Tag: beach

Sur la plage de Boulogne (1868)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Sur la plage de Boulogne (On the Beach, Boulogne-sur-Mer) 1868 Oil on canvas, 32.39 × 66.04 cm Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond As early as 1863, Manet’s submissions to the Salon were either rejected by the jury…

La Tragédie (1903)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) La Tragédie (The Tragedy) 1903 Oil on wood, 105.3 x 69 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Painted entirely in shades of blue, this vertical scene shows a woman, an elderly man, and a young child standing close…

En route pour la pêche (1878)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) En route pour la pêche (Setting Out to Fish) 1878 Oil on canvas, 78.7 × 122.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington En route pour la pêche depicts a scene in the quiet fishing village of Cancale,…

Les Falaises à Étretat (1885)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Les Falaises à Étretat (The Cliffs at Étretat) 1885 Oil on canvas, 65.1 x 81.3 cm Clark Art Institute, Williamstown See also: • Étretat (France)

Rockets and Blue Lights (1840)

Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Rockets and Blue Lights (Close at Hand) to Warn Steamboats of Shoal Water 1840 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 122.2 cm Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

La Femme aux bas blancs (1864)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) La Femme aux bas blancs (Woman with White Stockings) 1864 Oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Traditionally, European painters made the nude subject decorous by presenting it as part of an edifying mythological narrative.…