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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Trees of Santa Ponsa
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork vividly captures a serene landscape, dominated by lush, green trees standing against a vibrant sky. The brushstrokes are bold and fluid, merging various shades of green,...
Paper, Gouache
Sun and Sails
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this painting, I immersed myself in the dance of colors and forms. Using acrylics, oils, and pastels, I captured an ethereal sunrise where light and sea merge into a vibr...
Canvas, Oil
$386Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of Pastoral Landscape with Dramatic Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Pastoral Landscape with Dramatic Sky by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11 x 1...
Watercolor
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
$364Sale 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
"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
"Quiet by the Stream" Dennis Sheehan, Sunset Reflections in Water, Skyscape
Located in New York, NY
Dennis Sheehan Quiet by the Stream, circa 2025 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 30 x 40 inches Dennis Sheehan was born in Boston in 1950. His work is based upon the Barbizon School...
Canvas, Oil
Generosity
Located in Zofingen, AG
The work on this painting took quite a long time as I was working on creating a certain vibration in it, making many layers and adjustments... This is an apple orchard at harvest tim...
Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
"Wild Animal" (2025) Still-Life of Medieval Armor, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Elena Burykina's "Wild Animal" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Burgundy Negrolis circle ca. 1540- ca. 1550 This remarkable Burgundian vase, ...
Oil, Panel
Dans le miroir - Impressionist Figure in Interior Oil by Leon De Smet
By Léon De Smet
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Stunning signed and dated impressionist oil on canvas figure in interior by Belgian painter Leon De Smet. The work depicts a woman in an incredibly ornate room with her back to the a...
Canvas, Oil
Antique 19th Century French Oil Painting Genre Scene Figures Village Tavern Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Original antique 19th century oil on canvas depicting a lively French street scene with figures gathered outside a village tavern or inn. The composition shows women in traditional d...
Oil
$1,592Sale Price|20% Off
Simans Large Vintage Dutch Oil painting on canvas, Landscape, Gold Leaf Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is this vintage original Duch oil painting on canvas depicting a serene winter landscape in a rural mountain village. The scene features a snow-covered hillside with two ...
Oil
$855Sale Price|25% Off
Pink, unframed oil on board, 20X16" still life painting
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Pink, by Lu Haskew Oil 20x16" image size Still Life Painting of Mixed Floral Bouquet This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shipp...
Oil
$1,381Sale 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
American Impressionist “Old Friends”
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bit of a mystery here. Fabulous American impressionist landscape appears to be unsigned. It is titled on the back old friends which I assume refers to the trees. I heavy impasto and ...
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
Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting, Scene near Barbizon
By PIERRE EUGÈNE MONTEZIN, 1874 - 1946
Located in Harkstead, GB
This dream like image of a fisherman gliding in his boat on the river Seine was painted from a viewpoint that Montezin returned to again and again. The village of Veneux-les-Sablons ...
Canvas, Oil
Roses √1
Located in Zofingen, AG
Women and flowers are an inexhaustible theme. Complete harmony and peace reign here. Flowers attract and inspire. Roses reign supreme; they are beautiful. The painting will be sent r...
Canvas, Acrylic
$8,000
Glen Canyon, Landscape, 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, Subject: Glen Canyon...
Canvas, Oil
$496Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Market Street Scene with Figures and Arches in a Historic City
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Market Street Scene with Figures and Arches in a Historic City by Fanch Lel Size: 10.75 inches (height) x 8.75 inches (width)...
Oil
$547Sale Price|20% Off
French A Still Life with Open Book, Vase and Blossoming Plant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Oil
$38,800
"The Great View of Venice" Antoine Bouvard Snr. (French, 1875-1955)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Great View of Venice" Antoine Bouvard Snr. (French, 1875-1955) Oil on canvas, original, gilt wood frame, Signed, lower right 20 3/4 x 28 1/2 (28 1/2 x 37 frame) inches Anto...
Canvas, Oil
$358Sale 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
$386Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Oil Painting of Town View, Late 20th Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"View over the Town" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) oil painting on board, unframed Size 8.75 x 12.5 inches The painting could not have better provenance - having come fr...
Oil
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Paris by David Arnold Burnand - Oil on wood 25x35
Located in Geneva, CH
David Arnold Burnand (Swiss artist 1888-1975) 107 auctions in Switzerland. Oil paint on cardboard with frame Total size with frame 40x50 cm One...
Oil
$7,500Sale Price|50% Off
Dandelion
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is featured in the Makk Family book, "Vision of Life on page 102. Eva Makk has been called “the world’s foremost living impressionist painter...
Canvas, Oil
$1,326Sale Price|20% Off
1950's English Marine Oil Painting Three Masted Sailing Ships Choppy Seas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sailing on the High Seas English School, mid 20th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 19.5 x 25.5 inches canvas: 14 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: v...
Oil, Canvas
Nude in the Studio: Mid-20th Century Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Molded frame Diensions with frame : 87 x 73.5 x 4.5 cm This captivating work depicts a female nude in a dynamic pose, combining softness and tension. Every curve of t...
Oil
Trees and Low Mountains - Vibrant Impressionistic California Landscape in Oil
By Louise Grossett Cunningham
Located in Soquel, CA
Trees and Low Mountains - Vibrant Impressionistic California Landscape in Oil Colorful landscape painting of a path in the coastal mountains by Santa Cruz, California painter Louise...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Waterlilies Floral Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Waterlilies Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 56" x 39" x 1" inch (142 x 100 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrapp...
Canvas, Oil
"Summer Day at Nice" French Beach Scene Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A stunning oil painting scene depicting figures by the beach in a sunny day at Nice, France done in the 20th Century. The vibrant colors and impressionistic brushwork is done with bo...
Canvas, Oil
$1,433
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
Beached Dories
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Feel the ocean breeze with thus classic beach scene painted in 1896 by Helen S. Patterson. Appears to be Cape Cod. Watercolor on paper, signed lower left, 7.625" x 4.75", 14.5" x 11....
Watercolor
SELF PORTRAIT DRAWING
Located in Santa Monica, CA
MAX LIEBERMANN (1847 1935) SELF PORTRAIT DRAWING (Selbstportrat) c. 1922 (Schiefler, 341, III b) Etching, signed in pencil, Scarce signed example found in Max Liebermann “Sein Leb...
Etching
$1,932Sale Price|20% Off
British Hunting Scene Oil Painting Master of the Fox Hounds on Horseback
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Master of the Fox Hounds by John Renney (British circa 1960's) signed to label verso oil painting on board, framed painting: 18 x 22 inches framed: 23.5 ...
Oil
Antique American impressionist plein air oil painting period frame pink purple
Located in Buffalo, NY
This atmospheric early 20th-century landscape depicts a quiet river bend bordered by leafless trees, rendered in a restrained tonal palette of soft greens, muted blues, warm browns, ...
Oil, Panel
$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
$745Sale 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
Sunset Italian Beach Painting, Seascape in Soft Pastels, 60x80 cm
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting, painted by a plain air artist in the studio, depicts a quiet seascape at dusk, where the sea meets rugged cliffs on the left. This place is called the Italian Beach an...
Canvas, Oil
The Absinthe Drinker - Original Etching (Guerin #9 Fisher #9)
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET The Absinthe Drinker, 1860 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Japan paper 45 x 40 cm (c. 18 x 16 inch) REFERENCES : Catalog raisonnes Guerin n°9 and F...
Etching
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
17-18 century, Original Antique Oil Painting in canvas, Genre Scene, Gold Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a compelling and atmospheric original antique oil painting on canvas, depicting a poignant genre scene. A gentleman dressed in formal black robes—likely a figure of au...
Oil
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
Return to the Stables, Gates Mills, Ohio, Summer Landscape with Bridge & River
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Luis Jirouch (American, 1878-1970) Return to the Stables, Gates Mills, Ohio, c. 1925-30 Oil on canvas board Signed lower right 14 in. h. x 16 in. w....
Oil
$878Sale Price|20% Off
Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Boats Moored in Fishing Harbour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Harbour by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed dated 1978 canvas: 21.5 x 25.5 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large pr...
Oil
$939Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Pastel Drawing of Coastal Town with Hills Overlooking the Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pastel Drawing of Coastal Town with Hills Overlooking the Sea Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19.75 (he...
Oil Pastel
See You in the Forest: Impressionist Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
A vibrant immersion into the heart of the Fontainebleau wilderness. This captivating painting invites you to lose yourself in the vital energy of a forest in full bloom. Through exp...
Gesso, Wood Panel, Acrylic
Italian Impressionist Watercolour COLOURFUL ITALIAN GARDEN SCENE 1920's ART DECO
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Giorgio De Wolff (early 20th Century) Italian TITLE: "Italian Summer Garden Border" SIGNED: lower left and dated 1929 MEDIUM: watercolour SIZE: 66cm x 58cm inclusive of fram...
Watercolor
Antique Dutch School original oil painting on canvas, Genre scene, Gold Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This captivating antique oil painting on canvas is a fine example of Dutch School genre art, evoking the style of the 17th-century master Adriaen van Ostade. The composition features...
Oil
$1,000
Casting, Figurative Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Casting, Size: 12" x 9...
Paper, Ink
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
"Bateaux a Carnac" Impressionist Marine Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This stunning piece of art titled “Bateaux a Carnac" is a captivating original work by renowned artist Yolande Ardissoner. Ardissoner was mostly known for her playful and sophisticat...
Canvas, Oil
$2,175Sale Price|25% Off
California Landscape Oil Painting by John Budicin Scottsdale Bulldog Canyon
By John Budicin
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
In the Canyon oil/canvas laid to panel image 8 x 10 unframed, 13.13 x 14.75 framed signed LR This is a small exquisite painting by Budicin that showcases his wonderful use of composi...
Oil
$231Sale Price|20% Off
1940's Fashion Illustration - Lady In Dashing Green Ball Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil. The sketch is original, vintage and me...
Gouache
'Winter Sunset' AIC, ASL, NAD, PAFA, New York, Boston, New England, Connecticut
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'R. Emmett Owen' for Robert Emmett Owen (American, 1878-1957) and painted circa 1915. Displayed in a substantial, carved, giltwood frame Framed dimensions: 30 x 1...
Oil, Board
Evening walk
Located in Zofingen, AG
Acr. on canvas painting. Evening walk - acrylic on canvas, impressionism seascape painting, 2019 Size of painting - 36cm x 36cm , (14" x 14") In the eve...
Acrylic
$7,500
"Pond Flowers Arrangement" Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Board Framed
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...
Masonite, Oil
$634Sale Price|20% Off
Vibrant Village Street Scene with Figures Original French Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Village Scene by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) size: 8.75 x 8.75 inches oil painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good condition. It has previously been...
Oil
$787Sale Price|40% Off
Still Life of a Vase of Pink Red & White Roses by 20th Century American Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Still Life Painting of a Vase of Pink, Red & White Roses by 20th Century American Artist, Robert Cox (1934-2001) Art measures 7.5 x 9.5 inches (unframed) Framing by arrangement ...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, 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
$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
KaDi Pan Landscape Original Oil Painting "Little Garden"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Little Garden Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 24 x 24 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This paint...
Canvas, Oil