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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"Ballerines à Paris" Colorful Impressionist Interior Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional impressionistic depiction of Ballerinas in an interior scene by Jules René Hervé. Hervé is known as a painter of the scenes of Parisian life. This piece is a pertinent...
Oil, Board
Large Fox Hunting Oil Painting Horse Rider Equestrian Scene English Sporting Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This large and dynamic oil on canvas painting depicts a classic fox hunt scene, with riders in traditional red coats galloping across an open countryside alongside a pack of hounds. ...
Oil
«Soft autumn near the fjord» Original impressionistic Landscape paintings. Large
Located in Oslo, NO
Immerse yourself in the radiant beauty of "Soft autumn near the fjord," a captivating landscape painting that perfectly captures the essence of the fall. Golden and amber leaves ador...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Tenderness. Oil impressionist painting fine art white roses floral original
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting presents white roses as a quiet expression of tenderness and inner calm. The artist worked intuitively, allowing the image to emerge gradually through layers of oil pai...
Board, Oil
Evening Mood, View Over Graneberg, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1924
Located in Stockholm, SE
In Evening Mood, View Over Graneberg (original Swedish title Aftonstämning, Graneberg, Uppland), painted in 1924, Olof Thunman presents an afternoon scene in the countryside outside ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,743
The quiet between mountains by K.Husslein Impasto Landscape oil Painting
Located in DE
In Katharina Husslein's floral-themed paintings, her profound connection to nature and deep inspiration drawn from flowers are unmistakable. Through her textural and abstract approac...
Canvas, Oil
Field Flowers Still Life Impressionism Oil Painting Handmade Artwork
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Title: Field Flowers Size: 23.5" x 19" x 0.8'' ...
Canvas, Oil
$894
Isola del Garda. Oil, autumn, landscape. Horizontal, floral, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
The landscape painting of Isola del Garda is painted in the impressionism style en plein air on Lake Garda in Italy. "That day, my friends and I were painting at a private villa, w...
Oil
Mid Century Belgium in Spring Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1950
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous mid-century Belgian landscape by Gustav Pynaert (Belgium, 1900-1968), c.1950. This piece showcases mature trees and a flowering tree in bloom alongside the river, using loos...
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
Yachts in Portese. Sunset, landscape oil, lake, yachts, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting is painted with oil paints on canvas in the style of modern impressionism and is ready to hang on the wall. It is equipped with hooks, the sides are painted with dark pa...
Canvas, Oil
"Parisian Cafe Scene" Small Impressionist Oil Painting Framed in Antique Frame
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical oil painting depicting a Parisian Cafe scene in Paris, France by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist Cagliani most of his works were produced in the first ...
Oil, Board
Montecito View Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Montecito View Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 34" x 34" x 1" inch (87 x 87 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrap...
Canvas, Oil
$1,073Sale Price|43% Off
Autumn Morning Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean landscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Author: Joan Gil i Gil (Barcelona, 1900 – 1984) Title: Autumn Morning Date: 1934 Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 81 × 100 cm (31.9 × 39.4 in) Signature: Signed lower left: Joan ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,431Sale Price|40% Off
Woman with Red Flower Oil on Canvas, Impressionist, Framed, 1990s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Francisco Sanchis Cortés – Woman with Red Flower Medium: Oil on canvas Canvas dimensions: 73 × 54 cm (28.7 × 21.3 in) Framed dimensions: 91 × 72 cm (35.8 × 28.3 in) Signature: Signe...
Oil
The road home.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Every person has a way home. Some live in a noisy city, others in the countryside. For some, this is a road to the past, where mom and dad are always waiting to meet. For some, this ...
Acrylic, Canvas
$536
“The house by the lake” Original impressionistic, Landscape Paintings ainting.
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting you described is a beautifully textured artwork that captures a tranquil lakeside scene. In the background, a charming cabin with a blue roof is nestled within a dense f...
Oil, Cardboard
$1,430Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Impressionist Oil Painting Brooding Still Life Flowers in Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers French Impressionist, circa 1890-1900 period oil on canvas, framed framed: 31.5 x 38 inches canvas: 27 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection, Cotswolds, En...
Oil
$14,500
'The Artist's Daughters' Jump Rope, PAFA, Saturday Evening Post
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'F. Sands Brunner' for Frederick Sands Brunner (American, 1886 - 1954) and painted circa 1930. A painting showing the artist's two daughters, Sibyl and Janet, fa...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
"Under the Spanish Sun".
Located in Zofingen, AG
The beauty of the Spanish land enchants and takes your breath away. It is diverse. From the sea shores of Catalonia to the outskirts of Madrid. You can endlessly admire it and paint ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Tranquil River Landscape - Early 20th Century English Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on this item * A beautiful signed and dated 1931 English impressionist oil on board depicting a tranquil river landscape, by D. Thomson. The work is pr...
Oil
Lake View Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Lake View Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 44.5" x 30.5" x 1" inch (113 x 77 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrap...
Canvas, Oil
L'Orangerie Floral, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This still life painting presents a bouquet of roses in a simple, low vase. Soft yellow centers bring warmth to each bloom, while a cluster of grapes and a smal...
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
$357
"Fantasy with Flowers 199", Mixed Media, paper, 59x42cm, Unframed
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Fantasy with Flowers" (series of 300+ pictures) paper 59x42cm On the paper acrylic, oil pastel, felt-tip pen, ink, gold leaf, pencils, silver,mixed media. Sold and sent unframed -V...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
“Bermuda Coast” Henrietta Dunn Mears American Impressionist Oil on Board Signed
Located in Yardley, PA
A vibrant Bermuda seascape depicting the rocky shoreline with turquoise waters breaking against sunlit boulders beneath a sweeping tree. Mears uses bold, textured brushstrokes and a ...
Oil, Board
"Glad and Rhododendron" Irving Ramsey Wiles, American Impressionist Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Irving Ramsey Wiles Glad and Rhododendron, circa 1927 Inscribed indistinctly with title (on the turnover) Oil on canvas 46 x 40 inches Provenance The artist Estate of the artist Hir...
Canvas, Oil
$35,000
"Reading in the Study" Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting Woman in Pink Dress
Located in New York, NY
An Early 20th Century elegant portrait oil painting by Gordon Stevenson depicting a pensive young woman seated in a serene, indoor setting wearing a l...
Oil, Canvas
A Day of Discovery, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero captures a father and son discussing artwork in a gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He loves visiting museums as much for the pat...
Oil
$506Sale Price|20% Off
French Fishing Boats Harbour Scene With Church and Reflections Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Fishing Boats Harbour Scene With Church and Reflections Oil Painting by Fanch Lel Signed: Bottom left corner Size: 15 x 18.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on bo...
Oil
Summer romance by K.Husslein Impasto Landscape summer oil Painting
Located in DE
In Katharina Husslein's floral-themed paintings, her profound connection to nature and deep inspiration drawn from flowers are unmistakable. Through her textural and abstract approac...
Canvas, Oil
$855Sale Price|25% Off
Joy of a Rose, unframed oil on board, 21x14"
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Joy of a Rose, by Lu Haskew Oil 21x14" image size Still Life Painting in Pinks and Reds This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Sh...
Oil
$24,000
Early Texas Impressionist Country Landscape Painting of Bluebonnet Flowers
Located in Houston, TX
Early Texas Impressionist country landscape painting by Porfirio Salinas. The work features a field of bluebonnets in full bloom accented by a few trees. Signed and dated in the fron...
Canvas, Oil
"Yacht at the pier"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting depicts a quiet Croatian coastal harbor, where snow-white yachts bob at a wooden pier. Their masts are reflected in the calm water, broken only by gentle ripples. Beyond...
Canvas, Oil
"Shoreline Shade" - Original Gouache Landscape Painting on Paper
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
“Shoreline Shade” is a plein air painting by Judd Mercer, created on location in Long Beach, California, USA. The piece captures a sunlit shoreline with tree shadows cast across the ...
Paper, Gouache
Polka Dot Dress Female Silhouette Fashion Figurative
Located in Zofingen, AG
Artwork Details Title: Polka Dot Dress Female Silhouette Fashion Figurative Medium: Acrylic painting on matte paper Type: Original painting Style: Contemporary Figurative Art Year: ...
Acrylic
Serg Graff “Golden Voyage” Original Oil Painting Ship at Sea Round Wood Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
A captivating original oil painting by Serg Graff, titled “Golden Voyage”, rendered on circular wood panel. The artwork depicts a majestic tall ship in full sail gliding across swirl...
Oil
Scandinavian Impressionist Landscape (1894)
Located in Stockholm, SE
This oil on canvas by Anton Genberg, signed and dated 1894, portrays a Scandinavian summer landscape bathed in gentle light. The composition features lush green meadows in the foregr...
Canvas, Oil
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Beach Day I
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beach Day I Study is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful day at the beach and sailboats on the horizon hous...
Oil
Locmariaquer - French Impressionist Brittany Beach Coastal Landscape Painting
By Willem van Hasselt
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very beautiful 1930's impressionist oil on board depicting the beach at Locmariaquer in Brittany, France by the important Dutch painter Willem van Hasselt. The work has exceptiona...
Oil
Mid Century Mendocino Mountain Horse Pasture Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Mendocino Mountain Horse Pasture Landscape This plein air painting depicts a tranquil Northern California landscape, where rolling green hills, oak trees, and a soft coa...
Masonite, Oil
Roses √6
Located in Zofingen, AG
Pink roses in a beautiful bouquet. The soft green background fades to pink. This color scheme exudes freshness, brightness, and love. The painting is painted with large brushstrokes,...
Canvas, Acrylic
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
French Impressionist River and Park Landscape
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French Impressionist oil on canvas view of a river in parkland by the noted French artist Albert Uriet. The painting is signed and dated bottom right and is presented in a fine car...
Oil
"Twilight Over a Mountain Lake" (2025) Landscape Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Devin Michael Roberts' (US based) "Twilight Over a Mountain Lake" is a beautiful original oil painting on panel, depicting a deep and saturated red sunset, close to dusk. Artist bio...
Oil, Panel
"Roses and sea."
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, Acrylic
Nude Lora Figurative Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vadim Zang Title: Lora Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2014 Style: Figurative Impressionism Dimensions: 14" x 11" x 0.8" inch (36 x 28 x 2c...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
The Potential of Beauty. Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Oil on canvas Framed Image 39.5" x 39.5" Signed
Oil
$577Sale Price|23% Off
Sailing Boat and Rowing Boat Arriving at The Harbour French Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Boats Arriving at the Harbour by Fanch Lel Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board , unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks ...
Oil
$1,265Sale Price|20% Off
Large Classic Marine Signed Oil Painting Sailing Ship on Choppy Seas Gilt Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sailing Ship at Sea Signed C.S .Vokes dated 83 signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 24 x 34 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches condition: very good provenance: private collection...
Oil
Lone Pine's Alabama Hills
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 12" x 16" FRAMED: 17.75" x 21.75" x 1.25" Signed "K Dempwolf" on lower left Artist Statement "When heading north on Hwy...
Canvas, Oil, Panel
"Grand Central New York" Impressionist Street Scene Oil Painting on Board Framed
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist scene depicting Grand Central Station in New York City. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic manner. Christopher is known for capturing the be...
Oil, Board
Roses √1
Located in Zofingen, AG
Women and flowers are an inexhaustible theme. Complete harmony and peace reign here. Flowers attract and inspire. Roses reign supreme; they are beautiful. The painting will be sent r...
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage American Impressionist Framed Flower Still Life Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 32 by 32 inches overall. Handsomely fr...
Oil, Canvas
Antique 19th Century French Oil Painting Genre Scene Figures Village Tavern Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Original antique 19th century oil on canvas depicting a lively French street scene with figures gathered outside a village tavern or inn. The composition shows women in traditional d...
Oil
"Untitled (Coastal Cliffs, Brittany)" George Oberteuffer, Impressionist, Sea
Located in New York, NY
George Oberteuffer Untitled (Coastal Cliffs, Brittany), circa 1912 Oil on canvasboard 15 x 21 1/2 inches Born in Philadelphia, George Oberteuffer is best remembered for his Impress...
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Mother's Day" (2025) By Kirsten Savage, Original Oil Painting of Flower
Located in Denver, CO
"Mother's Day" by Kirsten Savage is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts brilliant pink peonies. Artist Statement: These are the peonies that I brought to my m...
Oil, Panel
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
'Jossing Fjord' by Norman Harper, Oil on Canvas
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 32" x 32.75" x 3" oil on canvas painting is by Scottish artist, Norman Harper. This landscape painting depicts a serene mountain valley with a body of water at its center. The c...
Canvas, Oil
$423Sale Price|36% Off
Sailing Boats At The Jardin Du Luxembourg Paris With Figures By The Pond
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Sailing Boats At The Jardin Du Luxembourg Paris With Figures By The Pond By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Bottom left corner Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 9.2...
Watercolor
'Apple Blossoms', Paris, New York, Chicago, AIC, ASL, Japanese Edo, Woman Artist
By Anna Lee Stacey
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Anna Lee Stacey' (American, 1871–1943) and dated, verso, 1924. An elegant and substantial still-life depicting apple blossoms elegantly and informally arranged b...
Canvas, Oil