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 Countryside Trees Field Panoramic Landscape Watercolor Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Countryside Trees Field Panoramic Landscape Watercolor Sketch Artist: French School (mid 20th century) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper, unframed Size: 7.5 x 11.25 i...
Watercolor
$609Sale Price|20% Off
French Oil painting of a Outdoor Market Scene in Impressionist Style
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Oil painting of a Outdoor Market Scene in Impressionist Style By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 6.5 x 8 inches (height x width) Signed: Bottom left Oil painting on bo...
Oil
Yellow moon in the field, Landscape Oil Painting Impressionism
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Oleksiy Ivanyuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Cardboard Year: 2024 Style: Post Impressionism Title: Yellow moon in the field Si...
Paper, Watercolor
Modern Impressionist Ballet Oil Painting of Ballet Dancers in Tutus Backstage
Located in ludlow, GB
Modern Impressionist Ballet Oil Painting showing Ballet Dancers in their tutus backstage at the theatre. A Signed and Framed Oil on Canvas on stretchers, it has a choice of a modern...
Oil
$734Sale Price|20% Off
Vibrant Mediterranean Villa Among Trees Bold Impressionist Oil Painting
By Guy Pichon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Mediterranean Villa Guy Pichon (1933- 2007) Signed oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 21.5 x 26 inches Provenance: private collection, remnants of an old exhibition label verso...
Oil
$973
What are the flowers talking to you about? oil still life with asters of the Vol
Located in Zofingen, AG
What are the flowers talking to you about? oil still life with asters of the Volsky Lily. A calm, very fashionable gray background color. It was chosen specifically to highlight the ...
Canvas, Varnish, Oil
"Trail of the Snowshoes" William Baxter Closson, Lyrical Snowy Landscape
Located in New York, NY
William Baxter Closson Trail of the Snowshoes, circa 1910 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 30 x 40 inches Provenance The Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, Connecticut Born October 13, 184...
Canvas, Oil
Bush of Flowers, Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, 2024
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A vibrant, impressionist-style oil painting of a cobblestone village alleyway bathed in Mediterranean sunlight. A massive, cascading canopy of rich pink and magenta bougainvillea wit...
Canvas, Oil
"Hokusai sakura"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Diptych, consists of two sheets of cardboard, each sheet is 85-61 centimeters. Syria paintings of flowers, in all their forms and shades. I love to ...
Paper, Acrylic
Confluence, (Nudes Series) Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, 90x130 cm
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Confluence” (Nudes Series) Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, 90x130 cm Surrender to the intense passion and deep connection of human forms with this monumental, highly textured masterpiece fro...
Oil, Acrylic
Sunflower
By Casey Childs
Located in Pasadena, CA
Visual Description: This contemporary painting painted in oil on linen is a portrait of a red-headed woman in an impressionistic style. Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly ...
Linen, Oil
$23,000
"GOLDEN FIELDS" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY WILDFLOWERS 40 X 50 FRAMED BORN 1949
Located in San Antonio, TX
Robert Harrison (Born 1949) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 30 x 40 Frame Size: 40 X 50 Medium: Oil on Canvas "GOLDEN FIELDS" Texas Hill Country Biography Robert Harrison (Born 1949) ...
Oil
$30,000
"Untitled (Harbor Scene at Night)" Jane Peterson, Impressionist, Nocturne
Located in New York, NY
Jane Peterson Untitled (Harbor Scene at Night), circa 1915 Signed lower left Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches Provenance Dr. Milton L. Berg, Tulsa, OK Thence by descent Born Jennie Ch...
Canvas, Oil
1930's French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Old Ancient Ruins Stone Building
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Ruins by L. Descatoire (early 20th century) French School, circa 1930's signed oil on board, unframed board: 9.5 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: good an...
Oil
Sunlight on Snow, American Impressionist Oil Painting, 1927, Framed
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Sunlight on Snow, 1927 Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches (61 x 76.2 cm) Framed dimensions: 31 1/4 x 37 1/4 inches Signed lower left: Leith-Ross Provenance The CIGNA Museum and Art Collection, until 2004; Sotheby's, New York, December 15, 2004, lot 14; Thomas Colville Fine Art until the present Harry Leith...
Canvas, Oil
$1,145
Delicate bouquet of flowers Oil abstract interior painting Modern Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
Oil on canvas In "Sunny Emotions: A Bouquet of Wildflowers in the Sunlight" we see a beautiful bouquet consisting of wildflowers, bathed in the sunlight. The painting conveys an a...
Paint, Lights, Oil
$761Sale Price|20% Off
Colourful Spring Garden, French Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Colourful Spring Garden, French Original Oil Painting French School 20th Century Oil painting on thin card/paper, unframed Card size: 9 x 15 inches Delightful French Impressionist o...
Oil
Bretagne beautiful landscape of french Provence, boat, lake and figures, green
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed Size: 27" x 30" - Signed bottom right 'Dyf' In Bretagne, Dyf captures the timeless poetry of one of North West France’s most storied regions, where land and water exist in pe...
Canvas, Oil
Victor Hugo, de Face (State 6), Impressionist Etching by Auguste Rodin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Auguste Rodin, French (1840 - 1917) - Victor Hugo, de Face (State 6), Year: 1885, Medium: Etching, signed in the plate, Image Size: 9 x 6.25 inches, Size: 17.25 x 11.75 in. (43.82 ...
Etching
$5,498Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait de Femme, Impressionist Oil on Panel, Circa 1900, Framed
By Albert Lynch
Located in PARIS, FR
Albert Lynch (1860–1950) Portrait of a Woman, circa 1900 Oil on panel 17 × 13 cm 33 × 29 cm including its frame Signed “Albert Lynch” lower left A certain confusion still surrounds ...
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
Speed
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A dynamic, expressive, and modern watercolor that masterfully conveys the tension, rhythm, and wild energy of a sports race. The composition is executed from a striking top-down pers...
Watercolor
Seascape, American Impressionist Oil on Canvas, Circa 1940, Signed
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Seascape (Off Monhegan, Maine) Oil on canvas, mounted to board by the artist, c. 1940 Signed: George G. Adomeit lower right A view of the Maine coas...
Oil
$2,245Sale Price|30% Off
Harvest Time by Hjalmar Sandberg, Swedish Artist, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1876
Located in Stockholm, SE
Hjalmar Sandberg (1847-1888) Sweden Harvest Time, 1876 oil on canvas canvas size 14.96 x 18.11 inches (38 x 46 cm) frame 18.70 x 25.59 inches (47.5 ...
Canvas, Oil
"A Path Through the Woods" Anna Klumpke, American Impressionist, Autumn Woods
Located in New York, NY
Anna Klumpke A Path Through the Woods, circa 1890 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 36 1/4 x 24 1/2 inches Anna Klumpke was born in San Francisco but travelled to Europe in 1865 for...
Canvas, Oil
$528Sale Price|20% Off
Swimming In The Ocean
Located in Dallas, TX
Udy's work utilizes the broad canvas of nature and often paints the female form. Her work evokes feelings of fantasy and celebrates the beauty of nature and of the natural. Her's is ...
Ink, Oil
Alpine Mountain Landscape Pine Trees Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
**Title:** Alpine Mountain Landscape Pine Trees Modernist Watercolour on Handmade Paper **Artist:** European School, 20th century **Medium:** Watercolour on handmade paper, unframe...
Watercolor
$1,098Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Oil Elegant Portrait of a Woman with Floral Accents in Bonnet
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elegant Portrait of a Woman Spanish/ French School, mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed in original period frame inscribed verso Framed: 30 x 27 inches Canas: 22 x 18 inche...
Oil
$4,050
Summer Silence, Landscape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang, Impressionism
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism, Title: Summer Silence, Size: 45" x 30" x 1...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Alexander Drysdale, "Louisiana Bayou Scene" - Framed Antique Landscape Painting
By Alexander Drysdale
Located in New Orleans, LA
A painting by iconic Louisiana painter Alexander Drysdale, in his classic style. As you probably know if you clicked on this, Drysdales grace the mantels of many of New Orleans' nice...
Oil
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Texas Impressionist Fall Landscape Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist Texas landscape oil painting by Harry Anthony De Young (1893 - 1956). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 16L x 12H. Dedicated by the artist as a wedding anniversary gift. Artist bio: Harry Anthony DeYoung was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 5, 1893. He was a landscape, figure, genre, and portrait painter, muralist, draftsman and teacher. He studied with Edward John Lake...
Canvas, Oil
"Afternoon Glow" Colorful Serigraph of Lahaina Harbor, Maui
By John Cosby
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
This 90 color hand pulled serigraph exhibits all of the subtle brushwork, light, and color that the artist is known for. "Afternoon Glow" is signed by the artist in an edition of 240...
Screen
$679Sale Price|20% Off
French Coastal Harbour with Houses and Boats and Twin Lighthouses
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Coastal Harbour with Houses and Boats and Twin Lighthouses by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Signed: Yes Size: 9.25 inches (height) x 11.5 inches (width) Gouache painting ...
Gouache
$870Sale Price|20% Off
British Still life Lilies and Blue Vase, Signed oil
By Arthur Pass
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lilies and the Blue Vase Signed by British artist 'Arthur Pass' C.1995 signed, oil painting on board framed Painting framed H24.5 x W21 inches Elegant still life painting of flowe...
Oil
$1,082Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Impressionist Oil Still Life Jug & Plate in Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, late 19th century Title: Still life of a jug and plate within an interior, beautifully executed work. Medium: oil on b...
Oil
Fountain 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
L'Arc de Triomphe - Le Soir - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Edouard Cortes
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas board figures in cityscape circa 1940 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Cortes. The work depicts an autumnal scene of the the Arc de Triomphe,...
Oil, Board, Canvas
Take Our Wisdom and Strength, My Love
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior. ABOUT THE ARTWORK Take Our Wisdom and Strength, My Love belongs to t...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,300
Femme nue couchée, 1906, Resting Nude, French Impressionist, Etching
Located in Wiscasset, ME
This etching is based off a Renoir painting also titled "Femme nue couchée" of a nude—the artist's favorite muse, Gabrielle Renard—reclining on a couch with pillows...
Etching
Antique American Impressionist Winter Snow Landscape Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist oil painting by David Raymond Daly. Oil on canvas. Framed. Sihgned. Measuring: 24 by 28 inches overall, and 16 by 20 painting alone. In excellent ori...
Canvas, Oil
First Snow; The Pass on the California-Oregon Border
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. Signed "Obermeyer" on lower right UNFRAMED: 10" x 20" FRAMED: 16.125" x 26.125" x 1.5" Artist Statement "Snow comes e...
Canvas, Oil
"Trumans Beach, East Marion 06.06.2022" contemporary impressionist seascape, oil
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Trumans Beach, East Marion 06.06.2022" is an almost-abstract palette knife landscape painting of a beach and beach shrubs. Off in the distance is a little white triangle of paint to emulate a sailboat...
Canvas, Oil, Panel
$1,299Sale Price|20% Off
Signed French Impressionist Antique Oil Portrait of Man with Beard Paris Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: signed French School, Bouchet (19th-20th Century) Title: Portrait of a bearded man Medium: oil on board Size: 11 x 8.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Fran...
Oil
"Pink Evening." Green collection.
Located in Zofingen, AG
The Spanish land with endless olive gardens, hills and mountains is an inspiration for artists. The Mediterranean region stands out in particular. The open spaces of the sea, hot sun...
Canvas, Acrylic, Lacquer
$2,000
'Jossing Fjord' by Norman Harper, Framed Oil on Canvas, c. 20th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 32" x 32.75" x 3" oil painting on canvas by Scottish artist Norman Harper depicts a serene mountain valley with a body of water at its center. Towering mountains frame a dramati...
Canvas, Oil
$848Sale Price|20% Off
Contemporary Spanish Oil Vibrant Fields Under Vast Sky Impressionist Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Pancorbo' French/ Spanish artist, indistinctly signed signed oil on canvas, unframed stamped verso and dated 96' Canvas: 20 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condit...
Oil
Vintage American Coastal California Beach Palm Tree Framed Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist oil painting landscape by Clifford Lewis Warner (1895 - 1955). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 13 by 15 inches overall, and 8 by 10 painting a...
Oil
$824Sale Price|20% Off
I was lost but I'm found
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior. ABOUT THE ARTWORK "I Was Lost But I'm Found" from the "PERICHORESIS...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,088
Journey into tenderness" landscape with summer flowers of Liliya Volskayaa.
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Journey into tenderness" landscape with summer flowers of Lilia Volskaya. Delicate shades with complex transitions.The color scheme is very suitable for a modern interior.The painti...
Canvas, Varnish, Oil
$625Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Norfolk landscape painting, circle of Edward Seago, Arnesby Brown
By Owen Waters
Located in Harkstead, GB
A really lovely scene in the Norfolk countryside with a farmyard by the Norfolk Broads. Owen Waters (1916-2004) The farm by the broads, Norfolk Signed Oil on board 9 x 12 inches exc...
Oil, Board
Burgundy Fields (France)
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Oil Painting signed by the Artist in the lower right corner.
Oil
$1,200
L'Isle Sur La Sorgue, Provence Landscape Oil Painting by Bethanne Cople
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bethanne Cople’s L'Isle Sur La Sorgue is an original oil painting on linen panel inspired by the distinctive landscape and character of Provence. Measuring 6 x 8 inches and presented...
Linen, Oil, Panel
$1,600
"Brunch at Tartine" Impressionist Oil Painting in Soho Restaurant on White Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
"With shades of Pierre Bonnard’s Parisian street vistas and Edward Hopper’s New York shopfronts, American impressionist Cindy Shaoul’s oil paintings depict the much-loved locales and...
Oil, Canvas
$5,000
Drift into Sea, Seascape Original Oil Painting on Linen, Coastal, 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: Drift into Sea Size: 28" x 39" x 0.8...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$800
Autumn Sunny Day, Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
By Peter Tovpev
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Peter Tovpev Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2010 Style: Impressionism Title: Autumn Sunny Day Size: 31.5" x 25.5" ...
Canvas, Oil
Tropical opulence. Coconat tree painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
I observed this blooming coconut tree for a long time while living in the tropics. Its blossoms, natural harmony of shapes and lines, brought me joy. I always paint from my own phot...
Canvas, Oil
$937Sale Price|25% Off
French Quarter Street - Mid Century New Orleans Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Street scene in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana by New Orleans artist Melba Hildreth Dukes Gianelloni (American/Great Britain, 1914-2012). ...
Canvas, Oil
Fragile Balance
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Free-flowing palette knife painting transforms a familiar still life into a space of subtle hues and soft contrasts. Flowers seem to emerge from thin air, and simple objects become p...
Oil
"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
"TRADITIONAL TEXAS" WARREN HUNTER (1904-1993) TEXAS LANDSCAPE RANCH
Located in San Antonio, TX
Warren Hunter (1904-1993) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 23 x 30 Frame Size: 32 x 39 Medium: Watercolor on Paper "Traditional Texas" Texas Landscape sig...
Watercolor