Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Le Bateau-atelier (The Studio Boat) 1876 Oil on canvas, 72.7 x 60 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The figure in the boat is the artist, Claude Monet, who outfitted this floating studio with all his supplies so that he…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) La Femme aux bas blancs (Woman with White Stockings) 1864 Oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Traditionally, European painters made the nude subject decorous by presenting it as part of an edifying mythological narrative.…
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Mauvaise surprise (Unpleasant Surprise) 1901 Oil on canvas, 194.6 x 129.9 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The large-scale jungle scenes of Henri Rousseau are rife with violent struggles between wild animals such as lions, tigers, and horses. Here, a…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Famille Henriot (Henriot Family) c.1875 Oil on canvas, 115.6 x 164.1 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Daytrips to the countryside around Paris became a popular form of leisure during the late 19th century. Renoir alludes to this kind…
Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy 1907 Oil on canvas, 71.4 × 56.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago The year 1907 was a turning point for John Singer Sargent, as he daringly stepped away from his successful…
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) La baie de Marseille, vue de l’Estaque (The Bay of Marseille, Seen from L’Estaque) c.1885 Oil on canvas, 80.2 × 100.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In a letter to his friend and teacher Camille Pissarro, Paul…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Kolsåstoppen (Mount Kolsaas) 1895 Oil on canvas, 65.4 x 100.5 cm Nationalgalleriet, Oslo Compare: Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Le Mont Kolsaas en Norvège 1895 Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Le Mont Kolsaas en Norvège (Mount Kolsaas in Norway) 1895 Oil on canvas, 65 x 100 cm Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris Compare: Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Kolsåstoppen 1895 Nationalgalleriet, Oslo
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Printemps au bord de la Seine (Spring by the Seine) 1878 Oil on canvas, 61.8 x 50.3 cm Nationalgalleriet, Oslo
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Baigneuses (Bathing women) 1916 Oil on canvas, 41 x 51 cm Nationalgalleriet, Oslo