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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«Spring idyll on the Walensee lake» Original impressionistic landscape .
Located in Oslo, NO
This captivating landscape painting vividly depicts a serene lakeside scene, dominated by towering, rugged mountains. The mountains boast a patchwork of muted greens, grays, and brow...
Canvas, Oil
Full Moon
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Oil Painting signed by the Artist in the lower right corner.
Oil
"Spring Time" Colorful Countryside Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Waltsak has portrayed this piece in a most intimate yet energetic way and has packed much feeling ...
Oil, Canvas
$417Sale Price|20% Off
«Walk along the lake» Original impressionistic landscape. Vertical small
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork captures a serene lakeside path, flanked by vibrant trees that gently sway in the breeze. The path, dappled with sunlight, curves invitingly towards a tranquil blue lake...
Canvas, Oil
$5,214
Pal Fried (1893-1976) - "Circus" Large Mid-Century Impressionist Oil on Canvas
By Pal Fried
Located in Wien, AT
A captivating and dynamic large-scale Mid-Century Impressionist masterpiece by the renowned Hungarian-American artist Pál Fried (1893-1976). Titled "Circus", this exquisite oil on ca...
Oil
Between Us
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, the artist reflects on the fragile state of shared presence, where people are physically close yet remain within the boundaries of their own inner worlds. The figures f...
Canvas, Acrylic
'Winter Sunset' AIC, ASL, NAD, PAFA, New York, Boston, New England, Connecticut
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'R. Emmett Owen' for Robert Emmett Owen (American, 1878-1957) and painted circa 1915. Displayed in a substantial, carved, giltwood frame Framed dimensions: 30 x 1...
Oil, Board
Large Nicely Framed European Impressionist Signed Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique European still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 32 by 27 inches overall, and 26 by 21 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enj...
Canvas, Oil
Provincetown Painting, Oil on Board. Important Woman American Impressionist
By Kathryn Cherry
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Kathryn Cherry (1860-1931) Oil on board of Provincetown, beautifully framed. Measures: Image: 14" H x 11" W. Frame: 18" H x 15" W approximately. A lovely example by the artist in ex...
Oil, Board
$1,297Sale Price|20% Off
Spring birches. 1990. Cardboard, oil, 70x95 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Spring birches. 1990. Cardboard, oil, 70x95 cm Edgars Vinters (1919-2014) Edgars Vinters is working in oil, watercolor and monotype techniques. He pain...
Oil, Cardboard
$513Sale Price|20% Off
French Fishing Boats in Harbour with Rocky Coastline Gouache Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Fishing Boats in Harbour with Rocky Coastline Gouache Painting by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 5.75 inches (height) x 6 inches (width) Gouache painting on card, unframed Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor signs of handling at the edges. Provenance: All the paintings we have for sale by this artist have come from the artists estate and have had no previous owners at all. Description: This charming gouache scene by French artist Fanch Lel captures a quiet coastal harbour where small fishing boats bob gently in the shallows. With its expressive brushwork and earthy palette, the painting evokes the rugged beauty of traditional French fishing villages...
Gouache
$8,642Sale Price|20% Off
Harbour Scene - Scottish Victorian Impressionist marine landscape oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This gorgeous large Scottish Victorian Impressionist oil painting is by noted artist Robert McGowan Coventry RSA, also known as Robert Coventry. Painted circa 1890 the composition is...
Oil
Flowers Again
Located in Edinburgh, GB
How many have appeared on canvases before—and how many more will there be. Flowers allow us to express something new each time, while remaining a recognizable symbol of beauty and l...
Oil
Vendeurs de Fleures le Long de la Seine, Paris
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Mixed Media on Paper, Paper size: 11 x 15 inches Framed size: 19.5 x 23.5 inches Signed Lower Left
Paper, Mixed Media
Transit Town
Located in Edinburgh, GB
There are cities we stay in forever. And there are those we pass through only once, yet somehow remember for a lifetime. Narrow streets, light-colored walls, and a soft morning sky b...
Oil
$3,241Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Impressionist Oil Painting Victorian Girls & Dogs Bournmouth Beach
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
The painting – which depicts three young Victorian ladies and their dogs on Bournemouth beach after a swim – is signed by the artist and dated 1872. In October of that year the eng...
Oil
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
"Winter Morning" Original Rural Western Winter Landscape, Oil Painting
By Dan Young
Located in Denver, CO
"Winter Morning" by Dan Young is an original oil painting depicting a rural snow scene. This painting is framed at 14.62 inches by 16.62 inches. Dan Young was born in Denver and gr...
Linen, Oil
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Reclining Female Figure Life Study Charcoal Drawing French Academic Paper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Reclining Female Figure Life Study Charcoal Drawing French Academic Paper Artist: French School (20th century) Medium: Charcoal drawing on artists paper, unframed Size: 10.75 ...
Charcoal
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FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST OIL LANDSCAPE - BEAUTIFUL OCEAN BEACH CALIFORNIA
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Ocean Beach California" by Maurice Mazeilie (French) oil painting on board , unframed stamped verso inscribed verso painting: 5 x 7 inches A delightful original oil painting by t...
Oil
$318Sale Price|20% Off
Figures by River Landscape British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures by River Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) signed original watercolor painting on thick artist paper, unframed size: 10 x...
Paper, Watercolor
$20,931
Pommiers en fleurs - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Robert William Vonnoh
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Oil on canvas landscape by American impressionist painter Robert William Vonnoh. This piece is set in Grez-sur-Loing and depicts an orchard in blossom. Dimensions: Framed: 31"x37" U...
Oil, Canvas
Harbor Abstract Contemporary art Original oil Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Harbor Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2025 Style: Contemporary Art Dimensions: 38" x 62.5" x 1" inch (97 x 159 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrapped...
Canvas, Oil
$20,279Sale Price|30% Off
Elegant woman in the living room , Impressionist, Woman, Interior, 19 th 1898ca
Located in Torino, IT
Woman, Liberty, Inside, Eclecticism, Romanticism, Impressionism, Work of artistic interest abiut 130 years old, it will take about 50 days for export permits work signed lower left,...
Canvas, Oil
Le Cafe Briard - Paris - Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil - Edouard Cortes
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist oil on canvas figures in cityscape circa 1930 by sought after French painter Edouard Cortes. The work depicts a bustling evening street scene outside the Cafe Br...
Canvas, Oil
$642Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Portrait of a Lady Sketchy Atmospheric Working Study on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) circa 1930's oil on unstretched canvas, unframed painting: 22.5 x 19 inches provenance: the artists estate, France condition: the painting is on uns...
Oil
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Fine 1900's French Belle Epoque Period Portrait of a Lady, signed & dated oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Belle Epoque Lady French School, signed and dated 1907 oil painting on canvas: 24 x 19.5 inches antique original gilt frame: 29 x 24 inches condition:...
Canvas, Oil
Pink Roses in a Vase - Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on this item * A beautiful mid 20th century French impressionist oil on board depicting pink roses in a white vase. Very nice quality and condition orig...
Oil
Stinchcombe, Original painting, landscape
By Rupert Aker
Located in Deddington, GB
Above Stinchcombe, summer. Additional information: Oil Paint on Canvas 64 H x 64 W x 5 D cm (25.20 x 25.20 x 1.97 in) Sold framed Image size: Height: 60cm (23.62 in) Width: 60cm (2...
Canvas, Oil
Sunlight on Snow, American Impressionist Oil Painting, 1927, Framed
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Sunlight on Snow, 1927 Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches (61 x 76.2 cm) Framed dimensions: 31 1/4 x 37 1/4 inches Signed lower left: Leith-Ross Provenance The CIGNA Museum and Art Collection, until 2004; Sotheby's, New York, December 15, 2004, lot 14; Thomas Colville Fine Art until the present Harry Leith...
Canvas, Oil
$729Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage French Oil Painting Wide Landscape Of Lake Flowing Along The Town
By Leon Hatot 1
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed Size: painting: 13 x 20 inche...
Oil
Figures At The Summer's Day French Parasol Market Landscape Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Summers Market Signed by Fanch Lel Size: 13 x 16 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board , unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks and ligh...
Oil
Afternoon Provence, South of France Impressionist Landscape painting, Purple
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed size: 22.5" x 25.5" Afternoon Provence by Maximilien Luce is a luminous landscape painted with the vibrant, broken brushstrokes characteristic of Post-Impressionism and Divis...
Canvas, Oil
$1,613Sale Price|20% Off
Аutumn. 2000, oil on board, 80x99 cm
By Janis Kalnmalis
Located in Riga, LV
Аutumn landscape by the river. 2000, oil on board, 80x99 cm Janis Kalnmalis (1939) Received professional education in the LVM of Riga department of decoration and graduated in 1960...
Oil, Board
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Winter Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden Beautiful Light
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beautiful Light, Colors of Winter oil/canvas panel signed LR 12 x 9 image unframed, 18.5 x 15.5 framed I enjoy playing with light in my paintings and creating a mood while trying to...
Oil
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
Trees and Low Mountains - Vibrant Impressionistic California Landscape in Oil
By Louise Grossett Cunningham
Located in Soquel, CA
Trees and Low Mountains - Vibrant Impressionistic California Landscape in Oil Colorful landscape painting of a path in the coastal mountains by Santa Cruz, California painter Louise...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Vintage New Orleans Courtyard Framed Impressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage New Orleans courtyard scene. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 17 by 21 inches overall, and 16 by 20 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil
$14,400Sale Price|20% Off
"Bassin des Tuilleries and the Louvre, Paris, " Jules Herve, French Impressionism
Located in New York, NY
Jules Herve (French, 1887 - 1981) Bassin des Tuilleries and the Louvre, Paris, n.d. Oil on canvas 18 1/2 x 21 3/4 inches Signed lower left; signed on the reverse Provenance: Dominio...
Canvas, Oil
Pause
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work captures a moment suspended in time, where nothing is rushed and nothing is required. Set within the quiet presence of nature, the scene speaks of shared stillness and unsp...
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,000
"Les Copains d'Abord" oil painting, boats docked alongside French Harbor, framed
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Les Copains D'Abord" is a plein air painting created in France by American plein-air painter, Marc Dalessio. In a traditional handmade gold frame, also available in black. Framed ...
Oil, Panel
$756Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Oil Painting A Summer French Coastline
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Summer French Coastline French School, mid-late 20th century unsigned oil painting on canvas textured paper (reverse side is smooth, the painted side looks and feels as canvas), un...
Canvas, Oil
$707Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Coastal Scene with Sailboat and Cliffside Cottage
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Coastal Scene with Sailboat and Cliffside Cottage By Fanch Lel Size: 19 x 20.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condition: Goo...
Oil
$3,244
The Ponomarka River in April, Impressionst painting, Oil, cardboard, 23.6 х 24.5
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
The artist painted this plain air sketch in the spring of 2023 near the Ponomarki River in Kuzminki Park in the evening. This artwork captures a serene river scene, showcasing the su...
Oil, Cardboard
"1939" - Miniature Landscape and Skyscape, Oil Painting on Coin
Located in Denver, CO
This unique miniature painting is framed at 4 inches by 4 inches, and is wired and ready for hanging. About the Artist: Bryanna Marie draws her inspiration from the everyday beauty ...
Oil
"Road Through Point Pleasant PA" Bucks County Pastoral Snow Scene Landscape
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist winter snow-covered pastoral scene depicting "Road Through Point Pleasant PA" Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic...
Oil, Board
$3,800Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American School Ashcan New York Cityscape Signed Street Scene Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderfully painted American impressionist street scene oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 12H by 16L.
Canvas, Oil
$2,371Sale Price|20% Off
Signed Antique French Impressionist Oil Painting Children Playing in Park
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
In the Park by Louis Abel-Truchet (French 1857-1918) *see below signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: overall good a...
Oil, Canvas
"Fishing Boats" Impressionist French Scene Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting of Fishing Boats by the Harbor by François Gall. This painting is a wonderful example of his work from the prime of his career, depicting a lively ...
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Hills: Impressionist Desert Oil Painting, 20th Century
Located in Belgrade, MT
This painting by Lucien Durand is part of my private collection. It is signed by the artist.
Oil
Dusk at Bayou Bend MFAH Texas Landscape Oil Impressionism Buffalo Bayou
By Steve Parker
Located in Houston, TX
FREE SHIPPING Dusk at Bayou Bend is contemporary oil landscape painting on canvas that is 18" x 18".Dusk at Bayou Bend was painted in 2026 by Texan artist Steve Parker The locat...
Canvas, Oil
Boulevard de la Madeleine
Located in Greenville, DE
Excellent example of Cortès Paris scene. Provenance: Galerie Haussmann, Paris.Herbert Arnot, Inc., New York, New York (May 29, 1964).Country Store Gallery, Austin, Texas (February 2...
Canvas, Oil
$3,495
Antique American Impressionist Winter Landscape Exhibited Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist winter landscape oil painting by Ernest Albert (1857 - 1946). Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Signed. Frame...
Canvas, Oil
Mid-Century Floral Still Life by Miriam Tabor — Oil on Canvas in Original Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
A luminous mid-century floral still life by noted artist Miriam Tabor. This elegant composition features soft pink blooms in a dark vase, set before a sunlit window. Tabor’s fluid br...
Canvas, Oil
$975
Lemons from Bergamo. Italian Still Life, Original Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Oslo, NO
This small Italian still life was painted from life after a trip to Italy, using large lemons brought from Bergamo. "I wanted to preserve the feeling of old, classical Italy, so I ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Rocky Seascape Oil Painting Milton James Burns Salmagundi Club
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Rocky Seascape oil on panel The image measures 10 x 14 unframed, 12.5 x 16 framed in original frame as purchased. signed lower left. Milton James Burns 1853-1933, Founding Salmagundi Artist member in ready to hang condition. Minor craquelure in white impasto areas of the surf. Frame abrasion in upper and lower edges of canvas. A few pinpoints of in-paint show up under UV. This scene looks to me to be Black Head, on Monhegan perhaps, as Burns visited the island to draw, etc. as listed below. The following is from "The Jean and Graham Devoe Williford Charitable Trust" Milton Burns...
Oil
Spirit Herbal Fairies. Original oil painting on canvas 70 x 90 cm
Located in Zofingen, AG
Description about painting “Spirit Herbal Fairies” . Collection "Spirit Herbals" In this painting I focus on what gives us resource and taste for life. I invite the viewer to get to ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,030Sale Price|30% Off
A Summer Feeling - Landscape Painting Original Oil on Canvas Impasto Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With a contemporary perspective on landscape painting and inspired by paintings created by old masters, German artist Katharina Husslein paints in a representational manner to captur...
Canvas, Oil
$2,106Sale Price|20% Off
Thistle in a Glass Vase - Large Modern British Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large 1930's Modern British oil on canvas depicting thistle in a glass vase by Helen Stuart Weir RBA ROI. Excellent quality early work by this important female artist, w...
Canvas, Oil
Large Impressionist Glacial River Winter Mountain Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American winter landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 28 by 39 inches overall, and 26 by 36 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang an...
Oil, Canvas
Take Our Wisdom and Strength, My Love
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior. ABOUT THE ARTWORK Take Our Wisdom and Strength, My Love belongs to t...
Canvas, Acrylic