Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Charing Cross Bridge 1902 Oil on canvas, 65.4 x 81.3 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff Monet‘s Thames series was begun in the autumn of 1899 and the winter of 1900–01, from a fifth floor balcony of the Savoy…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Le Bassin de Londres (The Pool of London) 1871 Oil on canvas, 48.5 x 74.5 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff Monet came to London in 1871 as a refugee from the Franco-Prussian war. This view of the Thames…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Argenteuil, Bateau (Argenteuil, Boat) 1874 Oil on canvas, 59.4 x 81.3 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff Manet painted this study out of doors, ‘en plein air’, at the resort of Argenteuil, down the Seine from Paris. In overcast weather,…
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Pêcheur amarré à une banque (Fisherman moored at a bank) c.1865–1870 Oil on canvas, 33 x 46.7 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Scène de plage (Beach Scene) c.1869–1870 Oil (essence) on paper on canvas, 47.5 × 82.9 cm National Gallery, London A maid combs the hair of a girl who has been swimming; her bathing suit is stretched out on…
Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) Le pont de Sèvres (The Bridge at Sèvres) c.1877 Oil on canvas, 38.1 × 46 cm Tate Britain, London The British painter Alfred Sisley was part of the French impressionist group. He painted ten works from the local…
Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Jour d’été (Summer’s Day) c.1879 Oil on canvas, 45.7 × 75.2 cm National Gallery, London This painting was almost certainly exhibited with the title The Lake in the Bois de Boulogne at the Fifth Impressionist exhibition in April…
Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Il Palazzo Ducale e il Molo dal Bacino di San Marco (Venice: The Doge’s Palace and the Molo from the Basin of San Marco) c.1770 Oil on canvas, 58.1 × 76.4 cm National Gallery, London Guardi delighted in capturing…
Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) La Punta della Dogana con S. Maria della Salute (Venice: The Punta della Dogana with S. Maria della Salute) c.1770 Oil on canvas, 56.2 × 75.9 cm National Gallery, London The huge dome of the church of S.…
Canaletto (1697-1768) Eton College c.1754 Oil on canvas, 61.6 × 107.7 cm National Gallery, London This view is from the bank of the River Thames, looking across a sprawling meadow towards Eton College on the horizon. A shady glade gives way to…