The Small Meadow in Spring. Alfred Sisley. 1880. National Gallery, London, UK. Sisley was a French impressionist who painted landscapes and depicted the different seasons in the French countryside. In this painting, you see the clouds, a garden path with trees by the water and in the foreground, a woman wearing a hat. A fantastic example of French impressionist “plein air” painting.

Saturday Sisley.
Alfred Sisley.
The Small Meadows in Spring.
1880. National Gallery.
London, UK.

Welcome spring! 🌱💚🌸

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#spring #landscapepainting
#FrenchImpressionism

The Effect of Snow at Argenteuil. 1874. Alfred Sisley (1839-1899). Winter landscape painting with snow in foreground and tree and a farmhouse in the background. A lone figure is seen on the left. An example of en plein air (outdoor) painting, Sisley masters the French Impressionism talent of capturing the reflection of the sun on the snow

Sunday Sisley.
Alfred Sisley.
The Effect of Snow at Argenteuil. 1874.
Private Collection.

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#Frenchimpressionism
#impressionism #winter
#landscapepainting #snow

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By the female french impressionist Paulette Bardy, (1871-1939) who painted very cute pictures.. ! oil painting on cardboard, measuring 40 x 30 cm. #frenchimpressionism #eroticart #sexonthebeach

The House at Jas de Bouffan. 1876-1878. Private Collection. Paul Cezanne. A impressionist painting in broad brushstrokes of green tan and brown of Cezanne’s residence in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Sunday Cezanne.
Paul Cezanne.
The House at Jas de Bouffan.
1876-1878.

Cezanne au Jas de Bouffan.
Musee Granet.
Aix-en-Provence, France. September 2025.

#art #arthistory #painting
#Frenchimpressionism
#Cezanne #Provence
#landscapepainting

Autumn Effect at Argenteuil. Claude Monet. 1873. Courtauld Gallery. London. U.K. Monet was a leading figure of French Impressionism known for his painting outdoors (Plein air), broad brushstrokes, shadow and light. This painting depicts a large orange leafed-tree on the left, its reflection on the water, clouds and town in the distance.

Monday Monet.
Claude Monet.
Autumn Effect at Argenteuil.
1873. Courtauld Gallery.
London, U.K.

Happy first day of fall! 🍂🍁

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#Impressionism #fall #Frenchimpressionism #autumn #Monet #landscapepainting

CAILLEBOTTE, COCKTAILS & CALO : A QUARTET OF HAIKU

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Path on the Island of St. Martin, Vetheuil. Claude Monet. 1881. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphia, PA. Monet (French, 1840-1926) is an Impressionist who mastered plein-air painting and is known for his landscape paintings which explored the play of light and color. Monet uses broad brushstrokes to depict green and bluish grass, red flowers, yellow wheat and a blue sky.

Monday Monet.
Claude Monet.
Path on the Island of Saint Martin, Vetheuil. 1881.
Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Philadelphia, PA.

#art #arthistory #painting #ClaudeMonet #landscape #landscapepainting #impressionism #Frenchimpressionism

Sunflowers, Garden at Petit Gennevilliers. 1885. Musée D’Orsay. Paris, France. Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894). Considered a French impressionist, his paintings reflect realistic qualities as well. In this painting, sunflowers dot the foreground and a farmhouse stands in the background.

Sunflowers, Garden at Petit Gennevilliers. 🌻🌻🌻
Gustave Caillebotte. 1885.
Musee D’Orsay.
Paris, France.

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French Impressionism Exhibition
at National Gallery of Victoria
Australia
August 2025
#FrenchImpressionism #NationalGalleryVictoria #ArtsAustralia #Arts

how beautiful is the light

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check out the strokes

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Front cover of a book, "French Impressionism: From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston," from the exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. The painting featured is Claude Monet's "Grand Canal, Venice" (1908).

Page from a book, showing Eugène Louis Boudin's painting, "Deauville at low tide" (1897).

Page from a book, showing Eugène Louis Boudin's painting, "Harbour scene" (c. 1888-95).

Photograph of French artist Eugène Louis Boudin.

Is it bad if I go back and see this exhibition more than twice? This is just making me want to have another look. 🙄 .. Shout-out to my new favourite, BTW. Eugène Louis Boudin. Big fan of the way he constructs figures in the distance. 😊
#FrenchImpressionism 🖌

The entrance to Melbourne's National Gallery of Victoria. The banner is advertising the French Impressionism exhibition, which starts tomorrow.

Eugène Louis Boudin's painting, "Figures on the beach" (1893).

"An artist, under pain of oblivion, must have confidence in himself, and listen only to his real master: Nature." - Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Got a preview of this today. It's spectacular. 😊 #NGVWinterMasterpieces #FrenchImpressionism #Melbourne #NGV #art

By the Water (Near the Lake). Pierre-Auguste Renoir. 1880. Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois. French impressionist painting of a man holding a cigarette standing against a railing while a woman sits in profile. In the distance is a sailboat on a lake.

By the Water (Near the Lake).
Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
1880. Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois.

#art #arthistory #painting #Renoir #impressionism #Frenchimpressionism #timelinecleanse #spring

Young Mother Sewing

Mary Cassatt, 1900

“I love to paint children. They are so natural and truthful. They have no arrière-pensée. ”

#impressionism #frenchimpressionism #womenartists #arthistory #americanartists

The Small Meadows in Spring. Alfred Sisley. 1880. National Gallery. London, UK. French Impressionist painting shows a scene of a woman walking along a trail by the river. Trees, clouds and river are characteristic of Sisley’s style.

Saturday Sisley.
Alfred Sisley.
The Small Meadows in Spring. 1880. National Gallery of Art. London, UK.

Wait! What is she doing looking down at her cell phone on such a pretty day!? 🤣🤣

#art #arthistory #painting #spring #impressionism #Frenchimpressionism #Sisley

Monday Monet.
Claude Monet.
Morning on the Seine in the Rain. 1897-1898.

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Claude Monet , Banks of the Seine, Vétheuil, detail 1880, oil on canvas, Chester Dale Collection #ngadc #washington #claudemonet #monet #impressionism #frenchimpressionism #art #artday #artdaily #artmuseum #artlover #arthistory #dailyart #artupclose #artaddict

The Yerres, Rain. Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894). Indiana University Art Museum. Bloomington, Indiana. Caillebotte was an early French impressionist who also blended elements of realism in his paintings. Here, he depicts a rainy landscape, a path along a canal, and the effect of the rain droplets on the water’s surface.

The Yerres, Rain.
Gustave Caillebotte.
1875. Indiana University Art Museum. Bloomington, Indiana.

April showers!

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Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) was a French Impressionist artist known for her paintings of everyday life, including mothers and children. Woman and Child on the Balcony (1872) depicts a woman dressed in a black dress standing next to a young girl in white. They are looking over the city. A column and part of a flower pot appear on the right edge of the painting.

Monday Morisot.
Berthe Morisot.
Woman and Child on the Balcony. 1872. Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois.

Another famous female artist!

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The Magpie. Claude Monet. 1868-1869. Musee D’Orsay. Paris, France. One of Monet’s most famous snowscapes, this painting depicts a winter scene near the commune of Etretat in Normandy. Along with Alfred Sisley and Camille Pissarro, Monet created a number of landscape paintings illustrating the effect of snow. A solitary black magpie perches on a gate on the left side of the artwork.

Monday Monet.
Claude Monet.
The Magpie. 1868-1869. Musee d’Orsay. Paris, France.

#art #arthistory #painting #landscapepainting #impressionism #Frenchimpressionism #Monet #winter #snow

Country Dance.
Auguste Renoir.
1883. Musee d’Orsay.
Paris, France.

Lovers dancing? Mais non! The lady is Aline Charigot, the future Mrs. Renoir. She is obviously making eyes at the artist!

#arthistory #art #impressionism #Frenchimpressionism #Renoir #painting

Saturday Sisley.
Alfred Sisley.
The Effect of Snow at Argenteuil. 1874. Private Collection.

The lighting in this work is amazing!

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Rooftops under Snow.
Gustave Caillebotte.
1878. Musee d’Orsay. Paris, France.

#art #arthistory #painting #impressionism #Frenchimpressionism #snow #winter #Januarty #Paris

The Red Cape. Claude Monet. 1868-1873. Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio.

#art #arthistory #painting #impressionism #Frenchimpressionism #winter #snow #Monet #WindowsWednesday #Januarty

Claude Monet Victor Jacquemont Holding a Parasol

Claude Monet
Victor Jacquemont Holding a Parasol
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Claude Monet Vetheuil

Claude Monet
Vetheuil
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