Tag: movement

Swinging (1925)

Kandinsky, Wassily (1866-1944) Swinging (Schaukeln) 1925 Oil on board, 70.5 × 50.2 cm Tate Britain, London The title ‘Swinging’ captures this work’s sense of movement. Kandinsky believed painting should aim to be as abstract as music. He worked to create art that…

Train de banlieue arrivant à Paris (1915)

Severini, Gino (1883-1966) Train de banlieue arrivant à Paris (Suburban Train Arriving in Paris) 1915 Oil on canvas, 88.6 x 115.6 cm Tate Britain, London This painting of a train arriving in Paris attempts to express movement and conflicting energies through…

La foire aux chevaux (1855)

Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) La foire aux chevaux (The Horse Fair) 1855 Oil on canvas, 120 × 254.6 cm National Gallery, London This is a painting of sheer animal power. Brilliant white light builds up the turbulence and excitement of the scene.…

Festival a Montmartre (1913)

Severini, Gino (1883-1966) Festival a Montmartre (Festival in Montmartre) 1913 Oil on canvas, 88.9 × 116.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Gino Severini was a member of the Futurists, a group of Italian artists that announced its existence with a manifesto…

Étude pour “Le Chahut” (1889)

Seurat, Georges (1859-1891) Étude pour “Le Chahut” (Study for “Le Chahut”) 1889 Oil on canvas, 55.24 x 46.99 cm; with the artist’s frame, 67.63 x 58.42 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo Study for Le Chahut is the larger and later of…

Les Grands Boulevards (1875)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Les Grands Boulevards (The Grands Boulevards) 1875 Oil on canvas, 52.1 × 63.5 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Perhaps Renoir‘s most famous view of Paris is this archetypical image of its newest and most fashionable district in…