You’ve probably heard of him, but can’t recall any of his paintings. Here is a small selection from his more than 2,000 oils.
Impressionism
Even the usually vituperative critic Roger Fry was forced to admit his importance to Monet and most other artists of the day.
No other artist was so influential on the last 25 years of painting in the 19th century, although he died when only 36.
Initially a portraitist and history painter, be became strongly Impressionist, painting wonderful landscapes in the late nineteenth century.
Her paintings take you beyond the instant optical gratification of Impressionism, into a great painterly discourse between the inside and outside.
Balanced explorations of the play of light inside rooms, and the glorious colours of the intense Norwegian summer.
Rural naturalist, Impressionist, and Pre-Raphaelite styles in portraits, landscapes, genre, and religious paintings: that is versatility.
He painted with the Danish Impressionists at Skagen, in St Ives, and above all in Hungary – and has been all but forgotten now.
His paintings move through Impressionism to a distinctive Post-Impressionism, with swirling brushstrokes, and more subtle colour.
He worked his way from rural naturalism, through Impressionism, to a distinctive Post-Impressionism.
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