France Paintings

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

A playful scene of cherubic cupids plotting mischief in a lush, pastel setting.

Cupids in Conspiracy

François Boucher

A depiction of Bretons in a lush forest setting.

Bretons in the Forest of Huelgoat

Paul Sérusier

A woman reading in a serene setting, painted by Renoir.

Femme lisant

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A vibrant painting by Raoul Dufy showcasing lively colors and figures.

Guide Belge

Raoul Dufy

View of Istanbul from the Dutch Embassy at Pera, oil on canvas by Jean Baptiste Vanmour

View of Istanbul from the Dutch Embassy at Pera

Jean Baptiste Vanmour

Architecture in sunlight with flora, oil on canvas by Georges Hugo

13 rue Saint-Maur, Bordeaux

Georges Hugo

A detailed academic study of a male torso by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, showcasing the anatomy with precision.

Academic study of a male torso

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

A portrait of a man by Paul Cézanne, showcasing his unique brushwork and color palette.

Head Of A Man

Paul Cézanne

A Classical Temple by Louis Gustave Taraval, oil on canvas depicting grand columns and lush greenery.

A Classical Temple

Louis Gustave Taraval

Italian Landscape by Claude Lorrain, oil painting depicting a serene river and rolling hills.

Italian Landscape

Claude Lorrain

Paul Gauguin's 'Noanoa Pl.01' features vibrant colors and abstract forms.

Noanoa Pl.01

Paul Gauguin

A depiction of Danae, showcasing her beauty and the golden rain.

Danae

Léon François Comerre

Paul Gauguin's 'Noanoa Pl.15' showcases vibrant colors and unique forms.

Noanoa Pl.15

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's 'Noanoa Pl.16' features vibrant colors and expressive figures.

Noanoa Pl.16

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's *Noanoa Pl.17* showcases vibrant colors and unique figures.

Noanoa Pl.17

Paul Gauguin

A solitary sailboat drifts across calm waters at sunset, showcasing Monet's late Impressionist technique.

Sailboat in the evening

Claude Monet

Lakeside scene with a figure and lush foliage, oil on canvas by Isidore Pils

Les Buttes-Chaumont.

Isidore Pils

Paul Gauguin's 'Noanoa Pl.21' features vibrant colors and abstract forms.

Noanoa Pl.21

Paul Gauguin

Sailboats in a sunlit harbor, oil on canvas by Eugène Isabey

Sailboats in a Sunlit Harbor (recto)

Eugène Isabey

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

Noanoa Pl.23

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's 'Noanoa Pl.25' features vibrant colors and abstract forms.

Noanoa Pl.25

Paul Gauguin

A coastal landscape depicting the Bec du Hoc headland in Normandy, painted by Georges Seurat.

Le Bec du Hoc, Grandcamp

Georges Seurat

Paul Gauguin's 'Noanoa Pl.42' features vibrant colors and expressive figures.

Noanoa Pl.42

Paul Gauguin

A nocturnal forest scene by Jean-François Millet, showcasing his mastery of light and shadow.

Nocturnal Scene in a Forest

Jean-François Millet

Edgar Degas's 'Before the Performance' captures young ballet dancers in a moment of anticipation.

Before the Performance

Edgar Degas

Sailing Boats, Venice Beyond by Paul-Charles-Emmanuel Gallard-Lépinay, oil on canvas depicting boats in a harbor.

Sailing Boats, Venice Beyond

Paul-Charles-Emmanuel Gallard-Lépinay

A vibrant Art Nouveau poster by Jules Chéret featuring a clock and elegant figures.

Horloge. Les Chiarini

Jules Chéret

A beautiful marine scene depicting the coast of Normandy.

Normandie

Louis Valtat

Alpine Landscape by Jean-Léon Gérôme, oil painting depicting mountains and sky.

Alpine Landscape, The Handegg, Switzerland

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Marine scene with crashing waves and turbulent sky, oil painting by Eugène Boudin

Berck, les dunes par gros temps

Eugène Boudin

Édouard Manet's 'Street Singer' captures a moment of urban life with a focus on a street performer.

Street Singer

Édouard Manet

Oil painting of a vibrant flower market by Georges Stein

The Flower Market

Georges Stein

Pierre Bonnard's 'Notes sur l’amour Pl 05' captures intimate moments with vibrant colors.

Notes sur l’amour Pl 05

Pierre Bonnard

On the Beach by Eugène Boudin, oil on canvas showing silhouettes on the shore and shimmering sea.

On the Beach

Eugène Boudin

A woman bathing in a serene interior scene.

Nu À La Baignoire

Pierre Bonnard

A young Breton woman knitting in a serene setting.

Jeune bretonne tricotant

Paul Sérusier

Bronze fountain Fontaine du Palmier by Elie Anatole Pavil in Paris

Fontaine du Palmier, Place du Châtelet, Paris

Elie Anatole Pavil

Jules Pascin's 'Nu allongé' showcases a reclining nude figure with soft colors and fluid lines.

Nu allongé

Jules Pascin

Henri Matisse's 'Nu allongé vers la droite' features a reclining nude figure in vibrant colors.

Nu allongé vers la droite

Henri Matisse

A portrait of a peasant woman by Camille Pissarro.

Tête de paysanne

Camille Pissarro

Henri Matisse's 'Tête de profil' is a striking portrait showcasing bold colors and simplified forms.

Tête de profil

Henri Matisse

A seated nude figure seen from behind, painted by Renoir.

Nu Assis, De Dos

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Gifts For The Monastery by Xaver Laurent, oil painting depicting figures in a ritual offering.

Gifts For The Monastery

Xaver Laurent

Gezicht op Gent by Charles Euphrasie Kuwasseg, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil river and cityscape.

Gezicht op Gent

Charles Euphrasie Kuwasseg

Henri Matisse's 'Nu assis sur un tabouret' features a seated nude figure in vibrant colors.

Nu assis sur un tabouret

Henri Matisse

A woman in fashionable attire walks a monkey along a riverbank, embodying a blend of decorum and playfulness.

Woman with a Monkey

Georges Seurat

A nude figure seen from behind, painted by Camille Pissarro.

Nu de dos

Camille Pissarro

A painting depicting a group of figures retreating from a storm.

Retreat from the Storm

Jean-François Millet

Saint Amond by Jacques Callot depicts a religious figure in a detailed setting.

Saint Amond

Jacques Callot

Renoir's 'Nu de dos' captures the beauty of the female form in a soft, impressionistic style.

Nu de dos

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A dancer captured mid-rehearsal, embodying the tension and grace of ballet.

Dancer

Edgar Degas

A woman seen from behind, painted by Pierre Bonnard in a warm color palette.

Nu de dos

Pierre Bonnard

A standing nude figure in a vibrant interior setting.

Nu debout au tub

Pierre Bonnard

Renoir's 'Nu debout' captures the beauty of the human form in a soft, impressionistic style.

Nu debout

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Odilon Redon's painting 'Saint-Antoine' features a mysterious figure shrouded in hair.

Saint-Antoine…A travers ses longs cheveux qui lui couvraient la figure, j’ai cru reconnaitre Ammonaria

Odilon Redon

A woman dressing in a bright, intimate setting.

Nu s’habillant

Pierre Bonnard

A seated nude woman in a relaxed pose, painted by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Nu sur un fauteuil

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A striking still life featuring a black poppy by Odilon Redon.

Le pavot noir

Odilon Redon

A young woman fastening a gilded boot in a cabaret setting.

La Bottine d’Or

Mariano Alonso-Pérez

Flower Clouds by Odilon Redon, oil painting of vibrant flowers and ethereal forms.

Flower Clouds

Odilon Redon

Saint-Briac. La Pomelière by Paul Signac, oil on canvas depicting a coastal house and serene landscape.

Saint-Briac. La Pomelière

Paul Signac

A painting depicting a beggar in a realistic style.

The Beggar

Henri Fantin-Latour

Figurative scene of women bathing in a creek, oil painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Baigneuses dans une crique boisée

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Prairie Au Pont D’argenteuil by Gustave Caillebotte, oil painting depicting a lush meadow and horizon.

Prairie Au Pont D’argenteuil

Gustave Caillebotte

A single rounded grainstack stands in a snowy field under pale winter sunlight with distant hills, farm buildings, and a luminous sky.

Grainstack in the Sunlight, Snow Effect

Claude Monet

Genre scene depicting figures relaxing by the coastline, oil painting by Maximilien Luce

Baigneurs à Saint-Tropez

Maximilien Luce

Soleil couchant by Camille Pissarro, oil on canvas depicting a sunset over fields

Soleil couchant

Camille Pissarro

A nude woman seated on a divan, gazing directly at the viewer.

Nude Sitting on a Divan

Amedeo Modigliani

A nude woman draped in red cloth, painted by Pierre Bonnard.

Nude With Red Cloth (Nude At Her Toilet)

Pierre Bonnard

Port de Bruxelles by Camille Pissarro, oil on canvas showing a lively port scene.

Port de Bruxelles

Camille Pissarro

A painting by William Bouguereau depicting nymphs in a serene landscape.

Nymphaeum

William Bouguereau

A painting depicting nymphs and love in a lush, romantic setting.

Nymphes Et Amours

Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña

Fountain in La fontaine du Palmier by Eugène Galien-Laloue, Impressionism

La fontaine du Palmier, place du Châtelet

Eugène Galien-Laloue

Jacques Callot's painting 'October' captures the essence of autumn with vivid colors and intricate details.

October

Jacques Callot

Italianate landscape with shepherds and a snake, oil on canvas by Pierre-Athanase Chauvin

Italianate landscape with shepherds afraid by a snake

Pierre-Athanase Chauvin

Rococo landscape of the Seine and cityscape by Pierre-Antoine Demachy

La Grande Galerie, le Pont-Neuf et l’île de la Cité, vus du Pont Royal.

Pierre-Antoine Demachy

Bords De La Sedelle, Crozant by Armand Guillaumin, oil painting depicting a riverside scene with trees and clouds.

Bords De La Sedelle, Crozant

Armand Guillaumin

A poised lady with dark hair and an elegant dress, captured in a moment of contemplation.

Portrait of a Lady

Gustave Doré

A still life painting featuring a lemon on a table.

Le Citron

William Bouguereau

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary by Hugues Merle depicts a compassionate figure in a serene setting.

Saint Elizabeth Of Hungary

Hugues Merle

Interior of a Gothic cathedral by Louis-Adolphe Hervier, featuring arches and stained glass.

Interior of a Cathedral

Louis-Adolphe Hervier

Blick auf Konstantinopel by Félix Ziem, oil painting depicting a city skyline at sunset.

Blick auf Konstantinopel

Félix Ziem

Odilon Redon's painting 'Saint Jean' features a dreamlike portrayal of Saint John.

Saint Jean

Odilon Redon

La Montagne Sainte-Victoire by Paul Cezanne, oil painting depicting a mountain landscape.

La Montagne Sainte-Victoire

Paul Cézanne

A vibrant botanical illustration by Pierre Bonnard showcasing lush colors and intricate details.

Histoires naturelles Pl 12

Pierre Bonnard

A religious scene depicting Easter celebrations.

Easter

Jacques Callot

Historical scene of Jacob and Laban with their daughters, oil painting by Claude Lorrain

Jacob with Laban and his Daughters

Claude Lorrain

Cap Nègre by Henri-Edmond Cross, oil painting depicting a beach with azure sea and golden sands.

Cap Nègre

Henri-Edmond Cross

Twilight scene with streetlamps and cobblestones by Luigi Loir, Impressionism

La Porte De Chatillon, Paris

Luigi Loir

Architecture of Paris in Art Nouveau style by Laure Brouardel

Exposition de 1900, le Vieux Paris

Laure Brouardel