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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Antique Hudson River School Bald Eagle Kaaterskill Falls Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
19th century Hudson River School landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, ready ...
Oil, Board
"Gloucester Harbor" Laura Woodward, Cape Ann Marine Scene, Hudson River School
By Laura Woodward
Located in New York, NY
Laura Woodward Gloucester Harbor, circa 1880 Signed lower left Oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom Priory Fine ...
Canvas, Oil
Behind The Cloud - original sunny landscape, painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
A summer landscape with sunset, a forest lake and a wonderful cloud is a beautiful decoration for any interior. The painting is created en plein-air in one of favourite artist's plac...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Mid Century Ojai Spring Cottage Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century landscape of Ojai, California with charming stucco cottage and almond trees in bloom and mountains in background titled, "Storm over Ojai" by Margaret Anna Dobson (American, 1888-1981), 1959. Signed faintly, lower right. Signed in pencil "Margaret Dobson", titled "Storm Over Ojai" and dated "1959" on verso. Presented in vintage gilt-toned wood frame. Image size: 12"H x 16"W. Framed size: 14"H x 17.75"W. Margaret Dobson was a painter, illustrator, muralist, etcher. Born in Baltimore, MD on Nov. 9, 1888. Dobson studied at the Maryland Institute, PAFA, Fontainebleau School of Art (Paris), and Syracuse University. She studied privately with Daniel Garber, Cecilia Beaux, Violet Oakley, Emil Carlsen, Robert Vonnoh, Hugh Breckenridge, and others. She was active in London, England until 1933. She then settled in Los Angeles where she remained until her death on Jan. 20, 1981. Primarily a muralist, she also painted floral still lifes and landscapes of the Sierra and southern California. Member: NAC; Royal Society of Etchers (London); Laguna Beach AA; Women Painters of the West; Santa Monica AA; Calif. Art Club; LAAA; Artists of the SW. Exhibits: Fontainebleau, 1927 (prize); Egan Gallery (LA), 1933; Calif. PM Society, 1935, 1936; Ebell Club (LA) 1936 (1st prize); Academy of Western Painters, LACMA, 1937; Santa Cruz Art League, 1938; Friday Morning Club (LA), 1939; GGIE, 1939; Society for Sanity in Art, CPLH, 1944. Murals: Santa Monica Women's Club; Palace of Fontainebleau and Fontainebleau Hospital (France); Kaufman (TX) Post Office (Driving the Steers); Girl Scouts...
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
"Fisherman's Friend / Sailors Daughter (Diptych)" (2025), Oil and Wax Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Diptych (two panels): Left: Fisherman's Friend. Right: Sailors Daughter. Artist Statement Fisherman Friend Sailor’s Daughter draws from the language of storytelling where animals c...
Cotton, Oil
Apple blossoms. 2025. Canvas, cardboard, oil. 30x25 cm
By Valery Bayda
Located in Riga, LV
Valery Baida was born in 1958 in Russia. From 1983 to 1989 he studied at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography at the Faculty of Arts. Taken part in exhibitions since 1983....
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Springtime Stroll III
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Springtime Stroll III an original oil painting by Konstantin Savchenko
Oil
Paisaje Crepuscular, Impressionist Oil on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1900
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Interesante oleo sobre tela del prestigioso artista catalán modest urgell inglada (Barcelona, 1839 - 1919) Representando un paisaje crepuscular Como pueden apreciar, la obra va fir...
Oil
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
Blissful Lagoon, Oil Painting
By Lisa Elley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Inspired by the scenery of Monterey Bay in California, artist Lisa Elley captures a picturesque ocean view dotted with flowers in the foreground. California p...
Oil
Moonrise by the river, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Landscapes with a full moon always inspire an artist to create a new painting. The full moon is a very good symbol for integrity, completeness, strength and spiritual power. The p...
Oil
The Winter Sun - winter landscape painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The winter sunny painting with a fir forest is a wonderful wall decor, the painting is created en plein air, the artwork is full of different bright colours, combinations of warm and...
Oil, Board
$557Sale Price|20% Off
French Vivid Coastal Oil Painting of Sailboats and Stone Tower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Vivid Coastal Oil Painting of Sailboats and Stone Tower By F.T. Roussel Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condi...
Oil
"Fantasy with Flowers 234" mixed , 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. For sale and sent unframe...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Watercolor
Sail Boat 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: Sail Boat Size: 17.5" x 24" x 0.8'' ...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Reflections in the Stream, Belgian Neo-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Gavere, BE
"Oil On Canvas "reflections In The Stream" By Georges De Slovere Impressionist Painter " Biography: De Slovere Georges was born on August 4, 1873 in Bruges. He studied at the Academ...
Gold Leaf
"A pod of Killer Whale"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting conveys a sense of the ocean's depth and transparency. Killer whales gracefully glide through the deep blue water, shimmering with soft aquamarine hues. Rays of sunlight...
Canvas, Oil
$386Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of Countryside Landscape with Dramatic Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Countryside Landscape with Dramatic Sky By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11 ...
Watercolor
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
Oil painting, Impressionist Late 20th century landscape with trees, Surrey, UK
Located in Woodbury, CT
FIne impressionist 20th-century oil on board of an English landscape, with trees and blustery clouds. Charles Bertie Hall painted marine scenes, landscapes, and town scenes in both America, Uk, and Europe. He exhibited his paintings mostly in the UK from the mid 1980s The artist has indicated this piece was painted 'En Plein air', or outdoors after a long walk near the Box Hill...
Oil, Board
$883Sale Price|20% Off
Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Figures Enjoying Day on the Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Day on the Beach by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) signed oil painting on board, framed dated framed: 13 x 15 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large priva...
Oil
$9,800
Vermont Farm
By Paul Sample
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist landscape of a Vermont farm by American artist Paul Starrett Sample (1896-1974). Sample was born in Louisville, Kentucky and went to school at Dartmouth College,...
Canvas, Acrylic
$20,200
Sunset in Turunc, Oil Impressionist Landscape Painting Rocky Mountains Seascape
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
A rocky coast in the village of Turunc, where the stones do not have time to get away from the midday heat during the night. This land is with swift sunsets, soft and warm summer win...
Canvas, Oil
$5,302Sale Price|20% Off
Glimpse of the Sea - Scottish 1915 art Impressionist landscape oil painting
By Sir Charles James Lawton Wingate
Located in Hagley, England
A superb landscape oil painting on canvas by Sir James Lawton Wingate, President of The Royal Scottish Academy. This painting shows a windswept Scottish landscape and a "glimpse of t...
Oil
$8,000
Flowers Valley Impressionism, Large Size, 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: 2023 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Flowers Valley, Size: 43.5" x 6...
Canvas, Oil
$954Sale 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
$850Sale Price|20% Off
I was lost but I'm found
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior. ABOUT THE ARTWORK "I Was Lost But I'm Found" from the "PERICHORESIS...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
"A Shady Runlet" Stream in Fall New Jersey Watercolor 1878
Located in Soquel, CA
"A Shady Runlet" Stream in Fall New Jersey Watercolor 1878 A rare and exceptional watercolor of two ladies viewing a New Jersey stream in fall by William C. Bauer (American, 1856- 1...
Paper, Watercolor
French North African early 20th century Impressionist, Fishermen coming ashore
Located in Woodbury, CT
French North African early 20th-century Impressionist, Fishermen coming ashore with their daily catch. André Humbert was born in Paris on the 27th of November. He was a student of t...
Canvas, Oil
$4,600
Idlers and Pleasure Seekers Contemporary art Original Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Jack Avetisyan Title: Idlers and Pleasure Seekers Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Contemporary Art Dimensions: 40" x 30" x 1.5" inch (101 x 76 x 4cm) Presentation...
Canvas, Acrylic
At the Ponomarka River in January, Impressionist, Painting, Oil on canvas
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
The artist painted this landscape painting en plein air by the Ponomarka River in Kuzminki Park on a snowy, cloudy January day. Despite the simplicity of the motif, it is the subtle ...
Canvas, Oil
Venezia, contemporary oil painting of Venezia.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
This atmospheric oil painting by contemporary artist Narek Arakelyan captures the poetic beauty of Venice’s Grand Canal at dusk. Arakelyan’s signature impasto technique brings the sc...
Oil
$2,409
Lava Cliffs - Hawaii Landscape Painting, Ocean Sky, Plein Air, American Artist
Located in Oslo, NO
Hawaiian landscape, Oahu North Shore, ocean, rocks, plein air Following is what Daria said about this landscape painting. "This painting was created from life on the North Shore of...
Canvas, Oil
$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
Grove Landscape Contemporary art Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Grove Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Contemporary Art Dimensions: 56" x 41" x 2" inch (142 x 104 x 5cm) Presentation: Framed, Ready to Hang Type...
Canvas, Oil
Greek post impressionist signed oil painting by George Cosmadopoulos (1895-1967)
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: George Cosmadopoulos (1895-1967) Greek TITLE: "Greek Landscape With Sheep & Shepherd" SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 38cm x 46cm inclusive of frame CONDITIO...
Oil
"Halcyon Hues" (2017) By Hadley Rampton, Original Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Hadley Rampton's (US based) "Halcyon Hues" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a forest of trees casting long shadows. Born in Salt Lake City, UT in 1975, Hadley Ram...
Canvas, Oil
"The Lobster Boats at Gloucester" Impressionistic Maritime Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Lobster Boats at Gloucester" Impressionistic Maritime Oil Painting Vibrant and lively painting of moored lobster fishing boats by F. Piler...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Oak Trees Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Oak Trees Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 30" x 30" x 1" inch (76 x 76 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrapped on...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Healing
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK Healing In Healing, the artist explores intimacy as a space of deep inner restoration, where vulnerability becomes a source of strength. The image speaks about the ...
Canvas, Oil
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Winter Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden Winter Tree Study I
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Tree Study I oil/canvas panel 6 x 8 image unframe, 9.50 x 11.50 Signed LR I enjoy playing with light in my paintings and creating a mood while trying to push the range of colo...
Oil
$2,362Sale Price|28% Off
Young Woman by the River oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
### Technical Details - Title: "Young Woman by the River" - Artist: Roman Francés - Technique: Oil on canvas - Dimensions: 66 x 46 cm (unframed) - Style: Figurative impressi...
Oil, Canvas
Sailboat, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A lone sailboat drifts on a calm lake, its white sail catching the light and reflecting softly on the water below. A distant treeline and shoreline stretch alon...
Oil
Autumn Evening, Impressionism, 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: 2014 Style: Impressionism Title: Autumn Evening, Size: 35.5" x 43" x...
Canvas, Oil
"Misty Day, New England Harbor" Allen Tucker, Impressionist, Reflections
By Allen Tucker
Located in New York, NY
Allen Tucker Misty Day, New England Harbor, 1906 Signed and dated lower right, signed and dated on stretcher Oil on canvas 25 1/8 x 30 1/8 inches Provenance E. & A. Milch, Inc., New...
Canvas, Oil
"Waiting for an Answer" - Vibrant Pink and Yellow Floral Still-Life Oil Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957) "Waiting for an Answer" 2016 Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the bottom right and back of the painting. Lesley Anne Spo...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
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
John Edward Thompson 1920s Colorado Rocky Mountain Landscape, Oil on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
A beautiful circa 1920 Colorado landscape by renowned American artist John Edward Thompson (1882–1945), one of the most influential figures in the development of modern art in the Ro...
Oil
Autumn Sunlight - impressionist landscape, painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
An impressionist sunny painting is full of only positive energy. The artwork is created en plein air. The painting features a high texture. The picture is author's and original. It ...
Oil, Cardboard
$1,192Sale Price|20% Off
Remington Large oil painting on canvas cityscape, Italy Venice, Piazza San Marco
Located in Palm Coast, FL
A refined Venetian waterfront scene depicting Piazza San Marco (St. Mark’s Square) with a view across the lagoon toward the Palazzo Ducale (Doge’s Palace) and the iconic Campanile di...
Oil
$723Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Coastal Scene with Sailboat and Cliffside Cottage
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Coastal Scene with Sailboat and Cliffside Cottage By Fanch Lel Size: 19 x 20.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condition: Goo...
Oil
Autumn Frost
Located in New York, NY
On stretcher bar: ESTATE OF VAN D. PERRINE
Canvas, Oil
$9,500
Vase in the Window (Impressionist Floral Still Life Painting of Pink Peonies)
Located in Hudson, NY
Vase in the Window (Impressionist Floral Still Life of Magenta Pink Peony Flowers in a Vase Against an Off-White Window Scene) by David Konigsberg oil on panel 50 x 36 x 1.5 inches no frame required - painting is wired on reverse for easy installation Signed by the artist, verso This painting is an exquisite example of the artist's unique ability to capture the very whimsical side of nature. Widely known for painting expansive views of the Hudson Valley where the artist often embarks on extensive hiking trails, Konigsberg also takes to painting more intimate and commonplace household objects. A coffee pot, salt and pepper shaker, or as in this case, a simple bouquet of long stemmed pink peonies careening over the side of a green vase; his use of oil washes capture both fluidity and structure. The fanciful treatment of the flowers calls to mind French Impressionist Toulouse Latrec...
Charcoal, Oil, Wood Panel
$806Sale Price|20% Off
'Le Bouquet' French Floral Still Life, Flower Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Le Bouquet' Floral Still Life, Flower Oil Painting French School, mid 20th Century Oil painting on canvas, framed Framed size: 29 x 18 inches Beautiful oil painting of a lovingly c...
Oil
Daydream, 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: Oil on Canvas Year: 2012 Style: Abstract Art, Title: Daydream Size: 48" x 60" x 1.5'' inch...
Canvas, Oil
$3,960Sale Price|20% Off
French impressionist landscape, Barbizon forest, Paris with river and cows
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century English impressionist scene of the Barbizon forest, near Paris France, with a river, cows, and trees. Boyle was a pioneering 19th-century British artist inspired by E...
Canvas, Oil
$5,906
Lilac evening in the Alps / Covered by press / Impasto fine art / Impressionism.
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting "Lilac Evening in the Alps" is a song of tenderness and peace, captured in the moments when the day gives way to a velvety night. Delicate purple and lilac shades of the...
Oil
$745Sale Price|20% Off
Colourful Rose Bouquet in White Vase Original French Still Life Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Radiant Blooms signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) size: 16 x 13 inches dated 84' oil painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good condition. It has previousl...
Oil
Seascape Coastal 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: Seascape Size: 17.5" x 23.5" x 0.8''...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$3,720Sale Price|40% Off
Robert Kenneth White "Golden Rows, Tuscany" Large-Scale Oil on Canvas Ladnscape
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE – "GOLDEN ROWS, TUSCANY" ⚜ Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right ⚜ Frameless Display SUNLIT VINEYARDS OF TUSCANY “Golden Rows, Tuscany” captures the luminous ...
Canvas, Oil
Spiritus II – Memoria
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Memoria” dedicated to memory itself—how it appears unexpectedly and re-enters the present through sensation. The painting treats remembrance as a layered, non-linear experience. Cer...
Canvas, Acrylic