Impressionist Interior Paintings
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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2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
A woman sits outside a Philadelphia bistro, reading her book. The bright morning light shines through the establishment's windows, revealing a glimpse of its i...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1890s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
León, Spain, buzzes with energy, especially as a key stop along the Camino de Santiago. By night, the city truly comes alive, with locals, pilgrims, and touris...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1990s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Gouache
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Paper, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
The bustling Loop district in Chicago comes alive with its iconic glow as streetlights and signs illuminate the buildings and...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Gouache
Late 19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Sherri Aldawood captures a peaceful moment from her trip to Marbella, Spain. Sunlight fills a narrow alleyway, adorned with vibrant flowers and lush pl...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
1910s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Glass, Plexiglass, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil, Pigment
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1920s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Gouache
Early 1900s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Watercolor, Acrylic, Archival Paper
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic
1940s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
Early 1900s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1920s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel
Artist Comments
The interior of an eatery on the east side of Manhattan exudes an eclectic charm. Several Tiffany-style lamps hang overhead, casting a warm glow over the space....
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic