Impressionist Masterpieces
CURATED COLLECTIONThis collection assembles works from the French movement that broke with academic painting in the 1870s, when a group of artists began exhibiting independently outside the official Salon system. Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro and Edgar Degas, among others, worked with broken brushwork and unmixed colour to capture fleeting light and everyday modern life rather than historical or mythological subjects. Landscapes painted outdoors, city scenes, racecourses and domestic interiors all appear, reflecting the movement's interest in the passing moment over permanent truth. The paintings and prints here mark one of the clearest breaks with earlier academic convention.
About the Impressionist Masterpieces collection
Impressionist Masterpieces spans 42,526 public-domain artworks in the Archive Lane archive.
This collection assembles works from the French movement that broke with academic painting in the 1870s, when a group of artists began exhibiting independently outside the official Salon system. Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro and Edgar Degas, among others, worked with broken brushwork and unmixed colour to capture fleeting light and everyday modern life rather than historical or mythological subjects. Landscapes painted outdoors, city scenes, racecourses and domestic interiors all appear, reflecting the movement's interest in the passing moment over permanent truth. The paintings and prints here mark one of the clearest breaks with earlier academic convention.
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Prints of these artworks
Every artwork here can be downloaded as the original high-resolution file, or ordered as a Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print from $21.99, shipping included.
Sizes and framing
Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.
Framed Canvas and Framed Print orders are available in 8 frame colours (Black, White, Natural, Gold, Walnut, Silver, Dark Grey, Light Grey); Canvas and Rolled Canvas have no frame and no glass.
Frequently asked questions
- How many artworks are in Impressionist Masterpieces?
- There are 42,526 public-domain artworks in the Impressionist Masterpieces collection on Archive Lane.
- Can I download these as digital files?
- Yes, every artwork can be previewed for free and downloaded as the original high-resolution file with a one-off purchase or a membership.