This study sheds light on the influence of the Impressionists on the emergence of modern art movements with a focus on painting art. The study explains how Impressionism’s formative concepts influenced the development of modern art painting. Impressionism is a transitional stage between traditional (classical) and modern art stages and trends. The reasons and motives that led to the appearance of the Impressionism trend were studied. The artistic features of Impressionism were also studied. The artworks of the prominent pioneers of the Impressionist school were also studied, and their artistic orientations were identified. This study compared paintings created before and after the Impressionism era regarding the artistic subjects and the formative formulations adopted. The study concluded that the emergence of impressionism changed the painting style, following the classical approach for long periods. It was found that Impressionism helped emphasise the freedom of artistic creativity and laid the foundations for artistic expression far from the usual classical concepts. Impressionist painters dealt with their subjects with absolute creative freedom, achieving patterns of artistic formation that were not previously proposed. Therefore, unconventional formative solutions were developed to build perceptions about the artwork. Later, the Impressionist school influenced painters, and several pioneers of modern and contemporary art schools emerged, presenting artworks free from academic restrictions. Modern artworks were characterised by a high degree of formative creativity that emphasised the personality of the painters. The study concluded that the Impressionist school was the realistic beginning of modern art.