France Paintings

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

Eugène Delacroix's 'Etude pour le portrait du comte Demidoff' showcases a study for a nobleman's portrait.

Etude pour le portrait du comte Demidoff

Eugène Delacroix

William Bouguereau's painting 'Ètude pour les saintes femmes an tombeau' depicts a poignant scene of mourning.

Ètude pour les saintes femmes an tombeau

William Bouguereau

A study for a portrait of Juliette Récamier by François Gérard, showcasing her beauty and grace.

Étude pour un portrait de Juliette Récamier

François Gérard

A charming portrait of a child by Renoir.

Étude; Tête D’enfant (Coco)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A portrait by William Bouguereau showcasing his signature realistic style.

Ètude

William Bouguereau

William Bouguereau's painting 'Ètudes d’enfant et d’homme' depicts a tender interaction between a child and an adult.

Ètudes d’enfant et d’homme

William Bouguereau

A painting depicting children in a lively outdoor setting.

Etudes d’enfants

Armand Guillaumin

A painting by Toulouse-Lautrec depicting various dogs in a lively setting.

Études de chiens

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A painting by Renoir depicting studies of women.

Etudes de femmes

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A study of a seated nude and a woman's head by Pierre Bonnard.

Études de nu assis et tête de femme

Pierre Bonnard

Horace Vernet's study of heads showcases his skill in capturing human expressions.

Études de têtes pour ‘La Barrière de Clichy – Défense de Paris, le 30 mars 1814’

Horace Vernet

A captivating portrait study by Jules Pascin showcasing expressive faces.

Études de visages

Jules Pascin

Preparatory study depicting Homer's apotheosis surrounded by allegorical figures.

Études pour l' Apothéose d'Homère

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

A military scene depicting soldiers guiding mules with ambulances.

Scène militaire; mobiles conduisant des mulets d’ambulances (fragment du panorama de Champigny)

Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille

A young Tahitian woman walking along a vibrant path, engaging with a companion.

Eu haere ia oe

Paul Gauguin

A dramatic sketch of Medea holding her children, capturing a moment of psychological turmoil.

Eugène delacroix, medea furiosa, schizzo, 1836 ca

Eugène Delacroix

Portrait of Eugène Murer by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Eugène Murer (Hyacinthe-Eugène Meunier, 1841–1906)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Etching by Charles Meryon depicting an old house facade in Bourges

An Old House, or The Musician’s House, Bourges

Charles Meryon

A drawing by Odilon Redon featuring a female nude study.

Sheet of studies (Nu et Profil Barbu or Feuille d’Etudes avec Nu Feminin)

Odilon Redon

A dynamic scene of Moroccan cavalrymen charging across a dusty plain.

Exercices militaires des marocains

Eugène Delacroix

Impressionist landscape by Amédée Joyau, depicting twilight in Paris

Crépuscule à Paris, Rue Biot

Amédée Joyau

Impressionist landscape of meadows and a river by Rene Maurice Fath

Near Fontainebleau (Meadows by the River)

Rene Maurice Fath

Le Pont De Landernau, Finistere by Paul Désiré Trouillebert, oil on canvas depicting a bridge over a river

Le Pont De Landernau, Finistere

Paul Désiré Trouillebert

A vibrant depiction of a Caribbean village scene with women in bright dresses.

Near the Huts

Paul Gauguin

A landscape painting by Paul Cézanne depicting a serene pool scene.

Near the Pool at Jas de Bouffan

Paul Cézanne

Cézanne's 'Neige fondante à Fontainebleau' depicts a winter landscape with melting snow.

Neige fondante à Fontainebleau (Melting Snow, Fontainebleau)

Paul Cézanne

Nemi. Le Pêcheur d’écrevisses, oil on canvas by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Nemi. Le Pêcheur d’écrevisses

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Marine scene with sailboats and water reflections, oil painting by Eugène Boudin

Deauville, Le Basin

Eugène Boudin

A girl in a red dress sits on a chair, with three cats attentively watching a bowl of milk.

Nestlé's Swiss Milk

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Historical oil painting by Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille depicting a soldier in uniform.

Mon Ancien Regiment

Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille

A skier in motion with a backdrop of pastel-clad figures and snow-laden hills in the Vosges.

Sports d'hiver dans les Vosges

Roger Broders

Château de Chenonceau, No 1 by Charles Meryon, etching of elegant architecture

Château de Chenonceau, No 1, after Ducerceau

Charles Meryon

Post-Impressionism oil painting by Maximilien Luce depicting a winding road in a sunlit landscape.

La route aux environs de Méréville

Maximilien Luce

Horsemen at the Foot of the Chiffa Cliffs, oil on canvas by Eugène Fromentin

Horsemen at the Foot of the Chiffa Cliffs

Eugène Fromentin

Landscape of sunlit rock in Un Rocher du Faron (Soleil) by Lucien Pissarro, oil on canvas

Un Rocher du Faron (Soleil) Toulon

Lucien Pissarro

Isidore Pils' 'Sleeve of a Cleric' showcases intricate details and religious themes.

Sleeve of a Cleric; (studies for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils

Vibrant oil painting by Paul Signac depicting figures on the Promenade des Anglais

Nice, La Promenade Des Anglais

Paul Signac

Paul Gauguin's 'Noa Noa' captures the essence of Tahitian life through vibrant colors and figures.

Noa Noa

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's *Noanoa Pl.05* features vibrant colors and stylized figures.

Noanoa Pl.05

Paul Gauguin

Euterpe, the Muse of Music and Lyric Poetry, depicted with a flute and serene expression.

Euterpe, The Muse Of Music And Lyric Poetry

Simon Vouet

Portrait of Eva Gonzalès at her easel, captured in a moment of artistic creation.

Eva Gonzalès

Édouard Manet

Eve sits alone in a lush yet ominous paradise, consumed by regret after the Fall.

Eve After the Fall

Alexandre Cabanel

Henri Fantin-Latour's painting 'Eve' depicts a serene figure in a lush garden setting.

Eve

Henri Fantin-Latour

Paul Gauguin's 'Eve' explores themes of femininity and mythology through vibrant colors and expressive forms.

Eve

Paul Gauguin

Jacques Louis David's painting 'Gods and Goddess' features classical figures in a dramatic setting.

Gods and Goddess

Jacques Louis David

Etching by Auguste Louis Lepère depicting a twilight landscape with trees.

Evening

Auguste Louis Lepère

Evening by Alphonse Legros, oil painting depicting a tranquil dusk landscape.

Evening

Alphonse Legros

A painting depicting the aftermath of a battle with wounded soldiers in a dimly lit landscape.

Evening after a battle

Eugène Delacroix

A vibrant painting by Paul Gauguin featuring bold colors and figures.

Noanoa Pl.07

Paul Gauguin

This painting by Paul Gauguin features vibrant colors and abstract forms.

Noanoa Pl.09

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's 'Noanoa Pl.19' features vibrant colors and abstract forms.

Noanoa Pl.19

Paul Gauguin

Evening, Honfleur by Georges Seurat, oil painting depicting twilight over calm water

Evening, Honfleur

Georges Seurat

Rue du Cloître Notre Dame by Charles Jouas, impressionist oil painting depicting Parisian architecture.

Rue du Cloître Notre Dame

Charles Jouas

Paul Gauguin's 'Noanoa Pl.30' showcases vibrant colors and unique figures.

Noanoa Pl.30

Paul Gauguin

A Tahitian woman arranging her hair, surrounded by lush foliage and vibrant colors.

Faa Iheihe

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's painting 'Faaturuma (Melancholic)' captures deep emotional expression.

Faaturuma (Melancholic)

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's 'Noanoa Pl.33' features vibrant colors and abstract forms.

Noanoa Pl.33

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's 'Noanoa Pl.35' features vibrant colors and expressive figures.

Noanoa Pl.35

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's 'Noanoa Pl.43' features vibrant colors and figures in a tropical setting.

Noanoa Pl.43

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's 'Noanoa Pl.44' showcases vibrant colors and figures in a tropical setting.

Noanoa Pl.44

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's 'Noanoa Pl.45' showcases vibrant colors and unique figures.

Noanoa Pl.45

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's *Noanoa Pl.46* features vibrant colors and expressive figures.

Noanoa Pl.46

Paul Gauguin

Nocturne. Le lac Léman – Souvenir de Villeneuve (Suisse) oil on canvas by Alexandre Nozal

Nocturne. Le lac Léman – Souvenir de Villeneuve (Suisse)

Alexandre Nozal

Evening by Paul Signac, oil painting depicting twilight with pointillist technique.

Evening (Le soir)

Paul Signac

William Bouguereau's 'Evening Mood' captures a serene moment in a rural setting.

Evening Mood

William Bouguereau

A painting by Odilon Redon featuring vibrant colors and surreal imagery.

Everywhere Eyeballs are Aflame

Odilon Redon

Odilon Redon's 'Evocation of Roussel' features dreamlike imagery and rich colors.

Evocation of Roussel

Odilon Redon

Alphonse Mucha's 'Exécution de Katte' captures a dramatic historical moment.

Exécution de Katte

Alphonse Mucha

A collection of pencil studies by Eugène Delacroix showcasing North African subjects.

Sheet of North African Pencil Studies

Eugène Delacroix

A vibrant painting of an exotic flower by Édouard Manet.

Exotic Flower

Édouard Manet

A genre scene by Honoré Daumier depicting the complexities of friendship.

Exploitation de l’amitié, Non renseigné

Honoré Daumier

Honoré Daumier's 'Exploitation de l’amour' captures the complexities of love and exploitation.

Exploitation de l’amour

Honoré Daumier

Honoré Daumier's painting 'Exploitation de la paternité' critiques societal norms.

Exploitation de la paternité

Honoré Daumier

A vibrant poster by Jules Chéret promoting A. Willette's exhibition.

Exposition de Tableaux et Dessins de A. Willette

Jules Chéret

A bold poster featuring a black cat and a calico cat, designed by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen.

Exposition Steinlen à la Bodinière

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

A man gathers two children close, with a spectral female figure hovering behind them.

Exposition-vente au profit des aveugles de la guerre

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Extensive Italian landscape with a town, oil painting by Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld

Extensive Italian landscape with a town

Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld

Alphonse Mucha's 'F. Champenois Imprimeur-Editeur' showcases intricate designs typical of the Art Nouveau movement.

F. Champenois Imprimeur-Editeur

Alphonse Mucha

A portrait of a woman with a serene expression, painted by Jean-Jacques Henner.

Fabiola

Jean-Jacques Henner

Facade for a church with a sculpture representing faith, ink on paper by Louis Gustave Taraval

Facade for a Church with a Sculpture Representing Faith

Louis Gustave Taraval

Landscape oil painting by Gustave Loiseau depicting the Oise river and lush foliage

Fabrique bords L’oise

Gustave Loiseau

Gothic architecture of a church façade by Auguste-Sébastien Bénard

Façade d’église

Auguste-Sébastien Bénard

Honoré Daumier's painting critiques political figures with a satirical lens.

Failed Lafayette! It Serves You Right, My Old Friend!

Honoré Daumier

Fairground scene with carousel and Sacré-Coeur, oil painting by Louis Abel-Truchet

Fairground With The Sacré-Coeur In The Background

Louis Abel-Truchet

A satirical depiction of a scene involving Arab culture and sultans by Honoré Daumier.

Fais bien attention Si l’on te demande du Racahout des Arabes pour l’engraissement de toute espèce de sultanes

Honoré Daumier

Falaise Verte Et Mer, oil on canvas by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, depicting a green cliff and sea.

Falaise Verte Et Mer

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Watercolour by Henri Rivière depicting cliffs and sea at Douarnenez

Falaises du Grand Ris. (Baie de Douarnenez)

Henri Rivière

A landscape painting depicting the cliffs of Port Haor in Morgat.

Falaises de Port Haor. Morgat

Henri Rivière

A bridge with travellers crossing a torrent in the Pyrenees, oil on canvas by Eugène Isabey

A bridge with travellers crossing a torrent in the Pyrenees

Eugène Isabey

Falcon Hunt by Eugène Fromentin, oil painting of a falconer in a desert.

Falcon Hunt (‘Algeria Remembered’)

Eugène Fromentin