France Paintings

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

Alphonse Mucha's 'Les Saisons – automne' captures the essence of autumn through intricate design.

Les Saisons – automne

Alphonse Mucha

A portrait of a young boy, Paul Meunier, painted by Renoir in a soft and intimate style.

Portrait of Paul Meunier, son of Murer

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Jacques Callot's 'Jesus on the Cross' depicts a powerful religious scene.

Jesus on the Cross

Jacques Callot

Les Saules by Henri-Joseph Harpignies, oil on canvas depicting willows by a river.

Les Saules

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

A portrait of Uncle Dominique, painted by Paul Cézanne, depicting him as a lawyer.

The lawyer (Uncle Dominique)

Paul Cézanne

Lumberjacks working in a forest, oil on canvas by Alfred Sisley

Les scieurs de long

Alfred Sisley

Watercolour by Henri Rivière depicting a tranquil village in Buis-lès-Baronnies

Buis-lès-Baronnies

Henri Rivière

This painting depicts mythical figures in a dreamlike landscape.

Les Sciapodes; La tete le plus bas possible, c’est le secret du bonheur!

Odilon Redon

Les Statues Dans Le Parc De Versailles, oil on canvas by Henri Le Sidaner

Les Statues Dans Le Parc De Versailles

Henri Le Sidaner

Crowd gathered in celebration during Bastille Day, etching by Auguste Louis Lepère

14 Juillet, Rue de Belleville, 10 heures

Auguste Louis Lepère

Les sources de la Loire by Gustave Courbet, oil painting depicting a serene river landscape

Les sources de la Loire

Gustave Courbet

Genre scene depicting a lively square in an oil painting by Félix Brard

Les Sidis, place des Ecoles, place du Marché et square de la mairie du 14ème arrondissement

Félix Brard

Loguivy by Paul Signac, oil on canvas depicting a harbor scene with boats and sunlight.

Loguivy

Paul Signac

Marine scene with fishing boats at sunset, oil painting by Félix Ziem

Les sloops de pêche

Félix Ziem

A serene landscape featuring trees and a river under a cloudy sky.

A Souvenir of the Bas-Bréau

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

La Place de la République, Paris by Luigi Loir, oil on canvas, depicts a crowd around a statue.

La Place de la République, Paris

Luigi Loir

Landscape with windmills under a stormy sky, oil painting by Jules Dupré

Les moulins à vent

Jules Dupré

Les thermes de Julien by Auguste-Sébastien Bénard, oil on canvas, depicting water reflections and architecture.

Les thermes de Julien.

Auguste-Sébastien Bénard

A serene avenue lined with linden trees, capturing dappled sunlight and shadows.

Les Tilleuls à Poissy

Claude Monet

Watercolour on paper by Henri Rivière depicting a serene landscape with horizon.

Les Trois-Epis

Henri Rivière

Portrait of Suzanne Le Peletier De Saint-Fargeau by Jacques Louis David.

Suzanne Le Peletier De Saint-Fargeau

Jacques Louis David

Landscape of Paris, la Seine et l’île de la Cité by Albert Lebourg, oil painting

Paris, la Seine et l’île de la Cité

Albert Lebourg

The Wood Collectors by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, oil on canvas, figures gathering wood in a forest

The Wood Collectors

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Les Tours Vertes, La Rochelle by Paul Signac, oil painting depicting towers and water.

Les Tours Vertes, La Rochelle

Paul Signac

A portrait of Suzanne Manet seated at a piano, illuminated by soft light.

Suzanne Manet Playing the Piano

Édouard Manet

A standing soldier in a uniform poses confidently, holding a sword and wearing a plumed hat.

A Standing Grenadier of the Municipal Guard

Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille

Night scene with streetlamps and cobblestones, oil on canvas by Henri Le Sidaner

La Place de la Carrière au clair de lune, Nancy

Henri Le Sidaner

Les travaux du Marché du Temple by Marie-Désiré Bourgoin, oil on canvas depicting a lively market scene.

Les travaux du Marché du Temple

Marie-Désiré Bourgoin

A Stone Cottage by Hubert Robert, oil on canvas, featuring stone walls and dappled golden light.

A Stone Cottage

Hubert Robert

A Storm during Haymaking by Jean-François Millet, oil painting depicting figures bracing against a storm in a field.

A Storm during Haymaking

Jean-François Millet

A girl reading in a serene setting, showcasing Renoir's Impressionist style.

Reading Girl

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Oil painting by Victor Marec depicting laborers working at Notre-Dame bridge.

Les travaux du métropolitain au pont Notre-Dame

Victor Marec

L’Escalier aux quatre bornes, oil on canvas by Hubert Robert, featuring an elegant staircase.

L’Escalier aux quatre bornes

Hubert Robert

Radoub d’une barque à marée basse by Eugène Isabey, oil painting depicting a boat on mudflats.

Radoub d’une barque à marée basse

Eugène Isabey

Construction scene in Paris, oil on canvas by Victor Marec

Les travaux du métropolitain au pont Saint-Michel

Victor Marec

Landscape with flowers, oil on canvas by Maxime Maufra

Les Varechs en fleurs

Maxime Maufra

A stormy sea scene by Eugène Isabey, oil painting depicting tumultuous waves and dramatic light.

A Storm off the Normandy Coast

Eugène Isabey

Figures resting in the mountains by Georges Jules Victor Clairin, oil painting

Figures resting in the mountains

Georges Jules Victor Clairin

A depiction of women in a rural setting, showcasing Gauguin's unique color palette.

Les vieilles Filles à Arles

Paul Gauguin

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'Les Vieilles histoires; Couverture – Frontispiece' showcases a vibrant illustration style.

Les Vieilles histoires; Couverture – Frontispiece

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Les vendanges by Pierre-Eugène Montézin, oil on canvas depicting a grape harvest in golden light

Les vendanges

Pierre-Eugène Montézin

Landscape with sunlight filtering through foliage by Henri-Joseph Harpignies, oil painting

Vue près de Menton

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

A painting by Odilon Redon featuring a juggler in a dreamlike setting.

A Strange Juggler

Odilon Redon

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'Les Vieux Messieurs' captures the essence of aging gentlemen in a lively setting.

Les Vieux Messieurs (The Old Gentlemen)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Genre scene depicting a sunlit street in Cairo, oil painting by Louis-Amable Crapelet, 1859.

A Street In Cairo

Louis-Amable Crapelet

Landscape at Louveciennes by Alfred Sisley, oil on canvas showing rolling hills and blue sky.

Landscape at Louveciennes

Alfred Sisley

The Philopappou Monument in Athens, by Louis-François Cassas, medium unknown

The Philopappou Monument, Athens

Louis-François Cassas

A vibrant poster depicting a festive scene with dancing figures.

Bullier Jeudis Grande Fete Samedis And Dimanches Bal

Jules Chéret

A depiction of two women in traditional attire in Arles.

Les vieilles filles à Arles.

Paul Gauguin

A vibrant depiction of hunters in a natural setting.

Chasseurs

Louis Valtat

A vibrant depiction of students in a lively setting.

Redoute Des Étudiants

Jules Chéret

A Street In Tunis by Charles Cottet, oil on canvas depicting a sunlit street with stucco architecture.

A Street In Tunis

Charles Cottet

Effet De Neige by Gustave Courbet, oil on canvas depicting a snow-covered landscape.

Effet De Neige

Gustave Courbet

Route d’Auffay by Henri Rivière, depicting a landscape with a winding pathway and dappled light, oil painting.

Route d’Auffay

Henri Rivière

Landscape with architecture and light by Félix Ziem, oil painting

Martigues, Devant La Maison De Ziem

Félix Ziem

A stroll by the Seine, oil on canvas by Eugène Galien-Laloue, depicting a tranquil river scene.

A stroll by the Seine

Eugène Galien-Laloue

Landscape with path and vibrant sky, oil on canvas by Armand Guillaumin

Chemin Des Carrières À Miregaudon

Armand Guillaumin

Tahitian Faces (Frontal View and Profiles)

Paul Gauguin

L’Estuaire by Émile-René Ménard, oil on canvas, depicting a serene river landscape at dusk.

L’Estuaire

Émile-René Ménard

A study for Paysage by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil landscape with water and foliage.

A study for Paysage

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

Édouard Manet's 'On The Beach' captures a serene coastal scene with figures enjoying the sun.

On The Beach

Édouard Manet

A Sultan At Prayer by Jean-Léon Gérôme depicts a serene moment of devotion.

A Sultan At Prayer

Jean-Léon Gérôme

L’étang, coucher de soleil by Théodore Rousseau, oil painting depicting a sunset over a tranquil pond.

L’étang, coucher de soleil

Théodore Rousseau

Claude Monet's 'Grainstacks in the Sunlight, Morning Effect' captures the glowing stacks under morning light.

Grainstacks in the Sunlight, Morning Effect

Claude Monet

Armand Guillaumin's 'Paysage De La Creuse' captures the serene beauty of the French countryside.

Paysage De La Creuse

Armand Guillaumin

L’étang de Saint-Pierre, pêcheur et barques by Henri Lebasque, oil on canvas depicting a fisherman and boats on a lake.

L’étang de Saint-Pierre, pêcheur et barques

Henri Lebasque

A depiction of a lesson in understanding by Honoré Daumier.

Lesson in Understanding in

Honoré Daumier

A portrait of a young woman in a pink skirt by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot.

Young Woman In A Pink Skirt

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

A Summer Landscape by Georges Seurat, oil painting depicting hills and dappled sunlight.

A Summer Landscape

Georges Seurat

Lever du soleil dans la brume, Montigny by Francis Picabia, oil on canvas depicting a misty dawn landscape.

Lever du soleil dans la brume, Montigny

Francis Picabia

A portrait of a Tahitian boy with a flower ornament in his hair, painted by Paul Gauguin.

Tahitian Boy with Hair Ornament of Flower

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's 'Tahitian Woman with a Flower' showcases vibrant colors and cultural themes.

Tahitian Woman with a Flower

Paul Gauguin

Lézardrieux, Le Pont Suspendu by Maximilien Luce, oil painting depicting a tranquil river landscape

Lézardrieux, Le Pont Suspendu

Maximilien Luce

Claude Lorrain's 'A group of trees' showcases a serene landscape filled with lush greenery.

A group of trees

Claude Lorrain

Winter landscape with snow in Murol, oil on canvas by Victor Charreton

Murol in the Snow

Victor Charreton

A historical painting depicting Henri IV with Queen Elizabeth.

Henri IV with Queen Elizabeth

Horace Vernet

Portrait of Ambroise Vollard by Paul Cézanne.

Portrait d’Ambroise Vollard

Paul Cézanne

A Tahitian woman and boy depicted in bold colors and flattened forms, embodying intimacy and contemplation.

Tahitian Woman and Boy

Paul Gauguin

A depiction of a chef in a vibrant setting, showcasing the artist's attention to detail.

Chef arnaute

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Trois Péniches Amarées Aux Abords D’une Ville Industrielle, oil on canvas by Albert Dubois-Pillet

Trois Péniches Amarées Aux Abords D’une Ville Industrielle

Albert Dubois-Pillet

L’Hiver dans la montagne de Reims by Paul Bocquet, oil on canvas depicting a winter landscape.

L’Hiver dans la montagne de Reims

Paul Bocquet

Forest scene with intricate trees, oil on canvas by Antoine-Louis Barye

Intérieur de la forêt de Fontainebleau

Antoine-Louis Barye

Oil painting by Albert Marquet depicting a harbor scene with boats and tranquil waters.

Audierne, les tonneaux

Albert Marquet

L’Hôtel de la Monnaie oil painting by Pierre-Antoine Demachy depicting the Seine at dawn.

L’Hôtel de la Monnaie, le quai de Conti et la Seine, vus de la pointe de la Cité

Pierre-Antoine Demachy

L’homme et le vaisseau by Henri-Charles Guérard, depicting a man gazing at a distant vessel, etching

L’homme et le vaisseau

Henri-Charles Guérard

A serene landscape depicting Étaples with a vast sky, clustered rooftops, and small figures engaged in daily life.

Vue d'Étaples

Adrien Jacques Sauzay

A serene depiction of rural laborers resting during the harvest.

Peasants Resting

Jules Breton

A still life painting featuring a bowl of fruit and a tankard before an open window.

Bowl of Fruit and Tankard before a Window

Paul Gauguin

Tôtes lithograph by Henri Rivière depicting turbulent waters and landscape.

Tôtes

Henri Rivière

A portrait of a young girl by Paul Cézanne.

Fillette

Paul Cézanne