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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A Winter Scene - Snowy 1930's Landscape in Oil on Canvas, Signed, w/ Exh. Label
Located in Soquel, CA
A Winter Scene - Snowy 1930's Landscape in Oil on Canvas, Signed, w/ Exh. Label Serene winter landscape of a snow covered hills with a frozen creek and far off house in the distance...
Canvas, Oil
Palmyra Ancient Ruins Syria Landscape Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Palmyra, ancient ruins by Geza Somerset-Paddon (British 20th century) dated 1997 oil painting on board overall board size: 16 x 18 inches board: 9.5 x 12 inches condition: overall ve...
Oil
$1,085Sale Price|20% Off
The Bridge at Argenteuil Large French Impressionist Oil Painting after Monet
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Bridge at Argenteuil a copy after the earlier, original painting by Claude Monet oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 20 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, south west of Eng...
Oil
Still Life with Flowers and Pitcher
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Still Life with Flowers and Pitcher" c.1970 is an oil painting on canvas by German/American artist Eva Sikorski, 1917-1990. It is signed at the lower left corner by the...
Oil
$835Sale Price|20% Off
Expressive Male Portrait Mid-20th Century French Oil Painting
By Simone Forge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Expressive Male Portrait French, mid 20th century from the studio collection of Simone Forge (1930's-1950's female French artist) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 24 x 19.75 inches Pr...
Oil
"Road to Lake Nockamixon" Impressionist Pastoral Snow Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist winter snow-covered pastoral scene depicting the road to Lake Nockamixon in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic m...
Oil, Board
$9,000
"Provincetown Harbor" Colin Scott, New England, Sailboats, Harbor Scene
Located in New York, NY
Colin Scott Provincetown Harbor Signed lower right Oil on board 15 x 20 inches
Oil, Board
$895Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Painting Purple Sunset over Santorini's Winding Pathway
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Santorini Sunset signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) dated 1999 oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 16 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large pr...
Oil
$732Sale Price|20% Off
Contemporary Impressionist Still Life Kitchen Table with Soft Pastel Palette
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Contemporary Impressionist Still Life by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) signed initials oil painting on board, framed framed: 25 x 31 inches board: 24 x 30 inches condition:...
Oil
"1945D" - Miniature Landscape and Still-Life, 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
Spring Shore Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Spring Shore Medium: Oil on Hardboard Year: 2018 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 15 x 27" x 0.2" inch (38 x 69 x 1 cm) Presentation: Unframed, Typ...
Oil, Canvas
$759Sale Price|20% Off
Colourful Spring Garden, French Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Colourful Spring Garden, French Original Oil Painting French School 20th Century Oil painting on thin card/paper, unframed Card size: 9 x 15 inches Delightful French Impressionist o...
Oil
In the Spring Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: In the Spring Medium: Oil on Hardboard Year: 2017 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 11 x 16" x 0.2" inch (28 x 40x 1cm) Presentation: Unframed, Type...
Canvas, Oil
"Find Me A Meadow" (2024) Impressionist Animal Portrait, Oil and Wax Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Artist Statement Find Me a Meadow presents a swan moving calmly through its space, emerging from deep purples and muted blues that soften the boundary between figure and atmosphere....
Cotton, Oil
$431
The shore of the Orb river. Original landscape painting. Square. Gouache paper
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork exudes tranquility by depicting a serene lakeside scene. The composition skillfully captures a lush, vibrant landscape where a cluster of yellow flowers stands at the fo...
Paper, Gouache
Echo 2, Abstract Art Original Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Voskan Galstian Work: Original Acrylic Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Art Title: Echo 2...
Canvas, Acrylic
Port, 1949
By Phillip Herschel Paradise 1
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Consigned to the gallery by private collectors Signed "Phil Paradise" on lower left Description A prominent watercolorist during the Depress...
Watercolor, Paper
$3,800Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Norwegian Impressionist Sunset Seascape Signed Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large European impressionist seascape sailboat oil painting by Thorolf Holmboe (1866 - 1935). Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 26H by 29L.
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
$379Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of Pastoral Landscape with Dramatic Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Pastoral Landscape with Dramatic Sky by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11 x 1...
Watercolor
$339
Paris River Seine Bridge with Church Spire Impressionist Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris River Seine Bridge with Church Spire Impressionist Watercolour Painting signed initials by Maurice Mazeilie (French) watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed dated 2012 p...
Watercolor
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Salmagundi Club Artist Harry De Maine Winter Stream
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Stream oil on panel by Harry DeMaine. Image is 10 x 12 and 11.25 x 13.25 framed in possibly a beautifully finished corner white gold period frame. signed LL art panel makers ...
Oil
Abbey in Lavender Light
Located in Zofingen, AG
Set amidst the rolling hills of Provence, the historic Sénanque Abbey emerges from a sea of lavender. Bathed in gentle light, its stone walls carry centuries of silence, while violet...
Canvas, Oil
$14,000
"MacMahan's Maine, " Howard Everett Giles, Figurative Landscape, Impressionism
Located in New York, NY
Howard Everett Giles (1876 - 1955) MacMahan's Maine Oil on canvas backed with board 30 x 30 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Art Institute of Chicago Christie's New York, December 8, 2011, Lot 2 Howard Giles spent most of his career in New York City, where he was an educator, magazine illustrator, and painter who espoused the theory of Dynamic Symmetry. He was born in Brooklyn, and as a young man worked in a New York railroad office. Financial support of a family friend allowed him to study at the Art Students League with H. Siddons Mowbray. In early 1910, he became an illustrator for Scribner's Magazine, and in 1912, on sketching assignment for Scribner's went to England. During World War I, he did illustration for Harper's Monthly Magazine, and many of his images were 'roaring twenties' genre and figure paintings. In 1912, he began teaching life classes at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts (later Parsons School of Design), and remained there until the late 1920s. During that time, he was also a part-time instructor at the Childs-Walker School in Boston, and accepted numerous invitations to lecture including at Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Detroit Institute of Arts and Wellesley College. His initial painting style was Impressionism, but he grew increasingly interested in other scientific, aesthetic theories. He worked with Jay Hambridge from 1916 to 1919, applying Hambridge's theory of Dynamic Symmetry to his painting and his lecture topics. From 1922 to 1926, Giles also worked with and was influenced in his own painting by colorist theorist Denman Ross, who espoused a limited and related color palette. For many of his paintings, Giles used watercolor although he also painted in oil and pastels. During the last years before his retirement when he moved to Woodstock...
Oil, Panel
Ocean Side, Seascape Art Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Seascape art Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2019 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Ocean Side Size: 2...
Canvas, Oil
Sarges Port
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Dalessio's plein air painting depicts a group of boats on the beach of Sarges port with the breakwater in the distance. Framed dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 inches Artist Bio: Marc Dale...
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
$920Sale Price|20% Off
"California Summer" Mid Century Plein Aire Landscape in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
"California Summer" Mid Century Plein Aire Landscape in Oil on Masonite Serene landscape by Andrew Bennett (British, 20th Century). A herd of cows are gathered under oak trees in th...
Masonite, Oil
Portrait of a Woman with Red Hair
By Julia Ruf
Located in Zofingen, AG
An expressive contemporary portrait of a red-haired woman where emotions and feelings, conveyed entirely through color, take center stage. The artwork focuses on capturing an inner s...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Memories of Tuscany, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This impressionist painting depicts a scenic view of a Tuscan villa, framed by a small vineyard and tall Italian cypress trees. Artist Faye Vander Veer works wi...
Oil
"Grace that remains " Contemporary figurative woman's portrait painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Grace that remains" is a contemporary female portrait by French artist Natalya Mougenot, painted in acrylic paint and acrylic pens on heavyweight acid-free paper, measuring 29.7 x 4...
Paper, Acrylic
October Foliage
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Wonderful fall landscape by Canadian/American artist William Alexander Drake. Oil on board in a period frame. 12" x 16", 14.5" x 18.5" framed. William Alexander Drake (1891–1979) wa...
Oil
$1,050
"Before the Fall" - Impressionist Western Landscape and Skyscape, Oil Painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
"Before the Fall" is an original impressionist oil painting, depicting a late summer scene of a tree beginning to turn color, against the blue sky and greying foothills. This piece ...
Paper, Gouache
$3,000
"The Beach at Stoupa" oil painting, White umbrellas in Greece, Mediterranean Sea
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"The Beach at Stoupa" is a plein air painting depicting a popular beach in Stoupa, Greece. Stoupa (Greek: Στούπα) is a village on the coast of the southern Peloponnese peninsula in G...
Oil, Panel
Cowboy Watering His Horse
By Jove Wang
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Jove Wang" on left center UNFRAMED: 20" x 24" FRAMED: 29.5" x 33.5" x 2.5" Artist Statement “As the day winds down, both ...
Linen, Oil
$1,200
Impressionistic Seascape Ocean Sunrise Painting Michael Budden Sunrise Spectacle
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Sunrise Spectacle 10 x 12 unframed, 16 x 18 x 1.5 framed signed LR Sunrise Spectacle is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showc...
Oil
Threshing at La Roque-Gageac in Dordogne in 1948
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Hans SEILER (Neuchâtel 1907 – 1986) Threshing at La Roque-Gageac Oil on canvas H. 38 cm ; W. 55 cm Signed lower left; titled on the back. 1948 Provenance: Artist’s studio; by descen...
Canvas, Oil
$1,383Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Cote d'Azur Coastal Pathway with Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: French Impressionist School, 20th century, indistinctly signed Title: Cote d'Azur, south of France coastal pathway Medium: oil painting, on board, signed. Size: fram...
Oil
$3,500
'Near Locranan, Brittany', Paris, Charlottenborg, Bornholm School, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Mogens Hertz' (Danish, 1909-1999) and painted circa 1935. This notable Impressionist first studied with the classically-trained Academician, Laurits Ring and, su...
Canvas, Oil, Plywood
Anemones - Belgian Impressionist Still Life, Antique Flowers Floral Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very beautiful early 20th century impressionist oil on board still life depicting colourful anemones in a blue vase by Victor Simonin. This important and very fine work was exhib...
Oil, Board
Courtyard at Noon
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Courtyard at Noon Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches 50.8 x 61 cm Framed dimensions 31 3/8 x 35 3/8 inches Signed lower right: Robert Spencer Provenance Private collection, Michigan; Free...
Canvas, Oil
Paris River Seine Bridge and Riverside Houses Impressionist Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris River Seine Bridge and Riverside Houses Impressionist Watercolour Painting by Maurice Mazeilie (French) watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed painting: 6.25 x 8.75 inc...
Watercolor
Venice Canal, Impressionist Oil Painting by Vittorio Arcolin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Vittorio Arcolin - Venice Canal, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower right, Size: 24 x 16 in. (60.96 x 40.64 cm)
Oil
German Marine Painting of Sailing Ship, Oil on Canvas, 1918, signed
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
Erwin Günther Hamburg 1864 - 1927 Düsseldorf Marine Painting Sailing Ship and Passenger Ship on the High Seas 1918 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower left Painting: 64.5 x 100 cm F...
Oil
East River (Unititled)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
East River (Untitled), c. 1940s, oil on canvas signed lower right, 18 x 24 inches Isabella Markell was a painter, etcher, and sculptor, who is best known for her New York City scen...
Canvas, Oil
$320Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Landscape Lovely Green Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, mid 20th century landscape oil painting on wood panel, unframed double sided measures: 10.5 x 14.5 inches condition report: provenance: France 10.5 x 14.5 inches
Oil
$2,500
"Big Sur" Colorful Impressionistic Coastal Landscape Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. This painting evokes a peaceful yet majestic feeling; the rugged beauty of the Pacific coast in fu...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$609Sale Price|20% Off
French Oil painting of a Outdoor Market Scene in Impressionist Style
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Oil painting of a Outdoor Market Scene in Impressionist Style By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 6.5 x 8 inches (height x width) Signed: Bottom left Oil painting on bo...
Oil
$567
"Her living light" Contemporary figurative woman's portrait painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Her Living Light — Original Contemporary Woman Portrait “Her Living Light” is an original contemporary portrait painting of a woman by French artist Natalya Mougenot, created in an ...
Paper, Acrylic
$732Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Floral Still Life Vibrant Bouquet in a Dark Vase Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Floral Still Life signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) size: 22 x 15 inches oil painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good condition. It has previously been...
Oil
Village of Negrove Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Village of Negrovets Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 23.5" x 27.5" x 1" inch (60 x 70 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframe...
Canvas, Oil
Winter Tree Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Winter Tree Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2015 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 7.5" x 9.5" x 1" inch (19 x 24 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery ...
Canvas, Oil
Moon vawe. Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work is shortlisted for the Visual Art Open 2021 UK Award and the International Emerging Artist Awards. This is the only original work. Green edge for framing the painting. This...
Canvas, Oil
$189Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of a Loose Floral Arrangement of Pink Blooms
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Loose Floral Arrangement of Pink Blooms By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Signed: Yes D...
Watercolor
$1,031Sale Price|20% Off
Irish Coastal Estuary Landscape with Mountains, Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title Irish Coastal Estuary Landscape with Mountains, Impressionist Oil Key Details Artist: Fergal Nolly (Irish, 20th Century) Medium: Oil on canvas Size (framed): 11 x 14.5 inches S...
Oil
French Impressionist: Hillside Landscape with Dwellings oil circa 1860
Located in Frome, Somerset
A fine impressionist landscape by the 19th century French painter Loouis Boulanger (1806-1867). Oil on canvas 15"x21,3/4" 38cmx 55cm The original giltwood frame: 22"x28" , 56cmx 72cm. A fine plein air study of a stoney outcrop on the edge of a French village circa 1860. Boulanger was famous during his lifetime for his portraits of the intelligentsia of Paris society during the 19th century including Victor Hugo. He was also a great follower of the early impressionist landscape painters this being a fine example of his work. A well balanced composition and an intense study of afternoon light in a French landscape. Signed lower right. Provenance : Estate collection, Paris Good condition. Higher resolution images available on request. Viewing welcome . Worldwide shipping available. Louis Boulanger (11 March 1806, Vercelli, Piedmont - 5 March 1867, Dijon) was a French Romantic painter, lithographer and illustrator. Life He enrolled in 1821 at the École des beaux-arts where he attended the workshop of Guillaume Guillon Lethière and received a solid classical training. Next he made a présentation for the prix de Rome, in 1824, in which he finished logiste. He became the companion of Eugène Devéria...
Oil
Corner of the village, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Jean David
Located in Yardley, PA
Everything that is painted directly and on the spot has always a strength, a power, a vivacity of touch which one cannot recover in the studio"¦ three strokes of a brush in front of ...
Oil
$360Sale Price|20% Off
"River Back Creek, Scituate, Massachusetts" Contemporary Impressionist Landscape
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exquisite, peaceful scene of a riverbank in Massachusetts. Almost makes you feel like you are there in the placid setting. Painted in oils on artist's board. Proudly presented by Guy Lyman Fine Art...
Oil
View Over Lyngby Sø, Copenhagen. Painted in Grisaille
Located in Stockholm, SE
This signed and dated landscape titled Lyngby Sø presents an unusually restrained exploration within Peder Mønsted’s overwhelmingly polychrome productionn. E...
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
The landscape of Sumy region, Original oil Painting, Handmade, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Shapoval Ivan Leontyevich Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Impressionism Year: 2011 Title: The landscape of Sumy reg...
Canvas, Oil
$567Sale Price|66% Off
Octave Cartel(Belgian painter) - 20th century Still life painting - Strawberries
Located in Varmo, IT
Octave Cartel (Belgian, 1884 - 1944) - Still life of strawberries. 27 x 37 cm without frame, 41 x 50 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on cardboard, ...
Canvas, Oil