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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High Jump from Visions of Gold, Signed Sports Art Lithograph by Robert Peak
By Robert Peak
Located in Long Island City, NY
Considered "the father of the contemporary movie poster," Bob Peak totally transformed the approach to movie advertising from basic collages of film stills or head shots to flamboyan...
Lithograph
Volleyball from Visions of Gold, Signed Sports Art Lithograph by Robert Peak
By Robert Peak
Located in Long Island City, NY
Considered "the father of the contemporary movie poster," Bob Peak totally transformed the approach to movie advertising from basic collages of film stills or head shots to flamboyan...
Lithograph
Autumn Leaves (Frank Gifford), Signed Sports Lithograph by Robert Peak
By Robert Peak
Located in Long Island City, NY
Considered "the father of the contemporary movie poster," Bob Peak totally transformed the approach to movie advertising from basic collages of film stills or head shots to flamboyan...
Lithograph
$2,000
Runner with Sun in Sky (Joe DiMaggio), Signed Sports Lithograph by Robert Peak
By Robert Peak
Located in Long Island City, NY
This print by Robert Peak features a figure running along the beach with waves crashing in the background, serving as a commemoration for the fifteenth anniversary of the Special Oly...
Lithograph
$404
Jug of Tulips, Vicky Oldfield, Limited edition print, Handmade Collagraph print
Located in Deddington, GB
Vicky Oldfield, ‘Jug of Tulips’ limited edition and hand signed by the artist Collagraph print on Paper Image size: H:49CM X W:40CM Complete size of ...
Paper, C Print
Le banc de jardin (The Garden Bench)
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Le banc de jardin (The Garden Bench) Mezzotint and engraving on cream chine collé laid down on ivory wove paper, 1883 Signed in the plate (see photo) Condition: Brilliant impression...
Mezzotint
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Dimanche a Deauville, Urbain Huchet
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Urbain Huchet (1930) Title: Dimanche a Deauville Year: Circa 1990 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Edition: 110/300, plus proofs Size: 15.5 x 25 inches Condition: Good Insc...
Lithograph
"Woman, Boy and Goats", Original Signed Etching by John E. Costigan
Located in New York, NY
This original, limited edition etching, was realized by the esteemed American artist John E. Costigan, who is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, the Philips Memorial Gallery in Washington and the Brooklyn Museum, to name only a few of the many institutions that feature his work. This print, with its highly considered composition and its loose style of figuration- deftly balances realism and abstraction- helps to explain his acclaim. This etching features a mother walking with her child and two goats in a forested glen. It is a Classic pastoral scene rendered in Costigan's inimitable style- somewhere between Theodore Rousseau and Thomas Hart Benton. These offer a beautiful glimpse of a bygone American pastoral...
Etching
Knaresborough
Located in Plano, TX
Knaresborough (after a watercolor by Peter De Wint, 1784-1849). c. 1904. Mezzotint. Hardie catalog 80 state ii. 7 7/16 x 11 3/8 (sheet 13 3/8 x 18). A very rich impression, printed o...
Mezzotint
"Avril, " Etching with Aquatint by Manuel Robbe, circa 1906
By Manuel Robbe
Located in Long Island City, NY
This etching with aquatint was created by French printmaker Manuel Robbe. Robbe’s innovative techniques, along with his sense of color harmony and his choice of subjects: stylish wom...
Etching, Aquatint
"Carrot Harvest" Etching with Aquatint, circa 1955 by Manuel Robbe
By Manuel Robbe
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Manuel Robbe, French (1872 - 1936) Title: Carrot Harvest Year: circa 1955 Medium: Etching with Aquatint, signed in pencil Image Size: 17.5 x 23 inches Size: 24 x 28.5 inches
Etching, Aquatint
Symphonie pour une Pomme, Impressionist Lithograph by Theo Tobiasse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Theo Tobiasse, French (1927 - 2012) Title: Symphonie pour une Pomme Year: 1997 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 199 Size: 27 x 36 in. (68.58 ...
Lithograph
Afternoon Rendezvous Hand Embellished Giclee on Canvas, Hand Signed Edition
Located in Aventura, FL
Embellished giclee on canvas. Hand signed and numbered on front by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. Edition of 305. Stretched. A...
Canvas, Giclée
Howard Willard "The Accordionist" Original Lithograph c.1931
Located in San Francisco, CA
Howard Willard "The Accordionist" Original Lithograph c.1931 Dimensions 9.25" wide x 13.5" high The frame measures 14.25" wide x 18.25" high Good ...
Lithograph
$421Sale Price|20% Off
Behind the door. 4/10., paper, lithography, 55x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Semjon Segelman (1933)
Paper, Lithograph
$900Sale Price|20% Off
Badajoz Fiestas de SAn Juan 1954 original vintage Spanish travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage Badajoz Fiesta de San Juan linen backed poster. Very good condition, ready to frame. Printed: Lit. Ortega, Valencia. Archival linen backed. No tears, no stain...
Lithograph
Domergue - Dark Hair Lady with a Scarf - Original Signed Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean-Gabriel Domergue Title: Dark Hair Lady with a Scarf Signed Dimensions: 40 x 31 cm 1956 Edition of 197 This artwork is part of the famous portfolio "La P...
Lithograph
Avril
By Manuel Robbe
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Avril (April) Color aquatint and etching, c. 1906 Signed in pencil lower right Edition: c. 100 Excellent impression, fresh colors Reference: Merrill Chase Volume 1, No. 9 Condition: ...
Aquatint
Map of the Chelsea Physic Garden
Located in Deddington, GB
Map of the Chelsea Physic Garden by Mychael Barratt [2021] limited_edition Silkscreen print Edition number 75 Image size: H:41.5 cm x W:31.5 cm Complete S...
Paper, Screen
$950
Quels sont ils ces Rivages, Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Theo Tobiasse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Theo Tobiasse, French/Israeli (1927 - 2012) Title: Quels sont ils ces Rivages Year: circa 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil Edition: Essai Image Size: 40 x 27 inches ...
Lithograph
Paysanne Donnant a Manger a un Enfant
Located in New York, NY
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), Paysanne Donnant a Manger a un Enfant, etching on zinc, 1874, signed in pencil lower right and inscribed lower left “No 1 – 1er etat”, also titled in p...
Epoxy Resin
At the Piano
By Anders Zorn
Located in New York, NY
Anders Zorn (1860-1920), At the Piano, etching, 1900, signed in pencil lower right. Reference: Asplund 160, Hjert and Hjert 108, second state (of 2), from th...
Lithograph
Femme a la Barriere (Woman at the Gate)
Located in New York, NY
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), Femme a la Barriere (Woman at the Gate), etching and drypoint, 1889, signed in pencil with the initials CP lower right (annotated “imprime par C.P.”), a...
Drypoint, Etching
El Manton, Serigraph on Paper, Hand Signed, Edition of 175, 30.5x23 in. Framed
By José Royo
Located in Aventura, FL
From the Shawl Suite. Serigraph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Artwork image size: 18 x 11 in. Framed size: approx. 30.5 x 23 i...
Paper, Screen
Joshua Reads the Word of the Law (Pencil Signed)
Located in Missouri, MO
Signed in Pencil Lower Right "Marc Chagall" Numbered Lower Left 77/275 Image Size: approx. 11 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches Framed Size: approx. 24 x 21 inches
Lithograph
$100Sale Price|20% Off
Le Prince de Joinville recu a bord d'une fregate anglaise
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This lithograph titled Le Prince de Joinville reçu à bord d'une frégate anglaise is part of the book Lettre à mon Peintre by Marcelle Oury. The lithograph is printed on high-quality ...
Lithograph
Maurice de Vlaminck - House in Rueil - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Maurice de Vlaminck Original Lithograph Signed in the plate 1958 Title: House in Beauce Dimensions: 22 x 27 cm Reference: Catalogue raisonné Walterskirchen 275 Condition : Excellent Maurice de Vlaminck (1876 - 1958) Maurice was three years old when his family moved from Paris to Vésinet. He first pursued the same musical career as his parents, who were both musicians, leaving his home as a trained double-bass player in 1892 to move to Chatou near Versailles. After absolving his military service in Vitré Maurice Vlaminck worked as a musician until he accidentally met André Derain in 1900. It was Derain who kindled Vlaminck's artistic ambitions. He decided to become a painter and rented an old hut in which he and Derain shared a studio. A crucial turning point in Vlaminck's artistic development was a visit to a van Gogh exhibition...
Lithograph
La Parisienne (tournee a gauche, petite planche)
Located in New York, NY
Jacques Villon (1875-1963), La Parisienne (tournee a gauche, petite planche), 1904, etching and aquatint in color (black, brown, red), signed and dated...
Etching, Aquatint
"Water Stop" Texas
By Ancel Nunn
Located in San Antonio, TX
Ancel Nunn (1928-1999) Austin, Tyler, Palestine Artist Image Size: 12 x 17.5 Frame Size: 18 x 24 Medium: Lithograph "Water Stop" Texas Biography Ancel Nunn (1928-1999) Born in Sey...
Lithograph
"The Gathering of Water"
By Ancel Nunn
Located in San Antonio, TX
Ancel Nunn (1928-1999) Austin, Tyler, Palestine Artist Image Size: 12 x 17.5 Frame Size: 18 x 24 Medium: Lithograph "The Gathering of Water" Biography Ancel Nunn (1928-1999) Born ...
Lithograph
By The Sea Giclée on Canvas, Impressionist, Hand Signed Edition of 295, 40x30 in
By Pino Daeni
Located in Aventura, FL
Giclee on canvas. Hand signed and numbered on front by the artist. Canvas image size 40 x 30 in. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. Edition of ...
Canvas, Giclée
The Texan Collotype Print, American Impressionist, Unsigned, 1970s
Located in Aventura, FL
Collotype in colors on paper. Unsigned. Title and copyright info in typeset lower margin. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Paper
La Femme Au Mirroir (color etching from Ambroise Vollard Collection)
Located in Aventura, FL
Etching in colors on arches paper. Pulled from the original master copper plate that was published in December 1919. From the Ambroise Vollard Estate Collection. Printed by hand in...
Paper, Etching
$2,400
Ascot Finish Screen Print, Impressionist Style, Signed, Edition of 300, 1974
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Edition of 300. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Paper, Screen
John Piper: St James the Less, Westminster screenprint Modern British Art
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you ...
Screen
Nature Morte aux Lapins (Still Life with Rabbits)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Nature Morte aux Lapins" (Still Life with Rabbits) c. 1950 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by noted French ...
Lithograph
Nature Morte a la Bouteille ((Still Life with Bottle)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Georges Lambert (French, 1919-1998) Title: Nature Morte a la Bouteille (Still Life with Bottle) Year : Circa 1975 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered XX/C in penci...
Lithograph
Puerto Escondido
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Puerto Escondido" 1992 is an original color aquatint by noted California artist Arnold A. Grossman, 1923-2016. It is signed, dated, titled and numbered 1/20 in p...
Aquatint
Skull
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Skull" c.1990 is an original color etching and aquatint by noted California artist Arnold A. Grossman, 1923-2016. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist. The ...
Aquatint
Paris, Le Pont Neuf
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Paris, Le Pont Neuf" c.1990 is an original etching by noted California artist Arnold A. Grossman, 1923-2016. It is signed with initia...
Etching
Keukenhof
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Keukenhof" 2000 is an original color wood block print by noted California artist Arnold A. Grossman, 1923-2016. It is signed, dated, titled and numbered 1/25 in...
Woodcut
Josei, by Stephen Lawlor
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Aquatint, Drypoint, Etching Year: 2016 Image Size: 4.33 x 3.54 inches Edition Size: 50 Beautiful impressionist image a japanese woman in traditional Kimono. Lawlor's early ...
Etching, Aquatint
Paris Ville du Front
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Jean-Louis Forain (French, 1852-1931) Title: Paris Ville du Front Year: 1918 Medium: Lithograph Edition: Numbered 266/300 in pencil Paper: Wove Size paper: 15 x 22.25 i...
Lithograph
Si Ca Continue
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Jean-Louis Forain (French, 1852-1931) Title: Si Ca Continue Year: 1918 Medium: Lithograph Edition: Numbered 266/300 in pencil Paper: Wove Size paper: 15 x 22.25 inches ...
Lithograph
Vous Allez Nous Faire des Allemands
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Jean-Louis Forain (French, 1852-1931) Title: Vous Allez Nous Faires des Allemands Year: 1918 Medium: Lithograph Edition: Numbered 266/300 in pencil Paper: Wove Size pape...
Lithograph
Ils Parlent de nNotre Emprunt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Jean-Louis Forain (French, 1852-1931) Title: Ils Parlent de Notre Emprunt Year: 1918 Medium: Lithograph Edition: Numbered 266/300 in pencil Paper: Wove Size paper: 15 x...
Lithograph
l' Emprunt Pour la Victoire
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Jean-Louis Forain (French, 1852-1931) Title: l' Emprunt Pour la Victoire Year: 1918 Medium: Lithograph Edition: Numbered 266/300 in pencil...
Lithograph
Le Basileus Chasse
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Jean-Louis Forain (French, 1852-1931) Title: lLe Basileus Chasse Year: 1918 Medium: Lithograph Edition: Numbered 266/300 in pencil Paper: Wove Size paper: 15 x 22.25 in...
Lithograph
Chez les Basileus
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Jean-Louis Forain (French, 1852-1931) Title: Chez les Basileus Year: 1918 Medium: Lithograph Edition: Numbered 266/300 in pencil Paper: Wove Size paper: 15 x 22.25 inch...
Lithograph
Grand-mere (effet de lumiere)
Located in New York, NY
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), Grand-mere (effet de lumiere), etching and drypoint, 1889, signed in pencil lower right, titled lower left, inscribed “No 3 – ...
Drypoint, Etching
La Priere - Etching by Jacques-Joseph Lecurieux - 1860s
Located in Roma, IT
La Priere is a black and White etching realized by Jacques-Joseph Lecurieux in the 1860s. Titled in the lower. Image size: 31x23. Very good impression with wide margins and a ver...
Etching
Environs - Etching by Balthasar Jean Baron - 1860s
Located in Roma, IT
Environs is a black and White etching realized by Balthasar Jean Baron in the 1860s. Titled in the lower. Image size: 32x15. Very good impression with w...
Etching
$515
Souvenirs de Voyage - Etching by Jules-Fernand Jacquemart - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Souvenirs de Voyage is a black and White etching realized by Jules-Fernand Jacquemart in 1862. Titled in the lower Image Size: 24x34 Very good impression. Realized by Cadart for...
Etching
Parc a Moutons - Etching by Charles-François Daubigny - 1860s
Located in Roma, IT
Parc a Moutons is a black and White etching realized by Charles-François Daubigny in 1860s Titled in the lower Image Size:21x38 Very good impression. Realized by Cadart for the ...
Etching
La Priere - Etching by Théodule Ribot - 1860s
Located in Roma, IT
La Priere is a black and White etching realized by Théodule Ribot in the 1860s. Titled in the lower Image Size: 23x31 Very good impression. Realized by Cadart for the "Société d...
Etching
Chartreux Jouant du Violo - Etching by Edouard Moyse - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chartreux Jouant du Violoncelle is a black and White etching realized by Edouard Moyse in the Late 19th Century. Titled in the lower Image Size: 32x23 Very good impression. Real...
Etching
Etang de la Canau - Etching by Leo Drouyn - Late 19th Century
By Leo Drouyn
Located in Roma, IT
Etang de la Canau is a black and White etching realized by Leo Drouyn in the Late 19th Century. Titled in the lower Image Size: 24x32 Very good impression. Realized by Cadart fo...
Etching
Pour les Pauvres - Etching by Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pour les Pauvres is a black and White etching realized in the Late 19th Century. Titled in the lower Image Size: 35x26 Very good impression. Realized by Cadart for the "Société ...
Etching
A L'Ecole - Etching by Pierre-Édouard Frère - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A L'Ecole is a black and White etching realized by E. Frere in the Late 19th Century. Titled in the lower Image Size: 31x23 Very good impression. Realized by Cadart for the "Soc...
Etching
Un Chevalier Louis XIII - Etching by Frédérique Émilie Auguste-Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Un Chevalier Louis XIII is a black and White etching realized in the Late 19th Century. Titled in the lower Image Size: 29x19 Very good impression. Realized by Cadart for the "S...
Etching