Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Vergers à Louveciennes (Orchards at Louveciennes) 1872 Oil on canvas, 45.72 x 54.61 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Among the many highlights of Bruce Dayton’s generous 2016 bequest is this painting by Camille Pissarro, the French…
Ensor, James (1860-1949) L’Intrigue (The Intrigue) 1911 Oil on canvas, 94.62 x 112.4 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis James Ensor, along with Vincent van Gogh and Edvard Munch, is considered a pioneer of Expressionism. But as a creator of…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Oliviers (Olive Trees) 1889 Oil on canvas, 73.66 x 92.71 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis This is one of fifteen canvases of olive trees that van Gogh executed between June and December of 1889. Earlier…
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Paysage tahitien (Tahitian Landscape) 1891 Oil on canvas, 67.95 x 92.39 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Paul Gauguin went to Tahiti in 1891 in search of new, exotic motifs, but also to escape European civilization, which he felt…
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) I Raro Te Oviri (Under the Pandanus) 1891 Oil on canvas, 73.3 x 91.44 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Second version: Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) I Raro te Oviri 1891 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas See also: • Tahiti (French…
Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) The Barefooted Child c.1896–1897 Drypoint and aquatint, 24.13 x 31.59 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Mary Cassatt broke out of Philadelphia society, moving to Paris to pursue art in a more open environment. She had seen…
Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) La Fille de l’artiste, Julie, avec sa nounou (The Artist’s Daughter, Julie, with her Nanny) c.1884 Oil on canvas, 57.15 x 71.12 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Berthe Morisot’s daughter, Julie Manet, watches closely as her…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Isles of Shoals 1899 Oil on canvas, 64.14 x 77.47 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Childe Hassam was profoundly influenced by the work of the French Impressionists, particularly Claude Monet, following several years living in France…
Derain, André (1880-1954) La Cathédrale Saint-Paul vue de la Tamise (St Paul’s Cathedral seen from the Thames) 1906 Oil on canvas, 99.7 x 81.92 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis After the great financial success of Claude Monet‘s views of the…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Nature morte aux faisans et aux pluviers (Still Life with Pheasants and Plovers) 1879 Oil on canvas, 67.9 x 90.2 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis The iridescent plumage of a ring-necked pheasant was an enthralling subject for…