Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) The morning after the storm c.1840–1845 Oil on canvas, 32.6 x 54.4 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff This seascape of 1840–45 and its companion picture, ‘The Storm‘, were apparently inspired by the great storm of 21…
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Ève dans le jardin d’Eden (Eve in the Garden of Eden) c.1906–1910 Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 61.4 cm Pola Museum of Art, Hakone
Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Wineglasses probably 1875 Oil on canvas, 45 × 37.5 cm National Gallery, London This small painting of a shaded arbour could be set in a cafe or restaurant, but it may be a private garden. Dappled sunlight…
Ernst, Max (1891-1976) Forêt et soleil (Forest and Sun) 1927 Oil on canvas, 66 × 82.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Among his many recollections of childhood, Max Ernst…
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Orion aveugle à la recherche du soleil levant (Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun) 1658 Oil on canvas, 119.1 x 182.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Classical myth provided Poussin with a pretext for one…
De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Flora 1894 Oil on canvas, 199 x 88 cm De Morgan Collection
Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) L’Arc-en-ciel, Pontoise (The Rainbow, Pontoise) 1877 Oil on canvas, 52.9 x 81.5 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Impressionistic The rainbow, Pontoise reflects a typically impressionistic way of observing and painting. The sun has just broken through after a storm…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Soleil couchant sur la Seine à Lavacourt, effet d’hiver (Setting Sun on the Seine at Lavacourt, Winter Effect) 1880 Oil on canvas, 100 x 150 cm Petit Palais, Paris See also: • Lavacourt (France)
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Oliviers (Olive Trees) 1889 Oil on canvas, 73.66 x 92.71 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis
Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Les Deux Majestés (The Two Majesties) 1883 Oil on canvas, 69.22 × 128.91 cm Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee