France Paintings

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

Portrait of Zélie Courbet by Gustave Courbet.

Portrait de Zélie Courbet

Gustave Courbet

A painting depicting the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child.

The Virgin and Child

Paul Delaroche

Etching by Auguste Louis Lepère depicting a solitary figure on an embankment

Un coin de l’Île de Billancourt

Auguste Louis Lepère

Autumn oil painting by Adolphe Monticelli featuring vibrant trees and golden light.

Autumn

Adolphe Monticelli

A lively gathering in a Parisian salon, showcasing the social life of the late 19th century.

Un mardi, soirée chez Madeleine Lemaire

Henri Gervex

Douarnenez, la baie by Eugène Boudin, oil on canvas depicting a coastal scene at twilight.

Douarnenez, la baie, vue de l’Île Tristan

Eugène Boudin

A portrait of Paul Cézanne's father reading a newspaper.

The Artist’s Father,Reading L’Événement

Paul Cézanne

Three figures, a mother and her children, huddled together in protective poses against a stormy background.

La famille du marin 91.2 Musée de la Vie romantique

Ary Scheffer

A drapery study by Isidore Pils showcasing intricate fabric folds.

Drapery Study for Sainte Clotilde

Isidore Pils

A satirical depiction of an oculist by Honoré Daumier.

Un oculiste breveté

Honoré Daumier

William Bouguereau's 'Dream of Spring' captures a serene moment of nature and youth.

Dream of Spring (Rêve de printemps)

William Bouguereau

Marine scene with soft water reflections, oil painting by Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Un quai à Nice, Les Ponchettes

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Portrait of a black woman by Émile Vernet-Lecomte, showcasing her dignity and individuality.

Portrait of a black woman

Émile Vernet-Lecomte

Two figures, an older woman in white and a younger man in russet, sit side by side with clasped hands, gazing upward into a luminous sky.

Saint Augustin et Sainte Monique 88.45 Musée de la Vie romantique

Ary Scheffer

Oil painting by Paul Madeline depicting a tranquil landscape with figures along a river.

Un Quai Á Taillebourg

Paul Madeline

A genre scene painting depicting a meal shared by two figures.

Un repas à deux

Victor Gabriel Gilbert

Oil painting by Henry Moret depicting a river and fields under a leafy canopy.

Un Vallon près Pont-Aven, Finistère

Henry Moret

Construction site with laborers and boats, oil painting by Jules-Adolphe Chauvet

Du Viaduc du Point du jour au pont de Grenelle, chantier de construction des bateaux mouches

Jules-Adolphe Chauvet

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'Ducarre at Les Ambassadeurs' captures a lively scene in a Parisian cabaret.

Ducarre at Les Ambassadeurs

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A courtroom scene depicting a lawyer's plea.

Scène de tribunal (Le Plaidoyer)

Honoré Daumier

A portrait of Duvergier de Hauranne by Honoré Daumier.

Duvergier de Hauranne

Honoré Daumier

A serene evening scene depicting umbrella pines with sunlight filtering through their branches.

Under the Pines, Evening

Claude Monet

Henri Rivière's painting captures the autumnal beauty of Trocadero Gardens.

Des Jardines de Trocadero, l’autonme

Henri Rivière

A portrait of Edgar Allan Poe by Édouard Manet.

Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet

Rue du Vieux-Colombier by Jules-Adolphe Chauvet, oil on canvas depicting crumbling village facades.

Rue du Vieux-Colombier (maisons démolies en 1877)

Jules-Adolphe Chauvet

This painting depicts a mythical scene with vibrant colors and flowing forms.

Eau De Sirènes

Jules Chéret

Effet de ciel sur une rivière by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, impressionism, landscape

Effet de ciel sur une rivière

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Echafaudages dans la cale au Pollet, Dieppe etching by Henri-Charles Guérard depicting scaffolding in a landscape.

Echafaudages dans la cale au Pollet, Dieppe

Henri-Charles Guérard

A vibrant still life painting of flowers in a blue vase against a dark background.

Flowers in a blue vase

Eugène Delacroix

A painting by Honoré Daumier depicting a man writing a letter.

Ecris Monsieur, En réponse à la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire, j’ai le regret d’avoir à vous annon

Honoré Daumier

Edge of the Water by Alphonse Legros, oil painting depicting water reflections and silhouettes.

Edge of the Water (Au Bord de L’Eau)

Alphonse Legros

Eglise Saint Landry by Auguste-Sébastien Bénard, oil on canvas depicting a sacred church interior.

Eglise Saint Landry

Auguste-Sébastien Bénard

Winter landscape with snow and trees, oil on canvas by Edmond Morin

Effet de neige

Edmond Morin

Camille Pissarro's painting captures a snowy landscape in Montfoucault.

Effet De Neige À Montfoucault

Camille Pissarro

A study focusing on the feet of Homer, showcasing intricate details of sandals and drapery.

The Feet of Homer, Study for Tha Apotheosis of Homer

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Landscape with sunlight breaking through storm clouds, oil painting by Francis Picabia

Effet de soleil par temps d’orage, Larchant

Francis Picabia

Eglise Saint Eustache by Auguste-Sébastien Bénard, oil on canvas, showcasing intricate church architecture.

Eglise Saint Eustache

Auguste-Sébastien Bénard

Henri Matisse's *Études pour le frontispice de ‘Choix de pages de Paul Léautaud’ Pl.10* showcases vibrant colors and dynamic forms.

Études pour le frontispice de ‘Choix de pages de Paul Léautaud’ Pl.10

Henri Matisse

Camille Pissarro's 'Église et ferme d’Eragny' captures a serene rural scene.

Église et ferme d’Eragny

Camille Pissarro

A painting depicting Egyptian recruits crossing a desert landscape.

Egyptian Recruits Crossing The Desert

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Eglise Saint Ouen by Auguste Louis Lepère, oil painting depicting a church with intricate light and shadow.

Eglise Saint Ouen

Auguste Louis Lepère

Eglise St-Etienne du Mont, oil on canvas by Alfred Alexandre Delauney

Eglise St-Etienne du Mont, côté nord

Alfred Alexandre Delauney

Marine scene of flood at quay by Félix Ziem, oil painting

Embarquement quai des Esclavons, durant une inondation

Félix Ziem

Vue d’une clairière, oil on canvas by Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña

Vue d’une clairière

Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña

This painting showcases vibrant colors and unique figures typical of Gauguin's style.

Noanoa Pl.29

Paul Gauguin

A vibrant Provençal landscape depicting an enclosed field with a rising sun.

Enclosed Field with Rising Sun

Vincent van Gogh

A serene depiction of the ancient village of Les Baux-de-Provence, capturing its historical essence and dramatic landscape.

Les Baux-de-Provence

Hermann Lismann

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's painting 'Emilienne d’Alençon' captures the essence of a Parisian performer.

Emilienne d’Alençon

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's painting 'Elles: Woman with a Hand Mirror' captures a woman gazing into a mirror.

Elles: Woman with a Hand Mirror

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Portrait of Emilie Vernet by Nicolas Bernard Lépicié.

Emilie Vernet (1760-1794)

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié

Une Audience Du Pacha A Tanger, oil on canvas by Georges Bretegnier depicting a pacha and figures in a ceremonial setting

Une Audience Du Pacha A Tanger

Georges Bretegnier

This painting features a woman in a vibrant setting, showcasing Toulouse-Lautrec's unique style.

Elsa, Dite La Viennoise

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'Elles, Woman In A Corset' depicts a woman in a corset, showcasing the artist's unique style.

Elles, Woman In A Corset

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Henri Matisse's 'Grande liseuse' features a woman reading in a vibrant setting.

Grande liseuse

Henri Matisse

A group of soldiers taking cover behind a wall during a battle.

Embusqués Derrière Un Mur. Fantassins De La Ligne; A Fragment From The Panorama Of The Battle Of Champigny

Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille

Odilon Redon's painting 'Une femme revêtue du Soleil' features a woman adorned with sun motifs.

Une femme revêtue du Soleil

Odilon Redon

A vibrant landscape painting by Armand Guillaumin depicting a crane in Ivry.

Une grue à Ivry

Armand Guillaumin

A nursemaid and child in the Luxembourg Gardens, captured in a moment of everyday life.

Une nourrice au jardin du Luxembourg

Edgar Degas

Historical scene of an execution by Fédor Hoffbauer, medium unknown.

Une pendaison sur la place de Grève et l’Hôtel de Ville en 1583

Fédor Hoffbauer

Landscape featuring a solitary ruin on a hill, oil painting by Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Une ruine sur colline

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

A vibrant landscape painting depicting Cannes from the Croisette.

Cannes, le Suquet vue de la Croisette

Raoul Dufy

A portrait of a man by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Portrait of a Man (Monsieur Charpentier)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Landscape with hills and river, oil painting by Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Une vue près de Saint-Privé

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

A striking portrait of a man by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres.

Portrait of a Man

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Sailboat on the canal of Giudecca, oil on canvas by Henri-Edmond Cross

enise, voilier sur le canal de la Giudecca

Henri-Edmond Cross

Landscape with figures in a quarry, oil painting by Etienne Bouhot

Entrée d’une carrière à Montmartre

Etienne Bouhot

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'Entrée de Brasseur, dans Chilpéric' captures a lively scene with vibrant colors and dynamic figures.

Entrée de Brasseur, dans Chilpéric

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Henri Rivière's 'Courcelle' captures a serene landscape with a focus on nature.

Courcelle

Henri Rivière

A vibrant depiction of the entrance to a public park in Arles, featuring sunlit trees and townspeople.

Entrance to the Public Park in Arles

Vincent van Gogh

Landscape with hills and vibrant greenery by Pierre-Ernest Prins, oil painting

Environ de Colombel – (Tarn). La vallée

Pierre-Ernest Prins

Entrée escalier B du Marché des Enfants-Rouges, oil on canvas by Frédéric Houbron

Entrée escalier B du Marché des Enfants-Rouges, en 1907. 3ème arrondissement

Frédéric Houbron

Entrée du passage Moret, rue des Cordelières, oil on canvas by Germain Eugène Bonneton

Entrée du passage Moret, rue des Cordelières

Germain Eugène Bonneton

Landscape oil painting by Jules Gaildrau depicting a Paris street.

Entrée de la rue des Filles-Dieu (actuelle rue d’Alexandrie depuis 1897), vue de la rue Saint-Denis, 2ème arrondissement

Jules Gaildrau

Gustave Caillebotte's 'Au Cafe' captures a lively café scene with figures enjoying their time.

Au Cafe

Gustave Caillebotte

Twilight landscape by Bernard Boutet de Monvel, Impressionism

Environs de Némours, crépuscule

Bernard Boutet de Monvel

A serene landscape painting depicting the gentle slopes near Berneval, Normandy, with vibrant colors and atmospheric light.

Environs of Berneval

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A serene landscape depicting the countryside near Briey, with gentle fields and distant factory chimneys.

Environs of Briey (Environs de Briey)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Érection de l’obélisque de Louqsor by François Dubois, depicting an obelisk with hieroglyphs.

Érection de l’obélisque de Louqsor sur la place de la Concorde, le 25 octobre 1836

François Dubois

Henri Rivière's 'Etude de vagues – le chenal' captures the dynamic movement of waves.

Etude de vagues – le chenal

Henri Rivière

A study of Aspasia by Eugène Delacroix, showcasing her contemplative expression and strong presence.

Étude d'après le modèle Aspasie

Eugène Delacroix

A portrait of a woman with black hair, her face turned slightly away, capturing a moment of intimacy.

Woman with Black Hair (Jeune femme aux cheveux noirs, buste)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Camille Pissarro's 'Paysage aux Pâtis, Pontoise, la moisson' captures a vibrant rural scene.

Paysage aux Pâtis, Pontoise, la moisson

Camille Pissarro

A painting by Odilon Redon depicting a figure named Death.

Et celui qui était monté dessus se nommait la Mort

Odilon Redon

A vibrant landscape painting by Armand Guillaumin showcasing the beauty of nature.

La Roche De L’echo, Crozant

Armand Guillaumin

A serene young woman wrapped in a towel after bathing, captured in soft light.

Etter badet

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A portrait study by William Bouguereau showcasing exquisite detail and realism.

Étude de la tête

William Bouguereau

Etaples by Charles François Daubigny, oil on canvas, depicting a river and grassy banks.

Étaples

Charles François Daubigny

Alphonse Mucha's *Etoile Du Matin* showcases a stunning female figure surrounded by floral motifs.

Etoile Du Matin

Alphonse Mucha

Landscape with hills and sky by François-Auguste Ravier, oil painting

Étude de paysage

François-Auguste Ravier

Henri Matisse's illustration for Paul Léautaud's book features bold colors and dynamic forms.

Études pour le frontispice de ‘Choix de pages de Paul Léautaud’ Pl.04

Henri Matisse