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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$1,400
"St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth" Impressionist Oil Painting Snow New York City
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A charming depiction of St. Patrick's Cathedral on 5th Avenue in the snow with figures and cars. This evocative urban winter scene captures the majestic spires of St. Patrick's Cathe...
Oil, Board
$318Sale Price|25% Off
FIERY HORSE
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original Abstract Expressionism painting Direct from the artist Daria Kusto. Acrylic on Canvas. Already framed and ready to hang! The artwork will be shipped securely from Spain, e...
Canvas, Acrylic
Roses √7
Located in Zofingen, AG
I enjoy painting large-scale pieces; they look beautiful in interiors, creating a sense of space and light. Impressionism allows you to give free rein to your emotions and play with ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Irrational Beauty of the Forest Part II. Limited Print on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
Limited edition giclée print, created with archival inks on canvas, with hand-applied brush textures that enhance the handcrafted quality of the artwork. - 70x90 cm + 5 cm from eac...
Canvas, Oil
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Edgar Degas, Dancer at the Barre, 1945 (after)
By Edgar Degas
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Edgar Degas (1834–1917), titled Danseur au bar (Dancer at the Barre), originates from the 1945 folio Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches. Published by The Studio Publications, Inc., New York, rendered and printed by Albert Carman, City Island, 1945, this work reflects Degas’s sensitive mastery of line, movement, and the intimate psychological nuances of the ballet studio. Executed as a lithograph and pochoir on velin paper, this work measures 13 x 17 inches (33.02 x 43.18 cm). Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued. Rendered and printed by Albert Carman, City Island. Artwork Details: Artist: After Edgar Degas (1834–1917) Title: Danseur au bar (Dancer at the Barre), from Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches, 1945 Medium: Lithograph and pochoir on velin paper Dimensions: 13 x 17 inches (33.02 x 43.18 cm) Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued Date: 1945 Publisher: The Studio Publications, Inc., New York Printer: Albert Carman, City Island Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the 1945 folio Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches, published by The Studio Publications, Inc., New York Notes: Excerpted from the album, Born in Paris in 1834, Edgar Degas lived, and surely loved the life of that city during most of his years. These continued somewhat sadly beyond those of most of his friends— into the debacle of the first World War, during which he died in 1917. Judging by the frequency with which he used them as models, he must have had an especial admiration for the ballet girls who followed a profession that at the time brought none of the glory and prosperity which attend it today. New aspects of the human body, revealed in movement, fascinated him. But his occupation with the simply anatomical side of his subjects never resulted in a cold interpretation. On the contrary there is a warmth and sympathy that pervades all of his work. The drawings here represent the painter in one important phase of his multi-sensitive view of life; and permit an insight which a more ambitious work might not do-into the operation of the creative process, the artist's transformation of reality as it passes through the mesh of his sensibilities. The Edition of this Portfolio is limited to MMMD examples. Rendered by Albert Carman. About the Publication: Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches (1945) is one of the earliest and most significant American postwar fine art portfolios devoted to Edgar Degas’s intimate works on paper. Published by The Studio Publications, Inc., New York, and rendered and printed by Albert Carman at City Island, the album sought to faithfully reproduce a group of Degas’s ballet-related drawings through a combination of lithography and hand-applied pochoir coloring. This hybrid technique allowed the edition to preserve the immediacy, tonal subtlety, and gestural delicacy central to Degas’s draftsmanship. Conceived as a fine art publication rather than a commercial book, the portfolio provided American audiences unprecedented access to Degas’s private, spontaneous studies—images that reveal the artist’s fascination with movement, anatomy, and the psychological atmosphere of the rehearsal studio. The album exemplifies the mid-20th-century revival of pochoir as a means of recreating the texture and coloristic nuance of original works on paper, and it remains an important document of how Degas’s legacy was translated into high-quality printed form for collectors, museums, and connoisseurs. About the Artist: Edgar Degas (1834–1917) was a French painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor whose groundbreaking fusion of classical draftsmanship, modern experimentation, and psychological depth helped define the trajectory of Western art, positioning him as one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; renowned for his depictions of ballet dancers, racehorses, theater scenes, cafe life, domestic interiors, milliners, laundresses, and women at their toilette, Degas reimagined observational realism through radical compositional innovation—employing extreme cropping, asymmetrical framing, oblique viewpoints, and dramatic lighting that anticipated photographic and cinematic language long before these technologies shaped visual culture, and although associated with Impressionism, he rejected plein-air spontaneity in favor of studio-based discipline rooted in the linear precision of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, the expressive chromaticism of Eugene Delacroix, and the modernity of Edouard Manet while also drawing inspiration from Japanese ukiyo-e prints, classical sculpture, and early photography; his independent artistic philosophy resonated with and helped shape the innovations of Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, whose explorations of movement, form, dream logic, abstraction, and conceptualism all find antecedents in Degas’s investigations into seriality, temporality, and the fragmented figure, and his pioneering use of pastel, monotype, and wax sculpture fundamentally transformed each medium, influencing artists from Henri Matisse, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, and Giacomo Manzu to Paula Rego, contemporary realists, experimental photographers, and choreographers; his works are held in nearly every major museum collection worldwide—including the Musee dOrsay, the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Courtauld Institute, and the National Gallery, London—affirming his central place in the history of art, and the highest auction record for Degas was achieved at Sothebys London on February 3, 2015, when Danseuses en Bleu sold for 37,033,000 GBP, cementing his status as one of the most sought-after and enduringly significant artists of the Western canon. Degas pochoir, Degas lithograph...
Lithograph
Beatrice Adams (British, 1876-1958) Antique Oil Painting, Portrait of a Lady
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This refined antique oil portrait depicts an elegant young woman wearing a black hat accented with a red feather, captured with soft modeling and restrained realism typical of Britis...
Oil
"Slow Pour" (2025), Original Impressionist Interior, Oil on Canvas Board
By Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Slow Pour" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas that depicts an impressionist capturing of a bar in Ireland. "It's a pub in Galway, Ireland. Vi...
Canvas, Oil
Field Flowers Still Life Impressionism Oil Painting Handmade Artwork
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Title: Field Flowers Size: 23.5" x 19" x 0.8'' ...
Canvas, Oil
Nude Lora Figurative Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vadim Zang Title: Lora Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2014 Style: Figurative Impressionism Dimensions: 14" x 11" x 0.8" inch (36 x 28 x 2c...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$35,000
"Reading in the Study" Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting Woman in Pink Dress
Located in New York, NY
An Early 20th Century elegant portrait oil painting by Gordon Stevenson depicting a pensive young woman seated in a serene, indoor setting wearing a l...
Oil, Canvas
Scandinavian Impressionist Landscape (1894)
Located in Stockholm, SE
This oil on canvas by Anton Genberg, signed and dated 1894, portrays a Scandinavian summer landscape bathed in gentle light. The composition features lush green meadows in the foregr...
Canvas, Oil
Vintage French Impressionist Paris Street Scene Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist Paris street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 13 by 15 inches overall. Handso...
Oil, Board
"Dachshund in Field" Bernard Lennon, Dog in Field, Nature, Impressionist Scene
Located in New York, NY
Bernard Lennon Dachshund in Field, circa 1970 Signed lower right Oil on board 6 x 8 inches Bernard Lennon was born in Milton, Massachusetts, in 1914. He attended the Massachusetts...
Oil, Board
«Soft autumn near the fjord» Original impressionistic Landscape paintings. Large
Located in Oslo, NO
Immerse yourself in the radiant beauty of "Soft autumn near the fjord," a captivating landscape painting that perfectly captures the essence of the fall. Golden and amber leaves ador...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Roses √ 3
Located in Zofingen, AG
Roses and hydrangeas, gerberas and lilies. A wonderful autumn bouquet. It reminds me of childhood and pleasant memories of my grandmother's garden. Only the fashionable vase brings m...
Canvas, Acrylic
Don Vaughan (British 1916-2005) “Winter Walk” VTG Oil Painting Winter Landscape
By Don Vaughan
Located in Palm Coast, FL
A beautifully atmospheric original oil painting on canvas titled “Winter Walk”, depicting a quiet country lane leading to a snow-covered cottage under a pale winter sky. The artist c...
Oil
Fonthill Castle Docent, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The painting shows a docent in the interior of Fonthill Castle in Pennsylvania. The entire castle features exquisite handmade tiles embedded in the concrete con...
Oil
$40,811
'Mother with Children on a Wooded Path, Bordeaux ' by Alfred Smith (1854 – 1936)
Located in Knokke, BE
Alfred Smith Bordeaux 1854 – 1936 Paris French Painter 'Mother with Children on a Wooded Path in Bordeaux' Signature: signed lower left and dated 1883 'Alf Smith 83' Medium: oil on...
Canvas, Oil
Ocean and Sky, a Hawaiian Morning. Large square seascape, storm waves, blue sky
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting was created entirely from life during the winter on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. "Several times at dawn I went out with a large canvas, setting up my easel right ...
Canvas, Oil
Lilies Flowers impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Lilies Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 44" x 30" x 1" inch (112 x 76 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrapped on ...
Canvas, Oil
$512Sale Price|20% Off
French Fishing Boats Harbour Scene With Church and Reflections Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Fishing Boats Harbour Scene With Church and Reflections Oil Painting by Fanch Lel Signed: Bottom left corner Size: 15 x 18.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on bo...
Oil
Roses and gerberas.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Flowers in a glass vase. Roses and gerberas intertwine with fresh greenery to create a vibrant bouquet. The blue and gray background creates contrast. This bouquet exudes the flavor ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Beneath the Arches, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The impressionist painting captures the ease of a sunlit afternoon spent in a Mediterranean garden courtyard. Warm light filters through the arches, casting sof...
Oil
$540Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Port Scene with Reflected Tall Houses and Moored Boats
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Port Scene with Reflected Tall Houses and Moored Boats by Fanch Lel Signed: Bottom left corner Size: 15.25 x 18.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting o...
Oil
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Beach Day I
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beach Day I Study is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful day at the beach and sailboats on the horizon hous...
Oil
$585Sale Price|23% Off
Sailing Boat and Rowing Boat Arriving at The Harbour French Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Boats Arriving at the Harbour by Fanch Lel Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board , unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks ...
Oil
$417Sale Price|36% Off
Coastal View with Cliffs and Waves Nolton Haven Pembrokeshire Wales 1979
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Coastal View with Cliffs and Waves Nolton Haven Pembrokeshire Wales 1979 By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on board, unframed Size: 10 inches (height) x 14 inches...
Watercolor
$1,500Sale Price|43% Off
Among the Cherry Trees
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
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Winter Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden End of Winter
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
End Of Winter oil/canvas panel 9 x 12 image unframed, 15.38 x 18.38 framed signed LL I enjoy playing with light in my paintings and creating a mood while trying to push the range of ...
Oil
Resting In Your Garden. Large Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Francesca Owen has pulled out a triumph of a painting in Resting in Your Garden, Full of colour and light this is a sublime piece that will bring a bold, beautiful focus to the wall....
Oil
Vintage Signed Pointillist Venice Cityscape Grand Canal Impressionist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage impressionist Venice cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil, Canvas
"Dusty Duel" Original Western Still-Life Portrait, Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
He attended public schools and, through his interest and ability in art, won a scholarship to attend the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver. Following art school, Mackey worked for ...
Oil
PA Impressionist Landscape painting Old Mill Darby Creek
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
John J. Dull (1859-1949). Old Mill, Darby Creek. ca. 1930. Watercolor on paper, image measures 11 x 14 inches. Framed measurement: 16 x 20 inches. Signed lower right. Original ex...
Watercolor
"Water lilies in the pond"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
"Water lilies in the pond" Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky 50.0 X 80.0 CM / 19.6 X 31.4 IN HIGH QUALITY oil on canvas Signed on the front and back Dat...
Oil
Siebe Johannes Ten Cate (1858-1908) Dordrecht under the snow, pastel signed
Located in Paris, FR
Siebe Johannes Ten Cate (1858-1908) Dordrecht under the snow Signed and located lower left Pastel on paper 26 x 39.5 cm In good condition, however, pastel is a fragile material and s...
Pastel
$13,875Sale Price|25% Off
'Winter Sunset' AIC, ASL, NAD, PAFA, New York, Boston, New England, Connecticut
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'R. Emmett Owen' for Robert Emmett Owen (American, 1878-1957) and painted circa 1915. Displayed in a substantial, carved, giltwood frame Framed dimensions: 30 x 1...
Oil, Board
Roses √6
Located in Zofingen, AG
Pink roses in a beautiful bouquet. The soft green background fades to pink. This color scheme exudes freshness, brightness, and love. The painting is painted with large brushstrokes,...
Canvas, Acrylic
Signed Antique Oil on Canvas Painting: 'Snow Scene'
Located in St. Albans, GB
R. GERARDE Picture Size 21.5 x 27" 54 x 68.5 cm Frame Size 28.5 x 34" 72.5 x 86.5 cm An Austrian painter of landscapes, He specialised in painting dramatic snow scenes. Much of th...
Canvas, Oil
Summer Landscape Watercolor Original Painting on Paper
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Landscape Watercolor Original Painting Artist: Lin Qingyi Title: Summer Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 7.5" x 3.5" x 0.1" inch ( 19x 9 x 0.1c...
Paper, Watercolor
$850Sale Price|41% Off
Reclining Nude oil on canvas painting woman
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Reclining Nude Artist: Roser Vinardell Tolrà (Cabrera de Mar, 1941) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 46 x 65 cm (18.1 x 25.6 in) Date: 1970s Signature: Signed in the lower...
Canvas, Oil
$1,850
Trip Park, "Mighty Fishies", 12x12 Abstract Colorful Sardine Painting on Canvas
By Trip Park
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting, “Mighty Fishies,” is a 12x12 (see Mini Fishies as a pair) mixed media painting on canvas by artist Trip Park. Featured in the work are five fish that resemble sardines...
Canvas, Oil
A Boat at Noon, Serene Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, 18x38.5 cm
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
A solitary boat floats on a serene sea, with shimmering reflections of the sky and surroundings. Distant mountains provide a picturesque backdrop. This sketch, painted by an artist f...
Canvas, Oil
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Farm Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Sky Cloud Study
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Afternoon Sky is an oil on panel painting just completed in the studio. The painting exudes the rich qualities of oil paint with bright strong color, a variety of lost and found edge...
Oil
French Impressionist River and Park Landscape
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French Impressionist oil on canvas view of a river in parkland by the noted French artist Albert Uriet. The painting is signed and dated bottom right and is presented in a fine car...
Oil
Signed Antique American Impressionist Moonlit Framed Nocturnal Seascape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist moonlit seascape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 35 by 30 inches overall. Handsom...
Oil, Canvas
Majestic, Oil Painting
By Karen Barton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A powerful buffalo strides into view, its massive form radiating strength and dignity. In this oil painting, artist Karen Barton captures not only the animal’...
Oil
Roses √ 5
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting is painted with large brushstrokes in the style of impressionism. The idea is based on color contrasts. The variety of colors is intertwined into a beautiful bouquet Coo...
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage American Impressionist Signed Landscape Original Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 16 by 22 inches overall. Handsomely fram...
Oil, Board
"BLUEBONNETS" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY WILDFLOWERS W.A. SLAUGHTER (1923-2003)
Located in San Antonio, TX
W. A. Slaughter (1923 - 2003) Dallas / San Antonio Artist Image Size: 11 x 14 Frame Size: 17 x 19.5 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Bluebonnets" Biography W. A. Slaughter (1923 - 2003) Willia...
Oil
Sun and Sails
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this painting, I immersed myself in the dance of colors and forms. Using acrylics, oils, and pastels, I captured an ethereal sunrise where light and sea merge into a vibr...
Canvas, Oil
Bathers, Oil on Canvas, 1914
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Roger GRILLON (1881-1938), France, 1914. "Bathers". With frame: 114x94 cm - 44.9x37 inches ; without frame: 92x73cm - 36.2x28.75 inches. 30F format. Signed lower lef...
Canvas, Oil
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Winter Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Snow Moonlight Stars Cabin Deer
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Magical Moment oil/canvas signed LL 18 x 24 image unframed, 24.38 x 30.25 framed Here is a beautiful winter scene with deer under moonlight based on a farm near my studio.. It includ...
Oil
Costa Brava.Spain.
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting was painted on the Costa Brava coast of Spain. Delicate shades of pink sunset , the sea still blue -green. The reflections of the setting sun play of the greenery of the...
Canvas, Acrylic
Nude, oil painting, impressionistic, live model. Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
This intimate oil painting captures a moment of quiet rest and vulnerability. Painted alla prima, the artist works swiftly and expressively, allowing brushstrokes to remain visible a...
Canvas, Oil
$574Sale Price|20% Off
Seaside Promenade with Deckchairs Summer Crowd and Ocean View Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Seaside Promenade with Deckchairs Summer Crowd and Ocean View Watercolour Painting By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Lower right Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 11...
Watercolor
Stream, Original Painting
By Janet Dyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A stream winds between green fields, with a small patch of white in its blue water reflecting the clouds above. Trees in the distance add vertical contrast, whi...
Acrylic
Abstract Pastel Regatta Scene with Sailboats on Calm Water
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Pastel Regatta Scene with Sailboats on Calm Water By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 13 x 16.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: The pa...
Oil
$1,281Sale Price|20% Off
Large Classic Marine Signed Oil Painting Sailing Ship on Choppy Seas Gilt Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sailing Ship at Sea Signed C.S .Vokes dated 83 signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 24 x 34 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches condition: very good provenance: private collection...
Oil
Festive bouquet 004
Located in Zofingen, AG
The work is painted with large brushstrokes, in the artist's characteristic manner. The painting conveys vivid impressions of summer, sun glare, feelings of warmth, freshness and ce...
Canvas, Acrylic
$910
"Isola del Garda". Oil, autumn, landscape. Horizontal, floral, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
The landscape painting of Isola del Garda is painted in the impressionism style en plein air on Lake Garda in Italy. "That day, my friends and I were painting at a private villa, w...
Oil