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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$153Sale Price|88% Off
Mid Century French Watercolour Walled Garden Blossom Tree Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen
$544Sale Price|20% Off
Vibrant Impressionist Landscape of Lush Greenery and Meadow
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Impressionist Landscape by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) signed oil painting on board, unframed board: 18 x 24 inches condition: overall very good provenance: all t...
Oil
November Light. Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Phillip was fascinated by the light of the low autumn sun shining through a hazel tree hedge. In this painting he's tried to paint the equivalent of that experience concentrating on...
Oil
$654Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Oil Pre-Raphaelite Portrait of a Lady
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
Spring is Coming Soon, Impressionism, 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: Spring is coming Soon Size: 8" x 12...
Canvas, Oil
Along the Path, Oudenburg' by Louis Clesse (1889 – Brussels – 1961)
By Louis Clesse
Located in Knokke, BE
Clesse Louis 1889 – Brussels – 1961 Belgian Painter 'Along the Path, Oudenburg' Signature: signed lower right and dated 1943 'Louis Clesse 1943' Medium: oil on panel Dimensions: im...
Oil, Panel
Cats at play, portrait of a cat and a Kitten playing with a glove in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Gabriella Rainer-Istvanffy (Austrian, 1886–1963) Cats at Play Oil on canvas, circa 1950 26 x 30 inches (framed) signed lower right This charming composition by Gabriella Rainer-Istv...
Canvas, Oil
$449Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of Rural Farmstead and Horse Riders
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Rural Farmstead and Horse Riders by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11.25 x 15...
Watercolor
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
$480Sale Price|20% Off
Large original oil painting on canvas, Venice, Italy, Signed, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original large oil painting on canvas, depicting Venice, Italy. Signed in the lower-left corner probably Tom. Presented in a nice wood frame. Condition: The pa...
Oil
$499Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of a Riverside Scene with Cottages and Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Riverside Scene with Cottages and Boats By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 1...
Watercolor
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
19th/20th century American school Antique oil painting on canvas, Portrait
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a 19th/20th-century American school Antique original oil painting on canvas depicting a portrait of a fisherman seated by a table with fishing creel and basket. No v...
Oil
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
M. Vidiella (Europe 20C) Oil painting on canvas, Genre Scene, Amazing Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This painting portrays a refined 19th-century interior scene, where a group of elegantly dressed individuals gathers in an opulent drawing room. The richly decorated space, adorned w...
Oil
$362Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of a Village Lane with Cottages
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Village Lane with Cottages by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11 x 15.25 inc...
Watercolor
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
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
Oil on Canvas Painting of Mediterranean Beach Scene, Signed, 34x40 cm
Located in New York, NY
A luminous Mediterranean beach scene by Eliseo Meifrén Roig, this oil on canvas captures the artist’s celebrated ability to render atmosphere, light, and movement with remarkable spo...
Oil, Canvas
$610Sale 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
$355Sale Price|78% Off
French school Still Life Oil painting Signed 1960
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Still Life from J Robert⬅️ 🟢Jacques Robert (1921–1997) was a French writer, journalist, and screenwriter. Born on June 27, 1921, in Lyon, France, he began his career in journalis...
Oil, Linen, Canvas, Gesso, Stretcher Bars
The road to the Blue Forest
Located in Zofingen, AG
Roads are a very interesting topic. Roads mean a lot to a person. There is a road leading to the house, there is a road to the future, and this old road leads to the blue forest. We ...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic
$9,000
Autumn Palette, Landscape Impressionism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Landscape Impressionism, Original oil Painting Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Impressio...
Canvas, 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
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
"St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth" Impressionist Oil Painting Snow New York City
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A charming depiction of St. Patrick's Cathedral on 5th Avenue in the snow with figures and cars. This evocative urban winter scene captures the majestic spires of St. Patrick's Cathe...
Oil, Board
$411Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of a Tranquil Riverside Scene with Boat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Tranquil Riverside Scene with Boat By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11.25 ...
Watercolor
$652Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Still Life of Flowers Female Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 15 high by 18 inches wide condition: overall very good an...
Oil
Rising Silence Landscape Impressionism Original Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Rising Silence Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 70" x 66" x 2" inch (178 x 168 x 5cm) Presentation: Stretched on Woode...
Oil, Canvas
”Pink roads of Eckerö” Original Landsсape Paintings. Home decor
Located in Oslo, NO
This vibrant artwork captures a serene rural landscape, where rustic charm meets vivid color. A cluster of barns, their roofs painted in striking hues of red and blue, sit nestled am...
Paper, Gouache
The road home.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Every person has a way home. Some live in a noisy city, others in the countryside. For some, this is a road to the past, where mom and dad are always waiting to meet. For some, this ...
Acrylic, Canvas
$575Sale Price|20% Off
Textured Coastal Oil Painting of Fishing Boats and Lighthouse with Dramatic Sky
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Textured Coastal Oil Painting of Fishing Boats and Lighthouse with Dramatic Sky By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 12.25 x 17.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unf...
Oil
$995
Antique American Original Carnation Flower Still Life Signed Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist flower still life oil painting by Frederick M. Fenetty (1854 - 1915). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 21 by 17 inches overall, and 18 by 14 p...
Oil, Canvas
Southern Coast with Beach, Trees and Sailboat, Impressionistic Painting, 1920´s
Located in Stockholm, Stockholm
A Southern Coastal Landscape by Charles Bisschops. This oil on canvas, signed L. Ch. Bisschops, depicts a southern coastal scene with a beach bordered by trees. Across the bay, mount...
Oil, Canvas
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Morning light, oil painting, winter landscape, fine art, nature, square
Located in Oslo, NO
“Morning Light” is a stunning oil painting on an MDF board measuring 30x30 cm. The artist has beautifully captured the tranquility of a winter morning, bathed in soft light and delic...
Oil, Panel
$472Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Sunset Harbour Scene with Sailboats and Reflections in France
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Sunset Harbour Scene with Sailboats and Reflections in France by Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 8.25 inches (height) x 10 inches (width) (size excluding frame; 4.75...
Oil
Sunset Impression
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sunset Impression captures a fleeting moment when light dissolves into water and color becomes emotion. The golden glow of the setting sun spreads across the cool blue surface, formi...
Oil
$1,041Sale Price|20% Off
Signed French Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of a Man seated in Library
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, indistinctly signed, dated 1910 Title: Portrait of a man seated in a library room of books. Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas...
Oil
$2,560Sale Price|26% Off
Village Oil Painting, Impressionist Style, 20th Century, Signed
Located in Belgrade, MT
This oil painting is original and signed by the artist. I have owned this piece since the early 1970's. The oil depicts a village and is vibrant in color.
Oil
$2,520Sale Price|20% Off
Early 20th Century Original Oil Painting Landscape -- High Sierras Alpine Meadow
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century Original Oil Painting Landscape -- High Sierras Spring Alpine Meadow by Frederick Carl Smith This painting is a classic exampl...
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$4,500Sale Price|54% Off
Willow
Located in Atlanta, GA
Eva Makk has been called “the world’s foremost living impressionist painter”. She is celebrated for graceful, light-infused compositions executed with shimmer...
Canvas, Oil
$60Sale Price|20% Off
Blue Nude with Green Stockings Offset Print, Impressionist, 2000-2009
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Henri Matisse created Blue Nude with Green Stockings as part of his cut-out series, which he began later in his life, during the 1940s. Specifically, his cut-out technique became pro...
Offset
$357Sale 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
$742Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage French Oil Painting Wide Landscape Of Lake Flowing Along The Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed Size: painting: 13 x 20 inche...
Oil
Portrait of a Black Woman - Mid 20th Century French Oil on Board Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on works of art * A beautiful mid 20th century French oil on board portrait of a black woman. The work is presented in a very good quality wooden frame....
Oil
$440Sale Price|20% Off
Lucile White Vintage Oil painting on canvas, European Castle view, framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original vintage oil painting on canvas by Lucile White. The central subject of the artwork is a castle or church, with a grand dome and an elaborate bell tower that pun...
Oil
"View to the Kitchen" (2010) By Jim Beckner, Original Interior Oil Painting
By Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "View to the Kitchen" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting a trio at a bar with a view to the establishment's kitchen. About the Artist: (Bor...
Canvas, Oil
$740Sale Price|20% Off
Haystacks in a Sunlit Filed Rural Summer Landscape Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Haystack Landscape signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) size: 13 x 21.5 inches oil painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good condition. It has previously be...
Oil
Lilacs, Flowers, 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: 2021 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Lilacs, Size: 24.5" x 30.5" x 0...
Oil, Canvas
$2,670
On a sunny summer day in the Courtyard Garden. Horizontal landscape painting.
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting was painted from life on a sunny summer day. We see the garden in the courtyard of the famous Bishop's Residence in Würzburg, built by Balthasar Neumann and famous for ...
Canvas, Oil
"Meeting Place" (2024) by Mo Myra, Original Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Meeting Place" (2024) by Mo Myra is a watercolor painting on paper that depicts a landscape with tall trees and a river running through it. Mo Myra, born in 1990, is a Connecticut-...
Paper, Watercolor
"BLUEBONNET ROAD" Janet Downie Texas Hill Country
By Janet Downie
Located in San Antonio, TX
Janet Downie 1854-1944 Austin,San Antonio Image Size: 6.5 x 10 Frame Size: 10 x 13.5 Medium: Oil "Bluebonnet Road" signed Biography Janet Downie 1854-1944 Downie, Janet. 1854-194...
Oil
$492Sale 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 ...
Oil, Paper
$1,139Sale Price|20% Off
Blooming in the Alpine valley . Original impressionistic landscape. Square .
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork presents a serene and idyllic landscape, capturing the essence of spring in a rustic setting. A gentle stream meanders through the scene, lined with lush, flowering tree...
Canvas, Oil
"Blue mountain."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, Lacquer, Acrylic, Plaster
$60Sale Price|20% Off
A Bay with Cliffs (Detail) Offset Print, Impressionist, Unframed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Poster created for the exhibition The Lens of Impressionism, held at the Dallas Museum of Art in 1997. The image features a detail from Gustave Courbet’s A Bay with Cliffs, highlight...
Offset
American Impressionist T Allen Lawson Seascape Oil Painting 1988 Mass. Marine
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
T Allen Lawson Cockle Cove, Chatham, Mass oil on canvas board, image 8.88 x 12.88 unframed, 14.75 x 18.75 x .75 framed signed LR Painting is in good co...
Oil
Roses √7
Located in Zofingen, AG
I enjoy painting large-scale pieces; they look beautiful in interiors, creating a sense of space and light. Impressionism allows you to give free rein to your emotions and play with ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Bistro on South Street, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman sits outside a Philadelphia bistro, reading her book. The bright morning light shines through the establishment's windows, revealing a glimpse of its i...
Oil
"Italian Chair" (2024) Original Oil Portrait Painting by Michael Carson
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Carson's (US based) "Italian Chair" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting and is framed in a black float frame. About the Artist: Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painte...
Wood Panel, Oil
$1,429Sale Price|20% Off
Paris Roof Tops in the Snow at Dusk Signed French Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Winter Roof Tops by Paul Flaubert (1928-1994) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 22 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition ...
Oil
Flowers. Copper
Located in Zofingen, AG
This small painting will decorate a wall in a bedroom or living room. It will fit harmoniously into a composition of several paintings of different sizes and styles. The painting is ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Plyos. Pine Impressionist painting 2005 Oil on board 18 x 24 cm Framed New
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
The artist painted this life-size sketch during his creative trip to Plyos in 2005 in one session in the alla prima style. This artwork is a compelling landscape that captures the se...
Oil, Cardboard
American Impressionist Young Black Man Nicely Framed Oil Painting Portrait
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American oil painting portrait. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 22 by 28 inches overall, and 16 by 24 painting alone. Unsigned. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil