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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$4,078
'North Sea Dunes - Le Zwin' by René Toussaint (1902 - Spa - 1972)
Located in Knokke, BE
René Toussaint 1902 – Spa – 1972 Belgian Painter 'Belgian Coast – Le Zwin' Signature: signed lower left ’R Toussaint’ Medium: oil on panel Dimensions: image size 50 x 60 cm, frame...
Oil, Wood Panel
$578Sale Price|20% Off
French Harbour Scene with Towering Lighthouse and Reflections at Dusk
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Harbour Scence signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8 x 6 inches Oil painting on cardboard, unframed inscribed verso Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor si...
Watercolor
"Cherry Blossoms in Spring" Colorful Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Waltsak has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed much feelin...
Canvas, Oil
$3,500
"Saranac, New York" Henry August Schwabe, Impressionist New York Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Henry August Schwabe Saranac, New York, 1902 Signed, titled, and dated lower left Oil on canvas 12 x 16 inches Provenance Private Collection, Vermont A painter, designer, and teac...
Canvas, Oil
Signed Antique Oil on Canvas Painting: 'Snow Scene'
Located in St. Albans, GB
R. GERARDE Picture Size 21.5 x 27" 54 x 68.5 cm Frame Size 28.5 x 34" 72.5 x 86.5 cm An Austrian painter of landscapes, He specialised in painting dramatic snow scenes. Much of th...
Canvas, Oil
$429Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Painting Charming Village Scene Study of Trees and Stone Cottages
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Charming Village Scene French, early 20th century watercolor on artist paper, framed in antique gilt frame framed: 14.5 x 12 inches artist paper : 9 x 6.5 inches Provenance: private ...
Watercolor
$840Sale Price|30% Off
Impressionist Mediterranean Sailboats Beach Scene Oil Painting Coastal Harbor
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Mediterranean Harbor Sailboats Beach Scene Impressionist Coastal Oil Painting Small Marine Landscape Panel Artist: Joan Vives Maristany (Spanish)...
Board, Oil
Fishermans Shack
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Amazing American School impressionist coastal scene of a dory and fishing shacks. Well painted by an obviously accomplished artist. Oil on board, 5" x 7", 7" x 9" framed. Looks to ha...
Oil
$2,617
Happy Place-original contemporary realism landscape oil painting-surrealismart
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. In “Happy Place” by Kirsten Savage, the boundary between imagination and landscape...
Oil, Panel
$496Sale Price|20% Off
Hope Cove Devon Harbour View with Sailboats and Beach Watercolour Painting 1984
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Hope Cove Devon Harbour View with Sailboats and Beach Watercolour Painting 1984 By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 11 x 13.75 inches Annotat...
Watercolor
Long Shadows Beach Walk
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
Caribbean Coast, Seascape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Seascape oil Painting Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2021 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Caribbean...
Canvas, Oil
Sunset 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: Sunset Size: 15.5" x 21" x 0.8'' in...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$839Sale Price|30% Off
Woman with paipai fan oil on canvas painting portrait
By Joan Palet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Female figure - Oil on canvas Oil measures 81x65 cm. Frameless. Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors and wood carve...
Canvas, Oil
Sail Boats Abstract Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Sail Boats Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2025 Style: Contemporary Art Dimensions: 44" x 63" x 1" inch (112 x 160 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrap...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$435Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of a Vast Sky, Rolling Hills and Farm
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Vast Sky, Rolling Hills and Farm by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11.25 x ...
Watercolor
"Entanglement" Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Westport, CT
In Entanglement, Bri Custer distills the essence of the forest into layered forms and expressive brushwork. Rooted in observation yet propelled by abstraction, this oil painting conj...
Canvas, Oil
$661Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Impressionist Portrait of Man in Beret Cap Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a French man in beret/ cap French artist, circa 1930's oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and soun...
Oil
Antique American School Framed Impressionist Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist still life oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. . In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, re...
Oil, Board
$12,400Sale 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
The Mission Entrance - Watercolor on Heavy Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful watercolor of mission entrance by Gladys Louise Bowman Fies (American, 1909-2005). Vibrant watercolor of a California Mission. Two people are walking through the entrance,...
Paper, Watercolor
Impressionist Still Life: Grapes, Wine, and Cheese, Signed, 2010
Located in Zofingen, AG
This is a Still Life original oil painting with grapes, a glass of wine and cheese. It is painted on canvas cardboard. The artwork must be framed to hang on the wall. It's a one-of-a...
Oil, Cardboard
$297Sale Price|20% Off
FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST SIGNED WATERCOLOUR - BRIGHT BLUE SKIES OVER THE BEACH
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Blue Skies" by Maurice Mazeilie (French) watercolour painting on paper, unframed stamped verso painting: 5.5 x 7.5 inches A delightful original oil painting by the 20th century Fr...
Watercolor
Lake View Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Lake View Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 44.5" x 30.5" x 1" inch (113 x 77 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrap...
Canvas, Oil
$210,000
Sur le Bosphone, On the Bosphorus, Orientalist Beautiful Girl in Boat
Located in Miami, FL
The key to this painting's charm is that the subject is a beautiful young woman who is showing her face. We see her with her charming smile. She lounges comfortably in a carpeted bo...
Oil
Between Dreams
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work is part of the Modern Muses series, where intimate everyday moments become spaces for quiet reflection. The reclining figure appears suspended between wakefulness and dream...
Canvas, Acrylic
$771Sale Price|34% Off
Radiant in Red Geisha Girl Vibrant Kimono Contemporary Impressionist Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Radiant in Red European School, late 20th century oil on board, framed Framed: 17.5 x 13 inches Board: 10 x 6.25 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition ...
Oil
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Autumn Delaware River
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Above Autumn, Along the River oil/panel 9x12 unframed, 15.5 x 18.5 framed Above Autumn is an oil painting on canvas panel that showcases the beautiful light and colors of autumn alon...
Oil
$1,079Sale Price|25% Off
Carrer de la Vilanoveta Impressionist Oil Painting, 1979
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Carrer de la Vilanoveta Artist: Rafael Monzó (Sitges, 1952) Year: 1979 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 18.1 x 15 inches (21.7 x 18.5 inches framed) Signature: Lower lef...
Canvas, Oil
Nothing But Blue Skies - Abstract Impressionist Landscape Ocean Impasto Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Katharina Husslein’s "Nothing But Blue Skies" is a captivating impasto seascape painting that brings the beauty of the ocean to life through bold, expressive brushstrokes and a radia...
Canvas, Oil
$1,500
Summer Shades, 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: 2023 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Summer Shades, Size: 11" x 22" ...
Canvas, Oil
Mynydd Caregog: Contemporary British Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Mixed media on board. High summer on the Preseli Mountains in West Wales. A carpet of heather and gorse right up to the sea and the sky. Oak framed 33" x 25.5" Image 30.75" x 23"
Acrylic
Good Housekeeping cover. Christmas: Child Praying
Located in Miami, FL
Famed female illustrator, Jessie Willcox Smith paints the " Ideal Child" in a spiritual moment for the Christmas cover of Good Housekeeping. The acc...
Mixed Media
Ville-d'Avray, France
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The painting size is 13.75"x10.25, signed lower left. Girard Edmond-Emile Girard-Mond, French 1892-1953 Girard Edmond was born in Paris in 1892 and was a...
Oil
Pacific Sunset, Seascape, 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: Contemporary Art, Subject: Pacific Sunset, Size: 36" x ...
Canvas, Oil
Eunice Katz “Woman Preparing a Meal” – Mid-Century Modernist Figurative Art
Located in Denver, CO
This compelling original modernist acrylic on canvas by American artist Eunice Katz presents an evocative scene of an elderly woman seated and preparing a meal over a large pot. Pain...
Acrylic
Albert Lebourg: Rouen: La Seine, La Côte Sainte-Catherine, et
Located in Dallas, TX
Albert Lebourg (French, 1849-1928) Rouen: La Seine, La Côte Sainte-Catherine, et L'Ile Lacroix, en Hiver signed 'A. Lebourg' (lower left); attributed on a presentation plaque; with t...
Canvas, Oil
House in Center Bridge
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Kenneth Nunamaker (1890-1957) House in Center Bridge Oil on canvas on board, 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm) Signed lower left: K. Nunamaker Inscribed on verso: K. Nunamaker / New Hop...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$683Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats and Whitewashed Houses
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats and Whitewashed Houses By Fanch Lel Size: 15 x 18.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Conditio...
Oil
$825Sale Price|21% Off
Italian Impressionist, Woodland Walk and A Fauvist Village Scene (Double Sided)
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century Impressionist oil on canvas view of a woodland walk by Italian artist Mario Menin. The painting is signed on the back stretcher and there is also a Fauvist village...
Canvas, Oil
Sorochyn Evenings, 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: 2009 Style: Impressionism Title: Sorochyn Evenings, Size: 39" x 43" ...
Canvas, Oil
$899Sale Price|37% Off
View of a Neighborhood and Hills oil on canvas Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Author: Agustín Pardo de Santayana González (Santander, 1923–1995) Title: View of a Neighborhood and Hills Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 65 × 81 cm (approx. 25.6 × 31.9 in) Si...
Oil
$545Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Impressionist Oil Painting Harbor Scene Vintage Sailing Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Harbor French Impressionist artist, mid 20th century oil on canvas laid over board, framed painting: 4.25 x 6 inches framed: 4.75 x 6.5 inches condition: overall very good, a few...
Oil
$1,008Sale Price|30% Off
"Leaving With You" French Impressionist Oil Painting on Wood Panel, Framed
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
"Leaving with you" is an invitation to escape, an ode to freedom and adventure. This work, created in oil on a wood panel, captures a moment of serenity and movement in a vibrant lan...
Gesso, Oil, Wood Panel
$633Sale Price|21% Off
French Impressionist Cathedral and Bridge Scene with Soft Pastel Palette
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Cathedral and Bridge Scene with Soft Pastel Palette By Fanch Lel Size: 18.25 x 15 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: The p...
Oil
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Winter Snow Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Moonlight
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Moonlight Shadows oil/canvas 20 x 24 unframed, 26.38 x 30.50 framed Moonlight Shadows is a beautiful impressionistic landscape snow nocturne scene that showcases a winter winding cre...
Oil
Based on Wagner's Operas, 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: 2001 Title: Based on Wagner's Operas Si...
Canvas, Oil
"Sentinel" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Original Oil Painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Sentinel" (2022) is an original handmade oil painting depicting a large lone tree on a mountainside. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary la...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,544Sale Price|20% Off
Lady Sitting in Interior Reading Book Window Overlooking Provence Landscape, oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 20th century, signed Loiseau Title: Lady reclining in interior setting, window overlooking Provencal landscape beyond. Medium: oil on canvas, unfram...
Oil
"Sailboat by the Marina" Colorful Coastal Impressionist Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A jewel of a piece, the coast with sails in the distance as figures walk along the waters edge. This impressionist scene boasts a calm view with mountains in the background and palm ...
Oil, Board
$469Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Village Street Scene with Figures
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Village Street Scene with Figures By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 5.75 x 8.25 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on boar...
Oil
Flowers Valley, 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: 2023, Style: Impressionism, Subject: Flowers Valley, Size: 29" x 56...
Oil, Canvas
$3,500
Soft Shadows, Late 19th/Early 20th Century Landscape w/ Hay, Harvest Season
Located in Beachwood, OH
William H. Kinnicutt (American, 1865-1934) Soft Shadows Oil on canvas Signed lower right 16 x 20 inches 20.5 x 24.5 inches, framed See condition in photos William H. Kinnicutt was a...
Oil
Owen Waters, Impressionist landscape, circle of Edward Seago
Located in Harkstead, GB
A wonderful example of the artist's work depicting an idyllic scene in the Norfolk countryside. Owen Waters (1916-2004) Farm near Repps Signed, inscribed with title verso Oil on boa...
Oil, Board
Summer Day, American Impressionist, Coastal View, Seashore
Located in Wiscasset, ME
"Summer Day" exhibits many of the hallmarks of Impressionism: loose brushwork, a preoccupation with light, and a palpable sense of place -- elements which have doubtless contributed ...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Fernand Lantoine (1876 - 1956). Coastal landscape. Oil on board, signed.
By Fernand Lantoine
Located in Paris, FR
Fernand LANTOINE (Maretz 1876 - Paris 1956) Coastal landscape Oil on board Signed lower right 10,7 x 11 cm Fernand Lantoine was a painter and illustrator from northern France. Afte...
Oil, Board
$17,752
'Beach Hut on a Sunny Day – Plage La Panne' by Frans Smeers (1873 – 1960)
Located in Knokke, BE
Frans Smeers 1873 – Brussels – 1960 Belgian Painter 'Beach Hut on a Sunny Day – Plage La Panne' Signature: signed lower right “Fr. Smeers”; on the reverse, the work is titled, sign...
Canvas, Oil
Early Spring Sunshine
Located in Zofingen, AG
Gentle spring sunlight warms the awakening landscape. A winding river flows toward the horizon, its surface scattered with shimmering golden glints. Sparse patches of melting snow cl...
Oil, Canvas
"Point Clyde Reflections" Coastal Maine Plein Air Oil Painting
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A beautiful oil painted from a study created on location in Maine by noted California artist Jacobus Baas, this plein air painting "Port Clyde Reflections" ...
Oil
The Red Barn I
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
One of a kind, original oil painting on panel by Ovanes Berberian. Signed lower left. Framed Dimensions: 10" X 12.5"
Oil