Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Paysage avec Saint Jean à Patmos (Landscape with Saint John on Patmos) 1640 Oil on canvas, 100.3 × 136.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Although French by birth and training, Nicolas Poussin spent most of his career in…
Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Bord de mer, Port de Honfleur (Seaside, Port of Honfleur) c.1860 Pastel on blue wove paper, 18.5 × 25.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Boudin was a native of Honfleur, one of the most picturesque harbor communes in…
Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) Village au bord de la mer en Bretagne (Village by the Sea in Brittany) c.1880 Oil on cardboard on hardboard, 25.08 × 32.39 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Bretagne (France)
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Plage en Normandie (Beach in Normandy) c.1872–1875 Oil on canvas, 61.3 x 90.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Towering, sheer cliffs loom to our left, over a sunny beach scattered with boats in this horizontal landscape painting. The…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Bateaux sur une plage, Étretat (Boats on a Beach, Etretat) c.1872–1875 Oil on canvas, 64.8 x 91.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Étretat (France)
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Les Roches Noires à Trouville (The Black Rocks at Trouville) 1865–1866 Oil on canvas, 50 × 61 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington We stand on a beach lined with black rocks and boulders looking out onto the water…
Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Port de Brest avec des frégates (Brest Harbour with Frigates) 1872 Oil on canvas, 65.1 x 94.6 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford See also: • Bretagne | Brest (France)