Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Vue du Parc Montsouris, Le Kiosque (View of the Montsouris Park, The Kiosk) c.1908–1910 Oil on canvas, 65.7 x 79.7 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Here we see a group of people strolling through the Parc Montsouris, one of four…
Constable, John (1776-1837) The Cornfield 1826 Oil on canvas, 143 × 122 cm National Gallery, London A boy has paused from the thirsty work of herding sheep at noon to lie flat on the bank of a pool and drink its…
Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) Mountainous Landscape with Herdsmen Resting by a Path c.1595 Oil on copper, 18.6 x 25.2 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Travelers of different backgrounds populate the windy roads of this dramatic mountain view. With atmospheric lighting and…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Corbeille de fleurs (Rounded Flower Bed) 1876 Oil on canvas, 59.3 × 81.3 × 1.8 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Monet‘s garden at Argenteuil near Paris provided the subject matter for this painting: a flower bed of…
Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Le sentier, femmes causant (The Path, Women Chatting) 1889 Oil on canvas, 72.4 × 59.7 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Chemin de halage à Argenteuil (Towpath at Argenteuil, Winter) 1875–1876 Oil on canvas, 60 x 100.01 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo In 1871, following the end of the Franco-Prussian War, the newly wed Claude Monet moved from…
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Un Coin du plateau de Bellevue, automne, soleil couchant (A Corner of the Park at Bellevue, Autumn, Sunset) 1902 Oil on canvas, 61.6 x 50.8 cm Rhode Island School of Design, Providence See also: • Bellevue, Meudon (France)
Tissot, James (1836-1902) En plein soleil (In Full Sunlight) c.1881 Oil on wood, 24.8 x 35.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Cascading sunlight illuminates the colorful open parasol and beribboned hats of the group lounging on the grass. This…
Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) Landscape with Travelers on a Woodland Path c.1607 Oil on copper, 9.5 x 15.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Working on copper, Brueghel created small and jewel-like paintings defined by vivid color and anecdotal detail.…
Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Chemin montant, rue de la Côte-du-Jalet, Pontoise (The Climb, Rue de la Côte-du-Jalet, Pontoise) 1875 Oil on canvas, 54 x 65.7 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York In this painting, Camille Pissarro departs from the legible perspectives of traditional…