Fine Art

France Paintings

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

Marine scene with beach and dunes, oil painting by Eugène Boudin

Berck. La Plage

Eugène Boudin

Landscape oil painting by Armand Guillaumin featuring dawn light and lush foliage.

Paysage D’île De France

Armand Guillaumin

A woman reclines in bed, gazing at an infant held by another figure, surrounded by floral motifs heralding spring.

Albert (Paul Besnard dit) Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 19ème arrondissement , Le Printemps

Albert Besnard

A summer scene with figures laboring around a hay mound, highlighted by a woman's red skirt and a strong horse.

Albert (Paul Besnard dit) Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 1er , L'Eté, ou le milieu de la vie

Albert Besnard

Henri Rivière's 'Plateaux de Barberaz' captures a serene landscape with vibrant colors.

Plateaux de Barberaz

Henri Rivière

The Wave, oil on canvas by Gustave Courbet, shows crashing waves and a tumultuous sea.

The Wave

Gustave Courbet

Oil painting by Jean-Jacques Henner depicting lush hills and a tranquil lake.

Paysage d’Italie

Jean-Jacques Henner

A figure crowned with leaves gestures with an open hand, surrounded by oxen and a woman and child on the ground.

Albert (Paul Besnard dit) Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 19ème arrondissement de la Ville de Paris , Cérè

Albert Besnard

A vibrant sketch depicting figures in classical robes amidst swirling movement and light, symbolizing celebration and union.

Albert (Paul Besnard dit) Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 19ème arrondissement de la Ville de Paris , Le T

Albert Besnard

Paysage du midi by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, oil painting of a sunlit landscape with vibrant trees.

Paysage du midi

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

An unfinished design featuring a garland of flowers and cherubs, depicting scenes of a rural festival.

Albert (Paul Besnard dit) Esquisse pour la mairie du 4ème , Le Bal à la campagne ou La Fête populaire

Albert Besnard

A colorful Art Nouveau poster by Jules Chéret featuring a fairy.

La Fée du Rocher Pl.3

Jules Chéret

Landscape with river and forest, oil on canvas by Gustave Loiseau

Paysage, environs de Pont-Aven

Gustave Loiseau

Paysage, étang by Charles François Daubigny, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil pond with trees.

Paysage, étang

Charles François Daubigny

A portrait of Coco by Renoir showcasing vibrant colors and a lively expression.

Portrait De Coco Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Paysage, la route by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, oil on canvas depicting a serene landscape with a winding road.

Paysage, la route

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Village at the Water’s Edge by Roger de La Fresnaye, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil village by water.

Village at the Water’s Edge

Roger de La Fresnaye

Landscape featuring a tombstone among hills, oil painting by Théodore Géricault

Paysage italien au tombeau

Théodore Géricault

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'Le Café-concert; Chanteur Americain' captures the lively atmosphere of a Parisian café.

Le Café-concert; Chanteur Americain

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Paysage nocturne by Louis Hayet, oil painting depicting a night landscape with stars.

Paysage nocturne

Louis Hayet

Eugène Delacroix's 'Tiger and Snake' captures a dramatic encounter between two fierce animals.

Tiger and Snake

Eugène Delacroix

A vibrant depiction of the Folies-Bergère, showcasing lively figures and colorful surroundings.

Folies-Bergère. Les Elliott

Jules Chéret

A young girl in a straw hat gazes away, capturing a moment of childhood innocence.

Child in a Straw Hat

Mary Cassatt

Oil on canvas by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting houses and rooftops in a landscape

Paysage, Maisons

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Camille Pissarro's 'Peasant Girl with a Straw Hat' captures rural life in vibrant colors.

Peasant Girl with a Straw Hat

Camille Pissarro

Marine scene with sunset over waves, oil on canvas by Eugène Boudin

Trouville, les jetées

Eugène Boudin

A sleeping tiger at the entrance of its lair, showcasing the beauty of nature.

Tiger Sleeping at the Entrance to His Lair

Eugène Delacroix

Pastoral landscape by Jean-Baptiste Pillement, oil on canvas featuring mountains and flowers.

Paysage montagneux (Pastoral Landscape)

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

A portrait of an old man with deep-set eyes and a thoughtful expression, illuminated by flickering golden light.

Head of an Old Man

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Landscape with trees and mountains, oil painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Paysage montagneux vu à travers les arbres

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

A striking portrait of a Dutch cavalier by Jean-Léon Gérôme.

Dutch Cavalier

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Paysage provençal by Moïse Kisling, oil on canvas depicting rolling hills and a vibrant sky.

Paysage provençal

Moïse Kisling

A young girl gathers flowers in a pastoral setting.

Ramasseuse d’œillettes

Jules Breton

Historical scene of a barricade during revolution, oil on canvas by Gaspard Gobaut

La Barricade du faubourg Saint-Antoine, 10ème arrondissement

Gaspard Gobaut

A depiction of a mustard vendor in a lively market setting.

The Mustard Vendor (La Marchande de Moutarde)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

A depiction of the outskirts of Paris with cottages and gardens under a restless sky.

On the Outskirts of Paris

Vincent van Gogh

Countryside landscape with a stream and wildflowers, oil on canvas by Gustave Loiseau

Paysage ruisseau dans la campagne

Gustave Loiseau

Landscape with rolling hills and greenery by Maximilien Luce, oil painting

Paysage près de Méréville

Maximilien Luce

Genre scene depicting workers in the metro, watercolor on paper by Charles Jouas

Travaux du métro entre le pont Saint Michel et le Petit Pont

Charles Jouas

Alphonse Mucha's 'Carton de vitrail pour la bijouterie Fouquet' showcases intricate designs typical of the Art Nouveau movement.

Carton de vitrail pour la bijouterie Fouquet

Alphonse Mucha

Landscape oil painting by Maximilien Luce featuring vibrant greenery and sunlight.

Paysage Près De Moulineux Sur Oise

Maximilien Luce

Oil painting by Paul Sérusier depicting a green valley under sunlight.

Paysage vert, Vallée de Châteauneuf

Paul Sérusier

Wisteria by Claude Monet, oil painting featuring lavender blossoms and green vines.

Wisteria

Claude Monet

Steam billows above railway tracks near tall angular goods sheds with blurred figures and gas lamps on the platform at Saint-Lazare Station.

Saint-Lazare Station, the Western Region Goods Sheds

Claude Monet

Côte de Roscoff, Marée basse by Amédée Joyau, oil painting depicting a tranquil shoreline.

Côte de Roscoff, Marée basse

Amédée Joyau

The Queen of Sheba by Odilon Redon depicts a mythical figure in a dreamlike setting.

The Queen of Sheba (La Reine de Saba)

Odilon Redon

A peasant woman leaning against a tree in a rural landscape.

Paysanne appuyée à un arbre

Camille Pissarro

A depiction of a peasant, showcasing Pissarro's Impressionist style.

Paysan, le père Melon

Camille Pissarro

Preparatory study of Jesus debating with elders in the Temple by Ingres.

Étude pour "Jésus au milieu des docteurs"

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

A peasant girl resting in a serene rural setting.

Paysanne Au Repos (Peasant Girl Resting)

Jules Breton

oil painting by Paul Désiré Trouillebert depicting a woman seated by the water's edge

Paysanne au bord de l’eau

Paul Désiré Trouillebert

Genre scene depicting Parisians at a market, oil painting by Laure Brouardel

Exposition de 1900, le Vieux Paris

Laure Brouardel

A vibrant display of butterflies and poppies by Vincent van Gogh.

Butterflies and poppies

Vincent van Gogh

Landscape of the Mediterranean sea and sky, oil on canvas by Henri-Joseph Harpignies.

Paysage sur la Méditerranée

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Portrait of Anna Zborowska by Amedeo Modigliani, showcasing her elongated neck and serene expression.

Madame Zborowska

Amedeo Modigliani

Oil on canvas by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot depicting a peasant woman by a river with a cow.

Paysanne gardant une vache au bord de l’eau

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

A nude peasant woman herding geese in a rural setting.

Paysanne nue chassant des oies

Camille Pissarro

Coteau vert, Montplaisant by Albert Marquet, oil on canvas depicting vibrant greenery and light.

Coteau vert, Montplaisant

Albert Marquet

Henri Matisse's 'Nu accroupi près d’un aquarium' features a nude woman near an aquarium.

Nu accroupi près d’un aquarium (Nu aux poissons rouges)

Henri Matisse

A landscape painting by Paul Cézanne depicting a bend in the road.

Bend Of The Road At The Top Of The Chemin Des Lauves

Paul Cézanne

A peasant woman watches over her child in a serene rural setting.

Paysanne veillant son enfant

Jean-François Millet

A dramatic scene depicting two figures struggling at the edge of a ravine.

Le meurtre dans le ravin

Paul Cézanne

Historical scene of celebration and music by Lavialle de Lameillère, 1890

Exécution de l’Ode triomphale à la gloire de la République, d’Augusta Holmès, le 19 septembre 1889, au palais de l’Industrie

Lavialle de Lameillère

Two laborers working in a wooded area, painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1889.

Two Diggers among Trees

Vincent van Gogh

William Bouguereau's 'Ètude pour une pastorale' features a serene pastoral scene.

Ètude pour une pastorale

William Bouguereau

Paysanne Près D’un Village by Charles François Daubigny, oil on canvas depicting a peasant woman in a landscape

Paysanne Près D’un Village

Charles François Daubigny

Siège de Paris by Raoul Arus, realism artwork depicting figures in a besieged city

Siège de Paris

Raoul Arus

Tobias and the Angel by Jean Charles Cazin, oil on canvas depicting two figures in a moment of connection.

Tobias and the Angel

Jean Charles Cazin

Post-Impressionism oil painting by Paul Signac depicting a twilight jetty with reflections on water.

Evening, The Jetty at Vlissingen

Paul Signac

Jules Pascin's 'Au bateau' captures a lively scene by the water.

Au bateau

Jules Pascin

Henri Fantin-Latour's 'To Berlioz' captures a moment of artistic homage.

To Berlioz

Henri Fantin-Latour

A painting by Odilon Redon featuring dreamlike figures and vibrant colors.

Saint-Antoine – Il doit y avoir quelque part des figures primordiales dont les corps ne sont que les images

Odilon Redon

Oil painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot depicting a peasant on a road near a village

Paysanne Sur Une Route En Vue D’un Village

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Camille Pissarro's 'Paysannes Ramassant Des Herbes, Éragny' depicts rural life with vibrant colors.

Paysannes Ramassant Des Herbes, Éragny

Camille Pissarro

Portrait of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu by Simon Vouet.

Portrait of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu

Simon Vouet

A shepherd rests in the shade of an oak bush, surrounded by a peaceful landscape.

Bergère dormant à l’ombre d’un buisson de chênes

Jean-François Millet

Landscape with figures and towering trees, oil on canvas by Paul-Camille Guigou

Paysans aux grands arbres

Paul-Camille Guigou

This painting depicts women gathering grain in a rural setting.

Étude pour les glaneuses

Jean-François Millet

Odilon Redon's 'Christ and the Samaritan Woman' features a serene depiction of a biblical scene.

Christ and the Samaritan Woman (The White Flower Bouquet)

Odilon Redon

A team of four horses and a charioteer in red race around the spina at Circus Maximus with Roman architecture and spectators in the background.

Chariot Race

Jean-Léon Gérôme

A serene scene of boats anchored in calm waters with a cloudy sky.

Boats at Anchor

Eugène Boudin

A lively night scene depicting a dance at Tivoli Waux-Hall by Jules Chéret.

Tivoli Waux-Hall. Bal de nuit

Jules Chéret

Boats in the harbour of Brigneau by Émile Jourdan, oil painting

Boats in the harbour of Brigneau

Émile Jourdan

Henri Rivière's 'Morgat' captures a serene marine landscape.

Morgat

Henri Rivière

Camille Pissarro's 'Vue de Pontoise' captures a serene landscape with vibrant colors.

Vue de Pontoise

Camille Pissarro

Boatman among the Reeds, oil painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Boatman among the Reeds

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

A portrait of a woman with her head bowed, painted by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Claude Renoir, la tête baissée

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Peasant Children at Goose Pond, oil on canvas by Jean-François Millet, featuring children playing by a pond.

Peasant Children at Goose Pond

Jean-François Millet

A solitary Roman youth in contemplation, draped in a white toga with a laurel wreath beside him.

Un Jeune romain

Alexandre Cabanel

This painting captures a portrait by Claude Monet.

Portrait d’André Lauvray

Claude Monet