Tag: France

Fort Samson, Grandcamp (1885)

Seurat, Georges (1859-1891) Fort Samson, Grandcamp 1885 Oil on canvas, 65 x 81.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg See also: • Grandcamp-Maisy (France) | Normandie

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Grandcamp-Maisy (France)

Grandcamp in Art: Seurat, Georges (1859-1891) Fort Samson, Grandcamp 1885 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg     See also: • Cities | Normandie | France

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Francis Bacon

(1909–1992) The artist’s works: Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion 1944 Tate Britain, London Study for a Portrait 1952 Tate Britain, London Study for Crouching Nude 1952 Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Study for ‘Portrait of Van Gogh IV’…

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Femme sur la plage (1887)

Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898) Femme sur la plage (Woman on the Beach) 1887 Oil on paper on canvas, 75.3 x 74.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

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Pompiers ruraux (1857)

Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898) Pompiers ruraux (Rural Firefighters) 1857 Oil on canvas, 179 x 228 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

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La Déposition de la croix (1627-1628)

Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) La Déposition de la croix (The Descent from the Cross) 1627–1628 Oil on canvas, 120 x 98 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Nicolas Poussin was the leading exponent of the French Classicism of the first half of the…

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Paysannes aux broussailles (c.1852)

Millet, Jean-François (1814-1875) Paysannes aux broussailles (Peasant Women with Brushwood) c.1852 Oil on canvas, 37.5 x 29.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Millet devoted his talent to the depiction of scenes from peasant life, and this is a typical example of his…

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