Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Séduction (Seduction, The Proposal) 1872 Oil on canvas, 163.5 x 111.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The motif of a young man at a window, wooing a woman at her spinning wheel, and the vaguely…
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Arrangement in Gray: Portrait of the Painter c.1872 Oil on canvas, 74.9 x 53.3 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit In this painting, Whistler explores problems in technique and composition, as well as his own…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) La Seine à Rouen (Seine at Rouen) 1872 Oil on canvas, 54 x 65.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg See also: • Rouen (France)
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Argenteuil c.1872 Oil on canvas, 50.4 x 65.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Argenteuil (France)
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Jean Monet sur son cheval cheval de bois (Jean Monet on His Hobby Horse) 1872 Oil on canvas, 60.6 x 74.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Monet painted this picture of his elder son, Jean,…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Le Pont Neuf à Paris 1872 Oil on canvas, 75.3 x 93.7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington While his figure paintings are better known, Renoir‘s landscapes resonate with a vigor and freshness of vision central to…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Claude Monet, Le Liseur (The Reader) 1872 Oil on canvas, 65 x 50 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Compare: Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Claude Monet lisant c.1873 Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris See also: • Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) L’Hôpital-Camfrout, Bretagne (L’Hôpital-Camfrout, Brittany) c.1870–1872 Oil on wood, 20.3 x 39.4 cm National Gallery, London Boudin was born and brought up on the Normandy coast, retaining a lifelong affection for the area, which he painted throughout his career.…
Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Scène de plage à Trouville (Beach Scene, Trouville) c.1870–1874 Oil on wood, 18.2 x 46.2 cm National Gallery, London By the mid nineteenth century, the Normandy coastal town Trouville had developed into smart seaside resort, attracting well-to-do holidaymakers…
Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Coin de table (By the Table) 1872 Oil on canvas, 161 x 223.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Standing: 1. Pierre Elzéar (1849-1916) 2. Émile Blémont (1839-1927) 3. Jean Aicard (1848-1921) Seated: 4. Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) 5. Arthur…