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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Coastal Seascape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Seascape Painting, South Bay Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Coastal Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 21.5" x 31.5" x 1" inch (55 x 78 x 3cm) Presentati...
Canvas, Oil
"In the morning."
Located in Zofingen, AG
The picture was painted under the impression of vacation. It's just a dream when you wake up in the morning in a small provincial town. The house is filled with the smell of coffee a...
Canvas, Acrylic
$701Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil of Twin Turrets and Trees Reflected in River Scene
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil of Twin Turrets and Trees Reflected in River Scene By Fanch Lel Signed: yes Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Cond...
Oil
$1,040Sale Price|20% Off
Signed French Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of a Man seated in Library
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, indistinctly signed, dated 1910 Title: Portrait of a man seated in a library room of books. Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas...
Oil
Robert Towers (British, 20C) Large Oil Painting English Cottage Landscape Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Original vintage oil painting on canvas by British artist Robert Towers titled "Devon Cottage", depicting a charming English countryside cottage surrounded by trees, flowers, and rol...
Oil
"Momentary Reflections" Original Rural Western Winter Landscape, Oil Painting
By Dan Young
Located in Denver, CO
"Momentary Reflections" by Dan Young is an original oil painting depicting a rural snow scene. This painting is framed at 13 inches by 15 inches, and is ready to hang. Dan Young wa...
Linen, Oil
$950
Impressionistic Floral Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden Early Spring
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Early Spring oil/panel 8.88 x 13 unframed signed LR Early Spring is an oil painting on canvas panel that showcases the beautiful light of a spring day with flowering trees, etc. Pain...
Oil
$1,424Sale Price|20% Off
Paris Roof Tops in the Snow at Dusk Signed French Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Winter Roof Tops by Paul Flaubert (1928-1994) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 22 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition ...
Oil
$766Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Oil Painting A Summer French Coastline
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Summer French Coastline French School, mid-late 20th century unsigned oil painting on canvas textured paper (reverse side is smooth, the painted side looks and feels as canvas), un...
Canvas, Oil
$531Sale Price|20% Off
Montparnasse Paris Mid Century French Picture Frame original
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French mid 20th century Montparnasse style picture frame Wood and plaster Internal measurement (to house painting or mirror): 13 x 16 inches Overal outer measurements: 18 x 21 inches Provenance: from a collection in Paris Condition: all old picture frames...
Plaster, Wood
$24,000
Early Texas Impressionist Country Landscape Painting of Bluebonnet Flowers
Located in Houston, TX
Early Texas Impressionist country landscape painting by Porfirio Salinas. The work features a field of bluebonnets in full bloom accented by a few trees. Signed and dated in the fron...
Canvas, Oil
A Quiet Presence
Located in Zofingen, AG
A Quiet Presence is part of the Modern Muses series, where everyday gestures and intimate moments become spaces of quiet reflection. The faceless figure sits relaxed in a chair, hold...
Canvas, Acrylic
$651Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Oil Pre-Raphaelite Portrait of a Lady
By Louise Alix
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Working Sketch by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on artist paper stuck on board, unframed measures: 10.5 high by 12 inche...
Oil
Early 1900's French Impressionist Oil Sea View Villa & Gardens South of France
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Sea View Villa, South of France by L. Descatoire (19th-20th century) French School signed oil on board, unframed board: 7 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Cond...
Oil
Fall in the Mountain Valley
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Beautiful American School impressionist piece, unsigned, oil on board. Likely 1920-1940. Painted by a talented artist with wonderful composition and brushwork. 10" x 14" sight, 16.2...
Oil
$958Sale Price|20% Off
River Seine Paris Barges Moored on Quay Signed 20thC French Impressionist Oil
By Claude Marin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed and dated 83 oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 8 x 9.75 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, France Conditio...
Oil
$1,314Sale Price|20% Off
Le Pont Marie, Paris Skyline over the River Seine, vintage oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Lucien Chanterelle (French b. 1890) Title: Le Pont Marie, Paris. A beautiful Impressionist oil painting from the 1930's p...
Oil, Canvas
$950
Bright and colorful Impressionist coastal scene painting by George F. Schultz
By George Schultz
Located in Colfax, CA
'A warm summer day at a beachside home' best describes this colorful oil painting by George F. Schultz. George F. Schultz, (1869–1934), was a Chicago based artist, who trained at the...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Lilacs, Flowers, 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: Lilacs, Size: 24.5" x 30.5" x 0...
Oil, Canvas
'San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice', Catholic Church, Venetian Vedute, St.Mark's
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
View of Venice. Inscribed indistinctly with signature lower left and painted circa 1900. Additional inscriptions, verso, in graphite. Framed dimensions: 10H x 1.25D x 16.5W inches. ...
Oil, Panel
$147Sale Price|20% Off
1940's Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil. The sketch is original, vintage and me...
Gouache
Impressionist Market Scene Before a Church, Lively Village Square
Located in Genève, GE
Dimensions with frame: 24,7 x 30,5 x 2 cm. Signed "Valter" in the lower right corner. A vibrant Impressionist scene capturing the energy of a bustling village market set before a su...
Oil, Wood Panel
Sunflowers Oil Painting on Cardboard, Impressionist Style, 2010+
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork depicts a vibrant garden, radiating life through a masterful use of color and texture. The scene is dominated by rich greenery, capturing the lushness of nature with dyn...
Oil, Cardboard
$542Sale Price|20% Off
Vibrant Impressionist Landscape of Lush Greenery and Meadow
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Impressionist Landscape by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) signed oil painting on board, unframed board: 18 x 24 inches condition: overall very good provenance: all t...
Oil
$158Sale Price|88% Off
Mid Century French Glass Ornament In Yellow Box Gouache Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Glass Ornament Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Gouache
Oil painting on canvas, European Flower Market Scene, Signed R.Kardau, framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original oil painting on canvas by European Artist R.Kardau (XX). This painting depicts a vibrant riverside scene, capturing a market bustling with life along a waterfr...
Oil
$536Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Tranquil Sailboats Along the Riverside
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Tranquil Sailboats Along the Riverside By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting o...
Oil
$8,354
Water Vole - original realism landscape oil painting - contemporary 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
"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
Bar Coupole Haiti 1982 Figures Outside Cafe Watercolour Street Scene Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bar Coupole, Haiti, 1982 – figures outside café, watercolour on paper (20th century) Watercolour on paper, unframed. Size: 12 x 14.75 inches (height x width) Unsigned. Condition: goo...
Watercolor, 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
Figures At The Summer's Day French Parasol Market Landscape Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Summers Market Signed by Fanch Lel Size: 13 x 16 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board , unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks and ligh...
Oil
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
$1,643
Sunset on the Coast - Antique Danish Impressionist Sea Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on this item * A very beautiful signed and dated 1900 impressionist oil on board depicting a sunset on the coast, by Danish artist Holger Lübbers...
Oil, Board
Les Boulevards, Paris
By Gabriel Spat
Located in Greenville, DE
Loosely painted Paris street scene, typical of Spat's early work. The painting's surface is in excellent condition, however it needs varnishing as the colors will be much more pronou...
Oil, Cardboard
$9,500
“Covered Bridge, Kingston, NY, 1927” by Walter Koeniger, Snowy Winter Landscape
Located in Yardley, PA
Known for his evocative, snow-covered landscapes, Koeniger brings this subject to life with his bold, confident brushwork and keen eye for natural light. The composition centers arou...
Canvas, Oil
Splash, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The sky and the sea appear to merge through shifting shades of blue. Brown tones in the foreground suggest the sand beneath the shallow water. White strokes cap...
Oil
Antique Oil Painting Romantic Pastoral Scene 19th Century French Classical Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Elegant antique original oil painting on canvas depicting a romantic pastoral scene inspired by 19th-century European traditions. The composition portrays a young couple resting in a...
Oil
French Post-Impressionist Painting, Parisian Seine Bridge with Barge landscape
Located in Norwich, GB
Dated July 1913 on the verso, this luminous oil offers a rare, intimate glimpse of the Seine at Passy, specifically looking toward the evocatively named l'Île aux Cygnes (the Isle o...
Canvas, Oil
Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting, Apple Blossom on the Seine
By PIERRE EUGÈNE MONTEZIN, 1874 - 1946
Located in Harkstead, GB
This enchanting scene of blossoming apple trees by the banks of the Seine dates to the turn of the 19th Century. We see Montezin at his absolute best with wonderful brushwork and the...
Canvas, Oil
$1,301
Still Life of a Vase of Pink Red & White Roses by 20th Century American Artist
By Robert Cox
Located in Preston, GB
Still Life Painting of a Vase of Pink, Red & White Roses by 20th Century American Artist, Robert Cox (1934-2001) Art measures 7.5 x 9.5 inches (unframed) Framing by arrangement ...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$931Sale 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
Chauncey Foster Ryder Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting with Trees
Located in Milford, NH
A fine New England impressionist landscape with trees in tones of brown by American artist Chauncey Foster Ryder (1868-1949). Ryder grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, studied in Chic...
Canvas, Oil
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Seascape Venice Painting Michael Budden Moonlight on the Canal
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Moonlight on the Canal, Venice oil/panel 12 x 16 unframed, 18.38 x 22.38 framed Signed LR Moonlight on the Canal is a beautiful oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contempo...
Oil
"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
$1,424Sale Price|20% Off
Large Portrait of Young French Girl, Signed Impressionist Oil
By Paul Morro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Young Model Paul Morro, German circa 1960’s Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas size: 27 x 23.5 inches Portrait of a young girl, signed by the impressionist artist. Unfra...
Oil
$615
Impressionist Floral Oil Painting "Sunkissed Sunflowers in a Terracotta Vase"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting named "Sunkissed sunflowers in a terracotta vase " celebrates my love for these beautiful joyful summer flowers. Van Gogh and my admiration for his art, inspired me ...
Paper, Oil
$900
"Pond Side (Wisconsin)" - Impressionist Landscape and Still Life, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
This piece rests at 8 x 8 inches and is framed at 13.62 x 13.62 inches, wired and ready for hanging. Artist Statement: "Subject matter to me is a vehicle for me to explore how I obs...
Oil, Panel
$355Sale Price|78% Off
French school Still Life Oil painting Signed 1960 Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Still Life from J Robert⬅️ 🟢Jacques Robert (1921–1997) was a French writer, journalist, and screenwriter. Born on June 27, 1921, in Lyon, France, he began his career in journalis...
Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars, Canvas, Linen
White Greyhound. Landscape format, 30x60 cm, warm tones, oil painting.
By Julia Chaduneli Prodiashvili
Located in Oslo, NO
A white greyhound stands next to a pitcher of water, slender and tall, like a living line drawn by the confident hand of an artist. Her slender silhouette is filled with quiet dignit...
Canvas, Oil
$1,369Sale 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
South Bay, 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: Impressionism, Subject: South Bay, Size: 30" x 56" x 1''...
Oil, Canvas
Bistro on South Street, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman sits outside a Philadelphia bistro, reading her book. The bright morning light shines through the establishment's windows, revealing a glimpse of its i...
Oil
Tom Robertson British Impressionist oil painting of blossom on the Loire
Located in Harkstead, GB
The artist painted several similar views to this with flowering blossom on the banks of the Loire. This is a particularly fine example. Tom Robertson, R.O.I., R.B.A. (1850-1947) Blo...
Oil, Chalk, Wood Panel
Lakeside Sunset, 1953 Oil Painting, Signed Swedish Landscape
Located in Stockholm, SE
This serene lakeside landscape, painted in 1953, is a late work by the Swedish artist Otto Lindberg. It likely depicts a tranquil evening scene near the artist’s hometown of Söderham...
Canvas, Oil
Frants Henningsen Oil Study of Cattle Danish Plein Air Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small oil study by Frants Henningsen is striking in its simplicity and immediacy. A single cattle dominates the foreground, resting in the grass with a sense of physical weight ...
Oil, Panel
$586Sale 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
Spring is Coming Soon, 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: 2021 Style: Impressionism Title: Spring is coming Soon Size: 8" x 12...
Canvas, Oil
$440Sale Price|20% Off
Lucile White Vintage Oil painting on canvas, European Castle view, framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original vintage oil painting on canvas by Lucile White. The central subject of the artwork is a castle or church, with a grand dome and an elaborate bell tower that pun...
Oil
$1,287Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Signed Oil Provence Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, signed Title: Houses in sloping Provencal landscape Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed. framed: 23.5 x 20 inches canv...
Oil