much detail throughout. A lively Parisian scene depicted with a textured brushwork in an impressionistic style, c...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Environs de Saint-Tropez - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Henri Edmond Cross
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed divisionist style oil on panel landscape circa 1906-1907 by French Neo-Impressionist painter Henri Edmond Cross. This brightly painted piece depicts a view Saint Tropez. This...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

"Summer evening."
Located in Zofingen, AG
Soft colors of a summer evening, the smell of the sea and flowers, white dresses and hats, pleasant shopping. All these feminine joys stay with us all year long, creating enchanting ...
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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage American Impressionist Landscape Signed Lake Scene Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 17 by 20 inches overall, and 12 by 16 painting alone. Handsomely framed in wide moder...
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1950s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

«Bouquet of sunflowers» Originalt impressionistic floral painting . Impasto
Located in Oslo, NO
This vibrant artwork showcases a stunning bouquet of sunflowers, meticulously arranged in a rustic pottery vase. The composition brilliantly captures the flowers' dynamic energy thro...
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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contempory American Impressionist Landscape Signed Giltwood Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist flower garden landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 10 by 12 inches overall, and 6 by 8 painting alone.. In excellent original cond...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

American Impressionist Woodstock Artist John F Carlson Oil Painting Snow
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Wintry Pool oil on canvas 12 x 16 image size Signed LR when viewing the painting and again verso, on back. Image measures 12 x 16 The painting is in good condition in a period gilded Impressionist frame showing Carlson's mastery of light and technique. Carlson uses subtle cool snow tones juxtaposed with soft warm sunlit areas of snow help to create form and depth in this winter stream scene. The warm brown tones of the earth showing through the snow and darker trees in the backgroaund add a nice contrast. John F...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

Cats at play, portrait of a cat and a Kitten playing with a glove in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Gabriella Rainer-Istvanffy (Austrian, 1886–1963) Cats at Play Oil on canvas, circa 1950 26 x 30 inches (framed) signed lower right This charming composition by Gabriella Rainer-Istv...
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1950s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Winter in New England
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Stunning, ethereal winter scene by American Impressionist master Frederick Usher de Voll. His classic violet hues, beautiful brushwork and the ...
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1920s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Swedish Landscape 1904
By Birger Sandzen
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Striking watercolor of Sweden from 1904 exhibiting Birger Sandzén's characteristic style. Housed in a custom quarter sawn oak frame. Signed and dated lower right and catalogued at th...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

Waterside Village Scene with Boats and Church Bosham Sussex 1970s Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Waterside Village Scene with Boats and Church Bosham Sussex 1970s Watercolour By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on board, unframed Size: 10.5 inches (height) x 14...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

Pair of Docked Fishing Boats in Empty Beach Bay French Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paired Boats at Bay by Fanch Lel Size: 16 x 13 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board , unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks and light ...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

H.G. Kiesel (German Artist 20 c.) Landscape Oil Painting River Village Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is this striking original oil painting on canvas by German artist H.G. Kiesel, depicting a peaceful riverside scene with a distant European village nestled among soft rol...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Inner Garden No.1 — Artichokes
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between Light and Silence — Botanical Whispers. In “Inner Garden No.1 — Artichokes”, a quiet dialogue unfolds between structure and breath: the architectural precision of the...
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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Seaside Promenade with Deckchairs Summer Crowd and Ocean View Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Seaside Promenade with Deckchairs Summer Crowd and Ocean View Watercolour Painting By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Lower right Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 11...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

James Brown British Impressionist oil painting, Lucien Pissarro circle
Located in Harkstead, GB
This beautiful painting is a keynote in the development of what has become known as British Impressionism. The artist was a very good friend and painting companion of Lucien Pissarro...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas

American Impressionist Earnest Albert Landscape Oil Painting Red Mill Winter
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
The Red Mill oil/canvas 25 x 30 image Provenance: Grand Central Art Galleries NY, The Goldfield Collection Los Angeles, CA, John Moran lot 55 Sale 186 California & American Fine Art ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

“Fall Landscape”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas board painting of a fall landscape by the American artist, Arthur Mitchell. Signed lower left by the artist. Circa 1890. Condition is very good. The paintin...
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1890s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board, Canvas

Daffodils
Located in Zofingen, AG
Daffodils look incredibly beautiful against the dark green velvet background. The bouquet looks festive in a glass vase. The painting is done in the artist's unique style.
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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

French Harbour Scene Oil Painting of Boats and Waterfront at La Croisic
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Harbour Scene Oil Painting of Boats and Waterfront at La Croisic By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 15.25 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condi...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Hélène of Septeuil (enfant au perroquet) (child with a parakeet).
Located in Storrs, CT
Hélène of Septeuil (enfant au perroquet) (child with a parakeet). c. 1889-1890. Drypoint. Breeskin, 134.v. 9 3/8 x 6 1/4 (sheet 15 3/4 x 9 7/8). A rich impression with burr and plate...
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19th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor, Drypoint

1900 s French Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Lady Overlooking Balcony Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Garden View French School, early 20th century signed with initials lower corner watercolour painting on artist paper, framed Glass covering framed: 13 x 10.5 inches board: 10 x 8...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

Impressionist Coastal Gouache Painting of Fishing Boats and Rowing Figure at Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Coastal Gouache Painting of Fishing Boats and Rowing Figure at Sea By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 9.75 x 11.75 inches (height x width) Gouache painting on cardbo...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Gouache

Impressionistic Farm Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Sky Cloud Study
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Afternoon Sky is an oil on panel painting just completed in the studio. The painting exudes the rich qualities of oil paint with bright strong color, a variety of lost and found edge...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

New York City Brooklyn Bridge Freedom Tower Oil Painting by Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Mystical Evening Freedom Tower oil/canvas 18 x 14 unframed, 23.5 x 19.5 framed Mystical Evening, Freedom Tower, NYC, is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Beach Path
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beach Path oil/canvas panel image 7.75 x 8 unframed, 13.5 x 13.5 framed Beach Path is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

California Landscape Oil Painting by John Budicin Scottsdale Bulldog Canyon
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
In the Canyon oil/canvas laid to panel image 8 x 10 Purchased from the artist in 2003. This is a beautiful plein air painting done in Scottsdale at Bulldog Canyon. This is one of two...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

SELF PORTRAIT DRAWING
Located in Santa Monica, CA
MAX LIEBERMANN (1847 1935) SELF PORTRAIT DRAWING (Selbstportrat) c. 1922 (Schiefler, 341, III b) Etching, signed in pencil, Scarce signed example found in Max Liebermann “Sein Leb...
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1920s Impressionist Art

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Etching

Woman with Pitcher oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Woman with Pitcher Artist: Antoni Valls Bordoy (1912–1980) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 35 x 27 cm (13.8 x 10.6 in) Date: 1953 Signature: Signed “Valls Bordoy” in red at ...
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1950s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” California Forest American Impressionist
Located in Yardley, PA
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” by Francis Stillwell Dixon (American, 1879-1967). One of Dixon’s finest canvases, depicting a tranquil forest scene bathed in soft, dappled l...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Impressionist Painting of Venetian Canal with Bridge and Sunlit Buildings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Painting of Venetian Canal with Bridge and Sunlit Buildings By Fanch Les Size: 18.25 x 15.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Conditio...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Yuletide Spirit
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Whimsical Kate A. Williams arts and crafts impressionist painting circa 1930. Perfect for the holiday season. 20"x 16" oil on board, signed lower left. Frame is about 25x21. Painter...
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1930s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Roses in the garden.
Located in Zofingen, AG
A hot summer day is filled with sun. Its reflections are reflected on rose petals and leaves. The painting is filled with bright colors, in places the paint has a gold effect to conv...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Coastal Scene
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: John L. Loughlin – American (1931-2004) Title: Coastal Scene Year: 1990 Medium: Oil on Panel Sight size: 9.5 x 13.5 inches. Framed size: 13.5 x 17.5 inches Signature: Signe...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

Cadaques Spain oil on canvas painting seascape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Cadaqués Artist: Ramon Pichot Soler (1924–1996) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 54 x 65 cm (approx. 21.3 x 25.6 inches) Signature: Signed in the lower right corner Condit...
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1980s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Reclining Nude oil on canvas painting woman
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Reclining Nude Artist: Roser Vinardell Tolrà (Cabrera de Mar, 1941) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 46 x 65 cm (18.1 x 25.6 in) Date: 1970s Signature: Signed in the lower...
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1970s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Harbour View with Boats and Curved Pier
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Harbour View with Boats and Curved Pier By F.T. Roussel Signed: yes Size: 20 x 25.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: Th...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Moonlight Nocturne
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Under Moonlight oil/panel 6 x 8 image Under Moonlight is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a uniquely beautiful seasc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Oil

Park City Spring - Framed Fantasy Landscape Painting on Handmade Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michaela Jean is an accomplished painter, devoted gardener, and mother from Southern California (USA). Her lifelong passion for art and nature began in childhood, inspired by her gra...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Oil Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Robin Hoods Bay Headland and Shoreline Under Cloudy Sky Yorkshire 1983
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Robin Hoods Bay Headland and Shoreline Under Cloudy Sky Yorkshire 1983 By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 8.75 inches (height) x 11 inches...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

Impressionist landscape by the coast with the Sea
Located in Woodbury, CT
Jean Ekert (French, 20th Century) Coastal Landscape, circa 1960 Oil on board, signed lower right This vibrant coastal view by Jean Ekert captures the warmth and energy of the Medite...
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1960s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Signed French Impressionist Oil River Landscape Buildings Beautifully Tranquil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French Impressionist, signed and dated lower front corner Title: River landscape Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, unframed and inscribed verso. canvas: 18...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

"Les Deux Magots" Parisian Plein Air Street Scene Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
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 Art

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Canvas, Oil

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