Tag: sunset

Le Pont Boieldieu, Rouen, Soleil Couchant (1896)

Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Le Pont Boieldieu, Rouen, Soleil Couchant (The Pont Boieldieu at Sunset) 1896 Oil on canvas, 98 x 118 cm Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham Compare: Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Le Pont Boieldieu à Rouen, soleil couchant, temps brumeux 1896…

Evening Landscape (1885)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Evening Landscape 1885 Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard, 35 x 43 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid In April 1885, while concentrating on the series devoted to the Potato Eaters, a tribute to the country folk of Brabant,…

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…

Il Tramonto (1506-1510)

Giorgione (c.1477-1510) Il Tramonto (The Sunset) 1506–1510 Oil on canvas, 73.3 cm x 91.4 cm National Gallery, London The meaning of this scene, which takes place in a rocky landscape at sunset or sunrise, is difficult to decipher, largely because…