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Les Toits, Composition (1936)

Henri Le Sidaner (French, 1862–1939)

Soft light spills over the rooftops, turning the evening into a quiet mosaic of warm hues. Shadows stretch lazily across the tiles, as if the whole scene might dissolve into twilight at any moment.
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.
Landscape at sunset (1906)

Tadeusz Makowski (Polish, 1882–1932)

Golden light spills across the fields, dissolving edges into warm brushstrokes. The horizon glows—not fiery, but soft, like embers cooling. Trees stand as dark silhouettes against that lingering radiance, their forms simplified yet alive. A quiet moment stretches between day and night.
The Bonfire

Sophie Anderson (English, 1987–2023)

Flames lick the darkness, casting flickering light on gathered figures. Their faces glow warm against the cool night, shadows dancing across expressions caught between wonder and quiet reflection. The bonfire crackles, a bright heart in the enveloping black.
Summer Night in Spain (circa 1926)

George Elmer Browne (American, 1871–1946)

Warm Spanish air hums with cicadas. A lone lantern glows against indigo shadows, casting gold on cobblestones. Somewhere, a guitar string trembles. The night holds its breath between sleep and song.
Night atmosphere at see. Full moon

Carl Locher (Danish, unknown)

Moonlight spills across the dark sea, silvering the restless waves. A full moon hangs heavy in the night sky, its glow stretching toward the horizon where water meets darkness. The scene hums with quiet tension—the vastness of ocean and sky pressing against each other under that luminous watch.
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.
Le balcon de Jaurès (circa 1915)

Henri Martin (French, 1860–1943)

A woman leans on the balcony railing, bathed in the soft glow of evening. The city stretches below, its rooftops dissolving into hazy blues and purples. Light catches the folds of her dress, blending with the dreamlike brushstrokes of the scene—quiet, intimate, suspended in twilight.
Sunset Over Water

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775–1851)

Golden light bleeds into the water, dissolving the horizon. Clouds swirl like smoke, their edges burning crimson. The sea swallows the sun’s last embers, rippling with molten reflections. For a moment, everything is fire and liquid—then night pulls its curtain across the sky.