France Paintings

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

Portrait of a young woman in ivory by Jean-Baptiste Isabey, featuring a striking gaze and dark hair.

Portrait of a Young woman

Jean-Baptiste Isabey

Architecture of a prison in oil on canvas by Georges-Henri Manesse

Prison du Cherche-Midi, rue du Cherche-Midi, au coin du boulevard Raspail

Georges-Henri Manesse

Marine landscape at low tide in Roscoff, oil on canvas by Amédée Joyau

Roscoff, Gros temps, marée basse

Amédée Joyau

A close-up of a wounded man's head, showcasing his injuries and expression of pain.

Head of a woundet Man

Théodore Géricault

Interior scene with figures in soft light, oil on canvas by Etienne Bouhot

The ‘Salle de dessin’ of the Collège Sainte-Barbe, Paris

Etienne Bouhot

A depiction of the mythological figures of Love and Psyche by William Bouguereau.

L’amour et psyché

William Bouguereau

A scullery maid is depicted in a domestic setting, showcasing daily life in the 18th century.

The Scullery Maid

Jean Siméon Chardin

Auxilium Christianorum. Jesu Refugium Nostrum by Charles Marie Dulac, oil on canvas depicting Christ in radiant light.

Auxilium Christianorum. Jesu Refugium Nostrum

Charles Marie Dulac

A portrait by Honoré Daumier showcasing his unique style.

Luneau

Honoré Daumier

This painting depicts children parodying a ball during winter.

Allegorie des Winters oder Kinder parodieren einen Ball

Jean-Antoine Watteau

A painting by Jean-Antoine Watteau depicting a concerned lover.

L’Amante inquiète

Jean-Antoine Watteau

A dramatic scene shows figures tumbling on temple steps beneath a large arch, with a winged figure in golden armor and vivid red, gold, and blue garments.

Heliodorus Driven from the Temple

Eugène Delacroix

Henri Gervex's 'L’attente trompée' captures a moment of anticipation.

L’attente trompée

Henri Gervex

Coucher de soleil, quai des Esclavons by Félix Ziem, oil painting depicting a sunset over a river.

Coucher de soleil, quai des Esclavons

Félix Ziem

Paul Gauguin's 'Noanoa Pl.11' showcases vibrant colors and unique figures.

Noanoa Pl.11

Paul Gauguin

A vibrant Art Nouveau poster by Jules Chéret featuring summer themes.

Alcazar d’été. Kanjarowa

Jules Chéret

Raoul Dufy's 'L’avenue du bois' captures a vibrant landscape with bold colors.

L’avenue du bois

Raoul Dufy

Oil painting by Armand Guillaumin depicting hills and trees under a dusk sky.

Le Puy Barriou, Creuse

Armand Guillaumin

Henri Fantin-Latour's painting depicts the Holy Family resting.

L’Enfance du Christ. Le repos de la Sainte Famille

Henri Fantin-Latour

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's portrait of Yvette Guilbert captures the essence of a famous cabaret singer.

Yvette Guilbert pl 5

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A vibrant depiction of a street corner by Pierre Bonnard.

Street Corner (Coin de rue)

Pierre Bonnard

Engraving by Auguste Louis Lepère depicting a vibrant landscape with a stream and sunlight

Le Clovis, Plateau de Bellecroix

Auguste Louis Lepère

Landscape by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, oil on canvas depicting a serene horizon with soft hues.

Landscape

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

Ariadne by Henri Fantin-Latour depicts a mythological figure in a serene setting.

Ariadne

Henri Fantin-Latour

This painting depicts sheep in a pastoral setting.

Pauvres moutons ah

Honoré Daumier

A landscape painting by Paul Cézanne featuring red-roofed houses.

L’Estaque aux toits rouges

Paul Cézanne

Henri Rivière's 'L’Enfant prodigue' captures a poignant moment of familial reunion.

L’ Enfant prodigue

Henri Rivière

Landscape from Jas de Bouffan, oil on canvas by Paul Cezanne depicting rolling hills and sunlight.

Landscape from Jas de Bouffan

Paul Cézanne

Self-Portrait by Nicolas de Largillière, oil on canvas, featuring the artist's contemplative expression.

Self-Portrait

Nicolas de Largillière

A serene depiction of Breton fishermen and boats in a coastal setting.

Petit port breton, pêcheurs et barques

Henri Rivière

La Maison Bleue Aux Environs De Giverny, oil on canvas by Blanche Hoschedé-Monet

La Maison Bleue Aux Environs De Giverny

Blanche Hoschedé-Monet

A shepherdess stands with her flock of sheep in a pastoral landscape.

A Shepherdess with Her Flock

Jean-François Millet

A vibrant carnival scene painted by Paul Cézanne.

Carnival Scene

Paul Cézanne

Alfred Stevens' 'L’éte' captures a serene summer scene with figures enjoying leisure time.

L’éte

Alfred Stevens

Henri Rivière's 'L’ hiver. Der Winter. Images pour l’ Ecole' captures winter's essence through intricate illustrations.

L’ hiver. Der Winter. Images pour l’ Ecole

Henri Rivière

Portrait Romantique by Paul Cézanne, showcasing a half-turned figure against a dark background.

Cézanne - Portrait Romantique, 1868-70, 1975.85

Paul Cézanne

A landscape painting featuring chestnut trees and a farmhouse at Jas de Bouffan by Paul Cézanne.

Chestnut Trees and Farm at Jas de Bouffan

Paul Cézanne

oil painting by Jean Béraud depicting a church gathering with soft light

Après L’office À L’église De La Sainte Trinité, Noël 1890

Jean Béraud

Claude Lorrain's 'Two Women in Classical Dress' depicts two elegantly dressed women in a serene landscape.

Two Women in Classical Dress

Claude Lorrain

Au bois de Boulogne by Pierre-Eugène Montézin, impressionism, landscape, oil painting

Au bois de Boulogne

Pierre-Eugène Montézin

L’église Saint-Nicolas, rue Réaumur by Marie-Désiré Bourgoin, oil on canvas depicting a church on a street.

L’église Saint-Nicolas, rue Réaumur

Marie-Désiré Bourgoin

Henri Rivière's 'L’Étoile' features a starry night sky filled with symbolic elements.

L’Étoile

Henri Rivière

A portrait of Paul Grand by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres.

The Lawyer Paul Grand

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Cliff and Porte d'Aval by Stormy Weather, a dramatic Impressionist painting by Claude Monet.

Cliff and Porte d'Aval by Stormy Weather

Claude Monet

L’Expédition by Alexandre Jacovleff depicts a historical scene with vibrant colors and dynamic figures.

L’Expédition

Alexandre Jacovleff

Landscape by Henri Rivière, featuring vibrant blues and greens, oil painting

Bormes

Henri Rivière

A colorful landscape painting featuring houses and trees.

Landscape with Houses

Paul Sérusier

Landscape by Henri-Joseph Harpignies, oil on canvas, depicting a tranquil horizon and soft clouds.

Landscape

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

François Boucher's 'Pastoral' depicts a shepherd and shepherdess in a lush landscape.

Pastoral

François Boucher

A portrait of Carmen Gaudin by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

Carmen Gaudin

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A vibrant depiction of an orchestra in a lively setting.

L’Orchestre

Raoul Dufy

A painting of two horses in a vibrant landscape by Armand Guillaumin.

Deux chevaux

Armand Guillaumin

A romantic scene depicting lovers beside a fountain, embodying the spirit of love.

The Fountain of Love

François Boucher

A vibrant depiction of Bacchantes dancing in a woodland, celebrating Bacchus, the god of wine.

Bacchantes

François Boucher

Imaginary Landscape with the Palatine Hill from Campo Vaccino by François Boucher depicts a fantasy view of ancient Rome.

Imaginary Landscape with the Palatine Hill from Campo Vaccino

François Boucher

Porte Saint-Denis by Elie Anatole Pavil, oil on canvas depicting an elegant archway

Porte Saint-Denis

Elie Anatole Pavil

Volcanic Landscape by Jules Tavernier, oil on canvas showing a lava flow and mountainous terrain.

Volcanic Landscape

Jules Tavernier

A depiction of a flood at Longchamp by Maximilien Luce.

L’inondation à Longchamp

Maximilien Luce

A lively scene of a dance hall filled with elegantly dressed figures.

Au bal

Louis Valtat

Sous-bois by Henri Matisse, oil on canvas depicting a lush forest with dappled light.

Sous-bois

Henri Matisse

A vibrant Impressionist painting by Claude Monet depicting shimmering water and light.

Monet w313

Claude Monet

A painting depicting a mythological archery match from the Aeneid.

The Archery Match, from the Aeneid, Book V

Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson

A dramatic landscape painting featuring a stormy sky.

L’orage

Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña

Landscape of Une Rue À Bourges, oil on canvas by Léon Augustin Lhermitte

Une Rue À Bourges

Léon Augustin Lhermitte

A jockey on a horse, poised in anticipation before a race.

The Jockey

Edgar Degas

The Landing Place by Hubert Robert, oil on canvas depicting a small boat approaching a tranquil shore.

The Landing Place

Hubert Robert

Henri Rivière's 'La Balise sur le Trieux' captures a serene coastal landscape.

La Balise sur le Trieux

Henri Rivière

Still life of vegetables in The Vegetable Market In Venice by Louis Abel-Truchet

The Vegetable Market In Venice

Louis Abel-Truchet

A captivating depiction of a Bacchante celebrating in a lush setting.

La Bacchante

Jean-Léon Gérôme

The Quay by Henri Le Sidaner, oil painting depicting twilight over water

The quay

Henri Le Sidaner

Paysage Provençal by Henri-Edmond Cross, oil on canvas depicting a vibrant landscape.

Paysage Provençal

Henri-Edmond Cross

A depiction of Sigfried and the Rhine Maidens in a dramatic setting.

Twilight of the Gods, Act III; Sigfried and the Rhine Maidens

Henri Fantin-Latour

Canal A Rotterdam by Eugène Boudin, oil painting depicting boats and reflections on water.

Canal A Rotterdam

Eugène Boudin

Seaside landscape with swirling brushstrokes, oil painting by Amédée Joyau

Roscoff, Matinée claire

Amédée Joyau

Landscape oil painting by Henri Doucet featuring textured warm light

The Road to Nimes

Henri Doucet

Landscape oil painting by Maximilien Luce depicting hills and sky.

Environs de Paris

Maximilien Luce

Pêcheur Au Bord De La Rivière, oil on canvas by Henry Moret, depicting a fisherman by the river.

Pêcheur Au Bord De La Rivière

Henry Moret

Château De La Motte by Victor Petit, oil painting depicting a château against a vast sky.

Château De La Motte (Mayenne)

Victor Petit

Banks of the Rhone, oil on canvas by Adolphe Appian, depicting a river at twilight with trees.

Banks of the Rhone

Adolphe Appian

Henri Fantin-Latour's 'Ondine Or La Mer Or Nymphe' depicts a mystical water nymph in a serene aquatic setting.

Ondine Or La Mer Or Nymphe

Henri Fantin-Latour

Strand bei Dieppe by Charles Hoguet, oil on canvas depicting a serene marine landscape.

Strand bei Dieppe

Charles Hoguet

Quiberville by Henri Rivière, oil painting depicting the sea and horizon.

Quiberville

Henri Rivière

Rochers à Monte-Carlo etching by Henri-Charles Guérard depicting rugged rocks and shimmering sea.

Rochers à Monte-Carlo

Henri-Charles Guérard

Oil on canvas by Gaspard Gobaut depicting a harbor with ships under a blue sky.

View Of Sevastopol

Gaspard Gobaut

A stream flowing through a dense forest, oil painting by Francois-Louis Français.

A Stream through a Dense Forest

Francois-Louis Français

Giverny oil painting by Blanche Hoschedé-Monet depicting a tranquil garden with water reflections.

Giverny

Blanche Hoschedé-Monet

Shepherdess and her flock, oil on canvas by Charles Emile Jacque

Shepherdess and her flock

Charles Emile Jacque

This painting depicts a humorous scene of a doctor treating a patient with colic.

Recette pour guérir la colique

Honoré Daumier

A captivating genre scene by William Bouguereau depicting a young girl with a book.

Le Livre De Prix

William Bouguereau

Un chantier, rue Danton by Charles Jouas, depicting men working in urban construction, oil painting

Un chantier, rue Danton

Charles Jouas