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Calvary (1480s)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Workshop Calvary (central panel) 1480s Oil on oak, 56.2 × 62.7 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest Calvary Triptych (1480s) Left shutter: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Christ Carrying the Cross 1480s Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest     Right shutter: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494)…

L’Art de la Conversation (1955)

Magritte, René (1898-1967) L’Art de la Conversation (The Art of Conversation) 1955 Gouache on paper, 15.9 x 21 cm Private collection Executed in 1955, L’art de la conversation is one of a series of works in which René Magritte pursued his…

Conversation à Arcachon (1926-1930)

Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Conversation à Arcachon (Conversation in Arcachon) 1926–1930 Oil on canvas, 56 x 48 cm Petit Palais, Paris Bonnard discovered the Mediterranean Sea and its “reflections as colourful as the light” in 1909, along with Manguin and Signac. From then…

Le Christ vert, ou Calvaire breton (1889)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Le Christ vert, ou Calvaire breton (Green Christ, or Breton Calvary) 1889 Oil on canvas, 92 x 73.5 cm Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels Compare: Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Le Christ jaune 1889 Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo    …

Landscape at Saint-Rémy (1889)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Landscape at Saint-Rémy (Enclosed Field with Peasant) 1889 Oil on canvas, 30 x 37-1/2 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Van Gogh‘s spirituality and intense identification with the forces of nature transformed his views of the landscape into…

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.…

Maison en Provence (c.1885)

Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Maison en Provence (House in Provence) c.1885 Oil on canvas, 25-1/2 x 32 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Cézanne loved the landscape of his home in southern France and devoted much of his career to painting it.…

Le printemps à Essoyes (c.1900)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Le printemps à Essoyes (Springtime in Essoyes) c.1900 Oil on canvas, 19-3/4 x 24-1/8 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis See also: • Essoyes (France)