Impressionist Still-life 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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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Gouache
Artist Comments
Large pink peonies bloom, their bright yellow stamens adding a vibrant contrast. Deep green leaves curl around each blossom, enhancing their lush beauty. Painte...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
Early 2000s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Paper, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
1970s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
1990s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
Early 19th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Early 19th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Artist Comments
Refined elegance exudes from a bottle of Macallan Terra, a rich amber whisky poured into a tasting glass, and a finely rolled cigar. Warm tones and soft textu...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board, Paper
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
A delicate floral arrangement features a vibrant mix of blue, pink, and white hydrangeas against a soft, muted background. Light gently illuminates the flowers,...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil