Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Odysseus and Calypso c.1680 Oil on canvas, 125 x 94 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The Greek poet Homer recounts how the heroic warrior Odysseus found refuge on the island of the nymph Calypso. The Trojan War is over:…
Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Selene and Endymion c.1680 Oil on canvas, 177 x 118.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The chaste goddess of the moon, Selene (or Diana), is in love with the shepherd Endymion. Only at night when he is asleep does…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) New England Headlands 1899 Oil on canvas, 68.9 x 68.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This panoramic landscape depicts Gloucester, Massachusetts, one of Childe Hassam’s favorite destinations. During the summer months Gloucester was home to many artists,…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) New York Street 1902 Oil on canvas, 59.7 x 49.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago After studying painting in Paris, Childe Hassam applied the techniques of French Impressionism to his views of American cities and landscapes. While…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) California 1919 Oil on canvas, 109.9 x 61 cm Private Collection See also: • California (USA)
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Boston Common at Twilight (At Dusk) 1885–1886 Oil on canvas, 106.68 x 152.4 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Childe Hassam, the son of a Dorchester hardware merchant, had made only one trip to Europe before painting Boston…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The Spanish Stairs, Rome 1897 Oil on canvas, 74.45 x 59.3 cm Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LA The Spanish Stairs in Rome have been favored by tourists since they were constructed. The monumental double staircase with…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Point Lobos, Carmel 1914 Oil on canvas, 71.91 x 91.92 cm Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LA California scenes by Hassam are not common; references suggest that there may not be more than a dozen. Hassam began…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Castle Island, Boston Harbor 1916 Watercolor, gouache, and graphite, 22.86 x 32.7 cm Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LA See also: • Castle Island (Boston)
Derain, André (1880-1954) Pont de Charing Cross dit aussi Pont de Westminster (Charing Cross Bridge, also known as Westminster Bridge) c.1906 Oil on canvas, 81 x 100.6 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris At the 1905 Salon d’automne, Derain shared the same…