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
Oil
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
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Yangzi Xu captures a serene moment in Chicago's Theatre District. The quiet streets, dusted with a thin layer of snow, absorb the soft glow of the stre...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1950s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Illustration Board
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Glass, Plexiglass, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Charcoal, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Glass, Plexiglass, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Glass, Plexiglass, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
1970s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel, Archival Paper
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
1960s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
Artist Comments
Artist Yangzi Xu portrays Michigan Avenue in Chicago at dusk with an impressionist approach. The dark sky sets the perfect scenery for ...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
The impressionist painting captures the serene beauty of Venice at dusk. A tranquil canal reflects the soft glow of twilight, while flower-filled balconies an...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Artist Comments
On a beautiful sunny morning, sunlight strikes the corner of a quiet stone house. A palm tree rises on the side, its fronds casting delicate shadows across the ...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Afternoon sunlight filters through the branches of a sturdy tree, casting dappled shadows on its trunk. A porch and hedge sit quietly in the background, enhan...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil