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
Acrylic, Canvas
Artist Comments
This scene reflects Onelio Marrero’s love of antiques and collectibles. At its center, a man carefully examines a vintage painting, perhaps in search of a hid...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
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
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
A woman peruses a store in search of antiques while brilliant sunlight rakes the window and objects on display. The contrasts of light and shadows match the coo...
21st Century and Contemporary 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
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1980s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
Artist Comments
The Pavillon de Flore at the Louvre glows in the setting sun, its large windows catching the warm light. Ornate statues add to the building's timeless charm. ...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1910s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Karen d'Angeac Mihm captures a quiet moment on her family's property in upstate New York. Sunlight illuminates a red barn, revealing weathered wood wit...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1990s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero captures a winter night in Manhattan, blending views of 5th and 7th Avenues looking south. The soft, glowing lights and bustling traffic...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil, Pigment
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Based on artist Onelio Marrero's sketches, the scene depicts a Manhattan avenue looking south on a winter night. The brushwork captures the bustling energy of...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1950s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Linen
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1920s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Cardboard
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1920s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1930s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1940s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 1900s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
On a recent painting trip to Europe, artist Faye Vander Veer visited the Rodin Museum in Paris, where a sense of calm contrasted with the city's bustling ener...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1980s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Watercolor