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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American Impressionist Painting Woodstock Artist John F Carlson Autumn Splendor
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Autumn Splendour oil on canvas 10 x 8 image size, 16 x 14 framed Not signed but Vose Gallery label with estate stamp on back The painting is in excellent condition in a gilded Impres...
Oil
$1,980
Passing Clouds, Before The Storm: A Dramatic Belle Époque Landscape
By Paul Leon Felix Schmitt
Located in Norwich, GB
This striking oil landscape is dominated by a vast, cinematic sky, rendered with the rapid, "plein air" brushwork that defined the late 19th-century French school. Rather than a stat...
Oil, Board
Large Vintage Oil Painting English Fox Hunt Horses Hounds Hunting Scene Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Large vintage oil painting on canvas depicting a traditional English fox hunting scene with riders on horseback accompanied by a pack of hunting hounds moving across an autumn countr...
Oil
Cool
Located in Zofingen, AG
Air, light and lightness, that’s what we see in this picture. The palette is rich in color and freshness. A cool day allows us to enjoy the joy and take a break from the hot Spanish ...
Acrylic, Canvas
$1,434Sale Price|25% Off
Los Monegros Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, Signed, 20th Century
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Antonio Sala Herrero (Barcelona, 1927 – 2012) Title: Los Monegros (Aragón, Spain) Technique: Oil on canvas Artwork dimensions: 65 × 81 cm (25.6 × 31.9 in) Framed dimensions: ...
Oil
Majestic Cafe of Porto, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Elegant patrons of Majestic Cafe in Porto, Portugal, await their lunch. A server brings a round of sparkling wine. They sit quietly, enjoying the moment as chan...
Oil
Early 20th C Scandinavian Impressionist Cityscape Market Square Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This atmospheric genre painting, executed in oil on canvas in the early 20th century, transports the viewer to a bustling market square in an old European city. The artist works mas...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
$17,500
American Impressionist Woodstock Artist John F Carlson Oil Painting Snow
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Wintry Pool oil on canvas 12 x 16 image size Signed LR when viewing the painting and again verso, on back. Image measures 12 x 16 The painting is in good condition in a period gilded...
Oil
Bouquet in an antique vase 1
Located in Zofingen, AG
A beautiful bouquet on a blue background is painted on canvas with oil paints. The work is painted with large strokes in the characteristic manner of the artist. The color and combin...
Canvas, Varnish, Oil
$442
French Village Street Scene Ink Wash Architectural Drawing Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Street Scene Ink Wash Architectural Drawing Bernard Labbe Artist: Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) Medium: Ink and wash on artists paper, unframed Size: ...
Ink, Felt Pen
Ambrose Original Oil Painting Tall Ship at Sea Maritime Nautical Ocean Seascape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
A dramatic and beautifully executed marine oil painting depicting a powerful three-masted clipper ship cutting through rolling ocean waves beneath a luminous sky. The composition cap...
Oil
Lavenders Valley Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Lavenders Valley Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 10" x 19" x 0.8" inch (25 x 48 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery ...
Canvas, Oil
Tom Seymour (British, 1844-1904) Antique Oil on canvas, Landscape, Gilt Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
A striking Victorian-era landscape by British Artist Tom Seymour, capturing a dramatic waterfall rushing through rocky banks into a calm loch beyond. The composition leads the eye fr...
Oil
Antique American Impressionist Coastal Beach Seascape Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American oil painting by William Otis Jr Swett (1859 - 1938). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 12 by 16 inches overall, and 9 by 12 painting alone. Nicely framed. E...
Oil
American Impressionist Hobart Nichols Snow Scene Oil Painting Salmagundi Club
By Henry Hobart Nichols Jr.
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Landscape oil/board 16 x 20 unframed image, 26.3/8 x 30.25x3.5 framed signed LR Here is a beautiful winter snow scene oil painting on board by Hobart Nichols signed lower ri...
Oil
"Omen" - Original Animal Portrait, Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
About the artist: I am an oil painter based out of Southern Maine. My subject matter focuses mainly on animals and capturing a sense of movement and narrative through the captivat...
Oil, Panel
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Harbor Scene with Boats and Waterfront
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Harbor Scene with Boats and Waterfront By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting o...
Oil
$573
Flowering Meadow. Pastel landscape painting, field, flowers, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
"Flowering Meadow" is a vibrant, sun-drenched tribute to the uninhibited beauty of the summer countryside in Ukraine. This pastel work captures an expansive field of wildflowers sway...
Paper, Pastel
"Deck the Halls" - Original Acrylic Landscape Painting on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
Artist Statement: These are my favorite halls decked in snow for the holidays! About the Artist: As an artist, Tracy Wall sheds new light on everyday life, inviting the viewer to se...
Oil, Canvas
$15,000
California Impressionist Oil Painting Franz A. Bischoff Laguna Seascape
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Franz Arthur Bischoff seascape Laguna Tide Pools oil/board signed LR in a gilt over red clay bole and gesso carved Arts & Crafts style frame. 13 x 19 unframed, 19.5 x 25.5 framed s...
Oil
American Impressionist T Allen Lawson Seascape Oil Painting 1988 Mass. Marine
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
T Allen Lawson Cockle Cove, Chatham, Mass oil on canvas board, image 8.88 x 12.88 unframed, 14.75 x 18.75 x .75 framed signed LR Painting is in good co...
Oil
$7,500
"Pond Flowers Arrangement" Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Board Framed
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, Masonite
Antique 19th Century French Oil Painting Genre Scene Figures Village Tavern Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Original antique 19th century oil on canvas depicting a lively French street scene with figures gathered outside a village tavern or inn. The composition shows women in traditional d...
Oil
Festive bouquet √1
Located in Zofingen, AG
Large size painting depicting a festive bouquet of flowers. Working with oil paints makes it possible to reflect the entire palette and shades of this bouquet, thanks to this the pai...
Canvas, Varnish, Oil
Vintage Oil Painting Naval Battle Ships Seascape Maritime Art Framed Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This striking oil on canvas painting depicts a dramatic naval battle scene, with historic sailing ships engaged in close combat on a turbulent sea. Billowing sails, cannon fire, and ...
Oil
Rocky Seascape Oil Painting Milton James Burns Salmagundi Club
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Rocky Seascape oil on panel The image measures 10 x 14 unframed, 12.5 x 16 framed in original frame as purchased. signed lower left. Milton James Burns 1853-1933, Founding Salmagundi Artist member in ready to hang condition. Minor craquelure in white impasto areas of the surf. Frame abrasion in upper and lower edges of canvas. A few pinpoints of in-paint show up under UV. This scene looks to me to be Black Head, on Monhegan perhaps, as Burns visited the island to draw, etc. as listed below. The following is from "The Jean and Graham Devoe Williford Charitable Trust" Milton Burns...
Oil
$4,427
India Oil on Board Modern 1967 Signed H Lall Impressionist Bombay Progressives
Located in Norfolk, GB
Harkrishan Lall (1921 - 2000) Untitled Oil on board, 1967 Board size: 51 x 40.5 cm Frame Size: 62.5 x 53.2 cm Signed bottom right and dated 67 In original frame Provenance: Priva...
Oil, Board
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” California Forest American Impressionist
Located in Yardley, PA
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” by Francis Stillwell Dixon (American, 1879-1967). One of Dixon’s finest canvases, depicting a tranquil forest scene bathed in soft, dappled l...
Canvas, Oil
$13,490
A Thousand Flowers Could Bloom. Large Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Full of colour and light this is a sublime piece that will bring a bold, beautiful focus to the wall. Francesca is so attuned to her unique Expressionist style that her works just po...
Oil
“Bermuda Coast” Henrietta Dunn Mears American Impressionist Oil on Board Signed
Located in Yardley, PA
A vibrant Bermuda seascape depicting the rocky shoreline with turquoise waters breaking against sunlit boulders beneath a sweeping tree. Mears uses bold, textured brushstrokes and a ...
Oil, Board
Chauncey Foster Ryder Landscape with Figures Oil Painting 1868-1949 Tonalist
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
CHAUNCEY FOSTER RYDER (American, 1868-1949), Canvas 12-1/4''h, 16''w. unframed and 16 x 20 framed as pictured. oil on canvas, signed lower left. Landscape with figures on a bridge. ...
Oil
Sea View Watercolor Original Painting on Paper
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Seascape Watercolor Original Painting Artist: Lin Qingyi Title: Riverside Town Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 7" x 7.5" x 0.1" inch ( 18x 19 ...
Paper, Watercolor
Antique Portrait of a woman, original antique oil painting by Eugene Smits
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique oil on wood portrait of a woman by Belgium artist, Eugine Smits 1800s. This delightful painting in its rich and powerful tones and scultured impressionist paint layers is ve...
Oil
Polka Dot Dress Female Silhouette Fashion Figurative
Located in Zofingen, AG
Artwork Details Title: Polka Dot Dress Female Silhouette Fashion Figurative Medium: Acrylic painting on matte paper Type: Original painting Style: Contemporary Figurative Art Year: ...
Acrylic
$1,147
Purple Sunset. Pastel landscape painting, calm, evening, sun, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
"Purple Sunset" is a meditation on the quiet beauty of day's end. The work captures a moment of profound stillness, where the last rays of light set the clouds ablaze with vivid purp...
Paper
Jordan Original Oil Painting, English Fox Hunt Scene with Rider, Horses & Hounds
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This finely executed oil on canvas depicts a classic English fox hunting scene, featuring a distinguished rider dressed in a traditional red hunting coat, mounted on a white horse an...
Oil
$1,183
Shadows on Water - Hawaiian Seascape, Morning Light, Plein Air, American Art
Located in Oslo, NO
Hawaiian seascape, plein air ocean painting, winter waves, coastal light, American art This painting was created on Oahu’s North Shore at the beginn...
Canvas, Oil
"River Town New Hope PA, Bucks County" Impressionist Pastoral Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist summer pastoral scene depicting the New Hope town near the lake in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic manner. Ch...
Board, Oil
Pause
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work captures a moment suspended in time, where nothing is rushed and nothing is required. Set within the quiet presence of nature, the scene speaks of shared stillness and unsp...
Canvas, Acrylic
Salmagundi Club Artist Harry De Maine Winter Stream
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Stream oil on panel by Harry DeMaine. Image is 10 x 12 and 11.25 x 13.25 framed in possibly a beautifully finished corner white gold period frame. signed LL art panel makers ...
Oil
$14,000
"Rouen" George Oberteuffer, Impressionist Street, France, Urban Scene
Located in New York, NY
George Oberteuffer Rouen, circa 1905 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 30 x 38 inches Born in Philadelphia, George Oberteuffer is best remembered for his Impressionist landscapes an...
Canvas, Oil
"Twilight Over a Mountain Lake" (2025) Landscape Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Devin Michael Roberts' (US based) "Twilight Over a Mountain Lake" is a beautiful original oil painting on panel, depicting a deep and saturated red sunset, close to dusk. Artist bio...
Oil, Panel
$318
MID/LATE 20th Century ORIGINAL impressionist colourful oil painting LONDON VIEW
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: P J V Russell ? (Mid/Late 20th century) British TITLE: "View From A London Window" SIGNED: labelled verso MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 45 x 35cm inclusive frame CONDITION: ...
Oil
“Palm Trees Along Florida Coast, c. 1940” Jane Peterson Impressionist Palm Beach
Located in Yardley, PA
A wonderful example of Peterson’s views of the Florida Coast during her winter trips down south. Painted during Peterson’s mature period, this lively work underscores the energy of ...
Canvas, Oil
Impressionistic Realistic Landscape Painting Michael Budden Sheep Autumn
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Early Autumn Light, Sheep oil/panel 6x8 image unframed, 12.25 x 14.25 x .50 framed signed LR Early Autumn Light, Sheep is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporar...
Oil
$346
Venice, a Quiet Passage, original oil painting, impressionist cityscape fineart
Located in Oslo, NO
Quiet Passage, Venice is an original oil painting capturing a contemplative moment in the timeless city of Venice. An old stone bridge rises gently above calm canal waters, where s...
Canvas, Oil
Fishing Boats Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Fishing Boats Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 9" x 13.5" x 0.8" inch (23 x 34 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wr...
Canvas, Oil
Roses in a white vase
Located in Zofingen, AG
Miniature painting created in the style of impressionism. It reminds a little of the past centuries, but the new is always the forgotten old. Today, in the world of high technology a...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic
Moonlight 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: Moonlight Size: 17.5" x 23.5" x 0.8'...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
"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
Summer Impressionist Landscape with Trees, Oil on Board, Circa 1920
Located in Beachwood, OH
Glen Tracy (American, 1883-1956) Summer Landscape, c. 1920 Oil on board Signed lower right, titled verso 12 x 9 inches 17.25 x 14.5 inches, framed Since he studied and taught commer...
Oil
$812Sale Price|20% Off
Natural Splendor. Oil Painting on Canvas, 50x70 cm
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original oil painting on canvas . How often are we in the moment, genuinely captivated by the beauty of nature, connecting with ourselves? Filled with the nature of Thailand, I exp...
Canvas, Oil
In grandma's garden.
Located in Zofingen, AG
A green garden, a light summer dress, a sun hat - all these are childhood memories. My memories, but for some it’s just the beginning. Childhood and adolescence are full of impressio...
Canvas, Acrylic, Lacquer
Tender Morning
Located in Zofingen, AG
Tender Morning is a luminous still life that captures the quiet atmosphere of the early day. Delicate pink flowers arranged in a deep blue vase are touched by soft morning light, fil...
Oil
Original Fine English Antique Impressionist oil painting CHICKENS IN A GARDEN
By Harry Fidler
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist: Harry Fidler RBA ROI (1856-1935) English Title: "Chickens In A Garden" (inscribed with title indistinctly verso) Signed: lower left and inscribed with the artists name and t...
Oil
Cala Lillies in Asian Vase
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Well painted American School impressionist still life. Oil on Canvas, signed and dated upper left. Can you solve the mystery. Housed in a nice frame, 16" x 14", 30.5" x 18.5" frame...
Oil
On the Beach, Bodega Bay, California
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Consigned to the gallery; from the private collection of the Katherine A. Norris Legacy Collection, Huntington Beach, California, by descent; acquired in 2003 by Katherine...
Canvas, Oil
Golden Foothills; Carmel Valley
By Ray Roberts
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 30" x 40" FRAMED: 39" x 49" x 2.5" Signed "Ray Roberts" on lower right Artist Statement "In Golden Foothills, I explore...
Linen, Oil
“Jamaican Girl by the Palm Tree, c. 1930” American Impressionist Portrait Lyme
Located in Yardley, PA
“Jamaican Girl by the Palm Tree, c. 1930” by Will Howe Foote (American, 1874-1965) A fantastic portrait of a young Jamaican woman set against a vibrant palm frond, painted by the re...
Oil, Board
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...
Oil, Canvas