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Duck Island (1906)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Duck Island 1906 Oil on canvas, 52.07 x 80.01 cm Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas The broken brushstrokes, dappled light, and unblended colors of this scene of a popular island resort off the New Hampshire coast reveal…

Maison abandonnée près d’Aix-en-Provence (1885)

Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Maison abandonnée près d’Aix-en-Provence (Abandoned House near Aix-en-Provence) 1885 Oil on canvas, 66.04 × 82.55 cm Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Paul Cézanne‘s landscape paintings are often centered on houses, virtually all empty, abandoned, or ruined. But…

Renard dans la neige (1860)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Renard dans la neige (Fox in the Snow) 1860 Oil on canvas, 85.73 x 127.95 cm Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Courbet’s Fox in the Snow depicts the animal mauling its prey, the rodent’s blood spilling onto…

La mare aux canards (1873)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La mare aux canards (The Duck Pond) 1873 Oil on canvas, 50.48 × 60.96 cm Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Renoir and Monet began portraying the same landscape in 1869, when they simultaneously painted at the famous…

La Seine à Chatou (1874)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Seine à Chatou (The Seine at Chatou) 1874 Oil on canvas, 50.8 x 63.5 cm Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas “The Seine at Châtou” is among the finest, boldest, and best preserved of Renoir‘s landscapes from…

Le cycliste (1951)

Léger, Fernand (1881-1955) Le cycliste (The Bicyclist) 1951 Oil on canvas, 130.8 x 97.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Straddling a bicycle, a sturdy woman stands still. One foot rests on the right pedal, the other on the…