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  • 14 Juillet, fête forain (circa 1895-98)

    14 Juillet, fête forain (circa 1895-98)

    Ferdinand du Puigaudeau (French, 1864–1930)

    Glowing lanterns cast warm pools of light across the carnival crowd. Laughter and music swirl between the tents, their striped canvas fluttering in the night air. A child reaches for a spinning toy, face lit with wonder as fireworks burst overhead in fleeting blooms of color.

  • Fête à Pont Aven

    Fête à Pont Aven

    Ferdinand du Puigaudeau (French, 1864–1930)

    Lanterns glow above the crowded square, casting warm pools of light on dancing figures. The night air hums with music and laughter, a fleeting celebration caught between shadow and radiance.

  • Festivities in the campagna (1920)

    Festivities in the campagna (1920)

    Raffaello Sorbi (Italian, 1844–1931)

    Laughter spills across the sunlit field, skirts swirling as villagers dance. A fiddler leans into his tune while children dart between tables laden with food. The air hums with celebration—a fleeting snapshot of joy in the Italian countryside.

  • Fireworks In Nice

    Fireworks In Nice

    Nikolai Alexandrovich Tarkhov (Russian, 1871–1930)

    A vibrant explosion of color captures the magic of fireworks over water, blending chaos and harmony in a single breathtaking moment.

  • Spring Festival Auspicious Scroll：Frozen Festivities in Ink

    Spring Festival Auspicious Scroll：Frozen Festivities in Ink

    Gu Zhengyi(顾正谊) (Chinese, lifespan: unknown)

    scholars in sable cluster around wine warmers while linen-clad servants stand frozen, unlit firecrackers dangling like Damocles’ sword. Hailed as “a pathological specimen of Ming genre painting.”