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.

  • Paysage maritime

    Paysage maritime

    Ferdinand du Puigaudeau (French, 1864–1930)

    Waves lick the hulls of moored boats, their masts tilting against a dusky sky. The shoreline stretches, rough and untamed, where sea meets land in a dance of muted blues and ochres. A quiet tension lingers—the calm before a storm, or perhaps the hush after one.

  • Sicilian Landscape, Etna in the Background

    Sicilian Landscape, Etna in the Background

    Max Friedrich Rabes (German, 1868–1944)

    The Sicilian countryside stretches under a hazy sky, its rolling fields leading to the distant silhouette of Mount Etna. The volcano looms quietly, its presence both serene and ominous against the golden landscape.

  • Fleurs au Bord Belle-île-en-Mer (Flowers near Belle-île-en-Mer) (1909)

    Fleurs au Bord Belle-île-en-Mer (Flowers near Belle-île-en-Mer) (1909)

    Maxime Maufra (French, 1861–1918)

    Wildflowers burst along the rugged coastline, their colors sharp against the sea’s restless blues. The land meets water in a dance of untamed beauty, where petals cling to cliffs and salt air hums through the stems. A fleeting balance—soft blooms against stone, delicate life persisting where earth fractures into waves.

  • Maison de Victor Hugo, rue Notre-Dame-des-Champs (1905)

    Maison de Victor Hugo, rue Notre-Dame-des-Champs (1905)

    Paul Madeline (French, 1863–1920)

    Sunlight dapples the cobbled street outside Victor Hugo’s old home, where shadows stretch long and warm. The building’s pale facade glows against the muted greens of Paris in summer, a quiet corner humming with history.

  • Caravane Au Coucher Du Soleil

    Caravane Au Coucher Du Soleil

    Charles Théodore Frère (French, unknown)

    Golden light spills over rolling dunes as a caravan trudges through the desert. Shadows stretch long behind camels and travelers, their silhouettes sharp against the fading sun. The air hums with quiet movement—sand shifting, cloth fluttering—a fleeting moment of warmth before night claims the wilderness.

  • Peace, Fort Hamilton (c.1888)

    Peace, Fort Hamilton (c.1888)

    William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916)

    Sunlight glows through the trees at Fort Hamilton, softening the shoreline. Brushstrokes blur land and water into quiet harmony—a moment where stillness settles over the landscape like mist. No grand drama, just the hush of grass meeting tide, and the peace that lingers there.

  • The Main Customs Office with a View of the Kaiser Franz Josef Barracks (1883)

    The Main Customs Office with a View of the Kaiser Franz Josef Barracks (1883)

    Tina Blau (Austrian, 1845–1916)

    Sunlight glints off the customs office walls, softening the rigid lines of the barracks beyond. A quiet bustle lingers in the air—horses, carts, officials moving through the scene with unstudied ease. The ordinary hum of a workday, caught in loose, lively brushstrokes.

  • Florian Gate in Cracow from the windows of the Academy of Fine Arts (1903)

    Florian Gate in Cracow from the windows of the Academy of Fine Arts (1903)

    Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish, 1852–1936)

    The Florian Gate looms beyond the academy windows, its weathered stones softened by afternoon light. Shadows stretch across the cobbles below, framing the ancient archway like a stage. Inside, the quiet hum of brushes against canvas mingles with distant street sounds—a city alive beyond the glass.

  • Le Matin Au Bord De L’eau (1870-73)

    Le Matin Au Bord De L’eau (1870-73)

    Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875)

    Dawn light glows through the trees, softening the water’s edge. A quiet moment—ripples barely disturb the surface, leaves whisper in the faint breeze. The world holds its breath between night and day.