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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"Peony Bush"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting depicts a lush bush of red peonies in full bloom. Heavy, velvety buds open to the sunlight, their petals shimmering with deep hues—from deep burgundy to delicate scarlet...
Canvas, Oil
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
Sunrise Seascape Oil Painting by Award Winning Artist Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Sunrise Seascape oil/panel 8 x 12 unframed, 13.38 x 17.38 framed signed LL Sunrise Seascape is an oil painting on panel by Award Winning artist Michael Budden that showcases a lumino...
Oil
$2,226
Golden Morning, Hawaiian seascape, ocean painting, marine art, American artist
Located in Oslo, NO
"This painting was created in the morning on the island of Oahu during the winter storm season," said Daria about this artwork. "I went out to paint after noticing soft lilac shadows...
Canvas, Oil
Nicky Chubb, Sunset and summer trees II , Original artwork
By Nicky Chubb
Located in Deddington, GB
Apple Blossom Dream II By Nicky Chubb [2021] original Acrylic on canvas Image size: H:80 cm x W:120 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:80 cm x W:120 cm x D:2.5cm Sold Unframed Plea...
Acrylic, Canvas
$2,800
"Near Galway" (2025), Original Impressionist Southern Irish Landscape Painting
By Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Roadway II" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas that depicts a steep deep green Irish hillside, adorned with stone on the outskirts of Galway, I...
Canvas, Oil
Emile A. Gruppé Vermont Village "Landscape with Church, VT"
By Emile Gruppe
Located in Rockport, MA
This picturesque Vermont landscape by Emile A. Gruppé depicts a village nestled among rolling hills and vibrant autumn foliage. A white church steeple rises above the clustered build...
Oil
Sailboat, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A lone sailboat drifts on a calm lake, its white sail catching the light and reflecting softly on the water below. A distant treeline and shoreline stretch alon...
Oil
In the Rough, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Whether hiking, golfing, or going for a walk, seeing the warm grasses beyond the forest trees is always a treat. The underbrush snaps at your ankles, making hea...
Acrylic
Trees Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Trees Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 20" x 12.5" x 0.8" inch (51 x 32 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrapped on...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Alpine Summer, 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: 2023 Style: Impressionism Title: Alpine Summer, Size: 30" x 56" x 1...
Canvas, Oil
$695
Wave. Hawaiian seascape, ocean painting, soft morning light, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
Hawaiian landscape, ocean, storm, wave, impressionism, plein air, interior painting, American artist, American art, American landscape This work was painted on the North Shore of Oa...
Canvas, Oil
Oak Trees Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Oak Trees Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 30" x 30" x 1" inch (76 x 76 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrapped on...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$166Sale Price|20% Off
Old Trees Autumnal Landscape Painting, Gouache on Paper, Impressionist
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork vividly captures a serene, sun-drenched landscape dominated by pruned trees, their twisted trunks and limbs reaching skyward. The leaves, painted in vibrant shades of ye...
Paper, Gouache
Sunset in Idaho
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Oil Painting signed by the Artist in the lower right corner.
Oil
$14,000
"Tall Eucalytus, Sonoma" Large California Landscape Painting by Jacobus Baas
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Tall Eucalyptus, Sonoma" is a beautiful large oil painted by noted California artist Jacobus Baas. This plein air style painting exhibits the subtle touch and beautiful light that ...
Oil
$290Sale Price|20% Off
Finely Detailed British Watercolor of a Landscape with Trees and Bushes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size: 7 inches (height) x 9.75 inches (width) Signed: Yes Condition: Sound condition Provenance: Private collection Description: This watercol...
Watercolor
"PRICKLY PEAR" TEXAS HILLCOUNTRY
Located in San Antonio, TX
Dorothy Johnson Image Size: 12 x 16 Frame Size: 14.5 x 18.5 Medium: Oil "Prickly Pear"
Oil
Garden Moments II
By Ellen Gunn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Ellen Gunn (1951- ) Title: Garden Moments II Medium: Screenprint Image size: 22 x 26.75 inches Sheet size: 22 x 26.75 inches Signature: lower right Edition: 375 This one: 35...
Paper, Screen
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
Evening Glow Antique American Impressionist California Landscape Oil Painting
By Alexis Matthew Podchernikoff
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive American impressionist landscape by Alexis Matthew Podchernikoff (1886 - 1933) . Great colors and nicely painted. Housed in a period giltwood frame. Oil on canvas....
Canvas, Oil
$780Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage American Impressionist New York Cityscape Signed Modern Oil Painting
By Kamil Kubik
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century impressionist cityscape oil painting by Kamil Kubik (1930 - 2011) . Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Nice view of the Empire State Building!
Canvas, Oil
French Valley, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I am inspired by the area I live in California. The hills are alive with beauty in the spring. I hope the viewer can feel that excitement from this painting from the way it has been ...
Acrylic
$764Sale Price|20% Off
Filipino Fishing Village at Sunset - Tropical Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Filipino Fishing Village at Sunset - Tropical Landscape in Oil on Canvas Bold sunset landscape of a fishing village by an unknown Filipino artist (20th Century). A bright sunset cas...
Canvas, Oil
"Mountain Village in Winter" Anthony Thieme, Snowy Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Anthony Thieme Mountain Village in Winter Signed lower left Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches Anthony Thieme was born in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam in 1888. He studied at the Acade...
Canvas, Oil
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Evening in the Dunes of Hossegor France 19th C Original Oil by Issaac A. Josephi
Located in Soquel, CA
Evening in the Dunes of Hossegor France 19th C Original Oil by Issaac A. Josephi "Soir dans les dunes d'Hossegor" (Evening in the Dunes of Hossegor) by Isaac A. Josephi (American, 1...
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$425Sale Price|20% Off
1900s Original French Atelier Life Drawing Posed Man Head in Hands
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Life study drawing original atelier drawing by the French artist, Jeanne Nachat (1898-1984) Nachat attended the prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts in Pa...
Charcoal, Pencil
Storm By the Cliff
Located in Sheffield, MA
Alfred Smith French, 1854-1932 Storm By the Cliff Oil on canvas 25 by 32 in, w/ frame 33 ½ by 40 ¾ in Signed lower left Inventory Number: 01856 Alfred Smith (1854–1932) was a Fren...
Canvas, Oil
Palace de la Concorde, Paris. 1950. Canvas, oil. 54x65 cm. Signed by artist
Located in Riga, LV
Saint Germain-des-Prés under the snow. Oil on canvas, 60x92 cm Constantin Kluge was a Russian-born French painter best known for his naturalistic scenes of Paris and French countrys...
Canvas, Oil
$14,000
"Rouen" George Oberteuffer, Impressionist Street, France, Urban Scene
Located in New York, NY
George Oberteuffer Rouen, circa 1905 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 30 x 38 inches Born in Philadelphia, George Oberteuffer is best remembered for his Impressionist landscapes an...
Canvas, Oil
$19,000
"You Know Cowboys and Angels" (2025) Animal Still-Life, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Artist Statement (You Know Cowboys and Angels) Do You Know Cowboys and Angels was shown in the solo museum exhibition Almost True Tales at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, alongside a pu...
Cotton, Oil
$516Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats and Coastal Cottages
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats and Coastal Cottages by Fanch Lel Signed: Bottom left corner Size: 14.5 x 18.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on b...
Oil
$510Sale Price|20% Off
River Spain Spanish landscape oil on board painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Technical Details Artist: Rosendo González Carbonell Title: River Year: c.1980 Technique: Oil on board Dimensions (without frame): 10.6 x 1...
Oil, Board
"Almost Home" Solebury Bucks County PA Twilight Snow Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist winter pastoral scene of a quaint snow covered home by Solebury, Bucks County PA. Willett has portrayed this charming scene in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and h...
Oil, Board
By the Baker House - Original Oil Plein Air Landscape Painting
By James Tipton
Located in Boston, MA
By the Baker House 10.0 x 8.0 x 0.1, 0.2 lbs Oil paint on panel Hand signed by the artist Artist's Commentary: "A plein air painting, I got out of the house late one afternoon and...
Oil
Art Nouveau Landscape
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Beautiful impressionist oil painting on a hammered metal plaque. Some small losses in the painting. A wonderful addition to any collection.
Mixed Media, Oil
Silent Connection
Located in Zofingen, AG
Silent Connection explores a quiet bond between a woman and her dog. The figure gently holds the animal, creating a moment of tenderness and protection. The composition combines styl...
Oil
Flora, Portrait, Handmade Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2017 Style: Impressionism Title: Flora Size: 27.5" x 3...
Canvas, Oil
Water Town Landscape Impressionism Original Watercolor Painting
By Song Shuyu
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Song Shuyu Title: Water Town Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2017 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 7" x 10.5" x 0.1" inch (18 x 27 x 0.1cm) Presentation: Unframed, Type: O...
Paper, Watercolor
"Quiet Harbor"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting depicts a quiet Croatian coastal harbor, where snow-white yachts bob at a wooden pier. Their masts are reflected in the calm water, broken only by gentle ripples. Beyond...
Canvas, 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 navigating through historic buildings...
Oil
Les Foins, Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting by Pierre Eugène Montézin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pierre Montezin, French (1874 - 1946) - Les Foins, Year: 1938, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower right, Size: 23.75 x 31.75 in. (60.33 x 80.65 cm), Frame Size: 31.25 x 39.5 inc...
Oil
$2,175Sale Price|25% Off
Impressionist City Painting, Abstract Oil on Canvas, 20th Century
Located in Belgrade, MT
This is a one of kind Lucien Durand, signed by the artist. It is part of my private collection.
Oil
$4,058
"Tory and Anny waiting for travel". Harbour. Boats. Large oil painting . Frame
Located in Oslo, NO
In creating this oil painting, I channeled the stirring energy of the sea and the anticipation of journeys yet begin. I employed expressionist strokes and impressionist light to capt...
Oil, Acrylic
$7,000
Scammer in the City Abstract Contemporary Art Avant- Garde Original Painting
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Abstract Painting Avant- Garde Original Painting Ready to Hang Artist: Karen Dolukhanyan Title: Scammer in the City Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2020 Style: Abstract Art, Avant-Garde ...
Canvas, Oil
$549Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Riverside View of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Riverside View of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 6.75 x 8.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Verso Oil paint...
Oil
$1,650
Alameda River Below Mt. Tamalpais - Early 20th Century Landscape in Watercolor
By Marius Schmidt
Located in Soquel, CA
Alameda River Below Mt. Tamalpais - Early 20th Century Landscape in Watercolor Substantial and Beautiful early 20th century landscape of the Alameda River below Mt. Tamalpais by Mari...
Paper, Watercolor
$856Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Park Pond with Fountain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The artist: Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed Title: The Park Fountain Medium: signed gouache on paper, loosely laid over c...
Gouache
$3,600
Richard Zolan Impressionist Oil Painting Judaica Sephardic Rabbi Playing Chess
Located in Surfside, FL
Richard Judson Zolan (1931-2001) CHESS GAME, Oil painting on canvas Hand signed lower right Hand signed and titled verso Dimensions: 20 x 24”, frame 28 ¼ x 32 ¼ x 3 ½”. Provenance:...
Oil
The Plaza, Sunset Glow
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Walter Tittle, 'The Plaza, Sunset Glow', drypoint, c. 1920s, edition not stated. Signed in pencil and initialed in the plate, lower right. Titled 'The Plaza, Sunset' and annotated 'no. 165' in ink, in the bottom left sheet corner. A superb, luminous impression in dark brown ink, with selectively wiped plate tone; on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 to 2 1/4 inches). Pale tape stains on the top sheet edge, recto, well away from the image, otherwise in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 11 3/4 x 6 15/16 inches (299 x 176 mm); sheet size 15 11/16 x 9 inches (399 x 229 mm). A view across 'The Pond' in New York City's Central Park, toward Grand Army Plaza...
Drypoint
"At the Farm" Susan Grisell, American Farm Landscape, New England Countryside
Located in New York, NY
Susan Grisell At the Farm, circa 1970 Signed lower right Oil on board 8 x 10 inches Following the guidance of her long-time teacher and mentor, the respected New England impressionist painter, Bernard Lennon, Susan Grisell developed a style marked adherence to nature. Her paintings are recognizable for their effortless rendering, with line and color that express the impressions of what she observes, and dense brushwork that conveys her response following the sensitive observation of atmosphere. In May 2023, one of Susan's paintings "Blue Crock...
Oil, Board
ITALIAN IMPRESSIONIST MOTHER & CHILD IN GARDEN
Located in New York, NY
Adolfo Belimbau (1845-1938) Italian Impressionist painting of a mother and a child in a Garden playing. Beautiful quality and colors quality! Adolfo Belimbau is a famous Italian Jewish painter...
Oil
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Rockport Artist Michael Stoffa Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Michael Stoffa (American,1923-2001) (Rockport, MA) "Still LIfe with Oranges" Oil on Panel, signed lower right Painting: approximately 8” x 16” The painting needs to be cleaned and ...
Oil
$20,000
Montecito Colors Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Montecito Colors Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Post Impressionism Dimensions: 70" x 66" x 1.5" inch (178 x 168 x 5cm) Presentation: Unframed, G...
Canvas, Oil
$700Sale Price|38% Off
Mid Century French Pastel Drawing of Sunlit Garden with Blooming Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pastel Drawing of Sunlit Garden with Blooming Trees Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 25.75 (height) x 19...
Oil Pastel
$1,720Sale Price|20% Off
California Hills, Mid Century Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor by an unknown artist, in the style of Elmer Wachtel (American, 1864 - 1929). This mid-century landscape watercolor features a golden yellow meadow beside a country...
Watercolor, Laid Paper
The road home.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Every person has a way home. Some live in a noisy city, others in the countryside. For some, this is a road to the past, where mom and dad are always waiting to meet. For some, this ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Palm Springs City Hall - Original Blue Landscape California Desert Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...
Canvas, Acrylic
A Moment of Storm - Hawaiian Seascape, Ocean Waves, Marine Art, American Artist
Located in Oslo, NO
Hawaiian landscape · plein air study · ocean · wind · waves · spray · impressionism · texture · American artist This small plein air study was painted in strong wind, when the ocean...
Canvas, Oil
"Sur Le Boulevard Paris" Colorful Impressionist Cityscape Scene Oil on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A charming Parisian scene oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Johannes Schiefer. This painting is a wonderful example of his work from the prime of his career. Capturing a v...
Canvas, Oil
$1,276Sale Price|20% Off
Beautiful 1930's French Signed Oil Portrait Lady Purple Dress Blue & Pink Back
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady in Purple Dress against a Pink and Blue Wallpaper background French School, circa 1930's signed lower front corner oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 18 inches p...
Oil, Canvas