Tag: London

London Bridge (1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) London Bridge 1906 Oil on canvas, 66 x 99.1 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York In 1905, French painter André Derain was commissioned by his art dealer Ambroise Vollard to paint views of London. Derain set up…

Charing Cross Bridge (1905-1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) Charing Cross Bridge 1905–1906 Oil on canvas, 81.7 x 100.7 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York In this cityscape Derain rendered the customary gray of the London sky with dramatic color. In the summer of 1905 he…

Charing Cross Bridge, London (1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) Charing Cross Bridge, London 1906 Oil on canvas, 80.3 x 100.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington We look across river at a bridge with a city skyline beyond in this stylized, horizontal landscape, which is painted entirely…

The Palace of Westminster (1906-1907)

Derain, André (1880-1954) The Palace of Westminster 1906–1907 Oil on canvas, 78.7 x 99.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In 1905 and 1906, Derain traveled to London at the suggestion of the art dealer Ambroise Vollard to paint the…

L’Hôpital-Camfrout, Bretagne (1870-1872)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) L’Hôpital-Camfrout, Bretagne (L’Hôpital-Camfrout, Brittany) c.1870–1872 Oil on wood, 20.3 x 39.4 cm National Gallery, London Boudin was born and brought up on the Normandy coast, retaining a lifelong affection for the area, which he painted throughout his career.…

Blanchisseuses près d’un ruisseau (1885-1890)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Blanchisseuses près d’un ruisseau (Laundresses by a Stream) c.1885–1890 Oil on wood, 17.8 x 22.9 cm National Gallery, London Boudin is most famous for his scenes of well-to-do holidaymakers on the beaches of the fashionable Normandy resorts of…

L’entrée du port de Trouville (1888)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) L’entrée du port de Trouville (The Entrance to Trouville Harbour) 1888 Oil on mahogany, 32.4 x 40.9 cm National Gallery, London Boudin, who was born and grew up in the Normandy port of Honfleur and later owned a…

Le Port de Deauville (1888-1890)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Le Port de Deauville (Deauville Harbour) c.1888–1890 Oil on oak, 28.8 x 41.3 cm National Gallery, London Born in Honfleur, Boudin – the son of a ship’s captain – was constantly fascinated by the life of Normandy ports.…