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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Antique French Impressionist Oil Painting of Three Women in the Garden
Located in AIGNAN, FR
charming antique oil painting on wood board unsigned but attributed to the artist, Adolphe Deteix (1892-1967) see label on back, part of a private collection. Three women sit aroun...
Oil
Antique Landscape Oil Painting with Women, French Impressionist Figurative Art
Located in AIGNAN, FR
A truly delightful antique turn of the century oil painting on stretched canvas in a brown and gilt frame. Two women sit on the shaded side of a muddy track, perhaps they are waitin...
Oil
Large Victorian Signed Oil Harvest Wheat Sheaves Rural Scene & Figures framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Corn Field" by Alfred Bennet (British, 1861-1916) This beautifully executed oil on canvas painting titled "The Corn Field", signed and dated 1886 by British artist Alfred Benne...
Oil
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Landscape Painting Michael Budden Beautiful Skies Series Sunrise
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Sunrise Sensation, Beautiful Skies Series oil/panel 9x12 image unframed,15.25 x 18.25 x .75 framed signed LL Sunrise Sensation is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning con...
Oil
"Green sunset."
Located in Zofingen, AG
The green sunset is unusual. The impressionistic style helps reflect the mood that the artist wants to convey. The state of peace in nature and the serene mood of a young couple danc...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic
Bouquet with white roses
Located in Zofingen, AG
The brightness and freshness of the festive bouquet is emphasized by white roses. They are different shapes but the same color. The writing style is impressionism, which makes it pos...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic
$1,759
Valetta Swann (1904-1973) original large 1940s MEXICAN / AMERICAN oil painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Valetta Swann (1904-1973) British / American TITLE: "Mexican Expansive Landscape" SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 96cm x 70cm inclusive of frame CONDITION: ...
Oil
"Idaho Road" - Original Oil Landscape Painting on Paper and Cradled Board
Located in Denver, CO
About the Artist: Samantha Buller currently lives in Sonoma County after painting and teaching in Kansas for the past two years. She received her BFA in Painting from the Academy of ...
Oil, Paper, Board
In the Yellow Wood: Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas, Framed
By Barnes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in the San Si Providence of China, Jang Jin Joong, known as his artist’s name Barnes, fell in love with art since he was a child. His passion for art continued into his pursuit ...
Canvas, Oil
Roses in a white vase
Located in Zofingen, AG
Miniature painting created in the style of impressionism. It reminds a little of the past centuries, but the new is always the forgotten old. Today, in the world of high technology a...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic
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
Barbedienne Foundry Portrait of a Bearded Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Jean-Baptiste Baujault (1828-1899). Portrait of a Bearded Man, ca. 1880's Cast bronze on bronze base. Measures 12.75 x 5.25 x 4.5 inches. Created by the Ferdinand Barbedienne foun...
Bronze
Impressionist Painter Anders Ståhls Painting Twilight in Grez-sur-Loing
Located in Stockholm, SE
Anders Ståhl (b. 1966) This evocative painting captures a secluded passage in the village of Grez-sur-Loing, the storied artists’ enclave just outside Paris that has drawn generation...
Oil, Board
$880
Isola del Garda. Oil, autumn, landscape. Horizontal, floral, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
The landscape painting of Isola del Garda is painted in the impressionism style en plein air on Lake Garda in Italy. "That day, my friends and I were painting at a private villa, w...
Oil
Abstract bouquet
Located in Zofingen, AG
A miniature painting in an abstract style is a perfect addition to your art collection. The artist is very passionate about creating paintings of different sizes in order to create u...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic, Cardboard
Large Vintage Oil Painting English Fox Hunt Horses Hounds Hunting Scene Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Large vintage oil painting on canvas depicting a traditional English fox hunting scene with riders on horseback accompanied by a pack of hunting hounds moving across an autumn countr...
Oil
Winter Boulevard at Night, Oil on Canvas, Serene Winter Scene, Framed
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
The artist painted this plain air sketch on a winter night in January on a boulevard near his home in the Maryino district in a couple of sessions, finishing some of the work in his ...
Canvas, Oil
Different. Kindred.
Located in Zofingen, AG
A large contemporary figurative painting featuring three female figures set against a deep dark background. Their silhouettes are rendered with airy, luminous brushstrokes, as if for...
Canvas, Acrylic
Enchanted is the Endless Dream
By Barnes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in the San Si Providence of China, Jang Jin Joong, known as his artist’s name Barnes, fell in love with art since he was a child. His passion for art continued into his pursuit ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,057Sale Price|40% Off
French School Harbor Scene – Signed Mid-Century Oil Painting, Maritime View
Located in Zofingen, AG
French School, 20th Century Oil on canvas Signed lower right A beautiful mid-century harbor scene painted in the spirit of the French School, depicting moored fishing boats resting ...
Oil
$5,625Sale Price|25% Off
American Impressionist Painting Woodstock Artist John F Carlson Autumn Splendor
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Autumn Splendour oil on canvas 10 x 8 image size, 16 x 14 framed Not signed but Vose Gallery label with estate stamp on back The painting is in excellent condition in a gilded Impres...
Oil
Cool
Located in Zofingen, AG
Air, light and lightness, that’s what we see in this picture. The palette is rich in color and freshness. A cool day allows us to enjoy the joy and take a break from the hot Spanish ...
Acrylic, Canvas
$481Sale Price|79% Off
French school Landscape Rouen on the banks of the Seine Signed oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape River scene⬅️ ⏩It is signed Bernard Héranval⏪ Rouen on the banks of the Seine ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$10,500Sale Price|25% Off
American Impressionist Earnest Albert Landscape Oil Painting Red Mill Winter
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
The Red Mill oil/canvas 25 x 30 image unframed, 33.5 x 39.75x 3 framed signed LR Provenance: Grand Central Art Galleries NY, The Goldfield Collection Los Angeles, CA, John Moran lot ...
Oil
In grandma's garden.
Located in Zofingen, AG
A green garden, a light summer dress, a sun hat - all these are childhood memories. My memories, but for some it’s just the beginning. Childhood and adolescence are full of impressio...
Canvas, Acrylic, Lacquer
$563
Flowering Meadow. Pastel landscape painting, field, flowers, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
"Flowering Meadow" is a vibrant, sun-drenched tribute to the uninhibited beauty of the summer countryside in Ukraine. This pastel work captures an expansive field of wildflowers sway...
Paper, Pastel
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic River Landscape Painting Michael Budden Morning Mist Sail Boat
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Morning Mist oil/canvas 9x12 unframed, 12.63 x 15.63 framed signed LR Morning Mist is a landscape oil painting that showcases a beautiful soft misty morning in the summer with a sail...
Oil
European School Tuscany Poppy Fields - Red Poppies and Wild Flowers Field Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
The vast valleys of Tuscany in May captured my imagination. Wildflowers in bright shades of red, yellow and green took over the landscape and dressed it in bewildering scents and col...
Acrylic
$1,057
"A pond with water lilies and irises 3" Horizontal impressionistic landscape.
Located in Oslo, NO
As the artist, I imbued this canvas with the serene essence of nature, capturing the delicate interplay of light across water lilies and irises. My brush strokes carry the breezy cal...
Canvas, Oil
Fresh wind
Located in Zofingen, AG
The rustle of leaves and tall grass, warm sun and fresh wind, all this brings us summer. Looking at this picture, our thoughts fly to where there is peace, serenity and where no one ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Tender Morning
Located in Zofingen, AG
Tender Morning is a luminous still life that captures the quiet atmosphere of the early day. Delicate pink flowers arranged in a deep blue vase are touched by soft morning light, fil...
Oil
Queen. Impressionism.
Located in Zofingen, AG
She is truly the queen of lakes and rivers. Water lily. This painting is made in the impressionist style and is also stylized in an abstract style. Deep green shades and light ones w...
Canvas, Acrylic, Lacquer
$1,503Sale Price|20% Off
Los Monegros Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, Signed, 20th Century
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Antonio Sala Herrero (Barcelona, 1927 – 2012) Title: Los Monegros (Aragón, Spain) Technique: Oil on canvas Artwork dimensions: 65 × 81 cm (25.6 × 31.9 in) Framed dimensions: ...
Oil
$4,425Sale Price|25% Off
Roy Henry Brown NA American Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting 1879-1956
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Roy Henry Brown Trees and Rocks Mountain side image sight size 10 x 13 and 16.75 x 19.75 framed as is pictured in original frame as purchased. signed LR. A landscape mountain hill...
Oil
$2,349
Albufera of Valencia Spain mediterranean seascape oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Ricardo Cejudo Nogales (Puertollano, 1952) Title: La Albufera de Valencia Year: 1986 Technique: Oil on canvas Canvas dimensions: 65 × 81 cm (25.6 × 31.9 in) Framed dimensions...
Oil
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Realistic Landscape Painting Michael Budden Sheep Autumn
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Early Autumn Light, Sheep oil/panel 6x8 image unframed, 12.25 x 14.25 x .50 framed signed LR Early Autumn Light, Sheep is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporar...
Oil
$751Sale Price|20% Off
Floral Still Life, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Circa 1940-1960, 49x38 cm
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Albert Ràfols i Cullerés (Barcelona, 1891 – 1980) Title: Floral Still Life (Vase with Roses) Medium: Oil on canvas (recently relined) Dimensions: 49 × 38 cm (unframed) App...
Oil
"Mediterranean Coastal Vista" Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A stunning oil painting depicting the Mediterranean coastal vista, rendered in a lively, impasto style that emphasizes thick, textured brushstrokes and bold color contrasts. Tania Fo...
Canvas, Oil
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
"Green Valley .Mont Roig Del Camp."
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting was created in Spain, inspired by the beautiful landscapes in the province of Tarragona. Beautiful mountain landscapes, olive groves, green valleys are impressive. The l...
Canvas, Acrylic
$12,375Sale Price|25% Off
American Impressionist Artist Guy C Wiggins 1883-1962 Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Rocks & Trees Oil/Board 12 x 16 image unframed, 18.75 x 22.75 framed Signed lower left although hard to read. No restoration noted on painting and housed in a reproduction frame....
Oil
"Bouquet with hydrangeas 01
Located in Zofingen, AG
Hydrangeas look very graceful against a blue background. The bouquet is framed by green branches. White flowers represent purity and tenderness. Seeing such a bouquet it is impossibl...
Canvas, Acrylic
$14,000Sale Price|20% Off
American Impressionist Woodstock Artist John F Carlson Oil Painting Snow
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Wintry Pool oil on canvas 12 x 16 image size Signed LR when viewing the painting and again verso, on back. Image measures 12 x 16 The painting is in good condition in a period gilded...
Oil
Matisse Blue Nude IV Serigraph, Late 20th Century, 30x22\"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This second edition of Henri Matisse’s Blue Nude IV is an authorized open-edition print, recreated with the permission of the Estate of Henri Matisse. Measuring 30 x 22 inches, the q...
Screen
$1,875Sale Price|25% Off
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
"Sunny Beach".
Located in Zofingen, AG
Open space, wind movement, brightness and freshness.These feelings come to us when we look at this picture. The color palette is rich in contrasts and smooth transitions. The work wa...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,127
Purple Sunset. Pastel landscape painting, calm, evening, sun, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
"Purple Sunset" is a meditation on the quiet beauty of day's end. The work captures a moment of profound stillness, where the last rays of light set the clouds ablaze with vivid purp...
Paper
French Impressionist Oil on Canvas, 19th Century, of a French Market
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist oil on canvas painting of a Provencale market, late 19th century, by Joseph Faust. The painting is signed bottom left and is presented in a very fine carved and ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
Beach & Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Jersey Shore
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Jersey Shore, Manasquan Inlet oil/panel 12.5 x 17 unframed, 18.23 x 23 framed Jersey Shore, Manasquan Inlet is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael ...
Oil
May Green, Contemporary Impressionist-inspired Oil Pastel, 30x42cm, 2026
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original artwork inspired by the Impressionist style, Unique Work executed entirely by hand by the artist. Subject : May Green (Title) The piece celebrates springtime renew...
Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
"In the morning."
Located in Zofingen, AG
The picture was painted under the impression of vacation. It's just a dream when you wake up in the morning in a small provincial town. The house is filled with the smell of coffee a...
Canvas, Acrylic
Hot day
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting is painted with large strokes, which is typical of impressionism. The color palette is even more impressive. These are memories of last summer, of the heat that reigned ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,980
Passing Clouds, Before The Storm: A Dramatic Belle Époque Landscape
By Paul Leon Felix Schmitt
Located in Norwich, GB
This striking oil landscape is dominated by a vast, cinematic sky, rendered with the rapid, "plein air" brushwork that defined the late 19th-century French school. Rather than a stat...
Oil, Board
"Under the Spanish Sun".
Located in Zofingen, AG
The beauty of the Spanish land enchants and takes your breath away. It is diverse. From the sea shores of Catalonia to the outskirts of Madrid. You can endlessly admire it and paint ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Antique original 19th Century English School Pastoral Landscape, Signed, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This charming late 19th century English School oil painting depicts a tranquil rural landscape with a rustic cottage nestled among tall trees and rolling heathland. A winding sandy p...
Oil
$4,331
India Oil on Board Modern 1967 Signed H Lall Impressionist Bombay Progressives
Located in Norfolk, GB
Harkrishan Lall (1921 - 2000) Untitled Oil on board, 1967 Board size: 51 x 40.5 cm Frame Size: 62.5 x 53.2 cm Signed bottom right and dated 67 In original frame Provenance: Priva...
Oil, Board
$3,675Sale Price|25% Off
American Impressionist Hobart Nichols Snow Scene Oil Painting Salmagundi Club
By Henry Hobart Nichols Jr.
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Landscape oil/board 16 x 20 unframed image, 26.3/8 x 30.25x3.5 framed signed LR Here is a beautiful winter snow scene oil painting on board by Hobart Nichols signed lower ri...
Oil
"Gold in the Hills" - Autumn Forest and Mountain Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Seth Winegar's "Gold in the Hills" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts colorful aspen trees turning color in the fall. Seth Winegar is an oil painter from Utah whose...
Oil
Autumn Goodies
Located in Zofingen, AG
Autumn Goodies This still life was painted from life. Soft, diffused daylight fills the space, gently interacting with transparent glass, matte surfaces, and textured fabric. The r...
Canvas, Oil
"Meadowlands" California Curving Stream in the Springtime by O. Lawrence Hansen
Located in Soquel, CA
"Meadowlands" California Curving Stream in the Springtime by O. Lawrence Hansen Lawrence Hansen (American, 1918-1987) Born in Minnesota in 1918 Fremont, California area artist. One...
Canvas, Oil
In Denver, a major new retrospective reveals how the painter’s devotion to ordinary life — and his fearless shifts in style — shaped modern art.
Discovered in Parisian cabarets, the performers reenergized the artist’s practice.