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  • The Auvers Valley on the Oise River (1884–1906)

    The Auvers Valley on the Oise River (1884–1906)

    Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)

    Sunlight dances on the Oise, dappling the water between swaying trees. The valley breathes with loose brushstrokes—greens melt into blues, land blurs into river. A fleeting warmth lingers in the air, as if summer might slip away with the next breeze.

  • Le pêcheur à la ligne (1874)

    Le pêcheur à la ligne (1874)

    Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)

    A lone fisherman casts his line into the shimmering river, sunlight dancing on the water’s surface. Loose brushstrokes blur the boundary between man and nature, leaving only the quiet rhythm of waiting. The scene hums with the unspoken tension between stillness and potential movement.

  • Bord de Loire au clair de lune (1911)

    Bord de Loire au clair de lune (1911)

    Ferdinand du Puigaudeau (French, 1864–1930)

    Moonlight glows on the river’s surface, rippling between dark banks. Shadows blur into the water’s edge, dissolving trees and sky into a single hushed moment. The night hums, alive yet still, as if holding its breath beneath the silver light.

  • La Seine Près De Bougival (1874)

    La Seine Près De Bougival (1874)

    Alfred Sisley (French, 1839–1899)

    A serene riverscape where light dances on water, blending sky and reflection into a dreamlike harmony.

  • Ice breaking up on the Seine near Bennecourt (1893)

    Ice breaking up on the Seine near Bennecourt (1893)

    Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

    A serene yet dynamic portrayal of melting ice on the Seine, where light and movement dissolve into delicate brushstrokes.

  • The Studio Boat (Le Bateau-atelier) (1876)

    The Studio Boat (Le Bateau-atelier) (1876)

    Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

    A floating studio bathed in light, where water and sky merge in Monet’s signature brushstrokes.

  • Berges De La Seine Près De Vétheuil (1881)

    Berges De La Seine Près De Vétheuil (1881)

    Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

    A tranquil riverside scene alive with light and color, where brushstrokes dance like leaves in the wind.

  • Ships Riding on the Seine at Rouen (1872-1873)

    Ships Riding on the Seine at Rouen (1872-1873)

    Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

    A vibrant Impressionist study of boats on the Seine, where light and water merge in restless, luminous strokes.

  • Morning on the Seine (1898)

    Morning on the Seine (1898)

    Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

    A misty riverscape where light and water merge in delicate brushstrokes, evoking the quiet magic of dawn.