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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Beatrice Adams (British, 1876-1958) Antique Oil Painting, Portrait of a Lady
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This refined antique oil portrait depicts an elegant young woman wearing a black hat accented with a red feather, captured with soft modeling and restrained realism typical of Britis...
Oil
$339
Venice, a Quiet Passage, original oil painting, impressionist cityscape fineart
Located in Oslo, NO
Quiet Passage, Venice is an original oil painting capturing a contemplative moment in the timeless city of Venice. An old stone bridge rises gently above calm canal waters, where s...
Canvas, Oil
$2,639Sale Price|25% Off
Large Victorian Signed Oil Harvest Wheat Sheaves Rural Scene & Figures framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Corn Field" by Alfred Bennet (British, 1861-1916) This beautifully executed oil on canvas painting titled "The Corn Field", signed and dated 1886 by British artist Alfred Benne...
Oil
A Day of Discovery, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero captures a father and son discussing artwork in a gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He loves visiting museums as much for the p...
Oil
$1,269Sale Price|20% Off
Large Classic Marine Signed Oil Painting Sailing Ship on Choppy Seas Gilt Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sailing Ship at Sea Signed C.S .Vokes dated 83 signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 24 x 34 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches condition: very good provenance: private collection...
Oil
20th century Canal View of Venice looking towards St.Marks Square at sunrise
By Antoine Bouvard (Marc Aldine)
Located in Woodbury, CT
Marc Aldine View in Venice, Looking toward St Mark’s Square Oil on canvas Circa 1930 Unsigned A warm and evocative Venetian view by Marc Aldine, capturing the timeless splendour of ...
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Contemporary Art Avant- Garde Original Painting Ready to Hang
By Ara Tevkantz
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Large size Contemporary Art Avant- Garde Original Acrylic Painting Ready to Hang Artist: Ara Tevkantz Title: Portrait Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Year: 1990 Style: Abstract Art, Avant-...
Silk, Oil
Meadow Breeze, 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: Contemporary Art, Subject: Meadow Breeze, Size: 29" x 5...
Canvas, Oil
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist William Chadwick British/American Landscape with Trees Old Lyme Ct
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Landscape with Trees Oil/Canvas 12 x 16 unframed, 21.5 x 25 framed signed LL Painting is in good condition, signed bottom left margin with craquelure in the clouds as shown. Housed ...
Oil
$4,417
India Oil on Board Modern 1967 Signed H Lall Impressionist Bombay Progressives
Located in Norfolk, GB
Harkrishan Lall (1921 - 2000) Untitled Oil on board, 1967 Board size: 51 x 40.5 cm Frame Size: 62.5 x 53.2 cm Signed bottom right and dated 67 In original frame Provenance: Priva...
Oil, Board
$818Sale Price|41% 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
$2,001
River Landscape - 19th Century Antique Belgian Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on works of art * A very beautiful signed and dated 1875 oil on panel depicting a river landscape, by Belgian artist Vital de Gronckel. Excellent quali...
Oil, Panel
First Snow; The Pass on the California-Oregon Border
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. Signed "Obermeyer" on lower right UNFRAMED: 10" x 20" FRAMED: 16.125" x 26.125" x 1.5" Artist Statement "Snow comes e...
Canvas, Oil
$452Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Harbour Scene with Lighthouse Fishing Boats and Seagulls in Motion
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Harbour Scene with Lighthouse Fishing Boats and Seagulls in Motion By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 16.25 x 12.25 inches (height x width) Gouache painting on board...
Gouache
$350
"Fantasy with Flowers 199", Mixed Media, paper, 59x42cm, Unframed
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Fantasy with Flowers" (series of 300+ pictures) paper 59x42cm On the paper acrylic, oil pastel, felt-tip pen, ink, gold leaf, pencils, silver,mixed media. Sold and sent unframed -V...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Impressionist Norfolk landscape painting, circle of Edward Seago, Arnesby Brown
By Owen Waters
Located in Harkstead, GB
A really lovely scene in the Norfolk countryside with a farmyard by the Norfolk Broads. Owen Waters (1916-2004) The farm by the broads, Norfolk Signed Oil on board 9 x 12 inches exc...
Oil, Board
$232Sale Price|25% Off
White Animals Grazing Art Deco Modernist Landscape Gouache Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
**Title:** White Animals Grazing Art Deco Modernist Landscape Gouache Painting **Artist:** British School / European School, 20th century **Medium:** Watercolour and gouache on pap...
Watercolor, Gouache
$585Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Coastal Scene with Crashing Waves and Sailing Boats
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Coastal Scene with Crashing Waves and Sailing Boats By Fanch Lel Size: 13 x 16.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: The ...
Oil
$60Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse 'Le Gouter' 1999- Impressionism Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare exhibition poster featuring Henri Matisse's Le Goûter (The Snack) is part of the prestigious "Collection of European Masters" series, published by Achenbach Editions for th...
Offset
$1,038Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Painting Hill Top Village Olive Groves White Houses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Hill Top Village by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed dated 1998 canvas: 22 x 26 inches condition: very good provenance: from a larg...
Oil
Coral Reef Fish Painting Impasto
Located in Zofingen, AG
* Title: Coral Reef * Size: 12 x 8 inches * Materials: oil, stretched canvas, palette knife * Shipping: gallery standards packaging, express shipping Bright abstract seascape paintin...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Warm Autumn, landscape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alex Kalenyuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on canvas Year: 2020 Style: Impressionism Title: Warm Autumn Size: 8" x 10" x 0.8'' ...
Canvas, Oil
Winter Vorokhta, Impressionism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Boris Serdyuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Impressionism Year: 2020 Title: Winter Vorokhta Size: 19.5" x 27.5" ...
Canvas, Oil
"River with water lilies"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting evokes a sense of peace, a dissolution of form and light. The viewer seems to be looking at the surface of a quiet pond, reflecting the sky, trees, and clouds. Water lil...
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
$690Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Red Roof Boathouse on a Turquoise Sailing Boat Bay
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Boathouse Landscape by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 9 x 10.5 inches Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor signs of aging. Prov...
Oil
$695Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats Lighthouse and Sunset Sky
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats Lighthouse and Sunset Sky By Fanch Les Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condition: The ...
Oil
$612Sale Price|20% Off
French Village Landscape in Impressionist Style
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Landscape in Impressionist Style By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 5.25 x 6.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Bottom right Oil painting on board, unframed Co...
Oil
Charley - Original Marine Oil Painting Tall Ship on Open Sea Nautical Seascape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This expressive maritime oil painting depicts a majestic tall ship cutting through rolling open seas beneath a luminous, cloud-filled sky. The artist skillfully captures the movement...
Oil
Antique American Impressionist Coastal Beach Seascape Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American oil painting by William Otis Jr Swett (1859 - 1938). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 12 by 16 inches overall, and 9 by 12 painting alone. Nicely framed. E...
Oil
Locmariaquer - French Impressionist Brittany Beach Coastal Landscape Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very beautiful 1930's impressionist oil on board depicting the beach at Locmariaquer in Brittany, France by the important Dutch painter Willem van Hasselt. The work has exceptiona...
Oil
$486Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Floral Oil Painting "Sunkissed Sunflowers in a Terracotta Vase"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting named "Sunkissed sunflowers in a terracotta vase " celebrates my love for these beautiful joyful summer flowers. Van Gogh and my admiration for his art, inspired me ...
Paper, Oil
$1,198Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Beautiful River Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
River Landscape by Charles Martin-Sauvaigo (French 1881-1970) * see notes below French Impressionist painter oil painting on wooden panel unframed size: 13 x 16 inches condition: ve...
Oil
Matisse Blue Nude IV Serigraph, Late 20th Century, 30x22\"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This second edition of Henri Matisse’s Blue Nude IV is an authorized open-edition print, recreated with the permission of the Estate of Henri Matisse. Measuring 30 x 22 inches, the q...
Screen
$2,187Sale Price|20% Off
Very Large French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Luncheon of the Boat Party
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Luncheon of the Boat Party' After Pierre - Auguste Renoir's earlier painting signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 32 x 43.5 inches canvas: 24 x 36 i...
Oil, Canvas
"Point Pleasant" Bucks County New Hope PA River Snow Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful Impressionist winter pastoral scene of colorful quaint homes by the river. Willet has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed much feel...
Oil, Board, Canvas
Sunlight on Snow, American Impressionist Oil Painting, 1927, Framed
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Sunlight on Snow, 1927 Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches (61 x 76.2 cm) Framed dimensions: 31 1/4 x 37 1/4 inches Signed lower left: Leith-Ross Provenance The CIGNA Museum and Art Collection, until 2004; Sotheby's, New York, December 15, 2004, lot 14; Thomas Colville Fine Art until the present Harry Leith...
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
"Artist's Studio - Pond" Colorful Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Board
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Thomas deDecker has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed muc...
Oil, Board
Irrational Beauty of the Forest Part II. Limited Print on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
Limited edition giclée print, created with archival inks on canvas, with hand-applied brush textures that enhance the handcrafted quality of the artwork. - 70x90 cm + 5 cm from eac...
Canvas, Oil
Roses √6
Located in Zofingen, AG
Pink roses in a beautiful bouquet. The soft green background fades to pink. This color scheme exudes freshness, brightness, and love. The painting is painted with large brushstrokes,...
Canvas, Acrylic
Signed Impressionist Scenic Landscape by Gaston Balande
Located in St. Albans, GB
Gaston Balande (1880-1971) Antique Oil on Canvas Painting. Picture Size 20 X 26", 51 X 66 cm Frame Size 28 x 34", 71 x 86.5 cm Gaston BALANDE (1880-1971) Gaston Balande was born in...
Canvas, Oil
$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
pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the pastel). A soft and delicate impression, printed in Paris in 1948 and published in an edition of 1200 by Braun et Cie. Size: 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (164 x 11...
Lithograph, Stencil
$657Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Oil Pre-Raphaelite Portrait of a Lady
By Louise Alix
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Working Sketch by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on artist paper stuck on board, unframed measures: 10.5 high by 12 inche...
Oil
$3,743
My favourite Memories of Us by K. Husslein Impasto Landscape Bali Painting
Located in DE
Katharina Husslein’s impressionist landscape paintings beautifully reflect her experiences abroad. The vibrant colors and dynamic textures in her work capture the essence of diverse ...
Canvas, Oil
$541Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Tranquil Sailboats Along the Riverside
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Tranquil Sailboats Along the Riverside By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting o...
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
$1,560Sale Price|20% Off
“Le Chapeau Epingle”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original etching and drypoint on wove paper. This is the third version and the second edition printed in 1921 of Le Chapeau Epingle. Condition is very good...
Archival Paper, Etching
Antique American Bucolic Landscape Chickens Grazing Framed Oil Painting
By August Laux
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American barnyard chicken grazing oil painting by August Laux (1853 - 1921). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 18 by 22 inches overall, and 10 by 14 painting alone. E...
Oil, Canvas
Impressionist Seascape of Cap Corse and The Ligurian Sea. Oil on Board.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A colourful Impressionist seascape of Cap Corse by C Benali. The painting is signed bottom right and a location, Grischoni, Cap Corse, to the backboard. Presented in patinated silver...
Oil, Board
Cala Lillies in Asian Vase
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Well painted American School impressionist still life. Oil on Canvas, signed and dated upper left. Can you solve the mystery. Housed in a nice frame, 16" x 14", 30.5" x 18.5" frame...
Oil
$966Sale Price|20% Off
River Seine Paris Barges Moored on Quay Signed 20thC French Impressionist Oil
By Claude Marin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed and dated 83 oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 8 x 9.75 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, France Conditio...
Oil
Stacks, Print on Canvas, Ready to hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Print on Canvas Subject: Stacks, SIZE: 13" x 16" x 0.8''inch, 33x41x2cm Unframed, Stretched on the wooden bar, Gallery Wr...
Canvas, Color
"Green lamp."
Located in Zofingen, AG
Miniature painting is like a little pearl in a collection of paintings. It was created specifically so that you can decorate your room and harmoniously place it in combination with p...
Canvas, Acrylic
$938Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Coastal Seascape with Boat at Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The artist: Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed Title: Sunset Medium: signed gouache on paper, loosely laid over card, unfram...
Gouache
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Edgar Degas, Woman Washing in Her Bathtub, from Dance Drawings, 1936 (after)
By Edgar Degas
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite engraving after Edgar Degas (1834–1917), titled Femme se lavant dans sa baignoire (Woman Washing in Her Bathtub), originates from the celebrated album Degas Danse dess...
Engraving
$138Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Illustration Yellow Daffodil Watercolour Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Watercolor
$795Sale Price|20% Off
Sunlit Fields and Shadowed Peaks in a Mountainous French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunlit Field Landscape dated 1994 signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 25.5 inches condition: very good provenance: from a ...
Oil
$717Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Charming Harbour Scene with Colourful Boats Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Charming Harbour Scene by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.5 x 10.5 inches Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor signs of agi...
Oil
"Yacht at the pier"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting depicts a quiet Croatian coastal harbor, where snow-white yachts bob at a wooden pier. Their masts are reflected in the calm water, broken only by gentle ripples. Beyond...
Canvas, Oil