Reading by the Shore (c.1883-1885). Charles Sprague Pearce (American, 1851-1914). Oil on canvas.
The work combines a brilliant light and free handling of paint with a tightly rendered fashion portrait of Antonia [the artist’s wife]. Pearce’s palette is an electrifying range of colors, with the tonal range of the background liberated from the conventions of knowledge, treated with little regard to local color, such as the pink sand beach with its lilac shadows.
Charles Sprague Pearce (1851–1914, United States/France)
Rural paintings
Pearce was an American artist, working in the Naturalist style of Academic realism. He is best-known for his depictions of French peasants at work and rest.
Childe Hassam (1859 - 1935)
My really white leg. Hopefully being down on the beach in Florida will help give me some color. (at Panama City Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNAy4xXnjRe/?igshid=150hho0habet8
Wassily Kandinsky Capricious Forms 1937
New York Skyline at night from Central Park #newyork #newyorkcity #centralpark #nightlife
Promenade at Sunset, Paris, Childe Hassam, 1888-89
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