Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Yole (The Skiff) 1875 Oil on canvas, 71 × 92 cm National Gallery, London We are probably looking at the river Seine near Chatou (some ten miles west of central Paris), although the exact site has not been…
Winterbrook House, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, that was once home to Agatha Christie. Deaths: • Christie, Agatha (1890-1976) See also: • Christie, Agatha (1890-1976) | Houses | UK | Wallingford (England)
Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Henry James 1913 Oil on canvas, 85.1 x 67.3 cm National Portrait Gallery, London See also: • James, Henry (1843-1916)
Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) A Souvenir of Velazquez 1868 Oil on canvas, 102.7 x 82.4 cm Royal Academy of Arts, London The expressionistic brushwork and broad colouring of Millais‘s diploma work contrasts with the restrained naturalism of his earlier Pre-Raphaelite paintings. This…
Constable, John (1776-1837) The Leaping Horse 1825 Oil on canvas, 142 x 187.3 cm Royal Academy of Arts, London The barge lowers its sail, the rope slackens and the tow horse leaps the barrier on the path. John Constable depicts a scene…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) L’église de Vétheuil (The Church at Vétheuil) 1880 Oil on canvas, 50.5 x 61 cm Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton Monet moved with his family to Vétheuil in 1878 and despite the death of his wife the following year…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Madonna col Bambino in un paesaggio con Tobiolo e l’angelo (Madonna and Child in a Landscape with Tobias and the Angel) c.1535–1540 Oil on panel, 85.2 x 120.3 x 1.7 cm Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace, London This painting was described by…
Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) La Manucure (The Manicure) 1897 Oil on board, 33.5 x 30 cm Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton Like his friend Bonnard, Vuillard was a founder member of Les Nabis. Les Nabis were influenced by Gauguin‘s ideas on Synthetism –…
Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) Allée de châtaigniers à La Celle-Saint-Cloud (Avenue of Chestnut Trees near La Celle-St-Cloud) 1867 Oil on canvas, 95.5 x 122.2 cm Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton Sisley was born to an English family but spent most of his life…
