Tag: France

Rue de village (c.1917)

Utrillo, Maurice (1883-1955) Rue de village (Village street) c.1917 Oil on canvas, 53 x 76.6 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff This view of around 1917 depicts the suburb of Sannois in the north-west of Paris, an area which the artist painted repeatedly…

Deux prostituées (c.1885)

Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901) Deux prostituées (Two Prostitutes) c.1885 Pencil and watercolour on card, 47.6 x 27.5 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff

St. Tropez (1918)

Signac, Paul (1863-1935) St. Tropez 1918 Watercolour and charcoal on paper, 27.1 x 40.7 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff Paul Signac was a keen sailor who travelled the coast of France, making watercolours along the way. He liked to experiment with…

Tête de Victor Hugo (c.1883)

Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Tête de Victor Hugo (Head of Victor Hugo) c.1883 Bronze, 32 x 20 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff The great French author Victor Hugo was a passionate Republican and his epic novels highlight the social and political injustices…

Vue du Parc Montsouris, Le Kiosque (c.1908-1910)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Vue du Parc Montsouris, Le Kiosque (View of the Montsouris Park, The Kiosk) c.1908–1910 Oil on canvas, 66 x 80 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Here we see a group of people strolling through the Parc Montsouris, one of four…