Vetheuil paintings in GeocodedArt

Effect of Snow at Vétheuil

painting by Claude Monet (1840-1926).  Before Monet did his famous repeat studies of the doors of the Rouen cathedral in varieties of lighting, and before the studies of haystacks, he painted a dozen images of the town, river banks, and especially the Church at Vétheuil.  Not many artists had a commitment to capture in art a view of a place on a day and in conditions that most residents of the place would rather forget.

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Etretat paintings in GeocodedArt

Laundresses by the Sea at Etretat

Painting by Claude-Emil Schuffenecker (1851-1934).  Many of this artist's landscapes appear to be what one might see on a pleasant walk, not necessarily the most impressive vistas. This image is a merger of these approaches, featuring a landmark feature, a spectacular sunset, and common people going about the back-breaking work that was a defining feature of the "good old days".

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Camille Pissarro paintings in Geocoded Art

The Place du Havre, Paris

painting by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903). It seems that Pissaro painted everything he saw: still life, portraits, terrain, city life, country life, great buildings, industrial innovation, unspoiled nature. The common element is some optimism, a  sense that the artist was pleased with everything he saw. This is a curious framing, to show only a part of the door to the station; the subject is really the life that swirls around it, like painting the rapidly changing surface of water to connote a surging river.

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Paul Flandrin paintings in GeocodedArt

Valley of Hyeres

painting by Paul Flandrin (1811 - 1902). Of the two painting Flandrin brothers, Paul was far more oriented to painting outdoor scenes, and devoted great attention to realistic foliage. His scenes tended toward wilderness, with few if any figures; often painted sites that looked the same as they must have before humans were ever on the scene. The sky casts a beneficent glow in this image, allowing a fellow to lean on his staff for a moment and take some contentment in nature.

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Alfred Sisley paintings Geocoded

Villeneuve-la-Garenne

Painting by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899). Sisley's most recognizable works, those around Moret-sur-Loing, were a departure in subject matter from his long-standing style: no figures are included in most of his images, nor are the great landmarks of France. More often than not the pleasing vistas along the riverbanks that he so frequently painted did not include identifiable landmarks, and yet they were usually named very specifically by place, 

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Jean Beraud paintings in GeocodedArt

Le Pont Neuf

Painting by Jean Beraud. Beraud painted views of life on the streets of Paris of his day, and its interiors, in addition to portraits. The style was realistic, almost to the point of photographic, but the scenes are not entirely realistic in that all of the people shown are well to do and seem to be enjoying their lives. 
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Corot paintings in Geocoded Art

Seine and Old Bridge at Limay

Painting by JBC Corot (1796-1875)   Corot was  highly accomplished in portraits as well as one of the most influential landscape painters.  While a few of his landscapes served the traditional function of a vehicle for framing legendary stories, he paved the way for paintings to be appreciated for what they show of a scene in the present.

It is very much like Corot to tramp to this island spot to best depict the noble form of the old bridge. Its geometry contrast with the glassy water. An artist always makes conscious and unconscious choices about what to include in an image, and in this case the vantage point does not include the spans of the old bridge that are missing.

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