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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$6,207Sale Price|20% Off
The primrose yellow dress Vladimir Ezhakov. contemporary Russian Artist
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
The main theme of his works are portraits. He chooses contrasting and sensual colors, making confident and powerful strokes. The image of a woman in the artist's works remains both c...
Oil
$125,000
Devon Farm
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Devon Farm Oil on canvas, 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm) Framed dimensions 52 1/2 x 44 3/4 inches Signed lower right: Schofield Provenance Private collection, New York, until 202...
Canvas, Oil
$461Sale Price|20% Off
Diptych "Dandelions"
Located in Zofingen, AG
the size of artworks 25x25 cm -- each piece This spring, the yellow dandelions were in full bloom on the green lawn in front of our house. How charming they are, not only when they...
Oil, Panel
"Tea Party" (2024), Original Oil Painting, Nude Female
Located in Denver, CO
"Tea Party" by Kirsten Savage is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a woman sitting on an orange couch, in a sheer white skirt, holding a cup of tea. Kirsten ...
Oil, Panel
"Lookout" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Original Oil Painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Lookout" (2022) is an original handmade oil painting depicting a rocky coastline with a small building on top of one of the boulders. Artist bio/statement ...
Oil, Wood Panel
1920s Colorado Landscape by John E. Thompson
Located in Denver, CO
This charming 1920s oil on canvas by celebrated Colorado modernist John E. Thompson (1882–1966) beautifully captures the quiet majesty of the Rocky Mountain landscape. Signed lower l...
Oil
Figures Drinking in a Cosy Wooden Warm Lit Pub British Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Warm Lit Pub Interior Signed By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper on board, framed - glass covered Framed: 16 x 18.5 inches Watercolour: 10 x 12 inches C...
Watercolor
$1,200
Impressionistic Seascape Ocean Sunrise Painting Michael Budden Morning Sun
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Morning Sun 7 x 10 unframed, 10.63 x 13.63 x 1.256 x 18 x 1.5 framed Morning Sun is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcase...
Oil
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Carmel Cottage with Flowers Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid century painting of Carmel stucco cottage and with gladiolas and Geraniums in planting beds by listed artist Helen Enoch Gleiforst (American,...
Masonite, Oil
$1,412
East Coast. Sunset. Landscape painting, evening, sea, sky, palms, lights
Located in Oslo, NO
This expressive watercolor captures the iconic, moody atmosphere of East Coast Park in Singapore at sunset. The artist focuses on the fleeting, dramatic moment when the tropical day ...
Paper, Watercolor
THE GARDEN TABLE AFTERNOON TEA YURI KROTOV contemporary Russian artist
By Yuri Krotov
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Yuri Krotov was born 1964 in Grivenskaya Cossack Settlement, Krasnodar Territory, located close to the Azov Sea. At the age of 8 he met a local painter G.A. Polugaev who became his ...
Oil
Mid Century Roses with Blue Vase Still Life
By Virgi Cokelberghs
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful still life of roses by Virginie (Virgi) Cokelberghs (Belgian, 1893-1967). Presented in a giltwood frame. Signed "Virgi Cokelberghs" lower right. Image size, 23.5"H x 19.25"W. Studied with Constant Montald...
Canvas, Oil
"Evening Luminosity" Dennis Sheehan, American Impressionist Evening Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Dennis Sheehan Evening Luminosity, circa 2025 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches Dennis Sheehan was born in Boston in 1950. His work is based upon the Barbizon School ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,789
"Wheat Under the Storm", Captivating Stormy Landscape of pre-Harvest Fields
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A golden wheat field stretches across the canvas under a bruised and restless sky, the grain bent slightly by an unseen wind that seems to arrive just ahead of the rain. Tire tracks ...
Canvas, Oil
Lakeside Cottage, Impressionist Oil Painting by Robert Moore
By Robert Moore
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Moore, American - Lakeside Cottage, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower right, Size: 24.25 x 48 in. (61.6 x 121.92 cm), Frame Size: 34 x 58 inches
Oil
$2,361
Loch Katrine Scottish Highlands Summer Landscape, antique signed oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950), signed Title: titled verso, "Loch Katrine" Medium: signed oil painting on canvas framed Size: fr...
Canvas, Oil
Mid 20th Century German Signed Oil Moody & Atmospheric Boats on River, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: German School, mid 20th century, signed by G.Muller Title: Moored Boats on the River Medium: oil on paper laid over board, framed Fram...
Oil
Landscape Painting, Framed, Antique, 42.5x50 cm, Good Condition
Located in Cotignac, FR
A mid-century Provençal landscape in gouache and watercolour on paper by French artist Gabrielle Ricard-Cordingley. Acquired from the artist's atelier. This artwork captures a vibra...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Landscape with Flowers
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape with Flowers" c.2000, is an oil painting on canvas by Chinese/American artist W.Eddie, b.1955. It is signed at the lower...
Oil
Look Up, Figurative, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Oleg Kateryniuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2022 Style: Figurative Art Title: Lo...
Canvas, Oil
Rhone Alps Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Alps Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Impre...
Canvas, Oil
$385Sale Price|30% Off
Apples for Pie Still Life, 9x15 Oil on Board, American Impressionist
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Apples for Pie by Lu Haskew Oil 9x14" image size Still Life Painting of Apples This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shipping pr...
Oil
Abstraction, Contemporary Art, Original Acrylic Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Voskan Galstian Work: Original Acrylic Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2022 Style: Abstract Art, Title: Abstraction, Size: 24" x...
Canvas, Oil
$3,000
Moonlight, Seascape Original Oil Painting on Linen, Night Sea, 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: 2024 Style: Impressionism Title: Moonlight Size: 17.5" x 23.5" x 0.8...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
British Impressionist Watercolor of a Farmhouse with a Figure Feeding Chickens
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Farmhouse with a Figure Feeding Chickens By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Signed: Yes ...
Watercolor
Sunrise in the Caribbean
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sunrise in the Caribbean - acrylic painting on canvas, 2024 55cm x 39cm, (21,5" x 15.3") The brush strokes are thick and impressionistic, alive with color and motion. This acrylic painting was created on canvas, with the painting continued around the edges. Morning illuminates the summer sunrise...
Oil, Acrylic
"Beach House Scene" American Impressionist Coastal Landscape Watercolor on Paper
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a playful depiction of a beach house scene of the ocean, sand, and view of a house with its garden with joyful colors and precious deta...
Paper, Watercolor
The Red Barn I
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
One of a kind, original oil painting on panel by Ovanes Berberian. Signed lower left. Framed Dimensions: 10" X 12.5"
Oil
"Gloucester Boats" Frederick Mulhaupt, Impressionist Gloucester Scene
Located in New York, NY
Frederick John Mulhaupt Gloucester Boats Signed lower left Oil on board 12 x 16 inches Born in Rock Port, Missouri, in 1871, Mulhaupt studied...
Oil, Board
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
"Sunset Pt. Lobos, CA" Coastal Landscape in Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
"Sunset Pt. Lobos, CA" Coastal Landscape in Oil on Linen Oil painting of a coastal landscape by Max Flandorfer (American, b. 1962). Large trees along a path are at the edge of a cliff overlooking the water. The cliff is covered in green grass. Below, there is a dark blue ocean...
Linen, Oil
Street Market
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Street Market" c. 1975, is an oil painting on canvas by noted Dutch artist Johannes Josephus Hovener, b.1936. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (canvas) size is 24 x 32 inches, framed size is 33.5 x 41.5 inches. Framed in original wooden gold frame, with fabric liner. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Johannes Josephus (Jan) Hovener (1936) Johannes Josephus (Jan) Hovener was born in Rotterdam on 14th August, 1936. Hovener enjoyed the study at the Rotterdam Academy. After his studies, Hovener won the Talens Prize in 1959. It was therefore Willem Sandberg, director of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, who wrote the following about a self-portrait by Hovener: As someone who could do something and had an incredible vision. Especially for someone of twenty years old. Hovener initially started as a pottery painter with Delft blue at the Porceleyne Fles. Meanwhile, Hovener has more than half a century of experience and has become a all round...
Oil
Figures Seated Sunny Parisian Park 1980's Signed French Impressionist Oil
By Claude Marin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Paris Park by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed and dated 88 oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 7.5 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, Franc...
Oil
L' Avant-Port de Concarneau. Oil painting, Impressionist, Framed, signed F Gueho
Located in St. Albans, GB
Francois Gueho (1881 - 1952) Signed bottom right Board Size: 11 x 16" (28 x 41cm) Outside Frame Size: 17 x 22" (43 x 56cm) Oil on Board. Fully inscribed and titled on the reverse F...
Oil
$12,954Sale Price|20% Off
Lady in pink - British Edwardian art Impressionist portrait oil painting girl
Located in Hagley, England
A lovely portrait oil painting by British listed artist Tom Mostyn ROI. Painted circa 1910 it depicts a beautiful smiling young woman in a pink dress holding an umbrella. A glorious ...
Oil
$1,463Sale Price|24% Off
Vachère au Bord de l'Eau
Located in Santa Monica, CA
CAMILLE PISSARRO (French 1830-1903) VACHERE au BORD de l’EAU 1890 (Delteil 93 viii/viii) Etching, unsigned as published in “Gazette des Beaux Arts”, Paris, 1890. On laid paper Very...
Drypoint, Etching
Impressionist French Floral Still Life Oil of Le Bouquet du Cinquantenaire
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist French Floral Still Life Oil of Le Bouquet du Cinquantenaire By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 18 x 15 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condi...
Oil
Serendipity III, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The interior of an eatery on the east side of Manhattan exudes an eclectic charm. Several Tiffany-style lamps hang overhead, casting a warm glow over the space....
Oil
"Grape"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A painting of grapes is a unique genre, where life, abundance, and warmth are combined in a single image. Grapes are a symbol of fertility, sun, maturity, and the joy of life. Such a...
Canvas, Oil
Weekend at sea., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The painting was painted with a brush and a palette knife. The reflection emphasizes the reflections of sailing ships about water. Impressionist scene with a day regatta and seagulls...
Oil
Lady Sitting in Interior Reading Book Window Overlooking Provence Landscape, oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 20th century, signed Loiseau Title: Lady reclining in interior setting, window overlooking Provencal landscape beyond. Medium: oil on canvas, unfram...
Oil
$6,500
"Amidst Spring" By Suchitra Bhosle, Impressionist Still-Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Amidst Spring" is an original, handmade impressionist oil painting that depicts a portrait of a young woman, dressed in a white gown and walking into a flower fiel...
Oil, Board
"Magnolia branch"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A refined, almost meditative scene unfolds before the viewer—a magnolia branch, the embodiment of nature's fragility and purity. Against a light, softly blurred background, the grac...
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Sun Dappled Village Street Scene with Farmers & Livestock
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Village Street Scene By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 15 x 18 inches Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor signs of aging. Prove...
Oil
$1,740Sale Price|40% Off
Seaside Abstract Impressionist Painting, Oil on Canvas, 20th Century
Located in Belgrade, MT
This painting by Lucien Durand is one of a kind and signed on the back. It is from my private collection since the 1970's.
Oil
Monhegan Headlands
By Jay Hall Connaway
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Although born in Liberty, Indiana, Jay Hall Connaway (1893-1970) was fascinated by coastal life and marine scenery, an attraction that had profound effects on his life and artwork. A...
Oil, Board
$650Sale Price|45% Off
Portrait of Elegant Couple
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful ca. 1970's portrait by American artist, Vito Tomasello. Oil on masonite panel measures 10 x 12 inches. Signed and dated lower right. A lifetime NYC resident, Tomasello ...
Oil, Board
$1,306
Flowering Tree. Hawaiian landscape, flowering tree, orange blossoms, blue sky
Located in Oslo, NO
Hawaiian landscape, Hawaiian art, flowers, orange flowers, impressionism, plein air, interior painting, American artist, American art, American landscape The African tulip tree is o...
Canvas, Oil
$876Sale Price|20% Off
Gossip, Itzchak Tarkay
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Itzchak Tarkay (1935-2012) Title: Gossip Year: Circa 2000 Medium: Silkscreen on wove paper Size: 13.5 x 11.5 inches Edition: 493/750, plus 100 Remarques Condition: Excellent ...
Screen
"Children Playing in a Field" Large oil painting on canvas
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Children Playing in a Field" c.1980 is an oil painting on canvas by Dutch artist Louis Van Der Beesen, 1938-2009. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. ...
Oil
February Sunset in the Village of Bolshoy Borok, Oil on Canvas, Framed
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
The artist painted this plain air sketch with a broken leg in the village of Bolshoy Borok, Tver region. The sketch conveys the quiet frosty mood of the winter landscape. In the cent...
Oil, Canvas
$405Sale Price|25% Off
Freshness. Foliage green painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The concept of my art is to return to inner balance through contemplating the beauty of nature, to find support and harmony using natural resources. After all, the diversity of shape...
Canvas, Oil
Monochrome Grove Abstract Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Monochrome Grove Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2025 Style: Contemporary Art Dimensions: 29.5" x 29.5" x 1" inch (75 x 75 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gall...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$2,300
Homestead
By Joan Parker
Located in Missouri, MO
Joan Parker (20th C.) "Homestead" Oil on Canvas 11 x 14 inches 13 x 16 framed Joan Parker, is a Plein Air landscape painter and a native of California. Her artistic abilities were...
Canvas, Oil
$1,020Sale Price|20% Off
Nicely Framed Detailed American School Antique Beach Scene Original NY Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist beach scene painting. Framed. Watercolor and gouache on paper. Signed. Image size, 12H by 16L.
Watercolor, Archival Paper
$1,362
1950's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Green Landscape Village Houses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Village Houses French School, mid 20th century oil on board, unframed board: 15 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: sound and satisfactory condition For m...
Oil
Antique French Impressionist Oil - Summer Garden Flowers and Chair
By Gustave Loiseau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, circa 1920's circle of Gustave Loiseau (French 1865-1935) oil on canvas laid on board, 13 x 9.5 inches Delightful quality early 20th century French Impressionist oil painting, depicting this summer garden, with stone house behind. An elegant garden chair stands to the foreground, waiting for someone...
Oil
$903Sale Price|20% Off
Boats on Lake Lugano. Impressionis original on canvas.Landscape Paintings
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting captures a serene moment on the shores of Lake Lugano, created en plein air with oil on canvas. The artist was inspired by the quiet charm of the lake, where boats rest...
Canvas, Oil
Have You Decided, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Faye Vander Veer creates a warm restaurant interior with ambient lighting and muted colors. She emphasizes more detail in the areas of interest while k...
Oil
$418
Erquy Brittany Seaside Villa on Clifftop with Rocky Shoreline and Coastal Path
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Erquy Brittany Seaside Villa on Clifftop with Rocky Shoreline and Coastal Path By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 11.25 inches (height) x ...
Watercolor
Clouds Reflection, Seascape oil painting, one of a kind, framed
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Classic art ARTIST: Karen Darbinyan WORK: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, YEAR: 2018 STYLE: Classic Art, Tonalism SUBJECT: Clouds Reflect...
Canvas, Oil