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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Emerald Silence
Located in Zofingen, AG
Emerald Silence captures the quiet beauty of a winter forest where a clear stream flows between snow-covered banks. Inspired by Impressionism, the painting focuses on light, atmosphe...
Oil
Buste de femme au corsage vert - Portrait Painting, 1908
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Rendered with the soft luminosity and intimate charm that define Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s late portraiture, Buste de femme au corsage vert depicts Gabrielle Renard — the artist’s belo...
Canvas, Oil
By nightfall. Chamzinka
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This plain air painting is painted from life near the railway in Chamzinka, with a view of the falling dusk to the fields after a hot day, filled with soft pastel tones. The artist m...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$1,521Sale Price|30% Off
English Harvest - Vintage Impressionist Landscape Painting with Horses & Figures
Located in Preston, GB
English Harvest - Vintage 20th Century Impressionist Oil Painting with Horses & Figures by British Artist, David Hyde Art measures 16 x 12 inches Fra...
Oil, Board
Vintage American Impressionist Landscape Signed Lake Scene Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 17 by 20 inches overall, and 12 by 16 painting alone. Handsomely framed in wide moder...
Oil, Board
South of San Luis Obispo, California Landscape
By Mike Wright
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful, heavy impasto landscape of a scene south of San Luis Obispo, California by Mike Wright (American, b.1959). Signed "M. Wright 17" lower right c...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$583Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Fishing Boats in a Harbor
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Fishing Boats in a Harbor By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 9.5 x 13 inches (height x width...
Oil
Antique American Large Impressionist Framed Surf Seascape Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 29 by 40 inches overall, and 24 by 36 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltw...
Canvas, Oil
"New England Farm, " Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This large landscape oil painting by John Traynor captures a scene in New England. Cows are visible in front of a long picket fence, with a red barn and house behind the fence and lush green trees on either side and along the hills in the horizon. Fluffy, almost abstracted clouds sit above the hills, with a patch of blue skies shining through toward the top of the image. The painting is 48" x 72", and 58" x 82" framed. It is professionally framed in a classic, antiqued, gold leaf frame. It is signed by the artist in the bottom right-hand corner of the canvas, and is wired and ready to hang. John C. Traynor's painting style is reminiscent of some 19th century painters and the Dutch Masters. He uses his knowledge of light and color to create a certain mood in each of his works. The creation of atmosphere is an important element in Traynor's paintings. Painting outdoors, on location, is a prime source of inspiration and ideas for his landscapes. John travels extensively, painting the landscapes around him. John was born in 1961 and spent his early years in Chester and Mendham, New Jersey. His art studies began at Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey, and from there he furthered his education at Paier College of Art in New Haven, Connecticut. He studied figure painting at the Art Students League of New York, as a merit scholar, with Frank Mason. Traynor continued his studies in Vermont with Mr. Mason on landscape painting, drawing with Carroll N. Jones Jr. of Stowe, Vermont and sculpture with Brother Jerome Cox...
Oil, Canvas
$480Sale Price|36% Off
Impressionistic Rural Farm Landscape Painting Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Farm Scene oil/panel 8x12 unframed, 11.5 x 15.5 framed Farm Scene is an impressionistic landscape plein air oil painting that I did on location near my studio in 2020 The painting is...
Oil
1930's California Mountain Trail Landscape
By Sidney L. Brock
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful 1930's landscape titled "Trail into California Mountains" by Oklahoman artist Sidney Lorenzo Brock (American, 1869-1943). Presented in ...
Linen, Oil
$2,875
Antique French Impressionist Signed Park Landscape Detailed Original Painting
By Gabriel Spat
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a period impressionist mo...
Oil, Board, Canvas
Inner Garden No.2 — Irises
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between Light and Silence — Botanical Whispers. Blooming irises rise like silent flames of dignity, their petals unfolding in deep blues and violets. For centuries the iris ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,776
"Emotions of Crossed Fingers" Portrait of Asia Girl Oil painting on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
Oil on canvas. In this painting, we see a little girl sitting on her haunches and crossing her fingers near her face as if she holds a secret in her small hands. In this simple gesture, the emotions and mood of the little child are encapsulated. Crossed fingers...
Oil, Canvas
"Italian Fishing Boat" Early 20th Century American Marine Oil Painting Framed
By Harold C. Wolcott
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinary marine painting by Wolcott from the early 20th Century depicting a tranquil harbor scene with an Italian Fishing Boat in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The composition t...
Oil, Board, Canvas
$1,415Sale Price|20% Off
1890's French Impressionist Oil Painting Studio Portrait of a Nude Lady Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Studio Model French Impressionist artist, circa 1890's oil on canvas: 27.5 x 16.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
Oil
$1,363Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Old Church in Provence Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Church in Provence French Post-Impressionist School, circa 1950's oil painting on board, framed in a Montparnasse style frame framed: 16 x 20 inches board: 10.5 x 14 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition Montparnasse picture frames...
Oil
Barcelona view urbanscape oil painting Spain spanish
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Josep Marfa Guarro (1928-2014) Barcelona Spain Oil Oil on canvas glued to cardboard. Oil measures 23x28 cm. Frameless. Josep Marfa Guarro (1928-2014) Josep Marfa Guarro was a Cata...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$839Sale Price|20% Off
Orange & Green Flowers & Plants Interior Scene French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1970's Title: Orange Flowers and green plant within an interior setting Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 20 inches Prov...
Oil
Antique English Panoramic Sunset Fall River Classical Landscape Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique English landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang and...
Oil, Board
'Jossing Fjord' by Norman Harper, Oil on Canvas
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 32" x 32.75" x 3" oil on canvas painting is by Scottish artist, Norman Harper. This landscape painting depicts a serene mountain valley with a body of water at its center. The c...
Canvas, Oil
Original Oil painting on canvas by Serg Graff, seascape, Sailboat of Hope, COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This powerful original oil painting titled “Sailboat of Hope” by contemporary visionary Serg Graff captures a lone mythical vessel sailing into a glowing, spiraling sun. Heavy impast...
Oil
$2,400Sale Price|25% Off
Impressionist City in France Oil Painting, 20th Century, Unframed
Located in Belgrade, MT
This painting by Lucien Durand is an original and part of my private collection since the 1970's.
Oil
Antique American Impressionist Nicely Framed Pennsylvania Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting by Frances M. Lichten (1889 - 1961). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 24 by 26 inches overall, and 16 by 18 painting alo...
Oil, Board
$3,960Sale Price|20% Off
American Impressionist Interior of the artists studio
By Marion Huse
Located in Woodbury, CT
A printmaker, painter, and commercial artist, Marion Huse created work that ranged from realism to abstraction and included portraits, figure subjects, landscapes, and floral still l...
Oil, Canvas
$436Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Landscape Moody Colour Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Landscape" by Maurice Mazeilie (French) oil painting on artist paper, unframed painting: 6.5 x 9 inches A delightful original oil painting by the 20th century French Impressionist...
Oil
Antique American Impressionist Masterful Rhododendron Flower Still Life Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist flower still life landscape oil painting by Frank Convers Mathewson (1862 - 1941). Oil on board. Framed. Signed and dated. Measuring: 31 by 37 inche...
Oil, Board
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Cesare Ricciardi Seascape Oil Painting 1892-1973 Sail BoatsMarine
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Cesare Ricciardi Sail Boats oil on canvas board, image 12 x 16 signed LL, 17.75 x 21.88 x 1.5 framed Painting is in excellent condition and the frame shows great front on and has a ...
Oil
American Impressionist Painting of Women Standing in an Open Field Landscape
By André Gisson
Located in Houston, TX
Early American Impressionist painting by New York born artist André Gisson. The work features a group of three women standing in an open field. The loose brushwork gives the impressi...
Oil
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
"Of Ships and Men" - Nautical Trompe l'Oeil Composition in Oil on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
"Of Ships and Men" - Nautical Trompe l'Oeil Composition in Oil on Board Maritime still life by Russell Tripp (American, 1942-2025). This hyper-realistic painting captures a collecti...
Oil, Board
$599Sale Price|20% Off
Cloudy Blue Skies Over Stripey Meadows Contemporary British Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Landscape by Geza Somerset-Paddon (British 20th century) oil painting on board , unframed board: 19 x 20 inches condition: overall very good provenance: ...
Oil
$539Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist En Plein Air Oil Painting - Farm Yard With Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Impressionist 'en plein air' original painting by Maurice Mazeilie (French) oil painting on thin board, unframed stamped verso painting: 6.25 x 8.75 inches A delightful orig...
Oil
Wacker Drive in the Rain, Oil Painting
By Yangzi Xu
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A street in Chicago comes alive on a rainy afternoon. The wet pavement reflects the city lights, creating a shimmering effect as cars and pedestrians move thr...
Oil
Antique American Impressionist Young Girl and Pug Dog Portrait Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist oil painting by Frederick Stuart Church (1842 - 1924). Gouache and watercolor on board. Framed. Measuring: 17 by 23 inches overall, and 10 by 16 painti...
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
$15,000
Valley in Bloom Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Valley in Bloom Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 56" x 41" x 2" inch (142 x 104 x 5cm) Presentation: Framed, Ready to Ha...
Canvas, Oil
Winter Landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Winter Landscape" 2002 is an oil painting on hardboard by American artist Royce Thyberg Gordon, 1938-2021. It is signed and dated at the lower left corner by the artist. The artwork size is 18 x 24 inches, framed is 24.25 x 30.25 inches. Framed in a wooden gold frame. It is in excellent condition, the frame has a few minor scratches. About the artist: A 1956 graduate of Pocatello High School, Royce excelled in the arts throughout her schooling, eventually attending the prestigious Sergei Bongart School of Arts in Santa Monica California and Rexburg, Idaho. She continued her studies with other nationally known artists, most notably Milford Zornes...
Oil
Looking for Sunshine, Oil Painting
By Karen Barton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Two monarch butterflies flutter gracefully against a soft, green background. A subtle glow around them brings the idea of movement. Delicate patterns and detail...
Oil
"The Golf" Oil on Canvas Impressionist Painting at Chiberta in Southern France
By Marcel Dyf
Located in New York, NY
Marcel Dyf was mostly known for his effortless way to captures the times of the people. Executing most works on-site, he truly was able to absorb the energy and the day, movement of ...
Canvas, Oil
Cake
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas. Signed on the front and back of artwork. ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,920Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Painting Michael Budden Evening Retreat Egret Marsh Coastal
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Evening Retreat Egret is an oil painting on Masonite panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautifully lit sundown and an egret catching the ligh...
Oil
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Floral Landscape Impressionistic Oil Painting by Michael Budden Summer Fields
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Summer Field 8 x 10 image unframed, 14.5 x 16.5 framed Summer Fields I is an oil painting on canvas that showcases the beautiful light of a summer day shinning on a beautiful field o...
Oil
"Spring Magic" Gouache Painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Spring Magic" is an gouache painting that depicts the tilted landscape of a hill covered with trees and young saplings all dusted with the snow of a past wi...
Gouache
$1,850
Mid Century Still Life Painting of Black Cat and Vase, Signed, 1940s
By Joseph Tanous
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Still Life Painting of Black Cat and Vase, Signed, 1940s Charming mid century still life of fruit, vase and black cat by Monterey ...
Canvas, Oil
"Boss Babe Vibes" Figure wearing Chanel by Portrait Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Paper, Oil
$1,232Sale Price|31% Off
1969 Listed Italian Artist Araldo Ariano Large Oil Painting, Genre Scene, 1969
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original oil painting on canvas by Listed Italian Artist Araldo Ariano (XX century). The painting depicts a picturesque scene set in a historic European town, char...
Oil
A Window to Italy, Oil Painting
By Lisa Elley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Flowers bloom vibrantly beneath the windows as the Mediterranean sun highlights the character of the quaint stone walls and shutters. The composition captures...
Oil
Pacific Northwest Landscape of Lake Louise in Banff National Park
Located in Soquel, CA
Sweeping Pacific Northwest landscape of a beautiful Oregon lake, snow-capped mountains and redwoods by an unknown artist (American, 20th C...
Masonite, Oil
$3,600
'Budapest, Váci Street in the Snow', France, Salon d' Automne, Legion of Honour
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Kunffy' for Lajos Kunffy (Hungarian, 1869-1962); additionally titled, verso, 'Budapest 1942, A váci utca ...' A Hungarian winter landscape showing a birds-eye v...
Oil, Illustration Board
$4,838
Trafalgar Square, North -original impressionism oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Oil, Panel
Cold Fury
Located in Zofingen, AG
Never be jealous of a biker to her biker friends. Firstly: it is useless; secondly: are you jealous of your brothers? The only thing you can be jealous of is the motorcycle, because ...
Canvas, Oil
"Beach Scene with Figures" Impressionistic Oil Painting in Zandvoort Holland
Located in New York, NY
A wonderfully rich beach scene done in Zandvoort Holland in the Mid-20th Century depicting figures in the sand. Some figures are by the water as kids play in the distance. The impres...
Canvas, Oil
Picnic Shade
Located in Dallas, TX
Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...
Canvas, Oil
1900's Horses at the Trough
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid century oil painting of two horses at watering trough by William M. Lemos, Santa Cruz and San Francisco artist (American, 1861-1942), circa 1900. Writing on verso is in ...
Oil, Cardboard
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Evening Journey
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Evening Journey oil/panel The image measures 8 x 12 unframed, 11.5 x 15.5 framed. Evening Journey is a beautiful oil painting on panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael B...
Oil
Vintage Carmel Watercolor Landscape -- Shore Cypress
By Margaret Eifler
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Carmel Watercolor Landscape -- Shore Cypress Beautiful watercolor of windswept Carmel Cypress by Margaret C. Eifler (American, 1910-1996), circ...
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$2,100
Last Light Of The Day, Abstract Original Painting on Canvas, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Voskan Galstian Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2013 Style: Abstract Art, Title: Last Light Of The Day Size: 36" x...
Acrylic, Canvas
Midday water lilies 2
Located in Zofingen, AG
Midday water lilies 2 size: 27" x 18.5" (69cm x 47cm), 2023 acr. oil, canvas “Pond with water lilies” is a painting replete with green colors and various shades derived from this co...
Oil, Acrylic
Vintage oil painting on canvas by Anna, Farm Landscape, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original vintage oil painting on canvas depicting a rural landscape. In the foreground, a rustic watermill sits beside a flowing stream, complete with a turning water whee...
Oil
A Moment of Storm - Hawaiian Seascape, Ocean Waves, Marine Art, American Artist
Located in Oslo, NO
Hawaiian landscape · plein air study · ocean · wind · waves · spray · impressionism · texture · American artist This small plein air study was painted in strong wind, when the ocean...
Canvas, Oil
Summer Landscape Watercolor Original Painting on Paper
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Landscape Watercolor Original Painting Artist: Lin Qingyi Title: Summer Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 7.5" x 3.5" x 0.1" inch ( 19x 9 x 0.1c...
Paper, Watercolor