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, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard
Artist Comments
As the evening falls, Michigan Avenue in Chicago bustles with activity as pedestrians stroll down the sidewalk. The iconic lampposts of The Magnificent Mile c...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1930s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Artist Comments
As part of his Cityscape Series, artist Stanislav Sidorov captures Andreevsky Spusk Street with a vibrant palette. The cathedral oversees the city, its bells ...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
Artist Comments
Bright sunlight bathes a quiet street in Mormant, France. White houses with red roofs stand out against a vivid green lawn and a clear blue sky. Trees cast gentle shadows on the ground. Painted with brush and palette knife, the vibrant colors evoke a sense of warmth and tranquility.
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Artist Janet Dyer...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Growing up in Minnesota, artist Joanie Ford loved the winter days, ice fishing, and when snow blanketed the trees. This oil painting reflects her fond memorie...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
One sunny afternoon, artist Elizabeth Garat came across this charming town from Frances Mayes' beloved book. This artwork captures that moment. Roses bloom un...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
Late 19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Glass, Plexiglass, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
"The Crescent Hotel, built in 1938, is one of the famous Art Deco buildings in Miami's South Beach," shares artist John Jaster. He pictures the historical arc...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil