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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Close Of Day - river landscape painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
A summer landscape with sunset and water is a great decoration for any interior. Evening is a momentary state of nature, but it's amazing at the same time. Dawns and sunsets always ...
Oil, Board
$435Sale Price|20% Off
1900s Original French Atelier Life Drawing Posed Man Head in Hands
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Life study drawing original atelier drawing by the French artist, Jeanne Nachat (1898-1984) Nachat attended the prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts in Pa...
Charcoal, Pencil
$4,000
The Palm Tree Frenchman's Beach Impressionism Oil on Panel 12" x 9" $4000
Located in Houston, TX
The Palm Tree in Jamaica Frenchman's Beach 12" x 9" Frame made in Florence. Artist Nelson White painted The Palm Tree in Jamaica on one of his many trips to Jamaica and the Bahama...
Oil, Wood Panel
Charles Henry Miller Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Charles Henry Miller (American, 1842-1922) Untitled (New York Landscape), c. 1900 Oil on canvas laid on foam 6 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. Signed lower left: C.H.M. Charles Henry Miller was a noted artist and painter of landscapes from Long Island, New York. The American poet Bayard Taylor called him, "The artistic discoverer of the little continent of Long Island." Miller was educated at Mount Washington Collegiate Institute, and graduated in medicine at the New York Homeopathic Institute in 1864. Before his graduation, he had occasionally painted pictures, and in 1860 he exhibited The Challenge Accepted at the National Academy of Design, in New York City. He lived in Queens at the summer estate, Queenslawn, originally purchased by his parents. He went abroad in 1864 and again in 1867, and was a pupil in the Bavarian Royal Academy at Munich under the instruction of Adolf Lier. After the 1874 death of his father, Jacob Miller, who was a wealthy architect and builder, Miller received a large inheritance that allowed him to paint as an independent artist for the remainder of his long life. He worked seriously and exhibited regularly, including at international exhibitions. The majority of his oil paintings depict Long Island subjects, especially those in and around Queens Village. Fed up with the development of the eastern part of Queens (present-day Nassau County), he began to spend part of his summers in East Marion, Long Island, c. 1910. Here he spent his time sketching and painting the surrounding areas. In 1885 he published The Philosophy of Art in America, using the pseudonym Carl De Muldor (he was descended from the De Muldor family). His work was recognized: in 1873, he was elected an associate of the National Academy of Design and an academician in 1875. He served as president of the New York Art Club in 1879 and of the American Committee at the Munich International Exposition in 1883. Legacy and honors • In 1910 Miller founded the Queens Borough Allied Arts & Crafts Society. • A New York City public school, Queens P.S. 33, was once named for him. • 1878, gold medal awarded by the Massachusetts Charitable Association • 1885, gold medal at the World's Exposition in New Orleans. Following is a list, which includes many of his known exhibitions: • National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1860-61, 1865-67, 1870-1921 • Brooklyn Art Association, Brooklyn, NY, 1872-84, 1891-92 • Artist's Fund Society, New York, NY, 1874 (exhibition & sale), 1886 (exhibition & sale) • Century Association, New York, NY, (1874-1917) • Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA, 1876 (prize) • Society of American Artists, New York, NY, (1878-1882) • Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, Boston, MA, 1878 (prize) • Paris International Exposition, Paris, France, 1878, 1889 • American Water Color Society Exhibition, New York, NY, 1879 • Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia , PA, 1879-99 • Boston Art Club, Boston, MA, 1880-1907 (prize) • Union League Club, New York, NY, 1880 • Lotos Club, New York, NY, 1880, 1896, 1899-1900, 1906 • Salons of Paris, Paris, France, 1882 • International Exhibition, Munich, Germany, 1883 (president & exhibitor) • New Orleans Exposition, New Orleans, LA, 1885 (prize) • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1888-89, 1891, 1894-98, 1904 • Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, New York, NY, 1889 (exhibition & sale) • World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL, 1892 • Frederick A. Chapman Gallery, New York, NY, 1898 (solo) • Miller Studio...
Canvas, Foam, Oil
$840Sale Price|20% Off
California Farmhouse Landscape in Watercolor on Paper (Two Sided)
Located in Soquel, CA
California Farmhouse Landscape in Watercolor on Paper Original watercolor painting of a farmhouse at the top of a hill by Bertram Spencer (American, 1918-1992). A small farmhouse si...
Paper, Watercolor
Dusk in Joshua Tree National Park, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Mountain deserts have become a source of inspiration for artist Suren Nersisyan. The striking colors and dramatic contrasts at sundown create a vibrant and dy...
Oil
Coastal scene and fishing boats at moonlight, French Oil painting By G. Maroniez
Located in Gavere, BE
Maroniez is best known as an accomplished painter of the sea and the life of fishermen. He painted mainly in Brittany ( France ) Museums and galleries holdings : Boulogne: Mussel b...
Oil, Wood Panel
Towards Pikes Peak
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on linen by artist Michael Magrin. Framed.
Linen, Oil
Evening Sky Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Garry Nalbandyan Title: Evening Sky Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 12" x 16" x 0.8" inch (30 x 40x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wra...
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th century French Impressionist Cottages in a Village
Located in Woodbury, CT
G. Guiraud French School, Early 20th Century Cottages in a Village, circa 1900–1910 Oil on board Signed lower right A richly textured and characterful early 20th-century French vil...
Oil, Board
Fantasy with Flowers 268: Mixed Media Painting on Paper, 59x42cm
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I explored fragility and strength through the delicate rose held between two hands. Using the raw energy of expressive lines and subtle, symbolic color contrasts, I wa...
Paper, Acrylic, Color Pencil
It's Snowing Again Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: It's Snowing Again Medium: Oil on Hardboard Year: 2021 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 19'' x 23.5" x 0.3" inch (48 x 60x 1cm) Presentation: Unfra...
Canvas, Oil
$343
Venice, a Quiet Passage, original oil painting, impressionist cityscape fineart
Located in Oslo, NO
Quiet Passage, Venice is an original oil painting capturing a contemplative moment in the timeless city of Venice. An old stone bridge rises gently above calm canal waters, where s...
Canvas, Oil
$2,426Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French/ Spanish Signed Oil - Modernist Prancing Horse in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: signed and dated 1950 Title: The Dancing Horse Medium: oil on linen board, unframed size: 18 x 14.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The...
Oil
Paysage d'Automne - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Joseph Louis Francois Lepine
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed pointillist oil on board landscape circa 1910 by French impressionist painter Joseph Louis Francois Lepine. The painting depicts a landscape in autumn. The green leaves are tu...
Oil, Board
"Sunflowers, Orchids and Fruits"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A vibrant and expressive still life that brings together sunflowers, orchids, and abstract organic forms in a dynamic, layered composition. Painted in acrylic on canvas, this work ex...
Canvas, Acrylic
$13,247Sale Price|20% Off
Ballerinas putting on their Shoes - French Impressionist art oil painting ballet
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely Belgian Impressionist figurative oil painting is by noted artist Henri Moreau. Although Belgian by birth, Moreau spent many years in France, moving to Paris in 1920 and o...
Oil
$1,575Sale Price|30% Off
'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
Sunset, Rockport Harbor
Located in Milford, NH
A colorful Cape Ann, Massachusetts marine harbor scene with boats docked by American artist Emile Albert Gruppé (1896-1978). Gruppé was born in Rochester, NY, and is renowned for his New England landscapes and vigorous portrayals of the harbors and houses of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The son of landscape artist Charles P. Gruppé (1860-1940), Emile enjoyed a long and successful career that spanned over six decades.In 1925, Gruppé began spending summers in Gloucester. He established a studio on Rocky Neck in East Gloucester where he taught plein-air classes. In 1942 —along with Bridgman, Carlson, Miller and Chapman—he established the Gruppé Summer School, which he continued to operate until 1970.Gruppé’s works hang in many colleges and museums: Smith College, Silberman College in Montreal, the University of Idaho, the Los Angeles Museum, the San Antonio Museum and the de Cordova Museum. His paintings are also at the White House in Washington, D.C. and the Gruppe Summer School in Gloucester. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, title inscribed on verso stretcher “Sunset, Rockport Harbor...
Canvas, Oil
$380Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Still Life Apples and Flowers, Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Impressionist Still Life Apples and Flowers, Oil Painting by Pamela Cawley, British 20th century oil painting on canvas, unframed board: 20 x 16 inches Stunning original Impression...
Oil
Storm By the Cliff
Located in Sheffield, MA
Alfred Smith French, 1854-1932 Storm By the Cliff Oil on canvas 25 by 32 in, w/ frame 33 ½ by 40 ¾ in Signed lower left Inventory Number: 01856 Alfred Smith (1854–1932) was a Fren...
Canvas, Oil
$2,100Sale Price|40% Off
Mid Century Chianti with Orange Still Life by Claude Buck
By Claude Buck
Located in Soquel, CA
Still life "Wine with Orange" by Claude (Charles Claude) Buck (1890-1974). Signed lower left. Artist's notes and color scheme on verso. Displayed in rustic giltwood frame. Image, 14"...
Masonite, Oil
$1,544Sale Price|20% Off
Figures Walking in Monet's Garden Giverny French Impressionist Signed Oil
By Guy Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Guy Benard (French b.1928) signed lower corner. Painter from Rouen, Normandy, exhibited throughout France. Title: ''Giverny" Medium: oil...
Oil
$1,137
„Silent path“, oil painting, landscape, wall art, country side, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
The landscape painting "Silent Path" invites the viewer into a peaceful countryside scene, where a quiet dirt path winds through sunlit meadows toward a distant village. Painted en p...
Oil, Panel
$663Sale Price|20% Off
Mediterranean Fishing Boats Coastal Seascape Impressionist Harbor Marine Oil
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Mediterranean Fishing Boats Coastal Seascape Impressionist Harbor Marine Oil Painting Artist: Joaquin Terruella Matilla (1891-1957) Medium: Oil...
Oil, Cardboard
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
"A Dutch Canal" Impressionist Oil Painting on Wood Panel French-American Artist
Located in New York, NY
A stunning oil painting by Albert Munghard depicting figures by a Dutch Canal, this piece was created after the great Dutch artist of the times Heinric...
Oil, Wood Panel
Vintage American Coastal California Beach Palm Tree Framed Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist oil painting landscape by Clifford Lewis Warner (1895 - 1955). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 13 by 15 inches overall, and 8 by 10 painting a...
Oil
French Impressionist Oil Painting Elisee Maclet Paris Montmartre Street Scene
Located in Surfside, FL
Elisee Maclet (French, 1881-1962), Oil painting on canvas Hand signed "E. Maclet" lower right. Presented in a carved giltwood frame with linen liner Framed dimensions: 28 X 31.5. ...
Canvas, Oil
$419Sale Price|20% Off
Picnic With A View, French Impressionist Landscape, Signed Oil Painting
By Sadda
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Picnic with a View French School, circa 1980's signed to the lower right oil painting on board, unframed 7.5 x 9.5 inches very good condition
Oil
Festive bouquet 005
Located in Zofingen, AG
I like to draw bouquets of flowers in different vases. They are especially interesting in glass vases. Sun glare, reflection in water and play of colors. It's just very exciting.
Canvas, Acrylic
Watching the Snowstorm, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A cat named Tiny watches an evening snowstorm from the comfort of her perch. Warm lamplight fills the interior, contrasting with the cold weather beyond the win...
Oil
Villa and Garden at St Tropez, Oil on Canvas, Early 20th Century
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century oil on canvas view of a Belle Epoque, Moorish style villa and garden at St Tropez in the South of France by French artist Suzanne Minier. The painting is signed bo...
Canvas, Oil
$523Sale Price|20% Off
Watercolour Painting of a Tranquil French Fishing Port with Boats
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Watercolour Painting of a Tranquil French Fishing Port with Boats by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 9.5 inches (height) x 12.5 inches (width) Watercolor painting on paper, u...
Watercolor
$441Sale Price|20% Off
Walk In The Park French Impressionist Landscape, Signed Oil Painting
By Sadda
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Walk In the park French School, circa 1980's signed lower left corner oil painting on board, unframed 7.5 x 9.5 inches very good condition
Oil
"Little girl with red braids"Child, Green, Red, Spring cm. 89 x 98
Located in Torino, IT
Little Girl,Red, Green,Garden ,Spring , Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina. 1949-56: he began arti...
Oil
Magnificent Mile in Bloom, Oil Painting
By Yangzi Xu
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Yangzi Xu captures the joyful return of spring to downtown Chicago in this painting. Vibrant tulips in pinks, reds, and corals fill the foreground, softe...
Oil
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
Winter Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden Winter Farm
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Farm oil/canvas panel 9 x 12 image unframed. 15.38 x 18.38 framed signed LR This is a scene of a farm near my studio called the KnowWhere Farm where I have visited many times ...
Oil
Port and Fishing Boats at Dusk, French Oil painting on panel, G Maroniez, Framed
Located in Gavere, BE
Maroniez is best known as an accomplished painter of the sea and the life of fishermen. He painted mainly in Bretagne ( France ) Museums and galleries holdings : Boulogne: Mussel b...
Canvas, Wood Panel
Arm in Arm, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The artwork depicts a warm summer day in Montmartre, Paris. An older couple walks arm in arm across the street while people dining al fresco bask in the afterno...
Oil
"Rockport, Massachusetts" Pastoral Summer Seaside Town Landscape Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
The painting depicts a vibrant, sunlit coastal village in Rockport Massachusetts, set in the 20th Century, exuding a cheerful and nostalgic mood...
Oil, Canvas
Forest Bathing. Shinrin Yoku. Original oil painting on canvas. Landscape
Located in Zofingen, AG
Shinrin Yoku is a Japanese term that translates to "forest bathing." It refers to the practice of immersing yourself in a forest environment, mindfully and slowly, to benefit your ph...
Canvas, Oil
$772Sale Price|20% Off
Paris in the Summer, Large French Impressionist Oil River Seine Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School/ Date: Douglas Stuart Allen (American/ French 1923-2021) American born artist from Chicago, retiring to France during his latter years to...
Oil
$1,326Sale Price|20% Off
Escuela francesa - Paisaje impresionista - (after Sisley)
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra representa un paisaje otoñal realizado con una técnica impresionista, donde predominan las pinceladas gruesas y texturizadas aplicadas con espátula. En el primer plano se obs...
Oil
Garden Walk
Located in Dallas, TX
Donald S. Vogel has been a set designer and technical director in the theater, a fine art dealer, and a writer, but first and foremost he is a painter. From a young age he was intrig...
Oil, Panel
$3,034Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Winter Landscape from 1928
Located in Stockholm, SE
In the foreground, a rustic wooden fence and a stand of evergreens emerge from soft, pristine drifts, their dark green needles and the artist’s characteristic ultramarine shadows con...
Canvas, Oil
$413Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of Snow-Covered Church at Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Snow-Covered Church at Sunset by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11.25 x 15 in...
Watercolor
Horse at the Golden Hills, California , Impressionist California landscaper.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Lynn Gertenbach's "Ride at Golden Hills" is a remarkable oil painting that captures a serene moment of a lady riding a horse under a tree, surrounded by lush grass and vibrant scener...
Oil
Autumn Skies
Located in Coltishall, GB
Autumn Skies – With splatters of paint to create texture and pattern, it is an beautiful landscape inspired by one of Rachaels many dog walks around the Norfolk countryside near whe...
Paper, Acrylic
$1,114Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Oil Elegant Portrait of a Woman with Floral Accents in Bonnet
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elegant Portrait of a Woman Spanish/ French School, mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed in original period frame inscribed verso Framed: 30 x 27 inches Canas: 22 x 18 inche...
Oil
$957Sale Price|20% Off
Morning light, oil painting, winter landscape, fine art, nature, square
Located in Oslo, NO
“Morning Light” is a stunning oil painting on an MDF board measuring 30x30 cm. The artist has beautifully captured the tranquility of a winter morning, bathed in soft light and delic...
Oil, Panel
$1,268Sale Price|20% Off
Large Signed French Impressionist Oil - Vintage Parisian City Street scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Patrice Landauer (French b. 1965), signed lower right. Title: Vintage Street scene in Paris showing la Place de la Concorde. Med...
Oil
The Boats of San Sebastian, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The boats sit ready for their next journey in the marina of San Sebastián, Spain. Calm waters and a sense of anticipation shape the coastal scene, evoking the ...
Oil
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
Mid Century Fauvist Floral & Fruit Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning mid-century fauvist still life of flowers and fruit by California artist Virginia Sevier Rogers (American, 1916-2015). Signed and dated "VR 7/65" lower right. From the estat...
Canvas, Oil
Sunny Lace Of Winter- original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The sunny winter painting is filled only with positive energy and emotions.A beautiful play of sunlight and purple shadows create the magical atmosphere of a winter forest. The artw...
Oil, Canvas
Emerald Meadow, Landscape Art Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Landscape Art Original Oil Painting Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original oil Painting, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2016 Subject: Meadow-Summer Time SIZE: 30" x 45" x 3/...
Canvas, Oil
$533Sale Price|25% Off
Catalan Impressionist Twilight Landscape with Trees and Purple Sky Oil Spain Art
By Manuel Isidor Valle Micolau
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Catalan Impressionist Twilight Landscape with Trees and Purple Sky Artist: Manuel Isidor Valle Micolau (1874-1959) Title: Twilight Landscape Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 18 x 11...
Oil, Board
Mid 20th century Impressionist, French landscape with cottage
Located in Woodbury, CT
Mid-20th century Impressionist scene, French landscape with cottage The painter was active around the middle of the 20th century, painting landscapes, portraits, and city scenes. ...
Oil, Board
$1,706Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Fantasy, Painting in Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this tapestry of emotion and color, I poured my soul onto the canvas with every stroke. This piece embodies my passion for abstract and impressionism, spiced with a dash ...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$160Sale Price|20% Off
Original oil painting on board, European Cityscape, Unsigned, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up For Sale is an Original Oil Painting On board, depicting an urban scene, capturing the everyday life of a town or city's older quarter. The artist has chosen a loose, expressive s...
Oil
$1,374
Morning Surf - Hawaiian Seascape, Ocean Waves, Coastal Art, American Artist
Located in Oslo, NO
Hawaiian seascape, North Shore Oahu, ocean waves, coastal art, emerald water, Three Tables Beach, American art This painting was created on Oahu in ...
Canvas, Oil