France Paintings

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

Landscape with a river and hills, by Francois Vivares, medium unknown

A View from Richmond Hill up the River

Francois Vivares

A sketch depicting the encounter between Oedipus and the Sphinx by Renoir.

Sketch for Oedipus

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A still life painting featuring a tea service by Claude Monet.

Still Life, Tea Service

Claude Monet

Still Life with Bowl of Fruit and Lemons by Paul Gauguin features vibrant lemons against a muted backdrop.

Still Life with Bowl of Fruit and Lemons

Paul Gauguin

Sketch for the Battle of Poitiers by Eugène Delacroix depicts a chaotic medieval battle scene.

Sketch for the Battle of Poitiers

Eugène Delacroix

A still life painting featuring bread, eggs, and a knife on a white cloth.

Still Life with Bread and Eggs

Paul Cézanne

Landscape in ink on paper by Maxime Lalanne, featuring soft strokes and a serene horizon.

Sketch from Nature

Maxime Lalanne

A painting of a crocodile by Honoré Daumier.

Le crocodille

Honoré Daumier

A painting by Raoul Dufy depicting a poet in a vibrant, colorful style.

Le poète assassiné Pl.03

Raoul Dufy

The Old Temple by Hubert Robert, oil on canvas, features weathered columns and gentle light.

The Old Temple

Hubert Robert

Landscape on the Oise by Charles François Daubigny, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil river and nature.

Landscape on the Oise

Charles François Daubigny

Henri Matisse's Still Life with Gourds features vibrant colors and organic forms.

Still Life with Gourds (Nature morte aux coloquintes)

Henri Matisse

A depiction of maternal duty in a Rococo style.

Le devoir maternel (Maternal Duty)

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié

Landscape by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, oil on canvas depicting rolling hills and greenery under a bright sky.

Landscape (Paysage)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Bateau sur la Siene by Eugène Louis Gillot, oil on canvas depicting a boat on the river Seine.

Bateau sur la Siene

Eugène Louis Gillot

Barrage de Genetin by Armand Guillaumin, oil on canvas depicting a turbulent river landscape.

Barrage de Genetin

Armand Guillaumin

A serene landscape painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Landscape (Paysage)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A landscape painting depicting the village of Bessy by Maximilien Luce.

Le village de Bessy

Maximilien Luce

Landscape engraving by Charles Marie Dulac featuring aquatic life and serene nature.

Landscape, Plate 1, Remarque, A Fish

Charles Marie Dulac

A sketch of Madame Cézanne by Paul Cézanne, showcasing his unique style.

Sketch of Madame Cézanne

Paul Cézanne

Watercolour by Charles Marie Dulac depicting poppies and greenery

Landscape, Plate 7, Remarque, Poppies

Charles Marie Dulac

A still life painting featuring a Quimper pitcher surrounded by fruit on a tabletop.

Still Life with Quimper Pitcher

Paul Gauguin

Landscape with swirling foliage under a stormy sky, oil on canvas by Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Paysage au coup de vent

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Landscape With A Pond by Émile Friant, oil painting depicting a tranquil pond reflecting the horizon.

Landscape With A Pond

Émile Friant

Landscape by Paul Cezanne, oil painting of a winding road and trees in the Rocky Mountains.

Landscape. Road with Trees in Rocky Mountains

Paul Cézanne

Banquet scene by Fédor Hoffbauer, oil painting

Banquet des officiers de la marine Russe, dans la salle des fêtes à l’Hôtel de Ville. Fêtes Franco-Russes à Paris

Fédor Hoffbauer

A still life painting featuring vibrant Tahitian oranges in a bowl on a patterned cloth.

Still Life with Tahitian Oranges

Paul Gauguin

Landscape, Site of Greece by Jean-Victor Bertin, oil painting depicting hills and ruins

Landscape, Site of Greece

Jean-Victor Bertin

A serene countryside scene painted by Paul Gauguin in 1882, showcasing fields and trees under a wide sky.

Landscape Study

Paul Gauguin

Landscape of Buis-les-Baronnies by Henri Rivière, depicting mountains and a stormy sky.

Buis-les-Baronnies

Henri Rivière

Landscape by Hippolyte Petitjean, Post-Impressionism, depicting gentle hills and a pastel sky.

Landscape, Upper St. Tropez

Hippolyte Petitjean

Botanical scene with lilies by Charles Marie Dulac, oil painting

Landscape, Plate 6, Remarque, Lilies

Charles Marie Dulac

A still life painting featuring a white water jug, apples, and a folded cloth on a tilted tabletop.

Still Life with Water Jug

Paul Cézanne

A still life painting featuring a vase of peonies against a muted background.

Stillleben, Vase mit Pfingstrosen

Édouard Manet

A landscape painting by Paul Cézanne featuring the surroundings of Melun.

Paysage (environs de Melun)

Paul Cézanne

Jacques Callot's 'Gobbi and Other Bizarre Figures' showcases a unique collection of distorted figures.

Gobbi and Other Bizarre Figures

Jacques Callot

Landscape with river and figures by Jean François Raffaëlli, oil painting

Bord de Seine; la route ensoleillée

Jean François Raffaëlli

A vibrant landscape painting depicting the coastal town of Collioure.

Collioure

Hermann Lismann

A winter scene with children playing in the snow by Pierre Bonnard.

Straße im Schnee mit spielenden Kindern

Pierre Bonnard

Stratonice et Antiochus by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres depicts a dramatic moment of revelation.

Stratonice et Antiochus

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Oil painting by Gustave Courbet depicting two deer in a tranquil forest

Deux chevreuils dans la forêt

Gustave Courbet

Landscape with wheat sheaves and a vibrant sky, oil painting by Félix Vallotton

The Sheaves

Félix Vallotton

A vibrant view of a street corner from above, showcasing Bonnard's unique color palette.

Street Corner Seen from Above (Coin de rue vue d’en haut)

Pierre Bonnard

Landscape with prairie and poplars by Henri Martin, oil painting

Prairie ensoleillée aux peupliers

Henri Martin

Raoul Dufy's 'Saint-Paul de Vence' captures the vibrant colors of a picturesque landscape.

Saint-Paul de Vence

Raoul Dufy

A portrait of a woman wearing a hat, accompanied by a sketch of a wall of pictures.

Studienblatt; Frau mit Hut und Skizze einer Bilderwand

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Landscape with a tranquil river, oil painting by Henri Rivière

Conflans

Henri Rivière

Portrait of Emile Zola by Édouard Manet, depicting the writer at his desk surrounded by art and literature.

Portrait of Emile Zola

Édouard Manet

A vibrant advertisement poster featuring toys and holiday items.

Grands magasins de la Belle fermière. Rouen. Expositions de jouets & articles pour étrennes

Jules Chéret

Sunset landscape with ethereal light by Ferdinand du Puigaudeau, oil painting

Coucher de Soleil en Brière

Ferdinand du Puigaudeau

A painting depicting a house by a river, showcasing geometric shapes and a restrained color palette.

House on a River

Paul Cézanne

Oil painting by Gustave Cariot depicting the Yerres River and forest.

Périgny, pont sur l’Yerres

Gustave Cariot

Landscape by Alphonse Legros, depicting mist over the horizon in an oil painting.

Landscape

Alphonse Legros

A seated odalisque in front of a pool, showcasing the beauty of Orientalist art.

Odalisque assise devant une piscine

Antoine Calbet

Genre scene depicting city life with sunlight and figures by Maurice Lenoir

Paris at midday

Maurice Lenoir

Femme étendant son linge by Jean-François Millet, oil painting of a woman hanging laundry in a rural landscape

Femme étendant son linge

Jean-François Millet

A still life painting featuring a straw hat and various objects.

Studies Including a Straw Hat

Paul Cézanne

A large rounded wheat stack covered with snow stands in a snowy field with patches of grass, blue-violet trees, distant houses, and a pale overcast sky.

Stack of Wheat (Snow Effect, Overcast Day)

Claude Monet

A study of a lion and a female nude by Eugène Delacroix.

Studies of a Lion and a Female Nude

Eugène Delacroix

Landscape oil painting by Gustave Loiseau depicting hills and light.

Ferme En Normandie

Gustave Loiseau

Honoré Daumier's painting illustrates political and commercial integrity.

Triomphe de la probité politique, commerciale, littéraire etc etc

Honoré Daumier

A seascape showing sunlight and shadow on gentle waves with a rugged cliff on the right beneath a lavender, pink, and blue sky.

Shadows on the Sea. The Cliffs at Pourville

Claude Monet

Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare by Claude Monet, oil painting depicting a bustling train station.

Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare

Claude Monet

Landscape of hills with soft greens and browns, oil painting by Henri Martin

Étude de Causse du Lot

Henri Martin

Champ De Blé by Claude Monet, oil painting of golden wheat fields swaying in sunlight

Champ De Blé

Claude Monet

A vibrant spring landscape depicting blooming wildflowers along the Seine in Vétheuil.

Springtime in Vétheuil

Claude Monet

A depiction of a festive gathering featuring a grandfather figure.

La fête du grand-père

Jules Breton

Garden at Sainte-Adresse by Claude Monet, oil on canvas, woman in a vibrant garden with flowers and sunlight

Garden at Sainte-Adresse

Claude Monet

Eugène Delacroix's 'Studies of Lions' showcases the artist's fascination with wildlife.

Studies of Lions

Eugène Delacroix

Road of La Roche-Guyon by Claude Monet, impressionist oil painting of a tranquil path in morning light.

Road of La Roche-Guyon

Claude Monet

A caricature of a man holding a big cigar, showcasing exaggerated features.

Caricature of a Man with a Big Cigar

Claude Monet

Soleil couchant sur la Seine à Lavacourt by Claude Monet, oil on canvas depicting a winter sunset.

Soleil couchant sur la Seine à Lavacourt, effet d’hiver

Claude Monet

Flowering Plum Trees by Claude Monet, oil painting featuring pink blossoms and green foliage.

Flowering Plum Trees

Claude Monet

A serene landscape featuring a country house by Jean-Antoine Watteau.

Landscape with a Country House

Jean-Antoine Watteau

Honoré Daumier's 'Sketches of Various Figures' showcases a variety of human forms and expressions.

Sketches of Various Figures

Honoré Daumier

A study of a nymph by Ingres, showcasing classical beauty.

Study of a Nymph from the Fountain of the Innocents, after Jean Goujon

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

William Bouguereau's 'Study for a Franciscan Saint' showcases a serene depiction of a saint in a contemplative pose.

Study for a Franciscan Saint

William Bouguereau

Hyde Park, London by Claude Monet, oil on canvas showing sunlight through trees.

Hyde Park, London

Claude Monet

A vibrant scene depicting a group of brigands in a lively setting.

Les brigands

Jules Pascin

A study by Jean-Léon Gérôme depicting an intimate scene in a harem.

Study for ‘In the Harem’

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Oil painting by Claude Monet depicting the Port of Le Havre with boats and reflections on water.

Port of Le Havre

Claude Monet

Landscape oil painting by Adrien Jacques Sauzay depicting a village by a river

A Village on the River

Adrien Jacques Sauzay

Portrait of Victorine Meurent by Édouard Manet, showcasing a confident woman in a striking pose.

Victorine Meurent

Édouard Manet

Rocks at Port-Goulphar, Belle-Île by Claude Monet, oil painting of cliffs and sea.

Rocks at Port-Goulphar, Belle-Île

Claude Monet

A serene evening scene on a terrace, showcasing figures in a tranquil setting.

Le Soir sur la terasse

Delphin Enjolras

Sunrise (Marine) by Claude Monet, oil on canvas depicting a vibrant dawn over the ocean.

Sunrise (Marine)

Claude Monet

A landscape painting depicting the high plateaus of Madagascar.

Les Hauts Plateaux de Madagascar

Alexandre Jacovleff

A study by William Bouguereau showcasing allegorical figures.

Study for La Première discorde

William Bouguereau

Henri Le Sidaner's painting depicts houses on water under moonlight.

Les Maisons sur l’eau, Berneval ou le Canal – clair de lune

Henri Le Sidaner

A charming depiction of a child's first steps.

Les Premiers pas

Louis Valtat