Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le Thé (Tea) 1872 Oil on wood, 66 x 47.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York When Tissot moved to London in 1871, he immersed himself in the local scene, with work for Vanity Fair and genre…
Le Thé (1872)
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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…
Inondation à Moret (1879)
Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) Inondation à Moret (Flood at Moret) 1879 Oil on canvas, 54 x 71.8 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York In the 1870s, the Seine and its tributaries, including the Loing, were flooded several times as a consequence of increased…
La Seine et le pont du chemin de fer d’Argenteuil (1885 or 1887)
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) La Seine et le pont du chemin de fer d’Argenteuil (The Seine and the Railroad Bridge at Argenteuil) 1885 or 1887 Oil on canvas, 115.6 x 154.9 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York For Gustave Caillebotte the suburban town…
Notre-Dame de Paris (1940)
Utrillo, Maurice (1883-1955) Notre-Dame de Paris 1940 Oil on canvas, 61 x 50 cm Private collection Compare: Utrillo, Maurice (1883-1955) Notre-Dame 1909 Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris Utrillo, Maurice (1883-1955) Notre-Dame de Paris 1929 Private collection Utrillo, Maurice (1883-1955) Notre Dame de…
Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris (1888)
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris 1888 Oil on canvas, 44.5 x 54.6 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Two plumes of white steam rise from an unseen boat on the river Seine, signs of modern life juxtaposed with the…
Notre-Dame, une fin d’après-midi (1902)
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Notre-Dame, une fin d’après-midi (A Glimpse of Notre Dame in the Late Afternoon) 1902 Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 72.39 x 54.61 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo A Glimpse of Notre Dame in the Late Afternoon…
La Terrasse à Saint-Germain, Printemps (1875)
Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) La Terrasse à Saint-Germain, Printemps (The Terrace at Saint-Germain, Spring) 1875 Oil on canvas, 73.6 x 99.6 cm Walters Art Museum, Baltimore See also: • Saint-Germain-en-Laye (France)
Nayades de la Seine (1847)
Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Nayades de la Seine (Naiads of the Seine) 1847 Color lithograph on paper, 19.2 x 24.1 cm Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
L’Oise près de Pontoise (1873)
Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) L’Oise près de Pontoise (The River Oise near Pontoise) 1873 Oil on canvas, 46 x 55.7 cm Clark Art Institute, Williamstown See also: • Pontoise (France)