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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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
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
"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
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
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
$1,275Sale Price|24% Off
Large Post-Impressionist Night Café Terrace Scene Oil Painting After Van Gogh
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Large Post-Impressionist Night Café Terrace Scene Oil Painting After Van Gogh, Expressive Impasto Oil on canvas Post-Impressionist style Contemporary European school Dimensions: 120...
Oil
"Shadows Along the Purgatory" (2025) Animal Still-Life, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lani is a native of Colorado now living on a few acres in the south part of the state. Her work is known for simple shapes, values, and brushstrokes, expressing a myriad of subject ...
Oil
Original Fine English Antique Impressionist oil painting CHICKENS IN A GARDEN
By Harry Fidler
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist: Harry Fidler RBA ROI (1856-1935) English Title: "Chickens In A Garden" (inscribed with title indistinctly verso) Signed: lower left and inscribed with the artists name and t...
Oil
The Line That Doesn't Hold
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, the artist explores the idea of boundaries as something fluid rather than fixed. What appears as a division is, in fact, a space of transition — a place where control a...
Canvas, Acrylic
Riders, the autumn meet: equestrian oil by famed French aristocrat and horseman
Located in Norwich, GB
A rare 19th-century oil by the aristocratic painter and distinguished collector, Count Charles Gaston Esmangart de Bournonville de Saint-Maurice. It depicts an equestrian gathering ...
Canvas, Oil
Coral Reef Fish Painting Impasto
Located in Zofingen, AG
* Title: Coral Reef * Size: 12 x 8 inches * Materials: oil, stretched canvas, palette knife * Shipping: gallery standards packaging, express shipping Bright abstract seascape paintin...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Antique American Bucolic Landscape Chickens Grazing Framed Oil Painting
By August Laux
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American barnyard chicken grazing oil painting by August Laux (1853 - 1921). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 18 by 22 inches overall, and 10 by 14 painting alone. E...
Oil, Canvas
$1,615Sale Price|20% Off
Traditional English Thatched Cottage by River with Swans Listed British Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The River Cottage by Clive Madgwick (1934–2005) signed & dated 1980's oil on canvas, framed in an elaborate swept frame framed: 18 x 23 inches canvas: 13 x 17.5 inches Provenance: pr...
Oil, Canvas
$16,236Sale Price|30% Off
"Landscape with dog " Dog, Spring, oil cm. 140 x 110
Located in Torino, IT
Dog, Green,Landscape,Russian Painter,russian art Signed to lower right Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, ...
Canvas, Oil
"Finish Line" - Impressionist Still-Life of Horse Track, Pastel Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Finish Line" is a beautiful original pastel painting, framed at 9.25 x 11.25 inches. Created circa 2009 by American artist Ginger Lecher, this piece captures a moment in motion at t...
Oil
Cats at play, portrait of a cat and a Kitten playing with a glove in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Gabriella Rainer-Istvanffy (Austrian, 1886–1963) Cats at Play Oil on canvas, circa 1950 26 x 30 inches (framed) signed lower right This charming composition by Gabriella Rainer-Istv...
Canvas, Oil
Where Sheep May Safely Graze
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 10" x 20" FRAMED: 14.5" x 24.5" x 1.5" Signed " K Dempwolf" on lower left Artist Statement "I have painted cattle into ...
Linen, Oil, Wood Panel
Finds and Replicas, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero captures a moment inside an antiques shop, where a man browses lamps, pictures, and replicas of Frederic Remington bronzes. The interior i...
Oil
"Phone Your Mother" (2024) Sunset Skyscape and Landscape, Oil and Wax Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Artist Statement Phone Your Mother is built around warmth and simplicity, where color and form carry the experience more than description. The horizon is reduced to broad, layered p...
Cotton, Oil
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Antique English Exhibited King Charles Cavalier Dog Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique English impressionist dog portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Exhibited. Framed. Measuring: 22 by 27 inches image alone. Handsomely framed in white wood molding....
Oil, Canvas
Signed French Impressionist Oil Painting Horses Pulling Cart at Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Close of Day by Paul Flaubert (1928-1994) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18.5 x 22 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition ...
Oil
"Butterfly Kisses for You #2" - Oil on Linen Sheep Painting 2018
Located in Denver, CO
Brian Keith Stephens’ "Butterfly Kisses for You #2" (2018) is an original oil on linen painting that captures the gentle charm of a sheep rendered in expressive brushwork and a harmo...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,865Sale Price|25% Off
George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing
Located in Harkstead, GB
A superb example of a Barbizon inspired landscape painted by George Boyle, "the Catford Corot" from the late 19th Century. This very striking image shows the artist at the absolute ...
Oil, Wood Panel
George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing
Located in Harkstead, GB
A superb example of a Barbizon inspired landscape painted by the "Catford Corot" from the late 19th Century. This very striking image shows the artist at the absolute peak of his abi...
Oil, Wood Panel
English early 20th century Horses in a Parkland landscape
By Raoul Millais
Located in Woodbury, CT
Raoul Millais (1901–1999) Horses in a Parkland Landscape Oil on canvas, signed lower left Circa 1930 An elegant and highly atmospheric equestrian landscape by the noted British spor...
Canvas, Oil
$672Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage French Oil Painting Of A Golden Field Of Hay Bales
By Leon Hatot 1
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed. dated 1944 Size: painting: 1...
Oil
$240Sale Price|20% Off
Hawaii Coral Reef Oil Painting on Stretched Canvas, Impasto, 8x12"
Located in Zofingen, AG
* Title: Hawaii Coral Reef * Size: 12 x 8 inches * Materials: oil, stretched canvas, palette knife * Shipping: gallery standards packaging, express ship...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$2,500
"At the Race" Impressionist Horse Race Scene Oil Painting on Canvas & Gold Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A dynamic oil painting depicting a high energy horse race with abstract details and bursts of energy showcased with use of fast brush work and thick impasto oil paint. Jockeys, weari...
Canvas, Oil
Blue Koi (Pond, Lush, Orange, White, Red, Movement, Fish)
By Jill Opelka
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jill Opelka Blue Koi Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 18 x 24 inches Framed: 24 x 30 x 1.5 inches Signed COA provided Tags: Koi, Pond, Lush, Orange, White, Red, Movement, Fish *Framed in a gold wooden frame - ready to hang ----------------- Upon entering Jill Opelka's home, her creative essence is unmistakable. Adorned with New Yorker Magazine covers, her dining room exudes a vibrant charm, complemented by quirky giant tortoises in the living room. The space is a reflection of Opelka's lively personality, evident in her central studio nestled within the bright breakfast nook. Embraced by natural light and captivating outdoor vistas, it's where her artistry thrives, even evident in intricate details like a practical denim quilt on her sofa, crafted from old jeans – a testament to her work and creativity. Descending to her lower-level gallery, her larger original pieces, each with personal anecdotes, take center stage. From a nostalgic converse painting symbolizing childhood choices to a rescued roadside goat immortalized on canvas, her stories are as captivating as her art. Jill Opelka's creations, drawing inspiration from her life's moments, offer a personal touch that adds warmth to any home. From customized shoe and teacup paintings perfect for gifts to commissioned portraits...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
"On the Arkansas" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "On the Arkansas" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto painting of cows gathered along a river with a pasture behind them.
Oil, Panel
"White chickens"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This painting is filled with life, movement, and the sunny mood of a rural morning. At the center of the composition is a majestic white rooster with a fiery red comb, spreading his ...
Canvas, Oil
In One Direction
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting depicts a quiet moment of shared movement — a figure and a horse advancing together in the same direction. Their proximity suggests trust and mutual presence, yet the co...
Canvas, Acrylic
Frants Henningsen Oil Study of Cattle Danish Plein Air Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small oil study by Frants Henningsen is striking in its simplicity and immediacy. A single cattle dominates the foreground, resting in the grass with a sense of physical weight ...
Oil, Panel
Mystic Traveler, Original Painting
By Sally Adams
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A cardinal perches on a thin wire, its bright red plumage standing out against the gray sky. The bird seems like a visitor from another realm, briefly passing...
Acrylic
Antique American Impressionist Young Girl and Pug Dog Portrait Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist oil painting by Frederick Stuart Church (1842 - 1924). Gouache and watercolor on board. Framed. Measuring: 17 by 23 inches overall, and 10 by 16 painti...
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Eleven More at 11:11, Original Painting
By Sally Adams
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A crescent moon casts a gentle glow over a group of small birds perched on two parallel wires. The gold leaf on their wings catches the light, twinkling when ...
Acrylic
"Landscape with Cow and Lake"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Landscape with Cow and Lake is a quiet, atmospheric painting where the landscape appears through layers of blue, turquoise, and soft grey tones. A dark silhouette of a cow stands nea...
Canvas, Acrylic
Bright bird
Located in Zofingen, AG
This vibrant and expressive painting, part of a series dedicated to exotic birds, draws the eye with its rich palette — warm yellows and oranges blend harmoniously with deep blues an...
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Two Blue Goldfish
By Vittorio Guidotti
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor of two blue fish painting by Florence, Italy artist Vittorio Guidotti. Unsigned. "Original watercolor by Vittorio Guidotti" on ve...
Paper, Watercolor
Antique American Panoramic Cloudscape Cows Grazing Bucolic Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready...
Oil, Canvas
$360Sale Price|20% Off
FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST OIL - PASTORAL LANDSCAPE LUSH GREEN FIELDS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Summer Fields" by Maurice Mazeilie (French) oil painting on board, unframed stamped verso inscribed verso painting: 5.5 x 8 inches A delightful original oil painting by the French...
Oil
Burrowing Owl Painting, Mixed Media, Bird Wildlife Art, Miniature Size
Located in Denver, CO
"Burrowing Owl Wyoming," 2025 is a mixed media painting by Delton Demarest. The composition shows a small burrowing owl perched within the lower panes of a weathered, multi-pane indu...
Mixed Media
"Mr. Hitchcock" (2025) Expressionist Animal Portrait, Original Oil Painting
By Elsa Sroka
Located in Denver, CO
Elsa Sroka is a popular contemporary artist based in Colorado, celebrated for her wonderfully creative and evocative paintings. Her work blends elements of realism and abstraction, r...
Oil, Board
"So It Goes" (2018) Expressionist Elephant Portrait, Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
So It Goes reflects on the joy and gravity of life through the enduring presence of the elephant. In my work animals act as symbols we carry with us and remind us of our shared histo...
Oil, Canvas
Large George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School, cows watering
Located in Harkstead, GB
A superb example of a Barbizon inspired landscape painted by George Boyle, "the Catford Corot" from the late 19th Century. This very striking image shows the artist at the absolute ...
Oil, Canvas
A Quiet Companion
Located in Zofingen, AG
A Quiet Companion captures a gentle moment of intimacy and reflection. A young woman sits quietly with a small dog resting on her arm, creating a scene filled with calm and tendernes...
Oil
$505Sale Price|20% Off
Seafood 1970's French Impressionist Signed Oil Lobster & Sea Shell
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lobster signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) oil painting on board, unframed dated 1979 board: 18 x 22 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private colle...
Oil
"Bull Elk Grazing" American Impressionist Wildlife Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist painting celebrating North American wildlife, depicting a serene scene with several elk in a meadow with a forested and mountainous background. This piece is...
Oil, Board
$4,450Sale Price|50% Off
“In June (Im Juni)” By Julius Paul Junghanns dated "1913"
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“In June (Im Juni)” Julius Paul Junghanns (German, 1876-1958) Oil on canvas Signed and dated “1913,” titled on reverse 18 ½ x 23 1/4 (27 1/4 x 31...
Canvas, Oil
Antique English Classical Portrait with Parrot Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique English portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 31 by 36 inches overall, and 25.5 by 30.5 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsomel...
Oil, Board
"Golden fish"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This painting depicts a graceful goldfish, seemingly hovering in the depths of dark water. The contrast between the rich, almost velvety background and the fish's vibrant body makes ...
Canvas, Oil
$747Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage French Oil Painting Pink Sunset Over Horse and Farmers In Field
By Leon Hatot 1
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed. Size: painting: 12 x 20 inche...
Oil
"Studio interior with black cat" Oil cm. 76 x 66 1983 Oil
By Gleb Savinov
Located in Torino, IT
Black Cat,Cat,yellow Gleb SAVINOV (Kharkiv prov., Ua 1915 – St. Petersburg 2000) Gleb Alexandrovich Savinov was born in Ukraine and spent part of his childhood in Saratov. His father, Alexander Ivanovich Savinov (1881–1942), a talented painter, draftsman and teacher, was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1922 they moved from Saratov to Petrograd. In 1928-1930 Savinov started working in the studio of his father while still attending school. In 1934, after graduating from high school he enrolled at the painting department of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, where he studied with, among many others, Alexander Osmerkin. In 1940 Savinov graduated and married his classmate and talented artist Olga Bogaevskaya. This happy family and creative union lasted sixty years. Since that year Gleb Savinov participated in art exhibitions with portraits, historical and genre paintings, landscapes, interior scenes, still lives. He served during the Great War and in 1944 he was admitted to the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists. In 1945-1947 he taught in the Repin Institute, then from 1949 to 1979 in the Vera Mukhina...
Canvas, Oil
$1,882Sale Price|20% Off
British Hunting Scene Oil Painting Master of the Fox Hounds on Horseback
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Master of the Fox Hounds by John Renney (British circa 1960's) signed to label verso oil painting on board, framed painting: 18 x 22 inches framed: 23.5 ...
Oil
Elkhorn Slough - California Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Elkhorn Slough - California Landscape in Oil on Canvas Gorgeous oil painting landscape of Elkhorn Slough, Elkhorn, California by B. Skinner (American, 20th Century). Two cranes are ...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$275
"Photo Finish" - Impressionist Still-Life of Horse Track, Pastel Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Photo Finish" is a beautiful original pastel painting, framed at 9.25 x 11.25 inches. Created circa 2009 by American artist Ginger Lecher, this piece captures a moment in motion at ...
Oil
$2,097Sale Price|20% Off
LARGE AMERICAN SIGNED OIL PAINTING - CATTLE HERDER ON HORSEBACK WIDE LANDSCAPE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: American School, signed lower corner. Title: Leading them Home. Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed Size: painting: 25.5 x 37.5 inches, frame: 28.5 x 40.5 inch...
Canvas, Oil
$256,000
"FORDING AT DUSK" COWBOYS, HORSEBACK, RIVER CROSSING FRAME 44 X 62 G. Harvey
By G. Harvey
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 30 x 48 Frame Size: 44 x 62 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dated 1976 "Fording At Dusk" ...
Oil
Intellectual Break
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is part of the Modern Muses series, which explores contemporary femininity through expressive, semi-abstract figures placed within quiet, everyday rituals. The faceles...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Sitting on Top of the World" - Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
I listen to a lot of "blues" music, I was listening to the song "Sitting on Top of the World", and this image popped into my head. I quickly grabbed whatever paper I had handy and ma...
Oil, Panel