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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$516Sale Price|56% Off
Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Lush Countryside Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Lush Countryside Landscape Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19 (height) x ...
Oil Pastel
Artist Dobritsin Oil painting on canvas, seascape, Sailing ship, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original signed oil painting on canvas by Russian Artist N.I. Dobritsin depicts a galleon with scarlet sails on the High Seas. Beautifully done, with great blue colors. ...
Oil
$679Sale Price|20% Off
Colourful French Harbour with Figures and Boats in Expressionist Style
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Colourful French Harbour with Figures and Boats in Expressionist Style by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.25 inches (height) x 11.75 inches (width) Oil painting on card, un...
Oil
Original Spanish Mediterranean Harbor Fishing Boats, Original Impressionist Oil
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Spanish Mediterranean Harbor with Fishing Boats, Original Impressionist Oil Painting Artist: Antonio Segrelles (Spanish) Title: Mediterranean Harbor Date: circa 2000 Medium: Oil on ...
Canvas, Oil
$606Sale 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
$319Sale Price|20% Off
Magic Umbrella Beach Scene Painting by Serg Graff Original Framed, COA
By Serg Graff
Located in Palm Coast, FL
“Magic Umbrella” by Serg Graff is an original, one-of-a-kind acrylic painting that blends realism with whimsical fantasy. Set on a sunlit Florida beach, the composition invites viewe...
Acrylic
$3,900
"SPRINGTIME AFTERNOON" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY BLUEBONNET LANDSCAPE. STUNNING.
Located in San Antonio, TX
Charlotte Curry TEXAS BLUEBONNET LANDSCAPE. Texas Artist Image Size: 18 x 24 Frame Size: 25 x 31 Medium: Oil on Canvas SIGNED "Springtime Afternoon" Charlotte Curry – Artist Biography Charlotte Curry is a predominantly landscape artist whose work captures the rugged beauty of the Southwest, with a special affinity for the Texas Hill Country Born in San Antonio, Texas, she developed a deep love for the region’s natural scenery during her formative years, often recalling Sunday family drives that inspired many of her paintings Training and Influences Curry’s artistic training includes extensive work with professional artists through the Cowboy Artists of America Museum, where she studied under William Moyers...
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
$8,950
French Impressionist landscape with by Sea Side, the Pays de Caux Normandy
Located in Woodbury, CT
Gaston Sébire (1920–2001) Pays de Caux, Normandy Coast Oil on canvas, signed lower right Circa 1970 A luminous and atmospheric coastal landscape by the celebrated French Impressioni...
Canvas, Oil
$1,276Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Impressionist Oil City Rooftops View Panoramic Skyline Beautiful
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
City Rooftops French School, circa 1950's oil on canvas 13 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, Paris The painting is in good and presentable cond...
Canvas, Oil
$582Sale 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
$793Sale Price|20% Off
Contemporary French Impressionist Signed Oil Figs in a Green Bowl Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fresh Figs by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed dated canvas: 13 x 16 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private col...
Oil
$1,400
Venetian Flower Seller Impressionist oil painting (Hanoverton Ohio artist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
J Charles Arter (1860-19230 Flower Seller, ca. 1890. Oil on canvas board, 10.75 x 15 inches. Measuring 17.5 x 21.5 inches in original antique frame. Signed by artist, center lef...
Oil, Fiberboard
Cats at play, portrait of a cat and a Kitten playing with a twig 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
"Playing at the Beach" Impressionistic Beach Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic scene at the beach with beautiful brushwork and whimsical colors. The work captures the beach and times of the early 20th Century bringing a ...
Oil, Board
Summer 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 Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Summer Field, Size: 28" x 56" x...
Canvas, Oil
$597Sale Price|20% Off
River Building Water Reflection French Oil Landscape Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Riverside Reflections Signed by Fanch Lel ( French School) Framed: 9.75 x 12.5 inches board: 6.5 x 9.25 inches Oil painting on cardboard, framed Condition: The painting is in good co...
Oil
$1,200
Impressionistic Mountain Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Vermont Hills I
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Vermont Hills 1 oil/panel 8n x 10 unframed 11.75 x 13.75 x 1 framed signed LL Vermont Hills I is an oil painting on canvas panel that showcases the beautiful light shining on a Vermo...
Oil
$850
Beach & Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Summer Sky
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Summer Sky oil/panel 6 x 8 unframed, 9.5 x 11.5 framed Summer Sky is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful day at t...
Oil
$582Sale Price|41% Off
Catalan Landscape Oil Painting Mollet Barcelona Fauvist Modernist Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Catalan Landscape Oil Painting Mollet Barcelona Fauvist Modernist Spain SPECIFICATIONS Artist: Albert Rafols Cullerés (Barcelona, 1892 – 1986)...
Oil, Cardboard
Antique English Seaside Elegant Mediterranean Coastal Landscape Figural Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique English landscape oil painting attributed to Henry Turner Munns (1832 - 1898). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 35 by 44 inches overall, and 29 by 38 painting alone....
Oil, Canvas
$1,400
Impressionistic Rural Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Sunset Inspiration
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Inspiration LL oil/panel 11 x 14 unframed, 17.5 x 20.5 framed signed LL "Inspiration II " is a beautiful impressionistic sunset landscape oil painting that I did of a farm near my st...
Oil
$350Sale Price|76% Off
Roses growing on Stucco Wall
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. Item includes frame; Fernando Ibañez Alcaraz was born in Alcoy, Alicante (Spain) in 1969. Growing ...
Canvas, Oil
Rehearsal, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" — Mid-Century American Impressionism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Philipp, 'Rehearsal, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" ', color pastel, c. 1957. Unsigned. A fine, atmospheric rendering, on warm gray charcoal paper; a reinforced crease (1/2 inch) across the bottom left sheet corner; otherwise in very good condition. Image and sheet size 17 1/2 x 21 3/4 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Provenance: Art Students League, from the artist’s personal portfolio. ABOUT THE ARTIST Robert Philipp (1895–1981) was a celebrated American Post-Impressionist painter known for his nudes, still lifes, and portraits. Noted art critic Henry McBride named Philipp one of America's top six painters of his generation. Philipp was an instructor of painting at the Art Students League, New York, for 33 years. Philipp was Secretary of the National Academy of Design, a National Academician, and a Benjamin Franklin Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts in London. His composition and painting style has been compared to the art of Edgar Degas and Pierre Auguste Renoir. In 1940, Philipp was invited to Los Angeles by Hollywood producer Louis B. Mayer to paint portraits of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie stars. The same year, Walter Wanger, producer of ‘The Long Voyage Home’, directed by John Ford and based on plays by Eugene O'Neill, contracted with Reeves Lewenthal, head of the Associated American Artists gallery in Manhattan, to bring nine well-known artists to the set and paint scenes from the movie and portraits of the actors in character. The artists included Robert Philipp, Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, Ernest Fiene, George Schreiber, Luis Quintanilla...
Pastel
$1,629Sale 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
Summer Colors Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Garry Nalbandyan Title: Summer Colors Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 12" x 21.5" x 0.8" inch (30 x 54 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Galler...
Canvas, Oil
$863Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Impressionist 1901 Oil Moody River Reflections & Arched Bridge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tranquil River Scene French Impressionist artist, 1901 signed with initials lower corner oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 9.5 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condit...
Oil, Canvas
$461Sale Price|20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of “Valldemossa, Majorca” with Village Rooftops
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of “Valldemossa, Majorca” with Village Rooftops By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Signed: Ye...
Watercolor
Colourful Early Autumn Leaves, Impressionist Oil on Canvas, Signed
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist oil on canvas view of trees on a riverbank in all their colourful autumn glory by Francoise Hinard. Initialled bottom right. Hin...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Point Pleasant" Bucks County New Hope PA River Snow Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful Impressionist winter pastoral scene of colorful quaint homes by the river. Willet has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed much feel...
Oil, Board, Canvas
Sunflowers Oil Painting on Cardboard, Impressionist Style, 2010+
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork depicts a vibrant garden, radiating life through a masterful use of color and texture. The scene is dominated by rich greenery, capturing the lushness of nature with dyn...
Oil, Cardboard
$2,390Sale Price|20% Off
VERY LARGE 1960'S ITALIAN SIGNED OIL - IMPRESSIONIST VENICE TRANQUIL CANAL SCENE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Italian School, mid 20th century, indistinctly signed. Title: The Tranquil Canal, Venice. Beautiful green/ teal moody tones to the colour palette. Medium: oil pa...
Canvas, 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
$28,500
"Aurora, Psalm 16:9" - Realist Landscape and Skyscape, Oil Painting on Board
Located in Denver, CO
About the artist: Thomas Kegler’s growing volume of work, considered to be among the most influential of our time, embodies a confident humility obtained from a life spent outdoors...
Oil, Board
September in Orlovo: Impressionist Oil Painting, 24.5x48.8 cm
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This plain air painting depicts the quiet countryside of the village of Orlovo in the Tver region, bathed in soft natural daylight. In the foreground is a lush, mown green field and ...
Canvas, Oil
'The Garden in Summer', Tsar Nicholas II, Queen Elizabeth II, Russian Imperial
By Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'The Garden in Summer' by Olga Alexandrovna. Tsar Nicholas II, Queen Elizabeth II, Russian Imperial ---- Signed lower right, 'Olga' for Her Imperial Highness, Olga Alexandrovna, Gr...
Oil, Board
Among Our Own
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original painting by Natalia Yangalycheva From the One Team series Acrylic on canvas Image size: 97 × 97 cm Canvas size: 107 × 107 cm (includes an additional 5 cm of canvas on each s...
Canvas, Acrylic
French Village Rooftops Chateau Church Red Ink Architectural Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Rooftops Chateau Church Red Ink Architectural Drawing Artist: Bernard Labbe, French mid 20th century Medium: Red ink on paper, unframed Size: 11.75 x 8.25 inche...
Ink, Pencil
Tennis Match
Located in Dallas, TX
Donald S. Vogel has been a set designer and technical director in the theater, a fine art dealer, and a writer, but first and foremost he is a painter. From a young age he was intrig...
Oil, Panel
$1,303Sale Price|20% Off
A Room with a View over a Garden Orchard, Original English Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: English School, inscribed verso to the stretcher Title: A Room with a View Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed. framed: 22.5 x 22.5 inches canvas: 19.5 x 19.5...
Oil
Coastal Seascape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Seascape Painting, South Bay Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Coastal Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 21.5" x 31.5" x 1" inch (55 x 78 x 3cm) Presentati...
Canvas, Oil
Orange Reflection. Landscape Oil Paintings, impressionism, Venice, canal, boats.
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting is full of movement and reflections. Venetian houses are reflected in the water of the canal and we enjoy the play of light and color, the change of shapes and the play...
Oil
Antonio De Vity(1901-1993) Italian Oil Painting Venice Canal Gondola Cityscape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Original vintage oil painting on canvas by Italian artist Antonio De Vity (1901–1993) depicting a romantic Venetian canal scene with a gondolier navigating through historic buildings...
Oil
"Yellow sofá."
Located in Zofingen, AG
Miniature painting is like a little pearl in a collection of paintings. It was created specifically so that you can decorate your room and harmoniously place it in combination with paintings of a different genre and size. The yellow sofa...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic
$3,000
Bouquet of Flowers, Still Life 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: 2018 Style: Impressionism Title: Bouquet of Flowers, Size: 39.5" x ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,021Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Painting Hill Top Village Olive Groves White Houses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Hill Top Village by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed dated 1998 canvas: 22 x 26 inches condition: very good provenance: from a larg...
Oil
1907 American-Sweden Artist Gustav W. Leufstedt 1867-1909 antique landscape Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This signed and dated 1907 oil on canvas by Gustav Waldemar Leufstedt (1867–1909) represents a refined example of early 20th century Swedish-American landscape painting. Born in Swe...
Oil
$1,200
Nocturne Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Moonlight Shimmer Boats Jetty
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Moonlight Shimmer oil/canvas panel Image is 10 x 12 unframed 14.88 x 13.50 framed signed LL Moonlight Shimmer is a nocturne seascape oil painting on panel by Award Winning Chesterfi...
Oil
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
Vintage Canadian Impressionist Winter Snow Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage Canadian impressionist landscape oil painting by Lawrence Nickle (1931 - 2014). Oil on panel. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 12 by 14 inches overall, and 10 by 12 painting alone....
Oil
$2,574
More than Enough - Large Spring Garden Flower Field Signed 2026 Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Poem By Ron Padgett "I’m in the house. It’s nice out: warm sun on cold snow. First day of spring or last of winter" I don't have many words to describe the joy that the garden c...
Acrylic
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
Fisherman on the Venetian Lagoon – Attributedto Guglielmo Ciardi, no signed
By Guglielmo Ciardi
Located in Genève, GE
The painting is attributed to Guglielmo Ciardi (Italian, 1842–1917) and no signed, on stylistic grounds and on the basis of an intriguing period inscription on the reverse reading “A...
Canvas, Oil
$1,303Sale 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
Juan Giralt Lerin “Finishing Touches”
Located in San Francisco, CA
Juan Giralt Lerin was a well listed Spanish artist born in 1907. He is best known and his most desirable paintings are of ballerinas. He has had Auction results as high as $2700 for ...
Oil
$2,768Sale Price|20% Off
River fishing boat by Frits Johan Goosen - Oil on canvas 30x40 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame Total size with frame 55x44 cm Frits Johan GOOSEN is an artist born in the Netherlands in 1943. His works have been sold at public auction 118 times, ...
Oil
$1,515Sale Price|30% Off
English Harvest - Vintage Impressionist Landscape Painting with Horses & Figures
Located in Preston, GB
English Harvest - Vintage 20th Century Impressionist Oil Painting with Horses & Figures by British Artist, David Hyde Art measures 16 x 12 inches Fra...
Oil, Board
$695Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil of Twin Turrets and Trees Reflected in River Scene
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil of Twin Turrets and Trees Reflected in River Scene By Fanch Lel Signed: yes Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Cond...
Oil
$521Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist Peaceful Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats and Pines in Brittany
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Peaceful Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats and Pines in Brittany by Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 8.75 inches (height) x 10.75 inches (width) Medium: Oil on board, ...
Oil
$896Sale Price|20% Off
1960's French Post Impressionist Painting Low Tide Estuary Creek Fishing Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Low Tide signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) dated 1969 oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 21.5 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private ...
Oil