Tag: rain

Golconde (1953)

Magritte, René (1898-1967) Golconde (Golconda) 1953 Oil on canvas, 80.7 x 100.6 cm Menil Collection, Houston See also: • Golconda (India)

Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

Director: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen Producer: Arthur Freed Screenplay: Betty Comden, Adolph Green Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romantic Music: Lennie Hayton Country: United States Language: English Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date: 1952 Running time: 103 minutes Gene Kelly (1912-1996) as Don Lockwood…

Étude pour Rue de Paris, temps de pluie (1877)

Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Étude pour Rue de Paris, temps de pluie (Study for Paris Street, Rainy Day) 1877 Graphite, with touches of erasing and charcoal, on tan laid paper 30.2 x 46.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This preparatory drawing…

Rue de Paris, temps de pluie (1877)

Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Rue de Paris, temps de pluie (Paris Street, Rainy Day) 1877 Oil on canvas, 212.2 x 276.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This complex intersection, just minutes away from the Saint-Lazare train station, represents in microcosm the changing…

Surpris! (1891)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Surpris! (Surprised!) 1891 Oil on canvas, 129.8 x 161.9 cm National Gallery, London A tiger crouches low in thick jungle foliage, its back arched and teeth bared. It is not entirely clear what is happening, however. Is the tiger…

Rain, Steam and Speed (1844)

Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Rain, Steam, and Speed – The Great Western Railway 1844 Oil on canvas, 91 x 121.8 cm National Gallery, London A steam engine rushes towards us as it speeds along a bridge through the rain. The bridge…