France Paintings

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

Landscape depicting ruins and sunlight by Jacques-Raymond Brascassat, oil painting

Rues et ruines à Pompéi

Jacques-Raymond Brascassat

Winter landscape with snow-covered path and trees, oil on canvas by Pierre-Eugène Montézin

Boulevard Bineau Sur La Neige

Pierre-Eugène Montézin

Jacques Callot's 'Jesus and the Adulterous Woman' depicts a biblical scene with intricate details.

Jesus and the Adulterous Woman

Jacques Callot

A depiction of Jesus and St. Peter walking on water, showcasing dramatic movement and emotion.

Jesus and St. Peter Walking on the Water

Jacques Callot

A parade of armored knights on horseback in a vaulted gallery, surrounded by curious onlookers and displays of flags and shields.

Salle des armures du musée d'Artillerie à Saint Thomas d'Aquin à Paris

Auguste Mathieu

A vibrant depiction of a woman surrounded by roses.

Jetée de roses

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Jetty and Wharf at Trouville, oil on canvas by Eugène Boudin

Jetty and Wharf at Trouville

Eugène Boudin

A portrait of a young Breton woman by Paul Sérusier.

Jeune Bretonne

Paul Sérusier

A woman at her dressing table, surrounded by vibrant colors and intimate details.

Jeune femme à sa toilette

Pierre Bonnard

A seated young woman depicted in a modernist style.

Jeune femme assise

Jules Pascin

Buttes Chaumont, Paris, oil on canvas by Auguste Péquégnot

Buttes Chaumont, Paris, 1849

Auguste Péquégnot

A seated young woman captured in soft colors and light.

Jeune femme assise

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A young woman sewing, captured in a vibrant Impressionist style.

Jeune femme cousant

Louis Valtat

A portrait of Madame Edmond Maître by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, capturing her introspective gaze.

Rapha Maître (Madame Edmond Maître)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A young woman in a field, painted by Jules Breton.

Jeune femme dans les champs

Jules Breton

A portrait of a young woman in a low-cut dress by Édouard Manet.

Jeune femme decolletté

Édouard Manet

A romantic depiction of Raphael and the Baker's Daughter in a clandestine meeting.

Raphael and the Baker's Daughter

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

A depiction of lively spirits engaging in a rap session.

Rapping Spirits

Honoré Daumier

Henri Rivière's 'Loguivy' captures a serene coastal landscape.

Loguivy

Henri Rivière

Paysage by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, oil painting of lush hills and vibrant nature.

Paysage

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A reclining nude woman in a lush green setting by Renoir.

Jeune femme nue couchée dans l’herbe

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Landscape oil painting by Charles François Daubigny featuring rolling hills and a golden sky

Paysage

Charles François Daubigny

Péniches sur la Seine à Bercy by Armand Guillaumin, oil painting of moored péniches at sunset.

Péniches sur la Seine à Bercy

Armand Guillaumin

Willows and Farmhouse at Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, oil painting

Willows and Farmhouse at Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

A child and her nanny share an intimate moment, bathed in soft afternoon light.

The Artist's Daughter, Julie, with her Nanny

Berthe Morisot

Winter landscape oil painting by Camille Pissarro featuring snow, trees, and a winding path.

Paysage d’Hiver

Camille Pissarro

A serene interior scene featuring a woman by a piano.

By the piano

Delphin Enjolras

A depiction of a man with a rake in a realistic style.

Rateau

Honoré Daumier

Winter landscape with snow-covered tree by Robert Louis Antral

Neige (poterne de la plaine)

Robert Louis Antral

By the River, oil on canvas by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, depicting a serene river with dappled sunlight.

By the River

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Landscape oil painting by Armand Guillaumin featuring a colorful village and river

Saint-Chéron

Armand Guillaumin

Landscape of poplar trees by Paul Cezanne, oil painting

Poplars

Paul Cézanne

A woman is depicted in a moment of undressing, showcasing Bonnard's unique use of color and light.

Jeune femme se déshabillant

Pierre Bonnard

Sunrise in the desert at the gates of a city, oil on canvas by Henri Duvieux

Sunrise in the desert at the gates of a city

Henri Duvieux

Rain Effect by Camille Pissarro, depicting figures with umbrellas on a rainy street, oil painting

Rain Effect

Camille Pissarro

Odilon Redon's painting 'C’est moi, Jean, qui ai vu et qui ai oie ces choses' explores themes of vision and perception.

C’est moi, Jean, qui ai vu et qui ai oie ces choses (And I John saw these things and heard them

Odilon Redon

Odilon Redon's painting 'C’etait un voile, un empriente' explores themes of mystery and the subconscious.

C’etait un voile, un empriente (It was a veil, an imprint)

Odilon Redon

A young girl with a pitcher in a serene setting.

Jeune Fille À La Cruche

William Bouguereau

Henri Matisse's 'Jeune fille accoudée' features a young girl in a relaxed pose.

Jeune fille accoudée

Henri Matisse

Amedeo Modigliani's 'Jeune fille assise, les cheveux dénoués' features a seated young girl with flowing hair.

Jeune fille assise, les cheveux dénoués (Jeune fille en bleu)

Amedeo Modigliani

Saint-Servan by Paul Signac, oil painting depicting coastal waves and sunlight

Saint-Servan

Paul Signac

A young girl with a wide-brimmed hat smiles gently, embodying the playful spirit of Rococo portraiture.

Jeune Fille au chapeau

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

A young girl holding a black cat, with a tender expression, painted by Renoir.

Jeune fille au chat

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Landscape with lush greenery, oil painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Rome; Terrasse De La Villa Pamphili

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Jeune fille au col cassé, de profil

Édouard Manet

Saint-Tropez, Le Port by Paul Signac, oil painting depicting sailboats in a coastal scene.

Saint-Tropez, Le Port

Paul Signac

A vibrant depiction of Spanish horsemen in a plaza.

Caballeros en plaza. D. José Rodriguez… D. Tomas Rodriguez… Cuadrilla espagnole, sous la direction de Felipe Garcia

Jules Chéret

A portrait of a young girl in a garden, showcasing Renoir's Impressionist style.

Jeune Fille Au Panier (Gabrielle Au Jardin)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Marine scene with turquoise water and cityscape by Félix Ziem, oil painting

Venise

Félix Ziem

Landscape of Venice with the Basilica d Salute, oil painting by Félix Ziem

Venise, La Salute. Effet De Matin

Félix Ziem

Canal at sunset with reflections, oil painting by Paul Signac

Venise, Fanal du Traghetto

Paul Signac

Venise, le Grand Canal by Jean-Baptiste Olive, impressionism, oil painting

Venise, le Grand Canal

Jean-Baptiste Olive

Cabanon près des Colettes, oil on canvas by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, depicting a rustic cabin in sunlight.

Cabanon près des Colettes

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Oil painting by Félix Ziem depicting the Grand Canal in Venice at sunrise.

Venise, Le Grand Canal Au Soleil Levant

Félix Ziem

Oil painting by Eugène Boudin depicting Venice with the church of San Biagio.

Venise; le quai et l’église San Biagio

Eugène Boudin

Engraving by Auguste Louis Lepère depicting a bustling eatery interior with patrons and sunlight

Cantine de la Mere Pichard

Auguste Louis Lepère

Vallée de Calamine. Automne by Emmanuel de La Villéon, oil on canvas depicting an autumn landscape.

Vallée de Calamine. Automne

Emmanuel de La Villéon

A painting featuring a donkey, rabbit, goose, and ravens in a natural setting.

Ravens, Donkey, Rabbit, and Goose

Jean-François Millet

A couple dances closely in a waltz, the woman in a pale pink dress and red hat, the man in a blue jacket and yellow straw hat, with a blurred colorful background.

Dance at Bougival

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A group of five figures around a small table and two women standing near a back wall in a dimly lit interior with bold colors and artificial lighting.

At the Moulin Rouge

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Vénus anadyomène by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres depicts the goddess Venus emerging from the sea.

Vénus anadyomène

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

A young girl holding grapes in a classical portrait style.

Jeune Fille Aux Raisins

William Bouguereau

A Young Girl Reading

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

A vibrant and intricate poster by Jules Chéret showcasing a fantastical cabinet.

Cabinet fantastique. Musée Grévin

Jules Chéret

A vibrant advertisement poster for cacao featuring elegant design elements.

Cacao Lhara. F. Mugnier. Distillateur à Dijon. Médaille d’or exposition universelle de

Jules Chéret

A woman in a green dress with red hair and a hat, laughing and holding a tin, with smoke curling from a cigarette.

Cachou Lajaunie

Leonetto Cappiello

A tipped basket spilling mottled green, yellow, and red apples onto a rumpled white cloth beside a dark green wine bottle and a plate of elongated cookies on a tilted table.

The Basket of Apples

Paul Cézanne

A reclining nude woman with a pale turban and gold jewelry lies diagonally against blue and gold drapery, holding a slender pipe and resting beside a peacock feather fan.

Grande Odalisque

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

This painting depicts Venus wounded by Diomedes in a dramatic scene.

Venus Hurt by Diomedes

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

A lively café scene in Paris painted by Henri Gervex.

Café Scene In Paris

Henri Gervex

Landscape oil painting of Château de Tévray by Victor Petit

Château de Tévray (Eure)

Victor Petit

Oil painting by Maurice Le Lièpvre featuring lush foliage and dappled sunlight.

Un coin du Luxembourg

Maurice Le Lièpvre

Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice at dusk, oil painting by Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer

Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice at dusk

Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer

A lively group gathers around a white-clothed table on a sunlit balcony overlooking the Seine, with fruit, wine bottles, glasses, and a sailboat in the background.

Luncheon of the Boating Party

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Sunrise oil painting by Claude Lorrain, depicting a landscape with soft light and reflections on water.

Sunrise

Claude Lorrain

Landscape with ruins, oil on canvas by Johann Caspar Rahn

Umgebung der Ruine Habsburg

Johann Caspar Rahn

A portrait of a young girl wearing an orange headscarf by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Jeune fille coiffée d’un fichu orange

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A portrait of a young girl crowned with vine leaves by William Bouguereau.

Jeune fille couronnée de pampres

William Bouguereau

Calanque des Antibois by Henri-Edmond Cross, oil painting depicting a vibrant Mediterranean scene.

Calanque des Antibois

Henri-Edmond Cross

Portrait of a lady in a gown, oil on canvas by French from c. 1825

Portrait of a Lady of the Napoleonic Era

French

Twilight landscape with the Rhône River, oil on canvas by Adolphe Appian

Un soir, bords de Rhône à Rix

Adolphe Appian

A spectral tableau featuring a crouching figure with a doll-like effigy and a bat-winged demon above.

Calendrier magique: November

Manuel Orazi

A procession of figures in a tropical landscape includes seated women, a nude child, a blue cult image, a standing yellow figure, and a dark dog near the canvas edge.

Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?

Paul Gauguin

Landscape with trees and a cabin by Henri-Joseph Harpignies, oil on canvas

Chaumière dans les arbres

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Marine scene with sunlight and parasols, oil on canvas by Eugène Boudin

Scène de plage à Deauville

Eugène Boudin

A portrait of a young girl from Cervara by William Bouguereau.

Jeune fille de Cervara

William Bouguereau

A wild, crouched figure emerges from smoke with a pale face and a full moon halo, surrounded by occult symbols and a calendar.

Calendrier magique: October

Manuel Orazi

A still life painting featuring a calf's head and an ox tongue.

Calf’s Head and Ox Tongue

Gustave Caillebotte

Study for 'Premiers bijoux' by William Bouguereau featuring a draped young girl and a group of figures.

Jeune fille drapée et un groupe de figures, étude pour ‘Premiers bijoux’

William Bouguereau

Marine scene with shoreline and waves by Eugène Boudin, oil painting, 1873

Camaret. La Pointe du Toulinguet

Eugène Boudin