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.
Find a collection of authentic Impressionist art on 1stDibs.
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Living by a lake provides artist Karen d’Angeac Mihm with endless inspiration, as the landscape transforms with each season. Every day offers a new perspect...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1970s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Board, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1960s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Artist Comments
A single-car garage in a charming neighborhood stands untouched, its doors unopened for years. Once home to a shiny '32 Oldsmobile, it now hides unknown treas...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
1960s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Gouache
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
Artist Comments
The evening sun bathes the historic village of Obidos, Portugal, in warm golden light, casting soft shadows on whitewashed buildings. A winding cobblestone stre...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Sunlight illuminates the garden while weathered interior walls bask over the passage of time. It tells the story of a home once alive with the sound of children...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Gouache
Late 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Masonite
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Board, Oil
1960s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1980s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Glass, Plexiglass, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
During a trip to London, artist Onleio Marrero explored the city's wonderful sites. On one of his strolls along the Thames, he noticed the neo-gothic fountain...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1940s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
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
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
This painting is inspired by the architecture of quintessential Italian villages. The sunlight accentuates the charming stone walls and shutters, while the fl...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1960s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1960s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1980s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1970s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Weathered barns stand quietly under a bright, open sky, their faded wood telling stories of time and use. Overgrown grass softens the worn edges of the structur...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1950s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1950s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil