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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Simans Large Vintage Dutch Oil Painting Winter Landscape Gold Leaf Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is this vintage original Duch oil painting on canvas depicting a serene winter landscape in a rural mountain village. The scene features a snow-covered hillside with two ...
Oil
$416Sale 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
While the Sea Listens to the Sky
Located in Edinburgh, GB
"Where Sea and Sky Meet" encapsulates a rare transition in nature. “There are moments when the sea ceases to be water, and the sky ceases to be clouds. They become two voices of one ...
Oil
'Monterey Coastline', Carmel, Big Sur, Pacific Ocean, California Impressionist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Delia' for Delia Bradford (American, 20th century) and painted circa 2005; additionally signed, verso, on stretcher bar, 'Delia Bradford'. A fresh and breezy vi...
Canvas, Oil
$1,297Sale Price|45% Off
Californian Coastline Seascape Landscape Impasto Painting by 20th Century Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Californian Coastline Seascape Landscape Impasto Oil Painting by 20th Century Artist, Constance Lee Art measures 19 x 15 inches Frame measures 21 x 17 ...
Oil, Board
"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
$82,429
Le Verger en Fleurs - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Juliette Wytsman
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1905 by Belgian impressionist painter Juliette Wytsman. The piece depicts an orchard with the trees covered in pink and white blossom. Signature...
Canvas, Oil
$2,138
Sakura Cherry Tree Flower Blossom Acrylic Painting, Signed Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Cherry blossoms in the wind – every petal falls with grace.” – Yoshida Kenko A beautiful modern floral painting, made with professional varnished acrylics and Amsterdam acrylic sp...
Acrylic
$555Sale Price|20% Off
French Oil painting of Market Scene in Impressionist Style with Flower Sellers
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Oil painting of Market Scene in Impressionist Style with Flower Sellers By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 6.75 x 8.25 inches (heigh...
Oil
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Charles Gruppe American Impressionist Painting Salmagundi Rock Port Farm w Cow
By Charles P Gruppe
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Charles P Gruppe 1860-1940 Harvest Time, Farm Scene with Cow oil panel signed LR 8x10 unframed, 11.5 x 13.5 framed Colors are fresh and vibrant as the painting was recently clean...
Oil
Seascape, American Impressionist Oil on Canvas, Circa 1940, Signed
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Seascape (Off Monhegan, Maine) Oil on canvas, mounted to board by the artist, c. 1940 Signed: George G. Adomeit lower right A view of the Maine coas...
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
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
Boy Climbing a Structure
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Boy Climbing a Structure" c.1990 is an oil painting on panel by noted American artist Gunnar Donald Anderson, b.1927-2022. It is s...
Oil
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Riverside Fishing Camp
Located in Buffalo, NY
A modern impressionist painting by American artist Chuck Fee Wong featuring his signature use of bright colors. This work is a wonderful landscape with an interesting perspective per...
Canvas, Oil
A Still Life of Flowers on a Table by Marcel Dyf. Oil on Canvas
By Marcel Dyf
Located in St. Albans, GB
Marcel DYF 1899 - 1985 Provenance: This piece has been confirmed by Claudine Dyf Signed Collection particulière, France Picture Size: 22 x 18" (56 x 46cm) Outside Frame Size: 28 x 2...
Oil
Boulevard de Capucines-Nuit - Impressionist Cityscape Oil by Edouard Leon Cortes
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel figures in cityscape circa 1920 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Cortes. The work depicts a a view of the Boulevard de Capucines, on the Grand...
Oil, Panel
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
$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
$1,300
Before the Storm Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Before the Storm Medium: Oil on Hardboard Year: 2019 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 17.5 x 23" x 0.3" inch (44 x 59x 1cm) Presentation: Unframed, ...
Canvas, Oil
$253Sale Price|20% Off
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
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
$1,726Sale Price|20% Off
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
$1,627Sale Price|20% Off
Still life with fish. 1996, cardboard, oil, 49x120 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Arturs Nikitins (born 1936) - painter, graphic artist. 1962 – graduated from the Latvian Art Academy, Graphic Department with the diploma work “The workers of Novorosijsk” under th...
Oil, Cardboard
$1,510Sale Price|20% Off
Scafell From Hardknott Pass Huge British Lake District Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Scafell From Hardknott Pass' Landscape Oil Painting By British artist D.J.Brown, 21st Century Signed and titled verso Oil painting on board, framed Frame size: 20.5 x 28.5 This f...
Oil
$485Sale Price|20% Off
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
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
$9,800
"SUNSET GLOW GUADLUPE MOUNTAINS, TEXAS" EAST OF EL PASO PAINTED CIRCA 1930s
Located in San Antonio, TX
Lewis Teel (1883-1960) El Paso Artist Image Size: 21 x 28 Frame Size: 27 x 34 Medium: Oil on Board Signed Lower Left and on original price tag on verso Circa 1930s "Sunset Glow" Guad...
Oil
$20,910
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
$3,236
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
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
$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
$1,753Sale Price|48% Off
Flowers - Late 20th Century Still Life Oil Pastel by Edwin Mendoza - Figurative
By Edwin Mendoza
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Edwin Mendoza was born in Alexandria. He spent his younger years in Fontainebleau, France where he lived and studied. He studied at St Martin’s School of Art in London. Exhibited at...
Canvas, Oil Pastel
$1,320
Fairytale Winter Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Fairytale Winter Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 20" x 23.5" x 1" inch (50x 60 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gall...
Canvas, Oil
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
"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
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
$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
G. Harvey "The New Filly" Western Snow Scene, Cowboys, Horses 36 x 42 framed
By G. Harvey
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 24 x 30 Frame Size: 36 x 42 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signed Lower Right 1975 "The...
Oil
Louis Emiel Chappel (1888-1963) "Floral Still Life II" Original Painting c.1950
By Louis Emiel Chappel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Louis Emiel Chappel (1888-1963) floral still life II oil painting, circa 1950s Beautiful full basket bouquet of flowers on a pedestal by listed artist Louis Chappel. Original oil o...
Canvas, Oil
$706Sale 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
$8,634Sale 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
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
"Trouville" Colorfully Playful Impressionistic Parisian Beach Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A stunning depiction by Jacques Bouyssou of a lively French summer scene, featuring figures and a light house at the beach in Trouville, France set against the banks of the Marne. Se...
Oil, Canvas
$728Sale 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
$1,668Sale Price|20% Off
Forest river. 1990. Cardboard, oil. 67, 5x93 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Forest river. 1990. Cardboard, oil. 67,5x93 cm Information about artist Edgars Vinters (1919-2014). Edgars Vinters was working in oil, waterc...
Oil, Cardboard
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
$573Sale Price|20% Off
Floral Abstract Painting Textured Flowers Original Art on Canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
Abstract Flower Garden Original Impasto Floral Painting Contemporary Wall Art on Canvas This original abstract floral painting captures the energy and richness of a blooming garden through a bold impasto technique and expressive brushwork. Rather than depicting a literal landscape, the artwork translates the essence of a flower garden into dynamic layers of color, texture, and movement. Vibrant greens, soft pinks, warm reds, and touches of white emerge from a deep, contrasting background, creating a sense of depth and atmospheric complexity. The composition evokes the feeling of walking through a dense, lively garden at the height of its bloom—where flowers, stems, and light dissolve into one another. Thick applications of oil paint form sculptural textures on the canvas surface, giving the piece a tactile, almost three-dimensional quality. This impasto floral painting emphasizes spontaneity and emotion, aligning with contemporary abstract art and modern expressionist approaches. Executed in oil on canvas, the artwork showcases rich layering and palette knife techniques typical of impasto painting. The surface catches light differently from every angle, making it especially engaging in interior spaces with natural or directional lighting. This is a one-of-a-kind original artwork, not a print or reproduction, appealing to collectors of abstract painting, contemporary floral art, textured wall art, and expressive modern decor. It fits seamlessly into interiors styled in modern, contemporary, or eclectic aesthetics. Size: 40 × 50 × 2 cm (16 × 20 × 0.79 inches) Medium: Oil impasto on canvas Year: 2022 Type: One-of-a-kind original painting Condition: Excellent Signature: Signed by the artist Framing: Unframed (ready for custom framing) The painting is sold unframed. The buyer is responsible for arranging framing according to personal taste and interior requirements. A floating frame or minimal contemporary frame is recommended to enhance the depth of the textured surface. This abstract flower garden painting...
Oil, Canvas
Eve, Portrait Figurative Art Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Figurative art, portrait oil Painting on Canvas Artist: Anna Privaloff Title: Eve Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 64 x 51" x 1" inch (163 x 130 x 3c...
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
"Neve in Val Ceresio" Mid Century Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting in Snow
Located in New York, NY
This stunning piece of art titled "Neve in Val Ceresio" is a captivating original work by renowned Italian artist Carlo Aimetti. Aimetti was known for his captivating scenes portrayi...
Oil, Canvas
$3,800
Oil on Canvas Painting of Mediterranean Beach Scene, Signed, 34x40 cm
Located in New York, NY
A luminous Mediterranean beach scene by Eliseo Meifrén Roig, this oil on canvas captures the artist’s celebrated ability to render atmosphere, light, and movement with remarkable spo...
Canvas, Oil
$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
"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
Tiger Lilies Large and Expressionist signed Huang Tiegu
Located in Soquel, CA
Tiger Lilies Large and Expressionist signed Huang Tiegu A lush bouquet composed primarily of blooming pink-and-white tiger lilies, long green foliage, and accompanying flower buds. A...
Canvas, Oil
Impressionistic Cityscape Acrylic Painting, "Alley Totem No. 6"
By Duke Windsor
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one-of-a-kind original acrylic and gold leaf still life painting by San Diego artist, Duke Windsor. Its dimensions are 5" x 60" x 2.5" in (L x H x D). It is unframed. A cer...
Gold Leaf
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
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
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
"Mothers and Children on the Beach" - Colorful Bright Impressionist in Oil Paint
By Don Hatfield
Located in Carmel, CA
Don Hatfield (American, born 1947) "Mothers and Children on the Beach" Unknown Oil paint, canvas, stretcher bars Signed on the bottom right of the painting. Don Hatfield’s 'Mothers ...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Old Stone Bridge - Bucks County Pennsylvania Original Oil by John Green Scott
Located in Soquel, CA
Old Stone Bridge - Bucks County Pennsylvania Original Oil by John Green Scott Classic scene of a country stone bridge somewhere in Bucks County Pennsylvania, John Green Scott (Ameri...
Canvas, Oil
$1,300
Purple Evening Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Garry Nalbandyan Title: Purple Evening Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 10" x 17" x 0.8" inch (25 x 44 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery...
Canvas, Oil