France Paintings

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

A portrait of a man by Honoré Daumier.

Buvignier

Honoré Daumier

A depiction of Venus surrounded by cupids in a lush setting.

Venus and cupids

Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña

A young girl holding a mandolin, painted by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot.

Girl with Mandolin

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

A young cowherd leads his herd along the sandy beach, captured in soft colors and a tranquil atmosphere.

Cowherd, Bellangenet Beach

Paul Gauguin

Eugène Delacroix's 'A Jewish Woman of Algiers' captures the essence of Orientalism through vibrant colors and intricate details.

A Jewish Woman of Algiers

Eugène Delacroix

A young shepherd offers a flower to a coy shepherdess in a sunlit glade.

The Gallant Shepherd

François Boucher

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres' 'Le Bain Turc' depicts a serene scene of women in a Turkish bath.

Le Bain Turc (The Turkish bath)

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Odilon Redon's 'Cyclamen' features delicate flowers in a dreamlike setting.

Cyclamen

Odilon Redon

A still-life painting featuring three lemons and a porcelain cup.

Still-life with lemons and a cup

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Jean-Léon Gérôme's 'Prayer in the Mosque' captures a serene moment of worship.

Prayer in the Mosque

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Genre scene depicting a lively dance in a hall by Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, oil painting

Le Banquet des dames dans la salle de spectacle des Tuileries (bals de 1835)

Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc

Figures in a Colonnade, oil on canvas by Hubert Robert, featuring columns and dappled sunlight.

Figures in a Colonnade

Hubert Robert

A detailed depiction of a bay hunter horse in a loose box.

Dollar, a Bay Hunter in a loose Box

Jean-Léon Gérôme

A depiction of Venus rising, showcasing the beauty and elegance of the figure.

Venus Rising

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Tall poplar trees with colorful autumn foliage stand vertically above the calm Epte River, reflecting in the water beneath a soft blue sky.

Poplars on the Bank of the Epte River

Claude Monet

A vibrant still life featuring ripe mangoes and a hibiscus flower against a dark background.

Still Life with Mangoes and a Hibiscus Flower

Paul Gauguin

A lady in a light dress stands between two gentlemen in a lush garden setting.

A Lady and Two Gentlemen

Jean-Antoine Watteau

Landscape depicting a river flood by Pierre Vauthier, Impressionism

Le bas port du pont de Tolbiac, pendant la crue.

Pierre Vauthier

A painting depicting a man playing guitar in a lively setting.

Le bancal jouant de la guitar

Jacques Callot

A tree by Odilon Redon showcases a unique blend of colors and forms.

A tree

Odilon Redon

Amedeo Modigliani's 'Esquisse de femme nue de dos' showcases a nude woman from the back.

Esquisse de femme nue de dos

Amedeo Modigliani

Le Balcon au bout de la petite galerie du Louvre by Lucien Mélingue, oil on canvas, figures on a balcony.

Le Balcon au bout de la petite galerie du Louvre

Lucien Mélingue

William Bouguereau's 'Ètude pour la dècoration de la cathèdrale de la Rochelle' showcases intricate details and classical themes.

Ètude pour la dècoration de la cathèdrale de la Rochelle

William Bouguereau

Landscape with houses by a lake, oil painting by Hippolyte Petitjean.

Maisons Au Bord D’un Lac

Hippolyte Petitjean

A scene depicting a storyteller engaging with an audience in a lush outdoor setting.

De verteller

Jean-Antoine Watteau

Armand Guillaumin's 'Femme allaitant' captures a tender moment of motherhood.

Femme allaitant

Armand Guillaumin

A view of Vétheuil from Île Saint Martin, showcasing Monet's impressionistic brushwork and vibrant colors.

Vetheuil seen from Ile Saint Martin

Claude Monet

Camille Pissarro's painting depicts a charming street scene in Rouen.

Vieille rue à Rouen rue Malpalue

Camille Pissarro

A curved footbridge arches over a pond filled with water lilies, surrounded by dense greenery including willows and reeds.

Le Bassin aux nymphéas, Harmonie rose

Claude Monet

Rochers de l’Ile Besse, Agay by Armand Guillaumin, oil on canvas depicting rocky cliffs and natural light

Rochers de l’Ile Besse, Agay

Armand Guillaumin

A vibrant still life painting featuring mangoes on a simple table.

Still Life with Mangoes

Paul Gauguin

Paysage sous bois à L’Hermitage Pontoise by Camille Pissarro, oil on canvas depicting a serene forest scene.

Paysage sous bois à L’Hermitage Pontoise

Camille Pissarro

A vibrant still life painting featuring flowers in a vase.

Fleurs dans un vase

Louis Valtat

A depiction of Le Havre's commercial basin with ships and a colorful sky.

Le Bassin du Commerce, Le Havre

Claude Monet

A beautiful still life painting of flowers by Henri Fantin-Latour.

Flowers

Henri Fantin-Latour

Paul Cézanne's 'Le bassin du Jas de Bouffan' captures a serene landscape with vibrant colors.

Le bassin du Jas de Bouffan (The Pool at Jas de Bouffan)

Paul Cézanne

A still life painting featuring a thick slice of melon, grapes, and plums on a table.

Still Life with Melon

Claude Monet

Le bassin de Neptune by Henri Le Sidaner, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil garden landscape.

Le bassin de Neptune. Versailles

Henri Le Sidaner

A serene landscape depicting a river winding through meadows near Rouelles, Le Havre, with trees and distant farmhouses under a cloudy sky.

View At Rouelles, Le Havre

Claude Monet

A still life painting featuring moss roses in a wicker basket.

Still Life with Moss Roses in a Basket

Paul Gauguin

Still Life with Melon and Peaches by Édouard Manet features vibrant fruits on a table.

Still Life with Melon and Peaches

Édouard Manet

Landscape with trees, oil on canvas by Marie Bracquemond

Landscape with trees

Marie Bracquemond

A depiction of a shepherd in a pastoral setting by Honoré Daumier.

Le Berger de Virgile

Honoré Daumier

A depiction of a hunchback with a cane in a lively setting.

Le bossu a la canne

Jacques Callot

A floating studio on the Seine, capturing the essence of Impressionism.

Le Bateau-atelier

Claude Monet

Self-Portrait with a Beret by Paul Cézanne, showcasing the artist's introspective gaze.

Autoportrait au béret (Self-Portrait with a Beret)

Paul Cézanne

Rocks at Belle-Isle, Port-Domois by Claude Monet, oil painting depicting rugged rocks and sunlight.

Rocks at Belle-Isle, Port-Domois

Claude Monet

Oil painting by Auguste-Sébastien Bénard depicting a bull and crowd celebrating Carnaval

Le bœuf gras devant le Grand Châtelet, un jour de Carnaval

Auguste-Sébastien Bénard

A colorful painting showing nude figures reclining, dancing, and embracing in a sunlit landscape with trees and distant water.

Le Bonheur de vivre, also called The Joy of Life

Henri Matisse

A fallen jockey slumped beside his horse, evoking a sense of melancholy and introspection.

The injured jockey

Edgar Degas

A young woman seated by a piano, lost in thought, surrounded by soft light and musical notes.

Harmonie

Alexandre Cabanel

A still life painting featuring a partridge and pears by Jean Siméon Chardin.

Still Life With Partridge And Pear

Jean Siméon Chardin

Marine scene depicting a coastal structure by Jean-Baptiste Olive, Impressionism

Le Cabanon de Mr Borel sur la corniche

Jean-Baptiste Olive

Oil painting by Henri Lebasque depicting a riverbank with sunlight and vibrant colors

Le Bords de la Marne près de Montévrain

Henri Lebasque

Pond in autumn with reflections, oil on canvas by Emmanuel de La Villéon

Le Bord d’étang à l’automne

Emmanuel de La Villéon

Landscape of 'Fos, Environs De Martigues' by Félix Ziem, oil painting depicting sky and water.

Fos, Environs De Martigues

Félix Ziem

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'Travail de tapis' depicts a vibrant scene of tapestry work.

Travail de tapis

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Alpine Scene engraving by Gustave Doré depicting rugged mountains and ethereal clouds.

Alpine Scene

Gustave Doré

A still-life painting featuring a single salmon on a marble table.

Still-life with Salmon

Édouard Manet

A landscape painting by Paul Cézanne featuring trees and houses.

Trees and Houses Near the Jas de Bouffan

Paul Cézanne

Vincent van Gogh's landscape painting captures a serene view behind Saint Paul's Asylum.

View of the Field behind Saint Paul’s Asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

Vincent van Gogh

Cézanne's 'Trois portraits de Paul et études d’après Pedro de Maya et le Tintoret' showcases his unique approach to portraiture.

Trois portraits de Paul et études d’après Pedro de Maya et le Tintoret

Paul Cézanne

Saint-Tropez, le port by Paul Signac, oil painting depicting a harbor with boats and sunlight.

Saint-Tropez, le port

Paul Signac

Genre scene of Parisians on the boulevard, oil on canvas by Frédéric Houbron

Le boulevard des Italiens, aspect du matin

Frédéric Houbron

A serene landscape painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot depicting a farm near Saint-Lô.

Une Ferme À Saint-Martin-Du-Bon-Fosse, Près De Saint-Lô

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

A beautiful still life painting featuring white and red roses.

Still Life with White and Red Roses

Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña

A still life painting featuring white grapes.

Still Life With White Grapes

Alexandre Jacovleff

A close-up view of a pond’s surface filled with green, blue, and purple reflections and clusters of pink, red, orange, and yellow water lilies.

Water Lily Pond

Claude Monet

Oil painting by Eugène Galien-Laloue depicting a sunlit street with trees.

Le Boulevard vers la Pont

Eugène Galien-Laloue

A still life painting featuring a bowl of ripe strawberries against a softly glowing background.

Still Life with Strawberries

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A serene depiction of the town of Vernon, with soft colors and atmospheric effects.

View of Vernon

Claude Monet

A still life featuring a pomegranate and pears on a white cloth, showcasing Cézanne's distinctive brushwork.

Stilleben mit Granatapfel und Birnen

Paul Cézanne

A landscape painting depicting the plain of Argenteuil with fields and a luminous sky.

View to the plain of Argenteuil

Claude Monet

Le boulevard du Palais by Luigi Loir, oil on canvas depicting a lively city scene.

Le boulevard du Palais, vu de la place Saint-Michel

Luigi Loir

The Colonnade of St. Peter’s, Rome, oil on canvas by Hubert Robert

The Colonnade of St. Peter’s, Rome, during the Conclave

Hubert Robert

Henri Rivière's 'Loguivy' captures a serene coastal landscape.

Loguivy

Henri Rivière

A still life painting featuring apples and biscuits on a table.

Stilleben mit Äpfeln und Biskuits

Paul Cézanne

Henri Rivière's painting captures a serene village by the sea.

Village au bord de la mer vu d’une hauteur

Henri Rivière

Vibrant urban scene of Paris, oil on canvas by Jean François Raffaëlli

Le boulevard des Italiens

Jean François Raffaëlli

A beautiful landscape painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot.

Ville-d’Avray

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Barges on the Loing at Saint-Mammès by Alfred Sisley, oil painting depicting a calm river scene.

Barges on the Loing at Saint-Mammès

Alfred Sisley

Marine scene depicting Le Bucentaure by Félix Ziem, oil painting

Le Bucentaure Vu Du Quai Des Esclavons, Venise

Félix Ziem

Genre scene depicting a lively cabaret by Paul Schaan, oil painting

Le Cabaret Du Père Lunette, Rue Des Anglais

Paul Schaan

Claude Monet's 'Water Lilies' captures the serene beauty of a pond filled with blooming water lilies.

Water Lilies

Claude Monet

Quai de Paris, Rouen by Camille Pissarro, oil painting depicting a riverside landscape with reflections.

Quai de Paris, Rouen

Camille Pissarro

The Buoy by Paul Signac, oil on canvas depicting a coastal scene with a bright red buoy.

The Buoy (La bouée)

Paul Signac

A lively scene from a Parisian cabaret with revelers toasting and enjoying their time.

"Le Cabaret"

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Interior scene of 'Le cabinet de physique de Louis XV' by Fédor Hoffbauer, medium unknown

Le cabinet de physique de Louis XV, 84 rue de Passy, à la Muette

Fédor Hoffbauer

A painting of a dog named Donki by Édouard Manet.

Le chien ‘Donki’

Édouard Manet

Landscape with autumn foliage and two figures, oil painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Paysage D’automne Près D’une Côte, Avec Deux Personnages

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot