Some fascinating townscapes based on drawings and sketches from 1914, and two rather disturbing figurative works.
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Landscapes influenced by Hodler dominate his painting prior to the First World War. They seem timeless and eternal, some of his finest art.
Into the 20th century, with superb paintings from Hodler and William Merritt Chase, to Marsden Hartley.
From Arcimboldo’s vegetable portrait to the height of Impressionism with Monet and Pissarro, some of the finest paintings of the season.
Held in custody on charges of seducing a girl under age, these years were not easy. But his landscapes developed well, thanks to the influence of Klimt.
Focussing particularly on his landscapes, this short series commemorates the centenary of his death a century ago.
Wonderful ‘Gothic’ Romantic paintings of remoteness, religion, and rugged landscape from Germany in the 19th century. A very influential painter indeed.
Co-founder of the highly influential DĂĽsseldorf School, he was influenced by Caspar David Friedrich, and Gothic Romantic fiction.
Decidedly Post-Impressionist, his loose style and rough facture did not impress the critics at first. Painting a mixture of landscapes and scenes from the centre of Berlin, he was still looking for the right formula.
Framing a landscape with a window forms a picture within a picture, and can reverse the traditional device of repoussoir.
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