Famous paintings: stories, analyzes and masterpieces

La Nuit étoilée sur le Rhône de Vincent van Gogh, Arles en bleu et or
Starry Night Over the Rhône: An Arles Night in Blue and Gold
Analysis of The Starry Night on the Rhône by Van Gogh: history, composition, colors, reflections, letters, place in Arles and difference with the painting of 1889. Read more...
La Pie W133 par Claude Monet, 1868-1869, musée d’Orsay
Monet and the snow: The Magpie and the winters of light
Discover Monet and the snow: La Pie, Argenteuil, Vétheuil, Lavacourt and les Meules, with analyses, museums and advice for choosing a reproduction. Read more...
Claude Monet, La Seine à Vétheuil, effet de soleil après la pluie, 1879
Monet in Vétheuil: the Seine and the intimate (1878 -1881)
Discover Monet in Vétheuil from 1878 to 1881: the Seine, family life, winter landscapes, museums and works available for reproduction. Read more...
La Rue Montorgueil à Paris, fête du 30 juin 1878, par Claude Monet
Rue Montorgueil: Monet paints Paris celebrating
Understanding Rue Montorgueil de Monet: celebration of June 30, 1878, flags, crowd, perspective, impressionist touch and reproduction. Read more...
La Pie de Claude Monet, paysage de neige avec une pie posée sur une barrière
Monet's Pie: when snow invents impressionist light
Discover Monet's Pie: history, composition, blue shadows, refusal at the Salon of 1869, notice from the Musée d'Orsay and choice of a reproduction. Read more...
La Méridienne ou La Sieste de Vincent van Gogh d’après Millet
Van Gogh's Nap: translating Millet into colors
Analyze Van Gogh's Nap after Millet: context of Saint-Rémy, composition, colors, cycle of the hours of the day, Musée d'Orsay and reproduction. Read more...
L’Église d’Auvers-sur-Oise peinte par Vincent van Gogh
The Church of Auvers: Van Gogh facing the cobalt sky
Analyze Van Gogh's The Church of Auvers: context of 1890, composition, cobalt sky, architecture, colors, Musée d'Orsay and faithful reproduction. Read more...