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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Daffodils
Located in Zofingen, AG
Daffodils look incredibly beautiful against the dark green velvet background. The bouquet looks festive in a glass vase. The painting is done in the artist's unique style.
Canvas, Acrylic
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
$579Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats in the Harbor at Saint-Malo
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats in the Harbor at Saint-Malo By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 4.5 x 6.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on cardb...
Oil
Sunset 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: Sunset Size: 20.5" x 27.5" x 0.8'' i...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Generosity
Located in Zofingen, AG
The work on this painting took quite a long time as I was working on creating a certain vibration in it, making many layers and adjustments... This is an apple orchard at harvest tim...
Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
$590Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Reflections of a Cottage on a Misty Lake
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Reflections of a Cottage on a Misty Lake By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.5 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting ...
Oil
$2,460Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman signed oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman by John Arthur Machray Hay (Scottish, 1887-1960) signed and dated 1910 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 24 inches provenance: private co...
Oil
Impressionist Seascape of Cap Corse and The Ligurian Sea. Oil on Board.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A colourful Impressionist seascape of Cap Corse by C Benali. The painting is signed bottom right and a location, Grischoni, Cap Corse, to the backboard. Presented in patinated silver...
Oil, Board
Still Horizon 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: Still Horizon Size: 29" x 39" x 0.8'...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Cadaques Spain oil on canvas painting seascape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Cadaqués Artist: Ramon Pichot Soler (1924–1996) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 54 x 65 cm (approx. 21.3 x 25.6 inches) Signature: Signed in the lower right corner Condit...
Canvas, Oil
"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...
Wood Panel, Oil
Seascape Original Oil Painting Tall Ship by Karon Nautical Maritime Wall Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This elegant maritime oil painting by Karon depicts a magnificent tall ship sailing across a rolling ocean under a brilliant blue sky. The artist’s expressive brushwork captures both...
Oil
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Autumn Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Early Autumn Farm
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Early Autumn Farm oil on canvas/panel 10 x 16 image size unframed, 15.38 x 21.38 x 1 framed Early Autumn Farm is a beautiful impressionistic landscape oil painting that I did on loca...
Oil
"Dachshund in Field" Bernard Lennon, Dog in Field, Nature, Impressionist Scene
Located in New York, NY
Bernard Lennon Dachshund in Field, circa 1970 Signed lower right Oil on board 6 x 8 inches Bernard Lennon was born in Milton, Massachusetts, in 1914. He attended the Massachusetts...
Oil, Board
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Beach Day II
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beach Day II oil/canvas 11 x 14 image unframed, 17.5 x 20.25 framed Beach Day II is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a be...
Oil
$360Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of a Village Lane with Cottages
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Village Lane with Cottages by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11 x 15.25 inc...
Watercolor
$650Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Still Life of Flowers Female Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 15 high by 18 inches wide condition: overall very good an...
Oil
Fanasy with Flowers 159
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. Flowers are a smile of ...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
$448Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of Rural Farmstead and Horse Riders
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Rural Farmstead and Horse Riders by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11.25 x 15...
Watercolor
Original oil painting on canvas, cityscape, Paris, unsigned, framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This vibrant impressionist-style cityscape captures a bustling Parisian street scene, likely from the late 19th or early 20th century. Tall, historic buildings with warmly glowing sh...
Oil
The Potential of Beauty. Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Oil on canvas Framed Image 39.5" x 39.5" Signed
Oil
$2,460Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of an Elegant Lady Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady by John Arthur Machray Hay (Scottish, 1887-1960) signed and dated 1910 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, UK c...
Oil, Canvas
The Weight of Simple Things, still life, oil on paper, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
The Weight of Simple Things” is a quiet, observational still life executed in oil on paper. The artist works with a tactile, impressionistic technique, using layered, textured brushs...
Oil, Paper
"Skipper's Orders" (2023) By Judd Mercer, Original Impressionist Lake Scene
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
"Skipper's Orders" is a beautiful original impressionist lakeside scene, depicting a family rigging a boat in the afternoon, on the lakeshore under the shade of an Oak tree. Judd Me...
Gouache
$1,367Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-20th Century French Signed Oil Portrait of a Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Woman French artist, mid 20th century signed oil on board, frames Framed: 29 x 23 inches Board : 22 x 15 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition:...
Oil
Sea shore Azure, Seascape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mishurovski V.V. Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Impressionism Year: 2008 Title: Sea shore Azure Size: 19.5" x 39" ...
Canvas, Oil
Coral Reef Fish Painting Impasto
Located in Zofingen, AG
* Title: Coral Reef * Size: 12 x 8 inches * Materials: oil, stretched canvas, palette knife * Shipping: gallery standards packaging, express shipping Bright abstract seascape paintin...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$377Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of Sailboats at Low Tide
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Sailboats at Low Tide by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11 x 15.5 inches (Hei...
Watercolor
$3,920Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Painting Michael Budden Evening Retreat Egret Marsh Coastal
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Evening Retreat Egret is an oil painting on Masonite panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautifully lit sundown and an egret catching the ligh...
Oil
$452Sale Price|26% Off
Impressionist Floral oil painting on paper "Lost in the Beauty of Pink Dahlias"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting named "Lost in the beauty of pink dahlias" celebrates my love for these beautiful elegant delicate flowers growing in terracotta pots. Van Gogh and my admiration for h...
Oil, Paper
$2,500
"Artist's Studio - Pond" Colorful Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Board
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Thomas deDecker has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed muc...
Oil, Board
"Le Jardin de Monet, II" (2023) by Leigh Ann Van Fossan, Oil Painting, Lily Pond
Located in Denver, CO
Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Le Jardin de Monet, II" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impression of a lily pond. Van Fossan was born in Vail, Colorado, and began oi...
Canvas, Oil
Summer Day Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Summer Day Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 9.5" x 12.5" x 0.8" inch (24 x 32 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wra...
Canvas, Oil
'The Can-Can Girls'. Signed F. Fabiano. Framed oil on canvas
Located in St. Albans, GB
Fabien Fabiano (1882, Lamballe – 1962), Signed bottom right Oil on canvas Canvas Size" 24 x 20" (61 x 51cm) Outside Frame Size: 31 x 27" (79 x 69cm) F...
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
$432Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Picture Frame original Montparnasse Period Shabby Chic
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French mid 20th century Wood and plaster frame Internal measurement (to house painting or mirror): 16 x 13 inches Overal outer measurements: 22 x 19 inches Provenance: from a collect...
Plaster, Wood
$31,500
Fishing Boat Reflections, Vibrant French Seascape by American Impressionist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Abel Warshawsky (American, 1883-1962) Fishing Boat Reflections, France, c. 1915 Oil on canvas Signed lower left 21 x 18 inches 27.5 x 24.5 inches, framed Impressionist painter A.G...
Oil
Rising Silence Landscape Impressionism Original Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Rising Silence Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 70" x 66" x 2" inch (178 x 168 x 5cm) Presentation: Stretched on Woode...
Oil, Canvas
$153Sale Price|88% Off
Mid Century French Watercolour Walled Garden Blossom Tree Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen
$379Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of Pastoral Landscape with Dramatic Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Pastoral Landscape with Dramatic Sky by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11 x 1...
Watercolor
$1,500Sale Price|25% Off
'Evening Light, Rocky Shore', American School Impressionist Seascape, Pacific
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A late 19th century, American School seascape showing a lyrical view of sunlit waves flowing in towards a rocky beach. The unknown artist shows exceptionally sensitive handling of li...
Oil, Board
Nightingale
Located in Zofingen, AG
Since I have long been fascinated by colored glass and stained glass, in this work, I explored the effect of blending brushstrokes of different colors and the stylized representation...
Acrylic, Cardboard
$738Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Signed Oil Sunlit Village in Provence French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunlit Village in Provence mid 20th century signed oil on board, unframed Board : 7.5 x 10.75 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition Descripti...
Oil
"RED BARN RANCH" 1959 TEXAS HILL COUNTRY LANDSCAPE WILDFLOWERS PORFIRIO SALINAS
Located in San Antonio, TX
Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 12 x 16 Frame Size: 19 x 23 Hand Carved "Melvin" Frame Medium: Oil on Canvas Signed Lower Left 1959 "Red Barn Ranch" Texa...
Oil
$585Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Fishing Boats in a Harbor
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Fishing Boats in a Harbor By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 9.5 x 13 inches (height x width...
Oil
Carmel Painting, Oil on Canvas, Signed Landscape by Lynn Gertenbach.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
This beautiful 20 x 24 inch oil painting was created live at Misty Rocky in Carmel-by-the-Sea one of the treasured painting locations of renowned artist Lynn Gertenbach. This breath...
Oil
$393Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of Riverside Scene with Red Narrowboat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Riverside Scene with Red Narrowboat by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11.25 x...
Watercolor
$650Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Impressionist Oil Signed Bell Tower and Figure Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Oil Painting signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 14.5 inches high...
Oil
$4,300
Exploration Abstract Contemporary art Original Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varouján Hovakimyan Title: Exploration Medium: Acrylic on Textured Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Contemporary Art Dimensions: 36" x 48'' x 1.5" inch (91 x 122 x 4cm) Presentation:...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,367Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Impressionist Oil Tranquil Riverbank Scene Luminous Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tranquil Riverbank Scene first half 20th century Charles Marvin - Sauvaigo ( 1881 - 1970) signed oil on canvas, framed Canvas: 18 x 21.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Franc...
Oil
$929Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Pastel Drawing of Coastal Town with Hills Overlooking the Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pastel Drawing of Coastal Town with Hills Overlooking the Sea Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19.75 (he...
Oil Pastel
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Oil Charming Harbor Scene with Colourful Boats Oil Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Charming Harbor Scene with Boats French School, mid 20th century signed oil on board, framed Framed: 13 x 15 inches Board : 8.5 x 10.5 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Description: This delightful oil painting captures a vibrant harbor scene, filled with colorful fishing boats gently bobbing in the water. The composition brings to life the tranquility of a quiet coastal town, with reflections of the boats mirrored...
Oil
$957Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Impressionist Signed Oil Busy Paris Street Scene Figures
By Claude Marin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed and dated 88 oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 7.5 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, France Conditi...
Oil
Summer Magic
Located in Zofingen, AG
Immerse yourself in a world of serenity and beauty with this picturesque painting that embodies all the charm of meadow flowers - bright poppies, delicate daisies and graceful cornfl...
Canvas, Oil
$1,914Sale Price|20% Off
British Hunting Scene Oil Painting Master of the Fox Hounds on Horseback
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Master of the Fox Hounds by John Renney (British circa 1960's) signed to label verso oil painting on board, framed painting: 18 x 22 inches framed: 23.5 ...
Oil
$731Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage French Oil Painting Wide Landscape Of Lake Flowing Along The Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed Size: painting: 13 x 20 inche...
Oil
$503Sale 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
"Bouquet d'autunno" Olio su tela cm. 55 x 62 Fiori
Located in Torino, IT
Opera di Georgij Moroz pittore Ucraino morto nel 2015 Splendido mazzo di fiori autunnali sui toni dei viola,bianco e verde Pittura luminosa e tridimensionale Opera pubblicata sul cat...
Oil
$525Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of a Hilltop House and Outhouse with Wildflower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Hilltop House and Outhouse with Wildflowers By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimension...
Watercolor
$39,607
'Mother with Children on a Wooded Path, Bordeaux ' by Alfred Smith (1854 – 1936)
Located in Knokke, BE
Alfred Smith Bordeaux 1854 – 1936 Paris French Painter 'Mother with Children on a Wooded Path in Bordeaux' Signature: signed lower left and dated 1883 'Alf Smith 83' Medium: oil on...
Canvas, Oil