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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$1,009
Cold Day. Pastel landscape painting, snow field, sky, autumn, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
In this pastel work, "Cold Day", the artist explores the rhythmic interplay between the raw earth and the first snow. The composition is grounded by a warm, sienna-toned field, punct...
Paper, Pastel
"Saint-Tropez Port" Harbor Scene Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
As a French Impressionist artist, most of Harry Deditch Dansky works were produced in the Mid-20th Century. He was known for his vibrant compositions and with a passion to portray li...
Canvas, Oil
"Paris, De Grands Augustins" 20th Century Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A stunning depiction of a lively scene in Paris "De Grands Augustins". There is a boat situated on the water near the busy street as figures are scene throughout. The tree lined stre...
Canvas, Oil
$3,300
'Autumn, Sunrise over Mt. Tom', Santa Barbara Artist, Ventura Art Museum, Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'R. Schloss' for Richard Schloss (American, born 1953) and dated 2014; additionally signed, dated and inscribed, verso. This notable California artist received ...
Canvas, Oil
$4,690
NYC train-original contemporary impressionism art-cityscape oil painting artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Canvas, Oil
Quiet Beginning - Impressionist Green Landscape Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sabrina Zhou’s Quiet Beginning, an intimate 9-inch tall by 11-inch wide oil painting on canvas, is a stunning exploration of color, light, and texture. Renowned for her impressionist...
Canvas, Oil
Sunset in Turunc
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
The heat of the day is already leaving, taking with it the worries of the past day. A tired fisherman hurries to the port with a catch. The singing of cicadas still does not cease, a...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Realistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Majestic Morning
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Majestic Morning oil/panel The image is 5.75 x 10 unframed, 9.75 x 13.50 framed signed LL Majestic Morning is a beautiful oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary...
Oil
Time to Move, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A mother and her child strike their camp for higher ground as the tide comes in with the occasional rogue wave. Artist Onelio Marrero and his wife live near the...
Oil
Abstract Muse, Abstract Figurative Original oil painting, one of a kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Hayk Gasparyan Work: Original oil Painting, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Cardboard, Year: 2025 Style: Abstract, Figurative Title: Abstract Muse Size: 13.5" x 17.5" x 0.1'' in...
Oil, Cardboard
$2,161Sale Price|20% Off
New York Street Scene Urban Landscape Painting from British Artist Collection
Located in Preston, GB
New York City Street Scene - an Original Painting by British Urban Landscape Artist Angela Wakefield. At measures 12 x 12 inches Frame measures 16 x 16 inches The character of New...
Paint, Oil, Acrylic, Board
$675
Stone Bridge Landscape, Mid Century Hand Colored Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed hand colored landscape lithograph of a stone bridge in the countryside by French artist Albert Aristide Seguin. Signed illegibly in the lower right corner, matches other e...
Paper, Color Pencil, Drypoint, Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Calm Winds - Peaceful California Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Peaceful landscape of sand dunes along a California beach with seagulls drifting overhead in a soft gray-blue sky, by a California artist. Signed "Noland" lower right. Presented in a...
Canvas, Oil
"Composition #59" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jeremy Mann's "Composition #59" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark city setting filled with fog and passerby. About the artist: Je...
Oil, Panel
French 1950's Signed Large Oil Painting Colourful Flowers in Vase Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers in a Vase French School, mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 29 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and ...
Oil, Canvas
Spring Fantasy, Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape
Located in Beachwood, OH
Abel Warshawsky (American 1883-1962) Spring Fantasy, 1948 Oil on artist's board Signed lower right and verso 16 x 13 inches 20 x 17 inches, framed Impressionist painter A.G. Warshaw...
Oil
Charles Henry Miller Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Charles Henry Miller (American, 1842-1922) Untitled (New York Landscape), c. 1900 Oil on canvas laid on foam 6 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. Signed lower left: C.H.M. Charles Henry Miller was a noted artist and painter of landscapes from Long Island, New York. The American poet Bayard Taylor called him, "The artistic discoverer of the little continent of Long Island." Miller was educated at Mount Washington Collegiate Institute, and graduated in medicine at the New York Homeopathic Institute in 1864. Before his graduation, he had occasionally painted pictures, and in 1860 he exhibited The Challenge Accepted at the National Academy of Design, in New York City. He lived in Queens at the summer estate, Queenslawn, originally purchased by his parents. He went abroad in 1864 and again in 1867, and was a pupil in the Bavarian Royal Academy at Munich under the instruction of Adolf Lier. After the 1874 death of his father, Jacob Miller, who was a wealthy architect and builder, Miller received a large inheritance that allowed him to paint as an independent artist for the remainder of his long life. He worked seriously and exhibited regularly, including at international exhibitions. The majority of his oil paintings depict Long Island subjects, especially those in and around Queens Village. Fed up with the development of the eastern part of Queens (present-day Nassau County), he began to spend part of his summers in East Marion, Long Island, c. 1910. Here he spent his time sketching and painting the surrounding areas. In 1885 he published The Philosophy of Art in America, using the pseudonym Carl De Muldor (he was descended from the De Muldor family). His work was recognized: in 1873, he was elected an associate of the National Academy of Design and an academician in 1875. He served as president of the New York Art Club in 1879 and of the American Committee at the Munich International Exposition in 1883. Legacy and honors • In 1910 Miller founded the Queens Borough Allied Arts & Crafts Society. • A New York City public school, Queens P.S. 33, was once named for him. • 1878, gold medal awarded by the Massachusetts Charitable Association • 1885, gold medal at the World's Exposition in New Orleans. Following is a list, which includes many of his known exhibitions: • National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1860-61, 1865-67, 1870-1921 • Brooklyn Art Association, Brooklyn, NY, 1872-84, 1891-92 • Artist's Fund Society, New York, NY, 1874 (exhibition & sale), 1886 (exhibition & sale) • Century Association, New York, NY, (1874-1917) • Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA, 1876 (prize) • Society of American Artists, New York, NY, (1878-1882) • Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, Boston, MA, 1878 (prize) • Paris International Exposition, Paris, France, 1878, 1889 • American Water Color Society Exhibition, New York, NY, 1879 • Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia , PA, 1879-99 • Boston Art Club, Boston, MA, 1880-1907 (prize) • Union League Club, New York, NY, 1880 • Lotos Club, New York, NY, 1880, 1896, 1899-1900, 1906 • Salons of Paris, Paris, France, 1882 • International Exhibition, Munich, Germany, 1883 (president & exhibitor) • New Orleans Exposition, New Orleans, LA, 1885 (prize) • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1888-89, 1891, 1894-98, 1904 • Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, New York, NY, 1889 (exhibition & sale) • World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL, 1892 • Frederick A. Chapman Gallery, New York, NY, 1898 (solo) • Miller Studio...
Canvas, Foam, Oil
Mid Century French Illustration Yellow Daffodil Watercolour Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Watercolor
$600
Spring Fever, Psychedelic Lithograph by Ronald Julius Christensen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Spring Fever Ronald Julius Christensen, American (1923–1999) Date: 1980 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 295 Size: 42 x 29.5 in. (106.68 x 74.93 cm)
Lithograph
$507Sale Price|20% Off
French Harbour Scene with Sailing Boats and Seafront Houses in Le Croisic
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Harbour Scene with Sailing Boats and Seafront Houses in Le Croisic By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 6.25 x 7.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed...
Oil
Shimmering Surf Heat
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
$2,200
"A PATH IN THE HILLS OF TEXAS" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY Framed: 25 x 29
Located in San Antonio, TX
Palmer Chrisman (1913 - 1984) Austin Artist Image Size: 20 x 24 Frame Size: 25 x 29 Medium: Oil "Path in the Hills" Texas Hill Country Palmer Chrisman (1913 - 1984) Palmer Chrisman ...
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,...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$182Sale Price|20% Off
Tropical flora. miniature oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original small oil painting on canvas . How often are we in the moment, genuinely captivated by the beauty of nature, connecting with ourselves? Filled with the nature of Thailand,...
Canvas, Oil
''Pre autumn warmth"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting captures a fleeting moment when summer still lingers, but autumn is already approaching. Thick, textured brushstrokes convey the warmth of sunlit earth, where the last f...
Canvas, Oil
$20,624
Interieur - Effet de Lampe - Impressionist Interior Oil by Edouard Cortes
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in interior oil on canvas circa 1920 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Leon Cortes. This charming and nostalgic work depicts a family in a typical Breton kitchen scene. An elderly lady is seated at the table with her back to the artist and a young girl also sits at the table beside a bowl of oranges and a carafe of red wine. Another lady stands at the table under the light of the lamp. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 29.5"x34" Unframed: 21.5"x26" Provenance: Salon des Independants - 1922 exhibition Galleries Maurice Sternberg - Chicago Original artists label with title and number "9" on the reverse. Edouard Leon Cortes, the son of the painter Antonio Cortès, was sent to the front during World War I to sketch enemy positions. In civilian life, his base was in Lagny in the former studio of Cavallo-Peduzzi. Although he travelled extensively in France. Notably in Normandy, Brittany, the Champagne region and Savoy painting...
Canvas, Oil
$750Sale Price|50% Off
‘Yellow and Red Umbrellas’ Beach Seascape Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Toronto, ON
Impasto style brushwork creates a vibrant beach day with colourful umbrellas. Strong impressionist influence can be seen through the gestural brushstrokes, with figures dotting the s...
Canvas, Oil
$9,974Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait of a Lady in Pink - Victorian Impressionist art female oil painting
By Edyth Starkie
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British Victorian Impressionist portrait oil painting is attributed to Edyth Starkie. Painted circa 1890 it is a half length portrait of a blonde haired lady in a gold an...
Oil
$1,442Sale Price|20% Off
“Alpine valley” Original impressionistic landscape. Framed. Oil painting.
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork captures a breathtaking landscape where majestic mountains rise prominently in the background. The rugged, textured peaks are depicted with meticulous detail, showcasing...
Canvas, Oil
$432Sale Price|20% Off
French Quarter Scene (Behind St. Louis Cathedral - New Orleans Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A Nestor Fruge watercolor of a French Quarter scene. Born in Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana in 1916, Nestor Hippoyle Fruge spent parts of his painting career ...
Watercolor
$2,496Sale Price|20% Off
Illuminated
By John McLeod
Located in Denver, CO
Nude figure with candlelight
Oil
Landscape #III
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape #III' c.2000 is an original color monotype by American artist Thomas (Tom) Monaghan, b. 1961. It is hand signed and numbered 1/1 in pencil by the artist. The image (plate mark) size is 8 x 15.75 inches, the sheet size is 15 x 22 inches. it is in excellent condition, has never been framed. About the artist: Born in Chicago in 1961, Monaghan received his MFA from the University Northern Illinois. He moved west to Sonoma County in his mid-twenties and starting showing in galleries in San Francisco in the early 1990's, his move having a profound impact on his painting. The first impression of that sparkle on water upon the great lakes in Chicago continue his drive to seek out natural beauty in the landscape. Monaghan has had regional acclaim and International showing, include, International Art Fairs in San Francisco in 2011 and 2012. Selected exhibitions 1993 Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA., 1993 Heirloom Gallery, Chicago, I., 1994 Marinscapes., 1995 John Mallon, Editions Limited, Indianapolis, IN., 1996 Marinscapes., 1997 John Mallon, Editions Limited, Indianapolis, IN., 1998 Ira Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA., 2000 Erickson & Elins Gallery, San Francisco, CA ., 2001 Ira Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA, 2002 Ira Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA., Erickson Fine Art Gallery 2008. Selected collections The Prudential, Merrill Lynch, LaSalle National Bank, Chicago Mercantile Exchange...
Monotype
$1,000
Fishing Boats, nautical, 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: 2022 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Fishing Boats, Size: 18" x 28" ...
Canvas, Oil
“Untitled (Low Country Home)” American Impressionist Spanish Moss South Carolina
Located in Yardley, PA
An exceptional work by George Waller Parker (1888-1957) of a home in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Perhaps the best example of Parker’s work to be offered in recent decades, this w...
Oil, Board
$692Sale Price|20% Off
"Morning in a cafe.» original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait of a woman. Morning in a cafe, a cup of aromatic coffee. The city is waking up, the noise of cars, the sun's glare on the cafe windows. A new day begins.
Canvas, Acrylic
Becquet
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Plano, TX
J. Becquet, Sculptor (The Fiddler). 1859. Drypoint. Kennedy 52 state iv; Glasgow 62. state i. 10 1/8 x 7 1/2 (sheet 15 5/16 x 9 3/4). Series: "Sixteen Etchings or Scenes on the Thame...
Drypoint, Etching
$772Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Overlooking the Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
House overlooking the Sea by Charles Martin-Sauvaigo (French 1881-1970) * see notes below French Impressionist painter oil painting on wooden panel unframed size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches c...
Oil
$2,874Sale Price|20% Off
Expressive Plein Air Study from Engelsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
This intimate plein air study by Olof Arborelius captures the quiet beauty of a sunlit forest edge reflected in still water. The confident, spontaneous brushwork and delicate handlin...
Oil, Board
'Big Surf, Point Lobos' California Impressionism, Carmel Art Association, Taos
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Edward Norton Ward' (American, born 1928) and painted circa 1960; additionally signed, verso, and titled 'Heavy Seas, Pt. Lobos'. A substantial evening seascape...
Canvas, Oil
$3,724
The Boltons - original cityscape oil painting contemporary impressionist artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Linen, Oil
"051 - Plein Air-Englewood, CO" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Gouache Painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "051 - Plein Air-Englewood, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a landscape during sunset. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary landscape pai...
Paper, Gouache
Roses Cast Aside
Located in North Clarendon, VT
A wonderful Boston School still life, Roses Cast Aside. Oil on canvas, no visible signature, 9" x 12", 12.5" x 15.5" framed.
Oil
$1,883Sale Price|30% Off
Mediterranean Painting of Lake Como in Italy by 20th Century American Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Mediterranean Painting of Lake Como in Italy by 20th Century American Artist, J W Wagner Art measures 28 x 20 inches Frame measures 33 x 25 inches Professionally cleaned and re-framed in a high quality shabby chic off-white moulding Early 20th Century Vintage Original Painting...
Canvas, Oil
'The Seine & the Pont Neuf', Impressionist View of Paris, Bras de la Rive Droite
By Georges-Dominique Rouault
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Georges Rouault' for Georges Dominique Rouault (French, 1904-2002) and painted circa 1965. Born in 1904, Georges Domini...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
$865
Frosty Sky. Horizontal landscape painting, snow, purple, sun, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
"Frosty Sky" is a poetic and deeply atmospheric watercolor that captures the ethereal beauty of a winter horizon at dusk. The painting evokes the crisp, biting stillness of the "blue...
Paper, Watercolor
"Lilac in the light" Flowers, Lilac cm. 71 x 65 oil
Located in Torino, IT
Flowers,Garden ,Lilac ,Purple,Spring Russian art Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) MUSEUMS Moscow, Tret’jakov Gallery Moscow, USSR Artists Collec...
Oil
Hot Flash - Impressionist Pastel Landscape Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Hot Flash 12.0 x 9.0 x 0.1, 1.0 lbs Pastel on archival paper Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "The color red has significant meaning in many cultures around the world ...
Pastel
"Evening courtyard"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting depicts a flowering courtyard tree, spreading its branches against the backdrop of a Greek courtyard bathed in soft evening light. The warm hues of the sunset—gold, ochr...
Canvas, Oil
Figures In The Busy Jardin Luxembourg Parisian Gardens Signed Oil Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Luxembourg Gardens, Paris Figures by the Fountain Signed French Oil Painting French School, late 20th century signed lower left & verso oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 26 x 32 inch...
Oil
$3,550
Summer Season, 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 Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism, Title: Summer Season, Size: 28.5" x 56.5...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Oil On Canvas Still Life With Flowers And Japanese Satsuma Porcelain
Located in Gavere, BE
"Oil On Canvas Still Life With Flowers And Japanese Satsuma Porcelain" Painting very rich in colors with beautiful dimensions The whole sold with a sublime frame in perfect condition...
Canvas, Oil
The river in the summer. Cardboard, oil, 32x49 cm
By Janis Galzons
Located in Riga, LV
The river in the summer. Cardboard, oil, 32x49 cm
Oil, Cardboard
Angels and Patrons, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero portrays his niece examining Jules Bastien-Lepage’s 1879 painting of Joan of Arc receiving her life-changing vision. Set within a room...
Oil
$877Sale Price|20% Off
1950s French Post Impressionist Nude Figure Laying In The Summers Day Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Pastel
Suzdal. Horse riding
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This piece captures the serene harmony between tradition and nature. Using oil, I sought to evoke the peaceful rhythm of horse riding against the historic backdrop, blending impressi...
Canvas, Oil
Harbor, Print on Canvas, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Print on Canvas Subject: Harbor, Size: 12" x 15" x 0.8''inch, 30x38x2cm Unframed, Stretched on the wooden bar, Gallery Wrapped, Ready to Hang All works a...
Canvas, Color
Landscape Oil Painting, Impressionist Style, Signed, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Oil on Canvas Signed Bottom Right Bernard Cathelin was born in Paris and used his art to project the love for his country he maintained throughout his life. As a student of the École...
Oil, Canvas
San Geronimo Days - Taos, New Mexico Portrait. Native American Culture.
By Leon Gaspard
Located in Marco Island, FL
This is a vibrant painting of a mid-century American man juxtaposed against the brilliant traditional dress of the native people of New Mexico. A self-portrait of the artist Leon Ga...
Linen, Oil
$576
Winter Sunset. Horizontal landscape painting, snow, purple, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
"Winter Sunset" is a dramatic and deeply atmospheric watercolor that captures the brief, intense burst of color that illuminates a cold, quiet winter evening. The painting evokes a m...
Paper, Watercolor
Snow-Covered Boulevard in Maryino, Impressionist Oil on Canvas, Framed
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This life study depicts a tranquil winter landscape of a poplar-lined boulevard in Maryino, where a blanket of snow envelops a row of bare trees. The composition draws viewers into a...
Canvas, Oil