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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View of Lake Garda. Sunset, landscape, oil paintings, impressionism, Lake, Italy
Located in Oslo, NO
"The painting was painted en plein air on Lake Garda in Italy," said Anna about this landscape painting. "That day, my friends and I were painting at the Villa Cletus, where olive tr...
Oil
$1,200
Impressionistic Seascape Ocean Sunrise Painting Michael Budden Sunrise Spectacle
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Sunrise Spectacle 10 x 12 unframed, 16 x 18 x 1.5 framed signed LR Sunrise Spectacle is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showc...
Oil
$1,200
Seascape Oil Painting by Award Winning Artist Michael Budden Wave Splash Study
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
The Wave Image is 9 x 12 framed, 15.38 x 18.38 framed signed LR The Wave is a seascape study oil painting on panel by Chesterfield NJ artist Michael Budd...
Oil
Original English Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting JOHN ARNESBY BROWN R.A.
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Sir John Alfred Arnesby Brown RA (1866-1955) British TITLE: "Pastoral Landscape" MEDIUM: lower right SIZE: 52cm x 42cm inclusive of frame CONDITION: original condition, can...
Oil
$2,500
"Snow in Downtown NYC" Impressionistic Snow Scene in style of Guy Wiggins Framed
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic scene of Down Town New York on a snowy day with beautiful brushwork and whimsical colors. The work is in the style of Guy Wiggins, capturing ...
Oil, Board
White Roses: Scottish woman artist Louise Perman floral still life paining
Located in Norwich, GB
This exquisite oil by Louise Perman (1854-1921) captures the fleeting beauty of roses with a fresh, spontaneous energy that only a true master of the genre could achieve. Unlike her ...
Canvas, Oil
Olof Arborelius Ships in Moonlight Italian Coastal Scene
Located in Stockholm, SE
This moonlit harbor scene is painted with remarkable spontaneity and freedom. A dark sailing vessel rises against a glowing path of reflected moonlight, while the surrounding boats, ...
Canvas, Oil
$28,500
"Aurora, Psalm 16:9" - Realist Landscape and Skyscape, Oil Painting on Board
Located in Denver, CO
About the artist: Thomas Kegler’s growing volume of work, considered to be among the most influential of our time, embodies a confident humility obtained from a life spent outdoors...
Oil, Board
$5,447
At the Vineyard’s Edge. Original large landscape painting. Impressionism France
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork vividly captures a serene landscape, dominated by vibrant hues of green and bursts of red and pink. The foreground features a lush field filled with wildflowers, includi...
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a French Bulldog, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Early 20th Century
Located in Stockholm, Stockholm
The present French Bulldog is depicted standing before a loosely painted green background. According to the inscription painted in the lower part of the composition, “INT CHAMP PAT”,...
Canvas, Oil
"Summer is always with you." Abstract collection.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Miniature painting is like a little pearl in a collection of paintings. It was created specifically so that you can decorate your room and harmoniously place it in combination with p...
Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard
Evening Approaches, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
As the autumn sun sets over Greer, Arizona, a slight chill settles across the landscape. The warm light bathes the stream winding through a grove of trees. The ...
Oil
$1,800
"Blooms in Paris" Impressionistic Floral Still Life in style of Claude Monet
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic scene of Peonies in a Blue Parisian Ceramic Vase, a poetic piece with beautiful details. The work reminds us of Claude Monet, with impression...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Lemon juice."Abstract collection.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Miniature painting is like a little pearl in a collection of paintings. It was created specifically so that you can decorate your room and harmoniously place it in combination with p...
Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard
Summer Landscape with Birch Trees, Oil on cardboard, Signed, 1922
Located in Stockholm, Stockholm
Summer Day with Three Birches on Rolling Fields. A bright summer landscape depicting three birch trees standing before gently rolling fields and cultivated farmland, with a lake and ...
Oil, Cardboard
"Pink Evening." Green collection.
Located in Zofingen, AG
The Spanish land with endless olive gardens, hills and mountains is an inspiration for artists. The Mediterranean region stands out in particular. The open spaces of the sea, hot sun...
Canvas, Acrylic, Lacquer
Not My Story
By Iryna Bondar
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Not My Story” is a small contemporary figurative painting with a luminous female figure set against a deep dark background and two male figures behind her. The work reflects a situa...
Canvas, Acrylic
“October Morning Matunuck, c. 1925” Frank Convers Mathewson Rhode Island Oil
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: “Birches and Huckleberry, October Morning Matunuck, c. 1925” by Frank Convers Mathewson (American, 1862-1941). A stunningly beautiful autumn view of Matunuck, Rhode...
Oil, Board
Neptuno Figurative Art Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Figurative Art, Large Painting Artist: Oleg Kateryniuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Contemporary Art Title:...
Canvas, Oil
"Summer mood."Green collection.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Genre paintings have become especially popular recently. In this world of computer technology and robots, art transports our consciousness to a special world where feelings and thoug...
Canvas, Acrylic, Lacquer
Still Life Lemons with a Basket, summer, vibrant, lemon, yellow, kitchen, dining
Located in Oslo, NO
Immerse yourself in the tranquil glow of a perfect summer day with "Still Life Lemons with a Basket." This original oil painting on canvas captures a moment of pure serenity, invitin...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
'Winter Landscape', Woman Artist, New York, Washington, Impressionist Snow Scene
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, lower right, 'Mary B. Redfield' for Mary Bannister Redfield (American, born 1883) and painted circa 1925. Titled, indistinctly, on original card (a photo copy will accompany ...
Oil, Canvas, Masonite
Without the Need for Superiority
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, the artist reflects on the way we perceive significance. We are accustomed to believing that importance is determined by scale, status, or the ability to rise above oth...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Winter Sunset Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden Winter Evening
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Evening oil/canvas panel signed LL 16 x 22 image, 23.75 x 29.75 framed A very vibrant scene inspired by my surroundings using a complimentary color scheme to heighten the impa...
Oil
Evening Journey - Hawaiian Seascape, Ocean Light, Sunset, American Artist
Located in Oslo, NO
Hawaiian landscape, ocean painting, evening light, North Shore Oahu, marine art, plein air, American artist, American art, American landscape This small painting was created en plei...
Canvas, Oil
$255Sale Price|20% Off
French school Landscape countryside forest oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape countryside forest⬅️ ⏩It is signed H Aucier⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on wood panel / isorel ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐33x41cm /13x16.1 i...
Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars, Wood Panel
$387Sale Price|20% Off
Belgian school Luminous Landscape Canal Landscape with Mill Signed 1951
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Canal Landscape with Mill⬅️ ⏩It is Antoon De Vaere (1900-1989)⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐79.5x60.4cm / 31.3x23....
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Antique American School Art Nouveau Elegent Woman in Landscape Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting with an elegant woman. Oil on canvas. Framed. Unsigned. Measuring: 15 by 23 inches overall, and 7 by 9 painting alone. Excel...
Oil, Canvas
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Winter Snow Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Evening Light
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Evening Light 8 x 10 unframed, 13.13 x 15 framed Evening Light is a beautiful impressionistic winter landscape snow scene that shows the view behind my studio. The painting is on a ...
Oil
Green Valley Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Green Valley Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 21.5" x 36" x 0.8" inch (55 x 92 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wr...
Canvas, Oil
British Countryside Landscape Dramatic Sky Green Fields Watercolor Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Countryside Landscape Dramatic Sky Green Fields Watercolor Painting Artist: British School (mid 20th century) Medium: watercolor painting on artists paper, unframed Si...
Watercolor
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Beach Day II
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beach Day II oil/canvas 11 x 14 image unframed, 17.5 x 20.25 framed signed LL Beach Day II is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that show...
Oil
Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Landscape Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 32" x 21.5" x 0.8" inch (81 x 55 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrapp...
Canvas, Oil
Large Vintage Oil Painting Sailing Ship Seascape Signed Maritime Ocean Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Impressive large-scale oil on canvas depicting a majestic sailing ship navigating powerful ocean waves beneath a dramatic sky filled with towering clouds. The composition is expansiv...
Oil
Ronda Gorge Spain Cliffside Village Landscape Watercolor Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Ronda Gorge Spain Cliffside Village Landscape Watercolor Painting Artist: Unknown artist (mid 20th century) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper, unframed Size: Image size: 7.7...
Watercolor
"Harmony" (2024), Original Midwestern Plains Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Harmony" (2024) by Stephanie Hartshorn is an original handmade oil painting on wood panel that depicts a serene midwestern plain in early afternoon. Artist Statement As a nod to m...
Wood, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
$416Sale Price|20% Off
French school Landscape Rouen on the banks of the Seine Signed oil painting 1961
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape River scene⬅️ ⏩It is signed Bernard Héranval⏪ Rouen on the banks of the Seine ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Sunset Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Garry Nalbandyan Title: Sunset Landscape Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 15" x 22.5" x 0.8" inch (38 x 57 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gal...
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Harbor Scene with Boats and Waterfront
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Harbor Scene with Boats and Waterfront By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting o...
Oil
Still Life with Peruvian Lilies, Impressionistic Oil Painting, Impasto
Located in Oslo, NO
This vibrant artwork captures a richly textured still life scene imbued with dynamic energy. At its heart is a transparent vase brimming with a lush bouquet of flowers, radiating war...
Canvas, Oil
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
"Treport" Impressionist French Beach Scene Oil Painting on Canvas with Figures
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting of a busy beach scene by François Gall. This painting is a wonderful example of his work from the prime of his career, depicting a lively beach sce...
Canvas, Oil
Reaching for Silence
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting depicts a solitary figure seated between two dense forms of landscape, extending her arm toward fragile, mushroom-like shapes. The gesture is slow and tentative, suspend...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Omen" - Original Animal Portrait, Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
About the artist: I am an oil painter based out of Southern Maine. My subject matter focuses mainly on animals and capturing a sense of movement and narrative through the captivat...
Oil, Panel
$316Sale Price|20% Off
French school Luminous Landscape with water mill, oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Luminous Landscape with Water mill⬅️ ⏩It is signed J Weakaes⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐48x36cm / 18.9x 14.2inc...
Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars, Canvas
Books about Love
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK Books about Love belongs to the Madeleine series, where memory appears not as an archive of facts, but as a fragile atmosphere shaped by objects, silence, and tende...
Canvas, Acrylic
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Edgar Degas, Dancer at the Barre, 1945 (after)
By Edgar Degas
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Edgar Degas (1834–1917), titled Danseur au bar (Dancer at the Barre), originates from the 1945 folio Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches. Published by The Stud...
Lithograph
Lake View Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Lake View Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 44.5" x 30.5" x 1" inch (113 x 77 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrap...
Canvas, Oil
Shared Sun
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work reflects on a state of shared presence — a moment in which people exist side by side without direct interaction, yet inhabit the same space, the same time, the same warmth....
Canvas, Acrylic
A Shared Summer
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work explores the experience of shared presence — a state in which people are near one another without necessarily interacting directly, yet inhabiting the same time, space, and...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Rural Farm Landscape Painting Michael Budden Sunrise Colors
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Sunrise Colors The image measures 11 x 14 unframed and 17.75 x 20.75 framed signed LR Sunrise Colors is an impressionistic landscape plein air oil painting that I did on location in ...
Oil
Antique American 19th Century Nautical Seascape Framed Sailboat Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American seascape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Unsigned. Measuring: 10 by 10 inches overall, and 6 by 6 painting alone.Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil
The One Who Observes
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, the artist reflects on the nature of hierarchy as something subtle and often unseen. Rather than being defined by size, power, or position, importance emerges through a...
Canvas, Acrylic
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Rio de Janeiro Brazil Beach Landscape Seascape Pair
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
A pair of mid-century Impressionist beach landscapes depicting Rio de Janeiro , ca. 1960. Oil on canvas, each measures 12 x 16 inches; 15 x 19 inches framed. Signed indistinctly lo...
Canvas, Oil
Soft Coastal Harbour with Boats and Pastel Village Reflections French Oil
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Soft Coastal Harbour with Boats and Pastel Village Reflections French Post Impressionist Oil Painting by Fanch Lel signed lower left oil on board, unframed Board: 13 x 16 inches Prov...
Oil
French Lakeside Landscape Ink and Watercolor Study by Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Lakeside Landscape Ink and Watercolor Study by Bernard Labbe Artist: Bernard Labbe (French, mid 20th century) Medium: Ink and watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 8.75 x...
Pen, Felt Pen, Watercolor
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
"Pond Flowers Arrangement" Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Board Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Thomas deDecker has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed muc...
Oil, Masonite
Oil Painting Sailing Ship Seascape Signed Maritime Art Ocean Waves Nautical
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Beautiful vintage oil on canvas depicting a classic sailing ship navigating rolling ocean waves under a bright sky filled with soft clouds. The composition captures both movement and...
Oil
LE TRÉPORT. A River View by Maximilien Luce. Antique oil . Neo-Impressionist
Located in St. Albans, GB
Maximilien LUCE 1858-1941 LE TRÉPORT Oil on paper mounted on canvas Signed bottom Left 5.5 x 9.5" (14 x 24.5cm) 10.5 x 14.5" (27 x 37.5cm) Provenance : Collection Jean Bouin ...
Oil, Laid Paper
$13,700
Yellow Lace Abstract Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 61" x 49.75".
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
"Yellow Lace", by Ken Elliott is an atmospheric abstract landscape painting that captures the delicate rhythm of a wooded scene bathed in light. Slender tree forms rise through layer...
Canvas, Oil
"Blue mountain."Green collection.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Green hills and cypress trees, olive groves and mountains, all this is a typical Spanish landscape. Nature enchants, inspires and we never cease to admire it.These are wonderful land...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic, Plaster
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