France Paintings

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

A striking portrayal of Salomé by Gustave Vanaise, showcasing her dramatic presence.

Salomé

Gustave Vanaise

Two women near the sea, one seated on a rock with a dark blue pareo, the other wading nude into the water beneath a large tree trunk.

Fatata te Miti (By the Sea)

Paul Gauguin

A single rounded haystack stands in a frosty field under a warm, glowing sunset sky with a dark tree-lined horizon.

Haystacks at sunset, frosty weather

Claude Monet

Landscape of Seine with Notre-Dame under rain, oil painting by Maximilien Luce

Bords de la Seine avec Notre-Dame sous la pluie

Maximilien Luce

Coastal scene with gentle waves and sand, oil on canvas by Albert Marquet

Bord de mer près de Carteret

Albert Marquet

Bords de Marne, La Varenne by Albert Marquet, oil painting depicting a tranquil river landscape.

Bords de Marne, La Varenne

Albert Marquet

Boulevard Héloïse, Argenteuil by Alfred Sisley, oil painting depicting trees and figures in a landscape.

Boulevard Héloïse, Argenteuil

Alfred Sisley

A battered raft crowded with exhausted and desperate figures drifts on a dark, stormy sea beneath a sky split between storm and pale sunrise.

Géricault - Le naufrage du radeau de la Méduse, MBA 790

Théodore Géricault

Bretonnes au Pouldu by Paul Sérusier, oil painting featuring women in traditional Breton dress.

Bretonnes au Pouldu

Paul Sérusier

Two rounded grainstacks in a sunlit field cast blue-violet shadows with trees and distant hills under a pale, swirling sky.

Grainstacks, in Bright Sunlight

Claude Monet

A wide green wheat field with swirling stalks in the wind, bordered by a pale wall, trees, and a cloudy sky above.

Green Wheat Field

Vincent van Gogh

A meadow with yellow and red flowers in front of three red-tiled roof houses, trees, a church spire, and a cloudy sky.

Houses at Argenteuil

Claude Monet

Landscape of Grotta Ferrata In The Alban Hills by Pierre-Athanase Chauvin, oil painting

Grotta Ferrata In The Alban Hills

Pierre-Athanase Chauvin

Caiques and sailboats at the Bosphorus, oil on canvas by Félix Ziem

Caiques and Sailboats at the Bosphorus

Félix Ziem

Caudebec-en-Caux, Bateaux sur la Seine oil painting by Eugène Boudin

Caudebec-en-Caux, Bateaux sur la Seine

Eugène Boudin

A sunlit hillside with slender, twisting trees in front of a blue sea and sky, painted with loose, textured brushstrokes.

Landscape, Varengeville

Claude Monet

A woman in a red shawl and blue skirt sits alone on a garden terrace bordered by a low stone wall with greenery and hillside buildings beyond.

La Terrasse À Cagnes

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Cathrin À L’ancre, Mouillage De Kermarquer by Paul Signac, oil painting of a tranquil boat on water.

Cathrin À L’ancre, Mouillage De Kermarquer (Embouchure Du Trieux)

Paul Signac

A seated woman with reddish-brown hair in a blue-grey dress sits upright in a wooden chair against a patterned backdrop with teardrop shapes.

Madame Cézanne

Paul Cézanne

Chemin Montant by Gustave Caillebotte, oil on canvas depicting a sloping path through trees

Chemin Montant

Gustave Caillebotte

Marie de' Medici is seated against a deep brown background wearing a high white ruff, pearl necklace and earrings, and a black dress with scalloped cuffs.

Marie de' Medici (1575–1642)

Peter Paul Rubens

Engraving of the apse of the Church of St. Martin-sur-Renelle by Charles Meryon

Chevet de St. Martin-sur-Renelle (The apse of the Church of St. Martin-sur-Renelle, Paris, after Langlois)

Charles Meryon

Chemin à Damiette, oil on canvas by Armand Guillaumin depicting a serene landscape with a winding path.

Chemin à Damiette

Armand Guillaumin

A broad mountain with pale slopes rises behind cultivated fields, scattered buildings, a tall pine tree, and dense clusters of trees under a luminous blue sky.

Montagne Saint-Victoire

Paul Cézanne

Landscape featuring a cottage with azure shutters by Pierre-Eugène Montézin, oil painting

Chaumières aux fenêtres et volets tourquoises

Pierre-Eugène Montézin

A landscape painting showing Montagne Sainte-Victoire with jagged slopes, broad fields, bare tree branches, and a pale blue sky.

Montagne Sainte-Victoire

Paul Cézanne

A young woman with auburn hair and a violet flower sits in a pale pink dress holding a fan against a pastel-toned background.

Mlle. Jeanne Samary

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Two tall pale-trunked trees frame a low wall with green and blue foliage beyond, and a mountain rises gently in the background under soft light.

Mont Sainte-Victoire Seen beyond the Wall of the Jas de Bouffan

Paul Cézanne

Classical Landscape by Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, oil painting depicting trees and nature.

Classical Landscape

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes

Classical Landscape with Figures and Sculpture by Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, oil painting

Classical Landscape with Figures and Sculpture

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes

Clearing in the Woods, oil on canvas by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, depicting a serene forest scene.

Clearing in the Woods

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Meadow scene with vibrant grass and light reflection, oil painting by Paul Signac

Comblat-le-Château, the Meadow (Le Pré)

Paul Signac

Clearing in the Forest by Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña, oil on canvas depicting a serene forest scene.

Clearing in the Forest

Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña

Vibrant oil on canvas of Sainte-Sophie by Paul Signac

Constantinople, Sainte-Sophie

Paul Signac

Coucher Du Soleil Sur La Rivière, oil on canvas by Charles François Daubigny depicting a river at sunset.

Coucher Du Soleil Sur La Rivière

Charles François Daubigny

A landscape painting showing a poppy field with vertical poplars framed by rounded trees, distant blue hills, and a luminous blue sky with pink and white clouds.

Poppy Field (Giverny)

Claude Monet

Portrait of Adeline Ravoux

Vincent van Gogh

Crozant by Armand Guillaumin, oil on canvas depicting a river and forest with golden light.

Crozant

Armand Guillaumin

Palm Trees at Bordighera by Claude Monet, oil painting depicting palm trees and a vibrant sky.

Palm Trees at Bordighera

Claude Monet

Coucher de soleil sur la Seine, à Paris by Albert Lebourg, oil painting depicting a sunset over the Seine.

Coucher de soleil sur la Seine, à Paris

Albert Lebourg

Cour de ferme avec un cavalier et une petite fille au premier plan, oil on canvas by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Cour de ferme avec un cavalier et une petite fille au premier plan

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

A plate featuring sketches by Jean-François Millet.

Plate with Sketches

Jean-François Millet

A spring landscape showing blossoming trees in the foreground, a village with red-tiled roofs and a church steeple in the background, under a blue sky with wispy clouds.

Printemps à Giverny, effet d’après-midi

Claude Monet

A seated woman with elongated features wears a thick yellow sweater against a textured blue-green background, her head tilted left and gaze downward.

Portrait Of Jeanne Hébuterne

Amedeo Modigliani

A steam train crosses a long iron railroad bridge over a calm river with a small sailboat beneath and dense green foliage on the far bank.

Railroad Bridge, Argenteuil

Claude Monet

Der Schattige Bach by Gustave Courbet, oil painting depicting a tranquil stream in a forest

Der Schattige Bach

Gustave Courbet

Oil painting by Henri Martin depicting a farmhouse with golden light and trees

Derniers Rayons, Une Ferme Dans Le Lot

Henri Martin

A close-up view of Rouen Cathedral’s Gothic facade bathed in warm golden light with textured brushstrokes and a clear blue sky above.

Rouen Cathedral, End of the Day

Claude Monet

A young man with long curling hair raises his right index finger while his left hand rests on his chest, illuminated softly against a dark background.

Saint John the Baptist

Leonardo da Vinci

A coastal scene showing steep cliffs on the left, a sandy beach with pools of water and seaweed below, and a vast pale blue sky above.

Seashore and Cliffs of Pourville in the Morning

Claude Monet

A beautiful painting of a woman gathering flowers in a lush garden.

Gathering Flowers

Victor Gabriel Gilbert

Marine scene with a ship at harbor, oil painting by Félix Ziem

Embarquement sur le Môle

Félix Ziem

Marine scene depicting estuary and waves by Henri Rivière, oil painting

Embouchure du Trieux. Marée basse. Loguivy

Henri Rivière

Entrance to the Faubourg Saint-Marceau, Paris, etching by Charles Meryon

Entrance to the Faubourg Saint-Marceau, Paris

Charles Meryon

Two women in colorful gowns sit on grass beneath tall trees while two nude children play nearby in a wooded landscape.

Spring

François Boucher

A wide green meadow with scattered white and yellow blossoms stretches beneath slender trees with ochre, pink, and blue trunks under a pale blue sky.

Spring in Giverny

Claude Monet

Landscape of Étang De Gillieu, Dauphiné by Charles François Daubigny, oil on canvas

Étang De Gillieu, Dauphiné; Solitude

Charles François Daubigny

A white bowl filled with red and yellow apples sits on a white cloth over a blue patterned textile, next to a green ceramic jar and a straw-wrapped bottle against a pale blue wall.

Still Life with Apples

Paul Cézanne

Farmyard in Normandy by Théodore Rousseau, oil painting depicting a rustic farmhouse and lush greenery

Farmyard in Normandy

Théodore Rousseau

Field of Banana Trees by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, oil painting of lush banana leaves.

Field of Banana Trees

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Paul Gauguin's 'Te raau rahi (The Big Tree)' showcases vibrant colors and a lush tropical landscape.

Te raau rahi (The Big Tree)

Paul Gauguin

Féérie nocturne by Maxime Maufra, genre scene depicting Paris at night, gas lamps illuminating the crowd.

Féérie nocturne: Exposition Universelle Paris 1900

Maxime Maufra

Fishing Boats at Kerhor, oil on canvas by Eugène Boudin, depicting boats on gentle surf.

Fishing Boats at Kerhor

Eugène Boudin

Paul Gauguin's 'Pape moe' showcases vibrant colors and unique figures.

Pape moe

Paul Gauguin

A central woman surrounded by putti, a satyr, an armored female figure, two nude women, and winged trumpeters under a garland of fruit and flowers.

The Happiness of the Regency

Peter Paul Rubens

Fog, Voisins by Alfred Sisley, oil painting depicting a misty landscape with soft light.

Fog, Voisins

Alfred Sisley

Forum, l’Arc de Constantin by Maurice Denis, oil on canvas depicting the Arch of Constantine

Forum, l’Arc de Constantin

Maurice Denis

A wide river curves through the scene with a small rowboat carrying two figures, white houses on the far bank, dense trees on the right, and a dramatic sunset sky.

The Seine at Bougival

Claude Monet

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's painting features Mademoiselle Marthe Mellot in vibrant colors and dynamic composition.

Mademoiselle Marthe Mellot dans La Gitane

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Frühlingstag am Bachufer by Eugène Galien-Laloue, oil on canvas depicting a brook and lush greenery.

Frühlingstag am Bachufer

Eugène Galien-Laloue

Garden Monument by Hubert Robert, oil on canvas, depicting a tranquil garden with figures and ruins.

Garden Monument

Hubert Robert

Peter Paul Rubens' painting depicting the proxy wedding of Marie de' Medici to King Henry IV.

The Wedding by Proxy of Marie de' Medici to King Henry IV

Peter Paul Rubens

Two large snow-capped wheatstacks stand in a snowy field with faint buildings and trees visible through mist under a pale morning sky.

Wheatstacks, Snow Effect, Morning (Meules, Effet de Neige, Le Matin)

Claude Monet

Two women recline side by side on a low divan surrounded by cushions and draped fabrics in a quiet interior.

Women of Algiers

Eugène Delacroix

A pond surface densely covered with water lilies, their leaves and flowers in blue, green, yellow, pink, and white, with reflections of tall plants in green hues.

The Water Lily Pond, c. 1917-19

Claude Monet

Two large haystacks stand in a sunlit field with trees, buildings, and hills in the background under a pale blue sky.

Haystacks, end of Summer

Claude Monet

Two large conical wheat stacks stand in a sunlit field under a pale blue, yellow, and pink sky with trees and a hill in the background.

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer)

Claude Monet

Two haystacks stand in a snowy field with long blue shadows and a warm peach sky in the background.

Haystacks- Snow Effect

Claude Monet

A rounded grainstack stands near the center of a misty field with sunlight filtering through, surrounded by colorful grass and a hazy sun above.

Grainstack-Sun in the Mist

Claude Monet

Two snow-covered wheatstacks stand in a snowy field with a pale peach sky and distant blurred buildings and trees.

Wheatstacks, Snow Effect, Morning

Claude Monet

Clusters of yellow, white, and pink water lilies float on a pond reflecting dense greenery with textured brushstrokes and shimmering light.

Le Bassin des Nympheas

Claude Monet

A mountain with angular blue and ochre slopes rises behind green trees and rocky terrain under a dynamic blue and white sky.

Mount Sainte-Victoire

Paul Cézanne

A close-up view of Rouen Cathedral's sunlit stone façade and central portal painted with thick, colorful brushstrokes against a blue sky.

Rouen Cathedral; The Portal (Sunlight)

Claude Monet

A nearly square painting showing a curved green and blue footbridge arching over a water pool surrounded by vivid reds, yellows, greens, and textured brushstrokes.

The Japanese Footbridge, Giverny

Claude Monet

A long blue-green bridge spans across a hazy river with faint silhouettes of buildings and smoke in the background under diffuse pastel light.

Charing Cross Bridge, London

Claude Monet

A textured painting of Rouen Cathedral's west façade bathed in sunlight with towers, arches, and small figures at the base.

Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, Sunlight

Claude Monet

A woman in a striped robe washes a small child's feet in a white basin while the child sits wrapped in a white towel.

The Child's Bath

Mary Cassatt

A painting showing five nude figures in various poses within a sunlit landscape featuring trees, grass, and distant mountains under a textured sky.

The Bathers

Paul Cézanne

In Brittany by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, oil on canvas depicting figures in a lush summer landscape

In Brittany (En Bretagne)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A pale violet haze envelops Waterloo Bridge in London, shown with broad arches over shimmering water and a small boat with a single figure in the foreground.

Waterloo Bridge in London

Claude Monet