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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$430Sale Price|20% Off
Coastal Watercolor Scene of Low Tide with Rocky Shoreline and Distant Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Coastal Watercolor Scene Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Watercolor
$7,000
"When Is Happy Hour" (2024) Expressionist Landscape, Oil and Wax Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Artist Statement This work focuses on atmosphere rather than place, allowing the image to hover between land, water, and sky. Broad, layered passages of blue are interrupted by a so...
Cotton, Oil
$979Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Provence Seaside Village with Sailboats on the Horizon
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Dated 99 Size: 13.5 x 16 inches Oil painting on board, unframed Inscribed verso ' Provence' Condition: The painting is in good condition...
Oil
Roses √ 5
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting is painted with large brushstrokes in the style of impressionism. The idea is based on color contrasts. The variety of colors is intertwined into a beautiful bouquet Coo...
Canvas, Acrylic
Impressionist London Working Boats Watercolor by Ceferino Olivé
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Beautiful watercolor by Ceferino Olivé depicting a lively view of London with working boats along the river and the city skyline in the background. The painting stands out for its lu...
Watercolor
Golden maples in the park
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
But how quickly time flies, and the most fleeting season is autumn, the most fickle and changeable, yet at the same time the most beautiful. These maples in Tsaritsyno Park grow on a...
Canvas, Oil
"Unshaken" (2025), Male Bust Portrait, Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Kirsten Savage is one of Colorado’s top representational artists. As an avid world traveler and experienced mountaineer, Kirsten spends her time seeking out beautiful spaces where th...
Oil, Panel
$707Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Countryside Rural Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Countryside Landscape by Edmond Quinton (French 1892-1969) *see notes below signed lower front corner oil painting on board/ panel, unframed size: 10 x 13 inches condition: ov...
Oil
Crepúsculo melancólico - Óleo sobre tela - Firmado y enmarcado
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
INTERESANTE OLEO SOBRE TELA DEL PRESTIGIOSO ARTISTA CATALÁN MODEST URGELL INGLADA (Barcelona, 1839 - 1919) REPRESENTANDO UN PAISAJE COMO PUEDEN APRECIAR, LA OBRA VA FIRMADA EN LA P...
Oil
$326Sale Price|20% Off
Finely Detailed British Watercolor Topographical of the Svartisen Glacier
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size: 10 inches (height) x 14 inches (width) Signed: Yes Condition: Very good and sound condition Provenance: Private collection Description: ...
Watercolor
Supermoon Seascape Original Oil Painting on Linen, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Title: Supermoon Size: 15.5" x 21" x 0.8'' ...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$1,094
Quite Lake. Green landscape, Austria, original impressionist art, wall decor
Located in Oslo, NO
An original oil landscape inspired by the peaceful surroundings of Wildsee lake. The painting shows a quiet lake surrounded by soft green fields, trees, and distant woodland. The com...
Oil, Wood Panel
$843Sale Price|20% Off
The Old French Town & Figures 20th Century French Impressionist Signed Oil
By Claude Marin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old French Town by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed and dated 85 oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 7.5 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, ...
Oil
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Antique Western Impressionist Landscape Monument Valley Arizona Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large American impressionist landscape painting of Monument Valley. Oil on canvas. Apparently unsigned. Nicely framed. Image size, 36L x 30H.
Canvas, Oil
Playing in the Lapping Waves
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on panel Panel size: 16 x 20 inches Framed size: 22.5 x 26.5 inches Signed lower left
Oil, Panel
Bust of a Lady - Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Still Life Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1950's French impressionist oil on board still life depicting a bust length sculpture of a lady and fruits. Excellent quality atmospheric work, with a street scene painte...
Oil
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Franklin Dehaven, NA Oil Painting Salmagundi Artist Farm with Barn Sunny Day
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Sunny Afternoon, farm with barn oil on panel. Image is 10 x 9 unframed and 13 3/4 x 12 3/4 x 1 framed. signed LR Salmagundi Club label and bio verso plus 2 other labels as seen. O...
Oil
$6,400Sale Price|20% Off
Canyon View, Landscape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang, Impressionism
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Canyon view, Size: 43" x 56" x ...
Canvas, Oil
Place de la Concord, Paris
Located in Sheffield, MA
Claude Verois French, 20th Century Place de la Concord, Paris Oil on board 16 by 20 in, w/ frame 20 by 24 in Signed lower left, circa 1950 Inventory Number: 01701
Oil, Board
Still Life with Flowers
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Irving Ramsey Wiles (1861-1948) Still Life with Flowers, c. 1915 Oil on canvas 14 x 12 inches (35.6 x 30.5 cm) Signed upper right: Irving R. Wiles Provenance Thomas Colville Fine Ar...
Canvas, Oil
$1,301Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Dappled Light Cafe Scene with Figures in Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Guy Benard, French contemporary, signed Title: Dappled Light Cafe Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 19.75 x 24 inches Provenance: ...
Oil
$9,500
Navy or Coast Guard 1930s Pursuit Boat Galveston Texas Artist Texas Coast
Located in San Antonio, TX
Paul Schumann 1876-1946 Galveston Artist Image Size: 9 x 12 Frame Size: 12.5 x 15.5 Medium: Oil on Board Circa 1930s "Navy or Coast Guard Boat At Sea" Paul Schumann 1876-1946 Galveston Artist Image Size: 8 x 12.75 Frame Size: 13 x 17.5 Medium: Oil New Mexico Biography Paul Schumann 1876-1946 Paul R. Schumann Paul Richard Schumann (December 13, 1876 – April 29, 1946) was a Texas impressionist seascape painter who has been called the Gulf Coast counterpart of Winslow Homer. Education and personal life Paul R. Schumann was born in Reichersdorf in the German state of Saxony in 1876, one of four children of Albert F. Schumann and Mina Clara Zincke. Only he and his brother Albert Otto survived infancy. The family emigrated to the United States in 1879 and settled in Galveston, Texas, where he lived until his death. Schumann evinced an early interest in art and received encouragement from the superintendent of the Galveston Public Schools. He studied painting with local painter Julius Stockfleth...
Oil
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Signed French Impressionist Antique Oil Portrait of Man with Beard Paris Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: signed French School, Bouchet (19th-20th Century) Title: Portrait of a bearded man Medium: oil on board Size: 11 x 8.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Fran...
Oil
"Bateaux a Carnac" Impressionist Marine Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This stunning piece of art titled “Bateaux a Carnac" is a captivating original work by renowned artist Yolande Ardissoner. Ardissoner was mostly known for her playful and sophisticat...
Canvas, 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
Summer in Greece, Greek Lemons, Mediterranean, Blue Shadows, Still Life, Yellow
Located in Oslo, NO
An expressive Mediterranean still life inspired by the intense sunlight and colors of the Greek coast. Vibrant lemons and cobalt shadows are rendered with energetic acrylic brushwork...
Canvas, Acrylic
$250Sale Price|66% Off
Impressionist Paris Sunday Outdoor Market Landscape Figurative Painting
By A. Veschi
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6056 Oil on artist board displayed in a painted wood frame Image size 10x12.5"
Oil
Pacific Bay, 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: 2024 Style: Impressionism, Title: Pacific Bay Size: 29.5" x 44" x 1'...
Canvas, Oil
$679Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Mountain Landscape of the Matterhorn
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful palette knife impasto painting of the Matterhorn from the Italian side with Breuil-Cervinia in forefront by Northern California artist Beatrice Ash...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$740Sale Price|20% Off
Post Impressionist French Coastal Landscape with Sailboats and Cottages
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Post Impressionist French Coastal Landscape with Sailboats and Cottages By Fanch Lel Size: 10.5 x 13.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: The p...
Oil
$902Sale Price|20% Off
The Road to the Ocean. Coastal landscape, ocean view, plein air, textured
Located in Oslo, NO
his painting was created en plein air on Oahu’s North Shore in early summer. "I was struck by the vivid green grass pushing through volcanic rock—bright circles of life set against...
Canvas, Oil
$1,000
"Picks in Paris" Impressionistic Pink Peonies Floral Still Life Oil Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic scene of Pink Peonies in a glass Vase, a poetic piece with beautiful details. With marks similarly captured by the French impressionists, rem...
Oil, Archival Paper
Pines on the island . Original impressionistic landscape. Large impasto painting
Located in Oslo, NO
This captivating artwork beautifully captures a serene riverside landscape, bathed in vibrant colors and dynamic brushwork. Dominating the foreground, a cluster of slender trees with...
Canvas, Oil
$3,200
In Singing Light - Gentle Surf, Willets and Pelicans at Sunset; Santa Monica
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by American Legacy Fine Arts from a private collector 2015, Pasadena, CA UNFRAMED: 11" x 14" FRAMED: 16" x 19" x 1.5" SIGNED: Lower Left Exhibited Special Summer Salon: ...
Linen, Oil
$3,300
"Estremoz Castle, Summer" bright plein air oil painting landscape in Portugal
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Estremoz Castle, Summer" is a bright and breezy plein air oil painting of a hilltown in Portugal. One of four paintings Dalessio did of the castle in four seasons. Framed Dimensio...
Oil, Panel
Inference Abstract Contemporary art Original Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varouján Hovakimyan Title: Inference Medium: Acrylic on Textured Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Contemporary Art Dimensions: 16" x 12'' x 1.5" inch (40 x 30 x 4cm) Presentation: Un...
Canvas, Acrylic
$734Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Impressionist Beached Blue Fishing Boat Under Cloudy Skies
By Simone Forge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Beached Fishing Boat Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist oil on board unframed board: 13 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: great condition For more any m...
Oil
Sunday with Rodin, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
On a recent painting trip to Europe, artist Faye Vander Veer visited the Rodin Museum in Paris, where a sense of calm contrasted with the city's bustling ener...
Oil
$1,139
Delicate bouquet of flowers Oil abstract interior painting Modern Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
Oil on canvas In "Sunny Emotions: A Bouquet of Wildflowers in the Sunlight" we see a beautiful bouquet consisting of wildflowers, bathed in the sunlight. The painting conveys an a...
Paint, Lights, Oil
Field of Sunflowers, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Karen d'Angeac Mihm paints vibrant sunflower fields, often inspired by Provence, but this time, she found inspiration close to home in Wisconsin. A stu...
Oil
$512
"Soul of fire " Contemporary figurative woman's portrait painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Soul of Fire" is a contemporary female portrait by French artist Natalya Mougenot, painted in acrylic on heavyweight professional acid-free paper, measuring 29.7 x 42 cm (11.69 x 16...
Paper, Acrylic
Song of Wildflowers
By Tanja Frost
Located in Zofingen, AG
You look at this painting and it feels like the morning never ends. The flowers rise gently toward the soft sky, as if they were breathing with you. There is no hurry here, only ligh...
Canvas, Oil
Field, Landscape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang, Impressionism
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Field, Size: 17" x 31" x 0.8'' ...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$2,025Sale Price|25% Off
Breton Woman on the Shore, Oil on Panel, Signed, 50.5x35 cm
Located in New York, NY
Oil on panel painting of a Breton woman by C F Aubray. Signed low-left. Excellent condition.
Oil, Panel
French Art Deco Style Female Portrait Studies Gouache and Ink on Green Paper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Art Deco Style Female Portrait Studies Gouache and Ink on Green Paper Artist: French School (mid 20th century) Medium: Gouache and ink with pencil on coloured artists p...
Ink, Gouache
Cupid and Psyche, Classic Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Litvinov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Classic Figurative Year: 2003 Title: Cupid and Psyche Size: 20" ...
Canvas, 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
Paris, le Sacre Coeur, Rue du Chevalier de la Barre
By Robert Giovani
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Giovani (French, 1900-1977 Title: Paris, le Sacre Coeur, Rue du Chevalier de la Barre Year: Circa 1950 Medium: Oil on hardboard Board siz...
Oil
European Impressionist Moonlit Coastal Seascape Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique European framed seascape oil painting . Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 16 by 13 inches overall, and 14 by 11 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and...
Oil, Canvas
$1,290Sale Price|40% Off
Two Early Massachusetts Paintings Boy fishing "Beaver Pool" - "The Conway" 1897
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Early Massachusetts Paintings Boy fishing "Beaver Pool" - "The Conway" 1897 Pair of early Massachusetts paintings on walnut wood panels by GEK 1897. Fine detail and painting styl...
Oil, Wood Panel
$871Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century Oil Painting Figures Walking on Atmospheric Beach Coastline
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Oil
$7,680Sale Price|20% Off
1864 ADOLF CHARLEMAGNE 1826-1901 Imperial Academy, antique original oil painting
Located in Palm Coast, FL
🎨 Original 1864 Oil Painting by Adolf Jossifowitsch Charlemagne – Russian Imperial Artist – Carriage Scene on Metal Up for sale is a very rare and historically significant 19th-cen...
Oil
California Stormy Sky, c. 1924
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by American Legacy Fine A in 2014; From Pasadena Antiques and Design who acquired the painting circa 2012; From a private Los Angeles collector who acquired the work, circa ...
Pastel
On a Dream Walk: Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting, 48x36
By Barnes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in the San Si Providence of China, Jang Jin Joong, known as his artist’s name Barnes, fell in love with art since he was a child. His passion for art continued into his pursuit ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,051
In the Garden Shade. Fruit Still Life, Mandarins, Red Wine, Garden Table, Oil
Located in Oslo, NO
"I decided to paint this still life while resting in my garden on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. I poured a glass of red wine and picked several mandarins from a tree growing in the s...
Canvas, Oil
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Original Signed Oil Painting on Canvas Seascape, Lighthouse, Harbor view, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a beautiful original oil painting on canvas depicting a seascape with a boat, lighthouse, and harbor view at sunset. Illegible signature in the lower-right corner. Pr...
Oil
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
Paul emile Lecomte. Paris -The Carrousel and the Louvre pencil on paper, signed
Located in PARIS, FR
Conditions: Very good overall Conditions. Signed on the lower part. Provenance: Family of the artist, studio sale. Complementary shipping worlwide by DHL, FEDEX. Returning customers...
Pencil
Antique American Impressionist Nicely Framed Hazy Harbor Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A softly atmospheric harbor scene rendered in delicate pastel tones, this 20th-century oil painting captures sailboats resting in still water beneath a pale, cloud-filled sky. Painte...
Oil, Board
Sunset over the river - sunset landscape painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The sunny summer painting with sunset is a beautiful wall decor, the painting is created en plein air, the artwork is full of different bright co...
Oil, Board