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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«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
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
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
$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
Mediterranean Garden Pool Terrace Watercolour Colourful Botanical Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mediterranean Garden Pool Terrace Watercolour Colourful Botanical Painting Artist: French School, 20th century, indistinctly signed Medium: watercolour and gouache on paper / ...
Watercolor
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
Lilac Still Life Impressionism Original Oil Painting
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Lilac Medium: Oil on Hardboard Year: 2020 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 16 x 26" x 0.3" inch (40 x 65 x 1cm) Presentation: Unframed, Type: Origi...
Canvas, Oil
$1,375Sale Price|20% Off
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
Cottages Along a Stream
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
George Ames Aldrich (American, 1872-1941) Signed: G. Ames Aldrich (Lower, Left) " Cottages Along a Stream ", circa 1920s Oil on Canvas 28" x 36" Housed in a Period 3 1/2" Orname...
Oil
Roal English Seascape Oil Painting Vintage Ocean Waves Coastal Marine Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This atmospheric seascape by Roal English captures the power and beauty of the open ocean. Rolling waves crash against partially submerged rocks while sof...
Oil
Agriculture Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Agriculture Medium: Oil on Hardboard Year: 2015 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 11 x 18" x 0.2" inch (28 x 46 x 1 cm) Presentation: Unframed, Type...
Canvas, Oil
"Central Park NYC" New York City Impressionist Autumn Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist New York City autumn city-scene depicting a horse and carriage ride through central Park. Figures are painted in a most intimate, yet energetic way, having a tranquil d...
Oil, Board
"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
$22,431Sale Price|25% Off
At the Seaside. A 19th Century antique oil painting signed and framed
By Gaston Hippolyte Ambroise Boucart
Located in St. Albans, GB
Gaston Hippolyte Ambroise Boucart 1878-1962 Artwork Size: 21 1/2 x 25 3/4" (55 x 65cm) Artwork Size with Frame: 28 1/2 x 32 3/4" (72 x 82cm) Size: Medium Signed Oil on Canvas He was born at Angouleme (Charente) and spent all his life in France. He was a pupil of the progressive artist Gustave Moreau- then later Aime Morot, Francois Flameng and Fernand Cormon at the school of fine art in Paris. Boucart specialised in painting architectural subjects, landscapes with animals and urban landscapes. He is especially known for his depictions of country lanes, his well observed interiors and all the waterways and architecture of Venice- a subject he became particularly fond of. He showed his work at the Salon of French Artists in Paris from 1913 to 1939, and went on to become a member there, receiving an honourable mention in 1928 and a knighthood for his services to art in 1937. His work is represented in the museums of Angouleme and Niort. Categories: Artists Boucart, Gaston Hippolyte Ambroise European Art Impressionist Art Marine Art Tags: Beach European European Art European Artists European Paintings Impressionist Impressionist Art Impressionist Artists Impressionist Paintings Marine...
Canvas, Oil
Giverny, American Impressionist, Karl Albert Buehr, Expatriot, 1910
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Karl Albert Buehr (1866-1952) Giverny Landscape Oil on board, c. 1910 Unsigned Condition: Excellent Image size: 5 7/8 x 7 1/8 inches Frame: 11-1/2 x 12-3/4 x 1-1/2" Provenance: Estat...
Oil
Flowing Path to the Evening, Surreal Landscape in Purple and Blue on Paper, 2024
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...
Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
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
$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
$1,631
Sunset on the Coast - Antique Danish Impressionist Sea Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on this item * A very beautiful signed and dated 1900 impressionist oil on board depicting a sunset on the coast, by Danish artist Holger Lübbers...
Oil, Board
$598Sale 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
$800Sale Price|20% Off
"42nd St. Library -NYC-" Impressionist Oil Painting in the Style of Guy Wiggins
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting is a charming depiction of 42nd St. at the Public Library on a Snowy day in New York City. A cozy impressionistic street scene with colors of cobalt, light pink, yellow...
Oil, Board
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
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...
Oil
Nantucket Beach landscape in Summertime with people on the Beach, Impressionist
Located in Woodbury, CT
Frederick Kitson Cowley (British, 1878–1943) Nantucket Beach Dated 1929 Oil on card Signed and dated on the reverse A charming and atmospheric beach scene by the British painter Fre...
Oil, Board
$416Sale Price|20% Off
Original Carthusia Capri - Italy, perfume vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage poster Carthusia Capri (Italy) perfume vintage poster. Artist: Mario Laboccetta. "CARTHUSIA I PROFUMI DI CAPRI" Size 26.5" x ...
Offset
$679Sale 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
$3,920Sale Price|20% Off
American Impressionist Artist Oil Painting John J Enneking
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
JOHN JOSEPH ENNEKING American (1841-1916) Raining Pasture oil on canvas, signed "Enneking" lower right Framed dimensions - 15 x 18 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches 11 x 14 1/2 inches Provenance:...
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
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
A Canal in Venice (American Impressionist Venetian Landscape Painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
A Canal in Venice by American artist Frank LeBrun Kirkpatrick (1853-1917) Watercolor on paper, image measuring 15 x 21 inches; framed measurement: 25 x 31 inches. Signed by the art...
Paper, Watercolor
$783Sale 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
$119Sale Price|20% Off
Delicate Ink Sketch of Peonies Minimalist Floral Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Minimalist Floral Study fine pen drawing on artist paper painting: 11.5 x 8.5 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: very good and sound condition Description: Th...
Ballpoint Pen
'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
"Fast Food Lunch" - Impressionist City Interior Scene, Oil Painting on Board
By Kim English
Located in Denver, CO
Originally purchased at Abend Gallery in 2012. Born in 1957, in Omaha, Nebraska. English was raised in a rural town near Colorado Springs, and completed his formal artistic trainin...
Oil, Board
$1,272Sale Price|20% Off
Huge Signed Oil Painting Tranquil Italian Canal Venice Backwater Old Houses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Venetian Backwater French artist, signed and dated 29/4/2000 oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 48.5 x 35 inches canvas: 46 x 32 inches condition: very good provenance: priv...
Oil
Still Horizon Seascape Original Oil Painting on Linen, 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: 2025 Style: Impressionism Title: Still Horizon Size: 29" x 39" x 0.8'...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Study for What a Little Sunlight Will Do
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Painted en plein air in the Sierra Nevada Signed "LeGassick" on lower left. Artist Statement “On one of my many mule-p...
Oil, Panel, Canvas
$1,631Sale Price|20% Off
Traditional English Thatched Cottage by River with Swans Listed British Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The River Cottage by Clive Madgwick (1934–2005) signed & dated 1980's oil on canvas, framed in an elaborate swept frame framed: 18 x 23 inches canvas: 13 x 17.5 inches Provenance: pr...
Oil, Canvas
$440Sale Price|20% Off
Original Vintage Oil Painting by Klekner (1962) – Tall Ship at Sunset, Seascape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This original mid-century oil painting depicts a majestic tall sailing ship cutting through calm waters at sunset, its full sails illuminated by warm hues of gold, crimson, and soft ...
Oil
"The Star on Stage" French Opera Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Dietz Edzard
Located in New York, NY
Capturing the romantic city of lights, Dietz Edzard's celebrated canvases depict the times of his generation, portraying life in all its glory, even amid hardship and war. Returning...
Canvas, Oil
Autumn Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 20 x 30 cm, Serene Scene
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
A serene autumn landscape unfolds in this evocative painting. The artist captures a fleeting moment of seasonal transition en plein air in a single session in Moscow in 2003 . Soft b...
Oil, Cardboard
"Orchid and Little Tomato"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A vast blue world — and two living things sharing it quietly. The orchid stands tall, luminous, filling the space with effortless grace. The little tomato sits alone in the corner, s...
Canvas, Acrylic
Sea shore Azure, Seascape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mishurovski V.V. Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Impressionism Year: 2008 Title: Sea shore Azure Size: 19.5" x 39" ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,910
Spring Day Landscape Impressionism Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Spring Day Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 23.5" x 31" x 1" inch (60 x 80 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery W...
Canvas, Oil
Behind the old door
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Old architecture preserves a special silence. It retains the traces of time, sunbeams on stone, worn walls and doors where life once bustled. Here, reality seems to dissolve in the brushstrokes of a palette knife. The house, the arch, the light and shadows combine not to create an exact replica of the place, but rather its mood—a little mysterious, warm, and almost forgotten. Sometimes just one old door...
Oil
$568Sale Price|20% Off
Day at the Beach. Hawaii, North Shore Oahu, Three Tables Beach, sunsets
Located in Oslo, NO
This landscape was painted during the first visit of the artist to Hawaii, on the North Shore of Oahu. Daria chose a view of the well-known Three Tables Beach — located right next to...
Canvas, Oil
$378Sale Price|40% Off
Woman with Pitcher oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Woman with Pitcher Artist: Antoni Valls Bordoy (1912–1980) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 35 x 27 cm (13.8 x 10.6 in) Date: 1953 Signature: Signed “Valls Bordoy” in red at ...
Oil, Canvas
Wooded River Landscape - Early 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautful early 20th century French imprressionist oil on panel depicting a wooded river landsape with a wonderful dappled light. The work is superbly executed, very atmospheric an...
Oil, Panel
$1,359Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-20th Century French Signed Oil Portrait of a Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Woman French artist, mid 20th century signed oil on board, frames Framed: 29 x 23 inches Board : 22 x 15 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition:...
Oil
Where the Heart Waits
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is part of the series In Search of Our Shore, a body of work that reflects on the universal human longing to find a place—and a person—where we truly belong. The shore ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$573Sale Price|33% Off
"Interior with Fruits and Portrait Still Life, Oil on Canvas, 1940s"
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Interior with Fruits and Portrait Artist: Signed as J. Guinovart Attribution: Possibly a very early work by Josep Guinovart (1927–2007) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 46...
Canvas, 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
In the province of Tarragona.Spain. Green collection.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Green hills and cypress trees, olive groves and mountains, all this is a typical Spanish landscape. Nature enchants, inspires and we never cease to admire it.These are wonderful land...
Canvas, Acrylic, Varnish
English early 20th century Horses in a Parkland landscape
By Raoul Millais
Located in Woodbury, CT
Raoul Millais (1901–1999) Horses in a Parkland Landscape Oil on canvas, signed lower left Circa 1930 An elegant and highly atmospheric equestrian landscape by the noted British spor...
Canvas, Oil
"Bush Lupine" Colorful Impressionistic Spring Time Landscape Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. David Chapple has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed much ...
Oil, Board, Canvas
$1,180Sale 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
Still Life, Vase of White Roses, 20th Century American Art, Oil on Canvas, 1975
By Robert Cox
Located in Preston, GB
Still Life of Vase of White Roses, 20th Century American Art, Oil on Canvas by Robert Cox (1934-2001) Art measures 8 x 10 inches Frame measures 12.5 x 14.5 inches A beautifully e...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Paint
$353Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats at Low Tide
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats at Low Tide By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 6 x 8.5 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on board, unframed Conditio...
Oil
Golden Light Through the Palm, Original Oil Painting, 30x30 cm
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original 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, I exp...
Canvas, Oil
Shimmery Light at Garrapata
By Ray Roberts
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 20" x 24" FRAMED: 36" x 30" x 2" SIGNED: Lower Left Artist Statement "Few spots along the California coast compare to t...
Linen, Oil, Panel