Posts Tagged ‘Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’
Beach Scene at Deauville by Eugene Boudin dated 1865
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…
Read MoreOn the Beach Boulogne-sur-Mer by Edouard Manet French Oil dated 1868
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…
Read MoreHaystacks or Les Meules by Kees Van Dongen 1904 to 1905
Another painting from the special exhibit at the Pittsburgh Frick museum included this painting from Kees Van Dongen. It is dated between 1904 and 1905 and goes by Haystacks or Les Meules. I love the use of brushstrokes in this painting to show the hay being lifted by the laborer. The painting overall is simple yet these…
Read MoreThe Missed Brushstrokes of van Gogh
A special exhibit at the Pittsburgh Frick museum included this painting from Vincent van Gogh. It is dated 1889 and goes by the popular title The Wheat Field behind St. Paul’s Hospital, St. Rémy. I believe you’ll see from the painting and details the brushstrokes and the spots of open canvas. The pictures of this painting housed by…
Read MoreThe Horses of Pierre Alfred de Dreux
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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