From the late 19th to early 20th century, Paris and its surroundings were at the centre of the art world. In order to demonstrate the wide-reaching influence of French art, we have paired French paintings with British examples. We explore three key strands of this French influence: painting directly from nature, depicting real people engaged in everyday tasks and painting techniques. In 1874, a group of artists with similar aims exhibited together in what is now known as the First Impressionist Exhibition. Prior to this, French artists had begun to experiment with painting out of doors. Artists who painted the landscape around Barbizon, south-east of Paris, paved the way for the Impressionists.
Claude Monet (1840–1926)
Oil on canvas
H 65 x W 81.1 cm
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William McTaggart (1835–1910)
Oil on canvas
H 82 x W 123.8 cm
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Henri Fantin-Latour (1836–1904)
Oil on canvas
H 58.2 x W 38.3 cm
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George Leslie Hunter (1877–1931)
Oil on board
H 46.2 x W 34.1 cm
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Charles-François Daubigny (1817–1878)
Oil on canvas
H 36 x W 59.2 cm
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George Reid (1841–1913)
Oil on canvas
H 83.3 x W 102.5 cm
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919)
Oil on canvas
H 46.5 x W 56.1 cm
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Duncan Grant (1885–1978)
Oil on canvas
H 81.7 x W 99.5 cm
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Jules Breton (1827–1906)
Oil on canvas
H 73.5 x W 54.9 cm
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Robert McGregor (1847–1922)
Oil on canvas
H 142.5 x W 97.1 cm
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Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848–1884)
Oil on canvas
H 80.9 x W 59.8 cm
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Alexander Mackenzie (1850–1890)
Oil on canvas
H 110.5 x W 89.1 cm
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Alfred Sisley (1839–1899)
Oil on canvas
H 54.5 x W 65.5 cm
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George Leslie Hunter (1877–1931)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 61.5 cm
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Alfred Sisley (1839–1899)
Oil on canvas
H 55 x W 73.3 cm
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Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)
Oil on canvas
H 50.2 x W 60.9 cm
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Alfred Sisley (1839–1899)
Oil on canvas
H 42.5 x W 55.2 cm
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Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935)
Oil on canvas
H 41.1 x W 51 cm
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Armand Guillaumin (1841–1927)
Oil on canvas
H 73.6 x W 93 cm
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Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935)
Oil on canvas
H 63.5 x W 53.5 cm
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Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947)
Oil on canvas
H 50.3 x W 63.1 cm
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Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883–1937)
Oil on canvas
H 41 x W 48.5 cm
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Edgar Degas (1834–1917)
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