Impressionist Interior Paintings
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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1980s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1880s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Postcard
Artist Comments
People gather at small tables outside a café in Porto, Portugal, sharing stories over a late lunch beneath two patio umbrellas. Tall buildings rise behind them...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1970s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
1930s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1920s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1970s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
1980s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1910s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Cotton Canvas
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Yangzi captures a rainy evening on Chicago's Michigan Avenue. Streetlamps glow warmly against the cool reflections of the wet pavement. Figures with umbr...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1920s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board
1890s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Gouache, Board
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
1950s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Masonite, Oil
Artist Comments
Flowers bloom vibrantly beneath the windows as the Mediterranean sun highlights the character of the quaint stone walls and shutters. The composition captures...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel
Artist Comments
Artist Sherri Aldawood captures a peaceful moment from her trip to Marbella, Spain. Sunlight fills a narrow alleyway, adorned with vibrant flowers and lush pl...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Sunlight filters through the arches of a hidden courtyard in Seville, casting dappled shadows on the foliage and potted plants. The warm tones of the building...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Artist Comments
A quiet street leads through the coastal town of Estepona, Spain, lined with houses resting in shadow. Further in, a sunlit building faces the viewer, its warm ...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
The interior of an eatery on the east side of Manhattan exudes an eclectic charm. Several Tiffany-style lamps hang overhead, casting a warm glow over the space....
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
1970s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
In this interior study, artist David Thelen explores the interplay of shadow and structure. A restrained palette of grays and soft blues emphasizes line and tex...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil



