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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1893 American Tonalist Impressionist Moonlit Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Early American Impressionist Moonlit landscape with river by Charles Morris Young (1869-1964). Oil on canvas, dated 1894. Signed lower right. Disp...
Oil
Soft Impressionist Landscape with Cypress Trees and Figures Along a Sunlit Path
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Soft Impressionist Landscape with Cypress Trees and Figures Along a Sunlit Path French Post Impressionist Oil Painting by Fanch Lel oil on board, unframed Board: 13 x 16 inches Prove...
Oil
Portrait of A Young Woman In A Hat
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Portrait of A Young Woman In A Hat From the artist estate, unsigned oil on canvas board, painting size 13x9in. Dewitt McClellan Lockman, N.A. (July 30, 1870-July 1, 1957). A native ...
Oil, Board, Canvas
Yellow pears - Fruit Still Life OIl Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Yellow Pears” painting is a refined example of classical still life, where beauty comes from balance, simplicity, and careful use of color. The composition is built on the contrast ...
Oil, Cardboard
"Bouquet of orange flowers"Flowers, Orange Oil cm. 40 x 50 1981
Located in Torino, IT
Bouquet ,Flowers,Orange,Russian MAYA KOPITZEVA (Gagra, Georgia, 1924 - 2005) Maya Kopitzeva’s works have been acquired by the Russian Ministry of Culture, by the Foundation for the...
Oil
$60,745
Etude de Ciel - Impressionist Landscape Pastel Study by Eugene Boudin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed pastel on grey paper circa 1860 by French impressionist artist Eugene Boudin. The piece is a study of clouds in a blue sky. Signature: Signed with the cachet of the artist's ...
Paper, Pastel
New York City Street Scene
Located in Greenville, DE
Blam's style of painting can best be described as "fractured realism", in the style of Edward Loper Sr. She painted en plein air, in NYC and in/around Wil...
Oil, Masonite
Cloudy Day Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Garry Nalbandyan Title: Cloudy Day Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 13" x 18" x 0.8" inch (33 x 45x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrap...
Canvas, Oil
$1,115Sale Price|20% Off
Dutch Bridge & Canal Amsterdam Back Streets Framed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dutch Canal Dutch artist, inscribed to label oil on board, framed Framed: 16 x 13.75 inches Board: 9.5 x 7.5 inches Provenance: Private collection, Scotland This charming painting b...
Oil
April Day, 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: April Day Size: 19.5" x 27.5" x 0.8'...
Canvas, Oil
$1,000
Lilacs, Flowers, Bouquet Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2022 Style: Impressionis, Subject: Lilacs, Size: 21" x 21.5" x 0.8'...
Oil, Canvas
$2,732
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...
Oil, Canvas
Lake Side, Landscape, Impressionism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2022 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Lake Side...
Canvas, Oil
Fruit Still Life Oil Painting Betsy Podlach American Post Feminist Modernist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Betsy Podlach (American, born 1964.) Still life with Fruit and Glass Bottle Framed it measures 26.5 X 21.5 Canvas is 21.5 X 16.5 Betsy Podlach graduated from Harvard, cum laude, ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,200
Impressionistic Mountain Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Vermont Hills I
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Vermont Hills 1 oil/panel 8n x 10 unframed 11.75 x 13.75 x 1 framed signed LL Vermont Hills I is an oil painting on canvas panel that showcases the beautiful light shining on a Vermo...
Oil
$1,663Sale Price|20% Off
British Modernist Oil Painting Portrait Amy Whitehouse Styled Figure Posed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Posed Figure by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) signed initials oil painting on board, framed framed: 19.5 x 28.5 inches board: 15 x 24 inches condition: overall very good pr...
Oil
California Gold, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Konnie Kim
Located in Yardley, PA
Thank you for your interest in my work. This painting was created using professional quality oil paints on a 100% cotton canvas board. It is signed on the front and back and comes wi...
Oil
"Hokusai sakura"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Fukushima radiation sakura Japan Chernobyl. Radiation is a resource for the rapid evolution of new life and species! More than once in the history of the earth, there have been massive extinctions of life. Radiation is a rapid leap in evolution. After cleansing, the earth filled the empty planet with new species of life. Chernobyl, now Fukushima, is a new series of futurological forecast of what will happen in the future! Syria paintings...
Acrylic, Cardboard
$1,552Sale 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
John F. Carlson “Mountain Mists” Atmospheric Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Rockport, MA
"Mountain Mists" captures the quiet majesty of a mountainous landscape veiled in drifting fog. Layered ridges recede into the distance while soft clouds settle along the slopes, crea...
Oil
Arsene Chabaian, Mediterranean Coast on canvas, classic painting.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Mediterranean Coast, Arsène Chabanian (1864–1949) Artwork size 32"x40", oil on canvas, circa 1890s, signed lower left. This serene coastal landscape is an early example of Arsène ...
Oil
Ray Simonini, "Heathcliff", 10x8 Impressionist Pig Farm Animal Oil Painting
By Ray Simonini
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This oil on canvas painting by Ray Simonini is a expressive, close-up portrait of a pig titled Heathcliff. The work captures a sense of personality through a combination of realistic...
Canvas, Oil
British Impressionist View of Tower Bridge from the Thames, December Afternoon
Located in Woodbury, CT
William Howard Jarvis December Afternoon on the Thames, London Bridge Oil on board Circa 1950 Signed lower left; inscribed verso with original price “45 Guineas” A beautifully atmos...
Oil, Board
$16,000
"Forest Woods, Woodstock" Emile Gruppe, American Impressionist, Autumn Woods
By Emile Gruppe
Located in New York, NY
Emile Gruppe Forest Woods, Woodstock, 1928 Signed and dated lower right Oil on canvas 32 1/8 x 40 1/2 inches Provenance Private Collection, California Emile Gruppe was an unusuall...
Canvas, Oil
Pommiers en Fleurs Gouvernes - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Edouard Cortes
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas horse and figure in landscape circa 1930 by impressionist painter Edouard Leon Cortes. The work depicts a figure leading his horse and cart along a track on a br...
Oil, Canvas
Ancient Town Cityscape Watercolor Original Painting on Paper
By Lin Qingyi
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Lin Qingyi Title: Ancient Town Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 10.5" x 10.5" x 0.1" inch (24 x 24 x 0.1cm) Presentation: Unframed, Ty...
Paper, Watercolor
Pause, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman walks along the shore on a brilliant sunny day. She pauses to check her phone, briefly turning away from the serene view around her. Bold brushwork capt...
Oil
$3,000
"Palo Corona, Carmel Valley" Contemporary realist plein air painting, California
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Palo Corona, Carmel Valley" is a contemporary realist plein air painting in California. Artist Bio Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, Cali...
Oil, Panel
$1,051
“Charlotte in the image of Carmen” Original middle size figurative painting
Located in Oslo, NO
This striking artwork portrays a poised figure elegantly clad in a flowing, dark dress that sweeps the floor. The woman's posture is confident as she gracefully balances on a ladder,...
Canvas, Oil
$1,330Sale Price|20% Off
Golden Seascape with Waves Crashing onto Rocks at Sunset by 20th Century Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Golden Seascape with Waves Crashing onto Rocks at Sunset by 20th Century Irish Artist, Mattie Waugh. Art measures 25 x 14 inches Frame measures 30 x 19 inches Signed, VIntage Ori...
Oil, Board
Snowscape Cityscene Watercolor Original Painting on Paper
By Lin Qingyi
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Cityscape Watercolor Original Painting Artist: Lin Qingyi Title: Snowscape Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 11" x 6" x 0.1" inch ( 28x 15 x 0.1...
Paper, Watercolor
"Nightwatch" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Nightwatch" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a lone sailboat floating in the darkness as their lights and the stars cast glimmering reflecti...
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist landscape by the coast with the Sea
Located in Woodbury, CT
Jean Ekert (French, 20th Century) Coastal Landscape, circa 1960 Oil on board, signed lower right This vibrant coastal view by Jean Ekert captures the warmth and energy of the Medite...
Oil, Board
"At the Light's Edge", Abstract Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Framed
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
"At the Light’s Edge", by Ken Elliott is a luminous oil on canvas that captures the quiet beauty of trees glowing against a deep, atmospheric sky. Elliott’s expressive brushwork and ...
Oil, Board
$665Sale 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
Shaken Not Stirred - Wave Landscape Pastel Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Shaken Not Stirred 8.0 × 8.0 × 1.0, 1.0 lbs Pastel Hand signed by the artist Artist's Commentary: "I came up with the title to this piece in the instant that I took the photo." Ab...
Pastel
"Washington Square" Guy Wiggins, New York City, Impressionist Winter Scene
Located in New York, NY
Guy C. Wiggins Washington Square, circa 1920 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 24 x 34 inches Provenance: Chapellier Galleries, New York Acquired from the above by Thomas A. Campbell...
Canvas, Oil
Peaches on a copper plate. Antique oil Painting of a Still Life. 19th Century
By Alexandre François Bonnardel
Located in St. Albans, GB
Alexandre François Bonnardel French, 19th – 20th Century Signed bottom right Canvas Size: 18 x 22" (46 x 56cm) Outside Frame Size: 24 x 28" (61 x 71cm) Alexandre Bonnardel was born...
Oil, Canvas
"Fantasy with Flowers 240" mixed , paper, 59x42cm, unframed
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Fantasy with Flowers" (series of 300+ pictures) paper 59x42cm acrylic, oil pastel, felt-tip pen, ink, gold leaf, pencils, silver,mixed media. thick paper. For sale and sent unfra...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Watercolor
$791Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Harbour Scene of Whitewashed Buildings and Boats with Blue Sky
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Harbour Scene of Whitewashed Buildings and Boats with Blue Sky By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 19.25 x 23.75 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unfram...
Oil
$614Sale Price|20% Off
"Summer stories. Evening fishing." Original oil painting. Round canvas.
Located in Oslo, NO
In this circle of canvas, I captured a tranquil moment, where nature and the human spirit merge. The softness of the oils and the gentle brushstrokes evoke a sense of calm and reflec...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$524Sale Price|20% Off
1970's French Impressionist Pastel Garden Bench In The Summer Tree Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Pastel, Wax Crayon
$377Sale Price|20% Off
British Original Impressionist Watercolor Atmospheric Misty Lake Woodland View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) * see notes below original watercolor on artists paper, unframed paper dimensions: 11 x 15 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed. ...
Watercolor
"Stone Wharf, Brittany" Jane Peterson, American Impressionist, Boats in Canal
Located in New York, NY
Jane Peterson Stone Wharf, Brittany, circa 1910 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches Provenance Private Collection, New York Born Jennie Christine in Elgin, Illinois, s...
Canvas, Oil
Seascape, ocean, water summer
Located in Schärding Vorstadt, Oberösterreich
BIOGRAPHY Nataliia Krykun, is a Ukrainian Austrian ultra-contemporary multidisciplinary artist based in Vienna, Austria. Her works capture the serene yet powerful spirit of nature ...
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Bathing Among Roses"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A confident, healthy, and beautiful woman relaxes in a bath of roses, embracing a moment of self-love and inner harmony. Surrounded by warm colors and blooming petals, she reflects s...
Mixed Media
Roses √4
Located in Zofingen, AG
Gorgeous roses are embraced by hydrangeas. The classic blue vase looks fresh against the beige background. The dark blue background creates contrast. This is what I love most: the br...
Canvas, Acrylic
Floral Still Life Painting with Anemones, Signed, Circa 1940s, Framed
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid mid-century floral still-life with anemones and statue by Marguerite Stuber Pearson (American, 1898-1978), circa 1940s. Signed lower right corner. Presented in rustic gilt-t...
Linen, Oil
$541Sale Price|20% Off
French Coastal Landscape with White Cottages and Rocky Shoreline
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Coastal Landscape with White Cottages and Rocky Shoreline by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 6.25 inches (height) x 9.5 inches (width) Gouache painting on paper, unfra...
Gouache
$938Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Canal With Walkers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The artist: Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed Title: The Country Path Medium: gouache on paper, loosely laid over card, unframed card: 9.75 x 13 inc...
Gouache
Les Trois Musiciens - Impressionist Figurartive Oil by Henry Caro Delvaille
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in interior oil on panel circa 1915 by French impressionist painter Henry Caro Delvaille. The work depicts three musicians - one man seated playing a piano, another st...
Oil, Panel
$887Sale Price|20% Off
Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Sunset Clouds over Sea & Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Coastal Seascape by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) signed oil painting on canvas, framed dated framed: 13 x 15 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large privat...
Oil
Summer Shade
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 12 x 10 inches Framed size: 17 x 15 inches Signed lower left
Canvas, Oil
$13,307Sale 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
BREAKFAST ON THE LAWN - Impressionist Italian Figurative Oil on canvas painting
Located in Napoli, IT
breakfast on the lawn Jean Philipe Moreno Italia 2002 Oil on canvas mis. cm. 60X90 Jean Philipe Moreno’s painting depicts a green and flowery landscape, a family refreshing themse...
Canvas, Oil
$132Sale Price|81% Off
Summer Tents and Stormy Sky Over Yellow Fields British Campsite Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Summer Tents and Stormy Sky Over Yellow Fields British Campsite Watercolour by John Steane (b.1931) Size: 16 inches (height) x 19.75 inches (width) watercolor painting on pape...
Watercolor
$907Sale Price|20% Off
Boats on Lake Lugano. Impressionis original on canvas.Landscape Paintings
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting captures a serene moment on the shores of Lake Lugano, created en plein air with oil on canvas. The artist was inspired by the quiet charm of the lake, where boats rest...
Canvas, Oil
"PIKE PLACE PUBLIC MARKET" FRAMED 34 X 46 CITY STREET SCENE G. HARVEY
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 36 Frame Size: 34 x 46 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signed "Pike Place Public Mar...
Oil
Mid Century Southwest Desert Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Southwest Desert Landscape in Oil on Canvas Vast Southwest plein air landscape of a desert scene with mountains, cacti, and other desert plants...
Canvas, Oil
Spring at the Summer House in Hyde Park
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Wonderful John Joseph Enneking painting, iconic view of his The Summer House at Hyde Park. 10" * 14" oil on canvas by one of the fathers of American Impressionism. Signed Enneking lo...
Oil