Avenue ร  Chantilly, by Cรฉzanne ๐Ÿ–Œ๐Ÿ–ผ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Avenue at Chantilly – Cรฉzanne spent several months during the summer of 1888 working in and around Chantilly, about 24 miles north of Paris. This is one of three similar oil paintings from the park surrounding the castle that he produced during his stay. The symmetry and spatial depth of this vision may have attracted him more than his historical associations, as he focused … Continue reading Avenue ร  Chantilly, by Cรฉzanne ๐Ÿ–Œ๐Ÿ–ผ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

Le bal du moulin de la Galette, by Renoir ๐Ÿ–Œ๐Ÿ–ผ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Dance at Le moulin de la Galette – This large painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir is one of the most famous and celebrated impressionist masterpieces, depicting a populated outdoor scene of a Sunday dancing party in the Parisian district of Montmartre. Although dense with a good number of characters portrayed in fine details, the overall feeling is of a dynamic snapshot represented with fluid brushstrokes … Continue reading Le bal du moulin de la Galette, by Renoir ๐Ÿ–Œ๐Ÿ–ผ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

La Libertรฉ guidant le peuple, de Delacroix ๐Ÿ–Œ๐Ÿ–ผ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Liberty Leading the People – One of the most iconic paintings in history, representing an allegory of the goddess Liberty leading French fighters to an armed revolt. This large artwork, now exhibited at the Louvre in Paris, was painted in 1830 by Eugรจne Delacroix celebrating the July Revolution of the same year, ending the reign … Continue reading La Libertรฉ guidant le peuple, de Delacroix ๐Ÿ–Œ๐Ÿ–ผ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

Woman with Children, by Picasso ๐Ÿ–ผ๐Ÿ–Œ๐Ÿ”ฒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งWoman with Children, oil painting by Pablo Picasso, 1961 – In this painting Picasso portrays his family at the time, with his new wife, Jacqueline Roque, in the middle, sided by his daughter from a previous marriage, Paloma, on the right, and Cathy, Jacquelineโ€™s daughter from a previous marriage, shown faceless on the left. Picasso had married Jacqueline the previous month. This painting is exhibited … Continue reading Woman with Children, by Picasso ๐Ÿ–ผ๐Ÿ–Œ๐Ÿ”ฒ

Summer, by Renoir ๐Ÿ–Œ๐Ÿ–ผ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง This soft-toned portrait, In Summer – En รฉtรฉ,  was painted in 1868 by Pierre-Auguste Renoir when he was 27, before the blossoming of the Impressionist movement, but already contains some impressionistic elements, like the roughy sketched out background, with broad brushstrokes of green tones. This is a portrait of Lise Trรฉhot, a young model frequently used by Renoir during this early period, possibly also … Continue reading Summer, by Renoir ๐Ÿ–Œ๐Ÿ–ผ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

Impression, Sunrise, by Monet ๐Ÿ–ผ๐Ÿ–Œโ›…๏ธ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง With his revolutionary painting, Impression, Sunrise, exhibited for the first time in Paris in April 1874, Monet gave, unintentionally, the name to the nascent Impressionist movement that also included fellow contemporary artists like Pissarro, Manet, Renoir and Sisley. The term was used in a dispregiative sense by the art critic Louis Leroy in his critique of the collective exhibition but was taken up by … Continue reading Impression, Sunrise, by Monet ๐Ÿ–ผ๐Ÿ–Œโ›…๏ธ

Nataraja, by Riley ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งNataraja – oil painting on canvas by Bridget Riley, 1993, Tate Modern, London. Inspired by a trip to India and the liveliness of local folk art. The variety, balance ,and complexity of colours are amazing, with up to 20 shades of one colour across the canvas. Choose the colours you like best! The title refers to the Hindu god Shiva, as Lord of the Dance, … Continue reading Nataraja, by Riley ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท

Norham Castle, by Turner ๐Ÿ–Œ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Norham Castle, Sunrise, oil painting by JMW Turner 1845, Tate Britain, London – This artwork is part of a series of late unfinished paintings that Turner kept in his studio and were bequeathed to the nation upon his death. Although these artworks may seem sketchy and “impressionistic” they represent a trial run by Turner to explore different studies on light and colour and their marketability. … Continue reading Norham Castle, by Turner ๐Ÿ–Œ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

The Water-Lily Pond, by Monet ๐Ÿ–ผ๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŽจ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งThe Water-Lily Pond, oil painting by Claude Monet, 1899, exhibited at theย National Gallery in London – Depicting a colourful and iconic scene from his garden in Giverny, in the outskirts of Paris. Monet found inspiration for his late paintings from the garden he carefully designed around his country house in Giverny. Today the garden is kept with a similar attention of his previous owner and … Continue reading The Water-Lily Pond, by Monet ๐Ÿ–ผ๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŽจ