Impressionist 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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20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Pencil
20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil
Late 18th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1870s Impressionist Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Impressionist Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Acrylic, Panel
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Watercolor
1930s Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil, Gesso
1930s Impressionist Paintings
Pastel
1980s Impressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 19th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Impressionist Paintings
Gouache, Board
20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
A eucalyptus tree stands sentinel along the edge of the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve, a beloved landmark on California’s central coast. Rendered in oil on a cradled wood panel, the composition invites viewers into a sunlit landscape where clouds drift above the calm Pacific Ocean. The brushwork conveys both the tranquility and vitality of this coastal haven, evoking the gentle warmth of a clear day and the timeless beauty of nature.
About the Artist
Artist Elizabeth Garat paints impressionist landscapes, seascapes, and scenes from her travels that reflect her deep connection to the natural world. “Exposure to nature early on planted the seed of landscape painting in me,†says Elizabeth. Raised between California and Colorado, she spent her formative years outdoors—exploring her grandfather’s sheep ranch, walking beaches with her grandmother, and discovering California Impressionism in the galleries of Laguna Beach. She later studied with noted photographer MacDuff Everton at UC Santa Barbara and trained in plein air painting with Maddine Insalaco and Joe Vinson in Italy. Elizabeth works from a bright studio converted from her home’s detached garage, complete with barn wood walls, a skylight, and a Dutch door...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Acrylic
1930s Impressionist Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel
1880s Impressionist Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Oil
1930s Impressionist Paintings
Oil



