🇬🇧 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 🖌🏰🏴
Harvest: Le Pouldu by Paul Gauguin, 1890, exhibited at the National Gallery – This summer landscape was painted by Gauguin during his stay in Brittany, while he was moving away from his initial impressionist style and embracing a more primitivist art, influenced by folk art, to be developed further during his later life in Tahiti. This self-portrait was painted by Gauguin … Continue reading Harvest, by Gauguin 🖼🖌🌾
Claude Monet’s Lemon Grove in Bordighera (1884) captures the radiant Mediterranean landscape with vibrant color, loose brushwork, and the immersive natural focus that defined his Italian period. Painted during his months on the Ligurian coast, the work reveals Monet’s shift toward dense vegetation, saturated hues, and plein‑air spontaneity. The lemon trees dominate the composition, transforming the grove into a luminous tapestry of movement and light. This excerpt explores Monet’s technique, his fascination with Mediterranean brightness, and the painting’s role in his broader Bordighera series. Continue reading Lemon Grove in Bordighera, by Claude Monet 🍋🌳🖌
Impressionist landscape painting by Renoir at the National Gallery, London Continue reading The Skiff – Renoir 🎨⛵️🚣♀️
🇬🇧 Summer, oil painting by Claude Monet, exhibited at the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin. Depicting a tranquil countryside scene with a women sitting in a cool shadowy foreground, against a background in the summer heat with wind-blown trees and a child playing. Most probably painted while spending the summer of 1874 in Argenteuil, along with Renoir and Manet. 🇩🇪 Sommer, Ölgemälde von Claude Monet, ausgestellt … Continue reading Summer by Monet 🌞🎨🇫🇷
