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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20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Ruth LaGue shares an idyllic landscape of the lush countryside. Two red barns and a silo stand abreast of verdant trees in the background. Inspired by ...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
1940s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
1930s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
A vibrant sunset bathes the landscape in warm light. The abandoned farmhouse, once filled with life and laughter, only hears the sound of rustling wind and echo...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
1950s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
A quiet street leads through the coastal town of Estepona, Spain, lined with houses resting in shadow. Further in, a sunlit building faces the viewer, its warm ...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
Early 2000s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
1960s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Pastel
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Gouache
Artist Comments
Morning sunlight covers the dining room table with a warm, amber glow. The flower arrangement of orchids and willow rests prominently on the table, with a bra...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1980s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 1900s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Early 19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1880s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
20th Century 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
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Gouache
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Artist Comments
The moon casts a soft glow over the snowy landscape. A jackrabbit’s sudden flight disrupts the stillness of the winter night. Gentle strokes and muted tones e...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Glass, Plexiglass, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Glass, Plexiglass, Acrylic
1940s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Glass, Plexiglass, Acrylic
1970s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic