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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Artist Comments
In the late afternoon light, long shadows stretch across an amusement park as a giant swing ride whirls riders through the air. In the distance, a towering drop...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1880s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
A vibrant produce market bustles in the town of Amarante, Portugal. Along the street, a vendor engages with customers, encouraging them to take a potted plant o...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Charcoal, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board, Canvas
Artist Comments
I painted this piece from sketches I did from a small Eastern European town. The old buildings and houses are highlighted through amazing texture.
Abou...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1990s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Warm sunlight bathes a monastery and lavender fields. Lush green hills rise in the background, framing the peaceful scene. The artwork depicts the Abbey of Se...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
The painting offers a glimpse of the houses surrounding a river in Estella, Spain, a charming town along the Camino de Santiago. The sun casts a warm glow ont...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
Artist Comments
Artist Karen d’Angeac Mihm grew up often visiting Saint Paul de Vence in the South of France. The place has a rich history that dates back centuries. It is ...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, 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
Gouache
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
Artist Comments
Artist Ruth LaGue shows a view of a barn and silo painted in an impressionist fashion. Inspired by the shapes and patterns of the landscape, she draws the vie...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
1960s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Fiberboard
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
Artist Comments
Artist Shela Goodman presents an impressionist outlook of a barn and silo. The placement of the yellow flowers in the foreground aptly embodies the carefree s...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1910s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Watercolor, Paper
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Step onto the marbled streets of Rovinj, Croatia, and hear the soothing sound of the rain. The painting captures a tranquil spring afternoon, with shoppers le...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
Artist Comments
This artwork captures the hot, dry atmosphere of the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia. Rustic barns and copper-colored fields stand beneath a cloudless, viv...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1970s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil