Being outside somewhere in summer. Works by American Impressionist painter Rae Sloan Bredin. Living from 1880 to 1933, he is known for his peaceful spring and summer landscapes with relaxed groups of women and children. Studied at Pratt in Brooklyn.

Lawn shadows/Morning light. ca. 1931. American. Oil on canvas. Rae Sloan Bredin, painter (1881-1933). Signed on the lower right. Collections of the Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://womblegrinch.tumblr.com/post/177917699160/rae-sloan-bredin-1881-1933-lawn-shadows-aka

The Lower Lock, New Hope, Pennsylvania. ca. 1917. American. Oil on canvas. Rae Sloan Bredin, painter (1881-1933). Signed on the lower right. Image © 2022 – SOMERVILLE MANNING GALLERY. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://somervillemanning.com/artists/rae-sloan-bredin-1881-1933/

May Day. By 1933. American. Oil on canvas. Rae Sloan Bredin, painter (1881-1933). Signed on the lower right. Image source: Freeman’s Auctions. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 80 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:May_Day_by_Rae_Sloan_Bredin.jpg

Impressionist flowers that sing summer or at least spring. French. Marcel Dyf, artist. Living from 1899 to 1985, he grew up in Normandy and was captivated by the work of Renoir.

“Pivoines et iris.” 1965 French. Oil on canvas. Signed “DYF” on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image © 2020 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/impressionist-modern-art-new-york/pivoines-et-iris

“Fleurs des champ (tapis jaune).” Undated. French. Oil on canvas. Signed “DYF” on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image ©2019 Beloosesky Gallery. Fair use license. via https://www.beloosesky.com/artists/marcel-dyf?view=slider

“Fleurs du jardin,” 1972. French. Oil on canvas. Signed “DYF” on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image by Heritage Auctions Image © 2021 Heritage Auctions/ Fair use license. via https://fineart.ha.com/itm/paintings/marcel-dyf-french-1899-1985-fleurs-du-jardin-1972oil-on-canvas21-3-4-x-18-1-4-inches-552-x-464/a/8011-68011.s

Dream like people floating around, some looking to be flying. French. French. Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin (Henri Martin), painter. Living from 1860 to 1943, he was part of the French Impressionist school. Studying art at the Toulouse School of the Fine Arts, he received his first medal from the Paris Salon in 1883.

“Les Poètes au bois sacré”. Undated. French. Image source wikiart.org. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1926. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henri_Martin_-_Les_Po%C3%A8tes_au_bois_sacr%C3%A9.jpg

“Le Bois Sacré”. 1899. French. Oil on canvas. Collections of the Musée d’Orsay, Paris. Signed and dated “Henri Martin 99” on the bottom right. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1926. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henri_Martin_-_S%C3%A9r%C3%A9nit%C3%A9.jpg

“Le Poète”. 1881. French. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated “HENRI MARTIN 1881” on the bottom right. Collections of the Musée des Augustins, Toulouse. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henri_Martin_-Le_Po%C3%A8te–Mus%C3%A9e_des_Augustins-_RO_164.jpg

Impressionist San Francisco. American. Jules Francois Pages, artist. Living from 1833 to 1910, he studied at the California School of Design. Closely associated with the Northern California Impressionists although his style has more of a French influence.

“Chinatown San Francisco Before the Earthquake of 1906.” Undated. Oil on canvas. Signed “J. F. Pages” on the lower right. Image © Bonhams 2001-2020. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26091/lot/2/?category=list&length=12&page=1

“Old San Francisco Chinatown.” 1894. American. Oil on canvas affixed to board. Signed and dated “J. F. Pages ’94”. Image Image © Bonhams 2001-2020. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26091/lot/1/?category=list&length=12&page=

“San Francisco.” Undated. Oil on canvas. Image ©2018 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Fair use license. via http://www.artnet.fr/artistes/jules-fran%C3%A7ois-pages/san-francisco-dyHwl_7rpexaKWPzCH1n5Q2

Out and about just a little bit back. American. Alson Skinner Clark, Impressionist artist (1876-1949).

“Entre Nous.” ca. 1903. American. Oil on panel. Image © CHRISTIE’S 2020. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/alson-skinner-clark-american-1876-1949-entre-nous-5809261-details.aspx

“Wells Street Bridge and Northwestern Station.” ca. 1900. American. Oil. Signed on the lower left. Image © 2020 BERNARD FRIEDMAN. Fair use license. via http://www.chicagomodern.org/art/view/wells_street_bridge_and_northwestern_station

“Carson, Pirie Scott & Company, Chicago.” 1908. American. Oil on canvas. Image © 2020 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.253.html/2015/property-collection-robert-s-pirie-fine-decorative-arts-n09449

Children riding donkeys on the beach. A standard thing on European beaches, not so common in America. Dutch. Isaac Israels, artist. Living from 1865 to 1934, he is associated with the Amsterdam Impressionist movement.

SK-A-3597 — “Donkey Rides on the Beach.” ca. 1890-1901. Oil on canvas. Signed on the lower right. Collections of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio/artists/isaac-israels/objects#/SK-A-3597,0

boy-and-girl-riding-donkeys-isaac-israels — Boy and girl riding donkeys. No date. Signed on the lower right. In the public domain due to age. via https://fineartamerica.com/featured/boy-and-girl-riding-donkeys-isaac-israels.html

Fields of flowers, some being picked but mostly being left alone. American, Impressionist school. John Ottis Adams, artist. Living from 1851 to 1927, he was a member of the Hoosier Group of landscape artists. Studied at the South Kensington School of Art in London.

10265542_559172784203537_8292228860334475991_o (1) — “In Poppyland.” No date. Signed on the lower right. In the public domain due to age. via https://scontent.fnyc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s960x960/10265542_559172784203537_8292228860334475991_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=e007fa&_nc_ohc=90dphuBNlfUAX_GdWj9&_nc_ht=scontent.fnyc1-1.fna&_nc_tp=7&oh=81fbba1b1510d291056e7fb000a45f9e&oe=5F2A0D61

John_Ottis_Adams_002_(39098022245) — Painting with red flowers. Undated. Signed on the lower left. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 80 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Ottis_Adams_002_(39098022245).jpg

John_Ottis_Adams_007_(25125385257) — Garden. Undated. Signed on the lower right. Source: youtube.com. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 80 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Ottis_Adams_007_(25125385257).jpg

Black-Eyed-Susans-John-Ottis-Adams-Oil-Painting — “Black-eyed Susans.” Undated. Signed on the lower left. Private collection. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.oceansbridge.com/shop/uncategorized/black-eyed-susans

People out and about in Paris just a little while ago. French Impressionist. Jean-Louis Forain, artist. Living from 1852 to 1931, he studied at the École des Beaux Arts.

30eb21a54392427fabaa7004b713b8a9 — “The Buffet.” 1884. Source: https://www.kunstkopie.ch. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forain_-_the_buffet.jpg

Jean-Louis_Forain_-_The_Admirer_-_Google_Art_Project — “The Admirer.” 1872-1886. Oil on canvas, mounted on wood. Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean-Louis_Forain_-_The_Admirer_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

forainreveller — “After the Ball, or the Reveller.” 1881. Pastel on paper. Source: Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN. The Athenaeum. In the public domain due to age. via https://eclecticlight.co/2016/06/03/into-the-light-jean-louis-forain-nightlife-and-highlife/

Down by the sea with Scottish Impressionist artist Robert Gemmell Hutchison. Living from 1855 to 1936, he specialized in coastal scenes.

Sea_Gulls_and_Sapphire_Seas’_by_Robert_Gemmell_Hutchison — “Sea Gulls and Sapphire Seas.” 1909. Image source: Bonhams. Signed on the lower left. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_Gulls_and_Sapphire_Seas%E2%80%99_by_Robert_Gemmell_Hutchison.jpg

Robert_Gemmell_Hutchison_(Scottish,_1855-1936)_«The_toy_boat» — “The Toy Boat.” Before 1936. Image source: kykolnik.livejournal.com. Signed on the lower right. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Gemmell_Hutchison_(Scottish,_1855-1936)_%C2%ABThe_toy_boat%C2%BB.jpg

2012_CKS_05326_0063_000(robert_gemmell_hutchison_rsa_rsw_children_at_the_waters_edge) — “Children at the Water’s Edge.” No date. Oil on canvas board. Signed “Gemmell Hutchison” on the lower right. Image © CHRISTIE’S 2020. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/robert-gemmell-hutchison-rsa-rsw-1855-1936-5563260-details.aspx

Down by the water with Canadian Impressionist William Blair Bruce. Living from 1859 to 1906, he studied in France and painted in pearly hues that remind me of pictures of the Arctic summer and salt flats in Bolivia.

William-Blair-Bruce-Lake-Ontario — “Lake Ontario.” 1886. Collection of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario. In the public domain due to age. via https://en.wahooart.com/@@/AQRMRX-William-Blair-Bruce-Lake-Ontario

"Afterglow." No date. — “Afterglow.” No date. Image © 2020 BEVERLY A MITCHELL. Fair use license. via https://www.beverlyamitchell.com/afterglow-by-william-blair-bruce/

11818003_fullsize — “Printemps, Grèz (Seine-et-Marne).” 1880s. Signed W. Blair Bruce. Image © 2008-2020 Bukowski Auktioner AB. Fair use license. via https://www.bukowskis.com/en/auctions/621/421-william-blair-bruce-printemps-grez-seine-et-marne

"The Stora Sjöfallet Waterfall, Lappland, Solar Eclipse August 9, 1896. — “The Stora Sjöfallet Waterfall, Lappland, Solar Eclipse August 9, 1896.” ca. 1896. Image © Uno Langmann Ltd, Vancouver. Fair use license. via https://www.langmann.com/paintings/william-blair-bruce-the-great-lake-waterfall

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