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En plein air

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French for "in the open air," referring to painting done outdoors rather than in a studio. Impressionists were the first to champion this practice, which they used primarily to capture the transient effects of light on a landscape.

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Large Brushstrokes/Loose Brushwork, Painting, Landscapes, Nature, Gestural, Abstract Landscape, Figurative Painting, Flatness, Work on Paper, 1970–present

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Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Thomas Cole, Charles François Daubigny, Jean Baptiste Armand Guillaumin, Frank Myers Boggs, William Lamb Picknell, Diana Horowitz, William Wendt, Maxime Maufra
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Rachelle Krieger
Rocks and Rays 3, 2015
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George Nick
Life of Pi, Maynard 18 Nov 2012, 2013
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George Nick, ‘Stairs Below 20 August 2013’, 2013
George Nick
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George Nick, ‘Rio della Scuola S. Rocco 1 Oct 2012’, 2012
George Nick
Rio della Scuola S. Rocco 1 Oct 2012, 2012
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Donald Jurney, ‘A Quiet Reach’, ca. 2013
Donald Jurney
A Quiet Reach, ca. 2013
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George Nick, ‘1956 International 1 May 2013’, 2013
George Nick
1956 International 1 May 2013, 2013
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George Nick
Prometheus Unbound 30 June 2012, 2012
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Rachelle Krieger
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Remains at the Site of the Old Military Cemetery, Fort D.A. Russell, No. 1, 2009
Betty Cuningham
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George Nick
The Bar Method 17 Sept 2011, 2011
Gallery NAGA
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Rachelle Krieger
Rocks and Rays 1, 2015
Susan Eley Fine Art
$18,700
Scott Naismith
Neucleus, 2015
Villa del Arte Galleries
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Rackstraw Downes
Sand Hills with Cell Tower, Presidio, TX, A.M., 2010
Betty Cuningham
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Rachelle Krieger
Interconnectedness, 2014
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$11,500
Barbara Kassel
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Clark Gallery
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Jason Berger
Flags, St. Valerie, ca. 2004
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Jason Berger
Bridge in the Boston Public Garden, 1975
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Jason Berger
Factories Montijo, Lisbon
Childs Gallery
$2,500 - 5,000
Jason Berger
Untitled, 1994
Childs Gallery
$2,500 - 5,000
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Rachelle Krieger, ‘Rocks and Rays 3’, 2015
Rachelle Krieger
Rocks and Rays 3, 2015
Susan Eley Fine Art
$13,225
George Nick, ‘Life of Pi, Maynard 18 Nov 2012’, 2013
George Nick
Life of Pi, Maynard 18 Nov 2012, 2013
Gallery NAGA
Contact for price
George Nick, ‘Stairs Below 20 August 2013’, 2013
George Nick
Stairs Below 20 August 2013, 2013
Gallery NAGA
Contact for price
George Nick
Chelsea Boats 4 March 2012, 2012
Gallery NAGA
Contact for price
Rachelle Krieger
Passing Storms (diptych), 2010
Susan Eley Fine Art
$23,000
Rachelle Krieger
Undercurrents, 2013
Susan Eley Fine Art
$11,500
Rackstraw Downes
Duarte Square, 2009
Betty Cuningham
Contact for price
Mikael Olson
Trailhead, 2015
Gallery 1261
$2,160
Ernest Lawson
The Red Mill, ca. 1916
ACA Galleries
Contact for price
Scott Naismith
A New Hope, 2015
Villa del Arte Galleries
Contact for price
Jack Stuppin
Roeliff Jansen Kill, 2014
ACA Galleries
Contact for price
John Santoro
Hong Kong Thunderstorms:  Red Rain, 2014
Paul Thiebaud Gallery
Contact for price
Jason Berger
Almond Trees in Bloom, Tavira, 1999
Childs Gallery
$7,500 - 10,000
Scott Naismith
Displacement, 2015
Villa del Arte Galleries
Contact for price
George Nick, ‘Rio della Scuola S. Rocco 1 Oct 2012’, 2012
George Nick
Rio della Scuola S. Rocco 1 Oct 2012, 2012
Gallery NAGA
Contact for price
Donald Jurney, ‘A Quiet Reach’, ca. 2013
Donald Jurney
A Quiet Reach, ca. 2013
Quidley & Company
$46,500
George Nick, ‘1956 International 1 May 2013’, 2013
George Nick
1956 International 1 May 2013, 2013
Gallery NAGA
Contact for price
George Nick
Prometheus Unbound 30 June 2012, 2012
Gallery NAGA
Contact for price
Rachelle Krieger
Imagining the Interconnectedness of All Things, 2013
Susan Eley Fine Art
$23,000
Rackstraw Downes
Remains at the Site of the Old Military Cemetery, Fort D.A. Russell, No. 1, 2009
Betty Cuningham
Contact for price
George Nick
The Bar Method 17 Sept 2011, 2011
Gallery NAGA
Contact for price
Rachelle Krieger
Rocks and Rays 1, 2015
Susan Eley Fine Art
$18,700
Scott Naismith
Neucleus, 2015
Villa del Arte Galleries
Contact for price
Rackstraw Downes
Sand Hills with Cell Tower, Presidio, TX, A.M., 2010
Betty Cuningham
Contact for price
Rachelle Krieger
Interconnectedness, 2014
Susan Eley Fine Art
$11,500
Barbara Kassel
Maine II, 2010
Clark Gallery
Contact for price
Jason Berger
Flags, St. Valerie, ca. 2004
Childs Gallery
Contact for price
Jason Berger
Bridge in the Boston Public Garden, 1975
Childs Gallery
Contact for price
Jason Berger
Factories Montijo, Lisbon
Childs Gallery
$2,500 - 5,000
Jason Berger
Untitled, 1994
Childs Gallery
$2,500 - 5,000
George Nick, ‘Life of Pi, Maynard 18 Nov 2012’, 2013
George Nick
Life of Pi, Maynard 18 Nov 2012, 2013
Gallery NAGA
Contact for price
George Nick, ‘Stairs Below 20 August 2013’, 2013
George Nick
Stairs Below 20 August 2013, 2013
Gallery NAGA
Contact for price
George Nick
Prometheus Unbound 30 June 2012, 2012
Gallery NAGA
Contact for price
Rackstraw Downes
Remains at the Site of the Old Military Cemetery, Fort D.A. Russell, No. 1, 2009
Betty Cuningham
Contact for price
George Nick
The Bar Method 17 Sept 2011, 2011
Gallery NAGA
Contact for price
Scott Naismith
Neucleus, 2015
Villa del Arte Galleries
Contact for price
Scott Naismith
A New Hope, 2015
Villa del Arte Galleries
Contact for price
Barbara Kassel
Maine II, 2010
Clark Gallery
Contact for price
John Santoro
Hong Kong Thunderstorms:  Red Rain, 2014
Paul Thiebaud Gallery
Contact for price
Jason Berger
Almond Trees in Bloom, Tavira, 1999
Childs Gallery
$7,500 - 10,000
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