Tag: water

La Tragédie (1903)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) La Tragédie (The Tragedy) 1903 Oil on wood, 105.3 x 69 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Painted entirely in shades of blue, this vertical scene shows a woman, an elderly man, and a young child standing close…

Fleurs dans un vase de cristal (c.1882)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Fleurs dans un vase de cristal (Flowers in a Crystal Vase) c.1882 Oil on canvas, 32.7 x 24.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A bouquet of cut flowers in a clear glass vase nearly fills this vertical…

Veduta sul Canale di Cannaregio, Venezia (c.1775-1780)

Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Veduta sul Canale di Cannaregio, Venezia (View on the Cannaregio Canal, Venice) c.1775–1780 Oil on canvas, 50 x 76.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Compare: Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Veduta del Canale di Cannaregio a Venezia c.1770 Frick…

Veduta del Canale di Cannaregio a Venezia (c.1770)

Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Veduta del Canale di Cannaregio a Venezia (View of the Cannaregio Canal in Venice) c.1770 Oil on canvas, 48.9 × 77.5 cm Frick Collection, New York Compare: Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Veduta sul Canale di Cannaregio, Venezia c.1775–1780 National…

Seashore with Fishermen (c.1781-1782)

Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Seashore with Fishermen c.1781–1782 Oil on canvas, 101.9 x 127.6 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Gainsborough‘s landscapes are highly personal statements that evolved from ideas and images he developed in his studio, either directly on canvas or…

Mountain Landscape with Bridge (c.1783-1784)

Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Mountain Landscape with Bridge c.1783–1784 Oil on canvas, 113 x 133.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A river winds through forest-green trees and vegetation between rolling hills and mountains extending into the deep distance under a pale,…

Lot and His Daughters (c.1496-1499)

Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Lot and His Daughters (reverse) c.1496–1499 Oil on panel, 52.4 x 42.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This scene is painted on the reverse side of Dürer‘s Madonna and Child. The story of Lot and his daughters…

En route pour la pêche (1878)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) En route pour la pêche (Setting Out to Fish) 1878 Oil on canvas, 78.7 × 122.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington En route pour la pêche depicts a scene in the quiet fishing village of Cancale,…

La Rochelle (1930)

Signac, Paul (1863-1935) La Rochelle 1930 Watercolor over black chalk on paper, 29.7 x 45.7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Compare: Signac, Paul (1863-1935) Les Tours Vertes, La Rochelle 1913 Private collection     See also: • La Rochelle (France)