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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"Face of the Ancients" (2024) Original Southwestern Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Griffin's beautiful original impressionist oil landscape "Face of the Ancients" (2024) is framed at 27 x 23 inches and is ready to hang. Artist Biography and Statement: "Paint...
Linen, Oil, Board
$1,108Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Impressionist Coastal Landscape with Beached Boats and Hazy Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Coastal Landscape Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist oil on board unframed board: 13 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: great condition For more any more...
Oil
Poppies - Oil Painting Red Blue Yellow White Green
Located in Sofia, BG
" Poppies " is an impressionist painting by Maestro Elena Georgieva. The painting is unframed. About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: Oil painting STYLE: Impressionist, Contemporary Editi...
Canvas, Oil
$2,195Sale Price|20% Off
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
$480Sale Price|20% Off
R.M. WHITE Vintage Oil painting on canvas Seascape, Sailing Ship in the ocean
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an Original Vintage signed Oil painting on canvas depicting a sailing ship, cutting through the ocean. The ship's sails are full, catching the wind as it moves across the wav...
Oil
Ocean. Beach. Original Acrylic painting by Iryna Kastsova
Located in Zofingen, AG
Ocean. Beach. Summer seascape: blue water, ocean, small waves, sun glare on the water, clear sky, sand, beach, create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. Realistic blue and whit...
Acrylic
Tree Portrait; Ashland Oregon, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Elizabeth Garat has always felt an affinity with trees. She came upon this view on a long walk during the golden hour in Ashland, Oregon. A gentle bree...
Oil
$1,921
Modern Impressionist Spanish Flamenco Dancer in Red Dress Oil Painting
Located in ludlow, GB
Contemporary Impressionist Oil Painting of a Spanish Flamenco Dancer in a Red Dress. Stunning study of a Spanish Flamenco Dancer striking a pose in...
Oil
An Old Military Road, The Road over Dovrefjell, Norway
Located in Stockholm, SE
Carl Oscar Borg (1879–1947) An Old Military Road, The Road over Dovrefjell, Norway gouache on paper, ca. 1900 signed sheet 12.5 cm x 17.5 (4.9 x 6.9 in) framed 23 × 28 cm (9 × 11...
Paper, Gouache
$3,000
Rare, early modernist oil painting by a San Francisco Bay Area abstract artist
By Lucien Labaudt
Located in Colfax, CA
An early painting by influential San Francisco Bay Area modern artist Lucien Labaudt. Works by Labaudt do not show up often in the open market, and this work is in fine, original con...
Oil
October evening. Semyonovskoe, Original Oil Painting by Simon Kozhin
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
The sun had almost set, and the color became warm with small cold reflections from the sky in the shadows of the wooden baths on the edge of the village of Semyonovsky. In October, t...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$1,125Sale Price|25% Off
Salmagundi Club Artist with Club Label Harry De Maine The High Bridge
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
The High Bridge oil on panel by Harry DeMaine. 12 x 14 unframed, 13.5 x 15.75 framed. Signed LL with a partial Salmagundi label on reverse. Bio: Harry DeMaine was born in Liverpo...
Oil
"Golden Harbor, Gloucester" Lillian Mathilde Genth, Golden Hour, Reflections
Located in New York, NY
Lillian Mathilde Genth Golden Harbor, Gloucester, circa 1910 Signed lower right, titled in graphite on verso Oil on canvas 20 x 25 inches Born in Philadelphia, Lillian Mathilde Gen...
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Harbor Scene Seascape/Landscape Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Abel Warshawsky, American (1883-1962) Harbor Scene Oil on Canvas Signed lower right 13 x 16.25 canvas 17 x 20 inches framed Early 20th Century Harbor Scene Seascape/Landscape Pain...
Oil
Sunset. The fog is spreading. Bolshoye Sytkovo
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this sketch from nature, I tried to convey the fleeting beauty of the sunset, the lilac fog enveloping the meadows and forests, and the serene landscape near the village of Bolsho...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Autumn Palette, 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: 2024 Style: Contemporary Art, Title: Autumn Palette, Size: 44.5" x ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,550
"The Bathers" Contemporary impressionist oil painting, Arno River, Italy, framed
By Amy Florence
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"The Bathers" was painted en plein air. A swimming hole, where figures have gathered to cool off on a hot day. Sitting under trees in the shade, splashing in the river. Light is depi...
Linen, Oil
$1,017
“October colors “ Original landscape painting. horizontal.Landscape Paintings
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork vividly captures the essence of a serene autumn landscape, characterized by a rich tapestry of colors. The painting showcases a forested area where trees, adorned with f...
Gouache, Bamboo Paper
$1,921Sale Price|20% Off
Lady on Venetian Balcony Signed Impressionist Oil Painting
By Innocenzo Melani
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Venezia" Lovely Impressionist oil painting on canvas, depicting this elegant young lady standing on a balcony overlooking the beautiful city of Venice. The painting is signed by it...
Oil
$358
"Fantasy with Flowers 192", 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
Head of Lust Bronze Sculpture, Impressionist, Circa 1880, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Originally conceived in 1880-82 for the tympanum of the Gates of Hell, where she is cradled in the arms of L'homme qui tombe, as well as crouching in slightly varied form to the lef...
Bronze
On the River, 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: 2021 Style: Impressionism Title: On the River Size: 6" x 8" x 0.8'' ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,317Sale Price|20% Off
French Mediterranean Coastal Path Landscape Oil Painting Early 20th Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: French School, early 20th century Medium: Oil on canvas laid on board Size: 17.5 x 12.5 inches (canvas) Frame: 19 x 14 inches (framed), bevelled edge frame Condition: Good co...
Oil
1920 Watercolor of Honolulu Harbor from Hillside Hawai'i by Arthur Merton Hazard
By Arthur Merton Hazard
Located in Soquel, CA
1920 Honolulu Harbor from Hillside by Arthur Merton Hazard. A luminous early 20th-century watercolor by Arthur Hazard (American, 1872-1930) depicting a sweeping hillside view over H...
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
"Weeping Forsythia at the Park" Colorful Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Waltsak has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed much feelin...
Canvas, Oil
$3,325Sale Price|22% Off
Blooming Garden
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
My favorite season is spring. This full-scale sketch I was paintiing in the Moscow Botanical Garden. The kindergarten itself was closed to visitors, but I made my way there to paint ...
Oil, Cardboard
$2,415Sale Price|20% Off
British Sporting Scene Oil Painting Shooting Party Landscape Carlson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: A. Carlson (20th Century) Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 30 x 40.5 inches (framed) Signature: Signed lower right Condition: Painting and frame in very pleasing condition Frame: Substantial gilt frame Description A broad and atmospheric sporting scene capturing a shooting party set along a rolling hillside. Figures are positioned mid-action, accompanied by gun dogs...
Oil
Sunflowers
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
The artist painted this naturalistic study of sunflowers in Kolomenskoye Park in 2019. Sunflowers are symbolic; they reach for and symbolize the sun. The beauty and diversity of thei...
Canvas, Oil
$3,000
Impressionistic Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Moonlight White House
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Summer Moon White House oil/panel 12 x 16 unframed, 18.25 x 22.25 framed pictured both silver or black. Summer Moon White House is an oil painting on canvas panel that showcases the ...
Oil
$1,148
Scandinavian Landscape. Atmospheric painting, grey sky clouds, forest, tree
Located in Oslo, NO
This expressive watercolor, titled "Scandinavian Landscape," captures the quiet, majestic beauty of the Finnish forest. The artist focuses on the intense textural contrast between th...
Paper, Watercolor
Sleeping Youth, 1895 – Early Academic Study by Paul Ehrenberg, Age 19
Located in Stockholm, SE
Paul Ehrenberg (1876–1949) Sleeping Boy, 1895 Red chalk on paper sheet 38 × 52 cm (14.96 × 20.47 inches) framed 61 × 74 cm (24.02 × 29.13 inches) signed and dated twice Essay: Thi...
Paper, Chalk
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Impressionist New England Coastal Beach Stroll Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist coastal painting by Clarence Braley (1854 - 1927). Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Signed. Displayed in a period modernist ...
Canvas, Oil
Flowers Valley, 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: 2023 Style: Impressionism, Title: Flowers Valley, Size: 29.5" x 44"...
Canvas, Oil
"Russian Tea Party: First Cousins" (2016) By Daud Akhriev, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daud Akhriev's (EUR and US based) "Russian Tea Party: First Cousins" (2016) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts to two colorful teapots sitting on a countertop. Artis...
Oil, Board
$741Sale Price|20% Off
French Vibrant Floral Still Life in Jug Mid-20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Still Life Lucien Mostiar signed oil on canvas, unframed board: 25.5 x 20 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound condition Description: This c...
Oil
"Mountain Landscape with Pines”
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A romantic 19th-century–style mountain landscape depicting towering pine trees, distant alpine peaks, and travelers on a sunlit forest path, all set in an elegant gilded frame that a...
Oil
$411Sale Price|47% Off
Richmond Park landscape Painting View from Pembroke Lodge Autumn Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Richmond Park landscape Painting View from Pembroke Lodge Autumn Trees By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Lower right Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 10 inches (h...
Watercolor
$301Sale Price|20% Off
Camille Meriot French Impressionist Pastel Countryside Wispy Trees in Lane
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Wispy Trees" by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975) pastel on unframed paper paper: 9.5 x 12.5 inches Fine original French Impressionist painting by the well listed and popular Fren...
Watercolor
Spring Field, 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 Linen Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism, Title: Spring Field, Size: 36" x 35" x 1.5...
Canvas, Oil
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Palm Springs Landscape Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Palm Springs Landscape in Oil on Canvas Gorgeous mid-century landscape of a Palm Springs desert scene by Alice V. Hussey Hayes (American, 1907-1968). A path winds away f...
Canvas, Oil
"Rockport Harbor" Kathryn E. Cherry, Female American Impressionist Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Kathryn E. Cherry Rockport Harbor Signed lower right Oil on canvas board 10 1/2 x 12 inches Kathryn Cherry was an influential St. Louis painter, ceramicist, designer, and art educa...
Oil, Illustration Board
Evening Calm, Venice
By Antoine Bouvard (Marc Aldine)
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 19.75 x 25.75 inches Framed size: 27.5 x 33.5 inches Signed lower right
Canvas, Oil
Untitled German Impressionist (Distinguished Jurist)
By Ernst Oppler
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Impressionist Subject: People Medium: Oil Surface: Board Country: Germany Dimensions: 10" x 8" Dimensions w/Frame: 18" x 16" Ernst Oppler (9 September 1867 – 1 March 1929) wa...
Oil, Board
"Jesus With Follower" Religious Oil On Board
Located in New York, NY
Medium: Oil On Board Painting Size: 24.25 x 16.25 inches Frame Size: 29.75 x 21.75 inches Condition: This artwork is in good overall condition for its age. Signature: Signed Artist...
Oil, Board
Le Pont Royal - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Auguste Royal
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist oil on canvas riverscape by French modern painter Auguste Herbin. The work depicts a view of the Pont Royal bridge over the River Seine in Paris. The shadowy fig...
Canvas, Oil
$1,435
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
$1,020Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American School Realist Flower Still Life Original Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American realist flower still life oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1900. Unsigned. Image size, 10L x 14H. Housed in a period giltwood frame.
Canvas, Oil
$1,200
Impressionistic Spring Farm Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Blue Bird
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Spring Farm Lane, Blue Bird Oil/panel 12 x 16 unframed, 17.5 x 21.5 framed. Spring Farm Lane is a landscape oil painting on canvas panel that showcases a beautifully lit farm lane ...
Oil
$1,070Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Portrait Portrait of Fashionable Woman Pink Shawl 1920's French Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman in Pink by Robert SImon (French 1888-1961) stamped with the artists studio stamp verso inscribed label with the date 1929 oil on board, unframed Board : 16 x 13 i...
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
Landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artworl "Landscape" c. 1935 is an oil painting on hardboard by renown California artist Frank Joseph Girardin, 1856-1945. It is signed at the lower right corner. The hardboard size is 20 x 30 inches, framed size is 30.5 x 40.5 inches. Framed in a wooden beige frame, with fabric liner. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1856, Frank joseph Girardin began his art instruction in 1870 under Frank Noble and later Frank Duveneck at the Cincinnati Art Academy. A semi-pro baseball player in Cincinnati, he was best known for his beautiful landscapes of both Indiana and California. An extremely active participant in the development of the Art Association of Richmond and original member of the local Sketch Club, he served on the Board of Directors of Art Association for several years. He was considered ranked next to the late John E. Bundy in talent and skill by the former Art Association Director, Mrs. Ella Bond Johnston. It was during his time in Indiana, that he received the most recognition for his work. In 1903, he won first prize for his painting, "Lingering Snow" at the Cincinnati Art Club Show. This would be one of numerous prizes and awards the he would receive during his time in Indiana, including the coveted Mary T...
Oil
City Market, Vienna
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "City Market, Vienna" c.1930, is an oil painting on canvas laid down to panel by noted Austrian artist Hans Johann Wagner, 1866-1940. I...
Oil
Pacific Coast Seascape Impressionism Original Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Pacific Coast Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 43" x 67" x 1" inch (109 x 170 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wra...
Canvas, Oil
The Approaching Storm
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
One of a kind, original oil painting on panel by Ovanes Berberian. Signed lower left. Framed Dimensions: 23" X 27"
Oil
Between Dreams
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work is part of the Modern Muses series, where intimate everyday moments become spaces for quiet reflection. The reclining figure appears suspended between wakefulness and dream...
Canvas, Acrylic
Cahro Di Gnano
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Cahro Di Gnano" c. 1990 is an oil painting on canvas by noted Italian artist Lido Bettarini, 1927-2019. It is signed at the lower l...
Oil
$4,187
Stones
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This plain air painting depicts a bright, rocky coastal landscape in Turkey, capturing the serene beauty of the sun-drenched shores of Turunc. The water's gradation from vibrant turq...
Canvas, Oil
Eastern Shore Stand of Trees, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Robert LeMar
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil painting of trees seen at the edge of a field. Inspired by farms on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes ...
Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Portrait of Auguste Renoir, 1951 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919), titled Portrait de Auguste Renoir (Portrait of Auguste Renoir), from the album Les Lithographies de Renoir (The Lit...
Lithograph
Vintage American Impressionist Landscape Signed Giltwood Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist flower landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 36 by 46 inches overall, and 30 by 40 painting alone. Handsomely framed in wide giltw...
Canvas, Oil