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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Snowy Peak, California Sierra Mountain Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Striking vertical landscape of a dramatic rocky mountain peak towering above the tree line by Ken Lucas (American, 20th Century). "Ken Lucas" and "#33 March 3, 1993" are written on ...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Carmel Mission, 1870 - California School Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Carmel Mission, 1870 - Landscape Oil Painting One of California's Mission settlements lies on the Central Coast in Carmel, depicted in this landscape oil painting. The Spanish architecture...
Oil, Board
$1,209Sale Price|20% Off
1960s French Post Impressionist Oil Cagnes Sur Mer French Coastline Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Enter Cannes et Vence Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Oil
Sukhoi Ruchey Village Landscape Painting, Rustic Huts, 60x80 cm
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting depicts a quiet summer rural landscape of the village of Sukhoi Ruchey in the Tver region, showing a group of old rustic gray wooden huts, baths and sheds, as if immerse...
Canvas, Oil
$269Sale Price|61% Off
Solva Harbour View With Boats And Hills Wales 1969 Original Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Solva Harbour View With Boats And Hills Wales 1969 Original Watercolour By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on board, unframed Size: 12 inches (height) x 17.25 inch...
Watercolor
$1,186Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post-Impressionist Oil Still Life Fruit & Portrait of Van Gogh
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Post-Impressionist, circa 1930's Interior Still Life oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 14 x 18 inches Stamped canvas Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good cond...
Oil
$2,639Sale Price|20% Off
Highland Stag Family of Deer Glen Dhu Sutherland Scotland signed British oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Family by Madeline Selfe (British 1910-2005) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 24 x 27 inches canvas: 19.75 x 23.5 inches provenance: private collection, -UK The pai...
Oil, Canvas
Be my guest
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK “Be My Guest” is an invitation to enter a space where the spiritual and the physical are not separated. For the artist, the table becomes an inner refuge and a poi...
Canvas, Acrylic
Painting in the Garden
By Ken Moroney
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 19.75 x 15.75 inches Framed size: 25.75 x 22 inches Signed lower left
Canvas, Oil
Through the branches of Bougainvillea
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
Through vibrant pinks cascading like joyous laughter, I captured a serene harbor’s embrace. Using oil with impressionist touches, I wanted to evoke the gentle warmth of sunlit moment...
Canvas, Oil
$208Sale Price|20% Off
1900's English Impressionist Watercolor Painting Spring Field
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Spring Fence English School, early 1900's original watercolor painting on artists paper, unframed overall paper size: 11 x 7.75inches Double sided From a large private collection o...
Watercolor
$3,307Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape with Village - Scottish Edwardian Impressionist art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This charming Scottish Impressionist Edwardian summer landscape oil painting is by noted Scottish artist Sir Charles Lawton Wingate RSA. Painted circa 1910, the composition is a view...
Oil
Vintage American Modernist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist seascape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 22 by 28 inches overall. Handsomely fram...
Oil, Canvas
"PRICKLY PEAR" TEXAS HILLCOUNTRY
Located in San Antonio, TX
Dorothy Johnson Image Size: 12 x 16 Frame Size: 14.5 x 18.5 Medium: Oil "Prickly Pear"
Oil
Summer Field, Landscape, 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: 2021 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Summer Field, Size: 44.5" x 37"...
Canvas, Oil
Whisper of a Peony - White Flower Still Life
Located in Zofingen, AG
Within this full blossom rests a soft, understated grace — an expression of refined tenderness conveyed through calm light and gentle form. It reflects the clarity of a pure, heartfe...
Oil, Cardboard, Canvas
April. Plyos Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, 60x90 cm, New
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This charming work of art depicts a serene rural scene of the town of Plyos in the Ivanovo region, meticulously capturing the tranquil essence of rural life. The paintings compositio...
Canvas, Oil
$1,649Sale Price|20% Off
Large French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Tulips, Apples & Pears Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Guy Benard (French b.1928) signed lower corner. Painter from Rouen, Normandy, exhibited throughout France. Title: Interior Still Life Medium: signed oil on canvas,...
Oil
Paysage de l'Oise - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Victor Vignon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas landscape by French impressionist painter Victor Alfred Paul Vignon. The piece depicts a view of scenery in Oise, a department in the north of France, ...
Oil, Canvas
The Canary
Located in Dallas, TX
The overall dimensions including the frame are 70 x 42 inches. Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Voge...
Oil, Panel
Peaceful Stroll, Impressionist Oil Painting by Diane Monet
By Diane Monet
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original impressionist painting by widely exhibited American artist, Diane Monet. Alexanre Monet -- Diane Monet's grandfather -- moved to the United St...
Oil
$4,164
Sunset in Stupino. February, Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas, Framed, 2010+
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
A serene winter scene presents bare trees against a dusky sky with hints of yellow and green light filtering through the branches. Snow blankets the ground, showing subtle shifts in ...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$4,673
NYC train-original contemporary impressionism art-cityscape oil painting artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Canvas, Oil
$937Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Canal Tow Path with Children & Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The artist: Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed Title: The Canal Medium: gouache on paper, loosely laid over card, unframed ...
Gouache
Wading, Impressionist Oil on Board Painting, Late 19th Century, Signed
Located in New York, NY
EDWARD HENRY POTTHAST (American, 1857-1927) Wading oil on board signed E. Potthast, l.l. 11 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (18 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.) Provenance: Traxel Art Galleries, Cincinnati,...
Oil, Board
Summer at the Harbor 1996 Large Acrylic Painting
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Tom Perkinson Summer at the Harbor 1989 Large Acrylic Painting Canvas 50.5 x 40.5 inches Framed Size 55.5 x 45.5 inches Tom Perkinson was ...
Acrylic
"Winter stream" Oil cm.70 x60, Snow, winter 2005
Located in Torino, IT
Snow, ,white, winter Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina. 1949-56: he began artistic studies in Dnepr...
Canvas, Oil
$1,764Sale Price|20% Off
The Mourne Mountains County Down Ireland Signed Original Irish Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Irish School, second half 20th century, signed H.J Foy Mourne Mountains (County Down, Ireland) between Hilltown & Newcastle - inscribed verso oil on ...
Oil
$4,535
The Bluebird - original impressionism cityscape oil painting - contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Oil, Panel
$7,497Sale Price|20% Off
Seascape with Boats Storm Coming - Scottish 19thC exh impressionist oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This dramatic Scottish Impressionist 19th century oil painting is by noted Scottish artist Joseph Henderson. Painted in 1876 it was exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy the same y...
Oil
Shimmering Surf Heat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,719Sale Price|20% Off
Forest river. 1990. Cardboard, oil. 67, 5x93 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Forest river. 1990. Cardboard, oil. 67,5x93 cm Information about artist Edgars Vinters (1919-2014). Edgars Vinters was working in oil, waterc...
Oil, Cardboard
$483Sale Price|20% Off
French Village with White Chapel and Spire under Stormy Sky by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village with White Chapel and Spire under Stormy Sky by Fanch Lel By Fanch Lel Size: 7.5 x 9.75 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condition: G...
Oil
The Call
Located in Zofingen, AG
Title: “The Call” This work is about the moment of action that sprouts from inner knowledge. An unobvious but precise path that opens up only when a person dares to follow a call, no...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,035
House Under the Ironwood - Hawaiian landscape, impressionism, American art
Located in Oslo, NO
American artist, Hawaiian trees, North Shore, tropical landscape, island light The painting depicts ironwood trees — characteristic trees of Hawaii with long, softly hanging branche...
Canvas, Oil
$606Sale Price|20% Off
Wonky Olive Tree Landscape Contemporary British Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Landscape signed by Geza Somerset-Paddon (British 20th century) dated 97' oil painting on board, unframed size: 8 x 9 inches inscribed verso condition: overall very good provenance:...
Oil
$9,113
A Still Life of Fruit, Flowers and Vases on a Table by Marcel Dyf. Oil on Canvas
By Marcel Dyf
Located in St. Albans, GB
Marcel DYF 1899 - 1985 This piece has been confirmed by Claudine Dyf This work is registered in the Marcel Dyf Archive under N° ID 5158 Picture Size: 29 x 36" (72 x 92cm) Outside F...
Oil
Bodega Bay, c 1906
Located in Pasadena, CA
Consigned to the gallery, Pasadena, California; By descent to a private collector, Encino, California; Acquired in 1998 by a private collector, San Carlos, Palo Alto, and Oceanside, California; From William A. Karges Fine Art, Carmel, California Signed "Jesse Arms Botke" on lower right Description This charming watercolor captures a sweeping view of Bodega Bay, California, rendered with the refined draftsmanship and decorative sensibility for which Jessie Arms Botke is renowned. While best known for her gilded avian compositions, Botke’s landscapes are comparatively rare and reveal a more personal side of her artistic vision. Here, the viewer peers over the distinctive red turret of a Victorian home toward the curving estuary, where land meets sea beneath a soft blue sky. Delicate washes and crisp detailing convey the texture of the shoreline, the undulating water, and the surrounding structures, evoking the calm yet lively spirit of a coastal fishing village in the early 20th century. The warm terracotta tones of the foreground architecture contrast beautifully with the cool blues of the water and the distant hills, creating a balanced, harmonious scene. Although no journal entry or record confirms a specific trip to Bodega Bay, Botke may have painted this work, circa 1906, during the period when she was offered a round-trip passage from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway to travel from Chicago to Arizona and California in exchange for paintings depicting scenes of the West. The style and vantage point suggest direct observation, making it likely that she visited the town and painted the scene en plein air. With its architectural detail, vibrant palette, and compositional harmony, this work stands as a significant example of Botke’s lesser seen yet highly collectible works on paper. Jessie Arms Botke is recognized as one of the most important women artists in the early California art...
Paper, Watercolor
$1,408Sale Price|20% Off
"Peasant Woman" by Alessandro Pomi - Oil on Wood - 68x45 cm
By Alessandro Pomi
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame (88 x 65 x 5 cm) Alessandro Pomi (1890–1976) was an Italian painter and decorator, born in Mestre on October 7, 1890, and passed away in Venice on March 27, ...
Wood, Oil
Red bushes
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork is a vibrant portrayal of autumns colorful embrace in Tsaritsyno Park. It features a landscape with a foreground dominated by a field painted in soft, swirling pastels t...
Canvas, Oil
$3,050
Autumn Lake, 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: Autumn Lake, Size: 29.5" x 45" x...
Canvas, Oil
"Yachts"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This painting conveys the tranquil and poetic atmosphere of a calm, mirror-like water surface, upon which three sailing boats are moored. The composition is restrained and concise, b...
Canvas, Oil
$984Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage French Impressionist Oil Painting Stone Bridge Over Busy Rowing Lake
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 19.5 in...
Oil
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Floral Landscape Impressionistic Oil Painting by Michael Budden Summer Garden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
"Garden Chatter" is an oil painting on canvas that showcases the beautiful light of a summer day shinning on a beautiful field of flowers. This painting was painted en plein air on l...
Oil
Porte Saint Denis, Winter
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 10.5 x 18 inches Framed size: 15.5 x 24 inches Signed lower left
Canvas, Oil
$3,850
Irene Fowler Boulder Canyon Colorado Autumn Landscape Oil Painting 1940s
By Irene Fowler
Located in Denver, CO
A luminous 1940s oil landscape by Irene Fowler depicting Boulder Canyon in Colorado at peak autumn color. The scene captures the warmth and clarity of the Rocky Mountain landscape—go...
Oil
On the Psel, Impressionism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Shapoval Ivan Leontyevich Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Cardboard Style: Impressionism Year: 2012 Title: On the Psel Size: 16.5...
Oil, Cardboard
$804Sale 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
$599Sale Price|20% Off
Original Watercolour Moored Sailboats and Riverside Buildings with Reflections
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Watercolour Moored Sailboats and Riverside Buildings with Reflections By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 11.25 x 14.75 inches Condi...
Watercolor
$467Sale Price|20% Off
French Village Square with Figures Playing under Trees by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Square with Figures Playing under Trees by Fanch Lel by Fanch Lel Size: 10 x 14 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: Good overall ...
Oil
"Monte Carlo" Large oil on canvas
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Monte Carlo" c.1990, is a large oil on canvas by noted Italian artist Mario Sanzone, b.1946. It is signed and titled at the lower left corner by the artist. the ...
Oil
Fanasy with Flowers 179
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. Sold and sent unframed -V...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Tugboat, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A moored tugboat commands a harbor scene. Its green hull anchors it firmly against the hazy shoreline of Sturgeon Bay, while the red upper structure rises wit...
Oil
$2,000
"On the Way to Work" Impressionist Winter Street Scene Oil Painting on Panel
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic scene of New York City in the snow of a figure walking down a long sidewalk with wide casting shadows. Following the great artists from the A...
Oil, Board
Antique Italian Lake Como "La Romantica" Framed Impressionist Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage Italian oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 14 by 16 inches overall, and 12 by 14 painting alone. Unsigned. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil, Board
French Beach Scene
Located in Sheffield, MA
Gaston Sebire French, 1920-2001 French Beach Scene Oil on canvas 25 ⅝ by 32 in, w/ frame 35 ½ by 42 in Signed lower right Gaston Sebire was born A...
Oil
The Peonies Near The Night Window - peonies still life painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Painting with white peonies, clear vase, night window is a great and stylish interior decoration. The still life is author's and original. It's signed on...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$2,750
Antique American Impressionist Landscape Painting - “Willow” by Arthur Hoeber
Located in Baltimore, MD
This beautiful American Impressionist oil painting depicts a stately willow tree along the bank of a stream. Artist Arthur Hoeber (1854-1915) used a colo...
Oil
Water lily pond, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
water lily pond Water lily - a colorful and charming flower on the lake. Flowers are the smile of the sun that gives joy. When you think of flowers, in your imagination, as in a fu...
Acrylic
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century La Prima Vera Portrait of Girl with Balloon
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century portrait of young girl with balloon in style of Raoul Duffy by Barbara "Mari" Berkman (American, 1930-2010), 1963. Titled "La Prima Vera...
Canvas, Oil