Tag: Rhône

Villeneuve-les-Avignon (1836)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Villeneuve-les-Avignon 1836 Oil on canvas, 10-1/4 x 16-1/4 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Corot spent the summer of 1836 in southern France, where he and his fellow painters rose early each day to sketch directly from nature.…

Avignon vue de Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (1836)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Avignon vue de Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (Avignon from the West) 1836 Oil on canvas, 34 × 73.2 cm National Gallery, London Corot visited the medieval city of Avignon in the south of France several times. This panoramic view of the city…

Tarascon (France)

Tarascon in Art: Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) La Diligence de Tarascon 1888 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton     See also: • Cities | France

The Stevedores in Arles (1888)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) The Stevedores in Arles 1888 Oil on canvas, 54 x 65 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid When Vincent van Gogh arrived in Arles in February 1888 seeking the luminous atmosphere of the French Midi, he eschewed pointillist and…

Avignon (France)

Avignon in Art: Corot, Camille (1796-1875) Avignon vue de Villeneuve-lès-Avignon 1836 National Gallery, London     Corot, Camille (1796-1875) Le Palais des Papes à Avignon 1836 Nationalgalleriet, Oslo     Corot, Camille (1796-1875) Villeneuve-les-Avignon 1836 Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis     Signac, Paul (1863-1935)…

Arles (France)

Highlights: • Café Van Gogh • Place du Forum Arles in Art: Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Arlésiennes (Mistral) 1888 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago     Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Ferme en Provence 1888 National Gallery of Art, Washington     Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Joseph Roulin…

Lyon (France)

Museums: • Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon: 20 Place des Terreaux, 69001 Lyon Births: • Deray, Jacques (1929-2003) • Jarre, Maurice (1924-2009) • Monet, Camille (1847-1879) • Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898) See also: • Cities | France