Fine Art

France Paintings

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

A muscular man carries a limp woman through a shadowy landscape in Cézanne's 'L'Enlèvement'.

L'Enlèvement (The Abduction)

Paul Cézanne

A painting titled 'Remembrance' by Gustave Vanaise, showcasing a reflective scene.

Rememberance

Gustave Vanaise

Workers at metro construction in watercolor by Charles Jouas

Travaux du métro, place Saint André des Arts

Charles Jouas

Rue du vieux Caire by Félix Ziem, oil on canvas depicting a lively street scene

Rue du vieux Caire

Félix Ziem

Etching by Auguste Louis Lepère showing figures on a Paris street.

Les Boulevards, près de la Porte St. Denis

Auguste Louis Lepère

William Bouguereau's 'Virgin and Child' depicts a tender moment between the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus.

Virgin and Child

William Bouguereau

Gathering of friends in a sunlit garden, oil on canvas by Édouard Vuillard

Repast in a Garden

Édouard Vuillard

Oil painting by Théodore Gudin depicting a sunset over the shore with gentle waves.

Coucher de soleil sur un littoral

Théodore Gudin

Virgil Reading from the Aeneid by Ingres depicts the poet in a classical setting.

Virgil Reading from the Aeneid

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

William Bouguereau's 'Avant le bain' depicts a serene moment before a bath.

Avant le bain

William Bouguereau

A still life painting featuring a vase of flowers by Odilon Redon.

Vision; vase of flowers

Odilon Redon

Les Quais De La Seine, oil painting by Luigi Loir, showcasing radiant water and urban architecture.

Les Quais De La Seine, 1900

Luigi Loir

A portrait of a man with a steady gaze, dressed in formal attire, set against a deep red background.

Portrait présumé de Jean Abraham Nottebohm 90.2 Musée de la Vie romantique

Ary Scheffer

Historical scene of soldiers at a banquet, oil painting by Hubert Robert

Repas servi aux troupes dans une allée des Champs-Elysées ou dans le parc de Saint-Cloud

Hubert Robert

A serene scene depicting a resting hunting dog in a lush landscape.

Rest from the Hunt

Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña

A depiction of Sancho Panza resting in a rural setting.

Rest in the Country (Sancho Panza)

Honoré Daumier

A colorful illustration featuring puppets by Pierre Bonnard.

Repertoire des pantins Pl.8

Pierre Bonnard

This painting by Paul Gauguin encourages love as a path to happiness.

Soyez amoureuses vous serez heureuses (Be In Love and You Will Be Happy)

Paul Gauguin

A still life painting featuring onions by Paul Cézanne.

Still Life with Onions

Paul Cézanne

Vue de Montmartre by Eugène Lavieill, oil on canvas depicting rooftops and streets under sunlight.

Vue de Montmartre

Eugène Lavieill

Gustave Moreau's 'Head of Orpheus on his lyre' captures the essence of mythological storytelling.

Head of Orpheus on his lyre

Gustave Moreau

Eugène Delacroix's 'Studie für eine Dekorationsmalerei im Palais Bourbon' showcases intricate designs and vibrant colors.

Studie für eine Dekorationsmalerei im Palais Bourbon

Eugène Delacroix

Abstract design featuring leaves and curvilinear shapes, by Maurice Pillard Verneuil

Abstract design based on leaves and curvilinear shapes.

Maurice Pillard Verneuil

A woman in a black dress with a lace sleeve gazes directly at the viewer, her hand touching her chest in a moment of introspection.

Portrait présumé de Melle Mars 87.4 Musée de la Vie romantique

Ary Scheffer

Four figures, including three shepherds and a woman, gather around a stone tomb in a sunlit landscape with distant mountains and a broad-leaved tree.

Et in Arcadia ego

Nicolas Poussin

Vincent van Gogh's 'Restaurant de la Sirène à Asnières' depicts diners on a sunlit terrace by the Seine.

Restaurant de la Sirène à Asnières

Vincent van Gogh

Oil painting by Auguste-Sébastien Bénard depicting church ruins in sunlight

Restes de l’église Saint Martin, place de la collégiale, faubourg Saint Marcel.

Auguste-Sébastien Bénard

Virgin of the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci depicts the Virgin Mary with the infant Christ and John the Baptist in a rocky grotto.

Virgin of the Rocks

Leonardo da Vinci

A group of mythological figures on swirling clouds, including a winged older man lifting a nude woman, surrounded by women in flowing pink, gold, and green drapery.

The Destiny of Marie de' Medici

Peter Paul Rubens

Oil on canvas by François-Marius Granet depicting the Colosseum with figures at sunset.

Les ruines du Colisée animées de personnages

François-Marius Granet

A depiction of a bookseller in a lively Parisian setting.

Robert Macaire libraire

Honoré Daumier

Pont Marie, Paris by Gustave Loiseau, oil on canvas depicting a bridge over a river.

Pont Marie, Paris

Gustave Loiseau

The Virgin of the Adoption by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres depicts a serene maternal figure.

Virgin Of The Adoption

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Interior scene with vibrant colors, oil painting by Victor Marec

Salon du 13 quai de Conti, M. Pigoreau

Victor Marec

A study of a nude woman draped in fabric by Gustave Moreau.

Femme nue (étude avec drap)

Gustave Moreau

A lively scene of young people disembarking from a boat, capturing the warmth of human interaction.

Retour d'une partie de bateau

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Oil painting by Claude Emile Schuffenecker depicting a serene woodland pathway with dappled light.

Le chemin dans un sous-bois

Claude Emile Schuffenecker

A depiction of rural life by William Bouguereau.

Retour des champs

William Bouguereau

Eugène Delacroix's 'The Murder of the Bishop of Liège' depicts a violent historical scene.

The Murder of the Bishop of Liège

Eugène Delacroix

Seascape with fishing boats, oil on canvas by Eugène Boudin

Retour du Terre-neuvier à Portrieux

Eugène Boudin

Honoré Daumier's 'Diable Respectons les convenances' captures a moment of social commentary.

Diable Respectons les convenances

Honoré Daumier

Sailboat on a tranquil marsh, oil painting by Ferdinand du Puigaudeau

Voilier Sur Le Marais De La Grande Brière

Ferdinand du Puigaudeau

Engraving by Paul-Joseph-Victor Dargaud depicting the Statue of Liberty in a workshop

La statue de la Liberté de Bartholdi, dans l’atelier du fondeur Gaget, rue de Chazelles

Paul-Joseph-Victor Dargaud

A dramatic scene of cavalry charging with swords raised, set against a battlefield backdrop.

Vive L’Empereur

Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille

Landscape of tobacco fields in sunlight, oil on canvas by Pierre Toussaint Frédéric Mialhe

Vista de una vega de tabaco

Pierre Toussaint Frédéric Mialhe

Landscape with mountains and sea, oil painting by Pierre Toussaint Frédéric Mialhe, 1855

Vista genl. de la cuidad y montañas de Baracoa

Pierre Toussaint Frédéric Mialhe

Engraving by Pierre Toussaint Frédéric Mialhe depicting a serene church landscape.

Vista de la iglesia major y de la Ermita del Buen Viaje

Pierre Toussaint Frédéric Mialhe

A colorful lithographic poster featuring a harlequin with outstretched arms, surrounded by sweets and festive elements.

Carnival Mackintosh's, toffee de luxe affiche, Jean d'Ylen

Jean d'Ylen

Two figures in classical dress carry a shrouded body along a winding path near a river with ancient buildings and trees in the background.

The Funeral of Phocion

Nicolas Poussin

The Oxbow Seen from Mount Holyoke, oil on canvas by Victor de Grailly depicting a dramatic landscape.

The Oxbow Seen from Mount Holyoke

Victor de Grailly

Manoir De Chastenay by Victor Petit, oil on canvas depicting a decaying manor with ivy.

Manoir De Chastenay (Sarthe)

Victor Petit

Henri Fantin-Latour's 'Three Peaches on a Plate' showcases a simple yet elegant arrangement of fruit.

Three Peaches on a Plate

Henri Fantin-Latour

Amedeo Modigliani's 'The Pretty Housewife' features an ordinary woman with an elongated neck and face, embodying elegance amidst simplicity.

The Pretty Housewife (La Jolie ménagère)

Amedeo Modigliani

A calm central figure in red robes offers reassurance to the sick and suffering in a tented scene.

Saint Louis visitant les pestiférés

Ary Scheffer

Henri Fantin-Latour's painting 'Réverie' captures a serene moment of contemplation.

Réverie

Henri Fantin-Latour

Landscape with a road and sky in oil painting by Albert Marquet

Voiture sur la route d’Estaque

Albert Marquet

A vibrant bouquet of roses captured in fluid strokes, showcasing a moment of fleeting beauty.

Bouquet of Roses (Le Bouquet de roses)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Gustave Moreau's 'Le Poète Et La Sirène' depicts a poet entranced by a siren.

Le Poète Et La Sirène

Gustave Moreau

Henri Fantin-Latour's 'Immortalité' explores themes of life and death through symbolic imagery.

Immortalité

Henri Fantin-Latour

A portrait of Richard Wagner by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, capturing the composer's introspective gaze.

Richard Wagner

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'Voiliers' depicts a vibrant marine scene with sailing boats.

Voiliers

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'La Souris' captures a lively scene with vibrant colors.

La Souris

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Genre scene of La Place Du Châtelet À Paris by Eugène Galien-Laloue, oil on canvas

La Place Du Châtelet À Paris

Eugène Galien-Laloue

Expressionism landscape by Jean-Louis Forain, depicting barren land and debris, oil painting

Devastated Land

Jean-Louis Forain

Henri Fantin-Latour's painting depicts a dramatic scene from the opera 'Rienzi'.

Rienzi, Act V; Rienzi’s Prayer

Henri Fantin-Latour

A portrait of Marie-Thérèse Durand-Ruel sewing by a window, painted by Renoir in 1882.

Marie-Thérèse Durand-Ruel Sewing

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Sunset light effect on the Bosphorus, oil painting by Félix Ziem

Sunset light effect on the Bosphorus, Constantinople

Félix Ziem

A young Tahitian girl in a red pareo glances back on a path in a lush landscape.

Where are you going?

Paul Gauguin

A small portrait of a child by Frans Hals, capturing a moment of spontaneity and personality.

Musée de Dijon - HALS (Frans) (1580-1666) 159 – Tête d'Enfant – ND Phot

Frans Hals

Henri Fantin-Latour's 'Awakening' captures a moment of serene reflection.

Awakening

Henri Fantin-Latour

A painting by Honoré Daumier depicting a moment of trust and connection.

Trust me! Take my arm…

Honoré Daumier

A serene portrait of a young woman in a blue bodice, painted by Renoir in his later years.

Young Woman in Blue, Bust (Jeune femme en corsage bleu, buste)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Post-Impressionism landscape by Henri Rivière, 1924, depicting hills and a winding path.

Montfort-l’Amaury

Henri Rivière

Riders in a park, oil on canvas by Victor de Grailly

Riders in a Park

Victor de Grailly

Marine scene with boats at a harbor, oil painting by Albert Lebourg

Paris, péniches à quai

Albert Lebourg

Ride to the Hounds at Mont-Gérard, oil painting by Auguste Louis Lepère, depicting riders in a vibrant landscape.

Ride to the Hounds at Mont-Gérard

Auguste Louis Lepère

A painting by Honoré Daumier depicting a scene of social commentary.

(Bertrand) Dis donc, s’ils allaient nous faire un mauvais parti tous ces meurt-de-faim-là …

Honoré Daumier

Portrait of Edgar Degas with his niece Lucie, oil on canvas by Edgar Degas

Henri Degas and His Niece Lucie Degas (The Artist's Uncle and Cousin)

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

A winter scene depicting a frozen river with ice floes and bare trees under a snowy sky.

River at Lavacourt

Claude Monet

A vibrant still life painting featuring a bouquet of flowers by Odilon Redon.

Bouquet de fleurs

Odilon Redon

A scene depicting a joyful character in a lively setting.

Rifolard is more delighted than ever…

Honoré Daumier

A detailed botanical illustration of a plant by Honoré Daumier.

Cours d’histoire naturelle 03 Le géranium fétide

Honoré Daumier

Landscape at Famars by Henri-Joseph Harpignies, oil on canvas depicting a river and lush greenery.

Landscape at Famars

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Landscape of Pontcharra, Vallée de l’Isère, oil on canvas by Armand Guillaumin

Pontcharra, Vallée de l’Isère, le Mont Granier dans le fond

Armand Guillaumin

A portrait of a man with a thoughtful expression by Honoré Daumier.

Mr De-bien-au-vent

Honoré Daumier

A landscape painting featuring chestnut trees in a serene setting.

Chestnut Trees at Jas de Bouffan

Paul Cézanne

A view of L'Estaque with red-tiled roofs and blue sea under a clear sky.

Vue sur l'Estaque

Paul Cézanne

Lever De Lune Derrière L’église De La Bastide-Du-Vert by Henri Martin, oil on canvas depicting a village at night

Lever De Lune Derrière L’église De La Bastide-Du-Vert

Henri Martin

Vow (chapel interior) by François-Marius Granet, oil painting of a figure in prayer illuminated by stained glass.

Vow (chapel interior)

François-Marius Granet

River landscape with fishermen at moonshine, oil on canvas by Jean François Huë

River Landscape with Fishermen at Moonshine

Jean François Huë