Tag: reflection

La Manche à Gravelines, un soir (1890)

Seurat, Georges (1859-1891) La Manche à Gravelines, un soir (The Channel at Gravelines, Evening) 1890 Oil on canvas, 65.4 x 81.9 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York Study: Seurat, Georges (1859-1891) Étude pour La Manche à Gravelines, un soir 1890…

Saint Malo (1927)

Signac, Paul (1863-1935) Saint Malo 1927 Watercolor, charcoal, and pencil on paper, 26.67 × 41.75 cm Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee See also: • Bretagne | Saint-Malo (France)

Nymphéas (1908)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Nymphéas (Waterlilies) 1908 Oil on canvas, 94.8 x 89.9 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester

La Proposition embarrassante (1715-1716)

Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) La Proposition embarrassante (Embarrasing Proposal) 1715–1716 Oil on canvas, 65 × 84.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Watteau was the first 18th-century French artist to create something totally new in his work, something previously unknown, in despite of the…

La Boudeuse (c.1718)

Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) La Boudeuse (The Capricious Girl) c.1718 Oil on canvas, 42 × 34 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg When Watteau was elected a member of the French Academy of Arts, a term was specially invented to describe the kind of…

La Rêveuse (1712-1714)

Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) La Rêveuse (The Dreamer) 1712–1714 Oil on panel, 23.2 × 17 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago The traditional title of this small painting, The Dreamer, derives from an engraving made after it, which was intended for sale to…

Fêtes Vénitiennes (1718-1719)

Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) Fêtes Vénitiennes (Venetian Festivals) 1718–1719 Oil on canvas, 56.3 × 46.2 cm Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh This is a very fine example of the ‘fêtes galantes’ perfected by Watteau. He included himself as the seated musician playing a musette.…