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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Late 19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero depicts the bustling energy of Midtown Manhattan traffic, looking south on a rainy afternoon. Dashing yet precise brushstrokes convey move...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Yangzi Xu depicts a breathtaking evening scene at dusk on Wacker Drive, Chicago. "The lights of the city are on, creating a mesmerizing effervescence t...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Paint, Acrylic, Board, Gesso, Wood, Varnish, Mixed Media, 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
1950s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 1900s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
1980s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1920s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
1940s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Lacquer, Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
2010s 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
1960s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
1980s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Evening fall colors in a historical part of Washington DC with beautiful architecture together look harmonic and full of nice ene...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Ruth LaGue presents an impressionist black barn with a prominent pink roof. Inspired by the shapes and patterns of the landscape, she draws the viewer'...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Paper, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
A young couple sails a small boat down Manhattan. Given the crush of concrete and humanity, the open water provides a singular sense of freedom and escape. Th...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Illustration Board, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
1980s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 1900s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Yangzi Xu depicts a breathtaking evening scene at dusk on Wacker Drive, Chicago. "The lights of the city are on, creating a mesmerizing effervescence t...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
The painting captures a quintessential scene from Provence, where artist Karen d’Angeac Mihm grew up. White-washed houses with red-tiled roofs nestle among ...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
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
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 1900s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1890s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel
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
Artist Comments
Sunlight bathes a charming village, casting warm toneas on stone walls and terracotta rooftops. The painting depicts the beautiful facades of Saint Paul de Ve...
21st Century and Contemporary 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
1970s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1910s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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