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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Antique English Classical Portrait with Parrot Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique English portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 31 by 36 inches overall, and 25.5 by 30.5 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsomel...
Oil, Board
$17,000
"Corner of my Garden" Leon Foster Jones, Impressionist, Blooming Spring Flora
Located in New York, NY
Leon Foster Jones Corner of my Garden, 1902 Signed and dated lower left Oil on canvas 26 x 25 inches Provenance Goldfield Galleries, Los Angeles, California Private Collection, Virginia Beach, Virginia Leon Foster Jones was a painter of landscapes, an etcher, a lithographer, and an educator. He was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, his father held the position of overseer in one of the hosiery mills in the Manchester area. In approximately 1901, he married Josephine Currier. During the initial years of their marriage, the couple resided in Concord, New Hampshire. They made Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York their permanent home in 1910, although the artist had begun working there as early as 1907. Numerous sources indicate that throughout his life, Jones gained recognition primarily for his paintings and etchings featuring historical sites across Long Island. His artistic education included four years at the Cowles Art School in Boston, Massachusetts, where he studied under Joseph Rodefer DeCamp...
Canvas, Oil
$489Sale Price|20% Off
French Coastal Painting with Boats and Houses near Plougonvelin Brittany
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Coastal Painting with Boats and Houses near Plougonvelin Brittany by Fanch Lel Signed: Bottom left corner Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, u...
Oil
Antique American Impressionist Winter Snow Covered Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist snow covered landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excel...
Oil, Board
$3,578
Frost and sun, Winter landscape oil painting, Plein air impressionist artwork
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
Winter sunny studies in the city are rare. This is due to the absence or small number of sunny days in the city in winter. Nevertheless, I use almost every opportunity to paint, and ...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$1,574Sale 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 ...
Oil, Canvas
$15,206
Chemin a travers champs - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Paul Vogler
By Paul Vogler
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1890 by French impressionist painter Paul Vogler. The piece depicts a view of a path running through a golden hay field on a bright summer's day....
Canvas, Oil
$253Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Watercolor of Venetian Canal Scene Ponte de le Bande
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Watercolor of Venetian Canal Scene Ponte de le Bande By Maurice Mazeilie (French 1924-2021) Medium: Watercolor and pencil on paper, unframed Size: 6.5 x 8...
Watercolor, Pencil
'Still Life with Peacock' by Jan Van Puyenbroeck (Antwerp 1887 – 1972 Schoten)
Located in Knokke, BE
Jan Van Puyenbroeck Antwerp 1887 – 1972 Schoten Belgian Painter 'Still Life with Peacock' Signature: signed lower right 'J. van Puylenbroeck' Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: imag...
Canvas, Oil
$566Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of a Countryside Church and Farmhouse Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Countryside Church and Farmhouse Scene By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11...
Watercolor
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
Panamint Valley Desert Landscape
By Mike Wright
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous, restful desert landscape of Panamint Valley by Santa Cruz, California artist Mike Wright (American, 20th Century). Presented in a black painted a...
Canvas, Oil
The Bouquet Of Aromatic Lilacs - lilacs still life painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The modern and stylish still life with lilacs will become a wonderful decoration of any interior! The painting is 100% hand painted using high quality oil paints on canvas. The uniq...
Oil, Cotton Canvas
$3,000
“Lilies and Prairie Gentian” impressionist oil painting floral still life framed
By Amy Florence
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by Amy Florence (b. 1989, London). This simple still life of a floral arrangement in a glass vase demonstrates Florence's romantic and impressionist approach to oil ...
Oil, Panel
"Still Life with Flowers XXXI" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jordan Wolfson's (US based) "Still Life with Flowers XXXI" is an oil painting that depicts yellow and red flowers gathered in a vase contrasted with a forest green background. Jord...
Linen, Oil
"Cows and Calves Near Antelope Creek" (2024) By Linda Lillegraven, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Linda Lillegraven's beautiful original oil landscape "Cows and Calves Near Antelope Creek" (2024) depicts a serene moment of a western plain in the afternoon, with a few cows crazing...
Linen, Oil
"Flowering tree"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "flowering tree" 50.0 X 70.0 CM / 19.6 X 27.5 IN HIGH QUALITY oil on canvas Signed on the front and back Dated 2023 Go...
Canvas, Oil
Autumn in Tsaritsyno Park
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This plain air painting by Ala Prima vividly conveys the tranquil beauty of Tsaritsyno Park in autumn, depicting a path covered with golden maple leaves. The composition is expertly ...
Canvas, Oil
"Sentinel" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Original Oil Painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Sentinel" (2022) is an original handmade oil painting depicting a large lone tree on a mountainside. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary la...
Oil, Wood Panel
$601Sale Price|20% Off
Outside the Silence. Landscape, trees, path, light, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
Step just beyond the daily hum and find yourself Outside the Noise. This intimate landscape, created in a single breath of brushwork under open skies, captures the quiet rhythm of n...
Canvas, Oil
$12,500
“Sunset at Dering Harbor” landscape oil painting, evening light, Shelter Island
By Viktor Butko
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Viktor Butko 1978 Moscow Artist Bio: Viktor Butko was born in 1978 in Moscow, into a family of artists. He often visited the studio of his grandfather, the famous artist Victor ...
Linen, Oil
$462Sale Price|20% Off
Farmers Working in Sunlit Landscape Beneath a Deep Blue Sky French Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Toiling in the Fields by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches oil painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good condition. It has previously bee...
Oil
Antique French village market scene in Brittany
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique oil painting on stretched canvas of a Breton marketplace by French artist Alfred Victor Founier signed in the lower right. A very charming and animated piece of art by a wel...
Oil
$880Sale Price|20% Off
Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Golden Wheat Fields & Trees Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Golden Fields by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed dated 1996 canvas: 13 x 16 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large priva...
Oil
Summer Lake, Landscape, 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: 2021 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Summer Lake, Size: 21" x 38" x ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
The landscape of Sumy region, Original oil Painting, Handmade, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Shapoval Ivan Leontyevich Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Impressionism Year: 2011 Title: The landscape of Sumy reg...
Canvas, Oil
$954Sale Price|20% Off
“Overgrown pond” Originan impressionistic landscape. Horizontal . Plain air
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork depicts a serene pond scene, masterfully capturing the essence of tranquility. The surface of the water is adorned with delicate lily pads, creating a textured, vibrant ...
Canvas, Oil
$9,559
THE ART STUDENT WITH HER FAITHFUL MODEL.Yuri Krotov Contemporary Russian artist
By Yuri Krotov
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
The name of Yuri Krotov [Юрий Кротов] as an artist became known to the art-lovers in Europe in 1992 during the sale of Russian paintings at the auction room Drouot in Paris, Thanks t...
Oil
'Landscape', New York, Boston Art Club, London, PAFA, AWS, NAD, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Rhoda Holmes Nicholls' (British-American, 1854-1948) with dedication 'To my dear friend Marietta M. Andrenes'. Framed dimensions: 16.75 H x 1.25 D x 10.5 W inche...
Paper, Watercolor
$390Sale Price|20% Off
Private View Gallery Scene with Art Lovers and Paintings on Display Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Private View Gallery Scene with Art Lovers and Paintings on Display Watercolour By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Bottom right Medium: Watercolor on paper, mounted Size: 10....
Watercolor
Portrait of a Girl with Flowers
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful oil portrait of a girl with flowers with mottled light by American artist Pauline Lennards Palmer (1867-1938). Born in McHenry, Illinois, Palmer studied at the Art Instit...
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Autumn Recedes, Impressionism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Shapoval Ivan Leontyevich Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Impressionism Year: 2008 Title: Spring is Coming Size: 23...
Canvas, Oil
Blooming water lilies 2
Located in Zofingen, AG
75CM X 75CM (29,5" x 29,5") 2025 The image of fish according to Chinese traditions is a symbol of prosperity, great wealth, fertility, harmony, and happiness. And what is interesting...
Oil
Dyakovo gorodische
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
In April, sometimes it can still be quite cold, especially if the wind blows from the river, your hands freeze almost instantly. This picturesque hill in Kolomenskoye Park has an anc...
Canvas, Oil
"Underwater Reef"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting reveals a vibrant, almost fairytale-like world of an underwater reef, where sunlight, filtering through the water, disperses into soft golden streaks. They illuminate th...
Canvas, Oil
$13,686
A Breton Interior - Impressionist Interior Oil Painting by Edouard Cortes
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in interior oil on canvas circa 1910 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Leon Cortes. This charming and nostalgic work depicts a family enjoying dinne...
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Tablescape Still Life Watercolour
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of a colourful tablescape still life by Henri Clamen. The painting is not signed but was acquired form the atelier of the artist with o...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$1,788Sale Price|48% Off
Flowers - Late 20th Century Still Life Oil Pastel by Edwin Mendoza - Figurative
By Edwin Mendoza
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Edwin Mendoza was born in Alexandria. He spent his younger years in Fontainebleau, France where he lived and studied. He studied at St Martin’s School of Art in London. Exhibited at...
Canvas, Oil Pastel
$19,200Sale Price|20% Off
"Risen Moon" Frederick Judd Waugh, Coastal Landscape, Rocky Coast Marine Scene
Located in New York, NY
Frederick Judd Waugh Risen Moon Signed lower right, Grand Central Art Galleries Inc. label on verso Oil on board 25 x 30 inches Mainly known as a marine painter. Waugh's sea paintings were enthusiastically received; for five consecutive years, he was awarded the Popular Prize at the Carnegie International Exhibition. Waugh was the son of a well-known Philadelphia portrait painter, Samuel Waugh...
Canvas, Oil
Coastal Seascape 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''...
Linen, Oil, Canvas
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Nocturne Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Moonlight Shimmer Boats Jetty
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Moonlight Shimmer oil/canvas panel Image is 10 x 12 unframed 14.88 x 13.50 framed signed LL Moonlight Shimmer is a nocturne seascape oil painting on panel by Award Winning Chesterfi...
Oil
"Blooming yard of Greece"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "Blooming yard of Greece" 70.0 X 80.0 CM / 27.5 X 31.5IN HIGH QUALITY oil on canvas Signed on the front and back Dated...
Canvas, Oil
Riomaggiore, Cinque terre, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This vibrant oil painting captures the charm of the village of Riomaggiore in Cinque Terre, Italy. With its colorful buildings clinging to the cliffs and boats gently floating on the...
Oil
$8,600
In the Park, American Impressionist, Mother and Child, Landscape, Figures, Oil
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Philadelphia John Hamilton was known for portraits, figure paintings and illustrations. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with Christian Schuessel and Thomas Eakins and then traveled to Europe where he studied in Paris with Jean-Léon Gerome at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. He lived abroad, mostly in London, for many years, although he maintained a Philadelphia address. He was the official painter to the English Prime Minister, William...
Canvas, Oil
$4,000
"In the Snow" Richard Stalter, Snowy Scene, Atmospheric Winter Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Richard Stalter In the Snow Signed lower left Oil on board 9 x 12 inches Richard Stalter was born in Dayton, Ohio, on April 27, 1934. He developed an interest in art at a very earl...
Oil, Board
$1,650
Large French Impressionist Vintage Oil Painting Golden Yellow Sunlit Pathway
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 20th century Title: The Golden Sunlit Pathway Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 21.5 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, Fr...
Oil
$362Sale Price|20% Off
Roses. 1993, paper, watercolor, pastel, 47x31 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Roses. 1993, paper, watercolor, pastel, 47x31 cm Oskars Berzins (1940)
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
$399Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Big Sur Landscape -- Rocky Point
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful California seascape of Rocky Point in Big Sur, California by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned. Presented in a gold toned meta...
Paper, Oil
Victorian Landscape Watercolour of a Venice Street Market scene style of Turner
Located in ludlow, GB
Victorian Landscape Watercolour of a Venice Street Market scene very much in the style of Turner Anyone who is a fan of Hercules Brabazon Brabazon will love this painting! Venice ...
Watercolor
To the river
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting is sold on a stretcher. The painting depicts nature in the golden evening time - when the sun gently touches the earth with its warmth. The rays pass through the treeto...
Canvas, Acrylic
"View of The Harbor" British American Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting Frame
By John Clymer
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a harbor scene by British American artist John Clymer, with a view of a sailboat, and a large masted ship on the water and the village in the dista...
Canvas, Oil
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Winter Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden Winter Farm
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Farm oil/ canvas panel 12 x 16 image unframed, 17.5 x21.5 framed I enjoy playing with light in my paintings and creating a mood while trying to push the range of color using s...
Oil
Sleeping Woman II, Nude Modern Pastel Drawing by Jan de Ruth
By Jan De Ruth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sleeping Woman II Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922–1991) Date: circa 1970 Pastel on Paper, signed Size: 9 in. x 16 in. (22.86 cm x 40.64 cm) Frame Size: 16.5 x 27 inches
Oil Pastel
Ageless eyes
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK The painting "Ageless Eyes" from the MADELEINE series is a meditation on memory that does not age, on a gaze that holds centuries, and on feminine resilience passed...
Canvas, Acrylic
Robert Towers (British, 20C) Large Oil Painting English Cottage Landscape Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Original vintage oil painting on canvas by British artist Robert Towers titled "Devon Cottage", depicting a charming English countryside cottage surrounded by trees, flowers, and rol...
Oil
$649Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Provence Landscape Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence by L. Descatoire (19th-20th century) French School signed oil on board, unframed board: 9.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: good and sound condition. F...
Oil
$148Sale Price|20% Off
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
Environs de Saint-Tropez - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Henri Edmond Cross
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed divisionist style oil on panel landscape circa 1906-1907 by French Neo-Impressionist painter Henri Edmond Cross. This brightly painted piece depicts a view Saint Tropez. This...
Oil, Panel
Mid Century Ojai Spring Cottage Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century landscape of Ojai, California with charming stucco cottage and almond trees in bloom and mountains in background titled, "Storm over Ojai" by Margaret Anna Dobson (American, 1888-1981), 1959. Signed faintly, lower right. Signed in pencil "Margaret Dobson", titled "Storm Over Ojai" and dated "1959" on verso. Presented in vintage gilt-toned wood frame. Image size: 12"H x 16"W. Framed size: 14"H x 17.75"W. Margaret Dobson was a painter, illustrator, muralist, etcher. Born in Baltimore, MD on Nov. 9, 1888. Dobson studied at the Maryland Institute, PAFA, Fontainebleau School of Art (Paris), and Syracuse University. She studied privately with Daniel Garber, Cecilia Beaux, Violet Oakley, Emil Carlsen, Robert Vonnoh, Hugh Breckenridge, and others. She was active in London, England until 1933. She then settled in Los Angeles where she remained until her death on Jan. 20, 1981. Primarily a muralist, she also painted floral still lifes and landscapes of the Sierra and southern California. Member: NAC; Royal Society of Etchers (London); Laguna Beach AA; Women Painters of the West; Santa Monica AA; Calif. Art Club; LAAA; Artists of the SW. Exhibits: Fontainebleau, 1927 (prize); Egan Gallery (LA), 1933; Calif. PM Society, 1935, 1936; Ebell Club (LA) 1936 (1st prize); Academy of Western Painters, LACMA, 1937; Santa Cruz Art League, 1938; Friday Morning Club (LA), 1939; GGIE, 1939; Society for Sanity in Art, CPLH, 1944. Murals: Santa Monica Women's Club; Palace of Fontainebleau and Fontainebleau Hospital (France); Kaufman (TX) Post Office (Driving the Steers); Girl Scouts...
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
Autumn evening
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This plain air sketch is a quiet autumn landscape painted in Opalikha, masterfully capturing the image of a calm forest scene. In the center of attention is a majestic oak tree, the ...
Oil, Cardboard
$700Sale Price|20% Off
Cowboy in the Canyon, Small Contemporary Multicolor Abstract Figural Landscape
By Tiffanie Mang
Located in Soquel, CA
Small-scale yet bold multi-colored abstracted figurative landscape of a horse rider in a canyon (a study after Edgar Payne’s works) by Tiffanie Mang (Ameri...
Gouache, Cardboard