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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
1950s French Post Impressionist Green Landscape Distant View over Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Antique Italian Impressionist Framed St Marks Square Early Detailed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive early Italian impressionist framed view of St. Mark's in Venice. Oil on board. Framed. No signature found.
Category

1920s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Last Call for Dinner, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
With his fishing gear slung over his back, a man heads towards the lakeside cabins, leaving his boat docked nearby. The calming blue of the water and distant tr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Antique American Impressionist Coastal Lighthouse View Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted impressionist coastal view with a lighthouse. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
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1940s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Sailing Boats in a Harbour
Located in West Sussex, GB
Emily Beatrice Bland (1864-1951) British Sailing Boats in a Harbour Oil on board:10 x 9 in. Frame: 15 x 14 in. Inscribed on old gallery label ve...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Seaside Dreams, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A meditative original palette knife seascape painting of an early morning at the ocean. I came upon this scene one morning, a storm had just passed and the sun was reappearing among...
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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Balandra Bay, The Sea Of Cortez, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original seascape of Baja, Mexico as seen from Balandra Bay, a UNESCO world heritage site and one of the world's most beautiful bays. The colors of blue are stunning and as you lo...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Oil on Linen Painting -- Picnic Table
Located in Troy, NY
This oil on linen painting portrays one of the charms of summer with an outdoor table and attached umbrella. The scene is depicted in an affectionate way with much greenery around th...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

White Ducks Swimming in Pond Contemporary English Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Swimming Ducks English Impressionist, 21st century oil on board, unframed board : 8 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound condition
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

New Zealand Summer, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original palette knife oil painting of a sunny summer day in New Zealand. The water surrounding New Zealand is the most beautiful color of turquoise. I have spent many happy d...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"SUMMERS GOLD" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY EXHIBITED LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILDFLOWER
Located in San Antonio, TX
Robert Harrison (Born 1949) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 36 x 48 Frame Size: 44 x 56 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dated 2007 "Summers Gold" Texas Hill Country. Exhibited Lady Bird Johnson...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

The Garden Sentry, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original garden landscape oil painting on canvas of a beautiful garden with dramatic lighting from the early morning sun. A bird sits on the top of the gate surrounded by nature,...
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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Country Garden, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original palette knife floral garden landscape painting. Colorful strokes of thick paint bring this garden to life. You will never get tired of looking at this refreshing, contemp...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Vila Cañellas 32 Natural Landscape 1997 original ink painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
José María Vila-Cañellas (Vic, Barcelona, ​​1913-2001). Painter. He trained in the School of Vic, in the Alemany of Barcelona and in the Fine Arts of Olot, in addition to studying pa...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

The Italian Garden, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original oil painting of a beautiful Italian Garden. This is a large painting, 60" tall by 50" wide (152.4 x 127 cm). Standing in front of it makes you feel as if you are there. H...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Night towers - Landscape Oil Painting Red Green Brown Blue White Pink Purple
Located in Sofia, BG
"Night towers" is an modernist painting, oil on canvas by Maestro Olga Kashshay . About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: oil painting STYLE: Contemporary Edition : Unique, signed Weight: A...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Kailua Escape, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original palette knife oil painting of Kailua Beach in Hawaii. This painting depicts the sun setting over the Pali (Hawaiian mountains), the evening colors cascade over the water,...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Magical Maui, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original palette knife oil painting of upcountry Maui. This view from Paia looks toward Kahoolawe which is painted with streaks of red lava interspersed with green foliage, waves ...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Watercolour of a Chapel at Nyons
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper of a chapel in a landscape by Henri Clamen. The painting is titled and dated to the back of the paper. Though not signed it was acquired fro...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Maui Afternoon, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original palette knife seascape oil painting of Sugar Cove on Maui with a view towards the island of Kahoolawe. Lava sea rocks frame the view of this ocean cove with numerous shad...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Hyacinth Macaws, Painting, Watercolor on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A highly detailed original watercolor painting of 2 hyacinth macaws feasting on acuri palm nuts which is one of their favorite foods. These birds are native to central and eastern S...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Manayunk Houses, Regional American Cityscape by Pennsylvania Impressionist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Manayunk Houses" is a 25 x 50 inches, oil on canvas, regional, American cityscape by Pennsylvania Impressionist painter Giovanni Martino. Manayunk is a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The painting is signed "Giovanni Martino" in the lower right and titled on the stretcher. The following is from Babette Martino, daughter of the artist: Giovanni Martino, National Academy of Design* member, was born on May 1, 1908 in Philadelphia PA where all seven brothers and one sister, Filomina, Frank, Antonio, Albert, Ernest, Giovanni, Edmond, and William became painters. They were under the tutelage of their eldest brother, Frank, who in the late 1920s, founded the first commercial art studio, Martino Studios, at 27 South 18th Street. Besides studying with his two eldest brothers, Giovanni also studied with Albert Jean Adolph at La France Institute, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, The Graphic Sketch Club, and Spring Garden Institute in Philadelphia. In his mid teens he accompanied his two eldest brothers to New Hope searching for subjects to paint. In the 1930s, he also started to paint in Manayunk, a hilly mill town along the Schuylkill River. At this time he signed his paintings M. Giovanni. These colorful impressionistic works proceeded more thinly painted dramatically poetic street scenes of the mill town. These images developed into impasto laden oils in the 1960's with some of the paintings worked with a palette knife. In Manayunk, he was a common sight on the streets and sidewalks, painting on-the-spot with his wife, Eva Marinelli...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Winter in Manayunk, Regional American Cityscape by Pennsylvania Impressionist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Manayunk Houses" is a 28 x 40 inches, oil on canvas, regional, American cityscape by Pennsylvania Impressionist painter Giovanni Martino. Manayunk is a suburb of Philadelphia, Penns...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Secret Cove Beach, Maui, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original palette knife seascape oil painting of Sugar Cove on Maui with a view towards the island of Kahoolawe. Lava sea rocks frame the view of this ocean cove with numerous shad...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Walk in the Woods - Verdant Green" Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This large traditional statement landscape painting by Molly Doe Wensberg features a cool palette and a loose, impressionistic style, capturing a scene withi...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seascape with Boats Storm Coming - Scottish 19thC exh impressionist oil painting
By Joseph Henderson
Located in London, GB
This dramatic Scottish Impressionist 19th century oil painting is by noted Scottish artist Joseph Henderson. Painted in 1876 it was exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy the same y...
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1870s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Turtle Beach, Maui, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original Maui seascape oil painting on canvas of a turquoise sea cove, sea rocks, a green sea turtle coming on shore and the offshore island of Kaho'olawe in the distance. The sce...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Italian Village by James Pratt
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Warm colors were used by the artist James Pratt to create this painting that could be almost any European city! This is a limited edition giclee on canvas ,signed by the artist,that...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Giclée

Joyce Roybal Original Painting on canvas, Signed, Framed
Located in Framingham, MA
This impressive large painting on canvas by Joyce Roybal. Joyce Roybal's paintings are lighthearted and almost cartoonish, using bright, textured colors and geometric shapes. The per...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

1930s French Impressionist Watercolour of a Forest and Mountain Landscape
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of a colourful forest and mountain landscape by Henri Clamen. The painting is signed bottom right. A charming view of a colourful moun...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Storm Cove Lighthouse
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Storm Cove Lighthouse" c.1950 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Nat Levy 1896-1984. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The a...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

'Breton Woman', Paris Salon, Royal Danish Academy, Impressionist oil, Brittany
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper left, 'Jul. Paulsen' for Julius Paulsen (Danish, 1860-1940) and dated 1919. A dramatic, early twentieth-century figural work by this notable Post-Impressionist painter ...
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1910s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

"HAPPY STAGING" STAGECOACH FRAMED 18.5 X 22.5
Located in San Antonio, TX
Marjorie Reed a.k.a. Harvey Day (1915-1996) California, Arizona Artist Image Size: 18 x 24 Frame Size: 23.25 x 29.25 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Valley of the Monuments" Biography Marjor...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Figurative landscape watercolor drawing with 19th century view of Florence
Located in Florence, IT
This watercolor on paper is signed and titled at lower right Gab. Carelli / Florence. It depicts a view of Florence taken from the Piazzale Michelangelo-animated by various figures i...
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Art

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Paper, Watercolor

French School Portrait PS 213 Le bain de soleil Mondrian Post Impressionist Rare
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 213 Le Bain de Soleil Mondrian Poetic scene of a woman sleeping in summer time Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden frame 55x55cm ■■ 21,6x21,6 inch 》》R E...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Ink, Oil, Acrylic

American Impressionist Coastal Seascape Framed Nautical Sailboat Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted impressionist seascape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
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1980s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Original Vintage oil painting on board, Summer Landscape, Signed, Dated, Framed
Located in Framingham, MA
This original vintage oil painting on board depicting a serene forest landscape. The scene captures a calm river winding through a lush landscape, flanked by overhanging trees whose ...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"AS BLUE AS IT GETS" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY BLUEBONNETS 38 X 48 FRAMED!
Located in San Antonio, TX
Robert Harrison (Born 1949) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 30 x 40 Frame Size: 38 x 48 Medium: Oil on Canvas "As Blue As it Gets" Texas Hill Country Bluebonnets Biography Robert Harr...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

‘Lady in a Pink Cape’ by Fernand Toussaint (1873 - 1956), Belgian Painter
Located in Bruges, BE
Fernand Toussaint 1873 – Brussels – 1956 Belgian Painter ‘Lady in a Pink Cape’ Signature: signed lower left ‘Toussaint’
 Medium: oil on canvas
 Dimensions: image size 46 x 38 cm, f...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Manayunk, Regional American Cityscape by Pennsylvania Impressionist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Manayunk" is a 20 x 30 inches, oil on canvas, regional, American cityscape by Pennsylvania Impressionist painter Giovanni Martino. Manayunk is a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The following is from Babette Martino, daughter of the artist: Giovanni Martino, National Academy of Design* member, was born on May 1, 1908 in Philadelphia PA where all seven brothers and one sister, Filomina, Frank, Antonio, Albert, Ernest, Giovanni, Edmond, and William became painters. They were under the tutelage of their eldest brother, Frank, who in the late 1920s, founded the first commercial art studio, Martino Studios, at 27 South 18th Street. Besides studying with his two eldest brothers, Giovanni also studied with Albert Jean Adolph at La France Institute, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, The Graphic Sketch Club, and Spring Garden Institute in Philadelphia. In his mid teens he accompanied his two eldest brothers to New Hope searching for subjects to paint. In the 1930s, he also started to paint in Manayunk, a hilly mill town along the Schuylkill River. At this time he signed his paintings M. Giovanni. These colorful impressionistic works proceeded more thinly painted dramatically poetic street scenes of the mill town. These images developed into impasto laden oils in the 1960's with some of the paintings worked with a palette knife. In Manayunk, he was a common sight on the streets and sidewalks, painting on-the-spot with his wife, Eva Marinelli...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Crashing Waves French Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Impressionist artist, 20th century Crashing Waves signed oil on board, unframed board: 13 x 18 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound condition
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Jiwei Chen Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Autumn View"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Autumn View Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 15.25 x 19.25 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Egg girl in green
Located in Zofingen, AG
02 / 10 / 2023 I signed a book contract for Egg Island; it will now go through the publishing process and will be in print next year. I was overwhelmed by the editorial board's fee...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Oil

Signed Impressionist Italian Oil Painting of Lake Como Framed Original
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century impressionist painting of Lake Como, Italy. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
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1960s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Original Vintage oil painting on canvas, Summer Landscape "Foggy Morning" Signed
Located in Framingham, MA
This original vintage oil painting on board depicting a tranquil Russian landscape, characterized by a gentle river that meanders through a densely wooded area. The lush greenery o...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

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Oil

Mid Century French Watercolour Walled Garden Blossom Tree Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen

Le Chapeu Epinglé - Etching by Pierre Auguste Renoir - 1894
Located in Roma, IT
Le chapeu épinglé is a modern artwork realized by Pierre Auguste Renoir. Etching on laid paper. Signed on the plate lower left. Pencil inscriptions bearing the artist's personal d...
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1890s Impressionist Art

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Etching

Huge 19th century painting - Musical picnic - Elegant Group in a landscape
By Rudolf Alfred Hoger
Located in Antwerp, BE
Romantic painting depicting a peaceful get-together in a park by Rudolf Alfred Höger The elegantly dressed people are indulging in a delicious "al fresco" picnic on green hill on a ...
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19th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Ray Simonini "Shy is the Oyster" 8x10 Shell Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting by artist Ray Simonini titled "Shy is the Oyster" is a 8x10 nautical oil painting on canvas featuring a close-up of an oyster shell against a calm soft grey background....
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

1950s French Oil Painting Paris House & Garden in the Rain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Golden Boats" contemporary seascape of a Northeastern U.S. harbor at sunset
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Golden Boats" is a contemporary impressionistic seascape of a Northeastern U.S. harbor at sunset. Kelly Carmody’s work has been widely exhibited and collected. One of her major fig...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

Oxford
Located in Zofingen, AG
In my artwork, I poured emotions into every oil stroke, aiming to capture a sublime blend of fine art, impressionism, and realism. The historic essence whispers through the textured ...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Art

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Oil, Cardboard

Inner strength
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting dedicated to "Women" series is a special one since it is all about my strong deep personal transformation as an artist. This transformation was based on the expansion ...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Acrylic, Paper

"BLUEBONNET TRAIL" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY 36.75 X 46.75
Located in San Antonio, TX
W.R. Thrasher (1908 - 1997) Texas Artist Image Size: 30 x 40 Frame Size: 36.75 x 46.75 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Bluebonnet Trail" Biography W.R. Thrasher (1908 - 1997) The state of Tex...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Medieval Castle - Landscape Oil Painting Red Green Brown Blue White Pink Purple
Located in Sofia, BG
"Medieval castle" is an modernist painting, oil on canvas by Maestro Olga Kashshay . About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: oil painting STYLE: Contemporary Edition : Unique, signed Weight...
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century French Illustration Mythical Kings and Queens Interior Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

Huang Ye Still Life Original Oil Painting "Sunflowers"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Sunflowers Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 21 x 17.5 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Jiwei Chen Landscape Original Oil Painting "Sailboat"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Sailboat Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 15.25 x 19.25 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This pain...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

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