France Paintings

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

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

Saint Jérôme, oil on canvas by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, features the saint with a book in soft light.

Saint Jérôme

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Décoration de théatre by Jean Jacques Lequeu, ink on paper, featuring intricate architectural elements

Décoration de théatre

Jean Jacques Lequeu

L’Hôtel de Ville après l’incendie 1871 by Jules Richomme, oil on canvas depicting ruins and smoke.

L’Hôtel de Ville après l’incendie 1871

Jules Richomme

Men, women, and children gather in a sunlit park by the River Seine, with trees casting shadows and figures holding parasols, including a woman with a monkey and dog.

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

Georges Seurat

A sunny afternoon on the riverside, oil on canvas by Ernest Louis Pichio

A sunny afternoon on the riverside

Ernest Louis Pichio

oil on canvas by Nicolas Jean-Baptiste Raguenet depicting Hôtel de Ville at dawn

L’Hôtel de Ville et la place de Grève (actuelle place de l’Hôtel de Ville)

Nicolas Jean-Baptiste Raguenet

A depiction of a woman waking up in a serene setting.

Waking Up

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Seated Female Nude, Profile View (Femme nue assise, vue de profil)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Orchard landscape with a pathway, oil painting by Gustave Loiseau

L’hôtel de Mademoiselle Ernestine, Saint-Jouin (Finistère) ou Le verger de Mademoiselle Ernestine, Saint-Jouin

Gustave Loiseau

A captivating portrait by Emile Vernon showcasing a young woman with a sweet expression.

A Sweet Glance

Emile Vernon

A dramatic depiction of Muslim mystics in Tangier, captured in a moment of ecstatic ritual.

Convulsionists of Tangier

Eugène Delacroix

L’Hôtel de Ville et le pont d’Arcole en 1842, oil on canvas by Fédor Hoffbauer, depicting Parisian architecture.

L’Hôtel de Ville et le pont d’Arcole en 1842

Fédor Hoffbauer

Marine scene depicting sunlight on water by Charles Malfroy, oil painting

A sunny day in a harbour city

Charles Malfroy

A painting by Honoré Daumier depicting a satirical scene of social commentary.

Yes, Sir, your respectable air encourages me…

Honoré Daumier

A vibrant painting depicting five figures in a mythical forest.

Libations, Cinq figures dans une fôret mythique

Paul Sérusier

Eugène Delacroix's painting depicts François-Joseph Talma as Nero in a dramatic moment from Racine's Britannicus.

Talma als Nero in »Britannicus«

Eugène Delacroix

Paul Cézanne's 'The Bare Trees at Jas de Bouffan' captures a serene landscape with bare trees.

The Bare Trees at Jas de Bouffan

Paul Cézanne

A still life painting featuring a table with various objects.

A table

Louis Valtat

A portrait of Madame Henriot by Renoir showcasing vibrant colors and soft brushwork.

Madame Henriot

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

The Festival of Pompei, a historical scene by Auguste Louis Lepère, depicting gladiators in a circus.

taly. The Festival of Pompei, The circus of gladiators

Auguste Louis Lepère

Georges Meunier's 'L’Ascension du Mont-Blanc' captures the majesty of the Mont Blanc landscape.

L’Ascension du Mont-Blanc

Georges Meunier

A romantic scene depicting a couple in a tender embrace.

A Tender Embrace

Émile Munier

A vibrant landscape painting depicting the shimmering coastline of Tamaris, France, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Tamaris, France

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Le Vallon by Paul Gauguin depicts a lush, sunlit ravine in Tahiti with vibrant colors.

Le Vallon

Paul Gauguin

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié's 'Death of Socrates' depicts the philosopher's final moments.

Death of Socrates

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié

A portrait of Tama, a small Japanese dog, captured in soft strokes and gentle alertness.

Tama, the Japanese Dog

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Landscape with a road and horizon, oil painting by Camille Pissarro

La Route de Marly, Louveciennes

Camille Pissarro

Twilight landscape featuring the Obelisk in Place de la Concorde, Paris by Luigi Loir, Impressionism

Place de la Concorde, Paris

Luigi Loir

Édouard Manet's 'Marine' captures the essence of the sea with vibrant colors and dynamic brushwork.

Marine

Édouard Manet

Camille Pissarro's 'Église et ferme d’Eragny' captures a serene rural scene.

Église et ferme d’Eragny

Camille Pissarro

L’impasse des Bœufs by Hippolyte Guy, oil painting depicting cattle at dusk

L’impasse des Bœufs

Hippolyte Guy

Landscape of the Seine River by Paul Signac, oil painting

Paris, La Seine Au Pont Des Arts

Paul Signac

L’Îlot by Albert Marquet, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil shoreline.

L’Îlot

Albert Marquet

The bridge at Albi by Pierre Vignal, oil on canvas, depicting a landscape with a bridge and vibrant colors.

The bridge at Albi

Pierre Vignal

A vagabond walking along a lane, oil on canvas by Alphonse Legros

A vagabond walking along a lane

Alphonse Legros

A serene depiction of a Sunday afternoon in Port-en-Bessin with boats and townspeople.

Sunday at Port-en-Bessin

Georges Seurat

A seated woman reading, painted by Armand Guillaumin.

Etude de femme assise lisan

Armand Guillaumin

A detailed depiction of a carpenter at work, showcasing the everyday life of craftsmen.

A Carpenter

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié

Odilon Redon's painting 'Light' explores themes of illumination and perception.

Light

Odilon Redon

Sunset Atmosphere by François Bocion, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil sunset landscape.

Sunset Atmosphere

François Bocion

A group of women rehearsing a song in a private parlor, captured by Edgar Degas.

The Song Rehearsal

Edgar Degas

Light effect at sunset by the sea, oil on canvas by Edgar Degas

Light effect at sunset by the sea

Edgar Degas

A dramatic depiction of a tiger in captivity by Eugène Delacroix.

A Trapped Tiger

Eugène Delacroix

Hôtel Fieubert quai des Célestins by Robert Frémont, impressionism, landscape

Hôtel Fieubert quai des Célestins, 4ème arrondissement

Robert Frémont

Jacques Louis David's painting depicts a dramatic moment in Roman history.

The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of His Sons

Jacques Louis David

A painting featuring eight ecclesiastical figures in a formal setting.

Eight Heads of Ecclesiastics

Jehan Georges Vibert

Study for the Portrait of Louis-François Bertin by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres showcases a detailed depiction of the subject.

Study for the Portrait of Louis-François Bertin (1766-1841)

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Eglise Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre by Maurice Dainville, oil painting

Eglise Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre, 5ème arrondissement

Maurice Dainville

Landscape of L’île Louviers and Pointe de l’île Saint-Louis by Pierre-Antoine Demachy, oil painting

L’île Louviers et la Pointe de l’île Saint-Louis, vues du port Saint-Paul (port des Celestins)

Pierre-Antoine Demachy

Italian Landscape with a Watermill by Hélène Boutourlin, oil painting depicting a serene watermill and river.

Italian Landscape with a Watermill

Hélène Boutourlin

Architecture at dusk in La folie Neufbourg by Charles Jouas, Impressionism

La folie Neufbourg, angle du 68 boulevard Auguste Blanqui et rue Edmond Gondinet

Charles Jouas

Landscape of Rue Saint-Paul, cobblestone street, buildings, by Robert Frémont, oil painting

Rue Saint-Paul, à droite hôtel de la Vieuville, 4ème arrondissement

Robert Frémont

Still Life with Teapot and Fruit by Paul Gauguin features vibrant colors and bold forms.

Still Life with Teapot and Fruit

Paul Gauguin

The Lighthouse by Louis Gabriel Moreau, depicting a lighthouse amidst a turbulent ocean, oil painting

The Lighthouse [ Le Grand Phare]

Louis Gabriel Moreau

Oil painting by Armand Guillaumin depicting sand along the Seine river.

Tas de sable au bord de la Seine

Armand Guillaumin

A still life painting featuring lilacs and roses in a glass vase.

Lilacs and Roses

Édouard Manet

Vue de Rouen by Paul Gauguin, oil on canvas depicting hills and a city under a luminous sky.

Vue de Rouen

Paul Gauguin

A vibrant Art Nouveau painting by Jules Chéret featuring a fairy in a lush setting.

La Fée du Rocher Pl.2

Jules Chéret

Henri Rivière's painting 'Tôtes' captures a serene landscape scene.

Tôtes

Henri Rivière

Archway of charnier by Robert Frémont, medium unknown

Voûte du charnier Saint-Paul, passage Saint-Paul, 4ème arrondissement

Robert Frémont

A Turkish Market by Victor Huguet, oil on canvas, depicting merchants in colorful fabrics.

A Turkish Market

Victor Huguet

A marine painting by Louis Valtat depicting the coast of Normandy.

Normandie

Louis Valtat

Paul Gauguin's 'Te aa no areois' explores themes of Polynesian culture.

Te aa no areois (The Seed of the Areoi )

Paul Gauguin

A seated Tahitian woman gazes outward amidst lush foliage and symbolic elements.

Te arii vahine II

Paul Gauguin

A striking portrait by Paul Gauguin showcasing a noble queen.

Te arii vahine (The Queen of Beauty or The Noble Queen)

Paul Gauguin

Architecture of Hôtel de Ville under sunlight by Auguste-Sébastien Bénard, oil painting

Place de l’Hôtel de Ville.

Auguste-Sébastien Bénard

Paul Gauguin's 'Te Pape Nave Nave' features vibrant colors and serene waters.

Te Pape Nave Nave (Delectable Waters)

Paul Gauguin

A portrait of an elderly woman by Honoré Daumier.

Une grand’maman

Honoré Daumier