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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Wetlands; Lanscape Painting, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
I try to capture the wildness of the land. The rich colours of the water reflecting the sky, the bold greens of the growing things. Once a city girl, I responded to a great sense o...
Acrylic
$4,400
"Late Summer Evening" Impressionist landscape of a dirt road in summer light
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Late Summer Evening" is an Impressionist landscape of a dirt road in summer light. Painted en plein air. Unframed. Signed bottom-right. Artist's statement: Even as a child of 2,...
Canvas, Oil
Summer Bouquet, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I love the flowers of spring and summer and I love having fresh flowers through out my house all year long. The sides are painted the same color as the background. This painting ha...
Acrylic
Bronze Sculpture "Mother and Child" Baboons by Blanca Will
Located in Rochester, NY
"Mother and Child" an impressionist bronze sculpture of baboons by sculptor Blanca Will, American, 1881-1978, dated 1912. Works by Will are rare. Blanca Will Exhibited at the National Academy of Design, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts...
Bronze
Red Roses and Coffee, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A rich, intimate still life where glowing red roses bring a touch of romance and sensuality to the table. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificat...
Oil
Pink Roses with Persimmons, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
A vibrant still life featuring lush roses in pink, coral, and white, set against deep greens that make the colors glow. Loose, expressive brushstrokes bring energy to the florals, wh...
Oil
Peace On The Water, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
By Bob Arrigo
Located in Yardley, PA
A placid scene that emanates the feeling of peace. A late afternoon sun hovers over a distant shoreline of evergreens to cast it's early evening light on the quiet still blue water ...
Oil
Fire On Georgian Bay, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Bob Arrigo
Located in Yardley, PA
The location of Georgian Bay and surrounding area has been a highly popular and inspirational location for Canadian artists throughout multiple decades. It was a favored site of Cana...
Acrylic
Virgin Earth, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Bob Arrigo
Located in Yardley, PA
The sheer wonder of how from the mossy undergrowth of forest beds around the world, seedlings of potential giants spring forth in search of the sun. The thought that many may grow a ...
Oil
Woman with yellow dress, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An oil painting by artist Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Si...
Oil
Red Dress and necklace, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A oil painting by artist Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: S...
Oil
portrait black, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A oil painting by Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes...
Oil
Woman with necklace, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A painting on canvas by Artist Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: N...
Oil
Yellow and Red Hat, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An oil painting by Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Y...
Oil
portrait black, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil painting by Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes ...
Oil
Woman in brown coat, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A oil painting by artist Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Sign...
Oil
Woman in a White Shirt, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A painting by Artist Ben Carrivick Mounted on thick card :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready ...
Oil
Portrait with Green, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A painting by Artist Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: ...
Oil
Woman in a Long Pink Dress, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A Oil Painting by Artist Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Sig...
Oil
Portrait with Pink, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A oil painting by Artist Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Sign...
Oil
Portrait with Grey, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A Oil Painting by Artist Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Sign...
Oil
Yellow Jacket, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A portrait by Artist Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: ...
Oil
Woman with Long Black Hair, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A Oil Painting by Artist Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Sign...
Oil
woman pink, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A Oil Painting by Artist Ben Carrivick The painting is presented in a a mount :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by...
Oil
Woman in Black, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
An Oil Painting By Artist Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Sig...
Oil
portrait Black, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A Oil Painting by Artist Ben Carrivick The painting is presented in a a mount :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by...
Oil
portrait green, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A Oil Painting by Artist Ben Carrivick The painting is presented in a a mount :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by...
Oil
Portrait Pastels, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A oil Painting by Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes...
Oil
Woman in Skirt, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A painting by Artist Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: ...
Oil
Portrait Black and Yellow, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A oil Painting By Artist Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Sign...
Oil
Portrait in Shirt, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A oil painting by Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes...
Oil
Portrait in pink, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A oil painting by Ben carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes...
Oil
Portrait pale Green, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A oil Painting by Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Y...
Oil
Portrait in Pink, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A oil Painting by Ben Carrivick :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes...
Oil
Portrait Blond Hair, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A oil Painting by Ben Carrivick Mounted on Card :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: ...
Oil
Vase of Roses, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original hand-painted painting. Artwork inspired by impressionist style * The artwork is signed on the front and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. * The painting is done o...
Oil
$3,100
Please
Located in East Hampton, NY
Please Erotic Nude Cubist Painting NOT framed Neo Cubism About the Artist: Kenneth B Walsh (1922-1980) In the 1950s, Kenneth Bonar Walsh came to Montauk from New York City to paint seascapes, catch fish, sing of Nature's beauty, put down roots, and, later, develop a style of painting all his own. The Boston native moved to New York after attending the School of Practical Art on the G.I. Bill, where he began his career in the art department of Lever Brothers. But he had bigger dreams, and soon established the Bonart Studio, a commercial art business. RCA Records, the Ideal and Transogram toy companies, and the Schrafft’s candy and chocolate company were among the studio’s clients. The business a success, he began to take vacations. He liked Montauk so much that he built a house in Hither Hills...
Canvas, Acrylic
The Road Ahead, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The painting breathes like a meditation on motion and stillness. That crimson semi—its presence isn't just seen but absorbed, the thick acrylic ridges of the grille inviting your f...
Acrylic
Brittany, coastal stream, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Cap Sizun, Brittany, France. Cap Sizun offers a spectacular landscape of rugged coasts and steep cliffs plunging directly into the Atlantic. In this painting, I have tried to capt...
Oil
Bagno Artiglio No. 2
By Nelson White
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Painted en plein air. Framed Dimensions: 17 x 21 inches Artist Bio: Nelson H. White was born in New London, Connecticut in 1932. White has been surrounded by art and artists from ...
Oil
MÃCzenc, Late Summer, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Landscape of Auvergne, France. The Massif du Mézenc. A warm day at the end of summer. In the shade of the pine trees, the still, heavy air is fragrant with resin drawn from th...
Oil
The Loire, autumn morning, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Auvergne landscape, France. This is not the wide, tamed Loire that we know, lined with the most beautiful châteaux of France. Here, near its source, it is still a young, wild riv...
Oil
Twilight over the MÃCzenc, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Auvergne landscape, France. From my window, I contemplate the familiar silhouette of Mont Mézenc, a constant call to leave the studio for the trail. Season after season, I return...
Oil
Midnight Power, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Anna Ravliuc
Located in Yardley, PA
Darkness and strength take shape in this powerful black horse, framed by tones of blue-grey sky and ochre dust. The rider is only a trace, while the horse commands the canvas with it...
Oil
$5,000
"Tansy and Yarrow III" Impressionist landscape of wildflowers—yellow green white
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Tansy and Yarrow III" is an Impressionist painting of a meadow of yellow and white wildflowers. Artist Statement: Even as a child of 2, I had a strong affinity for using a pencil ...
Canvas, Oil
A Chorus of Sunbeams, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Angie Wright
Located in Yardley, PA
A Chorus of Sunbeams had me reaching for the brightest yellows and deepest indigos on my palette because I wanted to see if I could actually paint the feeling of golden sunlight on f...
Oil
Orchid Oasis, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Angie Wright
Located in Yardley, PA
Orchid Oasis is a celebration of tropical splendor, where lush foliage and vivid blooms intertwine in a rich botanical tapestry. Inspired by the elegance of traditional botanical ill...
Oil
Freya's Garden, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Angie Wright
Located in Yardley, PA
Freya’s Garden is a celebration of strength, beauty, and renewal, inspired by the Norse goddess Freya, protector of love, nature, and fierce independence. I imagined a summer lands...
Oil
Xochi in Bloom, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Angie Wright
Located in Yardley, PA
Xochi in Bloom is a reflection of the untapped strength, radiance, and potential within all of us. This piece speaks to quiet moments of growth and transformation, those times when w...
Oil
"Evening in Stoliv", Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Instagram:@chebotaru.a. The painting "Evening in Stoliv," created in 2024, captures the serene atmosphere of a peaceful evening in the small town of Stoliv on the shores of Kotor Bay...
Oil
“Melody of the Autumn Carpathiansâ€
Located in Yardley, PA
Instagram: @chebotaru.a The painting “Melody of the Autumn Carpathiansâ€
Oil
“Angelâ€
Located in Yardley, PA
The painting was created in 2024 at the M. M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden in Kyiv and is titled “Angel.â€
Oil
Morning cape, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The painting "Morning cape" portrays a rocky shoreline leading into the serene waters of a Croatian bay. Bathed in the soft morning light, the composition showcases rugged rocks in v...
Oil
Be happy, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Be happy captures the charm of a quaint, historic house on the French Riviera in Antibes. This vibrant painting radiates warmth and joy, showcasing the colorful details of the Medite...
Oil
Autumn melody, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The painting "Autumn melody" depicts a serene autumn river surrounded by vibrant foliage in shades of red, yellow, and orange. The scene is bathed in soft, diffused light, creating a...
Oil
A beautiful morning, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"A beautiful morning" captures the serene atmosphere of Kotor Bay in Montenegro, showcasing the marina of Kotor city. Painted en plein air, this impressionist and pointillist masterp...
Oil
Alpine harmony, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Alpine harmony" captures the serene beauty of the Swiss Alps, painted en plein air in an expressive impressionist style. The vibrant strokes of greens and blues bring to life a peac...
Oil
Boundless freedom, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The painting "Boundless freedom" captures the majestic peaks of Seceda in the Dolomite Alps, Italy, rendered in an expressive Impressionist style. Painted en plein air, the artwork v...
Oil
Tender Montenegro, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Tender Montenegro" This impressionist oil painting captures the serene beauty of Kotor Bay in Stoliv, Montenegro. Vibrant brushstrokes bring to life the shimmering water, the rusti...
Oil
Harbor of dreams, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Harbor of dreams captures the serene beauty of the marina in Hendaye, a coastal town on the Bay of Biscay, France. This impressionist piece, painted with bold palette knife strokes, ...
Oil