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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"New Place" - Impressionist Landscape, Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Raymond Bonilla is a nationally recognized illustrator and fine artist in Buffalo, NY. Raymond graduated from the State University in New York at Fredonia in 2005 with a degree in N...
Oil, Panel
$1,290Sale Price|40% Off
San Gabriel Foothills and Lake original Plein Air Oil Painting By Lionel Edwards
Located in Soquel, CA
San Gabriel Foothills and Lake By Lionel Edwards San Gabriel Lake by Lionel Louis Edwards (American, 1874-1954). Oil on canvas illustration board. San Gabriel Lake. Impasto layers an...
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Impressionist Bustling Summer Day at the Beach Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist beach scene oil painting by Frank Leslie Spradling (1886 - 1972). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood molding. Excell...
Oil, Canvas
Piece of Garden, Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original oil Painting, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Subject: Piece of Garden SIZE: 23" x 43" x 1''inch Unframed, Stretched on the wooden...
Canvas, Oil
Forest 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: 2023 Style: Impressionism Title: Forest landscape Size: 27.5" x 21.5" ...
Canvas, Oil
$300Sale Price|20% Off
Vivid Floral Still Life Painting, American Impressionist, 1979
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid late 1970's floral still-life featuring a colorful bouquet by Doro (American, 20th Century), 1979. Signed and dated "Doro 1979" lower left. Unframed. Image size, 24"H x 18"L.
Oil, Canvas
Terraced Hills Vineyard Landscape Watercolour and Ink Painting on Paper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Terraced Hills Vineyard Landscape Watercolour and Ink Painting on Paper Artist: European School, 20th century Medium: Watercolour and ink on paper, unframed Size: 9.25 x 13 in...
Pen, Watercolor
$27,500
The Bar
By Dietz Edzard
Located in Sheffield, MA
Dietz Edzard German, 1893-1963 The Bar Oil on panel 27 ½ by 42 ¾ in, w/ frame 33 ¼ by 48 ½ in Signed lower right Dietz Edzard was born in Bremen in 1893 Germany. He traveled extens...
Oil
Sakura on blue sky
Located in Edinburgh, GB
"Sakura on blue sky". Impressionistic oil painting This painting was painted from life in a garden. Pink, crimson, coral, and orange brushstrokes collide and overlap, leaving fragmen...
Canvas, Oil
$880Sale 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
The Silence of an Apple Orchard
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This work is devoid of fuss—only ripe apples, subdued light, and objects that seem to have been remembered for generations. This painting is about peace, time, and home. DELIVERY: T...
Oil
$765Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Oil Painting Rocky Coastline
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Rocky Coastline 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 ove...
Canvas, Oil
Aeneas, Classic Art, Figurative, 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 canvas Style: Classic Figurative Year: 1995 Title: Aeneas Size: 12" x 17.5" x...
Canvas, Oil
$5,160
Pal Fried (1893-1976) - "Circus" Large Mid-Century Impressionist Oil on Canvas
By Pal Fried
Located in Wien, AT
A captivating and dynamic large-scale Mid-Century Impressionist masterpiece by the renowned Hungarian-American artist Pál Fried (1893-1976). Titled "Circus", this exquisite oil on ca...
Oil
Silent Promises, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This small impressionist painting depicts a calm seascape beneath layered clouds illuminated by soft lavender, blue, and golden light. Reflections shimmer acros...
Oil
$6,000
Canyon Rocks, Landscape Original oil Painting, Large Impressionism Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Landscape Original oil Painting, Large Impressionism Ready to Hang Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2...
Canvas, Oil
$431Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th C. Irish Artist Watercolor - Leaving Madeira - Open Seascape
By Frank Forty
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Inscribed verso size: 11 x 15 inches Superb original watercolour painting by the well listed and popular Irish painter, Frank Forty (1902-1996). The painting came from a private co...
Watercolor
$1,600
"Stepping Out in Paris" Haute Couture Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A very whimsical depiction of a woman stepping out in Paris. This piece captures the essence of fashion and Haute Couture. Done in a very modern and impressionistic style, the colors...
Canvas, Oil
$2,121
Sakura Cherry Tree Flower Blossom Acrylic Painting, Signed Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Cherry blossoms in the wind – every petal falls with grace.” – Yoshida Kenko A beautiful modern floral painting, made with professional varnished acrylics and Amsterdam acrylic sp...
Acrylic
$710Sale Price|20% Off
Garden Lake Landscape with Bridge over Water Signed Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mira Oficijalska (Hungarian) dated 2007 signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 15.5 x 19 inches canvas: 12 x 16 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound con...
Oil
Greek Coastal Fortress Landscape Watercolor Mediterranean Architecture Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Greek Coastal Fortress Landscape Watercolor Mediterranean Architecture Study Artist: Bernard Labbe (French, mid 20th century) Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper, unframed Siz...
Watercolor, Pencil
South Coast Seascape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: South Coast Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 30" x 44" x 1" inch (76 x 112 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrappe...
Canvas, Oil
Cold Gulf Stream Penguins Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Penguins animals Artist: Oleg Kateryniuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Contemporary Art Title: Cold Gulf Stre...
Canvas, Oil
"Before the day begins"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
There's a brief moment between sleep and the hustle and bustle of life, when the world hasn't yet demanded anything of us. A cup of tea, flowers on the table, a few quiet minutes al...
Oil
Daymer Bay, Original painting, landscape
By Rupert Aker
Located in Deddington, GB
Daymer bay beach, wet sand and soft light Oil Paint on Canvas 28 H x 33 W x 3 D cm (11.02 x 12.99 x 1.18 in) Sold framed Image size: Height: 25cm (9.84 in) Width: 30cm (11.81 in) ...
Oil, Board
Edward Glafke 'Bird Rock' Pebble Beach Impressionist Seascape Painting
Located in San Rafael, CA
Edward Glafke (American 1925- 1997) Bird Rock, 1990 Oil on canvas Signed lower left 'Ed Glafke' Signed, titled and dated on the verso 15in H x 21in L In a giltwood vintage frame: 17...
Canvas, Oil
After Rembrandt Van Rijn, 19th/20th c Portrait of a Man with Magnifying Glass
Located in Milford, NH
A fine oil portrait of a man with a magnifying glass in hand, after Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn (1606-1669). Probably dates to late 19th or early 20th century. Oil on canvas, unsigne...
Canvas, Oil
$2,064
Poppy field near the ola estate. Original impressionistic landscape . Impasto
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork vividly captures the serene beauty of a countryside landscape. The foreground bursts with vibrant red and green hues, showcasing a field of blooming flowers interspersed...
Canvas, Oil
Evening Bay Coastal Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Evening Bay Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 30.5" x 44.5" x 1" inch (77 x 113 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wr...
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Seated Young Woman - British 30's art Impressionist oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely portrait was painted by the noted British Impressionist portrait painter Walter Ernest Webster. It depicts a young woman and was painted circa 1930 in an impressionist pa...
Oil
French Town Clock Tower Street Ink Wash Architectural Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title French Town Clock Tower Street Ink Wash Architectural Drawing Artist Bernard Labbe French mid 20th century Medium Ink and monochrome wash on artist paper unframed Size 11.75 (H...
Ink, Watercolor
The Bouquet Of Aromatic Lilacs - lilacs still life painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The modern and stylish still life with lilacs will become a wonderful decoration of any interior! The painting is 100% hand painted using high quality oil paints on canvas. The uniq...
Oil, Cotton Canvas
English Coast, Original Painting
By Janet Dyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A semi-aerial view captures a rugged English coastline and a calm bay. The lush green cliff meets the sandy beach, while the pale sky and water stretch across t...
Acrylic
$2,700Sale Price|40% Off
Carmel River Lagoon and the Santa Lucia Mountains, Point Lobos by Alfred Schroff
Located in Soquel, CA
River Lagoon with a “Carmel Meadows” free bluff in the background by Alfred Schroff (American, 1863-1939). An exceptional painting with distinct brushwork of the Carmel River mouth, ...
Linen, Oil
A Hospital Ship In Wartime, Early 20th-Century French War Artist Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by Scottish artist James Kay RSW (1858-1942) depicts a busy harbour scene at Antwerp. There's something about James Kay's harbour scenes that se...
Oil, Panel
Twentieth Century Traditional Figurative Portrait Oil of Lady in Victorian Dress
Located in ludlow, GB
Twentieth Century Traditional style Figurative Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas of Lady in a Victorian Dress. Beautiful Model in a white Victorian Gown wearing elegant gloves and looking pensive. Beautifully modelled and featuring Helen as the model who worked with the artist in the late 1980's. RENE JEROME LEGRAND British born 1953 Rene Legrand...
Oil
Sunset at Tsaritsyno: Winter Landscape Painting, Textured Technique
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work of art, a sketch painted from nature by an artist in Tsaritsyno Park near the lower pond, reflects the serene beauty of the winter landscape, skillfully embodied in a small...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
La Danse à la Campagne, 2e planche (Dancing in the Countryside, 2nd Plate)
Located in Palm Desert, CA
‘La Danse à la Campagne’ is an etching by Impressionist artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. The print depicts a dancing couple drawn from the same milieu as the famous 1883 Dance painting...
Etching
Crepúsculo melancólico - Óleo sobre tela - Firmado y enmarcado
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
INTERESANTE OLEO SOBRE TELA DEL PRESTIGIOSO ARTISTA CATALÁN MODEST URGELL INGLADA (Barcelona, 1839 - 1919) REPRESENTANDO UN PAISAJE COMO PUEDEN APRECIAR, LA OBRA VA FIRMADA EN LA P...
Oil
Winter Landscape with Trees
Located in Milford, NH
A fine colorful New England winter landscape with trees and a snow covered stone wall by American artist William Lester Stevens (1888-1969).Born in Rockport, Massachusetts, Stevens f...
Canvas, Oil
$3,500
Portrait of De Forest Mellon, Early 20th Century w/ Landscape, Cleveland School
By Ora Coltman
Located in Beachwood, OH
Ora Coltman (American, 1858-1940) Portrait of De Forest Mellon, 1922 Oil on canvas Unsigned 30 x 25 inches 35.5 x 30.25 inches, framed Ora Coltman was born in 1858 in Shelby, Ohio, ...
Oil
Antique American Bucolic Framed Landscape Clothes Hanging Summer Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 15 by 20 inches overall, and 12 by 18 painting alone.. In excellent original conditi...
Oil, Board
$1,650
Garden Lilacs, Flowers, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Garden Lilacs, Size: 22" x 29.5" x 0....
Canvas, Oil
Autumn, St Lawrence River - Landscape Painting, 1916
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Alson Clark’s Autumn, St. Lawrence River (1916) is a celebration of seasonal color and painterly assurance, created during a highly productive summer spent along the St. Lawrence Riv...
Oil, Board
$4,000
"Mother & Child" Figurative Oil Painting 28" x 39" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mother & Child" Figurative Oil Painting 28" x 39" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher Abdel Zaher is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Helwan and has been painting for three decades ...
Canvas, Oil
$25,000
Grand Canyon, 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 Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Grand Canyon, Size: 42" x 70" x ...
Canvas, Oil
$750
Countryside Landscape with Tudor House and Gardens - Original Painting, Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
Countryside Landscape with Tudor House and Gardens - Original Painting, Signed Peaceful landscape of a Tudor-style countryside house with gardens and a stream by an unknown artist. ...
Oil, Board
"Prism Sky" (2024) by Seth Winegar, Oil painting, Sunset Landscape
By Seth Winegar
Located in Denver, CO
Seth Winegar's (US based) "Prism Sky" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a landscape with a brilliant sunset illuminating a cloudy sky. Bio/artist statement: Seth W...
Oil, Board
$2,623Sale Price|20% Off
Very Large 1960's French Signed Oil - Portrait of Beautiful Blonde Lady in White
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1960's, indistinctly signed with monogram Title: Portrait of a Young blonde haired lady dressed in white. Presented in beautiful ornate frame. ...
Oil
Flowers composition #5. oil painting on canvas, 77cm x 74cm
Located in Zofingen, AG
Flowers composition #5I size - 77 cm x 74 cm, 30,3" x 29" Original oil on canvas painting, created in 2024. This contemporary floral composition is part of Dmitry Spiros’ Ornamental...
Acrylic, Oil
DEEP CORAL REEF UNDERWATER PAINTING was made underwater
Located in Zofingen, AG
Underwater painting a new fast growing direction in contemporary art. Artwork was crated underwater at the depth of 15.3 meters, underwater painting session 55 minutes. It is intuit...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Red Roofs Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Red Roofs Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 18.5" x 26" x 1" inch (47x 66 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wra...
Canvas, Oil
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
Harbour Scene - Scottish Victorian Impressionist marine landscape oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This gorgeous large Scottish Victorian Impressionist oil painting is by noted artist Robert McGowan Coventry RSA, also known as Robert Coventry. Painted circa 1890 the composition is...
Oil
Spring, Birches Oil Painting on Canvas, Impressionist
Located in Torino, IT
Spring,Pink,Green,Birches,Landscape,wind Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina. 1949-56: he began arti...
Canvas, Oil
"Mill Along Neshaminy Creek" Bucks County Snow Scene Landscape Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist winter pastoral scene of a quaint snow covered home by the Mill Along Neshaminy Creek in Bucks County, PA. Willett has portrayed this charming mill scene in a most inti...
Oil, Board
Still Life with Mediterranean Seafood, Jacques Madyol, Brussels 1871 – 1950
Located in Knokke, BE
Still Life with Mediterranean Seafood Madyol Jacques Brussels 1871 – 1950, Belgian Painter Signature: Signed bottom left, verso inscribed "Poissons de la Méditerranée" Expo Jan. 84...
Canvas, Oil
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist landscape the South of France, with children playing
Located in Woodbury, CT
A wonderful French impressionist landscape of children playing in a playground somewhere in the South of France. The earliest work by the artist is from the late 1960s and this piece...
Oil
$530Sale Price|20% Off
French Village Church Tower Oil Painting with Dramatic Sky and Earthy Palette
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Church Tower Oil Painting with Dramatic Sky and Earthy Palette By Fanch Lel Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: The...
Oil
$1,500
Lilacs Still Life Impressionism Oil Painting Handmade Artwork One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Title: Lilacs Size: 19.5" x 19.5 " x 0.8 '' inc...
Canvas, Oil