“George Sand” was painted in 1838. The writer George Sand was one of the boldest women of her time – she wrote novels, wore men's clothes and smoked cigars. [[artist:2109|Eugene Delacroix]] was a close friend of hers. In “George Sand” the writer stands in a dark dress, with her…
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“Frédéric Chopin” was painted in 1838. [[artist:2109|Eugene Delacroix]] was a close friend of the Polish composer and loved his music. He painted Chopin as part of a double portrait with his companion, the writer George Sand. In “Frédéric Chopin” we see only the composer's head…
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“Impression, Sunrise” is the painting that gave its name to an entire movement in art. [[artist:282|Claude Monet]] painted it in 1872 in Le Havre, the port town where he grew up. He looked from the window of his hotel towards the harbour early in the morning, when the mist had n…
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“Camille Monet on Her Deathbed” is one of the most personal paintings ever made. Camille was the wife of [[artist:282|Claude Monet]], his favourite model and the mother of his two sons. She died on 5 September 1879 in Vétheuil, at the age of 32, after a long illness. Their young…
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“Hoarfrost” was painted in 1873 near Pontoise. [[artist:1821|Camille Pissarro]] showed the painting at the first exhibition of the Impressionists in 1874. There it became a target of ridicule. In “Hoarfrost” we see a ploughed field on a cold winter morning. The furrows are cove…
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“Villeneuve-la-Garenne” was painted in 1872. Villeneuve-la-Garenne is a small place on the Seine, north of Paris. [[artist:1795|Alfred Sisley]] painted at least five pictures there. In “Villeneuve-la-Garenne” we look at the village from the other bank of the river. In front are…
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“The Heron” was painted in 1867. It is one of the few still lifes by [[artist:1795|Alfred Sisley]]. He painted almost only landscapes and has only a handful of pictures of objects and animals. In “The Heron” a dead grey heron hangs with its wings spread. Beside it lie other dea…
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“The Boulevard Montmartre at Night” was painted in 1897 in Paris. [[artist:1821|Camille Pissarro]] rented a room in a hotel on the corner of the boulevard and painted the same view from the window many times – in the morning, in the afternoon, in rain, in fog. This is the only n…
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“Fox Hill, Upper Norwood” was painted in 1870 in London. [[artist:1821|Camille Pissarro]] came there with his family to escape the war between France and Prussia. It is one of his first paintings in England. In “Fox Hill, Upper Norwood” a snowy street slopes downwards. On both …
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard · ~1769
She has forgotten us completely. A young woman in a lemon-yellow dress sits by the light, leaning on a violet cushion, and reads a small book held lightly in her right hand. Her profile is calm, her lips are slightly parted – whatever is on the page has carried her far away from…
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