Impressionist Figurative Paintings
IMPRESSIONIST STYLE
Emerging in 19th-century France, Impressionist art embraced loose brushwork and plein-air painting to respond to the movement of daily life. Although the pioneers of the Impressionist movement — Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir — are now household names, their work was a radical break with an art scene led and shaped by academic traditions for around two centuries. These academies had oversight of a curriculum that emphasized formal drawing, painting and sculpting techniques and historical themes.
The French Impressionists were influenced by a group of artists known as the Barbizon School, who painted what they witnessed in nature. The rejection of pieces by these artists and the later Impressionists from the salons culminated in a watershed 1874 exhibition in Paris that was staged outside of the juried systems. After a work of Monet’s was derided by a critic as an unfinished “impression,” the term was taken as a celebration of their shared interest in capturing fleeting moments as subject matter, whether the shifting weather on rural landscapes or the frenzy of an urban crowd. Rather than the exacting realism of the academic tradition, Impressionist paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings represented how an artist saw a world in motion.
Many Impressionist painters were inspired by the perspectives in imported Japanese prints alongside these shifts in European painting — Édouard Manet drew on ukiyo-e woodblock prints and depicted Japanese design in his Portrait of Émile Zola, for example. American artists such as Mary Cassatt and William Merritt Chase, who studied abroad, were impacted by the work of the French artists, and by the late 19th century American Impressionism had its own distinct aesthetics with painters responding to the rapid modernization of cities through quickly created works that were vivid with color and light.
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Style: Impressionist
Nocturne - Impressionist Figure in Landscape Oil Painting by Charles Lacoste
By Charles Lacoste
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated figure in landscape oil on board by French impressionist painter Charles Lacoste. A truly stunning piece with depicts a nighttime view of a Parisian street with a single woman dressed in a black coat and hat standing in the centre of of dark square which is being dimly lit by the street lights overhead. The outline of trees and the city's buildings can be seen in the distance.
Signature:
Signed and dated 1904 lower right.
Dimensions:
Framed: 24.5"x31"
Unframed: 18.5"x25"
Provenance:
Wildenstein & Co - New York "Charles Lacoste: A Forgotten Nabi" 2002
This work is accompanied by the catalogue published to accompany the exhibition “Charles Lacoste: A Forgotten Nabi” held at Wildenstein in New York from January 30 to March 2, 2002
The son of a Bordeaux accountant and a creole mother, he met in high school the future poet Francis Jammes and Gabriel Frizeau the legendary art collector. He taught himself to paint and from 1894 to 1897 he made several important contacts: André Gide, Arthur Fontaine...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid 20th Century English Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Figure by Wispy Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Wispy Trees in the Landscape
English Impressionist artist, mid 20th century
signed oil on board, unframed
board: 10 x 14 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Cafe with Lakeside View of Lake Lugano" Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical oil painting depicting a cafe scene with Lakeside views of Lake Lugano. A region in between Switzerland and Norther Italy. As an Italian Impressionist artist, most of Ca...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Freight Dock
By John Rockwell
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Freight Dock" is an original oil on canvas by noted American artist John Rockwell, 1902-1960 It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist, and also signe...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French School PS 241 Drowned in Monet Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 241 Drowned in Monet
Portrait of a woman with red dress. The background is the famous from Claude Monet Water lilies
Structural analysis:
Such as Impressionist painting, the s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Ink, Acrylic
Heliconia exotic flower. Mini oil painting.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original small oil painting on canvas. Exotic red flower Heliconia in tropical garden.
- Original oil painting miniature
- 20x20 cm (7.8 x 7.8 inch)
- 0.6 inch thick galley wrapped...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman Sitting in a Garden Arbor Sewing, 19th Century Oil on Canvas.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautifully painted motif by the female artist Ingeborg Åkerman (1881-1960) of a woman sitting in her garden shaded from the sun by the arbor where she is sewing. It is probably pa...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Signed English Impressionist Oil Painting Figure in Windswept Landscape Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Windy Landscape
English Impressionist artist, mid 20th century
signed oil on board, unframed
board: 10 x 14 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Impressionist New England Beach Bathers Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century impressionist bather scene by John Edward Costigan (1888 - 1972). Oil on board. Framed. Signed verso.
Category
1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
" on vacation" Oil cm. 36 x 29 , 1959
Located in Torino, IT
Painter, vacation, summer, impressionism, picnic, 1950s
Russia,Green
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
1930's French Impressionist Male Figure Posed In Black Swimming Trunks On Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Posed Man on Beach
by Louise Alix, French 1950's Impressionist
gouache on board
painting: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
provenance: from a large private collection ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Park Walk, Impressionist City Scene, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Park Walk, Impressionist City Scene, Signed Oil Painting
By British artist, Anthony Hedges, 20th Century
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century Scottish beach landscape with waves on the shore and fishing boats
Located in Woodbury, CT
Peter Macgregor Wilson RSA RSW (1856-1928) was born in Glasgow and studied at the Glasgow School of Art as well as in London and Antwerp. He tra...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vue de la Côte Normande by Claude-Émile Schuffenecker - Landscape painting
By Claude Emile Schuffenecker
Located in London, GB
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Vue de la Côte Normande by Claude-Émile Schuffenecker (1851-1934)
Oil on canvas
58 x 69 cm (22 ⁷/₈ x 27 ¹/₈ inches)
Sig...
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Impressionist NYC FLATIRON Union Square BROADWAY Painting
Located in New York, NY
Johann Berthelsen (1883 - 1972)
Flatiron, Union Square, Broadway
New York City
Oil on Board
15 x 11inches
19 X 15 inches with frame
Signed lower right: Johann Berthelsen;
Origina...
Category
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Apple tree" pastel cm. 45 x 35 ( frame cm. 60 x 70)
Located in Torino, IT
with frame is cm. 70 x 60
no frame cm. 45 x 35
Category
1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel
La Tour Saint-Jacques, Paris - Impressionist Cityscape Oil by Konstantin Korovin
By Konstantin Alekseyevich Korovin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and titled landscape oil on board by Russian-born impressionist painter Konstantin Alekseevich Korovin. The work depicts a nighttime view of the ...
Category
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Buee Matinale - Impressionist Riverscape Oil Painting by Alexandre Jacob
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1930 by popular French impressionist painter Alexandre Louis Jacob. The piece depicts a fisherman in a small boat by the bank of the River Seine ...
Category
1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Low Tide, Battersea Power Station-original impressionism cityscape oil painting
Located in London, Chelsea
"Low Tide at the Battersea Power Station" is a mesmerizing cityscape painting that transports viewers to the iconic banks of the River Thames in London. Crafted with meticulous detai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
French School - Poppy Starwars oil Painting - Flower
Located in Zofingen, AG
Poppy Starwars
Structural analysis:
_ Feeling of the wind in the flowers_ Abstract drippings bring movement to the still life painting. There are 2 systems of contrasts. First one...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Young Boy with Donkey, William Weintraub
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: William Weintraub (1926)
Title: Young Boy with Donkey
Year: 1962
Medium: Oil on board
Size: 33 x 25.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed and dated by the artist ...
Category
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1930's French Impressionist Tall Orange Bell Tower In Busy Figure Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Town Bell Tower
by Louise Alix, French 1950's Impressionist
gouache on artist paper, unframed
painting: 10.5 x 7.5 inches
provenance: from a large private collection of this artists...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Pine Trees, Original Oil on Panel, Impressionist Émile Louis Thivier (1858-1922)
Located in PARIS, FR
*Dimensions include the frame
This small landscape painting by Émile Louis Thivier (1858-1922) captures a serene natural setting, reminiscent of the atmospheric works of the Impress...
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Midnight Moonlight, Contemporary Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ara Harutyunyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2024
Style: Contemporary Art,
Titl...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spanish pyrenean town oil on canvas painting landscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frameless.
Category
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
New Hat
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior.
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
"New Hat" symbolizes the fresh embrace of identit...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Portrait of Woman Head & Shoulders Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original 1920's/ 30's Portrait of Elegant Young Society Lady Exquisite Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady
original pencil drawing on paper
by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below
signed
piece of paper is 12 x 9.5 inches
In good condition, though with ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Pencil
The Serpent Tempter
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior.
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
"The Serpent Tempter" from the "PERICHORESIS SERI...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Morning Fowles
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior.
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
In 'Morning Fowles', I immerse the viewer into a ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"NYC in 20th Century" Figures in New York City Ashcan School Style Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic scene of figures filling up the NYC streets below the Empire State. The thick brush strokes and fun marks creates an atmosphere reminiscent o...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1950s French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Young Lady in Green Reading Book
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Four Elements, Contemporary Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ara Harutyunyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2024
Style: Contemporary Art,
Titl...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid 20th Century Oil Figure Sat On Green Hill Admiring The Blue Cloudy Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Oil Painting
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on artist paper stuck on board, unframed
measures: 6 high ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Autumn Confetti", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Grossman's (US based) "Autumn Confetti" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a purple-colored sky broken up by white aspen trees with sparse yellow leaves and col...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
European urbanscape and river original oil on cardboard painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frameless.
Josep Marfa Guarro (1928-2014)
Josep Marfa Guarro was a Catalan painter specialized in landscape painting.
Among Josep Marfa Guarro's work are numerous watercolors and ...
Category
1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Mid Century Garden Pink Roses Original Oil Still Life Painting
By Louise Grossett Cunningham
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Garden Pink Roses Original Oil Painting by Louise Cunningham
Brilliantly colored closeup of Roses by Santa Cruz, California artist Louise H. Grosset Cunningham (American...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board, Canvas
La rue du village
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
Léopold SURVAGE (1879-1968)
La rue du village
Oil on canvas
Size: 50 x 61 cm
Signed lower right
Provenance: Private collection in Normandy.
Oil on canvas in good condition.
Small...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Harbor of Trouville After Boudin
Located in Pasadena, CA
Oil on panel attributed to Eugen Boudin representing a Norman navy
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pair of early 20th Century British Impressionist paintings of the beach
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Attributed to Rowland Wheelwright, 20th Century
'Bather's on the shore' and 'Sunbathing by the Cliffs'
Oil on canvas board
9 X 10. 1/4in. (22.8 X 2...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Board
The Tea Party with the Artist's Daughter Lois
Located in Washington, DC
Following two decades of successful impressionistic landscape painting, Wilson Henry Irvine became known for a new experimental style in the 1930s. In 1930, Irvine began making pris...
Category
1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nuages sur la Seine - Fevrier - Impressionist Riverscape Oil by Alexandre Jacob
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A good sized signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1930 by popular French impressionist painter Alexandre Louis Jacob. The piece depicts a view of the River Seine. The cold scene is s...
Category
1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Awakening, Figurative Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan
Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art,
Subject: Awakening,
Size: 36" x 15" x 0.8'' inch...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Good morning, honey
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior.
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
"Good morning, honey" captures the tranquility an...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Three Young Girls and a Small Dog, Paddling with Toy Yachts in the Surf
By Alexander Averin
Located in West Sussex, GB
Alexander Averin
(Born 1952) Russian
Three Young Girls and a Small Dog, Paddling with Toy Yachts in the Surf
Oil on Canvas.24 x 36 in. Frame: 30 x 43 in. Signed, and Inscribe...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flowers Stil-Life
By Edouard Michel Lançon
Located in Pasadena, CA
Edouard Michel Lançon (1854-c.1930), Nice still-life painting with flowers
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French School PS 240 Van Gogh Starry night Girl Summer in La Baule Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 240 Van Gogh Starry night Girl Summer in La Baule
Portrait of a woman with Van Gogh (The Starry night) swim dress.
Structural analysis:
Such as Impressionist painting, the su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Pebble Beach 1, Cornwall, Original Painting, Coastal art, Beach, Seaside, Summer
Located in Deddington, GB
A colourful and lively aerial seascape painting featuring turquoise waters and beach umbrellas. This painting was inspired by the north coast of Cornwall and painted in Cornwall. Len...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Joggers at Battersea Park-original impressionism cityscape oil painting-Artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
"Morning Joggers at Battersea Park" invites viewers into a serene moment along the banks of the River Thames, captured with exquisite detail in this original cityscape painting. Executed in the classical medium of oil on board, this artwork embodies the essence of Impressionism, evoking a sense of tranquility and movement amidst the urban landscape.
At the center of the composition, the vibrant vitality of Battersea Park unfolds, bathed in the soft glow of the morning light. Joggers meander along the winding paths, their silhouettes animated by the rhythm of their steps, while the majestic Peace Pagoda...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid Century Modern Portrait of Woman in Green Dress Original Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Portrait of Woman in Green Dress Original Oil Painting
Evocative mid century modern portrait of woman in green dress by California artist Genevieve Rogers (America...
Category
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
1970's French Impressionist Oil Etretat Cliffs Coastline with Fisherfolk Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Etretat
signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary)
dated 1970
oil painting on canvas, unframed
unframed: 20 x 24 inches
condition: very good
p...
Category
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman by The Lake - Late 19th Century Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous 19th Century figurative landscape of a woman by a lake looking wistfully at boaters by J. Glover (American, 19th Century), c.1870's. Signed lower left "J. Glover." Unframed....
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Beverly Hills
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday life in the sun along the Pacific coastline (and beyond). Her detailed paintings show us the breathtaking California scenery with its recognizable elements in a new light and with a keen eye for clever composition and layered colors. Her modern landscapes and sublime seascapes...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Spring" Oil cm. 60 x 44 1968 flowers, spring, green purple
Located in Torino, IT
flowers, spring, green purple
Boris Lavrenko (Rostov, 1920 – St. Petersburg, 2001)
Works by Boris Lavrenko can be found in various private collections in Europe, Japan, United Stat...
Category
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pebble Beach 1 and 2, Original Painting, Coastal art, Beach, Seaside, Summer
Located in Deddington, GB
Two colourful and lively aerial seascape paintings featuring turquoise waters and beach umbrellas. These paintings were inspired by the north coast of Cornwall and painted in Cornwal...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Children Jumping Waves on Sunny Beach, small bright Impressionist oil painting
Located in ludlow, GB
Two little girls in dresses jumping in the waves at the beach, a bright Impressionist Oil painting on canvas, laid on board and framed by well known British Painter famed for his beach scenes.
Rene Jerome Legrand...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ligurian Alps with snow-capped pink tinted peaks. Sign. C. Bentivoglio
Located in Firenze, IT
Ligurian Alps landscape with snow-capped peaks tinted by pink light.
It's an oil on canvas depicting a mountain scene with a small rural building.
The painting is of a rare, almo...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1900's French Impressionist Portrait of an Elderly Lady Beautifully Painted Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
French School, early 20th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 18 x 15 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: some wear, scuffing and signs of age but...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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