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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Mid 20th Century French Oil Portrait Woman Impressionist Sketch on Canvas
By Louise Alix
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below oil painting on canvas unframed measures: 20 inches high by 24 inches wide condition: overall very good and so...
Oil
Rehearsal, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" — Mid-Century American Impressionism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Philipp, 'Rehearsal, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" ', color pastel, c. 1957. Unsigned. A fine, atmospheric rendering, on warm gray charcoal paper; a reinforced crease (1/2 inch) across the bottom left sheet corner; otherwise in very good condition. Image and sheet size 17 1/2 x 21 3/4 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Provenance: Art Students League, from the artist’s personal portfolio. ABOUT THE ARTIST Robert Philipp (1895–1981) was a celebrated American Post-Impressionist painter known for his nudes, still lifes, and portraits. Noted art critic Henry McBride named Philipp one of America's top six painters of his generation. Philipp was an instructor of painting at the Art Students League, New York, for 33 years. Philipp was Secretary of the National Academy of Design, a National Academician, and a Benjamin Franklin Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts in London. His composition and painting style has been compared to the art of Edgar Degas and Pierre Auguste Renoir. In 1940, Philipp was invited to Los Angeles by Hollywood producer Louis B. Mayer to paint portraits of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie stars. The same year, Walter Wanger, producer of ‘The Long Voyage Home’, directed by John Ford and based on plays by Eugene O'Neill, contracted with Reeves Lewenthal, head of the Associated American Artists gallery in Manhattan, to bring nine well-known artists to the set and paint scenes from the movie and portraits of the actors in character. The artists included Robert Philipp, Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, Ernest Fiene, George Schreiber, Luis Quintanilla...
Pastel
'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
Royal iris. Original floral painting. Vertical . Oil on canvas. Impasto
Located in Oslo, NO
This captivating artwork presents a lush and vibrant depiction of blooming irises in a sunlit meadow. The artist skillfully employs a rich palette of purples, blues, and pinks, givin...
Canvas, Oil
$811
Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Still Life of Flowers Female Artist
By Louise Alix
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 15 high by 18 inches wide condition: overall very good an...
Oil
$2,160
Georges Ricard-Cordingley – Impressionist View of Boulogne-sur-Mer Harbour
Located in PARIS, FR
Georges RICARD-CORDINGLEY Lyon, 1873 – Cannes, 1939 View of the Harbour of Boulogne-sur-Mer Oil on canvas Canvas: 25 × 32 cm Frame: 30.5 × 37.5 cm Signed with the artist’s stamp low...
Oil
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
Blossom Field, 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 Title: Blossom Field, Size: 29" x 55.5" x ...
Canvas, Oil
1950s French Impressionist Oil Painting Old Provencal Chateau Building Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence French School, mid 20th century oil on board, unframed board: 21.5 x 25.5 inches provenance: private collection condition: a few surface scuffs, but in good and sound condit...
Oil
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Landscape Seascape Boat Painting Michael Budden Cape May NJ
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Onto Evening Oil/panel 8 x 6 image unframed, 13 x 15 framed signed LL Onto Evening is a beautifully inspiring painting I created and was inspired from our family vacations down the ...
Oil
$614Sale Price|25% Off
John Ormondroyd, Norfolk scene with windmill, Follower of Edward Seago
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very atmospheric scene of a windmill and sailing boat in the Norfolk countryside under a huge sky. John Ormondroyd (born circa 1950) A windmill and sailing boat in the Norfolk cou...
Oil, Board
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Done By Nature, Abstract Art Original Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Voskan Galstian Work: Original Acrylic Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Art, Subject: Done By Nature, Siz...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,295
Breath of Spring Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Breath of Spring Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 23.5" x 31" x 1" inch (60x 80 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gall...
Canvas, Oil
Vintage New Orleans Courtyard Framed Impressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage New Orleans courtyard scene. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 17 by 21 inches overall, and 16 by 20 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil
$4,890
Indian Summer landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Indian Summer Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2021 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 23.5" x 31.5" x 1" inch ( 60 x 80 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gal...
Canvas, Oil
BARBARA DOYLE (B.1917) 1970's MODERN BRITISH OIL PAINTING - Pink Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Barbara Doyle, British b. 1917 Barbara Doyle (British b.1917, born in Halifax Yorkshire, lived most of her life on the South Coast of England. She was an extremely a...
Oil
$892Sale Price|20% Off
MY DEAR PRINCESS
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK In “MY DEAR PRINCESS,” I delve into the realm of naive archetypal imagery, creating a sanctuary from the aggressive modern world. This piece offers an opportunity ...
Canvas, Oil
Cypress Sunset
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
In crafting this painting, I sought to capture the serene yet powerful transition of day into night. The cypress, steadfast and majestic, stands against a vividly mellow sky, symboli...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
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
Untitled California Landscape
By Carl Thorp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Carl Thorp – American (1912-1989 ) Title: Untitled, California landscape Year: circa 1950 Medium: Oil on canvas Image size: 24.5 x 29.5 inches Framed size: 27.5 x 32.5 inches Signature: Signed lower right Condition: Very good This artwork is untitled. It looks like a scene in California. There is a sun-dappled, partially shaded foreground, a dark shaded row of trees mid-ground and a sunny hillside or mountainside as background, showing in the upper right of the composition. The painting is composed of oil on canvas. It is signed in the lower right corner by the artist. It is framed in a wooden gold frame. The painting is in very good condition. The frame is in good condition with a small 1/8" dent. Please see pictures. About the artist: Carl Thorp (1912–1989) was an American artist who became known for Impressionist landscapes of California, sometimes referred to as California Scene Painting, as well as New York City, Boston and New Orleans Cityscapes. He was born in Lubbock, Texas on November 14, 1912. Active in California between 1928 and 1957, Carl Thorp studied at the Academy of Fine Art in San Diego with Maurice Braun and Alfred Mitchell...
Canvas, 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
"Bucks County Winter" Buckingham PA Twilight Snow Scene Landscape Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist winter pastoral scene of a quaint snow covered home by Buckingham, PA. Willett has portrayed this charming scene in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed m...
Oil, Board
$4,000
"French Town, New Jersey" Mystic Autumn Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist Autumn pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones through out. Waltsak has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed muc...
Canvas, Oil
In the Garden Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: In the Garden Medium: Oil on Hardboard Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 22 x 33.5" x 0.2" inch (55 x 85 x 1 cm) Presentation: Unframed, ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,159
Robert Bouille French Modernist Portrait of a Country Lady Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title Robert Bouille French Modernist Portrait of a Country Lady Oil Painting Key Details Artist: Robert Bouille, French, 1926–2021 Title: Portrait of a Country Lady Medium: Oil pain...
Canvas, Oil
"WINTER GERANIUMS" FLORAL STILL LIFE WITH DOLL & ORNAMENT PAINTED 2002
Located in San Antonio, TX
Richard Schmid (1934-2021) California, Vermont, Colorado, Illinois, New Hampshire Artist Image Size: 12 x 20 Frame Size: 18 x 26 Medium: Oil dated 2002 on canvas "Winter Geraniums" ...
Oil
French Impressionist Oil Painting Hill Top Village Olive Groves White Houses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Hill Top Village by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed dated 1998 canvas: 22 x 26 inches condition: very good provenance: from a larg...
Oil
Mid Century French Illustration Yellow Daffodil Watercolour Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Watercolor
"Petaluma Pastures" - Impressionist Hillside Landscape, Oil Painting
By Susie Hyer
Located in Denver, CO
Susie Hyer's "Petaluma Pastures" is a quaint and serene landscape oil painting, centering around a sheer hillside valley, the perspective trailing down the hills before climbing shar...
Oil, Panel
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
American Impressionist Artist Wilson Irvine 1869-1936 Autumn Field Oil painting
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Autumn Field Oil/Canvas 25 x 30 image unframed, 32.5 x 37 framed signed LR Autumn Field is reminiscent of Irvines early impressionism and probably a Connecticut scene, with the artis...
Oil
"Morning Chat" Impressionist Pastoral Landscape Oil Painting in Pennsylvania
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist summer pastoral scene depicting homes in in Bucks County, Pennsylvania,. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic manner. Christopher is known for...
Oil, Board
Breakfast in Greece, Greek Island, summer vibe, fruit, lemons, blue, yellow, sea
Located in Oslo, NO
A luminous Mediterranean still life inspired by coastal mornings in Greece. Vibrant lemons, cobalt porcelain, and wildflowers are rendered with expressive acrylic brushwork, creating...
Canvas, Acrylic
Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman signed oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman by John Arthur Machray Hay (Scottish, 1887-1960) signed and dated 1910 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 24 inches provenance: private co...
Oil
"Fishing Schooners and Sailboats at a dock" Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Fishing Schooners and Sailboats at a dock, "Fischerschoner und Segelboote an einem Dock" by Rudolph Guba (German/American, 1884-1950) Impasto work which depicts several sailing ves...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
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
Vintage American School Impressionist Framed Landscape Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 18 by 15 inches overall, and 16 by 12 painting alone. Unsigned. Excellent condition, ready t...
Oil
French Barbizon School Signed Impressionist River Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique European oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 11 by 9 inches overall, and 9 by 7 painting alone. Excellent con...
Oil
Cupids, Classic Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Litvinov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Classic Figurative Year: 2005 Title: Cupids Size: 26" x 26.5" x ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,150Sale Price|38% Off
At First Glance 1 (Gestural Abstract, Vibrant, Orange, Yellow and Magenta Hues)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello At First Glance 1 Oil on Canvas 2025 Size: 40 x 40 x 1.5 inches (101.60 x 101.60 x 3.81 cm) Signed, dated and titled verso COA provided *On Stretcher Frame, Gallery-...
Canvas, Oil
"Harbor Scene" Ella Boocock Hoedt, Marine Scene, American Impressionist, PAFA
Located in New York, NY
Ella Boocock Hoedt Harbor Scene Oil on board 14 5/8 x 15 3/4 inches Ella Boocock Hoedt was born in Philadelphia in 1889. She was a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art ...
Oil, Board
$2,475Sale 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
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
$3,650
Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh Daubigny's Garden by S. Goosson
Located in Soquel, CA
Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh by Stephen Goosson The painting depicts the enclosed garden of Charles-François Daubigny, a French landscape painter whom Van Gogh ad...
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
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
Everything Is Still Ahead of You, My Girl
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork is shipped rolled in a protective tube (unstretched) for safe international delivery. The canvas includes an additional 2 inches (5 cm) of material on each side for prof...
Canvas, Acrylic
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
$1,000
"42nd St. Library -NYC-" Impressionist Oil Painting in the Style of Guy Wiggins
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting is a charming depiction of 42nd St. at the Public Library on a Snowy day in New York City. A cozy impressionistic street scene with colors of cobalt, light pink, yellow...
Oil, Board
$2,990
Evening Guklivy Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Evening Guklivy Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2014 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 21.5" x 27.5" x 0.8" inch ( 55 x 70 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed,...
Canvas, Oil
"Albero fiorito" Olio su tela cm. 120 x 100
By Anna Sogno
Located in Torino, IT
Anna Sogno Firmato in basso a Destra Albero fiorito sui toni dei rosa e viola Luminoso e decorativo Spedizione inclusa !!!!
Canvas, Oil
$880Sale Price|20% Off
HANS WACKER-ELSEN Germany (1868-1958) Antique oil on canvas Seascape, Gold Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an antique original oil painting on canvas depicting a seascape - Figures in a sailboat in the open water. Signed in a lower-left corner H. Wacker, DF. DF - "Duesse...
Oil
Large Antique European School Oil Painting Shepherdess Sheep Landscape Signed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This beautiful antique oil on canvas captures a timeless pastoral scene of a shepherdess tending her flock beside a quiet woodland stream. Painted in the late 19th century in the Eur...
Oil
1950's French Impressionist Oil City Rooftops View Panoramic Skyline Beautiful
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
City Rooftops French School, circa 1950's oil on canvas 13 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, Paris The painting is in good and presentable cond...
Canvas, Oil
$600
"Above Plain" (2024) By Todd Carpenter, Original Oil Painting of Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Todd Carpenter's (US based) "Above Plain" is an oil painting that depicts a black and white mountainous landscape. Bio/artist statement: Todd Carpenter is a Los Angeles based artis...
Oil, Board
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Landscape Seascape Boat Painting Michael Budden Cape May NJ
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Sweet Sunrise Oil/panel 8 x 10 image unframed, 13 x 15 framed signed LL Sweet Sunrise is a beautifully inspiring painting I created and inspired from our family vacations down the s...
Oil
'The Left Bank', Paris, Salon D'Automne, Salon Des Independents
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'P. E. Cambier' for Pierre Eugene Cambier (French, 1914-2000) and painted circa 1995. Titled verso, 'Paris - Le quai des Grande Augustins' (Paris - The Quai des G...
Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper
Untitled (Snow-capped Mountains) – Grand Teton National Park, c. 1930s
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Consigned to the gallery by private collectors Signed "Marion Kavanagh Wachtel" lower right Description Marion Kavanagh was a pupil of William Keith in San Francisco who, upon learning of her move to Southern California, urged her to contact Pasadena artist Elmer Wachtel. A romance blossomed and the two were married in 1904. During their marriage, out of respect for her husband, Marion Wachtel painted in watercolor, giving Elmer Wachtel the honor of painting in the more “serious” medium of oil. After the untimely passing of her husband and a period of grieving, Marion took up oil painting in 1930, working both en plein air and in the studio. This masterful plein air painting is a poetic interpretation of the snow-capped mountains in Grand Teton National Park...
Oil, Panel
George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing
Located in Harkstead, GB
A superb example of a Barbizon inspired landscape painted by the "Catford Corot" from the late 19th Century. This very striking image shows the artist at the absolute peak of his abi...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Seeing Red" Oil on Canvas Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
This is a striking, original abstract expressionist oil painting on canvas by contemporary artist Marina Fisher. Titled "Seeing Red", this powerful work features a singular, captivat...
Oil, Canvas
"View to the Kitchen" (2010) By Jim Beckner, Original Interior Oil Painting
By Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "View to the Kitchen" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting a trio at a bar with a view to the establishment's kitchen. About the Artist: (Bor...
Canvas, Oil
$334
Paris Church Spire and Historic Architecture Impressionist Watercolour Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris Church Spire and Historic Architecture Impressionist Watercolour Sketch by Maurice Mazeilie (French) watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed painting: 6 x 9 inches A de...
Watercolor
Pink Roses in Green Vase 1940's French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting
By Louise Alix
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Oil Painting signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 8.25 high by 6.25 inch...
Oil