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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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
Drifting at Your Own Pace
Located in Zofingen, AG
Medium: Acrylic on canvas. Size: 80 × 100 cm. Presentation: Stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. This work is a reflection on the freedom to live at one's own pace. The a...
Canvas, Acrylic
Between Stillness
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work captures a moment suspended in time, where nothing is rushed and nothing is required. Set within the quiet presence of nature, the scene speaks of shared stillness and unsp...
Acrylic, Canvas
"Tuckamony Farm Solebury PA " Bucks County Impressionist Pastoral Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A charming impressionist pastoral scene depicting Spring in Tuckamony Farm Solebury PA Pleasant, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic manner. Christopher...
Oil, Board
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
"Bring Me a Turkish Delight" (2021) Expressionist Animal Portrait, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Bring Me a Turkish Delight draws on the legacy of the mosaics in the Palace of the Normans in Palermo, Sicily where animals were depicted with symbolic weight and decorative beauty. ...
Cotton, Oil
$3,500
Pink Almond Blossom Impressionism Art Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Anna Privaloff Title: Pink Almond Blossom Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 36 x 47" x 1" inch (90 x 120 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Galler...
Canvas, Oil
Winter Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden Winter Farm Study
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Farm Study oil/canvas panel 6 x 8 image unframed, 9.75 x 11.75 x 1.5 framed signed LL I enjoy playing with light in my paintings and creating a mood while trying to push the r...
Oil
"Spring Ferry Rd Point Pleasant " Impressionist Pastoral Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist pastoral scene depicting Spring in Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic manner. Christopher is known for capturi...
Oil, Board
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
Greatness of the Carpathians Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Greatness of the Carpathians Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2018 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 39.5" x 39.5" x 1" inch ( 100 x 100 x 2cm) Presentati...
Canvas, Oil
$14,000Sale Price|20% Off
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
I will wait you in our garden, My Dear
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 Will Wait for You in Our Garden, My Dear belongs...
Acrylic, Canvas
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...
Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars, Wood Panel
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
American Impressionist Artist Charles Curtis Allen NA Two Trees Oil painting
By Charles Curtis Allen
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Two Trees oil/board, image is 11.13 x 15.13 unframed, 15 x 19 framed Signed LL. Could benefit from a cleaning. In as untouched purchased condition. Brief Biography from ASKART ...
Oil
«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
$927Sale Price|45% 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
La Petite Fille - Etching by Edouard Manet - 1861
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and drypoint on paper. Beautiful proof of 2nd state on 2, probably from the second Cadart edition of 1874. Signed in the plate on top right. Two holes in the center on top...
Paper, Drypoint, Etching
Huge Equestrian Fox Hunt Oil Painting, English Hunting Scene, Framed, Signed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This impressive large-scale oil painting depicts a classic fox hunting scene, capturing riders, horses, and hounds in full pursuit across the countryside. Richly detailed and full of...
Oil
$1,272Sale Price|35% Off
Impressionist Oil Painting of Eiffel Tower Paris with Figures by American Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Impressionist Oil Painting of Eiffel Tower Paris with Figures & Shops by American Artist, Caroline C Burnett (1877-1950) Art measures 16 x 12 i...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$4,720Sale Price|20% Off
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
$1,975
1930's California Mountain Trail Landscape, Original Oil Painting, Signed
By Sidney L. Brock
Located in Soquel, CA
1930's California Mountain Trail Landscape, Original Oil Painting, Signed A beautiful 1930's landscape titled "Trail into California Mountains" by Oklahoman artist Sidney Lorenzo Br...
Linen, Oil
Summer's Onslaught, Signed Screen Print by Jon Carsman
By Jon Carsman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Summer's Onslaught by Jon Carsman, (1944 - 1987) Date: circa 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Image Size: 25.5 x 17.5 inches Size: 30 in. x 22 in. ...
Screen
Fishing Boats Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Fishing Boats Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 9" x 13.5" x 0.8" inch (23 x 34 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wr...
Canvas, Oil
"Summer is always with you."4
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
Alpine Glow above Caples Lake
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist FRAMED: 11.75" x 13.75" x 1.5" UNFRAMED: 8" x 10" SIGNED: Lower Left Artist Statement "A plein-air painting done over the course ...
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Mid Century Reflecting Mountains Norwegian Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene mid-century landscape of mountains reflecting over a fjord in Norway by an unknown artist, Circa 1940's. Unsigned. Displayed in a rustic giltwood frame. Image, 20"H x 24"W. Fr...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$1,053Sale 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
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Realism Ocean Seascape Painting Michael Budden Moonrise Marsh
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Moonrise Marsh Gulls 12 x 18 unframed 17.88 x 24 framed. Signed LR Moonlight Marsh is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showca...
Oil
$8,700
Hot summer Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Hot Summer Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2022 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 45" x 47" x 1" inch ( 115 x 120 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery ...
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Impressionist Coastal Lake Seascape Sunburst SkyOil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage impressionist lake landscape oil painting with sunburst thru the clouds. Oil on canvas. Measuring: 9.5 by 12 inches overall, and 8.5 by 11 painting alone.
Oil, Canvas
'Winter Landscape', Woman Artist, New York, Washington, Impressionist Snow Scene
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, lower right, 'Mary B. Redfield' for Mary Bannister Redfield (American, born 1883) and painted circa 1925. Titled, indistinctly, on original card (a photo copy will accompany ...
Oil, Canvas, Masonite
Place de Clichy Paris cityscape mid-century arcjitecture painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Parisian street scene depicts Place de Clichy. Watercolor and pencil on paper. Sheet measures 14 x 20 inches. Signed illegibly lower right and on back.
Watercolor, Pencil
$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
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
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
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
It's Snowing Again Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: It's Snowing Again Medium: Oil on Hardboard Year: 2021 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 19'' x 23.5" x 0.3" inch (48 x 60x 1cm) Presentation: Unfra...
Canvas, Oil
Early Spring Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Early Spring Medium: Oil on Hardboard Year: 2017 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 8" x 18" x 0.3" inch (36 x 46 x 1cm) Presentation: Unframed, Type...
Canvas, Oil
$1,755
On the Meadow landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: On the Meadow Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2021 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 23.5" x 31.5" x 1" inch ( 60 x 80 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gal...
Canvas, Oil
Echo of Morning Color
Located in Edinburgh, GB
In the stillness of the morning, colors don’t shout—they quietly echo. White petals absorb the twilight of the fading night, and the warmth of a peach blossom sounds like the first, ...
Oil
River Behind Lake, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A mother and her children spend a quiet moment by a lake. Artist Carolyn Steward adds trees and pink hills, creating depth and childlike joy to the scene. Soft ...
Oil
"Coast Storm" - Impressionist Ocean and Skyscape, Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
ARTIST STATEMENT Sparky LeBold has made a name for himself both in America and abroad over the course of his stellar career. Since graduating from Art Center College of Design in P...
Canvas, Oil
$850
Beach & Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Summer Sky
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Summer Sky oil/panel 6 x 8 unframed, 9.5 x 11.5 framed Summer Sky is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful day at t...
Oil
Crimean Mountains Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Crimean Mountains Medium: Oil on Hardboard Year: 2014 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.5" x 0.2" inch (21 x 21 x 1cm) Presentation: Unframed...
Canvas, Oil
Village Landscape impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Village Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 14" x 17" x 0.8" inch (35 x 45 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrapped on...
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century French Impressionist River Landscape Oil Painting
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
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
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
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
Pastel Cloud Sketch Lavender minimalist abstract sky painting
Located in COOMERA, QLD
"Pastel Cloud Sketch Lavender" is a beautiful cloud study rendered in acrylic on canvas. The artwork features soft pastel hues, predominated by lavender and white, that blend seamles...
Canvas, Acrylic
$594Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Landscape with a Purple Stormy Sky Textured 1970's Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Landscape French, circa 1970 Signed & dated oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 15 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condition Description...
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
Paysage, Signed Impressionist Lithograph by Jean Claude Picot
Located in Long Island City, NY
Since 1956, Jean Claude Picot has been a full-time professional artist. He has seriously studied the works of the Fauvist masters Vlaminck, Derain and Matisse. Like these great maste...
Lithograph
$916Sale Price|27% Off
Mediterranean Coastal Landscape, Oil on Canvas, 1950s, 61x46 cm
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Antoni Llobet Aracil Mediterranean Coastal Landscape Artist: Antoni Llobet Aracil Date: c. 1950–1965 Medium: Oil on canvas Artwork dimensions: 61 × 46 cm (24.0 × 18.1 in) Dimensio...
Oil
Spring Bloom Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Spring Bloom Medium: Oil on Cardboard Year: 2021 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 10" x 19" x 0.2" inch ( 25 x 48 x 1cm) Presentation: Unframed, Ty...
Canvas, Oil
"Siren Song" - Impressionist Coast and Waterscape, Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
ARTIST STATEMENT Sparky LeBold has made a name for himself both in America and abroad over the course of his stellar career. Since graduating from Art Center College of Design in P...
Canvas, Oil
$925Sale Price|20% Off
„Whispering of spring“, oil painting, floral still life, home decor, flowers
Located in Oslo, NO
Whispering of Spring captures the quiet elegance of a fresh spring bouquet, painted from life with soft, expressive brushstrokes. Delicate white and soft blue blossoms gracefully eme...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Omen" - Original Animal Portrait, Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
About the artist: I am an oil painter based out of Southern Maine. My subject matter focuses mainly on animals and capturing a sense of movement and narrative through the captivat...
Oil, Panel
"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
"Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom" Impressionistic Landscape Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Waltsak has portrayed this piece in a most intimate yet energetic way and has packed much feeling ...
Oil, Board
$48Sale Price|20% Off
La Terrasse Offset Print, Impressionist Style, Circa 1918, Excellent
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare exhibition poster features Pierre Bonnard’s La Terrasse, created around 1918–1920, and published as part of the Collection of European Masters for the Kunstsammlung Nordrhe...
Offset
$1,717
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