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Antique Dutch Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of a Country Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Country Lady
Dutch Impressionist, late 19th century
oil on wood - looks like a cigar
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dutch Bridge & Canal Amsterdam Back Streets Framed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dutch Canal
Dutch artist, inscribed to label
oil on board, framed
Framed: 16 x 13.75 inches
Board
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dutch Farm, Louis Stutterheim, Lowlands, Holland, Impressionist, Oil
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Dutch artist Louis Stütterheim was born in 1873 in Rotterdam. His full name was Lodewijk Philippus
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"A Dutch Canal" Impressionist Oil Painting on Wood Panel French-American Artist
Located in New York, NY
A stunning oil painting by Albert Munghard depicting figures by a Dutch Canal, this piece was
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Mid Century Dutch Windmill Original Oil in Dutch Impressionist Style
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Dutch Windmill Original Oil in Dutch Impressionist Style
Colorful French impressionist
Category
1950s Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
H 28 in W 32.5 in D 2 in
Vaas met Bloemen, Flower Still Life, Dutch, Impressionist
Located in Wiscasset, ME
. Ritsema also asked to study with the impressionist George Hendrik Breitner, but he also refused; he
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Holland Paradise, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Two girls riding kayaks along the spring channel at tulip fields. :: Painting :: Impressionist
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 20th Century Dutch Impressionist Summer Cottage with Chickens
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming early 20th Century impressionistic summer landscape of Dutch cottage with chickens. Signed
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
H 12 in W 15.75 in D 0.63 in
Spring in Holland, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Harvest Scene Horses Pulling the Hay Cart home, rural oil painting, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Dutch School, late 20th century, signed
Title: At the Close of Day
Medium: oil
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
landscape holland 1515, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Hans Berkhout
Located in Yardley, PA
impressionist landscape :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 20th century Impressionist Dutch River Landscape, oil on canvas
Located in Woodbury, CT
Herbe was a Dutch painter from the early 20th century. He painted landscapes and seascapes mostly
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spring in Holland 2024, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
red flowers and the cooler tones of the landscape. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spring in Holland 4, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Spring landscape with tulip fields, painted by oil on canvas :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spring in Holland 5, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Spring landscape with tulip fields, painted by oil on canvas :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dutch riverlandscape with windmill, impressionist, oil on panel, double signed
By Edward Antoon Portielje
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Edward Antoon Portielje (1861 - 1949), C.H. Hermans, possibly his second wife Rosa Hermans
Dutch
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Spring in Holland, tulips worker, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Tulip fields in Holland with a working machine there. Studio painting done after the plain air on
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 15.7 in W 19.7 in D 0.4 in
'Coastal Dunes, Ivory and Lilac', Early Dutch Post-Impressionist oil Landscape
By Hendrik Van Mook
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right "H.V. Mook" (Dutch, born 1905) and painted circa 1925.
A delicate, early-20th
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
H 19.5 in W 27.25 in D 1 in
Amsterdam Netherlands oil painting dutch urbanscape
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Amsterdam - Oil on canvas on board
Oil measurements 33x41 cm.
Frameless.
Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan painter,...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Spring in Holland, tree at the channel., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Spring Holland landscape with tulip fields and a tree at the channel. Studio painting done after
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 15.7 in W 19.7 in D 0.4 in
Contemporary Marine Oil Painting of Dutch Barges Racing
By Frits Johan Goosen
Located in ludlow, GB
Contemporary Twentieth Century Marine Oil Painting of Dutch Barges Racing.
Skilled and Award
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 12 in W 17 in D 2 in
Plein Air Artist Marc Dalessio landscape painting "Windmill - Holland"
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Rockport, MA
Plein Air Landscape Painter Marc Dalessio painting titled "Windmill-Holland" 8"x12" signed lower
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Traditional Marine Oil painting of Racing Dutch Barges
By Frits Johan Goosen
Located in ludlow, GB
Contemporary Traditional Marine Oil painting of Racing Dutch Barges
A small gem by Frits Goosen who
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Dutch Harbor”
Located in Southampton, NY
This wonderful seaport painting is by Jan Simon Knikker Jr. (Dutch, 1911–1990). Knikker was a
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Harvest - Dutch Farm Scene, Original Oil Painting On Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
The Harvest - Dutch Farm Scene, Original Oil Painting On Canvas
Original oil painting depicting
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
H 9 in W 13 in D 1 in
Bertus de Meij Original Oil Painting "Dutch Harbor" c.1940s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Oil Painting "Dutch Harbor" by Bertus de Meij/Bertus de Mey (1915-1994)
Though undated
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Dutch School original oil painting on canvas, Genre scene
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a phenomenal Antique “Dutch School” original oil painting on canvas, depicting a
Category
Early 1700s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Beach Scene with Figures" Impressionistic Oil Painting in Zandvoort Holland
Located in New York, NY
School as an impressionist painter in the French line. This painting is signed lower right and comes
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 24.75 in W 32.75 in D 1.5 in
Early Twentieth Century Impressionist Pastel Landscape of Canal, Leydon Holland
By John Terrick Williams
Located in ludlow, GB
Early Twentieth Century Impressionist Pastel Drawing of a Landscape depicting a Canal, Landscape
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Canal View in Amsterdam Tranquil Cityscape Dutch School signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
inches
Inscribed verso
Provenance: Private collection
Condition: The painting appears to be in good
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dutch landscape with grazing cows near the forest, watercolor, impressionist
By Arnold Marc Gorter
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Watercolor on paper depicting a Dutch landscape (East of The Netherlands) with grazing cows at the
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Canal View in Amsterdam Tranquil Cityscape Dutch School Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
7.5 inches
Inscribed verso
Provenance: Private collection
This painting, likely by the same artist, W
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life and Holland, Impressionism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Litvinov
Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind
Medium
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 18.5 in W 23.5 in D 0.8 in
"Beach Scene with Figures and Sailboats" Impressionistic Oil Painting in Holland
Located in New York, NY
Hague School as an impressionist painter in the French line. This painting is signed lower right and
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 24.75 in W 32.75 in D 1.5 in
"Pennsylvania Dutch Village"
By Walter Emerson Baum
Located in Lambertville, NJ
. Many of his earlier works are magnificent impressionist landscapes of Bucks County and the Lehigh
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting Interior Scene Many Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
traditions of Dutch realism and genre painting. Brakenburg's work often depicted scenes from everyday life
Category
17th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Dutch Artist Hendrick Hulk (1842-1937) Antique oil painting on canvas, Landscape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a lovely antique original oil painting on canvas depicting a classic Dutch rural landscape
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 17.5 in W 29.5 in D 2 in
Simans Large Vintage Dutch Oil painting on canvas, Landscape, Gold Leaf Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Holland" on the back side of the frame.
The painting and the frame overall are in good condition. Signs of
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 36 in W 46 in D 2 in
1869 Antique Dutch Large Oil Painting on Canvas by Alexander Matthew Seascape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a phenomenal antique Dutch school original large oil painting on canvas depicting a
Category
1860s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 35 in W 47.5 in D 3 in
"The Dutch" Plein Air with Figures & Cars Impressionistic Oil Painting on Board
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
, American impressionist Cindy Shaoul’s oil paintings depict the much-loved locales and hotspots of
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
H 17.25 in W 21.25 in D 1.75 in
"Going dutch" oil painting on canvas, by Peter Keizer 28 x 28"), 2018
By Peter Keizer
Located in Paris, France
"Going dutch", oil painting on canvas by Peter Keizer.
Peter Keizer is a Dutch painter and
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 1.19 in
“Holland near The Hague”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil painting on artist canvas board painting by the California artist, Fern F. Cunningham
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In the Meadow, Springtime Dutch
By Cornelis Bouter
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Springtime, 'In the Meadow' by Cornelis Bouter (1888-1966) is a Dutch painting with figures and
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Dutch Antique 19th c. G.Birkett oil painting on canvas Genre scene Signed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original Large antique Dutch oil painting on canvas depicting a genre scene
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 25.5 in W 47.5 in D 2 in
Painting of the Winter Sunshine with Mountain Lake by 20th Century Dutch Artist
By Joop Smits
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of the Winter Sunshine with Mountain Lake by 20th Century Dutch Artist, Joop Smits
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Procession at St. Lauren Holland - Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative landscape painting of the Saint Jans Basilica and the Procession, Laren, Netherlands
Category
1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Impressionist View of The Leuvehaven in the Port of Rotterdam, Dutch Watercolour
Located in Cotignac, FR
Impressionist Dutch watercolour on paper of a harbour scene, probably Rotterdam. by noted Dutch
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
1930's English, Portrait in oil of a Bowler Hatted man, Photographer John Bean
Located in Woodbury, CT
George Herbert Buckingham Holland was born in Northampton, the son of a grocer. He studied at
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Idyllic Dutch Countryside in Autumn Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
after a few lessons she told him “no need to spend more money” just continue the way you are painting
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
H 19.88 in W 15.88 in D 0.5 in
Mid Century Dutch canal city scene, in brown, orange black and white
Located in Woodbury, CT
Dutch or French canal /City scene. Top-quality painting with great appeal and impact on any wall
Category
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Axel Hansen (Dutch, 1896-1936) Country Farm Landscape w/ Cattle c.1920s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Axel Hansen (Dutch, 1896-1936) Country Farm Landscape w/ Cattle c.1920s
Fine impressionist oil
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 21.75 in W 27 in D 3 in
Large Early 20th Century Dutch Oil on Canvas, The Houseboat on a Canal
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large early 20th Century Dutch oil on canvas genre river view by C van der Maas. The painting is
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 26.97 in W 30.52 in D 1.58 in
'Sunset in a Winter Forest' by Cornelis Kuijpers ( 1864 – 1932 ) Dutch Painter
Located in Knokke, BE
Cornelis Kuijpers
Gorinchem 1864 – 1932 Soest
Dutch Painter
'Sunset in a Winter Forest'
Signature
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 58.47 in W 45.67 in D 3.94 in
"Soir de Novembre, Dordrecht, " Eugene Vail, Dutch Landscape with Boats, Cloudy
By Eugène Lawrence Vail
Located in New York, NY
peasant girl, Seulette was his Salon debut painting in 1883, the same year that he sent two scenes of
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dutch Landscape with Road
By George Leonard Linton Herdle
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: George Leonard Linton Herdle (American, 1868-1922)
Title: Dutch Lanscape with Road
Year
Category
Early 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Man with a Book' by Jean Laudy, 1877 – 1956, Dutch - Belgian Painter
By Jean Laudy
Located in Knokke, BE
Jean Laudy
Venlo 1877 – 1877 Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe
Dutch-Belgian Painter
'Man with a Book
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 35.83 in W 15.36 in D 2.37 in
Wind Mills Along the Canal, Mijndert Van Den Berg, 1876 – 1967, Dutch Painter
Located in Knokke, BE
Wind Mills Along the Canal
Van Den Berg Mijndert
Gorinchem 1876 – 1967 The Hague
Dutch Painter
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 16.93 in W 24.81 in D 2.76 in
Dutch Landscape Oil on Canvas 1940s
Located in Tilburg, NL
. Very tactile and refined impressionist painting. Thick brush strokes and rich colors. Nice atmosphere
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Dutch landscape with cows resting underneath a tree and windmill on the horizon
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Aris Knikker (1887 - 19662)
Dutch landscape with cows resting underneath a tree and windmill on the
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Three Sailboats At Anchor, View Of Holland, oil on canvas, signed lower right
Located in PARIS, FR
landscape painting of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
He passed away on August 7, 1925, at his home
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Find a variety of dutch impressionist paintings available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Modern styles can be found today in our inventory. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful pieces of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the dutch impressionist paintings on 1stDibs that include elements of brown, gray, beige, blue and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Simon Balyon, Gino Hollander, Jan Kelderman, Cindy Shaoul and Theodorus Van Oorschot produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and fabric.
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Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.
When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.
Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Impressionist paintings are located in museums around the world. The largest collection of works from the period is at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France. Many of Monet's paintings are in the Musée Marmottan Monet, also in Paris. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Impressionist art.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Baroque Dutch painting shares a lot in common with other Baroque painting traditions, including deep colors, dark shadows and intense lighting. While splendor and drama are common themes among Baroque paintings, many of the most famous Dutch Baroque works have a tendency toward detailed realism. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Dutch Baroque paintings from some of the world’s top art dealers.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Why there are so many insects in Dutch flower paintings is a matter of debate among art historians. Some feel that Dutch artists painted the insects in great detail simply to show their skill or to depict the flowers in the most natural way possible. Others believe the insects may have deeper symbolism. They could represent the interconnectedness of life or be reminders of death. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Dutch paintings on 1stDibs.
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