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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Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Beautiful Skies Series Sunrise
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Sunrise Serenity, Beautiful Skies Series oil/panel 6x8 image unframed, 12.25 x 14.25 x .50 framed signed LL Sunrise Serenity is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning conte...
Oil
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
"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
The Lavender Field, Southern France, French Impressionist Oil on Board, Signed
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist oil, on Isorel board, landscape of a lavender field by Paul Jean. The painting is signed bottom right. This vibrant painting captures a magnificent yet serene r...
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
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
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
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
$6,000Sale Price|20% 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
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
$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
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
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
$1,769
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
$2,347
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
$1,056
"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
Entwined Roots
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Entwined Roots" is a large contemporary figurative and semi abstract painting that conveys themes of closeness and support. Three light silhouettes softly emerge from a deep dark ba...
Canvas, Acrylic
$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
Queen Painting of Women and Flowers, Figurative, 100x80 cm, New
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
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
$350
Landscape by Andriy Matvieiev (b. 1988) Original Oil Painting on board, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
A luminous mountain landscape by Ukrainian artist Andriy Matvieiev, capturing a tranquil alpine lake surrounded by tall evergreens and dramatic snow-touched peaks. The composition dr...
Oil
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Salmagundi Club Artist Harry De Maine Winter Stream
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Stream oil on panel by Harry DeMaine. Image is 10 x 12 and 11.25 x 13.25 framed in possibly a beautifully finished corner white gold period frame. signed LL art panel makers ...
Oil
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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
C. Patin Huge Vintage European Cityscape/ Landscape Oil Painting Gilt Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This vintage original large oil painting on canvas opens onto a broad natural setting with a calm body of water in the foreground, its reflective surface subtly mirroring the sky and...
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
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
India Oil on Board Modern 1967 Signed H Lall Impressionistic 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
"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
$2,000Sale Price|20% 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
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
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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
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
$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
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, 1861-1962). Presented in a giltwood frame. This is a study for a larger painting of the same scene. Signed "Capistrano" in lower right. Frame size: 19"H x 26"W Canvas size: 14.5"H x 21"W. For many years Warren Eliphalet Rollins was known as the "Dean of the Santa Fe art colony." He was the first artist to have a formal exhibition there; it was held in 1906 in the old Palace of the Governors. He was a close friend of Carlos...
Canvas, Oil
Curious Cat and the Burger
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Curious Cat and the Burger" is part of Marina Fisher’s ongoing series Cat Dimension, a body of work exploring feline intelligence, sensitivity, and personality through contemporary ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Water Lilies, Prague Impressionist Summer Landscape
Located in Beachwood, OH
Václav Radimský (Czech, 1867-1946) Water Lilies, c. 1910 Oil on board Signed lower left 28 x 39 inches Václav Jan Emanuel Radimský was a Czech impressionist painter who resided in F...
Oil
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
"Deck the Halls" - Original Acrylic Landscape Painting on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
Artist Statement: These are my favorite halls decked in snow for the holidays! About the Artist: As an artist, Tracy Wall sheds new light on everyday life, inviting the viewer to se...
Oil, Canvas
$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
"Twilight Over a Mountain Lake" (2025) Landscape Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Devin Michael Roberts' (US based) "Twilight Over a Mountain Lake" is a beautiful original oil painting on panel, depicting a deep and saturated red sunset, close to dusk. Artist bio...
Oil, Panel
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
$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
Antique 1893 Large Signed Oil Painting British School Deer Highland Landscape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Original antique oil on canvas signed and dated 1893, depicting a panoramic mountain landscape with a herd of deer moving through a rugged valley. The composition shows rolling terra...
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
$1,162
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
$340
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
"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
$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
"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
$10,875Sale Price|25% Off
'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
$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
"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
"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
Edge of Calm
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures the meeting of two elements — the calm of the land and the restless, turquoise depths of the sea. The gentle motion of the waves echoes the soft sway of wildfl...
Canvas, Oil
$1,878
"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
$792Sale Price|55% 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
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
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
"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
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