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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Return To Natural, Abstract Modern art Original Painting on Canvas Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Voskan Galstian Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Abstract Art, Title: Return To Natural Size: 30" x 39"...
Canvas, Acrylic
Charles Movalli, "Autumn Birch", Landscape Painting
Located in Rockport, MA
Charles Movalli shows the bright colors of fall with bold reds, oranges, and golden yellows, set against the white trunks of birch trees. The painting feels full of energy and joy. M...
Acrylic
$1,090Sale Price|20% Off
Canal View in Amsterdam Tranquil Cityscape Dutch School signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Reflections" signed by W.Maas oil on board, framed Framed: 16 x 13.75 inches Board: 9.5 x 7.5 inches Inscribed verso Provenance: Private collection Condition: The painting appears t...
Oil
Evening Game in the Park. Hawaiian Landscape, Kids Playing Soccer, Oil Painting
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting was created at sunset on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The park where the scene takes place stands close to the ocean and is a popular place for local families. When...
Canvas, Oil
$12,958Sale Price|20% Off
Anemones - Scottish thirties Impressionist art floral oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This gorgeous Scottish Impressionist floral oil painting is by noted Scottish artist William Somerville Shanks. Painted in 1937 the composition is of a bunch of pink, white and red ...
Oil
$1,500
"Morning Tulips" Impressionistic Floral Still Life w Oranges and Moroccan Jar
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic scene of Yellow Tulips in a glass Vase, a poetic piece with beautiful details. The work reminds us of Claude Monet, with impressions similarl...
Oil, Canvas
"Autumn" Colorful Mid-20th Century American Oil Painting Landscape with Tress
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful depiction of an Autumn landscape in Kent, Connecticut from the Mid-20th Century with puffed trees by the country side. For this beautiful depiction, we find distinct elements that are unique to the earlier works of George Lawrence...
Oil, Board, Canvas
$187
"Burst of Creativity" (contemporary impressionist floral painting on paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this floral artwork I experience the world of nature through the bright colors of a summer period. While painting, I sought to capture the beauty of summer flowers which are full...
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
$4,000
Yellow Valley, Flowers, Impressionism, 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, Subject: Yellow Valley...
Canvas, Oil
Indians in a Canoe on Lake Tahoe with Snow Covered Mountains - 19th Century Oil
By William Weaver Armstrong
Located in Soquel, CA
Indians in a Canoe on Lake Tahoe with Snow Covered Mountains - 19th Century Oil Impressionistic rendering of Lake Tahoe by American landscape painter William Weaver Armstrong (b. 1862 d. 1906.) In the foreground, a lone Indian holding a rifle stands looking out over Lake Tahoe on a path surrounded by evergreens and other alpine brush; in the distance are Indians with Eagle feather head dresses (painted in red for effect) in a canoe traversing the Lake. The foliage and figure are rendered with visible and expressive brushstrokes, with vibrant orange and yellow highlights on the figure. Behind this piece of land is Lake Tahoe and the snow covered Sierra mountains in the distance. On the lake there is a canoe with four people sitting in it, their reflections visible on the water. The lake and mountains in the distance are rendered in a smoother style than the foreground, with more blended brushstrokes and colors. The sky is clear and painted a pale blue color with strong cyan tones. The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California are the original, aboriginal people of the Lake Tahoe Basin, known as dáɁaw (the lake) to them, a land they've inhabited for millennia, expertly managing resources and using controlled burns for healthy forests before European settlement. They are organized into bands, including the Welmélti, páwalu, and huŋalélti, and their deep spiritual and cultural connection to the lake. Signed "W. W. Armstrong" in bottom right corner. Titled "Lake Taho Cal" by the artist on stretcher bars. Canvas size: 30" H x 50" W William Weaver Armstrong was born in Ontario, New York in 1862, during the first year of the American Civil War. His father was also a painter and taught him as a child. When Armstrong was 12 years old, his family moved west and eventually settled in Oakland, California. He was raised in Oakland and eventually became a painter based out of the city, being listed so by the Oakland City Directory in 1887. He made frequent trips around California, painting the landscape from Santa Cruz to the Northern border with Oregon. He also owned a carriage painting...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
"Hill Country Pond" Texas Hill Country
Located in San Antonio, TX
R.D. Enright "Hill Country Pond" (1921 - 1983) Texas Image Size: 24 x 30 Frame Size: 31 x 37 Medium: Oil Biography R.D. Enright (1921 - 1983) Roland...
Oil
$426Sale Price|36% Off
Yorkshire Dales Road and Stone Houses in Summer Light English Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Yorkshire Dales Road and Stone Houses in Summer Light English Landscape By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 9.5 inches (height) x 12 inches...
Watercolor
Pine in the Blue Lagoon
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
I put positive emotions and impressions from nature sketches painted in Oludeniz into this painting, mixing impressionism and realism to convey the living energy of nature. Turquoise...
Canvas, Oil
"Blooming yard of Greece"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "Blooming yard of Greece" 70.0 X 80.0 CM / 27.5 X 31.5IN HIGH QUALITY oil on canvas Signed on the front and back Dated...
Canvas, Oil
$1,342Sale Price|54% Off
Ballet Dancer by Jules Schyl, Pastel on paper, Similarities with Degas
By Jules Schyl
Located in Stockholm, SE
Jules Schyl (Sweden, 1893-1977) Title: Ballet Dancers A Ballet Dancer painting is a rare find for an artist mostly known for his oeuvre with Cubism and Expressionist paintings. The current painting has many similarities with Degas sketches...
Paper, Crayon, Pastel
Paysage de l'Oise - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Victor Vignon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas landscape by French impressionist painter Victor Alfred Paul Vignon. The piece depicts a view of scenery in Oise, a department in the north of France, ...
Oil, Canvas
"Clearing Skies Over Heisler Park" Southern California Scene
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
An atmospheric oil painted on from a study created on location in Laguna Beach, California by noted California artist Jacobus Baas, "Clearing Skies Over Heisler Park" exhibits the su...
Oil
Pastel Valley Landscape Impressionism 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 Linen Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism, Title: Pastel Valley, Size: 20" x 27.5" x ...
Canvas, Oil
Woman Artist, Portrait, 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: 2014 Style: Portrait Title: Woman Artist, Size: 27.5"...
Canvas, Oil
Entwined Roots ІІ
By Iryna Bondar
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Entwined Roots ІІ” is a large-scale figurative–abstract painting from the series Rituals of the Invisible. The work explores family relationships, memory, and the invisible bonds th...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Hold Firm" - Original Gouache Landscape Painting on Paper
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
“Hold Firm” is a plein air painting by Judd Mercer, created on location in Laguna Beach, California, USA. The piece captures the coastal rock formations and breaking waves along the ...
Paper, Gouache
"Quiet Harbor"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting is filled with the light and air of evening. The yachts seem to dissolve in the shimmering water and sky. The brushstrokes are light and vibrant—the artist doesn't striv...
Canvas, Oil
$485Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of Highland Landscape with Trees and River
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Highland Landscape with Trees and River By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11...
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Mt. Shasta Landscape in Oil on Illustration Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century Mt. Shasta Landscape in Oil on Illustration Board A beautiful and substantial painting of a distant view of snow capped Mount Shasta "in the style of" Lorenz Grif...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$1,123
„Silent path“, oil painting, landscape, wall art, country side, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
The landscape painting "Silent Path" invites the viewer into a peaceful countryside scene, where a quiet dirt path winds through sunlit meadows toward a distant village. Painted en p...
Oil, Panel
Fernand Lantoine (1876 - 1956). Coastal landscape. Oil on board, signed.
By Fernand Lantoine
Located in Paris, FR
Fernand LANTOINE (Maretz 1876 - Paris 1956) Coastal landscape Oil on board Signed lower right 10,7 x 11 cm Fernand Lantoine was a painter and illustrator from northern France. Afte...
Oil, Board
"Along the River" 20th Century American Colorful Oil Painting of Landscape Trees
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful depiction of a colorful landscape with puffed trees by the country side. For this beautiful depiction, we find distinct elements that are unique to the earlier works of O...
Canvas, Oil
Spiritus I – Quies
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work explores the themes of inner peace and harmony. The central figure is enveloped in golden light and merges with the natural world to form a unified image of a guardian spir...
Canvas, Acrylic
Vermithor, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A laptop displays a scene from House of the Dragon, an HBO television series. A lone figure stands before a dragon named Vermithor. Warm lights glowing in the b...
Oil
The Evening Lake
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting captures a stunning sunset over a calm lake. The water perfectly mirrors the vibrant colors and soft clouds above. Сlouds catch the last light of day, adding depth to th...
Oil, Cardboard
Vintage European Impressionist Coastal Cliff Seascape Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage European coastal cliff scene oil painting. Oil on canvas-board. Framed. Measuring: 12 by 14 inches overall, and 8 by 10 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang a...
Oil
Avenue Des Champs Elysees
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antoine Blanchard French, 1910-1988 Avenue Des Champs Elysees Oil on canvas 18 ¼ by 21 ¾ in, w/ frame 29 by 32 ¼ in Signed lower right Inventory Number: 01874 Antoine Blanchard is...
Canvas, Oil
$1,479Sale Price|20% Off
Spring Blossoms in a Countryside Landscape Painting French Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Spring Blossom Signed by André Couchet (French mid 20th century) Oil painting on canvas, framed Framed: 18 x 21 inches Condition: The painting is in lovely condition, with rich color...
Oil
Duo, Oil Painting
By Judy Mackey
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Two large white hydrangea blooms fill a simple vase, their presence creating a quiet, intimate focus. Painted alla prima with a palette knife, the work is rich ...
Oil
"Mme Renoir et Pierre dans une barque" pochoir
By (after) Pierre Auguste Renior
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph with pochoir coloring (after the 1885 watercolor). Printed in 1948 on Johannot paper for the "Seize Aquarelles et Sanguines de Renoir" portfolio and published in P...
Lithograph, Stencil
$1,387Sale Price|20% Off
Provencal Village South of France 1960's French Post-Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Provencal Village Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Oil, Canvas
Jesus Christ, Portrait, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Litvinov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Cardboard Style: Classic Figurative Year: 2001 Title: Jesus Christ Size: 20.5"...
Oil, Canvas
$920Sale Price|20% Off
1940's San Ynez Valley Indian Trail Sunset
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant mid century California landscape of the beautiful San Ynez Valley Indian Trail with Native American children walking towards the sunset by H. Hansen (American, 20th Century), 1944. The small figures walk through a majestic, sprawling landscape full of plants, rocks, and tall trees flanking this gorgeous trail that leads towards an epic mountain range in the distance. Signed and dated "H. Hansen 1944" lower left corner. Label on verso with title and "Rubicon Lodge" (an old California...
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
L'Enfant au Biscuit (Jean Renoir) - Lithograph by Pierre Auguste Renoir - 1899
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 100 prints, not signed. One of the most celebrated graphic works of Renoir, showing his son, the future Director Jean Renoir. Belogs to the suite “L’Album d’estampes orig...
Lithograph
$3,000
"Palo Corona, Carmel Valley" Contemporary realist plein air painting, California
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Palo Corona, Carmel Valley" is a contemporary realist plein air painting in California. Artist Bio Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, Cali...
Oil, Panel
"Boats at the pier"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting depicts a quiet French harbor, bathed in the soft light of the morning sun. Small fishing boats bob near the old wooden pier, their brightly painted sides—red, blue, and...
Canvas, Oil
$1,349Sale Price|20% Off
Pont Marie Bridge Paris River Seine 1950's Mid Century French Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Le Pont Marie, Paris French Impressionist artist, signed and dated 58' oil on canvas, framed in original Montparnasse frame. framed: 28 x 35 inches canvas: 22 x 29 inches Provenanc...
Oil, Canvas
Close Of Day - river landscape painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
A summer landscape with sunset and water is a great decoration for any interior. Evening is a momentary state of nature, but it's amazing at the same time. Dawns and sunsets always ...
Oil, Board
Autumn 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: 2017 Style: Impressionism Title: Autumn Landscape Size: 23.5" x 39.5" ...
Canvas, Oil
"Bouquet with hydrangeas 01
Located in Zofingen, AG
Hydrangeas look very graceful against a blue background. The bouquet is framed by green branches. White flowers represent purity and tenderness. Seeing such a bouquet it is impossibl...
Canvas, Acrylic
Antique 19 century Pastoral Genre Original Oil Canvas Painting European School
Located in Palm Coast, FL
An atmospheric 19th-century European School oil on canvas, depicting a serene pastoral scene with a young woman and child beside a tethered animal near a rustic dwelling, set within ...
Oil
$556Sale Price|20% Off
Two Figures Walking Through A Quiet Village Lane French Landscape Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunlit Country Roads Signed by Fanch Lel Size: 13 x 16 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board , unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks a...
Oil
California Sunset Landscape - "In The Distance"
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative landscape of a glowing sunset over calm waters by California artist Max Flandorfer (American, b. 1962). Signed "Max Flandorfer" lower left. Signed, titled "In the Distance" and dated 2011 on verso. Presented in giltwood frame. Image, 16"H x 20"W. Primarily a plein air painter, Max is an avid outdoors man and is always seeking to capture that spiritual and the humble quality of nature. His work evokes a restful, contemplative stillness that he seeks both in life and his art. Growing up in Miami, Flandorfer spent most weekends and summers outdoors in the Everglades, or on the water soaking up the rich color and beauty of the tropical landscape. He moved with his family to Ocean Springs, Mississippi for a brief period before moving out to California where he has lived for over 20 years. Mostly self-taught, he was forever drawing and sketching as a kid, but the beautiful landscape and rich artistic heritage of the Monterey Peninsula's artist colony that was the deciding influence on his later works. An illustration instructor, Jane Miller of the Monterey Peninsula College encouraged him to study early California greats such as Granville Redmond...
Oil, Canvas
Late 19th Century Cairn Terrier Puppies, Dog Portrait
By Katherine L Fitz
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming 19th-century painting of two Cairn Terrier puppies playing in sewing basket by Katherine L. Fitz (American, 19th Century). Written on verso, "Pa...
Cardboard, Oil
Autumn Waltz, Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Contemporary art Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on canvas Year: 202...
Canvas, Oil
The Trees at the George Ranch Texas Landscape Oil American Impressionism
By Steve Parker
Located in Houston, TX
Framed 19.5" x 25.5" The Trees at the George Ranch is an American impressionist landscape painting that was painted near Richmond TX which is about 30 miles from Houston. The Tree...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$877Sale Price|23% Off
Barcelona Harbor Montjuic Hill Coastal Landscape Oil Painting Mediterranean Port
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Mediterranean Harbor Barcelona Montjuic Coastal Landscape Oil Painting Spanish Post-Impressionist Port Scene Artist: Antonio Sala Herrero (Spanish, 1927–...
Canvas, Oil
$3,510
Frost and sun, Winter landscape oil painting, Plein air impressionist artwork
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
Winter sunny studies in the city are rare. This is due to the absence or small number of sunny days in the city in winter. Nevertheless, I use almost every opportunity to paint, and ...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$620Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Signed Spanish Flamenco Dancer Framed Elegant Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted Flamenco dancer portrait. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 20H by 16L.
Canvas, Oil
Cherry Wine, Original Painting
By Nava Lundy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A loose floral arrangement of roses in soft blush tones, accented with deeper red, rests in a glass vase against a muted, airy background. The blooms feel gentl...
Mixed Media
$8,639Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait of Elizabeth Ann Rodd British Edwardian Impressionist art oil painting
By Samuel Melton Fisher, R.A.
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British Edwardian Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted artist samuel Melton Fisher. Painted circa 1910 is a generous head and shoulders portrait of Elizabeth A...
Oil
$593Sale Price|20% Off
River Building Water Reflection French Oil Landscape Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Riverside Reflections Signed by Fanch Lel ( French School) Framed: 9.75 x 12.5 inches board: 6.5 x 9.25 inches Oil painting on cardboard, framed Condition: The painting is in good co...
Oil
$755Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Oil Painting Late Summer Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Late Summer Beach French School, mid-late 20th century unsigned oil painting on canvas textured paper (reverse side is smooth, the painted side looks and feels as canvas), unframed o...
Canvas, 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