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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Lovely California Landscape Painting by listed artist John Thomas Nolf, ca 1920s
Located in Baltimore, MD
John Thomas Nolf was born in Allentown, Pa. in 1872. He had his academic studies in Chicago at the Art Institute. He exhibited often at the Institute,...
Oil
"Hazy Afternoon Light, Aliso Beach" Southern California Scene
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
An atmospheric oil painted on from a study created on location in Laguna Beach, California by noted California artist Jacobus Baas, "Hazy Afternoon Light, Aliso Beach " exhibits the ...
Oil
Grove Landscape Contemporary art Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Grove Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Contemporary Art Dimensions: 56" x 41" x 2" inch (142 x 104 x 5cm) Presentation: Framed, Ready to Hang Type...
Canvas, Oil
$597Sale Price|20% Off
Fisherfolk Figures Prepping the Casting On The Shore Landscape Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Prepping the Nets Signed by Fanch Lel Dated 99' Size: 13 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board , unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling m...
Oil
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Rural Brittany Harvest Fields Signed 20th Century French Impressionist Oil
By Claude Marin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Harvest Fields by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed and dated 90 oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 9 x 10.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, France...
Oil
$2,644
On a summer morning on the banks of the Main. Horizontal landscape painting.
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting was painted from life on a sunny early summer morning in Bavaria on the banks of the Main River. We see the rising sun tinting the treetops on the mountain slope across ...
Canvas, Oil
$537Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Coastal Fishing Scene with Lighthouse and Beached Boat in Erquy
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Coastal Fishing Scene with Lighthouse and Beached Boat in Erquy Brittany by Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 8.75 inches (height) x 10.5 inches (width) Medium: Oil on...
Oil
Fine Italian Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Old Villa in Countryside Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Country House Villa in the Italian Countryside Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Impressionist School oil on board, framed inscribed verso and signed verso with an old gallery stamp ...
Oil
K. Dossi Oil Painting Sailing Ship Seascape Signed Maritime Art Ocean Nautical
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Striking vintage oil on canvas depicting a majestic sailing ship cutting through lively ocean waves beneath a bright blue sky. The composition is full of movement and light, with bil...
Oil
$1,551Sale Price|20% Off
Amsterdam Oil on Canvas Painting, Impressionist, 20th Century, Framed
Located in Genève, GE
This oil on canvas by artist Jean-Jacques Boimond (1930-1995) depicts a picturesque, tranquil scene, probably of Amsterdam, as indicated on the back of the canvas by the artist. The ...
Canvas, Oil
$510Sale Price|20% Off
Seafood 1970's French Impressionist Signed Oil Lobster & Sea Shell
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lobster signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) oil painting on board, unframed dated 1979 board: 18 x 22 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private colle...
Oil
The Angelus - Original etching - Ed. Durand Ruel, 1873
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Francois MILLET (after) The Angelus, 1873 Original Etching Engraved by Martinez under the supervision of PUVIS DE CHAVANNES Printed signature in the ...
Etching
Water Lilies, Prague Impressionist Summer Landscape
Located in Beachwood, OH
Václav Radimský (Czech, 1867-1946) Water Lilies, c. 1910 Oil on board Signed lower left 28 x 39 inches Václav Jan Emanuel Radimský was a Czech impressionist painter who resided in F...
Oil
$652Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Impressionist Oil Grey Bridge Riverside Landscape through Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Riverside Town French Impressionist, early 1900's oil on beveled wood panel, framed panel: 9 x 14 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition D...
Oil
Warm Autumn, Landscape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alex Kalenyuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on canvas Year: 2022 Title: Warm Autumn Style: 6" x 8" x 0.8'' inch, (15x20x2 cm) U...
Canvas, Oil
Abbey in Lavender Light
Located in Zofingen, AG
Set amidst the rolling hills of Provence, the historic Sénanque Abbey emerges from a sea of lavender. Bathed in gentle light, its stone walls carry centuries of silence, while violet...
Canvas, Oil
$260Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Village Square with Fountain & Figures Signed Impressionist work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Village Square French School, early 20th century signed watercolor on artist paper, framed titled verso framed: 13 x 17 inches artist paper : 12.5 x 16.5 inches Provenance: priva...
Watercolor
A Parisian Boulevard
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right featuring a vibrant street in Paris. Henri Alexis Schaeffer (1900-1975) was born in Paris, France in e...
Oil
$6,791
Painting of Vineyard in Wine Growing Bordeaux France by Modern British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Original Painting of a Vineyard in the Wine-Growing Region of Bordeaux, France, by leading British Contemporary Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. Art measures 30 x 20 inches Fram...
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
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Rockport Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful 1931 painting by American artist, Giovanni Martino (1908-1997). Oil on canvas measures 25 x 30 inches. Measures 35 x 39 inches framed. The scene depicts what is definitively the Rockport, Mass. fishing pier. Excellent condition with a few very minor areas of paint flaking. The darker areas in the sky is a result of unpainted areas. The canvas is sized with glue but not primed white: observable areas of natural linen color results. Signed wet into wet and dated lower left. No restoration or overpaint. Giovanni Martino, National Academy of Design* member, was born on May 1, 1908 in Philadelphia PA where all seven brothers and one sister, Filomina, Frank, Antonio, Albert, Ernest, Giovanni, Edmond, and William became painters. They were under the tutelage of their eldest brother, Frank, who in the late 1920s, founded the first commercial art* studio, Martino Studios, at 27 South 18th Street. Besides studying with his two eldest brothers, Giovanni also studied with Albert Jean Adolph at La France Institute, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts*, The Graphic Sketch Club, and Spring Garden Institute in Philadelphia. In his mid teens he accompanied his two eldest brothers to New Hope searching for subjects to paint. In the 1930s, he also started to paint in Manayunk, a hilly mill town along the Schuylkill River...
Oil
In Chopin park. Original landscape painting. Small , gouache on paper.
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork captures a serene, lush landscape, artfully combining impressionistic techniques with vibrant colors. Tall trees, with varied hues of green and purple, line a softly lit...
Paper, Gouache
Antique American Impressionist Red Barn In Winter Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist barn landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 23 by 25 inches overall, and 20 by 22 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to ha...
Oil, Canvas
$293Sale Price|20% Off
Finely Detailed British Watercolor Topographical Landscape Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size: 10 inches (height) x 14 inches (width) Signed: No Condition: Sound condition Provenance: Private collection Description: This watercolor...
Watercolor
Fisherman by the Riverbank, Atmospheric Woodland Landscape
Located in Genève, GE
Dimension with frame: 41,5 x 47,5 x 9,5cm. Signed "P. Pignolat" in the lower right corner. This atmospheric oil painting depicts a solitary fisherman working quietly along the bank ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,720Sale Price|20% Off
River in the Desert - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board
By Nick White
Located in Soquel, CA
River in the Desert - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board Lush Western landscape by California Plein Aire artist Nick White (American, 1943-2009). The viewer stands at ...
Acrylic, Board
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Floral Landscape Impressionistic Oil Painting by Michael Budden Summer Garden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
"Garden Chatter" is an oil painting on canvas that showcases the beautiful light of a summer day shinning on a beautiful field of flowers. This painting was painted en plein air on l...
Oil
"SPRING SHOWERS" G. HARVEY (1933-2017) TEXAS HILL COUNTRY RANCH
By G. Harvey
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 20 x 24 Frame Size: 29.5 x 33 Medium: Oil on canvas "Spring Showers" Mr. Geral...
Oil
$3,000
Autumn Palette, Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Landscape Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Signed to lower right Medium: Oil on Canvas Ye...
Canvas, Oil
$624Sale Price|20% Off
Still Life with Bust Sculpture Vibrant Anemone Flowers and Folded Book
By Simone Forge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life with Bust Sculpture Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 15 inches Provenance: Private collection Condition: Great condition Fo...
Oil
$646Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Impressionist Oil Group Of Figures Gathered In Forest
By Louise Alix
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Oil Painting by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on artist paper stuck on board, unframed measures: 10 high...
Oil
"Sitting on Top of the World" - Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
I listen to a lot of "blues" music, I was listening to the song "Sitting on Top of the World", and this image popped into my head. I quickly grabbed whatever paper I had handy and ma...
Oil, Panel
$1,980Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Impressionist Coastal Sunset Beach Scene Pointillist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderfully painted sunset coastal beach scene. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 20"H by 24"L.
Canvas, Oil
$869Sale Price|20% Off
Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Normandy Cliffs and Seascape Coastal
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Normandy Cliffs by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) oil painting on board, unframed dated 1989 board: 10.75 x 13.75 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large priva...
Oil
Montbretia Above New Quay, Rupert Aker, Original Coastal Landscape Painting
By Rupert Aker
Located in Deddington, GB
Montbretia above New Quay [2020] original Oil on canvas Image size: H:20 cm x W:20 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:20 cm x W:20 cm x D:2cm Framed Size: H:23 cm x W:23 cm x D...
Canvas, Oil
Charles Partridge Adams 1890s Colorado River Mountain Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional original 1890s watercolor by celebrated American Western landscape artist Charles Partridge Adams captures the raw beauty of a Colorado mountain river scene. Painted...
Watercolor
Tennis Match
Located in Dallas, TX
Donald S. Vogel has been a set designer and technical director in the theater, a fine art dealer, and a writer, but first and foremost he is a painter. From a young age he was intrig...
Oil, Panel
$1,180Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Italian Impressionist Coastal Seascape Woman Washing Clothes Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early Italian impressionist seaside portrait painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring 7.25H by 10.75L.
Canvas, Oil
$1,596Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Impressionist Panoramic New York River Valley Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist oil painting of a New York River Valley by George A. Renouard (1885 - 1954). Oil on canvas, circa 1920. Signed on verso...
Canvas, Oil
$18,000
Path: Impressionist Style Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas of Summer Forest
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern impressionist style plein air landscape painting on canvas of path through the forest "Path" oil on canvas 60 x 66 x 1.5 inches Signed, verso The contemplative paintings of ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,560Sale Price|20% Off
“Le Chapeau Epingle”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original etching and drypoint on wove paper. This is the third version and the second edition printed in 1921 of Le Chapeau Epingle. Condition is very good...
Archival Paper, Etching
"Cabo Run (Cabo, Mexico) - Impressionist Floral Still-Life, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
This painting is framed of 8 x 8 inches, and is framed at 9.5 x 9.5 inches, wired and ready to hang. Artist Statement: "Subject matter to me is a vehicle for me to explore how I obs...
Oil, Panel
"Iteration" - Original Oil Landscape Painting on Panel
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer (b. 1982) creates landscape paintings that capture fleeting, dramatic moments of light to evoke a sense of awe and wonder. "Light is everything—my main ingredient, setti...
Oil, Panel
$517Sale Price|20% Off
«Pine on the shore» Original impressionistic Plain air Landscape Paintings
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork is a masterful exploration of light and nature, embodying the vibrant energy of the landscape. Dominated by a large, twisting tree in the foreground, the painting captur...
Canvas, Oil
$3,800Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Spanish Impressionist Signed And Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted 19th Century Spanish impressionist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a period giltwood molding. Excelle...
Canvas, Oil
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage American Impressionist Winter Snow River Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist winter river landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in a natural wood molding. E...
Oil, Board
19th Century Oil on Canvas: Mountain Lake with Snow-Capped Peak
Located in Genève, GE
Signed "L. Gianoli" in the lower right corner. This atmospheric European landscape painting depicts a tranquil mountain lake set within a dramat...
Canvas, Oil
American Impressionist Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Framed
Located in New York, NY
In *Paysage* ("Landscape"), Gustave Loiseau captures the quiet beauty of the French countryside through vibrant color and textured brushwork. Associated with the Post-Impressionist m...
Paint, Oil
$516Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Impressionist Still Life with Green Jug and Assorted Apples & Pear
By Simone Forge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist oil on canvas laid on board unframed board: 15 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: great condition For more a...
Oil
$1,250
Flower Still Life, Impressionist Oil Painting by Thomas Strickland
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Thomas Strickland, American (1923 - 1999) Title: Flower Still Life Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed u.l. Size: 20 x 24 inches Frame: 31 x 27.5 inches
Oil, Canvas
Village Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Village Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 11" x 16" x 0.8" inch (28 x 41 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrapped o...
Canvas, Oil
$960Sale 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. Signed LR Evening Journey is a beautiful oil painting on panel by award winning contemporary artist ...
Oil
$4,500
"Green Landscape" Arthur Hoeber, American Impressionist, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Arthur Hoeber Green Landscape, circa 1910 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches Provenance Sal Sciarrino, New Jersey Born in New Jersey in 1854, Arthur Hoeber had a natu...
Canvas, Oil
$920Sale Price|20% Off
Pont Neuf, After Pissarro - MidCent. French Impressionist Paris Street Scene
Located in Soquel, CA
Pont Neuf, After Pissarro - Mid-Cent. French Impressionist Paris Street Scene A wonderful mid-century copy of Pissarro's timeless Fr...
Linen, Oil
Between the Past and Silence
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work explores a state of inner dialogue with one’s own past — something that has already been lived through, yet continues to exist within. The artist approaches memory not as a...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
Winter Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden Winter Farm
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Farm oil/canvas panel 9 x 12 image unframed. 15.38 x 18.38 framed signed LR This is a scene of a farm near my studio called the KnowWhere Farm where I have visited many times ...
Oil
$2,608Sale Price|20% Off
ANTIQUE ROSES - original impressionism floral oil painting - contemporary art
By Enzo Montana
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Delicate yet quietly opulent, “Antique Roses” presents a lush ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,654Sale Price|20% Off
Still life with fish. 1996, cardboard, oil, 49x120 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Arturs Nikitins (born 1936) - painter, graphic artist. 1962 – graduated from the Latvian Art Academy, Graphic Department with the diploma work “The workers of Novorosijsk” under th...
Oil, Cardboard
Evening Sun, View of Visby, c. 1896
Located in Stockholm, SE
This evocative evening view of Visby by Axel Lindman captures Visby in the warm, fading light of the setting sun. Rendered with atmospheric sensitivity, the silhouette of Visby’s med...
Canvas, Oil
Ocean Side, Print on Canvas, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Print on Canvas Subject: Ocean Side, Size: 12" x 15" x 0.8''inch, 30x38x2cm Unframed, Stretched on the wooden bar, Gallery Wrapped, Ready to Hang All wor...
Canvas, Color
$552Sale Price|35% Off
Winter Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden Winter Farm Study
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Farm Study oil/canvas panel 6 x 8 image I enjoy playing with light in my paintings and creating a mood while trying to push the range of color using subtle transitions like in...
Oil