France Paintings

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

A depiction of a washerwoman engaged in her daily tasks.

The Washerwoman

Jean Siméon Chardin

Pêcheurs Fuyants devant l’Orage by Auguste Louis Lepère, oil painting depicting fishermen in a stormy sea.

Pêcheurs Fuyants devant l’Orage

Auguste Louis Lepère

Henri Gervex's 'Nu à la psyche' features a reclining nude figure in a serene setting.

Nu à la psyche

Henri Gervex

A vibrant depiction of cineraria flowers with bold colors and expressive brushstrokes.

Cineraria

Vincent van Gogh

Clair de lune by Henri Le Sidaner, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil landscape with reflections at twilight.

Clair de lune

Henri Le Sidaner

Amedeo Modigliani's 'Nu assis' features a seated nude figure with elongated forms.

Nu assis

Amedeo Modigliani

A portrait of Claude Renoir by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Claude Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Genre scene of a shrimp fisherwoman by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, oil painting.

Dunkerque. Une pêcheuse de crevettes

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Vue de Montmartre by Eugène Lavieill, oil painting depicting rooftops under a blue sky.

Vue de Montmartre

Eugène Lavieill

A farmhouse with a steep green roof, pale walls, two figures, surrounding greenery, a fence, and a tree under a swirling blue sky.

Farmhouse

Vincent van Gogh

Cleopatra tests poisons on condemned prisoners, showcasing her cold detachment and power.

Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Condemned Prisoners

Alexandre Cabanel

Two elegantly dressed women stand on a cliff overlooking the sea, with bright sunlight illuminating the scene.

Cliff-walk at Sainte-Adresse

Claude Monet

A seated nude woman captured in soft, warm tones.

Nu Assis

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A patchwork of clothes scattered on a sunlit grass, capturing a moment of absence.

Clothes on the Grass

Georges Seurat

A conical grainstack stands on the right against a glowing sunset sky with rooftops and trees in the distance and a colorful field in the foreground.

Grainstack (Sunset)

Claude Monet

A woman in red slippers poses gracefully in a vibrant, colorful setting.

Nu aux chaussons rouges

Louis Valtat

Landscape with poplars, ink on paper by Jean Jacques Lequeu

Pins et peupliers

Jean Jacques Lequeu

A vibrant painting by Raoul Dufy featuring a nude figure surrounded by butterflies.

Nu aux papillons

Raoul Dufy

Genre scene depicting women by the river, oil painting by Eugène Boudin

Laveuses Au Bord D’une Rivière

Eugène Boudin

A vibrant depiction of the fishing village Collioure, showcasing its colorful rooftops and shimmering Mediterranean light.

Collioure

Hermann Lismann

La forêt en hive by Gustave Courbet, oil painting depicting a vibrant forest scene.

La forêt en hive

Gustave Courbet

A painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot depicting a male nude.

Nu D’homme

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

François Boucher's painting depicts Joshua surrendering the Temple treasures to Titus.

Collection Motais de Narbonne - Le Prêtre Joshuah cédant les trésors du Temple de Jérusalem à Titus - François Boucher(48)

François Boucher

The Waterfalls at Tivoli, oil painting by Claude-Joseph Vernet

The Waterfalls at Tivoli, with the Villa of Maecenas

Claude-Joseph Vernet

Forest landscape oil painting by François-Auguste Ravier depicting dappled light through trees.

Forest Landscape

François-Auguste Ravier

Figurative work depicting skeletal shapes by Jean-Charles Contel, 1921

Le charnier Saint-Gervais

Jean-Charles Contel

A bearded man's head turned slightly, with deep-set eyes and classical features.

Head of a Bearded Man

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

A figurative painting by Jules Pascin depicting a nude woman on a couch.

Nu sur un divan

Jules Pascin

Amedeo Modigliani's portrait 'Head of a girl (Louise)' features an elongated face and almond-shaped eyes.

Head of a girl (Louise)

Amedeo Modigliani

Henri Matisse's painting features a nude figure in a standing pose.

Nu debout de dos avec esquisse de nu à droite

Henri Matisse

Eine Allee in Monets Garten in Giverny by Claude Monet, oil painting depicting a sunlit garden path.

Eine Allee in Monets Garten in Giverny

Claude Monet

La retenue, Dieppe etching by Henri-Charles Guérard depicting a serene shoreline and sea.

La retenue, Dieppe

Henri-Charles Guérard

A powerful depiction of a crashing wave by Gustave Courbet.

The Wave

Gustave Courbet

A serene landscape painting by Henri Le Sidaner depicting a quiet corner of Béguinage.

Coin du Béguinage

Henri Le Sidaner

A vibrant painting of chrysanthemums by Édouard Manet, showcasing lively strokes and a luminous quality.

Chrysanthèmes

Édouard Manet

Le Dôme de Milan by Félix Ziem, 19th century architecture

Le Dôme de Milan

Félix Ziem

Architecture of Collège des Quatre-Nations and Hôtel de Conti, oil on canvas by Fédor Hoffbauer

Collège des Quatre-Nations et l’Hôtel de Conti en 1689

Fédor Hoffbauer

Landscape with a cart, oil painting by Armand Guillaumin

Landscape with a cart

Armand Guillaumin

Gustave Courbet's 'The Wave' captures the raw power of the ocean.

The Wave

Gustave Courbet

A close-up portrait of two young girls gazing in different directions, painted by Renoir.

Heads of Two Young Girls

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A turbulent seascape depicting heavy waves crashing against the cliffs of Étretat under dark clouds.

Heavy Sea in Étretat

Claude Monet

A dramatic depiction of a battle between a Greek and a Turk.

Combat of a Greek and a Turk

Horace Vernet

Hercules rescues Alcestis from the underworld in a dramatic scene by Eugène Delacroix.

Hercules and Alcestis

Eugène Delacroix

Amedeo Modigliani's 'Young gypsy' features a young woman with an elongated face and almond-shaped eyes.

Young gypsy

Amedeo Modigliani

Bords du canal à Reims by Paul Jamot, oil painting depicting a serene canal landscape.

Bords du canal à Reims

Paul Jamot

Amedeo Modigliani's portrait of Roger Dutilleul, showcasing elongated features and a contemplative expression.

Roger Dutilleul

Amedeo Modigliani

Amedeo Modigliani's 'Nude with a Hat' features an upright woman with a hat, showcasing elongated forms and a direct gaze.

Nude with a Hat

Amedeo Modigliani

A serene depiction of rustic houses along a winding road, painted by Paul Cézanne in 1881.

Houses Along a Road

Paul Cézanne

Amedeo Modigliani's portrait of Léopold Zborowski, showcasing his elongated features and gentle expression.

Léopold Zborowksi

Amedeo Modigliani

A portrait of Léon Indenbaum by Amedeo Modigliani, showcasing his elongated features and melancholic gaze.

Léon Indenbaum

Amedeo Modigliani

A vibrant scene filled with numerous characters in a lush landscape.

Composition avec de nombreux personnages

Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña

Amedeo Modigliani's portrait of Pedro the typograph, showcasing the dignity of labor.

Pedro the typograph

Amedeo Modigliani

La rue Quesnoy, Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme by Edgar Degas, oil on canvas

La rue Quesnoy, Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme

Edgar Degas

Raoul Dufy's 'Composition florale aux amarilis' features vibrant flowers in a lively composition.

Composition florale aux amarilis

Raoul Dufy

Amedeo Modigliani's portrait of Dr. Louis Devraigne, showcasing his signature elongated features.

Dr. Louis Devraigne

Amedeo Modigliani

Vue d’Annam by Victor Tardieu, depicting a vibrant landscape, oil painting

Vue d’Annam (View of Annam)

Victor Tardieu

A vibrant depiction of a concert promenade featuring a soprano.

Concert-promenade de l’Horloge, Débuts de l’homme-femme soprano

Jules Chéret

Shipwreck by Pierre-Jacques Volaire, oil on canvas depicting a shipwreck on turbulent waters.

Shipwreck

Pierre-Jacques Volaire

A vibrant Impressionist painting depicting the embankment in Le Havre with figures strolling along the promenade.

Embankment in Le Havre

Claude Monet

A dramatic portrayal of Christ condemned, bound and isolated amidst a jeering crowd.

Condemned Christ

Gustave Doré

Portrait of Joseph Le Cœur by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, capturing a moment of friendship and introspection.

Portrait de Joseph Le Cœur

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Marine scene with a sailing vessel, oil painting by Paul Signac

Conquet, Voilier

Paul Signac

Amedeo Modigliani's portrait of Jeanne Hébuterne, showcasing her elongated neck and delicate features.

Jeanne Hébuterne with a necklace

Amedeo Modigliani

Portrait of the poet Alice Vallières-Merzbach by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, showcasing her serene expression and warm colors.

Portrait de la poétesse Alice Vallières-Merzbach

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Gustave Courbet's 'Nude with Flowering Branch' features a reclining nude woman surrounded by nature.

Nude with Flowering Branch

Gustave Courbet

Gondole Traversant L’entrée Du Grand Canal by Félix Ziem, oil on canvas depicting a gondola on water.

Gondole Traversant L’entrée Du Grand Canal

Félix Ziem

Amedeo Modigliani's portrait of Pablo Picasso, showcasing elongated features and a muted palette.

Portrait de Pablo Picasso

Amedeo Modigliani

Jacques Callot's 'The Winder and the Spinner' captures a moment of textile production.

The Winder and the Spinner

Jacques Callot

Fishing boats on a restless sea under a heavy sky, capturing the essence of coastal life.

Fishing Boats

Claude Monet

A reclining nude woman seen from behind, bathed in warm light.

Nu couché, vu de dos

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A still life painting featuring flowers in a blue vase, showcasing vibrant colors and dynamic brushstrokes.

Flowers in a Blue Vase

Paul Cézanne

A haystack in a field at Giverny, illuminated by the soft light of late afternoon.

Haystack at Giverny

Claude Monet

A beautiful Rococo painting depicting a nymph by a fountain.

Nymphe De Fontaine

Jean-Antoine Watteau

A dramatic seascape depicting a stormy sea with churning waves and a tumultuous sky.

Seascape, Storm

Claude Monet

A rural landscape showing golden wheat fields, a figure working near green vegetation, farm buildings, a haystack, and distant blue hills with Montmajour on the horizon.

The Harvest

Vincent van Gogh

Amedeo Modigliani's 'Portrait of a Student' features an elongated face and introspective gaze.

Portrait of a Student (L'Etudiant)

Amedeo Modigliani

A vibrant depiction of a house surrounded by blooming roses in Monet's garden.

The house from the rose garden

Claude Monet

Houses on the Old Bridge at Vernon, a painting by Claude Monet depicting a medieval bridge with houses above the Seine.

Houses on the Old Bridge at Vernon

Claude Monet

L’Abbaye en Normandie by Louis Valtat, oil painting depicting an abbey under a blue sky

L’Abbaye en Normandie

Louis Valtat

A wounded seagull rests on the shore, capturing the fragility of nature.

The Wounded Seagull

Jules Breton

Impressionist landscape depicting a bridge over a river by Louis Gaidan

The Bridge

Louis Gaidan

Coucher de soleil by Félix Ziem, oil painting depicting a vibrant sunset over a landscape.

Coucher de soleil

Félix Ziem

Somerset House, Saint Paul’s Cathedral and Blackfriar’s Bridge by Louis Jean Desprez, unknown medium

Somerset House, Saint Paul’s Cathedral and Blackfriar’s Bridge

Louis Jean Desprez

A serene depiction of the sunlit bay of Antibes with distant mountains and ancient ramparts.

The Sea in Antibes

Claude Monet

A dynamic scene of a wrestler in action by Honoré Daumier.

The Wrestler

Honoré Daumier

A small wooden boat rests on the riverbed at low tide, reflecting the pale sky above.

Boat Lying at Low Tide

Claude Monet

Rough Weather at Étretat, oil painting by Claude Monet showing tumultuous clouds and a restless sea

Rough weather at Étretat

Claude Monet

A serene view of the Seine River near Vétheuil, capturing the gentle interplay of light and water.

La Seine près de Vétheuil

Claude Monet

A serene country path leading down to the Aven River, surrounded by lush greenery and warm earthy tones.

Path down to the Aven

Paul Gauguin

A serene riverside scene depicting boats on the Seine under a shimmering sky.

At Petit-Gennevilliers

Claude Monet