Tag: cityscape

Maisons à Vitebsk (1917)

Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Maisons à Vitebsk (Houses at Vitebsk) 1917 Oil on paper on canvas, 47.3 x 61.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Vitebsk (Belarus)

La Rochelle (1930)

Signac, Paul (1863-1935) La Rochelle 1930 Watercolor over black chalk on paper, 29.7 x 45.7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Compare: Signac, Paul (1863-1935) Les Tours Vertes, La Rochelle 1913 Private collection     See also: • La Rochelle (France)

Les Tours Vertes, La Rochelle (1913)

Signac, Paul (1863-1935) Les Tours Vertes, La Rochelle (The Green Towers, La Rochelle) 1913 Oil on canvas, 73 x 92 cm Private collection Compare: Signac, Paul (1863-1935) La Rochelle 1930 National Gallery of Art, Washington     See also: • La Rochelle…

Le Repos (1879)

Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Le Repos (Rest) 1879 Oil on fabric, 164.5 x 117.8 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland One of the most celebrated academic painters of his time, Bouguereau underscores the moral virtues of the Italian peasants in this painting…

Piazza San Marco, Venezia (c.1740)

Bellotto, Bernardo (1721-1780) Piazza San Marco, Venezia (Piazza San Marco, Venice) c.1740 Oil on canvas, 136.2 x 232.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland This view of the Piazza San Marco, Venice shows Bellotto‘s devotion to faithful observation. At the left…

Le Thé (1872)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le Thé (Tea) 1872 Oil on wood, 66 x 47.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York When Tissot moved to London in 1871, he immersed himself in the local scene, with work for Vanity Fair and genre…

Piazza San Marco (1760s)

Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Piazza San Marco late 1760s Oil on canvas, 68.9 x 85.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This view can be compared to Canaletto’s of the same location painted forty years prior. Guardi’s technique is far looser…

Le Pont de Passy et la Tour Eiffel (1911)

Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Le Pont de Passy et la Tour Eiffel (The Pont de Passy and the Eiffel Tower) 1911 Oil on canvas, 60.3 x 81.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Lines and planes converge at the center of…

La place du marché, Vitebsk (1917)

Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) La place du marché, Vitebsk (The Marketplace, Vitebsk) 1917 Oil on canvas, 66 × 97.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York After training and exhibiting his art in Paris, Chagall returned to his hometown Vitebsk in 1914…

Rue Norvins, Paris (1918)

Utrillo, Maurice (1883-1955) Rue Norvins, Paris 1918 Oil on cardboard mounted on panel, 53.5 x 64 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York Compare: Utrillo, Maurice (1883-1955) La Rue Norvins à Montmartre c.1910–1912 Private collection     See also: • Montmartre | Paris (France) | Rue Norvins