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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French School 19th Century, Portrait of a young man, 1891, signed and dated
Located in Paris, FR
French School of the 19th century Portrait of a young man, 1891 Signed (illegible) and dated 91 on the lower right Oil on canvas 46 x 38 cm Framed 52 x 44 In good condition, recently...
Oil
$282,000
"FORDING AT DUSK" G. HARVEY WESTERN. HORSES, RIVER, COWBOYS FRAME SIZE 44 X 62
By G. Harvey
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Medium: Oil on Canvas Signed Image Size: 30 x 48 Frame Size: 44 x 62 1976 "Fording At Dusk"...
Oil
Early 20th Century California Coastal Scene, Oil on Linen, Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
Dramatic coastal scene by California artist Mabel Westphal (1892–1966). Powerful waves break against a rocky shoreline, rendered in broad, energetic strokes of blue, green, cream, an...
Linen, Oil, Board
"POSTAL BLUES" TEXAS BLUEBONNET PAINTING JOE G. RUSSELL RURAL ROUTE
Located in San Antonio, TX
Joe G. Russell (1926-2008) Kerrville Artist Image Size: 10 x 14 Frame Size: 12.5 x 14.5 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signed "Postal Blues" Bluebonnet Biography Joe G. Russell (1926-2008) He...
Oil
"Landscape with dog " Dog, Spring, oil cm. 140 x 110
Located in Torino, IT
Dog, Green,Landscape,Russian Painter,russian art Signed to lower right Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
"At the Race" Impressionist Horse Race Scene Oil Painting on Canvas & Gold Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A dynamic oil painting depicting a high energy horse race with abstract details and bursts of energy showcased with use of fast brush work and thick impasto oil paint. Jockeys, weari...
Canvas, Oil
Waiting for Spring's Garden
By Barnes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in the San Si Providence of China, Jang Jin Joong, known as his artist’s name Barnes, fell in love with art since he was a child. His passion for art continued into his pursuit ...
Canvas, Oil
Point Lobos, California Oil Painting, American Impressionist, 1925
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Point Lobos, California Oil on artist's board, c. 1925 Signed lower right: Wm J Edmundson (see photo) Condition: Very good condition Frame: Period McBeth Gallery style frame (see pho...
Oil
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Antique American Impressionist Signed Flower Still Life Oil Painting Great Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist flower still life oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1920. Signed. Image size 20L x 16H. Housed in a period giltwood frame.
Canvas, Oil
Louis Sylvia Seascape Watercolor
By Louis Sylvia
Located in New York, NY
Louis Sylvia (American, 1911-1987) Untitled, 20th century Watercolor on paper Sight: 12 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. Signed lower right Louis Sylvia (1911-1987) was an American painter special...
Paper, Watercolor
$2,400
"EARLY SANTA BARBARA" CALIFORNIA ARTIST FRAMED 17.5 X 20.5
Located in San Antonio, TX
William Ballantine Dorsey (1942-2019) California Artist Size: 11 x 14 Frame: 17.5 x 20.5 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Early Santa Barbara" Biography William Ballantine Dorsey (1942-2019) O...
Oil
Rocky Hedgerow, Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Jane Duncan Stogner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Over the past 50 years, Jane has garnered an excellent reputation as a professional artist, as well as an award-winning professor, and a leader in the art community. Jane paints subj...
Canvas, Oil
$1,400
Impressionistic Farm Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Spring Farm Lane
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Farm Lane oil/panel 8x12 unframed, 13.5 x 17.5 framed Farm Lane, is a beautiful impressionistic landscape oil painting that I did on location near my studio in 2016. I was inspired...
Oil
Old House, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A country house stands solitary in an overgrown field, with traces of time passing evident in its exterior. The grass dances with the wind as the summer sky g...
Oil
$1,050
"Before the Fall" - Impressionist Western Landscape and Skyscape, Oil Painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
"Before the Fall" is an original impressionist oil painting, depicting a late summer scene of a tree beginning to turn color, against the blue sky and greying foothills. This piece ...
Paper, Gouache
"1921 Blue And Gold" - UC Berkeley Yearbook Color Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
"1921 Blue And Gold" - UC Berkeley Yearbook Color Lithograph "1921 Blue And Gold" University of California Berkeley Color Lithograph by Pedro Lemos (American, 1882-1952). A Greek woman sits, holding a long blank script on her lap while a Greek man leans over her shoulder, as he dips a feather in ink, as to write on the script. The man is wearing a gold laurel crown...
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
Autumn Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
By Peter Tovpev
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Peter Tovpev Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2017 Style: Impressionism Title: Autumn Landscape Size: 23.5" x 39.5" ...
Canvas, Oil
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
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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
The Artists Studio - Interior Watercolor
By Doris Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
In the artists studio in Bonny Doon, California, a watercolor painting by listed artist Doris Warner (American, 1925-2010). Signed "Warner" lower right. Image size, 22.75"H x 15"L. U...
Paper, Watercolor
La Procession de Noel, Impressionist Giclee Print after Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marc Chagall, After, Russian (1887 - 1985) - La Procession de Noel, Medium: Giclee, facsimile signed, Edition: 375, Image Size: 11 x 18 inches, Frame Size: 26 x 31 inches, Publ...
Giclée
$1,500
Chengjuan Wang Abstract Original Oil On Canvas "At the Bottom of the Lingshan Mo
Located in New York, NY
Title: At the Bottom of the Lingshan Mountain Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 19.5 x 23 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent c...
Canvas, Oil
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“Flower Picking”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully executed original hand colored lithograph using gouache and watercolor. Scene in Surrey, England. Signedxwith monogram in plate lower left, Myles Birket Foster. Published by M. H. Long. Condition is very good. In original 2 inch wide birdseye maple antique frame with thick museum mat with gold innner edge. Overall 22 by 26 inches. Biography Myles Birket Foster (4 February 1825 – 27 March 1899) was a popular English illustrator, watercolour artist and engraver in the Victorian period. His name is also to be found as Myles Birkett Foster. Life and work Foster was born in North Shields, England of a primarily Quaker family, but his family moved south to London in 1830, where his father founded M. B. Foster & sons — a successful beer-bottling company. He was schooled at Hitchin, Hertfordshire and on leaving initially went into his father's business. However, noticing his talent for art, his father secured an apprenticeship with the notable wood engraver, Ebenezer Landells, where he worked on illustrations for Punch magazine and the Illustrated London News. On leaving Landells' employ, he continued to produce work for the Illustrated London News and the Illustrated London Almanack. He also found work as a book illustrator and, during the 1850s, trained himself to paint in watercolours. His illustrations of Longfellow’s Evangeline and books of poetry by other contemporaries were a great success, and he quickly became a successful artist in watercolours. Birket Foster became an Associate of the "Old" Watercolour Society (Later the Royal Watercolour Society) in 1860 and exhibited some 400 of his paintings at the Royal Academy over more than 2 decades. Birket Foster travelled widely, painting the countryside around Scotland, the Rhine Valley, the Swiss lakes and in Italy, especially Venice. In 1863 he moved to Witley, near Godalming in Surrey where he had a house ("The Hill") built. Being friendly with Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris, he had the house decorated and furnished in contemporary style, with tiles and paintings by Burne-Jones and Morris' firm, Morris and Company. The same year he published a volume of "English Landscapes," with text by Tom Taylor...
Lithograph, Watercolor, Gouache
Golden Hues of the Provence Impressionist Country Landscape painting of France
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed size: 25.5" x 29" - Signed bottom left 'Dyf' The Golden Hues of Provence by Marcel Dyf immerses viewers in the sun-drenched countryside of southern France, likely painted en ...
Oil, Canvas
St Mawes, Original painting, seascape, Cornwall, oil on canvas contemporary
By Rupert Aker
Located in Deddington, GB
Summer, overlooking St Mawes Additional information: Oil Paint on Board, Canvas 23 H x 28 W x 3 D cm (9.06 x 11.02 x 1.18 in) Sold framed Image size: Height: 21cm (8.27 in) Width...
Canvas, Oil
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Impressionist Landscape Snow River Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting by Charles Gordon Harris (1891 - 1963). Oil on board, circa 1920. Signed. Displayed in a period giltwood frame. Image, 11"L x...
Canvas, Oil
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Gossip, Itzchak Tarkay
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Itzchak Tarkay (1935-2012) Title: Gossip Year: Circa 2000 Medium: Silkscreen on wove paper Size: 13.5 x 11.5 inches Edition: 493/750, plus 100 Remarques Condition: Excellent ...
Screen
$273
"Alcazar of Toledo", Spain, muted colours, oil pastels, Landscape Paintings
Located in Oslo, NO
This plein air oil pastel sketch beautifully captures the imposing presence of the Alcázar of Toledo, Spain on an overcast day. The artist's expressive strokes and soft palette conve...
Paper, Oil Pastel
Snow Covered Norfolk Country Lane with Figures & Winter Trees English Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Snow Covered Norfolk Country Lane Peter Gilman (British, 1928–1984) Signed lower right. Inscribed verso Medium: oil on board, framed. Framed: 11 × 14 inches. Board: 9 × 12 inches. Pr...
Oil
River landscape, Oil on Cardboard, Painting, Mid-20th Century, Signed
Located in Genève, GE
This oil on cardboard signed R. Fiaux depicts a tranquil natural landscape centered on a gently flowing river bordered by dense vegetation. The composition leads the viewer’s eye alo...
Oil, Canvas
$1,000
Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Dusky River Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Charles Martin-Sauvaigo (French 1881-1970) * see notes below French Impressionist painter oil painting on wooden panel unframed size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches condition:...
Oil
"PUEBLO" NATIVE AMERICAN MARCH IN FRONT OF PUEBLO ARIZONA ARTIST
By Ross Stefan
Located in San Antonio, TX
Ross Stefan (1934-1999) Arizona / Wisconsin Artist Image Size: 7.5 x 6.5 Frame Size: 18 x 16 Medium: Oil "Pueblo" Biography Ross Stefan (1934-1999) Born in...
Oil
Summer Colors Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Garry Nalbandyan Title: Summer Colors Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 12" x 21.5" x 0.8" inch (30 x 54 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Galler...
Canvas, Oil
Sonoran Evening Light, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A grove of saguaro cacti rises across the desert. Warm-toned mountains and rose-violet sky fill the background. Textured brushwork and saturated colors capture ...
Oil
David, Figurative 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: 1994 Title: David Size: 31" x 14" x 0.8...
Canvas, Oil
Charles Vickery, "Quiet Harbor" New England Harbor Scene with Fishing Vessel
Located in Rockport, MA
Signed Lower Right Painting size without the frame: 16"x20" Painting size with frame: 21"x25" Charles Vickery's "Quiet Harbor" captures the peaceful atmosphere of a working New Eng...
Oil
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Oil on canvas Impressionist The Three Masts, Van Beek
Located in Valladolid, ES
A beautiful oil on canvas by the Dutch painter, born in Amsterdam, Bernard Van Beek. An artist who had not attended any academy. He belonged to the Kortenhoef School, which in turn ...
Canvas
Landscape on the banks of a river and view of the Salève
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Oil
$2,323
Spring Flowers. Floral Still Life, Blue Flowers, Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Oslo, NO
These blue flowers are among the first to appear in the forest each spring. Their extraordinary blue color brings the earth back to life after the long winter. "For me, they have a...
Canvas, Oil
Diana Maxwell Armfield Flowers in a Vase
Located in San Francisco, CA
Diana Maxwell Armfield was a British artist who was born in 1920. She is well listed with Auction results as high as $12,900. She is most notable for her beautiful still lifes of flo...
Oil
$1,924
Sunny Day. Horizontal landscape painting, snow, blue sky, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
"Sunny Day" is a beautiful and atmospheric watercolor that captures the stark, quiet elegance of a winter landscape under clear, cool light. The title highlights the subtle but essen...
Paper, Watercolor
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flowers" by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century) signed bottom right watercolour on paper, unframed painting: 10 x 15 inches Delightful early 20th century Fre...
Watercolor
$8,950
French Impressionist landscape with by Sea Side, the Pays de Caux Normandy
Located in Woodbury, CT
Gaston Sébire (1920–2001) Pays de Caux, Normandy Coast Oil on canvas, signed lower right Circa 1970 A luminous and atmospheric coastal landscape by the celebrated French Impressioni...
Canvas, Oil
$440Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape by Max Shekhter (b. 1938) – Original Oil Painting on canvas, Framed
By Max Shekhter
Located in Palm Coast, FL
A beautiful original oil on canvas by Max Shekhter (b. 1938), an American artist known for his serene Florida and Southern landscapes. This tranquil composition presents a radiant su...
Oil
Crimean Mountains Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Crimean Mountains Medium: Oil on Hardboard Year: 2014 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.5" x 0.2" inch (21 x 21 x 1cm) Presentation: Unframed...
Canvas, Oil
Return to the Stables, Gates Mills, Ohio, Summer Landscape with Bridge & River
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Luis Jirouch (American, 1878-1970) Return to the Stables, Gates Mills, Ohio, c. 1925-30 Oil on canvas board Signed lower right 14 in. h. x 16 in. w....
Oil
1950's French Signed Oil Sunlit Village in Provence French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunlit Village in Provence mid 20th century signed oil on board, unframed Board : 7.5 x 10.75 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition Descripti...
Oil
Broadway
By Jean Dominique van Caulaert
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Broadway (?), 1952, oil on Masonite, signed and dated lower left, 15 x 18 inches, inscription verso may say "Broadway", presented in its original frame Jean Dominique van Caulaert w...
Canvas, Oil
$439Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape. 1990. Oil on cardboard, 24x32, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Landscape. 1990. Oil on cardboard, 24x32,5 cm Edgars Vinters (1919-2014) Edgars Vinters is working in oil, watercolor and monotype techniques. He paints landscapes in different seas...
Oil, Cardboard
$1,495
Antique American Impressionist Landscape Signed Giltwood Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist winter landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 25 by 21 inches overall, and 16 by 13 painting alone. Handsomely framed in wi...
Oil, Board
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
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats and Lighthouse in a Calm Harbour
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats and Lighthouse in a Calm Harbour By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 7.25 x 9.5 inches (height x ...
Oil
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Vermont Oil Painting by Louis DeDonato Salmagundi Label
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Vermont Hills oil/panel 8x10 unframed, 11.5 x 13.5 framed signed LR Salmagundi Club Auction 2003 with auction label I purchased this painting in 2003 at the Salmagundi Club Auction a...
Oil
Seascape Coastal Original Oil Painting on Linen, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Title: Seascape Size: 17.5" x 23.5" x 0.8''...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Mid Century Female Nude Figure, American Impressionist, Signed 24x18
Located in Soquel, CA
Female nude figure at the beach by listed artist Jon Blanchette (American, 1908-1987). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Jon Blanchette" verso. Image size, 24"H x 18"W. Jon Blan...
Masonite, Oil
On the Pass landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Ostriky Medium: Oil on Cardboard Year: 2016 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 6" x 13" x 0.2" inch ( 15 x 33 x 1cm) Presentation: Unframed, Type: Or...
Canvas, Oil
Nightfall — Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Board
By Geri Eubanks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Geri Eubanks’ Nightfall captures the evocative atmosphere suggested by its title in an intimate original oil painting on canvas board. Measuring 8 x 10 inches and presented in a 12 x...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Waves In the Ocean, Seascape oil Painting, Ready to hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Seascape oil Painting ARTIST: Karen Darbinyan WORK: Original oil Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen YEAR: 2017 STYLE: Realism, SUBJECT: Waves in the Ocea...
Canvas, Oil
Louis Emiel Chappel (1888-1963) "Floral Still Life II" Original Painting c.1950
By Louis Emiel Chappel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Louis Emiel Chappel (1888-1963) floral still life II oil painting, circa 1950s Beautiful full basket bouquet of flowers on a pedestal by listed artist Louis Chappel. Original oil o...
Canvas, Oil
Antique French Painting Charming Village Scene Study of Trees and Stone Cottages
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Charming Village Scene French, early 20th century watercolor on artist paper, framed in antique gilt frame framed: 14.5 x 12 inches artist paper : 9 x 6.5 inches Provenance: private ...
Watercolor