France Paintings

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

Arbre au bord d’une rivière by Henri-Joseph Harpignies, oil painting depicting a tree beside a river.

Arbre au bord d’une rivière

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Le potager en hiver by Gustave Loiseau, oil painting depicting a winter garden.

Le potager en hiver

Gustave Loiseau

Two men lounging in the grass, smoking pipes, with fortifications in the background.

Fortifs (La Caricature)

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Landscape of Montmartre with windmills and clouds, oil painting by Théodore Rousseau

Les moulins de la butte, Montmartre

Théodore Rousseau

Genre scene of a cooper with barrels, oil painting by Alphonse Legros

Le Tonnelier

Alphonse Legros

Four fishing boats anchored in calm waters off the Normandy coast, painted by Georges Seurat.

Four Boats at Grandcamp

Georges Seurat

Four Breton women in traditional attire pause in a serene moment, reflecting their daily life.

Four Breton Women

Paul Gauguin

Claude Lorrain's 'Four Cows' features a serene pastoral scene with cows in a lush landscape.

Four Cows

Claude Lorrain

Eugène Boudin's painting depicts four women in crinolines walking along the beach at Trouville.

Four Ladies in Crinolines Walking at Trouville

Eugène Boudin

Oil painting of a tranquil river scene by Pierre-Eugène Montézin

Au bord de la rivière

Pierre-Eugène Montézin

Four sketches by Eugène Delacroix depicting Arab men in various poses.

Four Sketches of Arab Men

Eugène Delacroix

Eugène Boudin's 'Four Women at Trouville' captures a lively beach scene with four women in elegant dresses.

Four Women at Trouville

Eugène Boudin

Landscape of stone quarries by Alphonse Legros, c. 1857–1911

The Old Stone Quarries of Montrouge

Alphonse Legros

oil on canvas by Adolphe Monticelli depicting a river landscape

Au Bord De La Rivière, Marseilles

Adolphe Monticelli

Barques en Automne by Pierre Georges Jeanniot, oil on canvas depicting boats in an autumn landscape.

Barques en Automne

Pierre Georges Jeanniot

A lively scene depicting Franca Trippa and Fritellino, showcasing Callot's unique style.

Franca Trippa and Fritellino

Jacques Callot

Portrait of François Marius Granet by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, depicting him in a moment of artistic concentration.

François Marius Granet

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

A vibrant depiction of Aztec culture by Jules Chéret.

Frascati. Les Aztecs

Jules Chéret

A seated Algerian woman in rich robes beside a windhound, captured in vibrant brushwork.

Frau aus Algier mit Windhund

Eugène Delacroix

A woman holding an umbrella in a colorful, impressionistic style.

Frau mit Regenschirm (Femme au parapluie)

Pierre Bonnard

Engraving by Auguste Brouet depicting a poet in deep thought with swirling colors.

Frédéric Mistral; Mémoires et Recits Pl.04

Auguste Brouet

Figurative etching by Auguste Brouet depicting delicate lines and shadows

Frédéric Mistral; Mémoires et Recits Pl.15

Auguste Brouet

Figurative ink drawing by Auguste Brouet depicting a silhouette immersed in thought

Frédéric Mistral; Mémoires et Recits Pl.14

Auguste Brouet

Henri Gervex's painting captures a jury session in a vibrant setting.

French study for ‘une séance du jury de peinture’

Henri Gervex

A bustling riverbank scene in Paris with people, horses, and boats near Pont Marie.

The watering place at Pont Marie, Paris

Auguste Lepère

Landscape oil painting by Jean Ferdinand Monchablon featuring golden light and rolling hills.

Fresnes

Jean Ferdinand Monchablon

Honoré Daumier's painting depicts a political scene emphasizing the importance of speech and dialogue.

Friends of the Peace – Result of Speech of Coquerel

Honoré Daumier

William Bouguereau's 'Frileuse' captures a young woman in a serene moment.

Frileuse

William Bouguereau

Landscape of Beni Souef, Egypt by Narcisse Berchère, medium unknown

Beni Souef, Egypt

Narcisse Berchère

A young woman kneels before a matronly figure who holds a laurel wreath above her head in a Rococo style painting.

The winning Obedience

François Boucher

A portrait of a woman with hair knots, gazing directly at the viewer.

The woman with the hair knots

Paul Gauguin

Figurative etching by Maxime Lalanne featuring intricate lines and shadows.

From Treatise on Etching

Maxime Lalanne

Portrait of Gabrielle Valtat in a garden, oil on canvas by Louis Valtat

Gabrielle Valtat au jardin

Louis Valtat

Engraving by Auguste Louis Lepère featuring an ornamental border and warm hues

Frontispiece

Auguste Louis Lepère

Henri Rivière's 'Frontispice' presents a captivating blend of colors and figures.

Frontiscpice

Henri Rivière

L’échafaudage du Sacré-Coeur by Paul Signac, oil on canvas depicting scaffolding and the Sacré-Cœur.

L’échafaudage du Sacré-Coeur

Paul Signac

A detailed depiction of beggars in a bustling scene.

Frontispiece – The Beggars

Jacques Callot

Frontispiece to ‘The New Testament’ by Jacques Callot features intricate designs and religious themes.

Frontispiece to ‘The New Testament’

Jacques Callot

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's painting features the famous singer Yvette Guilbert.

Frontispiece – Yvette Guilbert before the Prompter’s Box

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A vibrant spring landscape painting by Renoir, depicting blossoming trees and figures in a lush countryside.

Frühlingslandschaft

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Tranquil river scene, oil on canvas by Félix Ziem

Bord de rivière

Félix Ziem

A still life featuring ripe fruit and a delicate bonbonnière by Renoir.

Fruit and Bonbonnière

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A still life painting by Paul Gauguin featuring a fruit dish on a garden chair.

Fruit Dish on a Garden Chair

Paul Gauguin

A still life painting featuring a ceramic bowl filled with colorful fruits.

Fruit in a Bowl

Paul Gauguin

A still life painting featuring a cluster of apples and pears in a shallow bowl.

Fruit

Paul Cézanne

A still life painting featuring ripe figs and red currants arranged casually.

Fruit still life (figs and currants)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Neoclassical architecture scene, oil on canvas by Jacques-François Blondel

Blick durch ein kassettiertes Rundbogengewölbe auf einen dem Petersplatz in Rom nachempfundenen Platz, im Scheitel ein dem römischen Pantheon ähnelnder Bau

Jacques François Blondel

Full-face portrait of Édouard Manet's wife, Suzanne Leenhoff, painted in 1875.

Full-face Portrait of Manet's Wife

Édouard Manet

Interior scene with mother and daughter by Charles Emile Jacque, oil painting

Farmhouse interior with mother and daughter near raised hearth

Charles Emile Jacque

Gabled Roofs, Vitré is an Impressionist painting by Whistler showcasing architectural beauty.

Gabled Roofs, Vitré

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Portrait of Gabrielle Renard holding a rose, painted by Renoir in 1911.

Gabrielle à la rose

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A portrait of Gabrielle Renard wearing a wide-brimmed hat, captured in soft light by Renoir.

Gabrielle au chapeau

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A portrait of a woman in a red dress by Renoir.

Gabrielle en Rouge

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Henri Rivière's painting 'Tôtes' captures a serene landscape scene.

Tôtes

Henri Rivière

Gallery, Nôtre-Dame Cathedral, Paris by Charles Meryon, etching showing gothic arches and intricate details

Gallery, Nôtre-Dame Cathedral, Paris

Charles Meryon

Portrait by Honoré Daumier showcasing a figure in a dynamic pose.

Gambon. Unrivaled for interruptions – This portrait . . . Both in show

Honoré Daumier

Etching by Auguste Louis Lepère depicting a house surrounded by trees

The Woodcutter’s House (Vendée)

Auguste Louis Lepère

A young boy reading a book in a vibrant setting.

Garçon lisant

Louis Valtat

Garde-champêtre dans la forêt de Fontainebleau by Alfred Sisley, oil on canvas depicting a keeper in a forest.

Garde-champêtre dans la forêt de Fontainebleau

Alfred Sisley

Watercolor by Charles Jouas depicting a construction site in Paris

Travaux du métropolitain rue Danton et boulevard Saint-André (le caisson), 6ème arrondissement, Paris

Charles Jouas

Garden scene with flowers and a painter by Henri-Edmond Cross, oil painting

Garden of the Painter at Saint Clair

Henri-Edmond Cross

L’église Saint-Cirq Lapopie by Henri Martin, oil painting.

L’église Saint-Cirq Lapopie perchée sur la falaise de la boucle du Lot, ciel bleu

Henri Martin

Riverside landscape by Gustave Loiseau, oil on canvas

Bord de rivière

Gustave Loiseau

Landscape of Bordeaux by Maxime Lalanne, oil painting depicting golden light over fields.

Bordeaux

Maxime Lalanne

Bords de l’Eure, Normandie by Gustave Loiseau, oil painting depicting a tranquil river landscape.

Bords de l’Eure, Normandie (Banks of the Eure, Normandy)

Gustave Loiseau

Bords De Seine À Chatou by Albert Lebourg, Impressionism, landscape with river and light reflections

Bords De Seine À Chatou

Albert Lebourg

Oil painting by Maxime Lalanne depicting a river and hillside in Bordeaux.

Bordeaux, View from the Coast of Cénon

Maxime Lalanne

Landscape of trees in Sologne, oil on canvas by Louis Valtat

Les arbres en Sologne

Louis Valtat

Landscape by Henri Rivière, Post-Impressionism, featuring a skyline with lavender and blue hues.

Bormes

Henri Rivière

Landscape of dunes and coastline, oil on canvas by Armand Guillaumin

Les Dunes, Ile de Ré

Armand Guillaumin

A sleeping cat curled into itself, captured in a moment of repose.

Gato durmiente

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Raoul Dufy's 'Gazette du Bon Ton – Croquis No II' showcases vibrant colors and elegant figures.

Gazette du Bon Ton – Croquis No II

Raoul Dufy

Raoul Dufy's 'Gazette du Bon Ton – Croquis No IIII' showcases vibrant colors and elegant figures.

Gazette du Bon Ton – Croquis No IIII

Raoul Dufy

A drawing by Raoul Dufy showcasing elegant figures and vibrant colors.

Gazette du Bon Ton – Croquis No VII

Raoul Dufy

Raoul Dufy's 'Gazette du Bon Ton – Croquis No VIII' showcases vibrant colors and elegant figures.

Gazette du Bon Ton – Croquis No VIII

Raoul Dufy

A vibrant depiction of fashion and elegance by Raoul Dufy.

Gazette du Bon Ton – Longchamp, Brocart

Raoul Dufy

Marine scene of Boulogne sur mer, le port et la ville by Albert Marquet, oil painting

Boulogne sur mer, le port et la ville

Albert Marquet

Henri Gervex's 'Ballerinas' captures the grace and movement of dancers in a vibrant setting.

Ballerinas

Henri Gervex

Breaking Waves, September Tide by Auguste Louis Lepère, watercolor on paper depicting crashing waves

Breaking Waves, September Tide

Auguste Louis Lepère

A young man offers blossoms to a woman with a parasol and bonnet, surrounded by butterflies and spring motifs.

Un miracle

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Landscape of Buis-les-Baronnies, l’Ouvèze by Henri Rivière, oil painting

Buis-les-Baronnies, l’Ouvèze

Henri Rivière

Lithograph of Nyons by Henri Rivière depicting a serene landscape with a river.

Nyons

Henri Rivière

Henri Rivière's 'Nyons' captures a serene landscape with vibrant colors.

Nyons

Henri Rivière

A crowned woman seated with outstretched arms, embodying authority and invitation.

Gekrönte Frau sitzend, die Arme ausgestreckt

François Gérard

Landscape of Gelée blanche à Crozant by Armand Guillaumin, oil on canvas

Gelée blanche à Crozant

Armand Guillaumin

Detaille's 'Gendarmes d’Ordonnance' showcases French military life.

Gendarmes d’Ordonnance

Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille

Portrait of Geneviève Bernheim de Villers by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, showcasing soft gaze and delicate brushwork.

Geneviève Bernheim de Villers

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A portrait of a gentleman standing with a cane by Jean-Antoine Watteau.

Gentilhomme debout tenant avec sa canne

Jean-Antoine Watteau

Canale Ponte Lungo by Henri-Edmond Cross, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil canal scene

Canale Ponte Lungo

Henri-Edmond Cross

Édouard Manet's portrait of George Moore captures the essence of café culture.

George Moore (1852–1933) at the Café

Édouard Manet