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Claude Monet | Argenteuil, Late Afternoon, 1872

From: Museum Barberini, Potsdam
Between 1871-1878 Claude Monet lived in Argenteuil – an idyllic suburb on the Seine that was noticeably transformed by industrialization in the vicinity of the capital.
The promenade directs the viewer’s gaze into the distance, where a traditional villa in the style of the seventeenth century is flanked by towering factory chimneys.
In the light of the late afternoon, the sky and river glow in nuances of delicate pink and yellow.


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George Inness (1825-1894)


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Van Gogh | Fishing in spring the Pont de Clichy (Asnieres), 1887

In this canvas, Vincent uses pointillist like dabs and his own developing thick dashes of yellows, lavender and greens to portray a locale commonly chosen by the impressionists, the Seine around Asnieres.
A fisherman with blue pants, yellow brown shirt and black hat with pole resting in his right hand on his black outlined leg is fishing in the Seine below with the Pont de Clichy in the background.
The Seine is depicted in lateral strokes of blue from cobalt to sky blue in the foreground and lighter blues to white beyond the fisherman.


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Marc Chagall | Cirque, Parigi 1967

Marc Chagall: "Per me un circo è uno spettacolo di magia che appare e scompare come un mondo. Un circo è inquietante. È profondo.
Questi pagliacci, cavalieri senza sella ed acrobati si trovano a loro agio nelle mie visioni.
Come mai?
Perché sono così commosso dal loro trucco e dalle loro smorfie?
Con loro posso muovermi verso nuovi orizzonti.
Attirato dai loro colori e dal loro trucco, posso sognare di dipingere nuove distorsioni psichiche. È una parola magica, circo, un gioco di danza senza tempo dove lacrime e sorrisi, il gioco di braccia e gambe prendono la forma di una grande arte".


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Achille Laugé | Étude de Chrysanthèmes

The son of wealthy farmers, French Neo-Impressionist painter Achille Laugé (1861-1944) was born in Arzens in the Aude region of southern France.
In 1878 his parents sent him to study at a pharmacy in Toulouse, however, against their wishes he enrolled at the school of the Beaux-Arts where he met the artist Bourdelle.


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John Atkinson Grimshaw (Victorian-era painter, 1836-1893)

John Atkinson Grimshaw (6 settembre 1836 - 13 ottobre 1893) è stato un artista Britanico dell'epoca Vittoriana, meglio conosciuto per le sue scene notturne di paesaggi urbani.
L'accuratezza di Grimshaw e la spinta al realismo furono criticati da alcuni contemporanei.
Tuttavia, altri contemporanei riconobbero la sua padronanza dell'illuminazione e della tecnica, e James McNeill Whistler, con cui Grimshaw avrebbe continuato a lavorare nei suoi studi di Chelsea, dichiarò:
"Mi consideravo l'inventore dei notturni fino a quando non vidi i quadri al chiaro di luna di Grimmy".
I suoi primi dipinti furono firmati "JAG", "J. A. Grimshaw" o "John Atkinson Grimshaw", anche se alla fine si stabilì su "Atkinson Grimshaw".

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Albert Rieger | Landscape painter


Austrian🎨 landscape and marine painter Albert Rieger (Trieste, 1834 - Vienna,1905) was the son and pupil of painter Giuseppe Rieger. He was also influenced by the works of the German artist Bernhard Fiedler (1816-1904). Rieger's preferred subjects were marines and landscapes.
In 1838 settled he with the family in Vienna.
His works were exhibited in many exhibitions in Munich and Paris works are presented in important collections, for example at the Museum of Altenburg and in Wroclaw.
Crown prince Rudolf bought his landscapes "Am Traunsee" and "Gosausee".
Rieger was awarded🎨 with Gold Austrian Medal and Great Golden Swedish-Norwegian Medal.