France Paintings

Browse free public domain artworks from France — paintings, illustrations, and museum pieces.

A portrait of a Black man named Scipio, painted by Paul Cézanne in 1867.

Scipio the Negro

Paul Cézanne

Landscape by Paul Cezanne, depicting green fields and hills, oil painting

Paysage

Paul Cézanne

A portrait of Anna (Hanka) Zabrowska by Amedeo Modigliani, showcasing her unique features.

Anna (Hanka) Zabrowska

Amedeo Modigliani

Post-Impressionism landscape by Ker-Xavier Roussel, featuring a house among greenery.

Paysage avec maison

Ker-Xavier Roussel

Winter landscape with snow and a village by Claude Emile Schuffenecker, oil painting

Paysage de neige

Claude Emile Schuffenecker

Landscape with a cave, oil painting by Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny

Landscape with a Cave

Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny

Paysage au pont by Alexandre Pau de Saint-Martin, landscape depicting a bridge over a river.

Paysage au pont

Alexandre Pau de Saint-Martin

This painting depicts Antilachi healing the sick through song.

Antilachi guérit les malades par chansons

Paul Sérusier

A striking painting featuring an antelope by Alexandre Jacovleff.

Antilope Jackson (Am Dafok)

Alexandre Jacovleff

A portrait of Robert Macaire, a fictional character representing a corrupt lawyer.

Robert Macaire avocat

Honoré Daumier

A vibrant depiction of horses and jockeys in a lively setting.

Chevaux et Jockeys sur la pelouse

Raoul Dufy

Paysage de Toscane, d’après Corot by Henri-Charles Guérard, impressionism, landscape

Paysage de Toscane, d’après Corot

Henri-Charles Guérard

A painting by Delphin Enjolras featuring summer blooms.

Arranging Summer blooms

Delphin Enjolras

Édouard Manet's 'Sea View, Calm Weather' captures a serene marine landscape.

Sea View, Calm Weather (Vue de mer, temps calme)

Édouard Manet

Portrait of Mademoiselle Marie Dihau by Edgar Degas, showcasing her dignified presence.

Mademoiselle Marie Dihau (1843–1935)

Edgar Degas

Drawing by Alexandre Nozal, ink on paper, featuring intricate lines and forms.

Carnet de dessins Pl.35

Alexandre Nozal

A painting of horses in a landscape by Horace Vernet.

Chevaux en liberté dans un paysage

Horace Vernet

A beautiful still life painting featuring roses in a vase.

Aux Roses

Emile Vernon

A dynamic hunting scene featuring horses and hounds.

Hunting Scene Design

Horace Vernet

A solitary figure stands in a sunlit landscape, merging with the earth in Georges Seurat's Massif figure in a landscape.

Massif figure in a landscape

Georges Seurat

Henri Privat-Livemont's 'Automobile Club de France. 5me Salon' showcases Art Nouveau style.

Automobile Club de France. 5me Salon

Henri Privat-Livemont

Péniches sur la Seine by Maximilien Luce, oil painting depicting boats on the Seine River

Péniches sur la Seine

Maximilien Luce

Figurative scene with figures near ruins, etching by Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Personnages devant des habitations et des ruines

Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

A serene seascape painting by Renoir showcasing vibrant colors and gentle waves.

Seascape

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A vibrant scene of bathers in St. Tropez by Maximilien Luce.

Baigneurs À St. Tropez

Maximilien Luce

Landscape depicting a rugged coastline and twilight by Emmanuel de La Villéon, oil painting

Paysage de Perros Gui

Emmanuel de La Villéon

Seascape by Arsen Chabanian, impressionism, depicting waves and horizon

Seascape

Arsen Chabanian

A vibrant festival scene in Mâcon, France, depicting villagers celebrating the grape harvest.

The Festival of the Opening of the Vintage at Mâcon, France

Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Large Oak Tree, oil on canvas by Théodore Rousseau, depicting a solitary oak in a forest.

The Large Oak Tree, Forest of Fontainebleau

Théodore Rousseau

Henri Matisse's *Ancilla* features a woman in a vibrant, colorful setting.

Ancilla

Henri Matisse

Egyptian Street Scene by Charles François Eustache, oil painting depicting a vibrant marketplace.

Egyptian Street Scene

Charles François Eustache

Seascape by Auguste Louis Lepère, oil painting depicting a horizon blending sea and sky.

Seascape

Auguste Louis Lepère

A pair of fishing boats with ochre sails tilt into the wind on a choppy blue sea with thick, swirling waves and a streaked blue sky.

Seascape at Saintes-Maries

Vincent van Gogh

A Copse by Paul Cézanne depicts a serene stand of trees with vibrant brushwork.

A Copse

Paul Cézanne

A vibrant depiction of bathers enjoying a sunny day by the water.

Baigneurs

Maximilien Luce

A seascape painting by Paul Gauguin depicting turbulent waters and a dramatic sky.

Seascape

Paul Gauguin

Etching by Jacques Callot depicting figures loading goods onto a cart.

Loading the Merchandise

Jacques Callot

A serene autumn forest scene with golden and russet leaves, painted by Georges Seurat.

Barbizon forest in autumn

Georges Seurat

Marine scene with coastline and sunlight by Félix Ziem, oil painting

Pins parasols aux environs de Naples

Félix Ziem

A vibrant depiction of a field of oats with scarlet poppies under a summer sky.

Champ d'avoine aux coquelicots

Claude Monet

A study depicting young men resting by the Seine, showcasing Seurat's exploration of light and composition.

Bathers at Asnières (Study III)

Georges Seurat

Profile Of A Horse

Jean-Léon Gérôme

A portrait of a seated boy by Gustave Vanaise, showcasing detailed expressions and realistic features.

Seated Boy

Gustave Vanaise

A seated woman in a vibrant Impressionist style.

Seated Woman (Femme assise)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Apollo confronts the serpent Python in a dynamic and tumultuous scene.

Apollo Slays Python

Eugène Delacroix

This artwork features two figures in a vibrant setting.

Bello Sguardo and Couiello

Jacques Callot

A beggar using two crutches, depicted in a detailed Baroque style.

Beggar with two crutches

Jacques Callot

A botanical illustration by Pierre Bonnard showcasing vibrant colors.

Histoires naturelles Pl 26

Pierre Bonnard

A serene depiction of white houses in Ville d'Avray under a pale sky.

Ville d'Avray, white houses

Georges Seurat

William Bouguereau's 'Virgin Comforter' depicts a serene Virgin Mary with a child.

Virgin Comforter

William Bouguereau

A pastoral scene depicting a young shepherd offering flowers to a shepherdess, embodying the Rococo style.

A Pastoral Scene ('L'Aimable Pastorale')

François Boucher

A young peasant woman receives a gift from a shepherd in a lush, idealized countryside.

A Pastoral Scene ('L'Offrande a la Villageoise')

François Boucher

Port Puce. Belle-Isle by Henri Rivière, medium unknown

Port Puce. Belle-Isle

Henri Rivière

Henri Matisse's 'Odalisque au coffret rouge' features a reclining figure in vibrant colors.

Odalisque au coffret rouge

Henri Matisse

Édouard Manet's 'The Folkestone Boat, Boulogne' captures a bustling harbor scene with a steamship arriving.

The Folkestone Boat, Boulogne

Édouard Manet

Henri Rivière's 'Besse-en-Chandesse' depicts a serene landscape with vibrant colors.

Besse-en-Chandesse

Henri Rivière

Henri Rivière's 'Besse-en-Chandesse' captures a serene landscape with vibrant colors.

Besse-en-Chandesse

Henri Rivière

Oil painting of fruit trees in bloom by Claude Monet

Spring (Fruit Trees in Bloom)

Claude Monet

Storm on the Island of Yeu by Auguste Louis Lepère, depicting turbulent waves and a dark sky, oil painting

Storm on the Island of Yeu

Auguste Louis Lepère

A seated woman in blue by Paul Cézanne.

Seated Woman in Blue

Paul Cézanne

A portrait of a man with an unfocused gaze and rumpled clothing, capturing his quiet resilience.

Portrait of a Man

Théodore Géricault

A seated young girl depicted in soft colors and fluid lines.

Seated Figure (Jeune fille assise)

Jules Pascin

A captivating scene of a fortune teller engaging with her client.

The fortune teller

Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña

Amedeo Modigliani's self-portrait features a stylized Pierrot figure.

Self-Portrait as Pierrot

Amedeo Modigliani

Botanical scene in Jardin de Choisel by Louis Valtat, oil painting

Jardin de Choisel

Louis Valtat

A study depicting seated figures along a riverbank, showcasing Seurat's early Pointillism technique.

Seated Figures, Study for La Grande Jatte

Georges Seurat

A depiction of the Saint-Lazare train station, enveloped in steam and light.

La Gare Saint-Lazare, vue extérieure

Claude Monet

A seated girl in a striped skirt, captured in a moment of quiet contemplation.

Seated Girl in striped Skirt

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A portrait of a young Breton woman in traditional attire, painted by Paul Gauguin.

Portrait of a Pont-Aven Woman (Marie Louarn?)

Paul Gauguin

A seated nude figure viewed from above, showcasing Gauguin's unique use of color and form.

Seated Nude Seen From Above

Paul Gauguin

Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña's painting features two women by ponds in a lush landscape.

La bas d’apremont, deux bûcheronnes près de deux mares

Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña

Amedeo Modigliani's Seated nude with shirt features a calm woman in an open shirt, embodying modern intimacy.

Seated nude with shirt

Amedeo Modigliani

A portrait of a bishop by Isidore Pils.

Bishop

Isidore Pils

A serene depiction of the Alps at dawn with snow-covered peaks illuminated by the first light of day.

L'aube : souvenir des Alpes

Gustave Doré

Odilon Redon's painting explores themes of despair and the struggle for elevation.

L’Aile impuissante n’eleva point la bete en ces noirs espaces (The impotent wing did not lift the animal into that black space

Odilon Redon

Landscape by Théodore Rousseau, oil on panel depicting a forest with dappled light.

Landscape

Théodore Rousseau

A woman in a pale dress and hat sits slouched at a marble café table with a glass of green absinthe, beside a man in a dark coat and hat smoking a pipe.

L'Absinthe

Edgar Degas

A young girl joyfully blowing bubbles in a serene outdoor setting.

Blowing bubbles

Delphin Enjolras

Landscape by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, oil painting depicting a serene pathway in nature.

Paysage Breton

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Édouard Manet's painting 'L'exécution' depicts the execution of Maximilian I of Mexico.

L'exécution

Édouard Manet

A vibrant cubist painting featuring blue, red, and yellow figures.

Blue, Red and Yellow Figures

Jules Schmalzigaug

A painting depicting two young sisters sharing a moment of intimacy and affection.

The Two Sisters

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Marine scene with waves and horizon in oil on canvas by Francis Picabia

Paysage maritime

Francis Picabia

A nymph seated gracefully with flutes in a lush setting.

Seated Nymph with Flutes

François Boucher

A depiction of Chiron teaching Achilles, blending martial skill and the arts.

L'éducation d'Achille

Eugène Delacroix

A young woman startled awake in a woodland glade, captured in a playful moment by François Boucher.

Evening or The Interrupted Sleep

François Boucher

A portrait of a chef from Niangara by Alexandre Jacovleff.

Boèmi, chef Avungura (Niangara)

Alexandre Jacovleff

François Boucher's 'Pastoral with a Couple near a Fountain' depicts a romantic scene in a lush countryside.

Pastoral with a Couple near a Fountain

François Boucher

A portrait of a distinguished figure in a dark setting.

L’eminence Grise

Jean-Léon Gérôme

A historical painting depicting Emperor Lothaire and Pope Innocent.

L’Empereur Lothaire et le pape Innocent

Alphonse Mucha