Mont Sainte-Victoire, Paul Cézanne (French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence), ca. 1902–6, Oil on canvas, The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 1994, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002 Mont Sainte-Victoire, Paul Cézanne, ca. 1902–6 Podcast By Nyree Chin
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Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary), Paul Gauguin, 1891 Podcast By David Tongi Podcast transcript: I felt a huge connection to this painting because I was raised by Tongan women, all of whom used to always walk around our home bare-breasted. I always saw it as a form of liberation or freedom. […]
Jo, La Belle Irlandaise, Gustave Courbet, 1865-66 By Nabiha The painting named “Jo ,La Belle Irlandaise” is an oil on canvas painting made by the french painter Gustave Courbet around 1865. Gustave was a Realist artist, which is a mid-19th century European art movement that depicts everyday life in a […]
The Card Players, Paul Cézanne, 1890-92 By Ronique Small When I first saw The Card Players by Cézanne, I immediately felt like I could join the game. The calm, shared moments of the players reminded me of scenes in the popular video game Red Dead Redemption, where characters come together […]
The Gulf of Marseilles Seen from L’Estaque, Paul Cézanne, ca. 1885 By Nafissatou Fatima Sene The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is frequently recognized as one of the biggest and most prominent museums in the US, has a large and varied collection that covers centuries of creative progress. The museum offers […]
Women Picking Olives, Vincent Van Gogh, 1889 I chose Vincent Van Gogh’s painting “Women Picking Olives”( 1889) for this assignment. This painting stood out because there was not a lot going on. I felt calm and relaxed looking at this painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I noticed that Vincent […]
Cypresses, Vincent Van Gogh, 1889 By Brandon Cypresses is a painting by Vincent Van Gogh. It was created in late June of 1889. The painting is done on canvas with the use of oil paint. Van Gogh incorporated the technique of impasto, making the paint applied to have a thick […]
The Siesta, Paul Gauguin, ca. 1892-94 Paul Gauguin was a Post Impressionist artist. He was born in Paris in 1848. He began his journey in art as a stockbroker and started painting in his free time. According to Art Story, “Gauguin studied religious communities in rural Brittany and various landscapes […]
Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase, Vincent Van Gogh, 1890 By Samantha Segarra “This still life is not mentioned in Van Gogh’s letters and has puzzled scholars as to its place in his artistic production. The subject enjoys a certain rapport with the mixed bouquets of summer flowers he made […]
La Grenouillère, Claude Monet, 1869 By Anahi Benitez The first thing that came to my mind when I think about “La Grenouillère”, it is a feeling like a snapshot of a moment frozen in time—a brief dance of light, color, and reflection. In this painting, Monet shows us more than […]
