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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Abundant Floral Still Life Oil Painting, Signed 1999, Framed 36x29
By Gerdell Schroder
Located in Soquel, CA
Abundant Floral Still Life Oil Painting, Signed 1999, Framed 36x29 Beautiful still life oil painting, abundant with color and texture in a variety of fruit and flowers. A full spect...
Canvas, Oil
$1,197Sale Price|20% Off
Huge French Signed Oil Painting Provencal House in Floral Garden Large Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Provencal House French, mid/second half 20th century indistinctly signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 28.75 x 47 inches canvas: 22.75 x 46 inches condition: very good...
Oil, Canvas
$380Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of Countryside Landscape with Dramatic Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Countryside Landscape with Dramatic Sky By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11 ...
Watercolor
$736Sale 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
In full bloom -Floral Symphony collection
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting feels like a whispered love confession. A soft field of flowers glows in warm blush and golden light, as if morning itself is breathing through the petals. Gentle brush...
Canvas, Oil
Moonlight Run, Oil Painting
By Doug Cosbie
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The moon casts a soft glow over the snowy landscape. A jackrabbit’s sudden flight disrupts the stillness of the winter night. Gentle strokes and muted tones...
Oil
Vintage Signed Pointillist Venice Cityscape Grand Canal Impressionist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage impressionist Venice cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil, Canvas
The Eights, Oxford - Antique English Impressionist Rowing Reggatta Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on this item * A beautiful early 20th century English impressionist oil on board depicting a scene at the Oxford Eights rowing regatta. The Eights (or ...
Oil, Board
$700Sale Price|76% Off
Secret Getaway
Located in Atlanta, GA
Manuel Lorente is a contemporary artist from Valencia, Spain. Since a young child Lorente describes being mesmerized and drawn to art. He fondly recalls that his family took him to ...
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
Winter Vorokhta, Impressionism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Boris Serdyuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Impressionism Year: 2020 Title: Winter Vorokhta Size: 19.5" x 27.5" ...
Canvas, Oil
$710Sale Price|40% Off
Still life of peaches and cherries oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
José Miret Aleu (1912-1999) - Still life of peaches and cherries - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 50x61 cm. Frameless. Painter born in Barcelona in 1912. He studied drawing at the B...
Canvas, Oil
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape Farm Oil painting John C Traynor Salmagundi Club Auction Mt Ascutny
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
John C Traynor Mt Ascutny oil/linen 9 x 12 image unframed, 13.5 x 16.5 framed signed LR Purchased at the Salmagundi Club in 2003. This is one of two of Johns earlier paintings I was...
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
Sunflowers
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I poured my passion for the vibrancy of nature into every stroke. I used oils to capture the lively, dancing sunflowers, set against a textured backdrop that sugges...
Oil, Cardboard
"Summer evening."
Located in Zofingen, AG
Soft colors of a summer evening, the smell of the sea and flowers, white dresses and hats, pleasant shopping. All these feminine joys stay with us all year long, creating enchanting ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$817Sale Price|20% Off
1930’s French Impressionist Oil Painting - Red Flowers in a Vase
By Primo Dolzan
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red Flowers in a Vase P.Dolzan, French School, Early 20th Century Oil painting on canvas, framed Signed, lower right hand corner Canvas size: 10.5 x 13.75 inches Frame size: 15.5 x 1...
Oil
Sunset at Tsaritsyno: Winter Landscape Painting, Textured Technique
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work of art, a sketch painted from nature by an artist in Tsaritsyno Park near the lower pond, reflects the serene beauty of the winter landscape, skillfully embodied in a small...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$952Sale 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
Vintage oil painting on Canvas, Tropical landscape, Signed, Dated, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This beautiful original vintage oil painting on canvas depicts a tropical landscape. It is nicely framed and signed indistinctly in the lower right corner, possibly dated "'89." Con...
Oil
Trees, Print on Canvas, Framed, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Print on Canvas Subject: Trees Size: 15" x 26" x 0.8''inch, 38x66x2cm Unframed, Stretched on the wooden bar, Gallery Wrapped, Ready to Hang All works are...
Canvas, Color
Flowers Valley 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: 2024 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Flowers Valley, Size: 11.5" x14...
Canvas, Oil
$1,495
Antique American Impressionist Landscape Signed Giltwood Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist winter landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 25 by 21 inches overall, and 16 by 13 painting alone. Handsomely framed in wi...
Oil, Board
$8,000
Glen Canyon, Landscape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang, Impressionism
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: Glen Canyon...
Canvas, Oil
"Fantasy with Flowers 218" Mixed , paper, 59x42cm, Unframed
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...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Watercolor
$429Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of a Lone Figure Walking Along a Village Street
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Lone Figure Walking Along a Village Street By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions...
Watercolor
$1,360Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage French Impressionist Signed Oil Villefranche sur Mer Harbor Cote d'Azur
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Villefranche-sur-Mer by Felix Pierre MANGIAPAN (b.1884) signed oil on canvas, framed Framed: 19.5 x 21 inches Canvas : 14 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, Nice, France Con...
Oil
19th Century Landscape Oil Painting by Circle of John Constable
By John Constable
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Circle of John Constable (1776–1837) Landscape Oil on panel, 16 x 21 cm Unsigned Panel irregularly cut along the bottom. Loss of paint next to the figure. Provenance: Private col...
Wood, Oil
$490Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of a Tranquil Riverside Landscape with Boat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Tranquil Riverside Landscape with Boat By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11...
Watercolor
$2,560Sale Price|26% Off
Village
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
$168,000
The Friends
Located in Mc Lean, VA
American Impressionist Genre Figurative Oil on canvas
Oil
$554Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of a Rural Village Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Rural Village Scene By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11.25 x 15 inches (He...
Watercolor
$1,904Sale 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
Signed French Impressionist Oil Painting Horses Pulling Cart at Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Close of Day by Paul Flaubert (1928-1994) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18.5 x 22 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition ...
Oil
$736Sale Price|20% Off
Figures Walking French Village Lane Signed 20thC French Impressionist Oil
By Claude Marin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Country Lane by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 9 x 11 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, France Condition: v...
Oil
The Last Ray Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Karmanovo, 2002
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This plain air sketch painted by artists in the village of Karmanovo in the Tver region in 2002 is a breathtaking landscape, radiating tranquility and masterful use of color. The sce...
Oil, Cardboard
$190Sale Price|20% Off
1900's English Impressionist Watercolor Painting Silent Cloudy Meadow
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cloudy Meadow English School, early 1900's original watercolor painting on artists paper, unframed overall paper size: 7.5x 11 inches From a large private collection of English wat...
Watercolor
$7,500Sale Price|50% Off
Dandelion
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is featured in the Makk Family book, "Vision of Life on page 102. Eva Makk has been called “the world’s foremost living impressionist painter...
Canvas, Oil
Original Signed Oil Painting on Canvas, Landscape, Genre Scene, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This original oil painting on canvas is a traditional pastoral landscape, capturing a serene and idyllic rural scene. The composition is rich in earthy tones, with warm browns, green...
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
$1,090Sale Price|20% Off
The Bridge at Argenteuil Large French Impressionist Oil Painting after Monet
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Bridge at Argenteuil a copy after the earlier, original painting by Claude Monet oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 20 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, south west of Eng...
Oil
Bellflowers Field, 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, Title: Bellflowers Field, Size: 20" x 32...
Canvas, 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
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
$304Sale 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
South Bay Seascape 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: 2025 Style: Impressionism, Title: South Bay Size: 30" x 44" x 0.8'' ...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$1,360Sale Price|20% Off
Pont Marie Bridge Paris River Seine 1950's Mid Century French Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Le Pont Marie, Paris French Impressionist artist, signed and dated 58' oil on canvas, framed in original Montparnasse frame. framed: 28 x 35 inches canvas: 22 x 29 inches Provenanc...
Oil, Canvas
Le Quai du Louvre - Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Edouard Cortes
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist oil on canvas board figures in cityscape circa 1940 by sought after French painter Edouard Cortes. The work depicts a bustling evening street scene at the quay b...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$1,820
French Mid Century Impressionist landscape, Le Trayas, Côte d’Azur France
Located in Woodbury, CT
Lucien Potronat (1905–1981) “Le Trayas, Côte d’Azur”, circa 1950 Oil on canvas Signed lower right Original French frame This radiant oil painting by French artist Lucien Potronat ...
Canvas, Oil
$650Sale Price|45% Off
Portrait of Elegant Couple
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful ca. 1970's portrait by American artist, Vito Tomasello. Oil on masonite panel measures 10 x 12 inches. Signed and dated lower right. A lifetime NYC resident, Tomasello ...
Oil, Board
$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
By The Edge of The Sea by Yuri Krotov Russian contemporary Artist
By Yuri Krotov
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
The name of Yuri Krotov [Юрий Кротов] as an artist became known to the art-lovers in Europe in 1992 during the sale of Russian paintings at the auction room Drouot in Paris, Thanks t...
Oil
$924Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Coastal Seascape with Boat at Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The artist: Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed Title: Sunset Medium: signed gouache on paper, loosely laid over card, unfram...
Gouache
$1,250
Summer Meadow, Landscape, Impressionism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2010 Style: Impressionism Title: Summer Meadow Size: 2...
Canvas, Oil
$10,000
Autumn Palette Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Eduard Matevosyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism, Title: Autumn Palette, Size: 30" x 24"...
Canvas, Oil
$1,599Sale Price|35% Off
19thC oil painting, thatched cottages and church, two horses, figures, wetland
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Large oil painting of a rural early Town, British or other European, of thatched cottages and church set in a wide landscape with horses and figures on shining wet ground reflecting ...
Canvas, Fiberboard, Oil
$240Sale Price|20% Off
Hawaii Coral Reef
Located in Zofingen, AG
* Title: Hawaii Coral Reef * Size: 12 x 8 inches * Materials: oil, stretched canvas, palette knife * Shipping: gallery standards packaging, express ship...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$2,453Sale Price|20% Off
Olive Trees in Manosque, Provence, Large French Modernist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: A. Davy, French School, late 20th century Title: Olive Trees, Manosque (Provence). Medium: signed, oil painting on canvas, framed and inscribed verso. Size: ...
Oil
$761Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage French Oil Loading the Boats in Mediterranean Sleepy Harbour Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, circa 1970's oil painting on board, framed 18.5 x 21.75 inches with frame 14 x 17.5 inches without frame Charming French oil painting depicting this sleepy old harbou...
Oil
$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