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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"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
Signed Impressionist Scenic Landscape by Gaston Balande
Located in St. Albans, GB
Gaston Balande (1880-1971) Antique Oil on Canvas Painting. Picture Size 20 X 26", 51 X 66 cm Frame Size 28 x 34", 71 x 86.5 cm Gaston BALANDE (1880-1971) Gaston Balande was born in...
Canvas, Oil
"BLUEBONNETS" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY WILDFLOWERS IN BLOOM
Located in San Antonio, TX
W.R. Thrasher (1908 - 1997) Texas Artist Image Size: 24 x 36 Frame Size: 33 x 45 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signed "Bluebonnets" Biography W.R. Thrasher (1908 - 1997) The state of Texas, ...
Oil
$2,200
"Vessels" (2013) By Michael DeVore, Impressionist Still-Life, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Michael DeVore’s "Vessels" (2015) is a masterfully executed original still-life oil painting which depicts a variety of ceramic and glass vases. This piece measures at 14 x 18 in., a...
Oil, Panel
$443Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Harbour Scene with Lighthouse Fishing Boats and Seagulls in Motion
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Harbour Scene with Lighthouse Fishing Boats and Seagulls in Motion By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 16.25 x 12.25 inches (height x width) Gouache painting on board...
Gouache
Antique Impressionist Framed Opera Scene Elegant Woman Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique opera view oil painting. Oil on board. Unsigned. Framed. Measuring: 18 by 22 inches overall, and 14 by 18 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil
Stacks, Print on Canvas, Ready to hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Print on Canvas Subject: Stacks, SIZE: 13" x 16" x 0.8''inch, 33x41x2cm Unframed, Stretched on the wooden bar, Gallery Wr...
Canvas, Color
$950Sale Price|20% Off
Monterey Bay cypress tree California Impressionist landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edwin B. Kelley Jr. (American). Monterey Bay Cyprus tree Landscape. Oil on panel measuring 12 x 16 inches. Unframed. Signed lower left.
Masonite, Oil
$16,321Sale Price|30% Off
"Landscape with dog " Dog, Spring, oil cm. 140 x 110
Located in Torino, IT
Dog, Green,Landscape,Russian Painter,russian art Signed to lower right Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, ...
Canvas, Oil
$301Sale Price|55% Off
Heraklion Harbour Crete Ship Milos Greek Port Scene Signed 1967 Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Heraklion Harbour Crete Ship Milos Greek Port Scene Signed 1967 Watercolour by John Steane (b.1931) Signed: Bottom right Size: 16.5 inches (height)...
Watercolor
$2,108Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Edwardian Portrait of a Lady 1900's British Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady British School, early 1900's Circle of Samuel Luke Fildes (1843-1927) British. Bust Portrait of a Lady, Oil on canvas, 24" x 20" (61 x 50.8cm) plus gilt swept f...
Canvas, Oil
View to Gams from Simisee. Vertical, Landscape, Switzerland, postimpressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting was painted outdoors near Lake Simi in Switzerland in the summer of 2016. The background of the painting shows the Kreuzberge and the church of the small village of Gam...
Oil
Tall Ship Seascape Oil Painting on canvas Clipper Ship Nautical Art Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This expressive contemporary seascape oil painting depicts a majestic tall ship cutting through rolling ocean waves under a luminous, pastel-toned sky. The composition captures the p...
Oil
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: 2020 Style: Impressionism Title: Warm Autumn Size: 8" x 10" x 0.8'' ...
Canvas, Oil
'Agay, le château et le Sémaphore'. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Located in Paris, FR
'Agay, le château et le Sémaphore'. Oil on canvas. +/- 1922 Signed lower right Measurements : 60 x 73 cm. This painting will be recorded in the second volume of the Catalogue Raisonn...
Oil
$533Sale Price|20% Off
French Harbour Scene Oil Painting of Boats and Waterfront at La Croisic
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Harbour Scene Oil Painting of Boats and Waterfront at La Croisic By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 15.25 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condi...
Oil
Paris Café Scene Watercolour Bar Restaurant Interior Figurative Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris café interior scene, watercolour (20th century) Watercolour on paper, unframed. Size: 14.75 x 12.25 inches (height x width) Unsigned. Condition: good vintage condition with vis...
Watercolor
Marble Snow Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Marble Snow Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 21.5" x 38" x 0.8" inch (55 x 97 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wra...
Canvas, Oil
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Realism Ocean Seascape Painting Michael Budden Moonrise Marsh
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Moonrise Marsh Gulls 12 x 18 unframed 17.88 x 24 framed. Signed LR Moonlight Marsh is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showca...
Oil
$463Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Sunset Harbour Scene with Sailboats and Reflections in France
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Sunset Harbour Scene with Sailboats and Reflections in France by Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 8.25 inches (height) x 10 inches (width) (size excluding frame; 4.75...
Oil
$2,564
More than Enough - Large Spring Garden Flower Field Signed 2026 Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Poem By Ron Padgett "I’m in the house. It’s nice out: warm sun on cold snow. First day of spring or last of winter" I don't have many words to describe the joy that the garden c...
Acrylic
"Point Pleasant" Bucks County New Hope PA River Snow Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful Impressionist winter pastoral scene of colorful quaint homes by the river. Willet has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed much feel...
Oil, Board, Canvas
$533Sale Price|20% Off
Courtyard Scene with Arched Doorway Rustic Walls and Figures in Traditional Garb
By Simone Forge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Charming Courtyard Scene Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist oil on board unframed board: 9.5 x 7.5 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: great condition For more ...
Oil
Charley - Original Marine Oil Painting Tall Ship on Open Sea Nautical Seascape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This expressive maritime oil painting depicts a majestic tall ship cutting through rolling open seas beneath a luminous, cloud-filled sky. The artist skillfully captures the movement...
Oil
$1,013Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Painting Hill Top Village Olive Groves White Houses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Hill Top Village by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed dated 1998 canvas: 22 x 26 inches condition: very good provenance: from a larg...
Oil
$859Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Impressionist 1901 Oil Moody River Reflections & Arched Bridge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tranquil River Scene French Impressionist artist, 1901 signed with initials lower corner oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 9.5 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condit...
Oil, Canvas
$1,200
Nocturne Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Moonlight Shimmer Boats Jetty
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Moonlight Shimmer oil/canvas panel Image is 10 x 12 unframed 14.88 x 13.50 framed signed LL Moonlight Shimmer is a nocturne seascape oil painting on panel by Award Winning Chesterfi...
Oil
"Phone Your Mother" (2024) Sunset Skyscape and Landscape, Oil and Wax Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Artist Statement Phone Your Mother is built around warmth and simplicity, where color and form carry the experience more than description. The horizon is reduced to broad, layered p...
Cotton, Oil
Flowing Path to the Evening, Surreal Landscape in Purple and Blue on Paper, 2024
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...
Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
American Impressionist Sunset Sailboat Seascape Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American seascape oil painting . Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 19 by 16 inches overall, and 16 by 12 painting alone. Signed verso. Excellent condition, ready to hang and...
Oil
Lighthouse on Soller. Original landscape painting . Small size . Gift
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork vividly captures a coastal landscape, where a rugged cliff meets an expansive, shimmering ocean. Perched atop the cliff, a lighthouse stands as a sentinel, complemented ...
Paper, Gouache
"Italian Chair" (2024) Original Oil Portrait Painting by Michael Carson
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Carson's (US based) "Italian Chair" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting and is framed in a black float frame. About the Artist: Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painte...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Parisian Cafe Scene" Small Impressionist Oil Painting Framed in Antique Frame
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical oil painting depicting a Parisian Cafe scene in Paris, France by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist Cagliani most of his works were produced in the first ...
Oil, Board
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Winter Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden Beautiful Light
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beautiful Light, Colors of Winter oil/canvas panel signed LR 12 x 9 image unframed, 18.5 x 15.5 framed I enjoy playing with light in my paintings and creating a mood while trying to...
Oil
Boulevard de Capucines-Nuit - Impressionist Cityscape Oil by Edouard Leon Cortes
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel figures in cityscape circa 1920 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Cortes. The work depicts a a view of the Boulevard de Capucines, on the Grand...
Oil, Panel
Private Sale
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed divisionist style oil on panel landscape circa 1906-1907 by French Neo-Impressionist painter Henri Edmond Cross. This brightly painted piece depicts a view Saint Tropez. This...
Oil, Panel
$480Sale Price|20% Off
Large original oil painting on canvas, Venice, Italy, Signed, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original large oil painting on canvas, depicting Venice, Italy. Signed in the lower-left corner probably Tom. Presented in a nice wood frame. Condition: The pa...
Oil
Roses √6
Located in Zofingen, AG
Pink roses in a beautiful bouquet. The soft green background fades to pink. This color scheme exudes freshness, brightness, and love. The painting is painted with large brushstrokes,...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Finish Line" - Impressionist Still-Life of Horse Track, Pastel Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Finish Line" 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 t...
Oil
$549Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Painting of Château de Trécesson in Brittany with Water Reflection
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Painting of Château de Trécesson in Brittany with Water Reflections by Fanch Lel Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Inscribed ...
Oil
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
Village Oil Painting, Impressionist Style, 20th Century, Signed
Located in Belgrade, MT
This oil painting is original and signed by the artist. I have owned this piece since the early 1970's. The oil depicts a village and is vibrant in color.
Oil
"Winter"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The winter night landscape is immersed in silence and cold light. A river flows calmly through the painting, its dark water hidden in places by thin ice and snow. Moonlight reflects ...
Canvas, Oil
$679Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats Lighthouse and Sunset Sky
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats Lighthouse and Sunset Sky By Fanch Les Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condition: The ...
Oil
$535Sale Price|20% Off
French A Still Life with Open Book, Vase and Blossoming Plant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Oil
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Charles Gruppe American Impressionist Painting Salmagundi Rock Port Farm w Cow
By Charles P Gruppe
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Charles P Gruppe 1860-1940 Harvest Time, Farm Scene with Cow oil panel signed LR 8x10 unframed, 11.5 x 13.5 framed Colors are fresh and vibrant as the painting was recently clean...
Oil
$497Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Terrace Scene with Figures and Parasols in a Summer Setting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Terrace Scene with Figures and Parasols in a Summer Setting by Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 8.75 inches (height) x 10.75 inches (width) Medium: Oil on board, unfr...
Oil
John Enneking “Winter Morning on the Common”
Located in San Francisco, CA
John Joseph Enneking: 1841-1916. Very well listed and very important 19th and early 20th century American artist. he painted in several styles, including tonalist,limpressionist and ...
Oil
$533Sale Price|20% Off
Parisian Street Café Scene with Diners and Trees Original City Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Parisian Street Café Scene with Diners and Trees Original City Watercolour By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Bottom right Medium: Watercolor on paper, mounted Size: 14 inche...
Watercolor
"Roses and sea."
Located in Zofingen, AG
Miniature painting is like a little pearl in a collection of paintings. It was created specifically so that you can decorate your room and harmoniously place it in combination with p...
Canvas, Acrylic
$551Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Small Boats Anchored by the Shore
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Small Boats Anchored by the Shore By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on boa...
Oil
Early 20th C Antique Scandinavian Impressionist Seascape Oil Painting Sailboats
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exceptional and atmospheric seascape was painted in oil on canvas in the early 20th century by the renowned Swedish artist Astrid Wahlstedt (1877 - 1946). The canvas captures a ...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
19th-century Nocturne Landscape with Thatched-roof Cottages
Located in San Francisco, CA
There is something captivating about a night scene, when all are asleep, glowing in full moonlight. On offer is a nocturne, as such works are called, of a 19th-century serene rural s...
Canvas, Oil
Riverside, Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Signed to lower left Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2...
Canvas, Oil
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
19th/20th century American school Antique oil painting on canvas, Portrait
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a 19th/20th-century American school Antique original oil painting on canvas depicting a portrait of a fisherman seated by a table with fishing creel and basket. No v...
Oil
Cats at play, portrait of a cat and a Kitten playing with a glove in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Gabriella Rainer-Istvanffy (Austrian, 1886–1963) Cats at Play Oil on canvas, circa 1950 26 x 30 inches (framed) signed lower right This charming composition by Gabriella Rainer-Istv...
Canvas, Oil
Summer Garden, Landscape Impressionism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
By Peter Tovpev
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Peter Tovpev Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2012 Style: Post Impressionism Title: Summer Garden Size: 25.5" x 34.5...
Canvas, Oil
Southern Coast with Beach, Trees and Sailboat, Impressionistic Painting, 1920´s
Located in Stockholm, Stockholm
A Southern Coastal Landscape by Charles Bisschops. This oil on canvas, signed L. Ch. Bisschops, depicts a southern coastal scene with a beach bordered by trees. Across the bay, mount...
Canvas, Oil
TEXAS BLUEBONNETS TEXAS HILL COUNTRY TEXAS WILDFLOWERS
Located in San Antonio, TX
Robert Harrison (Born 1949) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 11 x 14 Frame Size: 16 x 20 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Bluebonnets" Biography Robert Harrison (Born 1949) Robert Harrison was b...
Oil
Orange Reflection. Landscape Oil Paintings, impressionism, Venice, canal, boats.
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting is full of movement and reflections. Venetian houses are reflected in the water of the canal and we enjoy the play of light and color, the change of shapes and the play...
Oil
Lone Pine's Alabama Hills
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 12" x 16" FRAMED: 17.75" x 21.75" x 1.25" Signed "K Dempwolf" on lower left Artist Statement "When heading north on Hwy...
Canvas, Oil, Panel