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American Impressionist Cityscapes

Flower Sellers at the Madeleine, Paris, American Impressionist, 1930s, Cityscape
Flower Sellers at the Madeleine, Paris, American Impressionist, 1930s, Cityscape

Flower Sellers at the Madeleine, Paris, American Impressionist, 1930s, Cityscape

Located in Wiscasset, ME

painting philosophy. American Impressionist artists continued to visit Paris to study, and still do today

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Madrid" (2023) - Original Oil Painting, Impressionist Cityscape
"Madrid" (2023) - Original Oil Painting, Impressionist Cityscape

"Madrid" (2023) - Original Oil Painting, Impressionist Cityscape

By Jacob Dhein

Located in Denver, CO

Jacob Dhein's "Madrid" a 2023 original oil on panel, stands at 19.5 x 22 inches. This piece highlights Dhein's ability to capture the bustle and anonymity of a city post-storm, and h...

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2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Motel" (2017), Original Impressionist Cityscape, Oil Painting on Paper
"Motel" (2017), Original Impressionist Cityscape, Oil Painting on Paper

"Motel" (2017), Original Impressionist Cityscape, Oil Painting on Paper

By Hazel Z Weckbach

Located in Denver, CO

Hazel Z Weckbach's "Motel" is an original, hand-made oil painting that depicts an intersection, the focus being on a motel sign on the corner. Artist Statement: "Subject matter to m...

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2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Angle" (2021), Original Impressionist Mixed-Media Cityscape Still-Life Painting
"Angle" (2021), Original Impressionist Mixed-Media Cityscape Still-Life Painting

"Angle" (2021), Original Impressionist Mixed-Media Cityscape Still-Life Painting

By Hazel Z Weckbach

Located in Denver, CO

Kevin Weckbach's (US based) "Angle" is an original, hand-made oil painting that depicts a statue of a woman. Artist Statement: "Subject matter to me is a vehicle for me to explore h...

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2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Cityscape
Cityscape

Cityscape

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Cityscape" c.1965, Is a watercolor on paper by California impressionist artist Alfred

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Vintage Mixed Media American Cityscape Illustration c.1960s
Vintage Mixed Media American Cityscape Illustration c.1960s

Vintage Mixed Media American Cityscape Illustration c.1960s

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage Mixed Media Cityscape Illustration c.1960s Late Fall or early Winter scene of an urban

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Mixed Media

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Charcoal, Pastel, Watercolor

Vibrant Basilica Cityscape
Vibrant Basilica Cityscape

Vibrant Basilica Cityscape

By Diane Baldwin

Located in Soquel, CA

A bold and colorful cityscape of an urban Basilica by artist Diane Baldwin (American, 20th century

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1970s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Mid Century Abstracted Urban Cityscape
Mid Century Abstracted Urban Cityscape

Mid Century Abstracted Urban Cityscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Wonderful mid century modern abstracted figurative cityscape watercolor by Karen Miller (American

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1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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Manayunk Autumn, Pennsylvania Impressionist Cityscape
Manayunk Autumn, Pennsylvania Impressionist Cityscape

Manayunk Autumn, Pennsylvania Impressionist Cityscape

By Walter Emerson Baum

Located in Doylestown, PA

"Manayunk Autumn" is a 32" x 40" oil on canvas cityscape of Manayunk, a suburb of Philadelphia, by

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1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Brooklyn Bridge, Pennsylvania Impressionist Watercolor Cityscape
Brooklyn Bridge, Pennsylvania Impressionist Watercolor Cityscape

Brooklyn Bridge, Pennsylvania Impressionist Watercolor Cityscape

By Walter Emerson Baum

Located in Doylestown, PA

"The Brooklyn Bridge" is a 22" x 30" watercolor on paper cityscape of the Brooklyn Bridge and city

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

"San Francisco Rain" - Original Oil Painting, Impressionist Cityscape
"San Francisco Rain" - Original Oil Painting, Impressionist Cityscape

"San Francisco Rain" - Original Oil Painting, Impressionist Cityscape

By Jacob Dhein

Located in Denver, CO

Jacob Dhein's "San Francisco Rain" a 2023 original oil on panel, stands at 11.8 inches square. This piece captures the cold glow of San Francisco during a rainstorm. Jacob Dhein was...

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2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Cityscape" in Warm Tones with a Reflecting Pool
"Cityscape" in Warm Tones with a Reflecting Pool

"Cityscape" in Warm Tones with a Reflecting Pool

By Polly Howerton

Located in Houston, TX

Warm toned cityscape with a reflecting pool. The painting is done in watercolor with ink. It is

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20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Antique American Impressionist New York City Brooklyn Bridge Cityscape Painting
Antique American Impressionist New York City Brooklyn Bridge Cityscape Painting

Antique American Impressionist New York City Brooklyn Bridge Cityscape Painting

By Charles P. Appel

Located in Buffalo, NY

Rare and incredibly well painted New York City view oil painting by Charles P. Appel (1857 - 1928). Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 10H by 7L. Artist Bio: Born in Br...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Rue de la Paix, Paris" French Impressionist Cityscape Oil Painting on Canvas
"Rue de la Paix, Paris" French Impressionist Cityscape Oil Painting on Canvas

"Rue de la Paix, Paris" French Impressionist Cityscape Oil Painting on Canvas

By Cesar A. Villacres

Located in New York, NY

Cesar A. Villacres was known for his impressionistic street scenes depicting France. This painting is a tremendously vivid and alive street scene from Paris in the 20th Century of Ru...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Paris Street Cityscape
Paris Street Cityscape

Paris Street Cityscape

By Marjorie Ruth Colbus

Located in Soquel, CA

Charming cityscape of small figures walking down a Parisian street by Marjorie Ruth Colbus

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1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard

Mid Century Modern "Abstract Cityscape"
Mid Century Modern "Abstract Cityscape"

Mid Century Modern "Abstract Cityscape"

Located in Arp, TX

F.G. Clark Abstract Cityscape 1954 Oil on canvas 26"x14" dark wood frame with silver fillet Signed

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1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Society Hill, Philadelphia (Urban cityscape painting)
Society Hill, Philadelphia (Urban cityscape painting)

Society Hill, Philadelphia (Urban cityscape painting)

By Benjamin Eisenstat

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Benjamin Eisenstat (1915-2001). Society Hill, c.1950. Oil on canvas, 20 x 32 inches; 27 x 39 inched framed. Signed lower right. Signed and titled en verso. Excellent condition with m...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cityscape
Cityscape

Fred MartinCityscape, 1956

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H 10.5 in W 12.5 in D 1.75 in

Cityscape

By Fred Martin

Located in Emeryville, CA

Museum of American Art, NYMOMA, and the Fogg Museum at Harvard University. He is in many private

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1950s American Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

San Francisco Cityscape

Jack FreemanSan Francisco Cityscape

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H 16 in W 20 in D 0.75 in

San Francisco Cityscape

By Jack Freeman

Located in San Francisco, CA

This late 20th century oil on canvas cityscape with clouds is by San Francisco painter Jack Freeman

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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Interior Paintings

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By George Renouard

Located in Buffalo, NY

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1950s Abstract Landscape Paintings

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By Robert Hallowell

Located in Buffalo, NY

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Antique American Impressionist Framed Cherry Blossom Landscape Signed Painting
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Located in Buffalo, NY

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1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

New York City Streets

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By Chuck Fee Wong

Located in Buffalo, NY

An original mid century impressionist painting depicting midtown Manhattan and a view of the Empire State Building by Chinese American artist Chuck Fee Wong. Benjaman Gallery repres...

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1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Located in Buffalo, NY

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1930s Abstract Landscape Paintings

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Located in Buffalo, NY

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Located in Buffalo, NY

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American Impressionist Cityscapes For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of american impressionist cityscapes available for sale. A selection of these works in the Impressionist, Abstract and Modern styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add american impressionist cityscapes that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of brown, gray, beige, black and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Nathan Neven, Frederick Leo Hunter, Guy Carleton Wiggins, William Samuel Horton and Marjorie Ruth Colbus are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and canvas — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are American Impressionist Cityscapes?

Prices for pieces in our collection of american impressionist cityscapes start at $299 and top out at $26,366 with the average selling for $2,295.

A Close Look at Impressionist Art

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.

Find a collection of authentic Impressionist art on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Landscape-paintings for You

It could be argued that cave walls were the canvases for the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict and elevate natural scenery through art, but there is a richer history to consider.

The Netherlands was home to landscapes as a major theme in painting as early as the 1500s, and ink-on-silk paintings in China featured mountains and large bodies of water as far back as the third century. Greeks created vast wall paintings that depicted landscapes and grandiose garden scenes, while in the late 15th century and early 16th century, landscapes were increasingly the subject of watercolor works by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci and Fra Bartolomeo.

The popularity of religious paintings eventually declined altogether, and by the early 19th century, painters of classical landscapes took to painting out-of-doors (plein-air painting). Paintings of natural scenery were increasingly realistic but romanticized too. Into the 20th century, landscapes remained a major theme for many artists, and while the term “landscape painting” may call to mind images of lush, grassy fields and open seascapes, the genre is characterized by more variety, colors and diverse styles than you may think. Painters working in the photorealist style of landscape painting, for example, seek to create works so lifelike that you may confuse their paint for camera pixels. But if you’re shopping for art to outfit an important room, the work needs to be something with a bit of gravitas (and the right frame is important, too).

Adding a landscape painting to your home can introduce peace and serenity within the confines of your own space. (Some may think of it as an aspirational window of sorts rather than a canvas.) Abstract landscape paintings by the likes of Korean painter Seungyoon Choi or Georgia-based artist Katherine Sandoz, on the other hand, bring pops of color and movement into a room. These landscapes refuse to serve as a background. Elsewhere, Adam Straus’s technology-inspired paintings highlight how our extreme involvement with our devices has removed us from the glory of the world around us. Influenced by modern life and steeped in social commentary, Straus’s landscape paintings make us see our surroundings anew.

Whether you’re seeking works by the world’s most notable names or those authored by underground legends, find a vast collection of landscape paintings on 1stDibs.