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The Mill (1645-1648)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Mill 1645–1648 Oil on canvas, 87.6 x 105.6 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for six months with Pieter Lastman (1583–1633),…

New England Headlands (1899)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) New England Headlands 1899 Oil on canvas, 68.9 x 68.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This panoramic landscape depicts Gloucester, Massachusetts, one of Childe Hassam’s favorite destinations. During the summer months Gloucester was home to many artists,…

Celia Thaxter in Her Garden (1892)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Celia Thaxter in Her Garden (In the Garden) 1892 Oil on canvas, 56.5 x 45.7 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington Celia Thaxter in 1899. See also: • Appledore Island, ME (USA) | Thaxter, Celia (1835-1894)

Pont de Charing Cross (c.1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) Pont de Charing Cross dit aussi Pont de Westminster (Charing Cross Bridge, also known as Westminster Bridge) c.1906 Oil on canvas, 81 x 100.6 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris At the 1905 Salon d’automne, Derain shared the same…

La piscine de Londres (1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) La piscine de Londres (The Pool of London) 1906 Oil on canvas, 65.7 × 99.1 cm Tate Britain, London This view of the Thames from London Bridge is one of four works painted by Derain, showing the same…

London Bridge (1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) London Bridge 1906 Oil on canvas, 66 x 99.1 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York In 1905, French painter André Derain was commissioned by his art dealer Ambroise Vollard to paint views of London. Derain set up…

Charing Cross Bridge, London (1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) Charing Cross Bridge, London 1906 Oil on canvas, 80.3 x 100.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington We look across river at a bridge with a city skyline beyond in this stylized, horizontal landscape, which is painted entirely…