Tag: river

Le Bateau-atelier (1876)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Le Bateau-atelier (The Studio Boat) 1876 Oil on canvas, 72.7 x 60 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The figure in the boat is the artist, Claude Monet, who outfitted this floating studio with all his supplies so that he…

Les Demoiselles à la rivière (1909-1917)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Les Demoiselles à la rivière (Bathers by a River) 1909–1910 & 1916–1917 Oil on canvas, 260 × 392 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Henri Matisse considered Bathers by a River to be one of the five most…

Le quai de Bougival (1883)

Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Le quai de Bougival (The Quay at Bougival) 1883 Oil on canvas, 55.6 x 46.1 cm Nationalgalleriet, Oslo See also: • Bougival (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…

Le Pont de Waterloo (1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) Le Pont de Waterloo (Waterloo Bridge) 1906 Oil on canvas, 80.5 x 101 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©André Derain, VEGAP, Madrid Waterloo Bridge is one of the series of canvases Derain painted in London for the art dealer…

Paysage aux environs de Chatou (1904-1905)

Derain, André (1880-1954) Paysage aux environs de Chatou (Landscape around Chatou) 1904–1905 Oil on canvas, 54.2 x 65.2 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©André Derain, VEGAP, Madrid Carmen Thyssen Collection When in September 1904 Derain was discharged from his military service, he…

Lever de lune sur les bords de l’Oise (1874)

Daubigny, Charles-François (1817-1878) Lever de lune sur les bords de l’Oise (Moonrise on the Banks of the River Oise) 1874 Oil on panel, 38.5 x 67.2 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Carmen Thyssen Collection The river Oise was one of Daubigny‘s favourite…