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 Landscape countryside forest oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape countryside forest⬅️ ⏩It is signed H Aucier⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on wood panel / isorel ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐33x41cm /13x16.1 i...
Oil, Wood Panel, Stretcher Bars, Gesso
Neptuno Figurative Art Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Figurative Art, Large Painting Artist: Oleg Kateryniuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Contemporary Art Title:...
Canvas, Oil
Original Oil Painting on canvas Seascape Sailing Ship Signed Maritime Art Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
A vibrant vintage oil painting on canvas depicting a majestic sailing ship cutting through rolling ocean waves under a luminous sky. The composition centers on a fully rigged vessel ...
Oil
$2,000
Beach & Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Jersey Shore
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Jersey Shore, Manasquan Inlet oil/panel 12.5 x 17 unframed, 18.23 x 23 framed Jersey Shore, Manasquan Inlet is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael ...
Oil
$900Sale Price|40% Off
Barbedienne Foundry Portrait of a Bearded Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Jean-Baptiste Baujault (1828-1899). Portrait of a Bearded Man, ca. 1880's Cast bronze on bronze base. Measures 12.75 x 5.25 x 4.5 inches. Created by the Ferdinand Barbedienne foun...
Bronze
Indonezian Fantasy Figurative Art Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Figurative art, portrait oil Painting on Canvas Artist: Anna Privaloff Title: Indonezian Fantasy Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 63" x 51" x 1" inch...
Canvas, Oil
The One Who Observes
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, the artist reflects on the nature of hierarchy as something subtle and often unseen. Rather than being defined by size, power, or position, importance emerges through a...
Canvas, Acrylic
Green Valley Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Green Valley Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 21.5" x 36" x 0.8" inch (55 x 92 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wr...
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Signed Oil Painting on Canvas, 20th Century Landscape
By Jean Perret
Located in Cotignac, FR
Provençal hillside landscape with Cypress trees and houses in oil on board by French artist Jean Perret. Signed bottom right. This painting captures a serene landscape, characterize...
Oil, Board
Quiet Presence
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work turns toward a state of calm attunement with the surrounding world. There is no haste or expectation here—only the gentle flow of time and an attentiveness to simple, every...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,340Sale Price|40% Off
"Junitag (Day of June) - Locarno" by Jakob Wagner - Oil on Canvas - 88x125 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork signed by the artist. Sold with frame (101 x 140 cm) Jakob Wagner (1861–1915) was a Swiss painter known for his serene landscapes, tranquil waterscapes, and evocative scene...
Canvas, Oil
The Temple in Kyoto Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Seascape oil Painting on Canvas Artist: Anna Privaloff Title: The Temple in Kyoto Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 31 x 46.5" x 1" inch (79 x 118 x 2...
Canvas, Oil
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
"Sailboats in the Sound" Impressionistic Oil Painting of Sailboat on the Water
Located in New York, NY
This serene oil painting by Kevin Shea captures a tranquil coastal harbor scene at the golden hour, likely inspired by New England's picturesque maritime landscapes. The composition ...
Oil, Board
$1,063
"A pond with water lilies and irises 3" Horizontal impressionistic landscape.
Located in Oslo, NO
As the artist, I imbued this canvas with the serene essence of nature, capturing the delicate interplay of light across water lilies and irises. My brush strokes carry the breezy cal...
Canvas, Oil
$800Sale Price|20% Off
"42nd St. Library -NYC-" Impressionist Oil Painting in the Style of Guy Wiggins
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting is a charming depiction of 42nd St. at the Public Library on a Snowy day in New York City. A cozy impressionistic street scene with colors of cobalt, light pink, yellow...
Oil, Board
$389Sale Price|76% Off
Belgian school Luminous Landscape Canal Landscape with Mill Signed 1951 Full
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Canal Landscape with Mill⬅️ ⏩It is Antoon De Vaere (1900-1989)⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐79.5x60.4cm / 31.3x23....
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$415Sale Price|20% Off
French school Landscape Rouen on the banks of the Seine Signed oil painting 1961
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape River scene⬅️ ⏩It is signed Bernard Héranval⏪ Rouen on the banks of the Seine ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Eve, Portrait Figurative Art Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Figurative art, portrait oil Painting on Canvas Artist: Anna Privaloff Title: Eve Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 64 x 51" x 1" inch (163 x 130 x 3c...
Oil, Canvas
Books about Love
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK Books about Love belongs to the Madeleine series, where memory appears not as an archive of facts, but as a fragile atmosphere shaped by objects, silence, and tende...
Canvas, Acrylic
Sunset over the Lake; Peck Road Park, Arcadia
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. UNFRAMED: 16" x 20" FRAMED: 20.625" x 24.625" x 1" Signed: Lower Right Artist Statement "This is the place near my ho...
Canvas, Oil
Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Landscape Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 32" x 21.5" x 0.8" inch (81 x 55 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrapp...
Canvas, Oil
Flowers and Sunflower
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, created in oils en plein air in Kolomenskoye Park, an enchanting garden unfolds before the viewer. The scene breathes with the freshness of a summer morning. Soft g...
Oil, Canvas
"Water lilies"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
" Water lilies" Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky 65.0 X 80.0 CM / 25.5 X 31.4 IN HIGH QUALITY oil on canvas Signed on the front and back Dated 2026 Goo...
Canvas, Oil
At the Seaside. A 19th Century antique oil painting signed and framed
By Gaston Hippolyte Ambroise Boucart
Located in St. Albans, GB
Gaston Hippolyte Ambroise Boucart 1878-1962 Artwork Size: 21 1/2 x 25 3/4" (55 x 65cm) Artwork Size with Frame: 28 1/2 x 32 3/4" (72 x 82cm) Size: Medium Signed Oil on Canvas He was born at Angouleme (Charente) and spent all his life in France. He was a pupil of the progressive artist Gustave Moreau- then later Aime Morot, Francois Flameng and Fernand Cormon at the school of fine art in Paris. Boucart specialised in painting architectural subjects, landscapes with animals and urban landscapes. He is especially known for his depictions of country lanes, his well observed interiors and all the waterways and architecture of Venice- a subject he became particularly fond of. He showed his work at the Salon of French Artists in Paris from 1913 to 1939, and went on to become a member there, receiving an honourable mention in 1928 and a knighthood for his services to art in 1937. His work is represented in the museums of Angouleme and Niort. Categories: Artists Boucart, Gaston Hippolyte Ambroise European Art Impressionist Art Marine Art Tags: Beach European European Art European Artists European Paintings Impressionist Impressionist Art Impressionist Artists Impressionist Paintings Marine...
Canvas, Oil
$317
MID/LATE 20th Century ORIGINAL impressionist colourful oil painting LONDON VIEW
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: P J V Russell ? (Mid/Late 20th century) British TITLE: "View From A London Window" SIGNED: labelled verso MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 45 x 35cm inclusive frame CONDITION: ...
Oil
"Lemon juice."Abstract collection.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Miniature painting is like a little pearl in a collection of paintings. It was created specifically so that you can decorate your room and harmoniously place it in combination with p...
Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard
Valley View Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Valley View Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 30" x 44" x 1" inch (76 x 112 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrapped...
Canvas, Oil
"Mesa Eucalyptus" Colorful Impressionistic Spring Landscape Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. David Chapple has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed much ...
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Summer is always with you. 2."
Located in Zofingen, AG
Abstract painting has become incredibly popular recently. Works of this kind look magnificent in an interior. At first, it might seem that they are written with ease, but that is not...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic
Large Fox Hunting Oil Painting Horse Rider Equestrian Scene English Sporting Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This impressive large oil on canvas painting depicts a dramatic fox hunting scene, capturing a rider in a classic red hunting coat mid-jump as the horse clears a rustic fence. In the...
Oil
A Leisure Chapter
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work is part of the Modern Muses series, where everyday moments of rest and contemplation unfold within expressive, semi-abstract scenes. The faceless figure sits relaxed in a b...
Canvas, Acrylic
Rockport Street
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Wonderful Rockport impressionist watercolor by Ethel R. Bratesman. Watercolor on oaper, signed lower right. Some discoloration commensurate with age. 11 3/8" x 15 3/8" sight, 17" x...
Watercolor
Large Vintage Oil Painting English Fox Hunt Horses Hounds Hunting Scene Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Large vintage oil painting on canvas depicting a traditional English fox hunting scene with riders on horseback accompanied by a pack of hunting hounds moving across an autumn countr...
Oil
"Farmhouse in Winter" Impressionist Landscape Scene Oil Painting on Board Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist-style winter landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Waltsak has portrayed this piece in a most intimate yet energetic way and has packed much feel...
Oil, Board
$1,122Sale Price|40% Off
Los Monegros Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, Signed, 20th Century
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Antonio Sala Herrero (Barcelona, 1927 – 2012) Title: Los Monegros (Aragón, Spain) Technique: Oil on canvas Artwork dimensions: 65 × 81 cm (25.6 × 31.9 in) Framed dimensions: ...
Oil
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Beach Day II
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beach Day II oil/canvas 11 x 14 image unframed, 17.5 x 20.25 framed signed LL Beach Day II is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that show...
Oil
$2,073
Sunflower Meadow Field Landscape French Impressionist Large Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fields of Gold Sunflower Field Landscape French Impressionist Style Oil Painting by Georges Bordonave (French, contemporary) signed and dated 1992 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 26 inches private collection, western Paris, France very good condition; presents exceptionally well A radiant French landscape alive with colour and movement, this 1992 oil on canvas by Georges Bordonove...
Oil
Roy Henry Brown NA American Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting 1879-1956
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Roy Henry Brown Trees and Rocks Mountain side image sight size 10 x 13 and 16.75 x 19.75 framed as is pictured in original frame as purchased. signed LR. A landscape mountain hill...
Oil
Large Victorian Signed Oil Harvest Wheat Sheaves Rural Scene & Figures framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Corn Field" by Alfred Bennet (British, 1861-1916) This beautifully executed oil on canvas painting titled "The Corn Field", signed and dated 1886 by British artist Alfred Benne...
Oil
$3,780
March morning. Birch trees. Pereslavl-Zalessky, Impressionist painting, Framed
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
The artist completed this sketch while painting en plein air in Pereslavl-Zalessky at Alla Prima in 2013. This striking artwork captures the tranquil beauty of a wintry forest. Set a...
Oil, Cardboard
Oil Painting Sailing Ship Seascape Signed Maritime Art Ocean Waves Nautical
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Beautiful vintage oil on canvas depicting a classic sailing ship navigating rolling ocean waves under a bright sky filled with soft clouds. The composition captures both movement and...
Oil
$1,133
When Tulips Lean, original oil painting with flowers fine artwork Impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
In this painting, tulips are no longer decorative flowers but living forms with weight, gravity, and presence. Their stems bend, the petals thicken, and the bouquet seems to sink gen...
Canvas, Oil
$1,076Sale Price|35% Off
Impressionist Oil Painting of Paris with Figures & Shops by American Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Impressionist Oil Painting of Paris with Figures & Shops by American Artist, Caroline C Burnett (1877-1950) Art measures 24 x 20 in...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Sierra Nevada Spain Mountain Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
**Title:** Sierra Nevada Spain Mountain Landscape Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper **Artist:** European School, 20th century **Medium:** Watercolour on handmade paper, unframed **Size:** 7.75 x 11.25 inches **Signature:** Unsigned **Stamped verso:** No stamp visible from the images provided **Provenance:** Private collection **Condition:** Fair to good vintage condition. The handmade paper shows age toning, surface marks, pinholes, creasing, handling wear and irregular deckled edges. There are visible losses, nicks and roughness to the lower edge, with further wear and small losses to the corners and outer margins. The painted image remains atmospheric, decorative and visually appealing. **Description:** A striking 20th century European School watercolour landscape, painted on textured handmade paper and inscribed verso **Sierra Nevada Spain**. The composition depicts a dramatic mountain range with snow-covered peaks, layered slopes and a dark band of distant cloud or sea beyond. The scene has a bold, simplified quality, combining the atmosphere of a travel study with the structure of a modernist landscape. The painting is particularly appealing for its graphic treatment of mountain forms. The artist reduces the Sierra Nevada view into broad planes of muted blue, grey, brown, ochre and cream, allowing the snowy ridges and angular slopes to stand out clearly against the darker background. The result is atmospheric yet design-led, with the mountain landscape arranged almost as a series of abstract colour fields. The handmade paper adds considerable character to the work. Its warm natural tone, visible fibres, pinholes and irregular deckled edges give the piece a tactile, artisanal quality, enhancing the sense of the painting as an original travel study or plein air-inspired work. The painted area sits within the sheet, leaving the surrounding handmade paper visible and giving the work a distinctive object-like presence. The verso inscription identifies the subject as **Sierra Nevada Spain**, giving the piece useful topographical and search appeal. The Sierra Nevada mountain range in southern Spain has long attracted artists and travellers for its dramatic peaks, changing light and contrast between high mountain scenery and warmer Mediterranean tones. This watercolour captures that sense of rugged landscape through a restrained but expressive palette. This original work would appeal to collectors of Spanish landscapes, Sierra Nevada paintings...
Watercolor
$13,700
Yellow Lace Abstract Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 61" x 49.75".
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
"Yellow Lace", by Ken Elliott is an atmospheric abstract landscape painting that captures the delicate rhythm of a wooded scene bathed in light. Slender tree forms rise through layer...
Canvas, Oil
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...
Oil, Board
$1,209Sale Price|30% Off
Impressionist Oil Painting of Paris with Figures & Shops by American Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Impressionist Oil Painting of Paris with Figures & Shops by American Artist, Caroline C Burnett (1877-1950) Art measures 16 x 12 inches Frame m...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Green Armchair."Green collection.
Located in Zofingen, AG
A cozy corner in a beautiful house, soft evening light, warmth and classic charm. There is no need to rush anywhere, nothing to worry about. Now not many people can afford it. But le...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic
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
"Summer is always with you."3 .
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting is executed with incredible exuberance and enthusiasm. Abstract painting radiates positivity. It is not only extraordinarily popular; it also offers scope for imaginatio...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic, Felt Pen
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
$17,500
American Impressionist Woodstock Artist John F Carlson Oil Painting Snow
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Wintry Pool oil on canvas 12 x 16 image size Signed LR when viewing the painting and again verso, on back. Image measures 12 x 16 The painting is in good condition in a period gilded...
Oil
In the Yellow Wood: Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas, Framed
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
$3,187
Portrait of Rustem Faitovich Khuzin Impressionist portrait painting Framed New
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
The artist painted this life sketch while studying at the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 2000, in a single session in the Alla Prima style. In the evening...
Cardboard, Oil
Water Lillies (Nympheas) Offset Print, 1978, Unframed, 29x49 in
By Claude Monet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monet’s Years at Giverny: Beyond Impressionism, presented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1978, is widely regarded as one of the earliest true museu...
Offset
$691
Original Antique Large English Garden Flower Scene Oil Painting by Lucy Lockwood
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Lucy Lockwood (1875-1961) English TITLE: "The Priory Garden" SIGNED: lower right MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE:110cm x 80cm inclusive of frame CONDITION: very good - a coupl...
Oil
"Beach Scene With Figures" 20th Century American Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A stunning oil painting depicting figures at the Beach. Demarest was known for her charming intimate figurative scenes portraying life in the North East. She was profoundly active, p...
Canvas, Oil
American Impressionist Oil Painting Walter Granville Smith Salmagundi Club NYC
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
The Mill Stand Montauk oil/panel 1928 12x16 unframed, 15 x 19 framed as pictured original frame signed LL In as purchased condition and has fresh colors. Walter Granville-Smith was ...
Oil
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Seascape Nocturne Painting Michael Budden Last Light Beach II
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Last Light Beach II oil/canvas 26 x 26 image unframed, 31.25 x 31.25 framed signed LL Last Light Bech II is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Bud...
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