Hugo, Victor (1802-1885) L’Eclair (Lightning) 1868 Etching in black on laid paper, 21.7 x 14.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
L’Eclair (1868)
Tag: landscape
Nounou avec enfant (1877-1878)
Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) Nounou avec enfant (Nanny and Child) 1877–1878 Oil on canvas, 65 x 81.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Although a close associate of the impressionists who shared their dedication to the portrayal of modern life, Eva Gonzalès never…
Guerrier nu avec une lance (c.1816)
Géricault, Théodore (1791-1824) Guerrier nu avec une lance (Nude Warrior with a Spear) c.1816 Oil on canvas, 93.6 x 75.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington At the age of nineteen, Théodore Gericault entered the Parisian studio of Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, a successful…
The Nymph of the Spring (after 1537)
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Nymph of the Spring after 1537 Oil on panel, 48.4 x 72.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The nymph reclines beside a spring, perhaps a reference to a legendary ancient Roman fountain with which a…
Plage en Normandie (c.1872-1875)
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Plage en Normandie (Beach in Normandy) c.1872–1875 Oil on canvas, 61.3 x 90.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Towering, sheer cliffs loom to our left, over a sunny beach scattered with boats in this horizontal landscape painting. The…
Bateaux sur une plage, Étretat (c.1872-1875)
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Bateaux sur une plage, Étretat (Boats on a Beach, Etretat) c.1872–1875 Oil on canvas, 64.8 x 91.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Étretat (France)
Le Ruisseau du Puits-Noir, vallée de la Loue (1855)
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Le Ruisseau du Puits-Noir, vallée de la Loue (The Puits Noir Stream, Loue Valley) 1855 Oil on canvas, 104 x 137 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Courbet painted events and scenery primarily from his native Ornans, a village…
La Bretonnerie dans le département de l’Indre (1856)
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) La Bretonnerie dans le département de l’Indre (La Bretonnerie in the Department of Indre) 1856 Oil on canvas, 60.8 x 73.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
La Grotte de la Loue (1864)
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) La Grotte de la Loue (The Cave of the Loue) 1864 Oil on canvas, 98.4 x 130.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Courbet painted events and scenery primarily from his native Ornans, a village in the remote Franche-Comté…
Les Roches Noires à Trouville (1865-1866)
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Les Roches Noires à Trouville (The Black Rocks at Trouville) 1865–1866 Oil on canvas, 50 × 61 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington We stand on a beach lined with black rocks and boulders looking out onto the water…