France Paintings

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

John Singer Sargent's 'In The Luxembourg Gardens' captures a serene moment in a Parisian garden.

In The Luxembourg Gardens

John Singer Sargent

Virgil reading The Aeneid before Augustus, Livia, and Octavia, capturing a moment of intense emotion.

Virgil reading The Aeneid before Augustus, Livia and Octavia

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

A vibrant depiction of a café-concert scene in Paris, showcasing the lively atmosphere and audience engagement.

Le Café-concert aux ambassadeurs

Edgar Degas

The Dovecote at Bellevue by Paul Cezanne, oil painting of a dovecote among trees and dappled light

The Dovecote at Bellevue

Paul Cézanne

Landscape by Georges Michel, oil on canvas depicting serene water and lush greenery.

Landscape

Georges Michel

Cézanne's still life features a blue bottle, sugar bowl, and apples.

Stillleben mit blauer Flasche, Zuckerdose und Äpfeln

Paul Cézanne

A portrait of Jules Favre by Honoré Daumier.

Jules Favre

Honoré Daumier

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's painting depicts a woman in a café-concert setting.

Le Café-Concert,Une Spectatrice

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Landscape with a rustic house surrounded by nature, oil painting by Camille Pissarro

Maison Rondest à L’Hermitage (Pontoise)

Camille Pissarro

Landscape of Le Canal Saint-Martin by Marie-François Firmin-Girard, oil painting

Le Canal Saint-Martin

Marie-François Firmin-Girard

A vibrant depiction of French allegory by Jules Chéret.

L’étendard français

Jules Chéret

Tall poplar trees with glowing orange and yellow trunks stand vertically on the left against a pale blue sky, with a second row of poplars in the hazy middle ground and dappled sunlight on the ground.

Monet Peupliers au bord de l'Epte, vue du marais

Claude Monet

Les Cascatelles de Tivoli by Hubert Robert, oil on canvas depicting a waterfall and ancient ruins.

Les Cascatelles de Tivoli

Hubert Robert

Renoir's 'La Lecture' depicts two women in vibrant colors engaged in reading.

La Lecture, Deux Femmes Aux Corsages Rouge Et Rose

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A painting of St. Matthew by Jacques Callot, showcasing intricate details and a dramatic composition.

St. Matthew

Jacques Callot

Landscape of fields under stormy skies, oil painting by Camille Pissarro

La ferme à Châtillon-sur-Seine

Camille Pissarro

Henri Matisse's 'Visage de femme' showcases a woman's face with vibrant colors and bold lines.

Visage de femme

Henri Matisse

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'Le Café-concert; Edmée Lescot' captures the lively atmosphere of a Parisian café.

Le Café-concert; Edmée Lescot

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Renoir's 'Pêcheuses À La Ligne' depicts women fishing in a serene landscape.

Pêcheuses À La Ligne

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A serene outdoor scene depicting musicians and figures in a lush landscape.

Le Concert champêtre

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Paul Gauguin's 'Interior' captures a unique domestic scene.

Interior

Paul Gauguin

A study by Georges Seurat depicting cancan dancers in dynamic motion.

Le Chahut (Study I)

Georges Seurat

Stormy Landscape oil painting by Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña featuring dark clouds and vibrant greens.

Stormy Landscape

Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña

A portrait of a young man with a melancholic expression by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

Adolphe (The Sad Young Man)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

François Gérard's painting 'Belisarius' depicts a historical figure in a dramatic moment.

Belisarius

François Gérard

Oil painting of The Bay of Marseilles by Paul Cezanne, featuring sea and cliffs.

The Bay of Marseilles, Seen from L’Estaque

Paul Cézanne

Henri Fantin-Latour's painting features mythological themes and vibrant colors.

Voilà ce que chantait aux Naïades prochaines

Henri Fantin-Latour

Gustave Loiseau's painting captures a serene harbor scene.

Voilier dans le port de Ferrière, les Martigues

Gustave Loiseau

Renoir's painting depicts a serene landscape with a charming chalet.

Le Châlet De Blanche Pierson À Pourville

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Landscape with a river and rock formation by Gustave Courbet, oil painting

Paysage Au Ruisseau Et Au Rocher

Gustave Courbet

Historical scene with a balloon and crowd, oil painting by Jules Didier

Départ de Léon Gambetta pour Tours sur le ballon l’Armand-Barbès, le 7 octobre 1870, à Montmartre

Jules Didier

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's painting captures Marcelle Lender in a dynamic dance pose.

Marcelle Lender Dancing the Bolero in ‘Chilpéric’

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A portrait of a woman wearing a hat, painted by Renoir.

Le Chapeau epinglé

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Landscape of Le Château de Beaulieu by Gustave Courbet, oil painting

Le Château de Beaulieu; près de Lausanne

Gustave Courbet

Engraving by Auguste Louis Lepère depicting figures in smoke among a forest

Brûleurs de Fougères

Auguste Louis Lepère

Henri Matisse's 'Vue de la fenêtre, Tanger II' captures a vibrant view of Tangier.

Vue de la fenêtre, Tanger II

Henri Matisse

Fishmarket by Camille Pissarro, oil painting depicting a lively market with vendors and fish.

Fishmarket

Camille Pissarro

A coal cart being pulled through a muddy Parisian street, with a driver and a dog in the scene.

Le chariot de charbon

Théodore Géricault

Henri Matisse's 'Vue du port, Belle Île' captures a vibrant marine scene with bold colors.

Vue du port, Belle Île

Henri Matisse

A Pond in Mortain, oil painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, depicting a tranquil pond at twilight.

A Pond in Mortain

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

A painting depicting a historical scene by Honoré Daumier.

Denys le tyran

Honoré Daumier

A serene view of Le Château de Médan by Paul Cézanne, showcasing the château by the Seine.

Le Château de Médan

Paul Cézanne

Brücke in einer französischen Stadt, oil on canvas by Stanislas Lépine, depicting a bridge over a river.

Brücke in einer französischen Stadt

Stanislas Lépine

A vibrant still life painting featuring flowers in a red vase.

Fleurs Dans Un Vase Rouge

Paul Cézanne

Cemetery landscape with gravestones and trees, oil painting by Victor Marec

Le cimetière de Picpus et le champs des Martyrs, où furent enterrées les victimes de la Révolution, guillotinées à la barrière du Trône

Victor Marec

Le Chaumière by Charles François Daubigny, oil on canvas depicting a cottage in a lush landscape.

Le Chaumière

Charles François Daubigny

Canards sur l’étang de Montfoucault by Camille Pissarro, oil painting depicting ducks on a pond

Canards sur l’étang de Montfoucault

Camille Pissarro

A vibrant landscape painting by Pierre Bonnard depicting Antibes.

Vue sur Antibes

Pierre Bonnard

Rue Geoffroy l’Angevin, oil on canvas by F. Séguin, depicting a vibrant street scene with figures and buildings.

Rue Geoffroy l’Angevin, de la rue du Temple à la rue Beaubourg

F. Séguin

Landscape featuring a river and trees by Gustave Loiseau, oil painting

Le Chemin au bord de la rivière

Gustave Loiseau

Gourdon sur Vence by Chaïm Soutine, oil painting depicting a vibrant Provençal landscape.

Gourdon sur Vence

Chaïm Soutine

Le Château de Chillon oil painting by Gustave Courbet depicting a fortress by Lake Geneva

Le Château de Chillon, Lake Geneva

Gustave Courbet

Landscape with pines and rocks, oil painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Fontainebleau. Pins et bouleaux dans les rochers

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Landscape with vibrant foliage and sunlight, oil on canvas by Paul Vayson

Le jardin d’acclimatation

Paul Vayson

Henri Fantin-Latour's 'Danses' captures a lively scene of dancers in vibrant colors.

Danses

Henri Fantin-Latour

Watercolor by Henri Rivière depicting a tranquil landscape with water reflections.

Le Cireygeol

Henri Rivière

A painting depicting a figure waiting in an exotic setting.

Waiting for the Master

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Crépuscule by Camille Pissarro, oil painting depicting a twilight landscape with soft colors.

Crépuscule

Camille Pissarro

A serene depiction of the marshy banks of the Seine, capturing the interplay of water, reeds, and reflected sky.

Vetheuil, the swamp with water

Claude Monet

Gustave Courbet's 'Le Chevreuil' depicts a deer in a natural setting.

Le Chevreuil

Gustave Courbet

Oil painting by Ernest Jules Renoux depicting the dome of Les Invalides under a blue sky.

Le Dôme des Invalides vu depuis l’avenue de Ségur

Ernest Jules Renoux

Le Cloître Notre-Dame, oil painting by Nicolas Jean-Baptiste Raguenet, featuring a cathedral by the river.

Le Cloître Notre-Dame, vu de l’île Saint Louis (quai d’Orléans)

Nicolas Jean-Baptiste Raguenet

Landscape oil painting by Georges-Henri Manesse featuring sunlight through trees.

Le clos des Patriarches, 10 rue de l’Epée de Bois

Georges-Henri Manesse

A landscape painting depicting the Gulf of Marseille from L'Estaque with bold brushwork and geometric forms.

Le Golfe de Marseille vu de l'Estaque (The Gulf of Marseille Seen from L'Estaque)

Paul Cézanne

Hampton Court Green by Camille Pissarro, oil on canvas depicting lush greenery and dappled sunlight.

Hampton Court Green

Camille Pissarro

Two women engaged in washing clothes at a tub, illuminated by sunlight.

Wäscherinnen

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Portrait of Antoine-Fortuné Marion by Paul Cézanne showcases a unique blend of color and form.

Portrait Of Antoine-Fortuné Marion

Paul Cézanne

Honoré Daumier's painting captures the allure of men in uniform through a realistic lens.

I am not surprised women are still fond of men in uniform.

Honoré Daumier

Portrait of Baroness Gudin by Franz Xaver Winterhalter showcases elegant attire and refined beauty.

Portrait of Baroness Gudin, née Margareth Louis Hay

Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Le Cloître de Saint-Nicaise by François Clovis Hécart-Gaillot, oil on canvas depicting intricate stone architecture.

Le Cloître de Saint-Nicaise

François Clovis Hécart-Gaillot

A vibrant poster by Jules Chéret featuring the Raynor brothers in a theatrical setting.

Folies Bergère… Les frères Raynor, virtuoses grotesques

Jules Chéret

A striking depiction of a race horse by Odilon Redon.

Le Coursier (The Race Horse)

Odilon Redon

Gustave Moreau's 'Salome At The Prison' captures a dramatic moment in a rich, symbolic style.

Salome At The Prison

Gustave Moreau

Horace Vernet's painting depicts Napoleon at the Battle of Jena, showcasing a dramatic historical moment.

Wars of the Empire – Napoleon at the Battle of Jena (October 14, 1806)

Horace Vernet

Landscape oil painting by Henri-Joseph Harpignies depicting serene hills and nature.

Paysage à Guénoche

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'Washing' depicts a woman engaged in a domestic task.

Washing

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A geometric composition featuring monumental figures in an interior, with vibrant colors and rhythmic forms.

Femmes dans un intérieur

Fernand Léger

A depiction of a Norman horse in a natural setting.

Cheval normand

Eugène Boudin

A woman elegantly dressed, absorbed in her own world, holding a delicate fan.

Woman with a Fan

Mary Cassatt

Honoré Daumier's *The Prodigal Son III* captures a moment of familial reconciliation.

The Prodigal Son III

Honoré Daumier

House of Père Lacroix by Paul Cézanne, oil painting depicting a rural landscape with a house and trees.

House of Père Lacroix

Paul Cézanne

A vibrant landscape painting by Pierre Bonnard featuring a waterfall.

Wasserfall

Pierre Bonnard

A painting depicting leisure activities of Oriental ladies.

Oriental ladies at leisure

Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña

A vibrant composition of interlocking human figures in bold colors and thick outlines, creating a sense of movement and rhythm.

Les Grands Plongeurs noirs

Fernand Léger

A group of nude figures gathered around a small blue pool framed by two tall arching trees, with a distant landscape and swirling sky.

Bathers

Paul Cézanne

A masked comedian playing guitar, showcasing the playful spirit of the Baroque period.

Le comédien masqué, avec lunettes, et jouant de la guitare

Jacques Callot

Figurative etching by Charles Meryon depicting a lone figure gazing into a landscape

Casimir le Conte, after Boulanger

Charles Meryon

Landscape with a cottage surrounded by greenery, oil painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

La Chaumiere Aux Sureaux, Normandie

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

A serene rural scene with women and cattle by a stream, painted by Paul Gauguin.

Watering Place I

Paul Gauguin

Le Canal Du Loing À Saint-Mammès, oil painting by Alfred Sisley depicting a tranquil river landscape.

Le Canal Du Loing À Saint-Mammès

Alfred Sisley