Evolution from realism to the more painterly. Then in the late 1890s, city landscapes in which the people are the landscape. Remarkable paintings seen in detail.
Sisley
Gardens aren’t just for flowers, and paintings of vegetable gardens can be just as good art as the most resplendent roses.
He was famously and tragically killed in 1870, but how well do you know his paintings?
A unique opportunity to see the works of four of Australia’s most important painters, and to broaden understanding of Impressionism.
In the 1870s, four major artists painted scenes of rowing and similar watersports – apparently independently.
A noted critic and sculptor, a career painter, and an artist who became a local politician, with examples of their work.
Trees in snowy landscapes, as painted by Bruegel, van Ruisdael, Courbet, and a multitude of Impressionists. A Wintry feast.
Does the way in which Turner painted reflections give deeper insight into his work, or his limitations?
Sadly neglected today, his landscapes are some of the finest of the century, and his depictions of trees are among the best.
Monet’s paintings are overfamiliar, overexposed, and devalued. Can this book cast fresh light?
