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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20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 19th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Tangerines rest on a cobalt blue table, their warm, vibrant tones contrasting against the cool background. Bold brushstrokes add energy, making the fruit appear...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Charcoal, Oil, Wood Panel
1990s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
1940s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Gouache
1910s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Early 1900s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
A jewel-toned still life captures the warmth of seasonal celebrations. Ruby-colored candles glow amid fallen blossoms, while rich impressionistic brushstrokes e...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
1950s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Vibrant irises bloom, their petals unfolding against a lush green backdrop. Sunlight filters through the leaves, casting a warm glow on the delicate flowers. So...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
A bird of paradise charms with its beauty. Its fiery petals contrast vividly with the lush green leaves. Inspired by her photograph taken during a stroll in S...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
1940s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Gouache
Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
1950s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Cardboard, Paste, Tissue Paper
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Early 19th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
1990s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Paper, Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil
1980s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
1990s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 19th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
1990s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Paper, Oil