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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$11,200Sale Price|20% 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
View of the Sylarna Mountains, Jämtland, c. 1907
Located in Stockholm, SE
Olof Thunman occupies a distinctive position within Swedish cultural history, his artistic identity unfolding across both visual art and literature. While he is widely remembered as ...
Canvas, Oil
$4,720Sale Price|20% 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
$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
"After the Summer Rain"
Located in Zofingen, AG
What could be more beautiful than rain after the summer heat? Nature seemed to be waiting for this refreshment. I want to run on the wet grass, like in my youth. Serenity, this is e...
Canvas, Acrylic
English Fox Hunting Scene Oil Painting on Canvas, Horses & Hounds, Signed Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This classic equestrian hunting oil painting depicts a mounted huntsman in traditional red hunting attire, accompanied by a pack of hounds gathered beneath a large oak tree. The composition captures a quiet pause during a fox hunt, emphasizing discipline, elegance, and harmony between rider, horse, and hounds in a pastoral English countryside setting. The artist employs controlled, realistic brushwork to render the anatomy of the horse and dogs with precision, while softer atmospheric tones in the landscape create depth and balance. The muted sky and earthy palette reinforce the timeless character of traditional European hunting art, closely aligned with British sporting and fox hunting painting...
Oil
"Sitting and Standing" (2025), Nude Portrait of Two Females, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Kirsten Savage is one of Colorado’s top representational artists. As an avid world traveler and experienced mountaineer, Kirsten spends her time seeking out beautiful spaces where th...
Panel, Oil
"A Time of Contrasts"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Impressionism is, first of all, feelings and emotions; they can be conveyed by colors. The life of a beautiful girl is full of contrasts, a dark streak is behind her. It is underline...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,935
"At the end of the world" Original impressionistic landscape. Large Horizontal
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork beautifully captures a serene coastal scene, depicting a cluster of houses perched on rugged cliffs above a tranquil sea. The brushwork is expressive, layering textures ...
Acrylic, Canvas
Farmer Returning at Dusk (Hjemad), c. 1915
Located in Stockholm, SE
Alfred Victor Jensen was a Danish painter active in the early twentieth century, recognized for his landscapes, coastal scenes and even portraits of the Danish royal family. Born in ...
Canvas, Oil
"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
$3,920Sale Price|20% 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
Sea View Watercolor Original Painting on Paper
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Seascape Watercolor Original Painting Artist: Lin Qingyi Title: Riverside Town Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 7" x 7.5" x 0.1" inch ( 18x 19 ...
Paper, Watercolor
Early 20th Century Mission San Juan Capistrano - Figurative Landscape
By Warren E. Rollins
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century Mission San Juan Capistrano - Figurative Landscape Stunning figurative landscape of the Mission San Juan Capistrano by Warren Eliphalet Rollins (American, 1861-19...
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist Painting Called Blue Grez IV, (Grez-sur-Loing) 2025
Located in Stockholm, SE
Blue Grez IV is a small yet striking painting by Swedish artist Anders Ståhl, depicting the village of Grez-sur-Loing—a village just outside Paris that has long been a source of insp...
Oil, Board
Los Monegros Spain Europe landscape oil on canvas painting
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
$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
"Blue Ball"
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting is called "Blue Ball". But looking closely, we understand that the main character is a cat. He is the master of the situation. It depends on him whether he will play wit...
Canvas, Acrylic
English Fox Hunting Scene Oil Painting on Canvas, Horses & Hounds, Gilt Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This large oil painting depicts a classic English fox hunting scene, capturing a mounted huntsman in red coat riding across open countryside as hounds pursue the chase. The composit...
Oil
Victorian Style Interior Oil Painting Elegant Lady in Pink Gown, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This refined oil painting is a contemporary work executed in a classic Old Master and Victorian revival style, depicting an elegant young woman in a flowing pink gown within a richly...
Oil
$1,071
Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Figures Walking Home at Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Walking Home at Sunset French Impressionist, late 19th century indistinctly signed to the lower corner oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 15 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection i...
Oil
Vintage Original Maritime Oil Painting – Signed Mody Kersten (German) Seascape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This expressive vintage oil painting depicts a dramatic coastal seascape with powerful rolling waves crashing against rocky outcrops beneath a turbulent, light-filled sky. The artist...
Oil
$12,000Sale Price|20% Off
California Impressionist Oil Painting Franz A. Bischoff Laguna Seascape
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Franz Arthur Bischoff seascape Laguna Tide Pools oil/board signed LR in a gilt over red clay bole and gesso carved Arts & Crafts style frame. 13 x 19 unframed, 19.5 x 25.5 framed s...
Oil
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Rocky Seascape Oil Painting Milton James Burns Salmagundi Club
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Rocky Seascape oil on panel The image measures 10 x 14 unframed, 12.5 x 16 framed in original frame as purchased. signed lower left. Milton James Burns 1853-1933, Founding Salmagundi Artist member in ready to hang condition. Minor craquelure in white impasto areas of the surf. Frame abrasion in upper and lower edges of canvas. A few pinpoints of in-paint show up under UV. This scene looks to me to be Black Head, on Monhegan perhaps, as Burns visited the island to draw, etc. as listed below. The following is from "The Jean and Graham Devoe Williford Charitable Trust" Milton Burns...
Oil
$2,320Sale Price|20% 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
$960Sale Price|20% Off
New York City Street Painting Paul Bachem News Stand
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
A beautiful painting of NYC by contemporary artist Paul Bachem oil on canvas on panel 11 x 14 unframed, 17.38 x 20.5 framed signed LR BIOGRAPHY Paul Bachem studied with Harold R. S...
Oil
Don Vaughan (British 1916-2005) “Winter Walk” VTG Oil Painting Winter Landscape
By Don Vaughan
Located in Palm Coast, FL
A beautifully atmospheric original oil painting on canvas titled “Winter Walk”, depicting a quiet country lane leading to a snow-covered cottage under a pale winter sky. The artist c...
Oil
Winter Landscape at Dusk
Located in Stockholm, SE
Winter Landscape at Dusk captures the quiet enchantment of a winter valley under the dimming light of evening. The scene is likely set in Dalarna, the artist’s home region in Sweden,...
Canvas, Oil
"River Town New Hope PA, Bucks County" Impressionist Pastoral Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist summer pastoral scene depicting the New Hope town near the lake in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic manner. Ch...
Board, Oil
$1,197
Shadows on Water - Hawaiian Seascape, Morning Light, Plein Air, American Art
Located in Oslo, NO
Hawaiian seascape, plein air ocean painting, winter waves, coastal light, American art This painting was created on Oahu’s North Shore at the beginn...
Canvas, Oil
Original Vintage Nautical Sailing Ship Seascape – Oil on Canvas – Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This expressive oil on canvas depicts a tall sailing ship cutting through rolling ocean waves under an open, luminous sky. The vessel is shown at an angle, sails fully billowed in sh...
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
Resting In Your Garden. Large Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Francesca Owen has pulled out a triumph of a painting in Resting in Your Garden, Full of colour and light this is a sublime piece that will bring a bold, beautiful focus to the wall....
Oil
$362
"Fantasy with Flowers 199", Mixed Media, paper, 59x42cm, Unframed
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
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
$688
Held Steady - original impressionism figurative oil painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Oil, Board
Chauncey Foster Ryder Landscape with Figures Oil Painting 1868-1949 Tonalist
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
CHAUNCEY FOSTER RYDER (American, 1868-1949), Canvas 12-1/4''h, 16''w. unframed and 16 x 20 framed as pictured. oil on canvas, signed lower left. Landscape with figures on a bridge. ...
Oil
$600Sale Price|20% Off
American Artist Autumn Lake Oil Painting Rapheal Sensman NJ PA
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Autumn Lake oil/canvas 5x8 unframed, 7.5 x10.5 framed signed LR Here is a very nice small oil painting on canvas by NJ/PA artist Rapheal Senesman, Autumn Lake, signed lower right. Pa...
Oil
Summer Impressionist Landscape w/ Trees
Located in Beachwood, OH
Glen Tracy (American, 1883-1956) Summer Landscape, c. 1920 Oil on board Signed lower right, titled verso 12 x 9 inches 17.25 x 14.5 inches, framed Since he studied and taught commer...
Oil
$350
Venice, a Quiet Passage, original oil painting, impressionist cityscape fineart
Located in Oslo, NO
Quiet Passage, Venice is an original oil painting capturing a contemplative moment in the timeless city of Venice. An old stone bridge rises gently above calm canal waters, where s...
Canvas, Oil
$3,339
Antique Framed Oil on Canvas Painting: 'Shepherd and Sheep' by Emile Barau
Located in St. Albans, GB
Emile BARAU 1851-1930 Antique, nineteenth century oil painting Inscribed on the reverse Signed. Picture size: 24 x 20 inch (61 x 51 cm) Frame size: 31 x 27 inch (79 x 69 cm) S...
Canvas, Oil
Riders, the autumn meet: equestrian oil by famed French aristocrat and horseman
Located in Norwich, GB
A rare 19th-century oil by the aristocratic painter and distinguished collector, Count Charles Gaston Esmangart de Bournonville de Saint-Maurice. It depicts an equestrian gathering ...
Canvas, Oil
"February" Impressionist Pastoral Nocturnal Snow Scene Oil Board Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist winter snow-covered pastoral scene depicting a village in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic manner. Christopher...
Board, Oil
$12,400Sale Price|20% Off
American Impressionist Artist Allen Dean Cochran Oil Painting Summer Catskills
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
"Foothills of the Catskills," 1915 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right: Allen D. Cochran, titled on the frame plaque 24" H x 30" W CONDITION Visual: Generally good cond...
Oil
John Enneking “Winter Morning on the Common”
Located in San Francisco, CA
John Joseph Enneking: 1841-1916. Very well listed and very important 19th and early 20th century American artist. he painted in several styles, including tonalist,limpressionist and ...
Oil
Receding Tide, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Decisive brushwork and subtle color shifts bring magic to this winter New Jersey beach scene. Artist Onelio Marrero contrasts the expanse of climbing clouds wit...
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
Large Scale Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Abundant Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abundant Profusion of Flowers French Impressionist, circa 1900 indistinctly signed & inscribed oil on canvas, framed framed: 31 x 38 inches canvas: 26 x 32 inches Provenance: pr...
Oil
"Road to Lake Nockamixon" Impressionist Pastoral Snow Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist winter snow-covered pastoral scene depicting the road to Lake Nockamixon in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic m...
Oil, Board
Boats Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Boats Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 9.5" x 12.5" x 0.8" inch (24 x 32 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrapped ...
Canvas, 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
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionist William Chadwick British/American Landscape with Trees Old Lyme Ct
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Landscape with Trees Oil/Canvas 12 x 16 unframed, 21.5 x 25 framed signed LL Painting is in good condition, signed bottom left margin with craquelure in the clouds as shown. Housed ...
Oil
Sunset on Oludeniz Beach, Coastal Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This plain air sketch was painted by the artist in the village of Oludeniz in Turkey and represents a quiet coastal landscape, made in soft, muted tones, creating a sense of tranquil...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$14,500
'The Artist's Daughters' Jump Rope, PAFA, Saturday Evening Post
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'F. Sands Brunner' for Frederick Sands Brunner (American, 1886 - 1954) and painted circa 1930. A painting showing the artist's two daughters, Sibyl and Janet, fa...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
Superb Mid 20th Century French Portrait of Woman in Blue Shirt, signed framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Shirt by Georges Eugène Delhomme (French, 1904-1989) signed oil on board, framed in original vintage frame. framed: 30.5 x 26 inches board: 24 x 32 inc...
Oil
Verdant Field Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Verdant Field Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 12" x 20.5" x 0.8" inch (30 x 52 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery W...
Canvas, Oil
Island Flower - Pink Hibiscus, Hawaiian tropical garden, American artist
Located in Oslo, NO
Hawaii, hibiscus, tropical flower, pink flower painting, floral art, garden still life, plein air, American art Painted from life in Hawaii, this work features a pink hibiscus — one...
Canvas, Oil
Oscar Fehrer (1872-1958) Signed American Impressionist Woman Portrait Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist landscape oil painting by Oscar Fehrer (1872 - 1958). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 27 by 23 i...
Oil, Canvas
$2,323
Golden Morning, Hawaiian seascape, ocean painting, marine art, American artist
Located in Oslo, NO
"This painting was created in the morning on the island of Oahu during the winter storm season," said Daria about this artwork. "I went out to paint after noticing soft lilac shadows...
Canvas, Oil
Boat. Bali Seascape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Bali, 2021, Framed
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This exquisite work of art, a plain air study painted by the artist in the village of Bali on the island of Crete, Greece in 2021, captures a tranquil seascape dominated by calming b...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard