Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Young Girl with Cherry Blossom c.1867–1872 Oil on canvas, 139.3 x 73.3 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London This canvas is the central section of a larger decorative work commissioned by the Liverpool shipping magnate Frederick Leyland.…
Kandinsky, Wassily (1866-1944) Zum Rosa (Towards Pink) 1926 Oil on canvas, 71 x 27 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Printemps, Chatou (Spring, Chatou) c.1873 Oil on canvas, 59.6 x 73.7 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London The patch of water glimpsed through the trees on the left is the only feature linking this idyllic scene with Chatou. The…
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Cours d’eau sous les Arbres (Stream in a Wood) c.1873 Oil on canvas, 30.5 x 26 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Bords de la Seine à Argenteuil (Banks of the Seine at Argenteuil) 1874 Oil on canvas, 62.3 x 103 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London This work is one of Édouard Manet’s most vivid experiments in painting outdoors, inspired…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Peach Trees in Blossom 1889 Oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London F 514, JH 1681 Vincent van Gogh captured this view of an open plain outside Arles in early spring 1889. He…
Soutine, Chaïm (1893-1943) Jeune femme à la blouse blanche (Young Woman in a White Blouse) c.1929 Oil on canvas, 45 × 34 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London This poignant portrait illustrates Soutine‘s remarkable ability to capture the psychological life of his…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Family of Jan Brueghel the Elder c.1613–1615 Oil on panel, 95.2 x 125.1 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London This painting celebrates family and friendship. It is a touching portrait of the family of the artist…
Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Portrait of Margaret Gainsborough c.1778 Oil on canvas, 76.6 x 63.8 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London This intimate portrait may have been painted to celebrate the 50th birthday of Thomas Gainsborough’s wife, Margaret (around 1728-1798). He portrayed her…
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Les joueurs de cartes (The Card Players) 1892–1896 Oil on canvas, 60 x 73 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London Cézanne became interested in depicting labourers playing cards in the autumn of 1890. During the 1890s he completed…