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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Greenhouse in Bloom
Located in Dallas, TX
The greenhouse became a favorite subject of Donald Vogel's in the 1980's. As Vogel reflected in the 1998 catalogue published for his traveling retrospective exhibition, "The greenhou...
Oil
$3,000
"The Sea 3.2025" Impressionist Seascape, Oil Painting, Signed, 11.36 x 17.36 in
By Nelson White
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by Contemporary American Painter, Nelson H. White, known for his high-contrast paintings of natural landscapes. "The Sea 3.2025" showcases an idyllic view of a late a...
Canvas, Oil
$9,600Sale Price|20% Off
"Entre Acte - Ballerinas at the Opera, " Jules Herve, French Impressionism
Located in New York, NY
Jules Herve (French, 1887 - 1981) Entre Acte - Ballerinas at the Opera Oil on canvasboard 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches Signed lower left Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beach, Florida...
Oil, Board
Desert Scene near Palm Spring
By Frederick Richard Chisnall
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Frederick Richard Chisnall (British/American, 1887-1965) Title: Desert Scene Near Palm Springs, CA Year: Circa 1950 Medium: Oil on canvas board bo...
Oil
Fanasy with Flowers 165
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
$883Sale Price|20% Off
1970's French Impressionist Oil Etretat Cliffs Coastline with Fisherfolk Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Etretat signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) dated 1970 oil painting on canvas, unframed unframed: 20 x 24 inches condition: very good p...
Oil
Vintage American Impressionist Backyard Flower Wall Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage flower landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang an...
Oil, Board
Western Landscape by New England Impressionist painter
Located in Doylestown, PA
This Western Landscape by New England Impressionist painter Richard Edward Miller is a 12.5 x 23.5 inches, oil on board painting from 1931. A plein-air and impressionist painter as ...
Oil, Board
$1,199Sale Price|33% Off
Pensive Woman Oil on Canvas, Impressionist Portrait, Signed, 1980
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Pensive Woman Artist: Frederic Lloveras Herrera (1912–1983) Year: 1980 Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 28.7 x 23.6 in (73 x 60 cm) Support: Canvas, unframed Signature: Si...
Canvas, Oil
$2,597Sale Price|25% Off
George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing
Located in Harkstead, GB
A superb example of a Barbizon inspired landscape painted by the "Catford Corot" from the late 19th Century. This very striking image shows the artist at the absolute peak of his abi...
Oil, Wood Panel
$504Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Coastal Gouache Painting of Fishing Boats and Rowing Figure at Sea
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Coastal Gouache Painting of Fishing Boats and Rowing Figure at Sea By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 9.75 x 11.75 inches (height x width) Gouache painting on cardbo...
Gouache
Washing Day in Coastal Landscape - Scottish Victorian Impressionist oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely Scottish Impressionist Victorian oil painting is by noted artist Joseph Henderson. Painted circa 1880 it is entitled Washing Day. The composition is of two women laying o...
Oil
Large Vintage American Impressionist Crashing Surf Framed Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American oil painting by George Holloway (1882 - 1977). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 35 by 45 inches overall, and 30 by 40 painting alone. Excellent condition, ...
Oil, Canvas
Mid-Century Palm Springs Landscape Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Palm Springs Landscape in Oil on Canvas Gorgeous mid-century landscape of a Palm Springs desert scene by Alice V. Hussey Hayes (American, 1907-1968). A path winds away f...
Canvas, Oil
Canal and bridge in Venice
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Dimensions with frame : 83 x 62.7 x 4.5 cm This captivating work depicts a picturesque scene of Venice, with a peaceful canal lined with ancient buildings in earthy hu...
Oil
Evening Wildflowers - summer sunny landscape, painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The impressionist summer painting with the wildflowers and trees is a beautiful wall decor, the painting is full of different warm and cold colours, combinations shades of green are ...
Oil, Board
$35,907
Old Landscape Oil Painting Canvas Colors Brown Grey White Yellow Black
Located in Sofia, BG
A landscape painting on canvas by Ukrainian painter Maestro Petro Levchenko 1856 - 1917 About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: oil painting Style: Impressionist Edition : Unique, signed Weight: Approximately 5 kg. Sizes : 72 x 108 x 3 cm. Unframed 93 x 129.5 cm. Framed The painting is framed. The painting and the frame have been fully restored Dear art lovers, if you like this artwork , please click the link to follow our art gallery Snow Pearl to discover all our artists and beautiful artworks. Thank you so much! we appreciate your interest to our work. Maestro Levchenko, Petro [Левченко, Петро; Levčenko], born 11 July 1856 in Kharkiv, d 27 January 1917 in Kharkiv. and pedagogue. He studied art in Kharkiv under Dmytro Bezperchy, at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts (1878–83), and in Paris and Rome. From 1886 he lectured at the Kharkiv Painting School. He was a member of the Society of South Russian Artists and a participant in almost all of the exhibitions of the Peredvizhniki (1886–1904), and from 1900 his works displayed the influence of the impressionists. Levchenko did some 800 landscapes, primarily of Ukraine (such as A Deserted Place, Night: A Cottage in Moryntsi, A Ukrainian Village, In the Kharkiv Region, A Street in Putyvl, and The Yard of Saint Sophia...
Canvas, Oil
ZhenPeng Sun Landscape Original Oil Painting "Spring Flower"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Spring Flower Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 10 x 10 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is...
Canvas, Oil
$1,794Sale Price|30% Off
Frederick George Cotman Impressionist oil painting Suffolk river landscape
Located in Harkstead, GB
An impressive, panoramic view of the River Stour looking towards Harwich and Felixstowe in Suffolk. It is very much a snapshot of times gone by with the hay barge loaded with hay. F...
Oil, Canvas
$1,275Sale Price|25% Off
Lilac's Welcoming, unframed oil on board, 24x20" still life painting
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Lilac's Welcoming, by Lu Haskew Oil 24x20" image size Floral Still Life Painting of a Spring Bouquet This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is ...
Oil
Tropical Haute Couture Floral Zebra Dress Female Silhouette
Located in Zofingen, AG
2026 Acrylic on matte heavyweight paper 16 × 12 × 0.4 inches (41 × 31 × 1 cm) Unframed One-of-a-kind original artwork Tropical Haute Couture Floral Zebra Dress Female Silhouette Ori...
Paper, Acrylic
The Call
Located in Zofingen, AG
Title: “The Call” This work is about the moment of action that sprouts from inner knowledge. An unobvious but precise path that opens up only when a person dares to follow a call, no...
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 20th century Impressionist landscape with figures in elegant dresses
Located in Woodbury, CT
Edward Bent Walker (British, 1850–1917) Figures on a Sunlit Common Circa 1900 Oil on panel Signed lower left A light-filled and spirited composition, this charming landscape by Edw...
Oil, Wood Panel
Twilight Over The Sosna River - river landscape painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The evening painting with the Moon over the river is an unordinary wall decoration of any interior. The artwork is full of different difficult colours. The artist masterfully capture...
Oil, Board
Antique French village market scene in Brittany
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique oil painting on stretched canvas of a Breton marketplace by French artist Alfred Victor Founier signed in the lower right. A very charming and animated piece of art by a wel...
Oil
Signed Antique American Impressionist Moonlit Framed Nocturnal Seascape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist moonlit seascape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 35 by 30 inches overall. Handsom...
Oil, Canvas
$15,000
"Low Tide - Brittany, France, " Henriette Oberteuffer, Coastal Landscape
By Henriette Amiard Oberteuffer
Located in New York, NY
Henriette Amiard Oberteuffer (1878 - 1962) Low Tide - Brittany, France Oil on canvasboard 18 x 21 1/2 inches Signed lower right Painter, printmaker, and teacher Henriette Amiard Oberteuffer (1878-1962) was born in Le Havre, France and studied at the Academie Julian in Paris with Jean-Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant. She moved with her husband and fellow artist George Oberteuffer...
Oil, Board
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
Edge of Calm
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures the meeting of two elements — the calm of the land and the restless, turquoise depths of the sea. The gentle motion of the waves echoes the soft sway of wildfl...
Canvas, Oil
$1,149Sale Price|20% Off
«Bouquet of poppies» Original impressionistic floral painting . Oil impasto
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork masterfully captures a bouquet of vibrant flowers, rendered in a textured, mosaic-like style. The arrangement features an array of large, blooming roses in shades of red...
Canvas, Oil
"February" Impressionist Pastoral Nocturnal Snow Scene Oil Board Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist winter snow-covered pastoral scene depicting a village in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic manner. Christopher...
Board, Oil
$1,325Sale Price|20% Off
Large French Impressionist Vintage Oil Painting Golden Yellow Sunlit Pathway
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 20th century Title: The Golden Sunlit Pathway Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 21.5 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, Fr...
Oil
"BLUEBONNET ROAD" Janet Downie Texas Hill Country
By Janet Downie
Located in San Antonio, TX
Janet Downie 1854-1944 Austin,San Antonio Image Size: 6.5 x 10 Frame Size: 10 x 13.5 Medium: Oil "Bluebonnet Road" signed Biography Janet Downie 1854-1944 Downie, Janet. 1854-194...
Oil
$399Sale Price|48% Off
Saint Briac Brittany Harbour Scene with Boats and Trees French Coastal Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Saint Briac Brittany Harbour Scene with Boats and Trees French Coastal Scene By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 10 inches (height) x 11.25...
Watercolor
"Le Port de Saint-Tropez" Harbor Scene Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
As a French Impressionist artist, most of Harry Deditch Dansky works were produced in the Mid-20th Century. He was known for his vibrant compositions and with a passion to portray li...
Canvas, Oil
$2,200
"A PATH IN THE HILLS OF TEXAS" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY Framed: 25 x 29
Located in San Antonio, TX
Palmer Chrisman (1913 - 1984) Austin Artist Image Size: 20 x 24 Frame Size: 25 x 29 Medium: Oil "Path in the Hills" Texas Hill Country Palmer Chrisman (1913 - 1984) Palmer Chrisman ...
Oil
$55,000
"Main Street, Rockport, Cape Ann " Anthony Thieme, Summer Street Scene Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Anthony Thieme (1888 - 1954) Main Street, Rockport Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches Signed lower right Anthony Thieme was born in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam in 1888. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam, at the Royal Academy at the Hague, as an apprentice to George Hoecker, a well known stage designer in Düsseldorf, Germany, and to Antonio Mancini, an Italian Impressionist. After completing his studies, Thieme journeyed throughout Europe and South America, working in stage design to support his travels. Thieme first came to the United States in 1917 and initially worked as a set designer and book illustrator first in New York and later in Boston. By the late 1920s, Thieme had married and moved from Boston to Cape Ann in Rockport, Massachusetts, an emerging art colony. Like the other Rockport artists...
Canvas, Oil
George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of figure before sunset
Located in Harkstead, GB
A superb example of a Barbizon inspired landscape painted by George Boyle, "the Catford Corot" from the late 19th Century. This very striking image shows the artist at the absolute ...
Oil, Wood Panel
Still life with flowers and fruit
Located in Zofingen, AG
Impressionist still life with flowers and fruit My paintings express movement towards rebirth, light and sun, renewal, associated with spring. This idea of movement and renewal is ex...
Oil, Cardboard
$591Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Village Scene with Strolling Figures
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Village Scene with Strolling Figures By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.25 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unfra...
Oil
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Monterey Customs House and Sailboats on the Bay
Located in Soquel, CA
Monterey Customs House and Sailboats on the Bay by unknown California artist (American, 1930+-) Some age wear to paint. frame is contemporary with slight wear and included at no cost...
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
September in Orlovo: Impressionist Oil Painting, 24.5x48.8 cm
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This plain air painting depicts the quiet countryside of the village of Orlovo in the Tver region, bathed in soft natural daylight. In the foreground is a lush, mown green field and ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
Ultra Realist Library Still-Life Books and Candles "Little Devil in the Details"
By Ken DeWaard
Located in Soquel, CA
Ultra Realist Library Still-Life Books and Candles "Little Devil in the Details" Highly detailed library interior scene and still-life titled "Little Devil in the Detail" by Ken DeWaard (American, 20th-century). This intriguing artists performance in excellence piece, features realistically rendered books, paintings within paintings, candle light, and a devil or gargoyle sculpture. The artist creates a strong mood as well as interesting subject matter in this unique scene. Signed "Dewaard '99" upper right. Displayed in a wood frame. Image size, 13"H x 14"L. Frame: 20"H x 21"W x 2"D After receiving his Bachelor of Arts with honors, Ken began working in a commercial art studio in Chicago. He continued his studies at the American Academy of Art, where he studied with nationally recognized watercolorist, Irving Shapiro. Upon Irving's recommendation Ken joined the acclaimed Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Art in Chicago, where he soon began studying with Scott Burdick as well as Dan Gerhartz...
Masonite, Oil
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
Still Life with White and Yellow Floral Arrangement Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Still Life with White and Yellow Floral Arrangement Original Oil on Canvas Vibrant still life with thick impasto by Didi Fernandez (Filipino, 20th Century). A floral arrangement has...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Majorca coast spanish seascape oil on canvas painting Mallorca Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Josep Sole Pujol (1919-2000) - Mallorca - Oil on canvas Canvas size 54x65 cm. Frameless.
Canvas, Oil
$443Sale Price|20% Off
Lady In Red Open Jacket Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 24.5 x 17 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to...
Oil
$7,180Sale Price|20% Off
The French Dancer, Martin Yeoman, British
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Martin Yeoman is a figurative oil painter and a member of the New English Art Club. His work is founded upon the traditional values he believes firmly in...
Pastel
$997Sale Price|20% Off
Seated Lady under Tree in Woodland Antique Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: German School, circa 1900, signed Title: lady in Woodland Medium: oil on board Size: 13 x 10 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painti...
Oil
Mid 20th Century Oil Portrait of a Fashionable Young Woman by Barrow c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid 20th Century Oil Portrait of a Fashionable Young Woman by Barrow c.1970 Bright, bold and colorful painting - Classic vintage oil portrait Or...
Masonite, Oil
$559Sale Price|20% Off
French Coastal Oil Painting of Lighthouse Cottages Rocky Shore and Stormy Sky
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Coastal Oil Painting of Lighthouse Cottages Rocky Shore and Stormy Sky By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 15 x 18.25 inches (height x ...
Oil
$1,180Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Modernist Tropical Palm Tree Samoan Beach Landscape Painting
By Louis Michel Eilshemius
Located in Buffalo, NY
Important and rare American modernist Samoan Island landscape oil painting by Louis Michel Eilshemius (1864 - 1941). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 12 by 14 inches overall a...
Canvas, Oil
$275
"Photo Finish" - Impressionist Still-Life of Horse Track, Pastel Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Photo Finish" is a beautiful original pastel painting, framed at 9.25 x 11.25 inches. Created circa 2009 by American artist Ginger Lecher, this piece captures a moment in motion at ...
Oil
"Pink flamingos"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The canvas reveals a vibrant and harmonious composition, where a graceful flock of flamingos appears in a dance of light and color. Their slender silhouettes, arched necks, and slend...
Canvas, Oil
Winter Vorokhta, 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: Winter spruces Size: 19.5" x 27.5" x...
Canvas, Oil
A Summer Bouquet in a Green Vase
By Irene Stry
Located in San Francisco, CA
Somewhere there is a room filled with polished mahogany and yards of immaculate warm white linen slipcovering the furnishings and framing the windows. The French doors open wide to f...
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Vermont Landscape Framed Cow Grazing Barn Scene Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 30 by 35 inches overall, and 25 by 30 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. H...
Canvas, Oil
$855Sale Price|25% Off
Eternal Loyalty, unframed oil on board, 20X16" still life painting
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Eternal Loyalty, by Lu Haskew Oil 20x16" image size Still Life Painting of White Roses This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shi...
Oil
$498Sale Price|20% Off
Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century, A City Street Scene
By Henri Miloch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris, France: A City Street Scene by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) unsigned watercolour and gouache painting on artist's paper, unframed sheet 9.75 x 12.25 inches Very nicely execu...
Watercolor, Gouache
$500
"Sunday Morning Picks" Impressionistic Still Life Oil Painting Flowers in Vase
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic scene of luminous flowers in a white and blue ceramic vase. The work reminds us of Claude Monet, with impressions similarly captured, reminis...
Oil, Wood Panel
Warm Autumn, Landscape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alex Kalenyuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on canvas Year: 2022 Title: Warm Autumn Style: 6" x 8" x 0.8'' inch, (15x20x2 cm) U...
Canvas, Oil