Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) Rue des Fossés, Moret-sur-Loing 1892 Oil on canvas, 38.5 x 46.9 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff See also: • Moret-sur-Loing (France)
Signac, Paul (1863-1935) St. Tropez 1918 Watercolour and charcoal on paper, 27.1 x 40.7 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff Paul Signac was a keen sailor who travelled the coast of France, making watercolours along the way. He liked to experiment with…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Aeneas in the underworld s.d. Oil on oak panel, 47 x 32 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff The Trojan warrior Aeneas has ventured into the Underworld in search of his dead father. Horrified, he suddenly finds himself…
Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Tête de Victor Hugo (Head of Victor Hugo) c.1883 Bronze, 32 x 20 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff The great French author Victor Hugo was a passionate Republican and his epic novels highlight the social and political injustices…
Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Coucher de soleil, le Port de Rouen, bateaux à vapeur (Sunset, the Port of Rouen, Steamboats) 1898 Oil on canvas, 65 x 81.1 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff In 1884 Pissarro moved to Eragny, east of Rouen. This composition…
Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Le Pont Neuf, effet de neige (Pont Neuf, Snow Effect, 2nd series) 1902 Oil on canvas, 54.5 x 65.3 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff Between December 1900 and his death Pissarro lodged intermittently at 28 Place Dauphine on…