Posts Tagged ‘French’

Wheat Fields after the Rain by Vincent van Gogh dated 1890

Wheat Fields after the Rain by Vincent van Gogh dated 1890 image 1

This beautiful painting is on display at the Carnegie Museum of Art. The photographs help to show you the details related to this work by Vincent van Gogh. This painting is dated 1890 and titled Wheat Fields after the Rain. This work was completed just a few days before his death. Find more details about this…

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Place des Lices St Tropez by Paul Signac Oil Painting dated 1893

Place des Lices St Tropez by Paul Signac Oil Painting dated 1893 image 1

This painting is on display at the Carnegie Museum of Art. The photographs help to show you the details related to pointillism. This painting is by Paul Signac, dated 1893, and titled Place des Lices, St Tropez. Details of this painting from the Carnegie Museum. Hopefully, the pictures above provides you with a different view of…

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Beach Scene at Deauville by Eugene Boudin dated 1865

Beach Scene at Deauville by Eugene Boudin dated 1865 image 1

These are photographs of an oil painting on display during the special exhibit at the Pittsburgh Frick museum. Photographs help to capture the depth of detail in these images including the crackling of the paint. This painting is by from Eugene Boudin. It is dated 1865 and titled Beach Scene at Deauville. This painting housed by the…

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On the Beach Boulogne-sur-Mer by Edouard Manet French Oil dated 1868

On the Beach Boulogne-sur-Mer by Edouard Manet French Oil dated 1868 image 2

Photographs from another oil painting on display during the special exhibit at the Pittsburgh Frick museum are found above. This is from Edouard Manet. It is dated 1868 and titled On the Beach, Boulogne-sur-Mer.  This is a very small painting and you’ll see that many of the characters are “faceless”. The paint strokes also help to show…

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The Horses of Pierre Alfred de Dreux

Pierre Alfred de Dreux Oil Painting The Emperor's Horse 1853 Image 1

In 2018, these two paintings were on exhibit at the Pittsburgh Frick museum. They were on loan from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.  The reason I wanted to compare these two paintings is simple; they were created by the same French painter, Pierre Alfred de Dreux. Furthermore, their subjects are similar with a focus on the…

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