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En plein soleil (c.1881)

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…

Matin de printemps (c.1875)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Matin de printemps (Spring Morning) c.1875 Oil on canvas, 55.9 x 42.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The light on this spring day is so bright that the woman shields her eyes from the glare. She…

Jeune femme assise sur un canapé (c.1879)

Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Jeune femme assise sur un canapé (Young Woman Seated on a Sofa) c.1879 Oil on canvas, 80.6 × 99.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York At about the time that Morisot depicted this model in her Paris…

Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld (1630s)

Brueghel, Jan the Younger (1601-1678) Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld 1630s Oil on copper, 26.7 x 35.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This infernal image of the 1630s was inspired by the “hell landscapes” of Jan Brueghel…

Automne (1888)

Bracquemond, Félix (1833-1914) Automne (Autumn) 1888 Print, 65.40 x 50.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Rue Norvins, Paris (1918)

Utrillo, Maurice (1883-1955) Rue Norvins, Paris 1918 Oil on cardboard mounted on panel, 53.5 x 64 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York Compare: Utrillo, Maurice (1883-1955) La Rue Norvins à Montmartre c.1910–1912 Private collection     See also: • Montmartre | Paris (France) | Rue Norvins

Lever de lune (1877)

Daubigny, Charles-François (1817-1878) Lever la lune (Moonrise) 1877 Oil on panel, 40.3 x 67.9 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York Lured by the tranquil waters of river-scapes, Charles-François Daubigny began to explore the river valleys outside Paris in the late 1850s from…

Chemin montant, rue de la Côte-du-Jalet, Pontoise (1875)

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…

Les Vignes à Cagnes (1908)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Les Vignes à Cagnes (The Vineyards at Cagnes) 1908 Oil on canvas, 46.4 x 55.2 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York Here, Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicts a woman reading beneath an olive tree on his estate near Cagnes, in the…

L’Ambitieuse (1883-1885)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) L’Ambitieuse (Political Woman) 1883–1885 Oil on canvas, 142.24 x 101.6 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo L’Ambitieuse (Political Woman), also referred to as The Reception, belongs to a series of fifteen large paintings that James Tissot executed between…