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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Impressionist William Chadwick British/American Landscape with Trees Old Lyme Ct
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Landscape with Trees Oil/Canvas 12 x 16 unframed, 21.5 x 25 framed signed LL Painting is in good condition, signed bottom left margin with craquelure in the clouds as shown. Housed ...
Oil
"Beach Scene With Figures" 20th Century American Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A stunning oil painting depicting figures at the Beach. Demarest was known for her charming intimate figurative scenes portraying life in the North East. She was profoundly active, p...
Canvas, Oil
$540Sale Price|20% Off
Courtyard Scene with Arched Doorway Rustic Walls and Figures in Traditional Garb
By Simone Forge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Charming Courtyard Scene Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist oil on board unframed board: 9.5 x 7.5 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: great condition For more ...
Oil
$7,499Sale Price|20% Off
Gondolier on a Sunny Morning in Venice: oil, acrylic, 88x148cm.
Located in Zofingen, AG
The size 143x198cm. I'll go to the TUBE! Therefore, it is necessary (you can immediately send it without unpacking) to the workshop to stretch the canvases onto a stretcher! Or w...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Breathed cold, 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: Breathed cold Size: 16.5" x 23.5" x ...
Canvas, Oil
"Mediterranean Coastal Vista" Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A stunning oil painting depicting the Mediterranean coastal vista, rendered in a lively, impasto style that emphasizes thick, textured brushstrokes and bold color contrasts. Tania Fo...
Canvas, Oil
Golden field
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Golden Field is an expressive floral landscape where impressionism, expressionism, and abstraction meet. A field of flowers unfolds beneath a glowing orange sky, creating a warm, dre...
Acrylic
$812Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Impressionist Oil Painting Beach Scene Elegant Figures Parasols
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Beach French Impressionist artist, mid 20th century oil on canvas laid over board, framed painting: 7 x 9.5 inches framed: 9.5 x 11 inches condition: overall very good, a few min...
Oil
Still Life, Vase of White Roses, 20th Century American Art, Oil on Canvas, 1975
By Robert Cox
Located in Preston, GB
Still Life of Vase of White Roses, 20th Century American Art, Oil on Canvas by Robert Cox (1934-2001) Art measures 8 x 10 inches Frame measures 12.5 x 14.5 inches A beautifully e...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Paint
'Summer at the Lake'. French Oil on Canvas Landscape.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French oil on canvas landscape of trees, landscape and the mountains beyond a lake by Maurice Schwab also known as 'Grawil'. The painting is signed bottom right and presented on a ...
Canvas, Oil
Rocky Hedgerow, Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Jane Duncan Stogner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Over the past 50 years, Jane has garnered an excellent reputation as a professional artist, as well as an award-winning professor, and a leader in the art community. Jane paints subj...
Canvas, Oil
$2,548Sale Price|25% Off
Valley View with Pines and Distant Peaks, Sierra Nevada (Possibly Yosemite)
Located in Stockholm, SE
This luminous gouache captures a majestic mountain vista, likely set in California’s Sierra Nevada (possibly Yosemite). Two broad granite peaks with sunlit faces dominate the backgro...
Paper, Gouache
$700
"Sunday Stroll by Flatiron - NYC" Impressionist Snow Scene Oil Painting Framed
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A charming depiction of the Flatiron in New York City with a couple walking their dog in the snow on a Sunday. This cozy scene transports us to a snow covered New York City, with end...
Oil, Board
Coastal 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: Seascape Size: 17.5" x 23.5" x 0.8''...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$5,624Sale Price|20% Off
Koi Fish, Painting in Impressionist Style, Oil & Acrylic on linen Canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
In crafting this vibrant canvas, I've swirled together the whimsy of pop art, the depth of expressionism, and the delicate touch of impressionism. My brush danced with acrylics and o...
Oil, Acrylic
$2,500
"Neve in Val Ceresio" Mid Century Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting in Snow
Located in New York, NY
This stunning piece of art titled "Neve in Val Ceresio" is a captivating original work by renowned Italian artist Carlo Aimetti. Aimetti was known for his captivating scenes portrayi...
Oil, Canvas
Windmills in Holland - Original etching - Ed. Durand Ruel, 1873
By Claude Monet
Located in Paris, IDF
Claude MONET (after) Windmills in Holland, 1873 Original Etching Engraved by Gaucherel under the supervision of Monet Printed signature in the plate (with misspelled signature Monnet) On laid paper 20,5 x 30 cm (c. 8 x 12 in) INFORMATION : This etchings was edited in 1873 by Galerie Durand Ruel...
Etching
"Grand Central New York" Impressionist Street Scene Oil Painting on Board Framed
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist scene depicting Grand Central Station in New York City. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic manner. Christopher is known for capturing the be...
Oil, Board
$8,050
Ocean Waves, Impressionism seascape oil painting, large size, one of a kind
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: 2019 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Ocean Waves...
Canvas, Oil
$1,300
Purple Evening Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Garry Nalbandyan Title: Purple Evening Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 10" x 17" x 0.8" inch (25 x 44 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery...
Canvas, Oil
Meadow, 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: Meadow, Size: 28" x 39" x 1'' i...
Canvas, Oil
Not My Story
By Iryna Bondar
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Not My Story” is a small contemporary figurative painting with a luminous female figure set against a deep dark background and two male figures behind her. The work reflects a situa...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,045Sale Price|38% Off
Lost in thought by Rachael Dalzell, acrylic on canvas
Located in Coltishall, GB
Inspired by the colourful fields filled with wild flowers and the low light of the September sun near where Rachael lives. Rachael Dalzell’s paintings...
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
Impressionist Still life with Doll & Stuffed Toy (Children's Room)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Susan "Corrie" Lee Crook Ingersoll (b. 1908) Still Life w/ Doll and Stuffed Toy, ca. 1950. Oil on composite Board, 18 x 19 inches. Measuring 19 x 20 inches in original frame. Co...
Oil, Fiberboard
$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
$3,218Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Oil Painting Purple Mountains Over Blue Sea Landscape
By Louise Alix
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape signed initials by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below oil painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 12 inches high by 16.5 inches wide condition: o...
Oil
$736Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Impressionist Coastal Harbour In French Village Town Landscape
By Louise Alix
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Town Harbour by Louise Alix, French 1950's Impressionist gouache on artist paper, unframed painting: 13.5 x 16.5 inches provenance: from a large private collection of this ar...
Gouache
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Landscape Painting Michael Budden Beautiful Skies Series Sunrise
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Sunrise Sensation, Beautiful Skies Series oil/panel 9x12 image unframed,15.25 x 18.25 x .75 framed signed LL Sunrise Sensation is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning con...
Oil
Vintage American Impressionist Signed Landscape Original Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 16 by 22 inches overall. Handsomely fram...
Oil, Board
$2,018Sale Price|20% Off
Eilean Donan Castle Scotland Highland Landscape British Oil William Russell
By William Russell
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title Eilean Donan Castle Scotland Highland Landscape British Oil William Russell Key Details Artist: William Russell (British, mid 20th century), ...
Oil
Charles P. Gruppe, "The Brass Bowl, " Interior Figure Painting with Woman
Located in Rockport, MA
Painting size without frame: 17 1/4" x21 1/4" Painting size with frame: 23" x 27" Painting is signed lower left corner. An elegant interior figure painting by Charles P. Gruppe dep...
Oil, Board
A Home Filled with Love
Located in Zofingen, AG
Medium: Acrylic on canvas. Size: 78 × 97* 2 cm. Presentation: Stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. This work explores the idea of home as a place where trust, emotional s...
Canvas, Acrylic
In One Direction
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting depicts a quiet moment of shared movement — a figure and a horse advancing together in the same direction. Their proximity suggests trust and mutual presence, yet the co...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
Water Lilies
By Barnes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in the San Si Providence of China, Jang Jin Joong, known as his artist’s name Barnes, fell in love with art since he was a child. His passion for art continued into his pursuit ...
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Bucolic Landscape Chickens Grazing Framed Oil Painting
By August Laux
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American barnyard chicken grazing oil painting by August Laux (1853 - 1921). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 18 by 22 inches overall, and 10 by 14 painting alone. E...
Oil, Canvas
$540Sale Price|20% Off
The Little Ballerina - Figurative Drawing in Pencil on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
The Little Ballerina - Figurative Drawing in Pencil on Paper Delicate drawing of a ballerina from the back by an unknown artist (20th Century). With ...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Original "Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds" vintage World War One poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds vintage military poster.. Artist F. Strothmann. Original World War 1 antique vintage poster; archival linen backed and ready to fram...
Lithograph
"Two Thoroughbreds in an Autumn Landscape" – Signed N. Blair, Dated 1925
Located in GB
A beautifully executed equestrian portrait depicting two elegant horses standing in an open landscape beneath an autumn tree, signed N. Blair and dated 1925. Painted with remarkable...
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Hills: Impressionist Desert Oil Painting, 20th Century
Located in Belgrade, MT
This painting by Lucien Durand is part of my private collection. It is signed by the artist.
Oil
Vintage Gerbera Daisy Red Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist sill life. Framed. Measuring: 28 by 24 inches overall and 24 by 20 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Canvas, Oil
The Night Bouquet Of Lilacs - lilacs still life painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The night still life with a bouquet of lilacs will become a remarkable and modern home decoration, blooming lilacs branches always decorates any house interior, the impressionistic a...
Canvas, Oil
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
$649Sale Price|20% Off
Trio of Colorful Fishing Boats Floating on Tranquil Waters Under Clouded Sky
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Resting Trio signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) size: 15 x 18 inches oil painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good condition. It has previously been stor...
Oil
$796
A Flash of Scarlet - Forest Walk - Large Forest Signed and Dated Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
A flash of Scarlet - Forest Walk Wandering through the narrow paths of a forest, searching for the authors of the mysterious sounds, the chirps and the spectacular trills, that hide ...
Acrylic
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...
Canvas, 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
"Harmony" (2024), Original Midwestern Plains Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Harmony" (2024) by Stephanie Hartshorn is an original handmade oil painting on wood panel that depicts a serene midwestern plain in early afternoon. Artist Statement As a nod to m...
Wood, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
"Landscape with dog " Dog, Spring, oil cm. 140 x 110
Located in Torino, IT
Dog, Green,Landscape,Russian Painter,russian art Signed to lower right Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, ...
Canvas, Oil
$748Sale Price|20% Off
«Spring idyll on the Walensee lake» Original impressionistic landscape .
Located in Oslo, NO
This captivating landscape painting vividly depicts a serene lakeside scene, dominated by towering, rugged mountains. The mountains boast a patchwork of muted greens, grays, and brow...
Canvas, Oil
$2,127Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Edwardian Portrait of a Lady 1900's British Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady British School, early 1900's Circle of Samuel Luke Fildes (1843-1927) British. Bust Portrait of a Lady, Oil on canvas, 24" x 20" (61 x 50.8cm) condition: overal...
Canvas, Oil
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
Stream in Winter, Early 20th Century Snowy Landscape
By Martin Dumler
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene, small-scale early 20th century landscape of a stream in winter by Ohio artist Martin George Dumler (American, 1868-1958), c. early 1900's. The deep blue stream flows peacefully through white banks of snow, towards the distant trees depicted in loose, abstracted brushstrokes. Signed "M. G. Dumler" in the lower right corner. Presented in a gilded frame. Painting size: 10"H x 8"W. Still-life and Landscape painter and composer of liturgical music, born in Cincinnati (Hamilton). December 22, 1868. He was a pupil of Martin Rettig...
Oil, Cardboard, Linen
Signed Vintage American Winter Impressionist Framed Landscape Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 15 by 12 inches overall, and 12 by 10 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil
Amsterdam
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Amsterdam" c.1960, is an oil painting on canvas by Dutch artist Reinier Wynand Snapper, 1907-1988. It is signed and titled at the lower right corner by the artis...
Oil
"Night railway station"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting was painted as a sketch for a diploma thesis on the theme of a railway station and a railway.
Canvas, Oil
$1,413Sale Price|20% Off
1950s French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Busy Paris Street Scene Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Paris" Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Oil, Canvas
$2,005Sale Price|40% Off
Still Life of a Vase of Red & White Flowers by 20th Century American Artist
By Robert Cox
Located in Preston, GB
Still Life of a Vase of Red & White Flowers by 20th Century American Artist, Robert Cox (1934-2001) Art measures 24 x 20 inches Frame measures 29 x 25...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Summer Day at Nice" French Beach Scene Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A stunning oil painting scene depicting figures by the beach in a sunny day at Nice, France done in the 20th Century. The vibrant colors and impressionistic brushwork is done with bo...
Canvas, Oil
"Autumn" Colorful Mid-20th Century American Oil Painting Landscape with Tress
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful depiction of an Autumn landscape in Kent, Connecticut from the Mid-20th Century with puffed trees by the country side. For this beautiful depiction, we find distinct elements that are unique to the earlier works of George Lawrence...
Oil, Board, Canvas
$540Sale Price|20% Off
French A Still Life with Open Book, Vase and Blossoming Plant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Oil
$572Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Rustic Bouquet of Sunflowers Still Life Gouache Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunflower Bouquet signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 11.75 x 9.5 inches Gouache painting on cardboard, unframed Inscribed verso Condition: The painting is in good condition,...
Gouache