France Paintings

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

A seated nude woman resting on a green cushion by Renoir.

Femme nue assise appuyée sur un coussin vert (Nu assis)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Paysage classique animé by Jean-Victor Bertin, oil on canvas, depicting a serene river and lush forest.

Paysage classique animé

Jean-Victor Bertin

A portrait of Paul Cézanne's uncle depicted as a monk.

Antoine Dominique Sauveur Aubert (born 1817), the Artist’s Uncle, as a Monk

Paul Cézanne

A vibrant depiction of autumn leaves falling in Les Alyscamps, painted by Vincent van Gogh.

Les Alyscamps: Falling Autumn Leaves

Vincent van Gogh

A portrait of a woman in a fashionable dress, showcasing the elegance of the Parisienne style.

The Parisienne (Virginie)

Albert Edelfelt

Landscape of The Eustache Estate near Cherbourg, oil on canvas by Charles François Eustache

The Eustache Estate near Cherbourg

Charles François Eustache

Paul Cézanne's 'Five Bathers' depicts a serene gathering of figures by water.

Five Bathers

Paul Cézanne

Landscape of Hyères by Henri Rivière, oil painting

Hyères

Henri Rivière

Anvers Bateux sur l’Escaut by Eugène Boudin, oil painting depicting boats on a river.

Anvers Bateux sur l’Escaut

Eugène Boudin

A young woman in a delicate dress gazes thoughtfully away from the viewer, captured in a moment of serene reverie.

Fragonard - Jeune femme, Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

A woman arranging her hair, seen from behind in a private moment.

Frau bei der Toilette

Edgar Degas

A depiction of a pharmacist in a detailed interior setting.

Apothicaire en pharmacien

Honoré Daumier

A still life painting by Édouard Manet featuring a casual arrangement of ripe peaches, plums, and grapes.

Fruit

Édouard Manet

A landscape painting by Armand Guillaumin depicting the Sedelle ravine.

Crozant, Le Ravin De La Sedelle À La Folie

Armand Guillaumin

A young Savoyard boy enjoys a meal in front of a house entrance.

The petit savoyard eating in front of an entrance to a house

Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret

A solitary horse on a red dirt road surrounded by lush greenery, painted by Paul Gauguin.

Landscape, Horse on the Road

Paul Gauguin

Gustave Courbet's 'Pompiers courant à un incendie' captures a dramatic scene of firefighters responding to a blaze.

Pompiers courant à un incendie

Gustave Courbet

Raoul Dufy's 'D’après Constantin Guys' captures vibrant colors and lively figures.

D’après Constantin Guys

Raoul Dufy

A vibrant still life featuring nasturtiums and dahlias in a basket.

Nasturtiums and Dahlias in a Basket

Paul Gauguin

A serene sunset scene with Tahitian women engaged in daily rituals.

Taperaa Mahana

Paul Gauguin

A woman carrying a basket, showcasing everyday life in a realistic style.

Woman with Basket

Jean-Joseph-Benjamin Constant

A young girl sits with a small dog, surrounded by a lush garden, capturing a moment of innocence.

Girl with Dog

Claude Monet

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's painting 'Ida Heath at the Bar' captures a woman in a lively bar setting.

Ida Heath at the Bar

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Botanical scene with lush foliage in oil painting by Louis Valtat

Plantes vertes

Louis Valtat

A depiction of a man asking for the time in a busy urban setting.

What Time is it, Please

Honoré Daumier

Oil on canvas by Marie-François Firmin-Girard depicting a vibrant urban landscape with flowers.

Le quai aux fleurs et la tour de l’horlage

Marie-François Firmin-Girard

A vibrant painting of a pear tree with sunlight dappling its leaves.

The Pear Tree

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Portrait of a man in dark attire, oil on panel by Corneille de Lyon

Portrait of a Man

Corneille de Lyon

Portrait of Victor Chocquet by Paul Cézanne, showcasing a quiet and introspective expression.

Victor Chocquet

Paul Cézanne

A serene Italian landscape by Odilon Redon showcasing his unique use of color.

Paysage Italien

Odilon Redon

Portrait of two women in elegant attire, oil on canvas by Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

Portrait of Mme Lisle and Mme Loubens

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

Landscape of La Bièvre river, oil on canvas by Germain Eugène Bonneton

La Bièvre, rue de Valence

Germain Eugène Bonneton

Portrait of a young woman, oil on canvas by Henri Regnault

Portrait of a Young Woman

Henri Regnault

A decorative piece by Renoir showcasing intricate designs and vibrant colors.

Faïences Décorées

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'The Photographer Sescau' captures a moment in the life of a photographer.

The Photographer Sescau (Le Photographe Sescau)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Reflection of Notre-Dame in water, oil painting by Jean-Jules Dufour

Notre-Dame dans l’eau – Rue du cloître

Jean-Jules Dufour

River Bank with Ancient Ruins, oil on canvas by Pierre Patel the elder

River Bank with Ancient Ruins

Pierre Patel the elder

Head of a Man V by Honoré Daumier is a striking portrait showcasing the artist's skill in capturing human emotion.

Head of a Man V

Honoré Daumier

Henri Matisse's 'Head Of A Woman' showcases a vibrant exploration of form and color.

Head Of A Woman

Henri Matisse

Déchargement sur les quais de Seine by Louis Valtat, depicting dockworkers by the river, Impressionism

Déchargement sur les quais de Seine

Louis Valtat

Genre scene with windmills and figures in Montmartre by Arsène Désiré d'Haussy, oil painting

Le moulin de la Galette et le moulin Blutefin, Montmartre, 18ème arrondissement

Arsène Désiré d'Haussy

Constantinople, Sainte-Sophie Au Soleil Levant by Félix Ziem, oil painting depicting Hagia Sophia at sunrise.

Constantinople, Sainte-Sophie Au Soleil Levant

Félix Ziem

Édouard Manet's 'Copy after Delacroix’s Bark of Dante' reinterprets a classic scene with a unique brushwork.

Copy after Delacroix’s ‘Bark of Dante’

Édouard Manet

Portrait after a Costume Ball, metal by Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

Portrait after a Costume Ball (Portrait of Madame Dietz-Monnin)

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

Notre Dame architecture at sunset, oil on canvas by Jean François Raffaëlli

Notre Dame Seen from the Quai de la Tournelle

Jean François Raffaëlli

Carnet de dessins Pl.48

Alexandre Nozal

A sketch depicting allegorical figures amidst clouds and garlands for a ceiling design.

Sketch for the Ceiling of Madame Pereire's Residence

Alexandre Cabanel

A Tahitian woman reclines in the shade, embodying tranquility and resistance to labor.

Not to work

Paul Gauguin

Historical scene depicting La cathédrale de Reims, oil painting by Charles Abraham Chasselat

La cathédrale de Reims le jour du sacre de Charles X, en 1825

Charles Abraham Chasselat

The Piazza San Marco, Venice by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, oil on canvas depicting a lively square.

The Piazza San Marco, Venice

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

This painting depicts a prostrate male figure, showcasing Ingres' mastery of the human form.

Etude d’homme prosterné

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Marine seascape by Édouard Manet, oil on canvas, depicting calm waves and clear skies.

Sea View, Calm Weather (Vue de mer, temps calme)

Édouard Manet

Bordighera by Claude Monet, oil painting depicting a coastal landscape with trees and the sea

Bordighera

Claude Monet

The Little Shepherdess by Jean François Millet, oil on panel, depicts a young girl with curls in golden light.

The Little Shepherdess

Jean-François Millet

The Departure of the Boats, Étretat by Claude Monet, oil on canvas

The Departure of the Boats, Étretat

Claude Monet

House of Mère Bazot, oil on canvas by Charles François Daubigny, depicting a rural landscape with a cottage.

House of Mère Bazot

Charles François Daubigny

Notre-Dame de Bruges by Camille Pissarro, oil on canvas, depicts a cathedral illuminated by sunlight.

Notre-Dame de Bruges

Camille Pissarro

Portrait of a woman from Brittany, oil on canvas by Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret

Woman from Brittany

Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret

A detailed study of a hand by Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret.

Etude de main

Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret

Genre scene oil painting by François Bonvin featuring a maid with a bowl in golden light.

The Maid

François Bonvin

La Fête D’asnières by Paul Signac, oil on canvas depicting a lively celebration by the river.

La Fête D’asnières

Paul Signac

Le quai de Bercy by Armand Guillaumin, oil painting depicting a river landscape with trees and reflections.

Le quai de Bercy

Armand Guillaumin

Notre Dame de Paris by Maximilien Luce, oil on canvas depicting a vibrant cathedral scene

Notre Dame de Paris

Maximilien Luce

Notre-Dame De Paris Vue Du Quai De La Tournelle by Albert Lebourg, oil painting

Notre-Dame De Paris Vue Du Quai De La Tournelle

Albert Lebourg

A serene woodland scene illuminated by sunlight, depicting a clearing surrounded by dense foliage.

Clearing II

Paul Gauguin

Henri Matisse's 'Études pour le frontispice de ‘Choix de pages de Paul Léautaud’ Pl.08' showcases vibrant colors and dynamic forms.

Études pour le frontispice de ‘Choix de pages de Paul Léautaud’ Pl.08

Henri Matisse

Landscape with vibrant colors by Achille Laugé, oil painting

Notre-Dame-des-Prés, près de Cailhau

Achille Laugé

William Bouguereau's 'Le Jour Des Morts' depicts a serene scene of remembrance.

Le Jour Des Morts (All Saints Day)

William Bouguereau

Honoré Daumier's 'Three Lawyers' depicts three figures in a courtroom setting.

Three Lawyers

Honoré Daumier

Two girls playing on a bed with their dogs, captured in a lively Rococo style.

Two girls on a bed playing with their dogs

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Vincent van Gogh's 'Garden of the Asylum' depicts a vibrant garden scene from his time in an asylum.

Garden of the Asylum

Vincent van Gogh

A painting by Gustave Moreau depicting the mythological figure Dejanira.

Dejanira (Autumn)

Gustave Moreau

A historical painting depicting the reconciliation of royal brothers in Angers.

The conclusion of peace in Angers, 10 August

Peter Paul Rubens

Statue of Liberty by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, neoclassicism

New York

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

Portrait of Louis XIV in armor, ivory sculpture by Pierre Bordier

Portrait of Louis XIV in armor

Unknown Artist

Figurative depiction of an organ grinder by Pierre Bonnard, oil painting.

L’orgue de Barbarie ou Le joueur d’orgue

Pierre Bonnard

Oil painting by Paul Martellière depicting a pavilion in a garden.

Le Pavillon de chasse de M. de Jullienne, ruelle des Gobelins

Paul Martellière

Historical scene with a carriage crossing the Concorde, oil painting by Jean-Charles Geslin

La place de la Concorde, vue de la terrasse du bord de l’eau ; le roi Louis-Philippe traverse la place en voiture

Jean-Charles Geslin

Démolition de l’ancien Hôtel-Dieu by Jean-Charles Geslin, oil painting depicting urban demolition.

Démolition de l’ancien Hôtel-Dieu ; les cagnards

Jean-Charles Geslin

A mounted officer in a military uniform stands on a horse, with a crowd in the background.

A Mounted Officer

Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille

Henri Matisse's 'Nu à l’étoile' features bold colors and a captivating figure.

Nu à l’étoile

Henri Matisse

A painting depicting the mythological figures Apelles and Campaste.

Apelles et Campaste

Honoré Daumier

Mountainous landscape with a waterfall, oil on canvas by Louis Belanger

Mountainous Landscape with a Waterfall

Louis Belanger

Portrait of Monsieur Tortoni, oil on canvas by baron François Pascal Simon Gérard

Monsieur Tortoni

baron François Pascal Simon Gérard

A peasant woman stands against a shimmering wheat field, painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1890.

Peasant Woman Against a Background of Wheat

Vincent van Gogh

Oil painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting olive trees and a twilight sky.

Paysages de Provence; Cagnes

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Démolition du Vieil Hôtel-Dieu by Jean-Jules Dufour, oil painting depicting ruins at dusk

Démolition du Vieil Hôtel-Dieu

Jean-Jules Dufour

Nymphéas by Claude Monet, oil painting depicting water lilies on a pond

Nymphéas

Claude Monet

A vibrant rural landscape painting by Armand Guillaumin.

Paysage rural

Armand Guillaumin

A portrait of cellist Fritz Schneklud by Paul Gauguin, showcasing his concentration while playing.

The Player Schneklud

Paul Gauguin