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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Reflections on the Water
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A dynamic, textured, and color-saturated painting created with acrylic on canvas that captures the lively atmosphere of a southern marina. Against a background of bright turquoise sk...
Acrylic
$960Sale Price|20% Off
New York City Street Painting Paul Bachem News Stand
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
A beautiful painting of NYC by contemporary artist Paul Bachem oil on canvas on panel 11 x 14 unframed, 17.38 x 20.5 framed signed LR BIOGRAPHY Paul Bachem studied with Harold R. S...
Oil
“Shadows", Poetic Beauty in the Ordinary
Located in San Francisco, CA
This oil painting by American-born Charles Brady (1926–1997) depicts a faded, teal-colored double door set into an old, textured wall, likely representing a scene from a sunlit Europ...
Canvas, Oil
H. De Ruyser Vintage oil painting on canvas, Seascape, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original vintage oil painting on canvas depicting a nautical scene, with a large sailing ship in a choppy ocean. This is a classic maritime style, one that is so rarely ...
Oil
$8,700
Hot summer Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Hot Summer Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2022 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 45" x 47" x 1" inch ( 115 x 120 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery ...
Canvas, Oil
River: Impressionist Oil Painting on Linen, 85x135 cm, Unframed
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This painting captures a tranquil moment at the water’s edge, where overhanging branches dissolve into their own shimmering reflection. Expressive strokes of green, yellow, orange, a...
Linen, Oil
"At The Roxy N.Y.C." Impressionist Street Scene in New York City Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist New York City winter city-scene depicting lights on the Street in New York City at the Roxy. Pedestrians in a most intimate, yet energetic way. Christopher is known for...
Oil, Board
Indonezian Fantasy Figurative Art Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Figurative art, portrait oil Painting on Canvas Artist: Anna Privaloff Title: Indonezian Fantasy Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 63" x 51" x 1" inch...
Canvas, Oil
"Water lilies"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
ABOUT THE ART WORK This painting transports the viewer to a magical world of blooming water lilies spread across the calm surface of a pond. The delicate flowers, painted in shades o...
Canvas, Oil
Cala Lillies in Asian Vase
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Well painted American School impressionist still life. Oil on Canvas, signed and dated upper left. Can you solve the mystery. Housed in a nice frame, 16" x 14", 30.5" x 18.5" frame...
Oil
Antique Impressionist English River Landscape - Original Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
Antique Impressionist English River Landscape - Original Oil Painting, Signed Beautiful antique landscape by Christopher Mark Haskell (British, b. 1849 d. 1933.) A river sits in the...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
"Ferry Road" Point Pleasant Pike Bucks County Pennsylvania Nocturne Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist winter pastoral scene of quaint homes covered in snow and star light.. Willet has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed...
Oil, Board
Portrait of an Indian Lady - Early 20thC Antique French Impressionist Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1930's French impressionist oil on board depicting a portrait of a young Indian lady. Fine quality portrait set against a gorgeous splash of colour. Presented in it's o...
Oil
$280Sale Price|20% Off
French Coastal Seascape Island Beach Ocean Watercolor Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Coastal Seascape Island Beach Ocean Watercolor Sketch Artist: French School (mid 20th century) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper, unframed Size: 7.75 x 11.25 inches (...
Watercolor
$480Sale Price|20% Off
'European Street Scene', by an Unknown Artist, Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 25.5" x 29.5" oil on canvas painting is by an unknown artist; the signature in the bottom right corner reads as 'Pilou' which is a common European surname. The painting depicts ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,800
Antique American 1910 Oil on board Painting Seashore Island Beach Women framed
Located in Buffalo, NY
This evocative oil painting by Richard Sigafoos presents a solitary coastal rock formation rising against a softly illuminated seascape. Rendered with confident, expressive brushwork...
Oil, Board
Flowers and Wine Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Oil on canvas painting of red, white, and yellow flowers in a vase next to a bottle of wine and a glass by California artist Molly E. Brubaker (American, 1922-2000). From a collecti...
Canvas, Oil
Making Peace, Abstract Large Original Painting on Canvas, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Voskan Galstian Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Abstract Art, Title: Making Peace Size: 48" x 71" x 1....
Canvas, Oil
Olive Trees and Poppy Bloom, Occitanie Landscape Painting
Located in Oslo, NO
This gouache painting was inspired by the landscapes of Occitanie in southern France in May 2026, when the fields begin to glow with vivid reds and fresh spring greens. "I was draw...
Paper, Gouache
$331
Venice, a Quiet Passage, original oil painting, impressionist cityscape fineart
Located in Oslo, NO
Quiet Passage, Venice is an original oil painting capturing a contemplative moment in the timeless city of Venice. An old stone bridge rises gently above calm canal waters, where s...
Canvas, Oil
$1,600
"Father Of The Nation" George Washington Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic portrait of George Washington. The thick brush strokes and fun marks create an atmosphere reminiscent of the impressionists from the 20th Cen...
Canvas, Oil
Autumn River Bank
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Autumn River Bank" c.1955 is an oil painting on canvas by American artist Richard Ellis Wagner 1923-2009 It is signed at the ...
Oil
$534Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Impressionist Painting - Young Girl in Blue Dress Rocky Coast Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, EARLY 20TH CENTURY Title: Sur la Plage Medium: watercolour on artists paper Size: painting: 8 x 10 inches Provenance: private collection, ...
Watercolor
Khust. Czech Town Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Khust. Czech Town Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 20" x 26" x 1" inch (51 x 66 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gall...
Canvas, Oil
$2,157Sale Price|20% Off
French Colorist Modernist Reclining Nude Red Sofa Interior Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title French Colorist Modernist Reclining Nude Red Sofa Interior Oil Painting Key Details Artist: French School, circa 1970s Title: Reclining Nude Model on a Red Sofa within an Inter...
Oil
Spring Walk, Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas by Lucien Neuquelman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lucien Neuquelman, French (1909 - 1988) - Spring Walk, Year: 1938, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated lower right, Size: 13 x 9.5 in. (33.02 x 24.13 cm), Frame Size: 20.5 x ...
Oil
Evening Light on Cajon Boulevard
By John Budicin
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery by a private collector in Phoenix, Arizona. UNFRAMED: 18" x 24" FRAMED: 22.5" x 28.5" x 1.5" Signed "Budicin" on lower left. Gallery Descripti...
Linen, Oil
'View of Rouen', French Impressionist, Paris Salon, Prix Rosa-Bonheur, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'André Prévot-Valéri' (French, 1890-1959) and painted circa 1920. André Prévot-Valéri was the son of the landscape painter, August Prévot-Valéri (1857-1930), and...
Oil, Board
"BUFFALO HUNT" BISON WESTERN NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN 42 x 57 frame size
By Salazar
Located in San Antonio, TX
E. Salazar Texas Artist Image Size: 28 x 43 Frame Size: 42 x 57 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signed 2026 "Buffalo Hunt" Bison Biography E. Salazar Salazar is a classically trained painter w...
Oil
$700Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Italian Coastal Mediterranean Seascape Framed Summer Panoramic Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted Italian seascape painting. Oil on board. Nicely framed. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
American Impressionist Sunset Sailboat Seascape Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American seascape oil painting . Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 19 by 16 inches overall, and 16 by 12 painting alone. Signed verso. Excellent condition, ready to hang and...
Oil
Broadway
By Jean Dominique van Caulaert
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Broadway (?), 1952, oil on Masonite, signed and dated lower left, 15 x 18 inches, inscription verso may say "Broadway", presented in its original frame Jean Dominique van Caulaert w...
Canvas, Oil
Clouds Reflection, Seascape oil painting, one of a kind, framed
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Classic art ARTIST: Karen Darbinyan WORK: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, YEAR: 2018 STYLE: Classic Art, Tonalism SUBJECT: Clouds Reflect...
Canvas, Oil
"CASAS EN EL CAMPO" CATALONIA SPAIN OIL APPLIED PALETTE KNIFE TEXAS ARTIST 1972
Located in San Antonio, TX
Jose Vives-Atsara (1919-2004) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 9 x 12 Frame Size: 15 x 18 Medium: Oil on Canvas signed 1972 "Casas En El Campo" Catalonia, Spain Biography Jose Vives-At...
Oil
Modern Impressionist Beach Scene Landscape Oil Painting of Children at the Beach
Located in ludlow, GB
Modern Impressionist Beach Scene Landscape Framed Oil Painting on Canvas, mounted on stretchers of children playing at the seaside. This is a truly delightful "classic" beach scene ...
Oil
French School PS251 Beauty and the Beast Dachshund READY TO HANG Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS251 Beauty and the Beast Scene: a closeup portrait with dachshund dog. The background is created with series of drippings. Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on ...
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$344Sale Price|20% Off
French River Landscape Houses Red Roof Boat Fauvist Style Gouache Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French River Landscape Houses Red Roof Boat Fauvist Style Gouache Painting Artist: M Teauveau (French, 20th century). Possible a pseudonym of Bernard Labbe Medium: Gouache on ...
Gouache
Sunset on the Cheshire Plain - Large Impressionist Horses in Landscape Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large signed and dated 1943 English impressionsit oil on board depicting horses in a landscape at sunset, by William Ongley Miller. Excellent quality and condition atmos...
Oil
Grappling, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
In 2023, artist Onelio Marrero began a series of oil sketches featuring men painting buildings high above city sidewalks. Inspired by one, this piece captures...
Oil
$1,012Sale Price|25% Off
"Adventures in Literature" Figurative 1930's Illustration art
Located in Soquel, CA
A wonderful original figure painting for a 1930's illustration by Charles Kinghan (American, 1895-1984). A woman in a plaid green skirt and mustard yel...
Acrylic, Cardboard
$242Sale Price|20% Off
French Coastal Cliffs Under a Dramatic Sky Impressionist Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Coastal Cliffs Under a Dramatic Sky Impressionist Watercolour Painting by Maurice Mazeilie (French) watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed painting: 9.5 x 13.5 inches ...
Watercolor
Rural Landscape, Impressionism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Boris Serdyuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Impressionism Year: 2020 Title: Rural Landscape Size: 19.5" x 27.5" ...
Canvas, Oil
Humberto da Silva Fernandes (1937-2005) Sailing Ship Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Palm Coast, FL
A striking large-scale oil on canvas painting depicting a majestic sailing ship navigating open waters under a soft, expansive sky. The composition captures the movement and power of...
Oil
Summer Garden in Bloom, Cottage Garden Landscape, 1948
Located in Genève, GE
Signed and dated "48 F. Lichtwitz" in the lower left corner. A vibrant and sunlit garden scene painted in 1948, depicting a flourishing flower border before a charming country house...
Canvas, Oil
Horse in the shade of trees
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
In early September, a festival is held on the Borodino field where military historical clubs take part and many lovers of horse riding and horses gather. Among the many horses waitin...
Oil, Wood Panel
$7,800
American Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting "California Highlands" Los Angeles
Located in Portland, OR
A very attractive California Impressionist oil on canvas painting by Charles L. A. Smith, "California Highlands", dated 1930. This very attractive large painting by one of the foremo...
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist mid century view of Hammersmith Bridge over the Thames London
Located in Woodbury, CT
Pietro Sansalvadore was active during the early to middle of the 20th century. He painted in an Impressionist manner and on a small scale. Acquiring a late 19th-century Impressionist painting of Hammersmith Bridge by the Italian painter Pietro Sansalvadore is an opportunity to own a captivating piece of art that transcends both time and cultural boundaries. Sansalvadore's unique perspective, influenced by the Impressionist movement, infuses this painting with a luminous quality that captures the atmospheric essence of Hammersmith Bridge in a way that only a skilled artist with an international perspective could achieve. This masterpiece not only showcases the artist's mastery in capturing light and movement but also represents a harmonious fusion of Italian artistic sensibilities with the iconic English landmark. The play of colors and the subtle brushstrokes transport the viewer to the late 19th century, offering a glimpse into the allure and dynamism of that period. Owning this painting is not just acquiring a visual delight; it's investing in a historical and cultural artifact...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,510Sale Price|20% Off
Amsterdam Oil on Canvas Painting, Impressionist, 20th Century, Framed
Located in Genève, GE
This oil on canvas by artist Jean-Jacques Boimond (1930-1995) depicts a picturesque, tranquil scene, probably of Amsterdam, as indicated on the back of the canvas by the artist. The ...
Canvas, Oil
$9,900Sale Price|40% Off
Shady Stream - Late 19th Century Bucolic Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous late 19th Century Russian landscape with stream in the shade by Nikolai Aleksandrovich Sergeev (Nikolai Alexandrovich Sergeyev ...
Oil, Cardboard, Linen
Street Market
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Street Market" c. 1975, is an oil painting on canvas by noted Dutch artist Johannes Josephus Hovener, b.1936. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (canvas) size is 24 x 32 inches, framed size is 33.5 x 41.5 inches. Framed in original wooden gold frame, with fabric liner. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Johannes Josephus (Jan) Hovener (1936) Johannes Josephus (Jan) Hovener was born in Rotterdam on 14th August, 1936. Hovener enjoyed the study at the Rotterdam Academy. After his studies, Hovener won the Talens Prize in 1959. It was therefore Willem Sandberg, director of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, who wrote the following about a self-portrait by Hovener: As someone who could do something and had an incredible vision. Especially for someone of twenty years old. Hovener initially started as a pottery painter with Delft blue at the Porceleyne Fles. Meanwhile, Hovener has more than half a century of experience and has become a all round...
Oil
"In the Kitchen."
Located in Zofingen, AG
Miniature painting is like a little pearl in a collection of paintings. It was created specifically so that you can decorate your room and harmoniously place it in combination with p...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic, Board
Antique Fine Framed French Impressionist Street Scene Paris Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French impressionist Paris street scene signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood impression...
Oil, Board
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Landscape Painting Michael Budden Beautiful Skies Series Sunrise
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Sunrise Sensation, Beautiful Skies Series oil/panel 9x12 image unframed,15.25 x 18.25 x .75 framed signed LL Sunrise Sensation is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning con...
Oil
FANTASY WITH FLOWERS 281: (series 300+) mixed, paper, 59x42.
Located in Zofingen, AG
FANTASY WITH FLOWERS 281: (series 300+) mixed, paper, 59x42. Original mixed media painting on heavy archival paper from the FANTASY WITH FLOWERS series. This enchanting artwork prese...
Paper, Acrylic, Color Pencil
"THE BLOWOUT" G. HARVEY FROM BOONE PICKENS WOOD OIL DERRICKS 71 X 51 FRAMED
By G. Harvey
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 60 x 40 Frame Size: 71 x 51 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signed 1980 "The Blowout" Woo...
Oil
"By the Lake ."Green collection.
Located in Zofingen, AG
There are magnificent lakes in the Spanish Pyrenees. The painting was created under the impression of a trip to Huesca. The cool morning and light mist are enchanting. The color pale...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic, Plaster
Antique English Classical Portrait with Parrot Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique English portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 31 by 36 inches overall, and 25.5 by 30.5 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsomel...
Oil, Board
$22,000
"Baby" Oil Painting of Woman with Child, American Impressionist, Framed & Signed
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a woman standing beside a window, holding her young baby, painted by Ben Fenske. Behind her, an open window shows an evening view of the tuscan countryside. a smal...
Canvas, Oil
$253Sale Price|20% Off
Venice Grand Canal Waterfront Study Signed Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Venice Grand Canal Waterfront Study Signed Watercolour Painting By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on paper Size: 11.75 inches (height) x 9.5 inches (width) Condit...
Watercolor
Mid Century Female Nude Figure, American Impressionist, Signed 24x18
Located in Soquel, CA
Female nude figure at the beach by listed artist Jon Blanchette (American, 1908-1987). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Jon Blanchette" verso. Image size, 24"H x 18"W. Jon Blan...
Masonite, Oil