Landscape

From serene countrysides to dramatic seascapes, our landscape collection captures nature’s changing moods in brushstroke and light. These works are not just views, but windows into atmosphere, memory, and the sublime.

  • Meules (1911)

    Meules (1911)

    Gustave Cariot (French, 1872–1950)

    Golden haystacks rise from the fields, their rounded forms glowing under shifting light. The countryside breathes with quiet energy, each brushstroke alive with color. A familiar scene, yet transformed—something pulses beneath the surface, waiting to be seen.

  • Street in Ville-d’Array  (1873)

    Street in Ville-d’Array (1873)

    Alfred Sisley (French, 1839–1899)

    Sunlight dapples the cobbled street, softening the edges of stone buildings. A lone figure moves past shuttered windows, their shadow stretching long on the worn path. The air hums with quiet village life—nothing extraordinary, yet everything alive with shifting light and fleeting color.

  • Coucher de Soleil en Brière

    Coucher de Soleil en Brière

    Ferdinand du Puigaudeau (French, 1864–1930)

    Golden light spills across the marsh, turning reeds to fire. The water mirrors the sky’s last blaze before dusk swallows the horizon. Shadows stretch long over the quiet wetlands, where the day’s final glow lingers like a held breath.

  • View of a village from a terrace (1933)

    View of a village from a terrace (1933)

    Sergey Chekhonin (Russian, 1878–1936)

    A quiet village unfolds below the terrace, rooftops clustered under a wide sky. The scene holds a stillness, as if time paused mid-breath. Earthy tones blend with soft light, drawing the eye down winding paths between houses. Something lingers in the air—not quite nostalgia, but close.

  • Haytime (1887)

    Haytime (1887)

    Charles Courtney Curran (American, 1861–1942)

    Golden light spills over the hayfield, warming the scattered bales. A breeze rustles through tall grasses, carrying the scent of summer. Workers pause mid-task, their figures small against the vast, sun-drenched landscape. The scene hums with quiet industry, a fleeting balance between labor and the land’s abundance.

  • Fragment of a house with two trees (1920)

    Fragment of a house with two trees (1920)

    Tadeusz Makowski (Polish, 1882–1932)

    A tilted house leans into the wind, its walls splintered between two twisted trees. The landscape buckles under unseen pressure, shapes bending as if seen through warped glass. Something familiar fractures here—home, stability—yet the trees stand, stubborn and gnarled against the sky’s uneasy weight.

  • Printemps autour du Croisic

    Printemps autour du Croisic

    Ferdinand du Puigaudeau (French, 1864–1930)

    Sunlight dances on the Breton coast, where wildflowers push through salt-kissed earth. The sea breeze carries the scent of damp grass, mingling with the faint tang of brine. A path winds toward the water, inviting you to step into this fleeting spring morning by the Croisic.

  • The Mountain Mists (circa 1912)

    The Mountain Mists (circa 1912)

    Herbert James Draper (English, 1863–1920)

    Peaks dissolve into swirling mist, their edges blurred like wet charcoal. The air hangs thick, softening jagged rocks into spectral forms. Somewhere below, unseen valleys breathe damp clouds upward, swallowing the mountains whole. Light struggles through the haze—just enough to hint at the land’s stubborn presence beneath the veil.

  • Landscape (probably c. 1780)

    Landscape (probably c. 1780)

    Louis Gabriel Moreau (French, 1740–1806)

    A delicate Rococo landscape unfolds—soft light filters through feathery trees, brushing gentle curves into the countryside. The scene hums with quiet elegance, every detail poised between refinement and nature’s ease. It’s a world where even the air seems to shimmer with restrained grace.