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La jetée à Cassis (1889)

Signac, Paul (1863-1935) La jetée à Cassis (The Jetty at Cassis) 1889 Oil on canvas, 46.4 x 65.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Between 1887 and 1891, Signac spent the warmer months pursuing his two passions, marine painting and…

Portrait de Félix Fénéon (1890)

Signac, Paul (1863-1935) Portrait de Félix Fénéon (Portrait of Félix Fénéon) 1890 Oil on canvas, 73.5 x 92.5 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York See also: • Fénéon, Félix (1861-1944)

Le Wagon de troisième classe (c.1862-1864)

Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Le Wagon de troisième classe (The Third-Class Carriage) c.1862–1864 Oil on canvas, 65.4 x 90.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York As a graphic artist and painter, Daumier chronicled the impact of industrialization on modern urban life in…

La Blanchisseuse (1863)

Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) La Blanchisseuse (The Laundress) 1863? Oil on oak, 48.9 x 33 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This painting depicts a subject visible from Daumier’s studio on the quai d’Anjou in Paris: laundresses returning from laundry boats…

Concarneau, calme du soir (1891)

Signac, Paul (1863-1935) Concarneau, calme du soir, Allegro Maestoso (Evening Calm, Concarneau) 1891 Oil on canvas, 64.8 x 81.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York As Georges Seurat’s most ardent follower, Paul Signac steadfastly promoted the principles of Neo-Impressionism all his…

Jalais Hill, Pontoise (1867)

Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Jalais Hill, Pontoise 1867 Oil on canvas, 87 x 114.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This view of Pontoise, just northwest of Paris, helped establish Pissarro’s reputation as an innovative painter of the rural French landscape. The…

Comblat-le-Château, le pré (1887)

Signac, Paul (1863-1935) Comblat-le-Château, le pré (Comblat-le-Château, the Meadow) 1887 Oil on canvas, 66.36 × 82.55 cm Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas See also: • Château de Comblat (France)