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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Cold Winter Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Cold Winter Medium: Oil on Hardboard Year: 2011 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 7.5 x 7.5" x 0.2" inch (19 x 19x 1cm) Presentation: Unframed, Type...
Canvas, Oil
The Path at Glendalough Monastery, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting portrays one of the paths at the Glendalough Monastery in Ireland. The concealed monastery hosts numerous ruins of chapels and burial sites, wit...
Oil
Summer Sunset; Loleta, California
By Jim McVicker
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 16" x 20" FRAMED: 22.5" x 26.5" x 1.5" SIGNED: Lower Right Artist Statement "This was painted from the deck of my studi...
Linen, Oil
Antique American Impressionist Winter Landscape Oil Painting Signed Framed
Located in Stockholm, SE
This captivating winter landscape was painted in early 20th century, signed lower left "W.L. Palmer", attributed to American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer (1854–1932). Trained in...
Alabaster
Italian Impressionist Watercolour COLOURFUL ITALIAN GARDEN SCENE 1920's ART DECO
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Giorgio De Wolff (early 20th Century) Italian TITLE: "Italian Summer Garden Border" SIGNED: lower left and dated 1929 MEDIUM: watercolour SIZE: 66cm x 58cm inclusive of fram...
Watercolor
$3,500
Impressionistic Farm Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Glorious Spring
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Glorious Spring oil/canvas 18 x 26 image unframed, 24 x 32 1/4 framed signed LR Glorious Spring is an impressionistic landscape oil painting on canvas that showcases a beautiful earl...
Oil
$1,420Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Impressionist Framed Winter Landscape Rare Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive early 20th century impressionist winter landscape. A view of the Palisades. Great color and a panoramic view. Nicely framed.
Canvas, Oil
Field Flowers Still Life Impressionism Oil Painting Handmade Artwork
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Title: Field Flowers Size: 23.5" x 19" x 0.8'' ...
Canvas, Oil
$655Sale Price|20% Off
Robert Bouille Signed French Impressionist Provence Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Key Details Artist: Robert Bouille, French, 1926–2021 Title: Provence landscape with distant mountain Medium: Oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: Can...
Oil
$735Sale Price|25% Off
Summer Trees by River and Path
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Impressionist oil on canvas in lovely pastel green-blue shades, this summertime painting of trees, river and path is in the In the style of Camille Pissaro and other French impressio...
Canvas, Oil
$319Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Two Blue Goldfish
By Vittorio Guidotti
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor of two blue fish painting by Florence, Italy artist Vittorio Guidotti. Unsigned. "Original watercolor by Vittorio Guidotti" on ve...
Paper, Watercolor
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Impressionist Upstate New York Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist oil painting of a fall landscape by George A. Renouard (American, 1884-1954). Oil on board. Signed. Framed.
Canvas, Oil
$2,006
"Nyhavn 17" Original impressionistic landscape. Impasto oil painting Copenhagen
Located in Oslo, NO
In this piece, I've captured the vibrancy of waterfront living through rich, textured strokes, embodying the energy of the bustling harbor life. The eclectic facades painted with pas...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The last rays (old pond)
Located in Zofingen, AG
acrylic, canvas 66CM X 88CM (26" x 34.7") 2025 The beauty of the evening light, pond with water lilies fills the picture of elegance, the blue tones add a depth of feeling in the pi...
Oil, Acrylic
$550Sale Price|26% Off
Spring Thaw hand pulled serigraph by Ray Vinella
By Ray Vinella
Located in Paonia, CO
Spring Thaw has vibrant fall colors with melting snow creating a strong contrast as the season is changing and a small section of a stream in the foreground.. Ray Vinella immig...
Screen
"PALOMINO AND COLT" PAINTED FOR HIS YOUNG DAUGHTER 1963 SWEET PAINTING
Located in San Antonio, TX
Richard Schmid (1934-2021) California, Vermont, Colorado, Illinois, New Hampshire Artist Image Size: 12 x 16 Frame Size: 18 x 22 Medium: Oil on Canvas 1963. Signed "Palamino And Col...
Oil
$6,491
Apple tree in bloom. Kolomenskoye, Impressionism painting 2014 Oil on board New
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
The artist painted this plain air sketch in Kolomenskoye in May 2014 in a couple of sessions at the same time. This mesmerizing artwork captures an orchard in full bloom, rendered wi...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$745Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage French Oil Painting Wide Landscape Of Lake Flowing Along The Town
By Leon Hatot 1
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed Size: painting: 13 x 20 inche...
Oil
$800
Watercolor by Hungarian artist Ede Halápy, titled "Tavassfal" or "Spring Wall"
Located in New York, NY
Ede Halápy (Hungarian, 1891-1962) Tavasfall (Spring wall), c. 1940 Watercolor on paper Sight size: 11 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. Framed: 22 1/4 x 21 1/2 in. Signed lower right: Halápy Hungar...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Aperture, Oil Painting
By David Thelen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"This artwork is inspired by a vista I saw while on a camping trip to the Allegany Mountains," says artist David Thelen. The verdant trees bask in the sun's w...
Oil
Nicely Framed American Impressionist Tropical Beach Scene Gold Giltwood Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 11H by 14L.
Canvas, Oil
$12,500
The Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape
Located in Beachwood, OH
Abel Warshawsky (American, 1883-1962) The Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, 1909 Oil on panel Signed and dated lower right, titled verso 8.5 x 10.5 inches 13.75 x 16 inches, framed Impressionist painter A.G. Warshawsky was active in Cleveland, Paris and Monterey, California. Although Warshawsky is known as a classic Impressionist, he is also known for using a realistic style in his portraiture. Warshawsky was born in 1883 in Sharon, Pennsylvania to Ezekial and Ida Warshawsky, Jewish immigrants from Poland. The family then moved to Cleveland, Ohio. His brother Alexander (Xander) also became an accomplished painter in his own right. Warshawsky graduated from the Cleveland School of Art in 1900, taught by Louis Rorimer...
Oil
"Washington Square Park Nocturne" Impressionist Oil Painting with Figures in NYC
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
A stunning jewel and pertinent example of Berthelsen's charming New York City scenes. Here we find a Washington Square Park at night and the Manhattan buildings depicted in the far b...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Flowers Before Window
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Flowers Before Window" c.1998 is an original color serigraph by Israeli artist Zamy Steynovitz, 1951-2000. It is hand signed and numbered E.A 34/50 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 10 x 7.75 inches, framed size is 21 x 18 inches. Custom framed in a gold frame, with off white matting matting. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Zamy Steynovitz was born in Liegnitz, Poland in 1951 and at a very early age he aspired to be a painter. He won first prize in an art competition for children before immigrating to Israel in 1957. Formally educated at the Art School in Tel-Aviv and the Royal Academy in London, he completed his studies and began artistic pursuits in earnest. Zamy established his place in the art world after displaying his work in one-man exhibitions around the world. His art subjects has been strongly influenced by Jewish tradition and folklore. Additionally, his work presents general themes such as Paris cafes, still lives, flowers, circuses and landscapes. In the early stages of his work, he used rich pastels and light brush strokes. When he visited South America in the early 1980’s, his work reflected his new surroundings and were further enhanced by local brightness and colorfulness. His paintings are a reflection of his Eastern-European Jewish heritage, and they are enhanced by a rich choice of warm tones and colors He became known in the circles of the Nobel Institute for Peace in Norway, and consequently was acquainted with many Nobel prize winners, such as Anwar Sadat, Menahem Begin, the Dalai Lama, Itzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Elie Wiesel, Desmond Tutu, Oscar Arias Sanchez, as well as many of the world’s greatest leaders and artists. He tragically passed away in September of 2000. The work of Zamy Steynovitz is held in numerous collections worldwide. Selected exhibitions 1970 – Museum – Ramat – Gan 1973 – Brussels – gallery L’Angle Aigu 1974 – London – International Gallery 1974 – Paris – Grand Palais Gallery 1975 – Milan – Brera Gallery 1976 – N.Y. Valentino Gallery – N.Y. Hilton 1977 – N.Y. Valentino Gallery – N.Y. Hilton 1978 – Basel - Aactual Gallery 1978 – Geneva – Bohren Gallery 1978 – Oslo – Nobel Peace Prize Exhibit 1979 – London – Hamilton Gallery 1979 – N.Y. – Canty Art Gallery 1979 – Amsterdam – Schipper Gallery 1979 – Washington – International Art Fair 1980 – Cleveland – Jewish Museum 1980 – Tel-Aviv – Habima National Art Fair 1981 – Abraham – Goodman House N.Y. 1981 – San Lucas Gallery – Bogotá 1981 – Petach-Tikva – Israel – Shelanu Gallery 1982 – Pedro Gerson Gallery – Mexico City 1983 – Simon Bolivar...
Screen
$885
Garden with a white sun lounger . Original landscape painting. Impasto. Frame
Located in Oslo, NO
A sun-drenched garden unfolds with tactile energy. Thick impasto strokes build a landscape of vivid emotion. The artist employs a rich palette of crimson and emerald. These colors da...
Oil, Board
Pearl Shoreline Abstract Coastal Original Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Abstract Coastal Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Pearl Shor...
Canvas, Oil
$380Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Impressionist Winter Landscape Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive American impressionist winter landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 9H by 11L.
Canvas, Oil
$934Sale Price|20% Off
The Road to the Ocean. Coastal landscape, ocean view, plein air, textured
Located in Oslo, NO
his painting was created en plein air on Oahu’s North Shore in early summer. "I was struck by the vivid green grass pushing through volcanic rock—bright circles of life set against...
Canvas, Oil
"Baby's Tears", Hand Augmented 1970s Botanical Screenprint, 96/270
Located in Soquel, CA
Whimsical 1970's hand painted botanical silkscreen of baby's tears plant by Babette Joslyn Bauman Eddleston (American, 1922-1990). This limited edition screen print has splashes of color painted in by hand. The edition number 96/270 is written lower left. It is titled "Baby's Tears" and signed "Babette Eddleston...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$2,500
Impressionistic Sunrise Sensation II Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Sunrise Sensation II oil/canvas 16 x 20 unframed, 22.25 x 26.25 framed signed LL Sunrise Sensation II is a beautiful impressionistic landscape scene that is the enlarged version of a...
Oil
'View of Rouen', French Impressionist, Paris Salon, Prix Rosa-Bonheur, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'André Prévot-Valéri' (French, 1890-1959) and painted circa 1920. André Prévot-Valéri was the son of the landscape painter, August Prévot-Valéri (1857-1930), and...
Oil, Board
Sunday Sunrise, Vermont
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Wonderful little oil on board by Pennsylvania artist Roy Blankenship, Sunrise in Vermont 1971. 3" x 3.75", monogram lower right, signed, titled, dated on reverse. Born in 1943 in P...
Oil
"Momentary Reflections" Original Rural Western Winter Landscape, Oil Painting
By Dan Young
Located in Denver, CO
"Momentary Reflections" by Dan Young is an original oil painting depicting a rural snow scene. This painting is framed at 13 inches by 15 inches, and is ready to hang. Dan Young wa...
Linen, Oil
$887
Isola del Garda. Oil, autumn, landscape. Horizontal, floral, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
The landscape painting of Isola del Garda is painted in the impressionism style en plein air on Lake Garda in Italy. "That day, my friends and I were painting at a private villa, w...
Oil
$499
Monet's Garden I
Located in Atlanta, GA
Only 1 Available in this size. Claude Monet's painting of his lily pond at Giverny is transformed into this beautiful dramatic jacquard tapestry woven in Belgium. Monet painted many ...
Tapestry
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
"Family Reunion" Large original color serigraph
By Don Hatfield
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Family Reunion" 1992 is an original color serigraph on heavy Coventry paper by noted American artist Donald (Don) Hatfield, b.1947....
Screen
$1,012Sale Price|25% Off
Winnemem Wintu Indian Encampment by Mount Shasta Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th Century Northern California landscape by an unknown artist circa 1896. It depicts an Indian encampment along a river beneath the snow-capped summit of Mount Shasta. The com...
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Sunset on Ocean Impressionism Original Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Sunset on Ocean Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 42.5" x 67.5" x 1" inch (108 x 174 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Galle...
Canvas, Oil
$56,480
Sonnenuntergang am Nil Sunset over the Nile Ernst Koerner pyramids oil on canvas
Located in St. Albans, GB
Ernst Karl Eugen Koerner German 1846 – 1927 Picture Size: 30 x 54" (76 x 138cm) Outside Frame Size: 38 x 62" (97 x 159) Signed bottom left Exhibited with the label on the reverse Ernst Koerner...
Canvas, Oil
Fine French Impressionist River Landscape Rocky Hills & Reflections Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The River Gorge by Rene Charles Edmond His (French, 1877–1960) signed oil on canvas, in gilt decorative frame Framed: 23 x 29 inches Canvas: 16 x 22 inches Provenance: private collec...
Oil
Oil on Canvas The Lantern Shop Lijiang Susan Ryder
By Susan Ryder
Located in St. Albans, GB
The Lantern Shop, Lijiang Susan Ryder RP NEAC Picture Size: 30 x 36" (76 x 91cm) Framed Size: 38 x 44" (95 x 110cm) Signed bottom right with further provenance on the reverse Prov...
Canvas, Oil
"Spring Time" Colorful Countryside Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Waltsak has portrayed this piece in a most intimate yet energetic way and has packed much feeling ...
Oil, Canvas
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Market Baskets in Old Town
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful painting of golden striped market baskets being sold in old town square by J. Almeida E (Mexican, 20th Century), circa 1990. Signed lower left....
Canvas, Acrylic
Tonal Floral, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The floral still life painting features a bouquet of magnolias arranged in a tall glass vase. Artist Mary Pratt uses layers of soft green and silvery grey impas...
Oil
European Impressionist Moonlit Coastal Seascape Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique European framed seascape oil painting . Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 16 by 13 inches overall, and 14 by 11 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and...
Oil, Canvas
Sunset in Idaho
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Oil Painting signed by the Artist in the lower left corner.
Oil
Beautiful Seascape and Sand Dune Painting by A.H. Nordberg
Located in New York, NY
A.H. Nordberg (Swedish-American) Untitled, 20th Century Oil on canvas 24 x 36 in. Framed: 28 x 39 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. Signed lower left A.H. Nordberg was a known Swedish painter who was...
Canvas, Oil
$900
"Blue Hydrangeas" (2025) Original Impressionist Floral Still-Life, Oil on Canvas
By Susie Hyer
Located in Denver, CO
"Blue Hydrangeas" (2025) By Susie Hyer is an original handmade oil painting on stretched linen that depicts a close-up look at a small bushel of blue hydrangeas, done in an impressio...
Canvas, Oil
Silent Evening, Luh River Oil Painting on Canvas, Impressionist, 2010
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I sought to capture nature's tranquil harmony, with gentle brushstrokes breathing life into the serene river, reflecting the day's last light. The fusion of imp...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Realistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Majestic Morning
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Majestic Morning oil/panel The image is 5.75 x 10 unframed, 9.75 x 13.50 framed signed LL Majestic Morning is a beautiful oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary...
Oil
Quiet Little Street. 1959, paper, monotype, 34x25 cm. Signed.
Located in Riga, LV
Albert Goltyakov (1924-2016) Born in a family of workers. Studied at the Krasnoselsk Technical School of Artistic Metal Processing (1948-52), graduated from the LVMA Department of ...
Paper, Monotype
$667Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Regatta Scene with Colourful Sails and Seaside Village
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Regatta Scene with Colourful Sails and Seaside Village By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 18 x 21.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframe...
Oil
Flags Along the Avenue, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero captures a Midtown Manhattan scene in low winter afternoon light. The flags' vibrant red and blue attract attention, contrasting with the ...
Oil
Staying at the Edge of Light
By Iryna Bondar
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Staying at the Edge of Light” is a medium-sized contemporary figurative paintingand an atmospheric dark moody artwork for modern interiors. The image shows a pale silhouette emergin...
Canvas, Acrylic
Purple Orchids Pastel Exotic Drawing Modern Pink Floral Art Botanical Interior
Located in Oslo, NO
This striking soft pastel drawing presents a poetic and intimate study of cascading purple orchids. Set against a cool, textured neutral background, the artwork balances botanical pr...
Paper, Pastel
Saint Yverdon - Creuse - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Emmanuel De La Villeon
By Emmanuel Victor Auguste Marie de la Villeon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on panel landscape by French impressionist painter Emmanuel De La Villeon. The work - painted in predominantly blue with splashes of white and green - depicts a ...
Oil, Panel
The English Channel Coast Impressionism Original Oil Painting
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: The English Channel Coast Medium: Oil on Hardboard Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 15.5 x 23.5" x 0.2" inch (40 x 60x 1cm) Presentation:...
Canvas, Oil
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
St. Ives Harbor, Cornwall, England — British Post-Impressionism
By Hayley Lever
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
An early 20th-century Hayley Lever watercolor depicting fishing boats docked at the St. Ives Harbor, Cornwall, England. A fine, spontaneous rendering on watercolor paper, with fresh ...
Watercolor