Tag: water

Crepuscule in Opal, Trouville (1865)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Crepuscule in Opal, Trouville 1865 Oil on canvas, 34.9 x 46 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo “Art should be independent of all claptrap—should stand alone, and appeal to the artistic sense of eye or ear,…

The Campo Santo, Venice (1842)

Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) The Campo Santo, Venice 1842 Oil on canvas, 62.2 x 92.7 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Venice is radiant, if somewhat shabby, in Joseph Mallord William Turner’s view north across the Venetian Lagoon. The city…

Antibes vu de la Salis (1888)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Antibes vu de la Salis (Antibes Seen from La Salis) 1888 Oil on canvas, 73.3 × 92.1 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo The shimmering light of mid-afternoon infuses Claude Monet’s painting of the old fortified coastal town…

Perseus and Andromeda (1875)

Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) Perseus and Andromeda (study for The Doom Fulfilled) 1875 Gouache with gold paint on board, 33 x 30.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Compare: Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) The Doom Fulfilled 1888 Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart    

The Doom Fulfilled (1888)

Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) The Doom Fulfilled 1888 Oil on canvas, 155 x 140.5 cm Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart Study: Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) Perseus and Andromeda 1875 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago     This picture, like other members of the series, draws upon…

Houses on a Riverbank (c.1794)

Constable, John (1776-1837) Houses on a Riverbank c.1794 Blue and grey wash over graphite, 14.1 x 17.6 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton The career of John Constable, one of Britain’s most iconic landscape painters, is represented here in its early stage.…

Mouettes (s.d.)

Bracquemond, Félix (1833-1914) Mouettes (Seagulls) s.d. Etching, 29.8 x 16.8 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton

Le Havre (c.1883-1887)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Le Havre c.1883–1887 Oil on wood panel, 27.1 x 21 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton See also: • Le Havre (France)

St. Martin (s.d.)

Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) St. Martin s.d. Engraving, 33.1 x 41.8 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton