France Paintings

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

A view of Rouen featuring rooftops and the cathedral under a shifting sky.

Vue générale de Rouen

Paul Gauguin

A painting depicting a woman contemplating the future with symbolic elements.

Thoughts of the Future

Hugues Merle

Portrait of Eugène Scribe by Émile Vernet-Lecomte, depicting the playwright with a manuscript.

Portrait d’Eugène Scribe (1791-1861), auteur dramatique

Émile Vernet-Lecomte

Marine scene with fishermen by Emile Charles Lambinet, oil painting

Pêcheurs devant un moulin

Emile Charles Lambinet

Eugène Delacroix's 'Arabs Of Oran' captures a vibrant scene of North African life.

Arabs Of Oran

Eugène Delacroix

Rooftops of Paris in an oil on canvas by Édouard Vuillard

Les Toits

Édouard Vuillard

Portrait of a woman by Paul Gauguin, depicting Ingeborg Thaulow with a soft gaze.

Portrait of a Woman (Ingeborg Thaulow)

Paul Gauguin

A peasant girl carrying water from a well in a rural setting.

Peasant Girl Returning From The Well

Jean-François Millet

Jean-François Millet's 'Peasant with a Wheelbarrow' depicts rural life with a focus on labor.

Peasant with a Wheelbarrow

Jean-François Millet

Farm at Kerity, Brittany by Charles François Daubigny, oil painting of a serene landscape with sunlight.

Farm at Kerity, Brittany

Charles François Daubigny

Tôtes by Henri Rivière, Post-Impressionism, depicting a landscape with vibrant hues and interplay of light.

Tôtes

Henri Rivière

A woman knitting in a serene setting.

Femme tricotant

Louis Valtat

A thought-provoking portrait by Honoré Daumier reflecting on the nature of power.

To think that I might soon be reduced to exchanging my crown for a simple hat!

Honoré Daumier

This painting features two standing women in a vibrant setting.

Femmes debout

Jules Pascin

Oil painting by Georges Seurat of a woman watering flowers in a garden

The Watering Can – Garden at Le Raincy

Georges Seurat

Paul Cézanne's 'Le Jugement de Pâris' depicts the moment Paris chooses the fairest goddess.

Le Jugement de Pâris

Paul Cézanne

A peasant with a hoe in a field, capturing the essence of rural labor.

Peasant with Hoe II

Georges Seurat

A peasant woman carries two bundles of hay in a rural setting.

Peasant Woman Carrying Two Bundles of Hay

Camille Pissarro

A depiction of King Midas at the source of the river Pactolus, surrounded by attendants and a lush landscape.

Midas à la source du fleuve Pactole, par Nicolas Poussin

Nicolas Poussin

A painting by Louis Valtat showcasing vibrant colors and dynamic brushwork.

Untitled

Louis Valtat

Paul Cézanne's 'Three Pears' showcases the artist's unique approach to still life.

Three Pears

Paul Cézanne

Two artists setting off to paint outdoors along a sunlit path.

Marion et Valabrègue partant pour le motif

Paul Cézanne

A landscape painting by Renoir depicting a charming chalet in Pourville.

Le Châlet De Blanche Pierson À Pourville

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Landscape with golden wheat stacks, oil on canvas by Gustave Cariot

Meules

Gustave Cariot

A painting depicting cavaliers in a historical setting.

Cavaliers

Alexandre Jacovleff

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

Tôtes

Henri Rivière

Oil painting by Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña depicting a tranquil forest scene.

Petite mare en forêt

Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña

A young maiden kneels before a statue of Cupid, offering a flaming heart in a Rococo style painting.

The Offering to Love

François Boucher

Engraving by Auguste-Sébastien Bénard depicting the ruins of an abbey

Tour d’Alexandre, restes de l’abbaye Saint Victor (Tour d’angle des bâtiments abbatiaux).

Auguste-Sébastien Bénard

Architecture of Tour Dagobert by Charles Jouas, oil painting with muted hues

Tour Dagobert, rue Chanoinesse

Charles Jouas

Marine landscape of Toulon harbor by Henri Manguin, oil on canvas

Toulon, l’entrée de la Rade

Henri Manguin

Engraving by Maxime Lalanne depicting a winding path and trees.

Tour de Montalban, Amsterdam

Maxime Lalanne

A vibrant landscape painting depicting the sunlit edge of the Saint-Jean peninsula.

Peninsula of Saint-Jean (Presqu'île de Saint-Jean)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Tour Saint Jean de Latran by Auguste-Sébastien Bénard, oil on canvas, depicting a tower under swirling clouds.

Tour Saint Jean de Latran.

Auguste-Sébastien Bénard

Aline Charigot stands at a garden gate, softly illuminated, captured by Renoir in 1884.

Renoir 1884 Aline at the Gate

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A lively concert scene featuring prominent performers.

Tous les soirs. Concert des Ambassadeurs. Mesdames Rivière, Faure, Dufresny, Messieurs Arnaud, Bruet, Libert

Jules Chéret

A serene farm courtyard in Normandy, depicting chickens and a woman at work under dappled sunlight.

Farm Courtyard in Normandy

Claude Monet

Tall poplar trees line a riverbank beneath an overcast sky, with dense foliage and reflections on the water in visible brushstrokes.

Peupliers au bord de l’Epte, temps couvert

Claude Monet

Botanical scene with vibrant flowers by Victor Charreton, oil painting

Pigeonnier dans un massif de fleurs

Victor Charreton

Genre scene with masked figures in vibrant colors, oil on canvas by Raoul Dufy

Bal masqué à Perpignan

Raoul Dufy

A vibrant still life painting featuring blue tones and abstract shapes.

Blue Still Life (Nature morte bleue)

Henri Matisse

A dramatic scene depicting Phaedra rejecting Theseus's embrace.

Phaedra Rejecting the Embraces of Theseus

Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson

A vibrant Art Nouveau poster by Jules Chéret featuring Monsieur Joramie.

Les Millions de Monsieur Joramie par Emile Richebourg

Jules Chéret

Landscape with river and greenery, oil painting by Jean-Achille Benouville

Bords de l’Anio, aux environs de Tivoli

Jean-Achille Benouville

Vincent van Gogh's *Boats at Saintes-Maries* depicts colorful boats by the water.

Boats at Saintes-Maries

Vincent van Gogh

Study of a man in profile with a view to the composition of Jupiter and Thetis

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Landscape on a River by Charles François Daubigny, oil painting of a serene river with gentle banks and greenery.

Landscape on a River

Charles François Daubigny

This painting features a portrait of a chef in a vibrant setting.

Boemi, chef Avungur, Niangara, Haut Ouelle

Alexandre Jacovleff

Bords de Seine à Guernes by Maximilien Luce, oil painting depicting a river and village.

Bords de Seine à Guernes

Maximilien Luce

Boerderij te Guibray by Paul Huet, oil on canvas depicting a weathered farmhouse in a rural landscape.

Boerderij te Guibray

Paul Huet

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

Bormes

Henri Rivière

Paul Gauguin's self-portrait titled 'Bonjour Monsieur Gauguin' depicts the artist greeting a Breton farmer.

Bonjour Monsieur Gauguin

Paul Gauguin

A serene landscape painting by Camille Pissarro depicting the banks of the Oise River.

Bords de l’Oise a Pontoise (Banks of the Oise at Pontoise)

Camille Pissarro

Train in the Countryside by Claude Monet, oil painting of a train in green fields.

Train in the Countryside

Claude Monet

Bord de la rivière, oil on canvas by Charles Guilloux, depicting a tranquil riverside scene

Bord de la rivière

Charles Guilloux

Bord de la Seine à Rangiport, le matin, oil on canvas by Hippolyte Camille Delpy

Bord de la Seine à Rangiport, le matin

Hippolyte Camille Delpy

Bord de Seine; la route ensoleillée, oil on canvas by Jean François Raffaëlli, depicting sunlight on the Seine.

Bord de Seine; la route ensoleillée

Jean François Raffaëlli

Landscape with river and trees, oil on canvas by Robert Antoine Pinchon

Bords de la Seine vers le Bas Caumont

Robert Antoine Pinchon

Historical scene of cadavers at the morgue, oil painting by Louis Alexandre Péron

Transport de nuit, au Gros-Caillou, des cadavres non reconnus à la morgue, après les journées de juillet 1830, quai du Marché-Neuf

Louis Alexandre Péron

Femme de profil

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A serene depiction of the Seine riverbank near Vétheuil, showcasing Monet's mastery of light and color.

Branch of the Seine near Vétheuil

Claude Monet

Bourrine dans les Peupliers, etching by Auguste Louis Lepère, depicting a rural landscape with poplars and a thatched roof.

Bourrine dans les Peupliers

Auguste Louis Lepère

A young boy surrounded by flowers, painted by Édouard Manet.

Boy In Flowers (Jacques Hoschedé)

Édouard Manet

Landscape with sunset over a field, oil on canvas by Victor Menu

Travaux des champs

Victor Menu

Construction scene of the Alexandre III bridge by Frédéric Houbron, oil on canvas

Travaux de construction du pont Alexandre III, cour de la Reine, vus du quai d’Orsay

Frédéric Houbron

A scene depicting rural laborers in a field, showcasing the beauty of nature.

Travaux des champs

Henri Rivière

A young woman in a modest dress gazes downward, captured in soft brushwork typical of Impressionism.

Portrait of a Young Woman (L'Ingenue)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A serene depiction of the Bridge of Courbevoie by Georges Seurat, capturing the interplay of light and figures along the Seine.

Bridge of Courbevoie

Georges Seurat

Paul Gauguin's painting depicts Breton women beside a rustic fence.

Breton Women beside a Fence (Bretonnes à la barrière)

Paul Gauguin

Three girls in traditional Breton dress hold hands and dance in a sunlit field dotted with haystacks, accompanied by a small leaping dog.

Breton Girls Dancing,Pont-Aven

Paul Gauguin

A rural scene depicting a farmer bringing home a calf.

Bringing Home the Calf Born in the Fields, begun

Jean-François Millet

Genre scene depicting workers in Paris, watercolor on paper by Charles Jouas.

Travaux du métro entre le pont au Change et le pont Notre Dame

Charles Jouas

A serene landscape featuring cows in a Breton setting.

Breton panel with cows

Paul Sérusier

Alphonse Mucha's illustration for Hamlet features Sarah Bernhardt in a dramatic pose.

Tragique histoire d’Hamlet, prince de Danemark, Sarah Bernhardt. Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt

Alphonse Mucha

Amedeo Modigliani's 'Tête' features a stylized head with elongated features.

Tête

Amedeo Modigliani

Genre scene of laborers at a construction site, oil painting by Germain David-Nillet

Travaux du métropolitain, à l’angle de la rue du faubourg Saint-Antoine et de la rue de Reuilly.

Germain David-Nillet

Picking Flowers by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, oil painting depicting colorful flowers in a garden

Picking Flowers

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Rococo oil painting by Pierre Antoine Quillard depicting figures in soft drapery and light

Badend gezelschap

Pierre Antoine Quillard

A serene depiction of the Seine River at Argenteuil, painted by Renoir in 1888.

La Seine à Argenteuil Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A reclining nude woman painted by Renoir.

Femme nue couchée

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A vibrant depiction of women working on the beach.

Femmes à l’ouvrage sur la plage

Louis Valtat

Place de la Trinité, Paris by Jean François Raffaëlli, oil painting depicting a church in urban light.

Place de la Trinité, Paris

Jean François Raffaëlli

Amedeo Modigliani's 'Femme nue' features a nude woman with elongated forms and soft colors.

Femme nue

Amedeo Modigliani

A painting depicting a scene in a Cairo café with figures engaged in conversation.

Cafe House-Cairo (Casting Bullets)

Jean-Léon Gérôme

A woman emerges from a bath, surrounded by vibrant colors and soft light.

Femme Sortant Du Bain

Pierre Bonnard

A serene seashore scene painted by Renoir, capturing the beauty of nature.

By the Seashore

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Courtyard of St. Murien by Louis-Adolphe Hervier, Romanticism, depicting sunlight on stone and cobblestones.

Caen, Courtyard of St. Murien

Louis-Adolphe Hervier

Cadogan Place, Belgravia, London by Jacques-Émile Blanche, oil painting

Cadogan Place, Belgravia, London

Jacques-Émile Blanche

Oil on canvas by Félix Ziem depicting Saint Sophia with tranquil waters and a sunset.

Caicos in front of Saint Sophia

Félix Ziem

Canal Bank by Eugène Isabey, oil painting depicting a tranquil river landscape.

Canal Bank

Eugène Isabey