France Paintings

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

A serene landscape featuring pine trees under a sunlit sky, painted by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Pins à Cagnes, par Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Mediterranean coastal landscape with boats and figures, oil on canvas by School Of Charles François Lacroix

A Mediterranean coastal landscape with boats and figures

School Of Charles François Lacroix

A portrait of Fernand Scribe in his garden by Gustave Vanaise.

Fernand Scribe in his Garden

Gustave Vanaise

Marine scene with soft sands and tranquil sea by Albert Marquet, oil painting

Plage Des Sables D’olonne

Albert Marquet

Landscape of Place de la Concorde by Eugène Galien-Laloue, oil painting

Place de la Concorde

Eugène Galien-Laloue

Place de l’Opera by Auguste Louis Lepère, depicting an opera house with pastel hues, oil painting

Place de l’Opera

Auguste Louis Lepère

Venice landscape by Félix Ziem, oil on canvas depicting a canal with sunlight reflections.

Venice

Félix Ziem

Henri Gervex's 'Le Bal de l’Opera' captures a lively scene at the opera.

Le Bal de l’Opera

Henri Gervex

A still life painting featuring a plate with fruit and a pot of preserves by Paul Cézanne.

Plate with Fruit and Pot of Preserves (Assiette avec fruits et pot de conserves)

Paul Cézanne

A genre scene depicting a bougnat in a café setting.

Le Bougnat

Maximilien Luce

Gondola ride on a waterway, oil painting by Félix Ziem

Venice, a Gondola Ride to the Madonna at the Entrance of the Jardins Français

Félix Ziem

A group of gray mice gazes at two gleaming white bicycle tires with red spokes against a dark background.

Pneu Vélo Lefort

Leonetto Cappiello

Seascape by Gustave Courbet, oil painting depicting tumultuous waves and a dramatic sky.

Seascape

Gustave Courbet

oil painting by Amédée Joyau depicting a stormy sea and rain

Pluie sur la mer, Villers

Amédée Joyau

A vibrant poster depicting a bullfighting festival in Mont de Marsan.

Fêtes de Mont de Marsan. Les 18, 19, 20 et 21 juillet 1885. 3 grandes courses de taureaux hispano-portugaises & landaises

Jules Chéret

Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy by Georges Seurat, oil painting

Seascape at Port-en-Bessin,Normandy

Georges Seurat

François Boucher's 'Poetry' depicts a radiant female figure symbolizing poetic inspiration.

Poetry

François Boucher

A still life painting featuring a bouquet by a window overlooking Villefranche-sur-Mer.

Le Bouquet À La Fenêtre, Villefranche-Sur-Mer

Henri Le Sidaner

A still life painting featuring pears in a white plate by Paul Cézanne.

Poires dans une assiette blanche

Paul Cézanne

Édouard Manet's 'Polichinelle' captures a lively scene with a colorful character.

Polichinelle

Édouard Manet

Eugène Delacroix's painting depicts Cardinal Richelieu celebrating mass.

Le cardinal de Richelieu disant la messe dans la chapelle du Palais Royal

Eugène Delacroix

A still life painting featuring apples in a dish and basket by Renoir.

Pommes dans un plat et panier

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pommiers en fleurs by Alfred Sisley, oil painting depicting cherry blossoms against a blue sky.

Pommiers en fleurs

Alfred Sisley

Pond at Ville-d’Avray, oil on canvas by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, depicting a serene landscape with water and trees.

Pond at Ville-d’Avray

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Pont-Aven sous la neige, oil on canvas by Paul Gauguin, depicting a winter landscape with snow.

Pont-Aven sous la neige, ou Effet de neige

Paul Gauguin

This painting depicts two women in a sandy landscape, showcasing vibrant colors and expressive brushwork.

Filles aux grands sables

Paul Sérusier

A vibrant Impressionist painting of the railway bridge at Chatou over the Seine, capturing leisure and modernity.

Pont du chemin de fer à Chatou

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pont-Neuf, brume d’automne by Albert Marquet, oil on canvas depicting a foggy autumn landscape

Pont-Neuf, brume d’automne

Albert Marquet

Pont Saint-Michel by Albert Marquet, oil on canvas, depicting a bridge over a river

Pont Saint-Michel

Albert Marquet

Seascape with Open Sky by Eugène Boudin, oil painting depicting ocean waves and a vast sky.

Seascape with Open Sky

Eugène Boudin

A painting by Odilon Redon depicting Apollo's chariot and a dragon.

Le Char D’apollon Et Le Dragon

Odilon Redon

A serene seaside scene with two women walking along the shore at low tide.

Seaside at Low Tide

Edgar Degas

A solitary woman sits in a natural setting, her body tense and gaze averted, painted with thick brushstrokes.

Seated Bather

Paul Cézanne

A seated bather captured in soft colors and fluid brushstrokes by Renoir.

Seated Bather

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A seated bather painted by Paul Cézanne, showcasing his unique brushwork and color palette.

Seated Bather (verso)

Paul Cézanne

A beggar seated and eating, depicted in a realistic style.

Seated Beggar Eating

Jacques Callot

A portrait of a lady dressed in black, seated in a relaxed pose.

Seated Lady in Black, Trouville

Eugène Boudin

A seated nude figure depicted in a realistic style.

Seated Nude

William Bouguereau

A Punt On The River by Victor Viollet-le-duc, oil painting depicting a tranquil river and lush greenery.

A Punt On The River

Victor Viollet-le-duc

A depiction of a shepherdess seated in a pastoral setting.

Seated Shepherdess

Jean-François Millet

Harmonie lunaire by Alphonse Osbert, a landscape with a luminous moon, oil painting

Harmonie lunaire

Alphonse Osbert

Seated woman by the sea in an oil painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Seated Woman with Sea in the Distance (Femme assise au bord de la mer)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Henri Matisse's painting features a young girl seated with a bouquet of flowers.

Seated Young Girl with a Bouquet of Flowers

Henri Matisse

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'Frontispiece of Elles' features vibrant colors and dynamic figures.

Frontispiece of Elles

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A beautiful floral still life painting by Léon François Comerre.

Fleur d’andalousie

Léon François Comerre

A family scene featuring a mother, father, and child bathed in golden light.

Young Family (La Jeune famille)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Marine scene with ships and fishing boats by Jules-Achille Noël, oil painting

Segelschiffe und Fischerboote am bretonischen Strand

Jules Achille Noël

Three softly drawn figures—a woman shielding her face, a second adult with closed eyes, and a small child looking up—are interlaced against a warm ochre background.

Gabrielle, Jean et une petite fille

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Seine and Old Bridge at Limay, oil on canvas by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, depicting a serene river landscape.

Seine and Old Bridge at Limay

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

A young girl stands at the harbor, gazing at the boats in the water.

Young Girl At The Harbor

Paul Émile Chabas

Seine at Tournedos, oil painting by Félix Vallotton depicting a tranquil river at twilight.

Seine at Tournedos

Félix Vallotton

Landscape of the Seine river in golden light by Maxime Lalanne, oil painting

View from the Viaduct at the Pont-du-Jour, Panorama de la Seine

Maxime Lalanne

Young Shepherd among the Rocks, oil painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Young Shepherd among the Rocks (Forest of Fontainebleau)

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

A young Edgar Degas gazes seriously at the viewer in his self-portrait from 1855.

Self-Portrait

Edgar Degas

Self-Portrait by Henri Fantin-Latour showcases the artist's introspective gaze.

Self-Portrait

Henri Fantin-Latour

Self Portrait by Henri Fantin-Latour showcases the artist's introspective gaze.

Self Portrait

Henri Fantin-Latour

Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat by Paul Cézanne features the artist in a distinctive straw hat.

Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat

Paul Cézanne

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'Le Cochon' features a pig in a lively setting.

Le Cochon

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Landscape with river and greenery, oil on canvas by Marie Bracquemond

View of Sèvres

Marie Bracquemond

Self-Portrait by Nicolas Poussin, showcasing the artist's thoughtful expression and intellectual ambitions.

Self-Portrait

Nicolas Poussin

Landscape of the Château at Folembray, oil painting by Paul Huet

View of the Château at Folembray

Paul Huet

A portrait by Honoré Daumier depicting a man's head.

Head of a Man VII

Honoré Daumier

Self Portrait by William Bouguereau showcases the artist's detailed realism.

Self Portrait

William Bouguereau

This painting depicts Paul Cézanne in a hat, showcasing his unique style.

Self-Portrait with a Hat

Paul Cézanne

Self-portrait of Eugène Delacroix wearing a green vest, capturing his introspective gaze.

Self-portrait with Green Vest

Eugène Delacroix

Self Portrait with Palette by Paul Gauguin, showcasing the artist's bold colors and assertive gaze.

Self Portrait with Palette

Paul Gauguin

Self-Portrait with Upraised Arm by Gustave Courbet showcases the artist's bold expression.

Self-Portrait with Upraised Arm

Gustave Courbet

Forest path with dappled sunlight, oil on canvas by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Sentier dans le bois

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Historical scene of a soldier in a muted landscape, oil painting by Ernest Meissonier

Sentinelle en 1796

Ernest Meissonier

A study of Moroccan men's costumes by Eugène Delacroix.

Seven Studies of Moroccan Men’s Costume

Eugène Delacroix

A depiction of young Spartans exercising in a dusty plain, showcasing rivalry and flirtation.

Young Spartans Exercising

Edgar Degas

A vibrant abstract painting by Raoul Dufy featuring dynamic colors and shapes.

Madrigaux pl 22

Raoul Dufy

Landscape of rolling hills and sunlight by Jules Dupré, oil painting

View of the Pastures of the Limousin (France)

Jules Dupré

Village dans les Basses-Pyrénées, oil on canvas by Odilon Redon

Village dans les Basses-Pyrénées

Odilon Redon

A woman with long red hair inspects a shampoo bottle while a mustachioed man looks on in surprise.

Shampoing du Dr. Roja

Leonetto Cappiello

Vue de Montmartre, aux environs du moulin de la Galette by René Billotte, oil on canvas

Vue de Montmartre, aux environs du moulin de la Galette

René Billotte

A young tiger plays with its mother in a lush, vibrant setting.

Young Tiger Playing with its Mother

Eugène Delacroix

A portrait of a concierge by Renoir.

Le Concierge de Monsieur Paul Bérard

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Landscape with a tree by a torrent in Italy, oil painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Etude d’arbre près d’un torrent en Italie

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

A mechanic recoils from a grinning automobile with wide-eyed headlights and a twisted grill, amidst chaotic elements.

Shell please affiche, Jean d'Ylen

Jean d'Ylen

A young shepherd boy playing bagpipes under a gentle sky.

Shepherd Boy Playing Bagpipes

François Boucher

A shepherd offers a garland of flowers to a reclining shepherdess in a lush pastoral setting.

Shepherd's Idyll

François Boucher

A depiction of a shepherd guiding his flock under a starry sky.

Shepherd’s Star

Jules Breton

A young woman delicately arranges her earring in this charming portrait by Renoir.

Young Woman Arranging Her Earring

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Landscape oil painting by Paul Huet featuring intricate hues and nature.

Granville

Paul Huet

Neoclassical architecture of Villa Natoire by Charles-Joseph Natoire

Villa Natoire

Charles-Joseph Natoire

A couple depicted in a warm and intimate setting.

Le Couple

Pierre Bonnard

Édouard Manet's illustration for 'Les Ballades' showcases his unique style.

Frontispiece for an edition of ‘Les Ballades’ by Théodore de Banville

Édouard Manet

Watercolor on paper by Henri Rivière depicting a tranquil riverside village

Village et anse de Dinan

Henri Rivière

A landscape painting depicting houses at the foot of a cliff under a cloudy sky.

Houses at the Foot of a Cliff (Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme)

Edgar Degas