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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American Impressionist Hobart Nichols Snow Scene Oil Painting Salmagundi Club
By Henry Hobart Nichols Jr.
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Landscape oil/board 16 x 20 unframed image, 26.3/8 x 30.25x3.5 framed signed LR Here is a beautiful winter snow scene oil painting on board by Hobart Nichols signed lower ri...
Oil
Festive bouquet √1
Located in Zofingen, AG
Large size painting depicting a festive bouquet of flowers. Working with oil paints makes it possible to reflect the entire palette and shades of this bouquet, thanks to this the pai...
Canvas, Varnish, Oil
"Water lilies"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting evokes a sense of peace, a dissolution of form and light. The viewer seems to be looking at the surface of a quiet pond, reflecting the sky, trees, and clouds. Water lil...
Canvas, Oil
Enchanted is the Endless Dream
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
$1,138Sale Price|20% Off
Blooming in the Alpine valley . Original impressionistic landscape. Square .
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork presents a serene and idyllic landscape, capturing the essence of spring in a rustic setting. A gentle stream meanders through the scene, lined with lush, flowering tree...
Canvas, Oil
$15,000
California Impressionist Oil Painting Franz A. Bischoff Laguna Seascape
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Franz Arthur Bischoff seascape Laguna Tide Pools oil/board signed LR in a gilt over red clay bole and gesso carved Arts & Crafts style frame. 13 x 19 unframed, 19.5 x 25.5 framed s...
Oil
Antonio De Vity (1901-1993) Italian Oil Painting Venice Canal Gondola Cityscape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Original vintage oil painting on canvas by Italian artist Antonio De Vity (1901–1993) depicting a romantic Venetian canal scene with a gondolier guiding his boat through the quiet wa...
Oil
Early 20th C Antique Scandinavian Impressionist Seascape Oil Painting Sailboats
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exceptional and atmospheric seascape was painted in oil on canvas in the early 20th century by the renowned Swedish artist Astrid Wahlstedt (1877 - 1946). The canvas captures a ...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
"Gold in the Hills" - Autumn Forest and Mountain Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Seth Winegar's "Gold in the Hills" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts colorful aspen trees turning color in the fall. Seth Winegar is an oil painter from Utah whose...
Oil
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” California Forest American Impressionist
Located in Yardley, PA
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” by Francis Stillwell Dixon (American, 1879-1967). One of Dixon’s finest canvases, depicting a tranquil forest scene bathed in soft, dappled l...
Canvas, Oil
French Barbizon School Signed Impressionist River Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique European oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 11 by 9 inches overall, and 9 by 7 painting alone. Excellent con...
Oil
“Jamaican Girl by the Palm Tree, c. 1930” American Impressionist Portrait Lyme
Located in Yardley, PA
“Jamaican Girl by the Palm Tree, c. 1930” by Will Howe Foote (American, 1874-1965) A fantastic portrait of a young Jamaican woman set against a vibrant palm frond, painted by the re...
Oil, Board
Bouquet with white roses
Located in Zofingen, AG
The brightness and freshness of the festive bouquet is emphasized by white roses. They are different shapes but the same color. The writing style is impressionism, which makes it pos...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic
Tenderness. Oil impressionist painting fine art white roses floral original
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting presents white roses as a quiet expression of tenderness and inner calm. The artist worked intuitively, allowing the image to emerge gradually through layers of oil pai...
Board, Oil
"Rosebud" - Original Gouache Painting on Paper
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
“Rosebud” is a plein air painting by Judd Mercer, created on location at the Denver Botanic Gardens in Denver, Colorado, USA. The piece highlights blooming roses and surrounding gard...
Paper, Gouache
“Bermuda Coast” Henrietta Dunn Mears American Impressionist Oil on Board Signed
Located in Yardley, PA
A vibrant Bermuda seascape depicting the rocky shoreline with turquoise waters breaking against sunlit boulders beneath a sweeping tree. Mears uses bold, textured brushstrokes and a ...
Oil, Board
Portrait of a British Army General in Uniform - British exh. art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British Impressionist Edwardian military portrait oil painting is by noted artist Walter Ernest Webster. Painted circa 1910 it is a seated generous half length portrait, ...
Oil
Jordan Original Oil Painting, English Fox Hunt Scene with Rider, Horses & Hounds
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This finely executed oil on canvas depicts a classic English fox hunting scene, featuring a distinguished rider dressed in a traditional red hunting coat, mounted on a white horse an...
Oil
Summer Impressionist Landscape with Trees, Oil on Board, Circa 1920
Located in Beachwood, OH
Glen Tracy (American, 1883-1956) Summer Landscape, c. 1920 Oil on board Signed lower right, titled verso 12 x 9 inches 17.25 x 14.5 inches, framed Since he studied and taught commer...
Oil
American Impressionist Artist Guy C Wiggins 1883-1962 Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Rocks & Trees Oil/Board 12 x 16 image unframed, 18.75 x 22.75 framed Signed lower left although hard to read. No restoration noted on painting and housed in a reproduction frame....
Oil
Chauncey Foster Ryder Landscape with Figures Oil Painting 1868-1949 Tonalist
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
CHAUNCEY FOSTER RYDER (American, 1868-1949), Canvas 12-1/4''h, 16''w. unframed and 16 x 20 framed as pictured. oil on canvas, signed lower left. Landscape with figures on a bridge. ...
Oil
Early 20th C Scandinavian Impressionist Cityscape Market Square Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This atmospheric genre painting, executed in oil on canvas in the early 20th century, transports the viewer to a bustling market square in an old European city. The artist works mas...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Yachts in Portese. Sunset, landscape oil, lake, yachts, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting is painted with oil paints on canvas in the style of modern impressionism and is ready to hang on the wall. It is equipped with hooks, the sides are painted with dark pa...
Canvas, Oil
Antique Portrait of a woman, original antique oil painting by Eugene Smits
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique oil on wood portrait of a woman by Belgium artist, Eugine Smits 1800s. This delightful painting in its rich and powerful tones and scultured impressionist paint layers is ve...
Oil
Together in the sunlight by K.Husslein Impasto Landscape oil Painting
Located in DE
In Katharina Husslein's floral-themed paintings, her profound connection to nature and deep inspiration drawn from flowers are unmistakable. Through her textural and abstract approac...
Canvas, Oil
Rocky Seascape Oil Painting Milton James Burns Salmagundi Club
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Rocky Seascape oil on panel The image measures 10 x 14 unframed, 12.5 x 16 framed in original frame as purchased. signed lower left. Milton James Burns 1853-1933, Founding Salmagundi Artist member in ready to hang condition. Minor craquelure in white impasto areas of the surf. Frame abrasion in upper and lower edges of canvas. A few pinpoints of in-paint show up under UV. This scene looks to me to be Black Head, on Monhegan perhaps, as Burns visited the island to draw, etc. as listed below. The following is from "The Jean and Graham Devoe Williford Charitable Trust" Milton Burns...
Oil
"River Town New Hope PA, Bucks County" Impressionist Pastoral Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist summer pastoral scene depicting the New Hope town near the lake in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic manner. Ch...
Board, Oil
$343
Venice, a Quiet Passage, original oil painting, impressionist cityscape fineart
Located in Oslo, NO
Quiet Passage, Venice is an original oil painting capturing a contemplative moment in the timeless city of Venice. An old stone bridge rises gently above calm canal waters, where s...
Canvas, Oil
Summer Landscape with River and Trees, Oil on Canvas, Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
This French summer landscape with surrounding river water and dense vegetation with trees is signed and dated E.P. Norselius 1923. It is painted during this Swedish artist’s years in...
Oil, Canvas
"Sailboats"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "Sailboats " 55.0 X 65.0 CM / 21.6 X 25.5 IN HIGH QUALITY oil on canvas Signed on the front and back Dated 2026 Good c...
Canvas, Oil
American Impressionist Fall Landscape Framed Forest Interior Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Unsigned. Measuring: 13 by 15 inches overall, and 11 by 12.5 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and e...
Oil
"Harmony" (2024), Original Midwestern Plains Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Harmony" (2024) by Stephanie Hartshorn is an original handmade oil painting on wood panel that depicts a serene midwestern plain in early afternoon. Artist Statement As a nod to m...
Wood, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
$808Sale Price|20% Off
Natural Splendor. Oil Painting on Canvas, 50x70 cm
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original oil painting on canvas . How often are we in the moment, genuinely captivated by the beauty of nature, connecting with ourselves? Filled with the nature of Thailand, I exp...
Canvas, Oil
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
"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
Original Fine English Antique Impressionist oil painting CHICKENS IN A GARDEN
By Harry Fidler
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist: Harry Fidler RBA ROI (1856-1935) English Title: "Chickens In A Garden" (inscribed with title indistinctly verso) Signed: lower left and inscribed with the artists name and t...
Oil
$4,324
"SPRING IS HERE" OAK TREE, COREOPSIS, BLOOMING CACTUS, TEXAS HILL COUNTRY
By Don Warren
Located in San Antonio, TX
Don Warren (1935-2006) Austin Artist Image Size: 24 x 36 Frame Size: 31 x 43 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signed "Spring Is Here" Texas Landscape Biography Don Warren (1935-2006) Most of ...
Oil
$1,138
Purple Sunset. Pastel landscape painting, calm, evening, sun, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
"Purple Sunset" is a meditation on the quiet beauty of day's end. The work captures a moment of profound stillness, where the last rays of light set the clouds ablaze with vivid purp...
Paper
Inner Dialogue
Located in Zofingen, AG
Inner Dialogue is part of the Modern Muses series, where quiet moments of everyday life become spaces for reflection and emotional presence. The faceless figure is depicted in a stat...
Canvas, Acrylic
“Portrait of a Lady in White, c. 1905-10” Impressionist Edwardian Belle Époque
Located in Yardley, PA
“Portrait of a Lady in White, c. 1905-10” by Joseph Oppenheimer (1876-1966). An exceptional portrait by Oppenheimer of a spirited young woman turned in half-profile. This work exemp...
Canvas, Oil
American Impressionist Painting Woodstock Artist John F Carlson Autumn Splendor
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Autumn Splendour oil on canvas 10 x 8 image size, 16 x 14 framed Not signed but Vose Gallery label with estate stamp on back The painting is in excellent condition in a gilded Impres...
Oil
$855Sale Price|25% Off
Joy of a Rose, unframed oil on board, 21x14"
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Joy of a Rose, by Lu Haskew Oil 21x14" image size Still Life Painting in Pinks and Reds This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Sh...
Oil
$855
Sunset on the East Coast. Singapore. Vertical landscape painting, sun, sky
Located in Oslo, NO
"Sunset on the East Coast. Singapore" is an expressive watercolor that captures the iconic, moody atmosphere of the city's beloved coastline at twilight. The painting is a masterful...
Paper, Watercolor
$3,793
My favourite Memories of Us by K. Husslein Impasto Landscape Bali Painting
Located in DE
Katharina Husslein’s impressionist landscape paintings beautifully reflect her experiences abroad. The vibrant colors and dynamic textures in her work capture the essence of diverse ...
Canvas, Oil
In grandma's garden.
Located in Zofingen, AG
A green garden, a light summer dress, a sun hat - all these are childhood memories. My memories, but for some it’s just the beginning. Childhood and adolescence are full of impressio...
Canvas, Acrylic, Lacquer
Moonlight 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: Moonlight Size: 17.5" x 23.5" x 0.8'...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Party, Abstract Figurative Original oil painting, one of a kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Hayk Gasparyan Work: Original oil Painting, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Cardboard, Year: 2025 Style: Abstract, Figurative Title: Party Size: 13.5" x 17.5" x 0.1'' inch (35x4...
Oil, Cardboard
$4,350
India Oil on Board Modern 1967 Signed H Lall Impressionist Bombay Progressives
Located in Norfolk, GB
Harkrishan Lall (1921 - 2000) Untitled Oil on board, 1967 Board size: 51 x 40.5 cm Frame Size: 62.5 x 53.2 cm Signed bottom right and dated 67 In original frame Provenance: Priva...
Oil, Board
"Green sunset."
Located in Zofingen, AG
The green sunset is unusual. The impressionistic style helps reflect the mood that the artist wants to convey. The state of peace in nature and the serene mood of a young couple danc...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic
$356
"Fantasy with Flowers 199", Mixed Media, paper, 59x42cm, Unframed
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Fantasy with Flowers" (series of 300+ pictures) paper 59x42cm On the paper acrylic, oil pastel, felt-tip pen, ink, gold leaf, pencils, silver,mixed media. Sold and sent unframed -V...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
$1,173
Shadows on Water - Hawaiian Seascape, Morning Light, Plein Air, American Art
Located in Oslo, NO
Hawaiian seascape, plein air ocean painting, winter waves, coastal light, American art This painting was created on Oahu’s North Shore at the beginn...
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Oil on Canvas, 19th Century, of a French Market
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist oil on canvas painting of a Provencale market, late 19th century, by Joseph Faust. The painting is signed bottom left and is presented in a very fine carved and ...
Canvas, Oil
American Impressionist T Allen Lawson Seascape Oil Painting 1988 Mass. Marine
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
T Allen Lawson Cockle Cove, Chatham, Mass oil on canvas board, image 8.88 x 12.88 unframed, 14.75 x 18.75 x .75 framed signed LR Painting is in good co...
Oil
"Road to Lake Nockamixon" Impressionist Pastoral Snow Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist winter snow-covered pastoral scene depicting the road to Lake Nockamixon in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic m...
Oil, Board
$3,800
Oil on Canvas Painting of Mediterranean Beach Scene, Signed, 34x40 cm
Located in New York, NY
A luminous Mediterranean beach scene by Eliseo Meifrén Roig, this oil on canvas captures the artist’s celebrated ability to render atmosphere, light, and movement with remarkable spo...
Canvas, Oil
Yellow pears - Fruit Still Life OIl Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Yellow Pears” painting is a refined example of classical still life, where beauty comes from balance, simplicity, and careful use of color. The composition is built on the contrast ...
Oil, Cardboard
"Water lilies"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "Water lilies" 70.0 X 90.0 CM / 27.5 X 35.4 IN HIGH QUALITY oil on canvas Signed on the front and back Dated 2023 Good...
Canvas, Oil
French Hilltop Village Church Mountains Landscape Gouache Painting Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Hilltop Village Church Mountains Landscape Gouache Painting Bernard Labbe Artist: Bernard Labbe (French, mid 20th century) Medium: gouache on paper, unframed Size: 16 x...
Gouache
“A Lady in Black, 1894” French Impressionist Portrait Pastel on Canvas Signed
Located in Yardley, PA
“A Lady in Black, 1894” by Paul-Marie Lapierre Renouard (1854-1940) This exceptional pastel portrait of an elegant woman in black is among the artist’s finest works. A close examina...
Canvas, Pastel
Sea View Watercolor Original Painting on Paper
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Seascape Watercolor Original Painting Artist: Lin Qingyi Title: Riverside Town Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 7" x 7.5" x 0.1" inch ( 18x 19 ...
Paper, Watercolor
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Edgar Degas, Woman Washing in Her Bathtub, from Dance Drawings, 1936 (after)
By Edgar Degas
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite engraving after Edgar Degas (1834–1917), titled Femme se lavant dans sa baignoire (Woman Washing in Her Bathtub), originates from the celebrated album Degas Danse dess...
Engraving