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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Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Beach Day II
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beach Day II oil/canvas 11 x 14 image unframed, 17.5 x 20.25 framed signed LL Beach Day II is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that show...
Oil
$1,975
1930's California Mountain Trail Landscape, Original Oil Painting, Signed
By Sidney L. Brock
Located in Soquel, CA
1930's California Mountain Trail Landscape, Original Oil Painting, Signed A beautiful 1930's landscape titled "Trail into California Mountains" by Oklahoman artist Sidney Lorenzo Br...
Linen, Oil
Pane Trees and Sea Landscape Impressionism Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Anna Privaloff Title: Pane Trees and Sea Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 36 x 47" x 1" inch (90 x 120 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery...
Canvas, Oil
Large Antique European Oil Painting 19th Century Interior Genre Scene Children
Located in Palm Coast, FL
A charming and atmospheric 19th century European oil painting on canvas depicting an intimate domestic interior scene with two chil...
Oil
Large Fox Hunting Oil Painting Horse Rider Equestrian Scene English Sporting Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This impressive large oil on canvas painting depicts a dramatic fox hunting scene, capturing a rider in a classic red hunting coat mid-jump as the horse clears a rustic fence. In the...
Oil
$1,950
Impressionist Paris street scene, Cafe, people eating, drinking, France
Located in Woodbury, CT
Francisco Tammaro (Italian, Contemporary) Parisian Café Scene Circa 2000 Oil on board Signed lower right and inscribed on the reverse A charming and highly atmospheric depiction of ...
Oil, Board
$900Sale Price|40% Off
Barbedienne Foundry Portrait of a Bearded Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Jean-Baptiste Baujault (1828-1899). Portrait of a Bearded Man, ca. 1880's Cast bronze on bronze base. Measures 12.75 x 5.25 x 4.5 inches. Created by the Ferdinand Barbedienne foun...
Bronze
Antique Impressionist English River Landscape - Original Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
Antique Impressionist English River Landscape - Original Oil Painting, Signed Beautiful antique landscape by Christopher Mark Haskell (British, b. 1849 d. 1933.) A river sits in the...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$330
Altea Spain Coastal Church Mediterranean Landscape Watercolor Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Altea Spain Coastal Church Mediterranean Landscape Watercolor Sketch Artist: English School (early to mid 20th century) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper, unframed Size: 7.7...
Watercolor
$1,062Sale Price|37% Off
Large Post-Impressionist Night Café Terrace Scene Oil Painting After Van Gogh
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Large Post-Impressionist Night Café Terrace Scene Oil Painting After Van Gogh, Expressive Impasto Oil on canvas Post-Impressionist style Contemporary European school Dimensions: 120...
Oil
Neptuno Figurative Art Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Figurative Art, Large Painting Artist: Oleg Kateryniuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Contemporary Art Title:...
Canvas, Oil
$2,340Sale Price|40% Off
"Junitag (Day of June) - Locarno" by Jakob Wagner - Oil on Canvas - 88x125 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork signed by the artist. Sold with frame (101 x 140 cm) Jakob Wagner (1861–1915) was a Swiss painter known for his serene landscapes, tranquil waterscapes, and evocative scene...
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting Sailing Ship Seascape Signed Maritime Art Ocean Waves Nautical
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Beautiful vintage oil on canvas depicting a classic sailing ship navigating rolling ocean waves under a bright sky filled with soft clouds. The composition captures both movement and...
Oil
"Summer is always with you."3 .
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting is executed with incredible exuberance and enthusiasm. Abstract painting radiates positivity. It is not only extraordinarily popular; it also offers scope for imaginatio...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic, Felt Pen
Original Oil Painting on canvas Seascape Sailing Ship Signed Maritime Art Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
A vibrant vintage oil painting on canvas depicting a majestic sailing ship cutting through rolling ocean waves under a luminous sky. The composition centers on a fully rigged vessel ...
Oil
Books about Love
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK Books about Love belongs to the Madeleine series, where memory appears not as an archive of facts, but as a fragile atmosphere shaped by objects, silence, and tende...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,000
Beach & Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Jersey Shore
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Jersey Shore, Manasquan Inlet oil/panel 12.5 x 17 unframed, 18.23 x 23 framed Jersey Shore, Manasquan Inlet is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael ...
Oil
$531
Wild flowers. Original floral painting. Impressionism. Gouache on paper. Gift
Located in Oslo, NO
A vibrant celebration of nature. This artwork captures a lush bouquet with spontaneous energy. Bright yellow blossoms dance across the canvas. They contrast with crisp white petals a...
Paper, Gouache
Echoes of Water Cityscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Echoes of Water Medium: Oil on Canvas Hardboard Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 12" x 8" x 0.2" inch (30 x 20 x 1cm) Presentation: Unfra...
Canvas, Oil
1940's Signed French Oil Painting Paris City Roof Tops View of Montmartre
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris Rooftops French, 1940's-1950's period indistinctly signed lower front corner oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 21.5 x 25.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition...
Oil
Large Victorian Signed Oil Harvest Wheat Sheaves Rural Scene & Figures framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Corn Field" by Alfred Bennet (British, 1861-1916) This beautifully executed oil on canvas painting titled "The Corn Field", signed and dated 1886 by British artist Alfred Benne...
Oil
Giverny, American Impressionist, Karl Albert Buehr, Expatriot, 1910
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Karl Albert Buehr (1866-1952) Giverny Landscape Oil on board, c. 1910 Unsigned Condition: Excellent Image size: 5 7/8 x 7 1/8 inches Frame: 11-1/2 x 12-3/4 x 1-1/2" Provenance: Estat...
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
"Summer is always with you. 2."
Located in Zofingen, AG
Abstract painting has become incredibly popular recently. Works of this kind look magnificent in an interior. At first, it might seem that they are written with ease, but that is not...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic
The One Who Observes
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, the artist reflects on the nature of hierarchy as something subtle and often unseen. Rather than being defined by size, power, or position, importance emerges through a...
Canvas, Acrylic
Sunset over the Lake; Peck Road Park, Arcadia
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. UNFRAMED: 16" x 20" FRAMED: 20.625" x 24.625" x 1" Signed: Lower Right Artist Statement "This is the place near my ho...
Canvas, Oil
"Siren Song" - Impressionist Coast and Waterscape, Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
ARTIST STATEMENT Sparky LeBold has made a name for himself both in America and abroad over the course of his stellar career. Since graduating from Art Center College of Design in P...
Canvas, Oil
Village Landscape impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Village Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 14" x 17" x 0.8" inch (35 x 45 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrapped on...
Canvas, Oil
Under the Caribbean Sun, Acrylic on Canvas, Landscape, 50cm x 60cm, New
Located in Zofingen, AG
Under the Caribbean Sun Acr. on canvas painting. Size of painting - 50cm x 60cm , (20" x 24") This painting portrays a contemplative moment along the Caribbean shoreline, where a yo...
Acrylic
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
Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Beach Day I
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beach Day II Study oil/panel 6x8 unframed, 9.75 x 11.75 framed signed LR Beach Day II is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that show...
Oil
$1,400
Impressionistic Rural Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Sunset Inspiration
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Inspiration LL oil/panel 11 x 14 unframed, 17.5 x 20.5 framed signed LL "Inspiration II " is a beautiful impressionistic sunset landscape oil painting that I did of a farm near my st...
Oil
Fisherman on the Venetian Lagoon – Attributedto Guglielmo Ciardi, no signed
By Guglielmo Ciardi
Located in Genève, GE
The painting is attributed to Guglielmo Ciardi (Italian, 1842–1917) and no signed, on stylistic grounds and on the basis of an intriguing period inscription on the reverse reading “A...
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American School Signed Impressionist Seascape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American sunset seascape oil painting. Measuring: 28 by 32 inches overall, and 20 by 24 painting alone. Signed. Framed.
Canvas, Oil
Between Stillness
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
French Village Rooftops Chateau Church Red Ink Architectural Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Rooftops Chateau Church Red Ink Architectural Drawing Artist: Bernard Labbe, French mid 20th century Medium: Red ink on paper, unframed Size: 11.75 x 8.25 inche...
Ink, Pencil
$4,720Sale Price|20% Off
Roy Henry Brown NA American Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting 1879-1956
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Roy Henry Brown Trees and Rocks Mountain side image sight size 10 x 13 and 16.75 x 19.75 framed as is pictured in original frame as purchased. signed LR. A landscape mountain hill...
Oil
Tenderness. Oil impressionist painting fine art white roses floral original
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting presents white roses as a quiet expression of tenderness and inner calm. The artist worked intuitively, allowing the image to emerge gradually through layers of oil pai...
Oil, Board
French school Landscape countryside forest oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape countryside forest⬅️ ⏩It is signed H Aucier⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on wood panel / isorel ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐33x41cm /13x16.1 i...
Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars, Wood Panel
"Bring Me a Turkish Delight" (2021) Expressionist Animal Portrait, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Bring Me a Turkish Delight draws on the legacy of the mosaics in the Palace of the Normans in Palermo, Sicily where animals were depicted with symbolic weight and decorative beauty. ...
Cotton, Oil
"Idaho Road" - Original Oil Landscape Painting on Paper and Cradled Board
Located in Denver, CO
About the Artist: Samantha Buller currently lives in Sonoma County after painting and teaching in Kansas for the past two years. She received her BFA in Painting from the Academy of ...
Oil, Paper, Board
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
American Impressionist Artist Charles Curtis Allen NA Two Trees Oil painting
By Charles Curtis Allen
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Two Trees oil/board, image is 11.13 x 15.13 unframed, 15 x 19 framed Signed LL. Could benefit from a cleaning. In as untouched purchased condition. Brief Biography from ASKART ...
Oil
$1,297Sale Price|35% Off
Impressionist Oil Painting of Eiffel Tower Paris with Figures by American Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Impressionist Oil Painting of Eiffel Tower Paris with Figures & Shops by American Artist, Caroline C Burnett (1877-1950) Art measures 16 x 12 i...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
«Soft autumn near the fjord» Original impressionistic Landscape paintings. Large
Located in Oslo, NO
Immerse yourself in the radiant beauty of "Soft autumn near the fjord," a captivating landscape painting that perfectly captures the essence of the fall. Golden and amber leaves ador...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
'Winter Landscape', Woman Artist, New York, Washington, Impressionist Snow Scene
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, lower right, 'Mary B. Redfield' for Mary Bannister Redfield (American, born 1883) and painted circa 1925. Titled, indistinctly, on original card (a photo copy will accompany ...
Oil, Canvas, Masonite
$316
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
"Summer is always with you."4
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting is executed with incredible exuberance and enthusiasm. Abstract painting radiates positivity. It is not only extraordinarily popular; it also offers scope for imaginatio...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic, Felt Pen
$13,431
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
$1,118Sale Price|35% Off
Impressionist Oil Painting of Paris with Figures & Shops by American Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Impressionist Oil Painting of Paris with Figures & Shops by American Artist, Caroline C Burnett (1877-1950) Art measures 16 x 12 inches Frame m...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$2,500
New Orleans, French Quarter, Brennan's Restaurant, L.O. Griffith, 1916-17
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Louis Oscar Griffith (1875-1956) The French Quarter: Current location of Brennan's Restaurant, New Orleans Graphite and watercolor on paper, 1916-1917 Signed in pencil lower left (se...
Watercolor
$1,074Sale Price|35% Off
Impressionist Oil Painting of Paris with Figures & Shops by American Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Impressionist Oil Painting of Paris with Figures & Shops by American Artist, Caroline C Burnett (1877-1950) Art measures 24 x 20 in...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, 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
Garden of Luxemburg, by Yvonne Canu. Oil on canvas, 33x41 cm. Signed
Located in Riga, LV
Garden of Luxemburg. 21st century. Oil on canvas. 33x41 cm
Canvas, Oil
$1,416Sale Price|40% Off
Albufera of Valencia Spain mediterranean seascape oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Ricardo Cejudo Nogales (Puertollano, 1952) Title: La Albufera de Valencia Year: 1986 Technique: Oil on canvas Canvas dimensions: 65 × 81 cm (25.6 × 31.9 in) Framed dimensions...
Oil
$1,770
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
$1,132
When Tulips Lean, original oil painting with flowers fine artwork Impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
In this painting, tulips are no longer decorative flowers but living forms with weight, gravity, and presence. Their stems bend, the petals thicken, and the bouquet seems to sink gen...
Canvas, Oil
"Playing at the Beach" Impressionistic Beach Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic scene at the beach with beautiful brushwork and whimsical colors. The work captures the beach and times of the early 20th Century bringing a ...
Oil, Board
"Ferry Road" Point Pleasant Pike Bucks County Pennsylvania Nocturne Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist winter pastoral scene of quaint homes covered in snow and star light.. Willet has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed...
Oil, Board
$13,700
Yellow Lace Abstract Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 61" x 49.75".
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
"Yellow Lace", by Ken Elliott is an atmospheric abstract landscape painting that captures the delicate rhythm of a wooded scene bathed in light. Slender tree forms rise through layer...
Canvas, Oil
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
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