Constable, John (1776-1837) Full-Scale Study for The Hay Wain c.1821 Oil on canvas, 137 × 188 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Constable often made full-scale studies for large exhibition paintings. He used a broad painting style to establish the general balance…
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…
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)
Utrillo, Maurice (1883-1955) Notre-Dame de la Garde à Marseille (Notre Dame de la Garde in Marseille) 1937 Gouache and watercolor over graphite on cream wove paper, 46.4 x 67.6 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester See also: • Marseille (France)
Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) Le Savoyard et la Marmotte (Savoyard with a Marmot) 1716 Oil on canvas, 40.5 × 32.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Antoine Watteau was one of the most brilliant artists of the early 18th century. His work gave rise…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) La Vallée d’Ornans (The Valley of Ornans) 1858 Oil on canvas, 59.7 x 85.4 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Two disparate expanses of terrain – one infused with afternoon sunlight, the other in shadow – converge in…
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Paysage avec un cheval (Landscape with a Horse) 1899 Oil on burlap, 70.8 x 44.5 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis In this scene Paul Gauguin depicted a group of huts and a single wild horse against…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) L’Escalier d’Auvers (Stairway at Auvers) 1890 Oil on canvas, 50 × 70.5 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis The expressive, swirling lines of the foreground road move backward to the center of the composition and join the…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Usines à Clichy (Factories at Clichy) 1887 Oil on canvas, 53.7 x 72.7 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Vincent van Gogh depicted an expanse of factories billowing smoke into the air in the gritty, industrial…
Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Vue de Bazincourt (View of Bazincourt) 1889 Watercolor on cotton mounted to pulpboard, 20.5 x 25.6 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York SIGNATURE: Signed and dated lower center: “C. Pissarro. 1889.” INSCRIPTIONS: Inscribed lower left: “A mon cher Fred. Souvenir…