France Paintings

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

A young woman in furs sits by a warm fire with a child and a playful puppy during winter.

The Four Seasons: Winter

François Boucher

Viaduc du Point du jour, oil painting by Jean-Baptiste-François Arnaud-Durbec

Viaduc du Point du jour, pris hors la porte de Billancourt

Jean-Baptiste-François Arnaud-Durbec

Henri Matisse's 'Petite liseuse' features a young woman reading, showcasing vibrant colors and bold brushwork.

Petite liseuse

Henri Matisse

A landscape painting depicting The François Zola Dam by Paul Cézanne.

The François Zola Dam

Paul Cézanne

Paul Cézanne's 'Arbres' captures the essence of nature through vibrant colors and unique brushwork.

Arbres

Paul Cézanne

Etching by Charles Meryon depicting Parisian architecture and cobblestones.

Rue Pirouette aux Halles (Rue Pirouette aux Halles, Paris, after Laurence)

Charles Meryon

Historical scene of soldiers and horses in oil on canvas by Paul Emile Léon Perboyre

The French 90th Horse Artillery Advancing on Rezonville

Paul Emile Léon Perboyre

A serene seascape depicting a sunset over the water with boats in the foreground.

Marine View with a Sunset

Claude Monet

Tall poplar trees with autumn foliage rise above a reflective body of water under a pale, luminous sky.

Poplars (Autumn)

Claude Monet

A portrait of a woman holding a fan, showcasing Delphin Enjolras's style.

Femme à l’éventail

Delphin Enjolras

The Colossus Of Memnon, oil on canvas by Jean-Léon Gérôme, depicting a weathered stone giant.

The Colossus Of Memnon

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Self-portrait of Paul Cézanne, showcasing his introspective gaze and thick brushstrokes.

Portrait de l'artiste (Self-Portrait)

Paul Cézanne

Odilon Redon's 'Christ Crucified' explores themes of faith and suffering through a symbolic lens.

Christ Crucified

Odilon Redon

Post-Impressionism landscape by Henri Rivière depicting cliffs and ocean waves, 1905

Falaises de Port Haor. Morgat

Henri Rivière

Toits de Paris by Etienne Bouhot, depicting Paris rooftops in soft hues, oil painting

Toits de Paris

Etienne Bouhot

Cuvier-Châtillon Cliff etching by Auguste Louis Lepère showing steep cliffs and intricate textures.

Cuvier-Châtillon Cliff

Auguste Louis Lepère

A striking depiction of a male cadaver by Eugène Delacroix.

Torso of a Male Cadaver

Eugène Delacroix

Eugène Delacroix's 'Selim and Zuleika' depicts a romantic scene filled with emotion.

Selim and Zuleika

Eugène Delacroix

A portrait of a woman adorned with an elegant feather.

Femme à l’aigrette

Pierre Bonnard

A portrait of Madame Paul Meurice by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres.

Portrait de Mme Paul Meurice

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Ethereal figures in an etching by Félix Hilaire Buhot, blending with swirling grays and blues.

Spirits from the Cities of the Dead

Félix Hilaire Buhot

Mount Athos landscape oil painting by Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes

Mount Athos Carved as a Monument to Alexander the Great

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes

A vibrant portrait of Cadet Roussel by Jules Chéret.

Cadet Roussel

Jules Chéret

A landscape painting showing bold green, ochre, and blue brushstrokes suggesting foliage and sunlit grass with a pale sky and dark clouds above.

The Garden at Les Lauves (Le Jardin des Lauves)

Paul Cézanne

Post-Impressionism landscape by Henri Rivière, depicting rolling hills and a village.

Mougins

Henri Rivière

Marine scene with a lighthouse by Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld, oil painting

Le phare de Gênes

Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld

A vibrant depiction of a garden in autumn with falling leaves, painted by Vincent van Gogh.

The Garden of Saint Paul's Hospital ('Leaf-Fall')

Vincent van Gogh

Botanical scene with a woman tending tulips, oil painting by Adolphe-Félix Cals

The Garden Of The Saint Siméon Farm, Honfleur

Adolphe-Félix Cals

The Garden of the Tuileries on a Winter Afternoon, oil painting by Camille Pissarro

The Garden of the Tuileries on a Winter Afternoon

Camille Pissarro

Fisherman on the Riverbank, oil on canvas by Maurice Levis, depicting a serene river scene.

Fisherman on the Riverbank

Maurice Levis

Oil painting by Armand Guillaumin depicting a serene landscape with trees and dappled light

Moulin, Bouchardon

Armand Guillaumin

Bateau-Mouche sur la Seine, le soir by Adolphe-Ernest Gumery, oil on canvas depicting a boat on the Seine

Bateau-Mouche sur la Seine, le soir, devant Notre-Dame

Adolphe-Ernest Gumery

Pastoral landscape with fields and sky, oil painting by Paul Huet

Moulins près de la Glacière

Paul Huet

Paul Cézanne's 'The Gardener Vallier' captures a figure in a lush garden setting.

The Gardener Vallier

Paul Cézanne

A young gardener tending to a lush garden, showcasing the beauty of everyday labor.

The Gardener

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

View of the Villa Medicis gardens, Rome by Alphonse-Henri Perin, oil painting

View of the Villa Medicis gardens, Rome

Alphonse-Henri Perin

Venice Seen from the Public Garden, oil on paper by Jean Jules Antoine Lecomte du Noüy

Venice Seen from the Public Garden

Jean Jules Antoine Lecomte du Noüy

Still life painting featuring apples, quince, and pomegranate.

Pommes, coing et grenade sur un linge

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Les Toits, Composition by Henri Le Sidaner, oil on canvas depicting rooftops at dawn.

Les Toits, Composition

Henri Le Sidaner

Woodman in a mountain village, realism by Jean Béraud

Woodman In A Moutain Village

Jean Béraud

Vue de la Bièvre, ruelle des Gobelins, oil on canvas by Germain Eugène Bonneton

Vue de la Bièvre, ruelle des Gobelins (effet de neige)

Germain Eugène Bonneton

A portrait of a standing man by William Bouguereau.

Homme debout

William Bouguereau

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's vibrant depiction of the Moulin Rouge captures the lively atmosphere of Parisian nightlife.

Moulin Rouge, Moulin Rouge, Bal, Tous les Soirs, La Goulue

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Marine scene with figures at the port, oil painting by Eugène Boudin

Trouville, Le Port

Eugène Boudin

Paul Gauguin's 'Nave Nave Fenua' depicts a lush tropical landscape with vibrant colors.

Nave Nave Fenua (Fragrant Isle)

Paul Gauguin

The Gobelin Quarter, oil painting by Auguste Louis Lepère depicting a lively Parisian street scene.

The Gobelin Quarter

Auguste Louis Lepère

Le Port de Dieppe by Eugène Isabey, oil painting depicting fishing boats in a harbor.

Le Port de Dieppe

Eugène Isabey

Henri Rivière's 'Aspects of Nature; The Bay' captures a serene marine landscape.

Aspects of Nature; The Bay

Henri Rivière

Jules Breton's 'The Gleaners' depicts women gathering leftover crops in a rural setting.

The Gleaners

Jules Breton

A portrait of an elderly woman by Camille Pissarro.

Grand’mère (effet de lumière)

Camille Pissarro

Oil painting by Paul Huet depicting hills and cerulean skies

Sur la route de Nice

Paul Huet

Landscape with a bridge over a river by Pierre Vignal, oil painting

The bridge at Lavaur

Pierre Vignal

A cavalryman in uniform rides a horse, set against a dramatic battlefield backdrop.

The Cavalryman

Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille

The Glass Blowers In Incheville Près Eu, oil on canvas by Marie-François Firmin-Girard

The Glass Blowers In Incheville Près Eu

Marie-François Firmin-Girard

Rubble and remnants of Hôtel de Ville after the fire, oil painting by Jules Richomme

Les décombres de l’Hôtel de Ville après l’incendie de 1871

Jules Richomme

Oil painting by Edgar Degas depicting young Spartan girls challenging boys.

Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

Ruins of Hôtel de Ville in an oil painting by Jules Richomme

Les décombres de l’Hôtel de Ville en juin 1871

Jules Richomme

Impressionist oil painting by Amédée Joyau depicting a misty sea and horizon with clouds

Roscoff, Brume

Amédée Joyau

Historical oil painting by Style of Théodore Chassériau depicting Saracens and Crusaders in conflict.

Saracens and Crusaders

Style of Théodore Chassériau

Portail des Tuileries après l’incendie de 1871 by Jules Richomme, realism, depicting a charred architectural portal

Portail des Tuileries après l’incendie de 1871

Jules Richomme

Long Fresnay lithograph by Henri Rivière depicting a tranquil landscape with gentle curves and soft hues.

Long Fresnay

Henri Rivière

Édouard Manet's 'Oysters' showcases a still life of oysters on a plate.

Oysters

Édouard Manet

Camille Pissarro's painting captures a winter landscape in Eragny.

Neige et givre à Eragny

Camille Pissarro

The Prodigal Son Tends the Swine by Jacques Callot depicts a biblical scene with rich detail.

The Prodigal Son Tends the Swine

Jacques Callot

Well at the Side of a Road, oil painting by Adolphe Appian depicting a solitary well in a muted landscape.

Well at the Side of a Road

Adolphe Appian

Engraving by Rodolphe Bresdin depicting the Good Samaritan aiding a wounded traveler

The Good Samaratan

Rodolphe Bresdin

Flooded street scene by Germain Eugène Bonneton, Impressionism

La rue Maître-Albert (inondations de 1910)

Germain Eugène Bonneton

A goods train billowing steam moves through a misty landscape, capturing the essence of industrial progress.

The Goods Train

Claude Monet

A dramatic coastal landscape depicting the cliffs of Varengeville by Claude Monet.

The Gorge at Varengeville

Claude Monet

Eugène Delacroix's painting depicts Hamlet's desire to follow his father's ghost.

Hamlet wants to follow his father’s ghost (Act I, scene iv)

Eugène Delacroix

Camille Pissarro's 'Faneuses' captures rural life with vibrant colors and dynamic brushwork.

Faneuses

Camille Pissarro

A depiction of grain threshers in Egypt by Jean-Léon Gérôme.

The Grain Threshers, Egypt

Jean-Léon Gérôme

The Marsh by Charles François Daubigny, oil on canvas, depicting a vibrant landscape with water and flora.

The Marsh

Charles François Daubigny

A serene figure draped in white sits at the mouth of a cave, holding a book, surrounded by a tranquil landscape.

La Madeleine, ou Une Pénitente dans le désert Musée du Louvre Peintures INV 6880 ; MR

Jean-Marc Nattier

Édouard Manet's 'The Guitarist' captures a musician immersed in his art.

The Guitarist

Édouard Manet

Le Moulin by Gustave Courbet, oil on canvas depicting a windmill in a forest

Le Moulin

Gustave Courbet

Genre scene depicting a village with figures, oil on canvas by Victor Menu.

Scènes de village

Victor Menu

Forest landscape with trees and light, oil painting by Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña

The Forest of Fontainebleau

Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña

Landscape of Rue Olivier de Serres by F. Séguin, oil painting

Rue Olivier de Serres, prise de la rue Marmontel à Vaugirard 2me tronçon

F. Séguin

A portrait of Princess Anne-Henriette of France, gazing confidently with a book beside a brazier.

Princess Anne-Henriette of France - The Fire

Jean-Marc Nattier

Mountain Landscape by Francois-Louis Français, oil painting depicting serene mountains and sky.

Mountain Landscape

Francois-Louis Français

A sketch depicting Bacchus and Ariadne in a dynamic mythological scene.

Bacchus and Ariadne (Sketch for "Autumn" of "The Four Seasons")

Eugène Delacroix

A steam locomotive in a snowy landscape, with figures near the tracks and a railway station in the background.

Train in the Snow

Claude Monet

Le Port Et La Cathédrale De Rouen, oil on canvas by Albert Lebourg, features a harbor and cathedral.

Le Port Et La Cathédrale De Rouen

Albert Lebourg

Auvers, Panoramic View by Paul Cezanne, oil on canvas depicting rolling hills and soft light.

Auvers, Panoramic View

Paul Cézanne

A young woman with auburn hair and flushed cheeks gazes left, wearing a rose-adorned garment against a soft ochre and blush background.

Jeune femme à la rose

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A dramatic seascape depicting the jagged sea-stacks of Port-Coton by Claude Monet.

Claude Monet "Las Pirámides a Port-Coton" Óleo sobre tela; 65,5 x 81,5 cm

Claude Monet

A portrait of an elderly woman by Honoré Daumier.

The Grandmother

Honoré Daumier

A dynamic seascape depicting rough waves crashing against cliffs under a turbulent sky.

Cliffs at Pourville, Rough Sea

Claude Monet

Amedeo Modigliani's portrait of Beatrice Hastings.

Beatrice Hastings assise

Amedeo Modigliani