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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"Femme Rousse Sur Fond Vert" Early Impressionist Portrait of a Red Haired Woman
Located in Houston, TX
Early Impressionist inspired portrait painting by Hungarian artist Albert Bertalan. The work features a woman with bright red hair dressed in a striped top looking off to the right. ...
Paper, Oil, Board
"Figure in the Village" British American Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
By John Clymer
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a figure in the village by British American artist John Clymer. As an Impressionist painter, he was known for his pastoral landscapes depicting sce...
Canvas, Oil
$1,356Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Impressionist Signed Flower Still Life Oil Painting Great Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist flower still life oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1920. Signed. Image size 20L x 16H. Housed in a period giltwood frame.
Canvas, Oil
"Saint Mandrier sur Mer, France" Marine Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist summer scene of "Saint Mandrier sur Mer, France". The artist has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed much feeling int...
Canvas, Oil
$1,035Sale Price|20% Off
«Summer holiday» Original floral painting . Square . Home decor
Located in Oslo, NO
This vibrant artwork is a lively depiction of a lush garden in full bloom. Bursting with a diverse array of flowers in rich purples, blues, and yellows, the painting showcases a harm...
Canvas, Oil
Paul emile Lecomte. Paris -The Carrousel and the Louvre pencil on paper, signed
Located in PARIS, FR
Conditions: Very good overall Conditions. Signed on the lower part. Provenance: Family of the artist, studio sale. Complementary shipping worlwide by DHL, FEDEX. Returning customers...
Pencil
Bust of a Lady - Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Still Life Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1950's French impressionist oil on board still life depicting a bust length sculpture of a lady and fruits. Excellent quality atmospheric work, with a street scene painte...
Oil
$2,500
"Fractured Dream" Oil On Wood Panel Mountain Landscape Painting with Waterfall
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer presents "Fractured Dream," is an original, handmade oil painting created in 2025. The piece measures 24 inches in height by 24 inches in width, rendered on a durable 1.5...
Oil, Wood Panel
$377Sale Price|20% Off
Misty Lake Watercolor by British Impressionist, Mid-20th Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) Signed original watercolour painting on board, unframed size: 10.5 x 15 inches condition: overall very good, minor w...
Watercolor
Robin Hoods Bay Headland and Shoreline Under Cloudy Sky Yorkshire 1983
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Robin Hoods Bay Headland and Shoreline Under Cloudy Sky Yorkshire 1983 By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 8.75 inches (height) x 11 inches...
Watercolor
Oswald Poreau, Brussels 1877 - 1955 Waterloo, Belgian Painter, ‘Anemones’
Located in Knokke, BE
Poreau Oswald Brussels 1877 – 1955 Waterloo Belgian Painter 'Anemones' Signature: Signed top right, dated 1946; on revers signed, named and dated Medium: Oil on canvas laid down on...
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Making Peace, Abstract Large Original Painting on Canvas, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Voskan Galstian Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Abstract Art, Title: Making Peace Size: 48" x 71" x 1....
Canvas, Oil
$376Sale Price|20% Off
SMILING CAT
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. Acrylic on canvas.
Canvas, Acrylic
"Washington Park, New York City" Monument City Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist summer street scene of Washington Square Park in New York City. Waltsak has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed so mu...
Oil, Canvas
French Coastal Oil Painting of Low Tide Shore Fishing with Sailboats and Figures
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Coastal Oil Painting of Low Tide Shore Fishing with Sailboats and Figures By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 13.25 x 16.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, un...
Oil
Mexican Market with Couple
By Antonio Vasquez Parra
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Mexican Market with Couple" 1976 is an oil painting on canvas by Mexican artist Antonio Vasquez Parra, 1927-1984. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by th...
Oil
$3,000
After the Rain, Landscape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang, Impressionism
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Landscape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang, Impressionism Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 ...
Canvas, Oil
The Plaza, Sunset Glow
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Walter Tittle, 'The Plaza, Sunset Glow', drypoint, c. 1920s, edition not stated. Signed in pencil and initialed in the plate, lower right. Titled 'The Plaza, Sunset' and annotated 'no. 165' in ink, in the bottom left sheet corner. A superb, luminous impression in dark brown ink, with selectively wiped plate tone; on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 to 2 1/4 inches). Pale tape stains on the top sheet edge, recto, well away from the image, otherwise in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 11 3/4 x 6 15/16 inches (299 x 176 mm); sheet size 15 11/16 x 9 inches (399 x 229 mm). A view across 'The Pond' in New York City's Central Park, toward Grand Army Plaza...
Drypoint
$2,647
Vintage French Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 52x65 cm
Located in PARIS, FR
Conditions : Very good Conditions. Exhibition label. Provenance: Artist's family, atelier sale. Excellent condition under UV light with no prior restoration. Unframed Complementary ...
Oil
$800
"Brussels Excursion" (ca. 2011) By Naum Katsenelson, Watercolor Cityscape
Located in Denver, CO
"Brussels Excursion" (ca.2011) By Naum Katsenelson is a beautiful original watercolor painting done on watercolor paper, depicting a crowd of people walking up a staircase on a rainy...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Fanasy with Flowers 165
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
"Cityscape - Backyard with Flower Bed" Impressionist Floral Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a pertinent example of Jacques Weismann's most sought after works, depicting a Garden view with flowers by an elegant building in the background. As an American Impres...
Oil, Board
$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
'Sand Dunes at Annisquam, Cape Ann', Massachusetts, Gloucester, New England, NAD
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Chas. H. Grant' for Charles Henry Grant (American, 1866-1939); titled on lower stretcher bar, 'Sand Dunes at Annisquam, Cape Ann, Mass' and dated 1894. Born in ...
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist Village Hilltop Church Scene with Autumn Trees by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Village Hilltop Church Scene with Autumn Trees by Fanch Lel By Fanch Lel Size: 20.5 x 19.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condition...
Oil
Perseus and Andromeda, 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: 2016 Title: Perseus and Andromeda...
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
October. Forest expanses along the Oka River in Stupino
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This plain air sketch, painted by the artist from the window of his studio in Stupino, is a vast landscape dominated by bright yellow trees embodying the essence of the golden hues o...
Canvas, Oil
$1,023
Piece of Ocean. Abstract seascape, ocean painting, dusk light, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
Hawaiian landscape, ocean, sunset, small painting, impressionism, marine art, interior artwork, American artist, American art, American landscape “Piece of Ocean” is a small plein a...
Canvas, Oil
$1,600
"West Village Coffee Stop" Oil Painting of a Plein Air Street NYC with Figures
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
"With shades of Pierre Bonnard’s Parisian street vistas and Edward Hopper’s New York shopfronts, American impressionist Cindy Shaoul’s oil paintings depict the much-loved locales and...
Oil, Board, Canvas
"Run Off" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Original Oil Painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Run Off" (2022) is an original handmade oil painting depicting a small waterfall on a run off from a river. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contempo...
Oil, Wood Panel
“To fall into roses” botanical, flowers, interior painting
Located in Oslo, NO
In front of you is a delicate, luminous composition: lush petals seem to float in transparent air, while a white dove soars nearby — a symbol of freedom and purity. The painting is f...
Canvas, Oil
Dock over Water Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Peaceful watercolor landscape of a small dock with colorful structures over calm waters by Daphne Williams (American, 20th Century). Signed "Daphne Williams" lower right. Presented i...
Paper, Watercolor
"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
Planting (Spring Plowing) - Watercolor Landscape Painting with Figures, c. 1939
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Planting (Spring Plowing)", a vibrant watercolor and graphite on paper by Thomas Hart Benton, circa 1939-40, embodies the artist's signature Regionalist style. The work depicts a ru...
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Oregon Coast
By Maude Walling Wanker
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork c.1950 is a watercolor by noted Oregon artist Maude Walling Wanker ( American, 1882-1970) It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 16.25 x 21.25 inches, framed size is 25 x 29 inches. Framed in a dark wood frame, with gold color bevel. The artwork is in excellent condition, the frame has some minor scratches. About the artist. Maude Walling Wanker (1882-1970) was born on October 22, 1882 in Lake Oswego, Oregon. She studied art at the Museum Art School with Clara Jane Stephens, at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1936 with John Bernard Hinshaw, at the University of Oregon with Steinhof, and in Vienna. She specialized in watercolors and oils. Maude Wanker grew up in the Tualatin Valley, where she began she began sketching as a child. After her marriage in 1901 and the birth of a child, she began attending the Museum Art School on an irregular basis. In 1939 she was one of the three artists chosen to represent Oregon at the fourth National Exhibition of American Art, held in New York's Rockefeller Center. Wanker moved to the Oregon Coast...
Watercolor
Sunflowers and bathhouses in the village of Kruptsovo
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This plain air painting perfectly conveys a quiet rural landscape, immersing viewers in its calm atmosphere of a rural garden in the Tver region. He was prompted to write by an incid...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Iris (5)
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leonard Baskin, 'Iris ( 5 )', etching, 1988, artist proof before the edition of 10, outside the book edition. Signed and annotated 'proof' in pencil. A fine impression, with expertly...
Etching
Tranquil Venetian Canal Backwater by Russian Impressionist artist, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Venice Russian School, indistinctly signed front and back oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound co...
Oil, Canvas
White Sailing Boats In Summer Blue Cloudy Seas Impressionist French Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
White Sailing Boats by Fanch Lel Size: 11 x 14 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks and light w...
Oil
$300Sale Price|20% Off
Moss Landing Marshland Landscape
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful landscape of Moss Landing marshland (just north of Carmel, California by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Signed lower left c...
Paper, Watercolor
Grove, 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: 2024 Style: Impressionism, Title: Grove, Size: 33" x 33" x 1'' inch...
Canvas, Oil
"Life Long Friends Rooted In History" (2024) by Deb Komitor, Original Painting
By Deb Komitor
Located in Denver, CO
"Life Long Friends Rooted In History" (2024) by Deb Komitor (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting that is ready to hang. Deb Komitor was born and raised in Ohio and ...
Paper, Gouache, Wood Panel
Evening Light in Estepona, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A quiet street leads through the coastal town of Estepona, Spain, lined with houses resting in shadow. Further in, a sunlit building faces the viewer, its warm ...
Oil
Spring Palette, Landscape, 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: Impressionism, Title: Spring Palette, Size: 18" x 21" x...
Canvas, Oil
$2,563
Happy Place-original contemporary realism landscape oil painting-surrealismart
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. In “Happy Place” by Kirsten Savage, the boundary between imagination and landscape...
Oil, Panel
1880's French Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait Ambroise Vollard Famous Dealer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait believed to be of Ambroise Vollard by Adolphe GUMERY (1861-1943) oil painting on canvas stuck on board, unframed faintly signed & dated 1883 board: 10 x 8.5 inches condition...
Oil
Seascape, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The ship floats along the horizon, daylight is reflected from the rolling waves. A stiff palette of knives and a rich blue and white palette emphasize the energy of the ocean. Part o...
Oil
$414Sale Price|20% Off
Colourful French Still Life, Fruit and Coffee Pot. Oil on Board.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century oil on board of a colourful still-life, fruit and a coffee pot by Bill Brown. Signed and dated 1979 to the bottom left and signed, titled ...
Oil, Board
Flower Still Life, Impressionist Oil Painting by Gustave Weigand
By Gustave Weigand
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil on board painting by Gustave Weigand (1870 - 1957), signed lower right. Painting measures 16 x 12 inches. Wiegand was born in Bremen, Germany in 1870. Wiegand studied at the R...
Oil
Snake Charmer Busy Market Place British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Snake Charmer Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) signed original oil painting on board, unframed size: 10.5 x 14.75 inches condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges ...
Paper, Oil
1950s French Post Impressionist Oil Moulin Rouge Can Can Female Dancer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Oil
"Winter Landscape" Wilson Irvine, Atmospheric Impressionist Snowy Hills
Located in New York, NY
Wilson Irvine Winter Landscape Signed lower left Oil on canvas 24 x 27 inches A prolific Impressionist with a penchant for atmospheric scenes, Illinois native Wilson Irvine began h...
Canvas, Oil
"074 - Plein Air-Lafayette, CO" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Gouache Painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "074 - Plein Air-Lafayette, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a landscape. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary landscape painter and Color...
Paper, Gouache
Early 20th century Modern British Impressionist portrait of a mother and child
Located in Woodbury, CT
This exquisite early 20th-century oil on panel by Dorothea Sharp captures the timeless and universal bond between mother and child in a tender Impressionist style. Painted circa 1900...
Oil, Board
Birches in Cobalt Landscape Impressionism Original Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Birches in Cobalt Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 17" x 23.5" x 0.8" inch (43 x 60 x 2cm) Presentation: Framed 21''x27'...
Canvas, Oil
$133Sale Price|44% Off
The Lonesome Road (FRAMED + FREE US SHIPPING) (Provence, landscapes)
By Ella Fort
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ella Fort The Lonesome Road (La course seule) Color Lithograph Signed, numbered or inscribed Edition: 390 + 250 Size: 7.8 × 11.7 on 11.7 × 15.6 inches F...
Lithograph
Mid Century Stunning French Still Life Pink Roses In Blue Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pink Roses by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back signed by oil painting on board, unframed measures: 16.5 high by 13.5 inches wide conditi...
Oil
Charming French Impressionist Oil Painting for Maids in Uniforms at a Gathering
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Maids at a Gathering signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) size: 16 x 13 inches oil painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good condition. It has previously be...
Oil
«Victoria’s garden» Original floral painting on paper. Large horizontal.
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork presents a lush display of flora, showcasing an intricate arrangement of pink and white flowers intertwined with verdant green leaves. The composition is both dense and ...
Paper, Acrylic