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En plein soleil (c.1881)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) En plein soleil (In Full Sunlight) c.1881 Oil on wood, 24.8 x 35.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Cascading sunlight illuminates the colorful open parasol and beribboned hats of the group lounging on the grass. This…

Matin de printemps (c.1875)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Matin de printemps (Spring Morning) c.1875 Oil on canvas, 55.9 x 42.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The light on this spring day is so bright that the woman shields her eyes from the glare. She…

Le bluff de l’aveugle (c.1775-1780)

Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Le bluff de l’aveugle (Blind man’s Bluff) c.1775–1780 Oil on canvas, 62.5 x 45.1 cm Timken Museum of Art, San Diego Jean Honore Fragonard trained in the studio of François Boucher, who painted Lovers in the Park, hanging…

Conversation sous les oliviers (1921)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Conversation sous les oliviers (Conversation under the Olive Trees) 1921 Oil on canvas, 100 x 82 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Succession H. Matisse / VEGAP, Madrid Carmen Thyssen Collection Beneath their tranquil surface, Matisse‘s paintings often conceal a…

Fifth Avenue at Washington Square, New York (1891)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Fifth Avenue at Washington Square, New York 1891 Oil on canvas, 56 x 40.6 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Carmen Thyssen Collection Following his return from Paris in 1889, Hassam lived at 95 Fifth Avenue, a few steps from…

Les enfants du pêcheur (1867)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Les enfants du pêcheur (The Fisherman’s Children) 1867 Oil on canvas, 54 x 65 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The special appeal of this rather small canvas is threefold: It combines a calm beach at low tide with an…

Femme avec parasol dans un jardin (1875)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Femme avec parasol dans un jardin (Woman with a Parasol in a Garden) 1875 Oil on canvas, 54.5 x 65 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid In Woman with a Parasol in a Garden, Renoir’s language is wholly impressionistic: in…

Les Courses à Longchamp (1866)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Les Courses à Longchamp (The Races at Longchamp) 1866 Oil on canvas, 44 × 84.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago With a characteristic focus on the pleasures of modern life, Édouard Manet depicted this scene of the…