Famous Paintings of Leisure and Sport (page 2)

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Street in Moret, Alfred Sisley, c. 1890, oil on canvas

Alfred Sisley Street in Moret, c. 1890 Art Institute of Chicago

Trouville (Grey and Green, the Silver Sea), James McNeill Whistler, 1865, oil on canvas

James McNeill Whistler Trouville (Grey and Green, the Silver Sea), 1865 Art Institute of Chicago

Café Singer, Edgar Degas, 1879, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Café Singer, 1879 Art Institute of Chicago

Surrounded by lush, bright foliage, man and a young girl at close range lean against a fence near a lake. The man is smoking, and both wear straw hats.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Near the Lake, 1879–80 Art Institute of Chicago

Study for "The Bear Hunt" (for the Alcázar, Madrid), Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1639, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens Study for "The Bear Hunt" (for the Alcázar, Madrid), c. 1639 Cleveland Museum of Art

Pushing for Rail, Thomas Eakins, 1874, oil on canvas

Thomas Eakins Pushing for Rail, 1874 The Met

After the Hunt, Gustave Courbet, ca. 1859, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet After the Hunt, ca. 1859 The Met

The Fishing Boat, Gustave Courbet, 1865, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet The Fishing Boat, 1865 The Met

A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1635, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt, ca. 1635 The Met

Warwick Castle, Canaletto, 1748, oil on canvas

Canaletto Warwick Castle, 1748 The Met

A young man with a peachy, ruddy complexion lies on his stomach in a wooden rowboat on a river, reaching forward to grasp the horn of a stag almost completely submerged in the rippling water with one hand.

Winslow Homer Hound and Hunter, 1892 National Gallery of Art

Sailboats line a grassy riverbank in this loosely painted horizontal landscape. Vivid blue water stretches before us to meet a verdant bank along the left third of the horizon, which comes less than halfway up the composition.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Regatta at Argenteuil, 1874 National Gallery of Art

From a rocky shoreline, we look on several light-skinned people working by the sea with a boat and a net in this freely painted, almost square seascape.

Thomas Gainsborough Seashore with Fishermen, c. 1781/1782 National Gallery of Art

A band of several galloping horses and riders move across the center of this vertical painting. The color palette is dominated by blended earthy brown, green, and pale pink.

Edgar Degas Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey, 1866, reworked 1880-1881 and c. 1897 National Gallery of Art

Snap the Whip, Winslow Homer, 1872, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer Snap the Whip, 1872 The Met

Bullfight, Édouard Manet, 1865–66, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Bullfight, 1865–66 Art Institute of Chicago

Woman in a Garden, Berthe Morisot, 1882–83, oil on canvas

Berthe Morisot Woman in a Garden, 1882–83 Art Institute of Chicago

Monte Pincio, Rome, Camille Corot, 1840–50, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Monte Pincio, Rome, 1840–50 Art Institute of Chicago

Heavy daubs of pigment form a crowded scene of roughly defined, finely dressed individuals in a brightly color park along a riverbank.

Georges Seurat Oil Sketch for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884", 1884 Art Institute of Chicago

The Chess Players, Thomas Eakins, 1876, oil on wood

Thomas Eakins The Chess Players, 1876 The Met

Four women and two children, all with pale skin, carry baskets as they walk along a beach under a brilliant blue sky in this horizontal painting. The scene is painted with visible dabs and blended strokes.

John Singer Sargent En route pour la pêche (Setting Out to Fish), 1878 National Gallery of Art

We look slightly down onto the surface of a river in which three narrow canoes, each paddled by a single person, are being rowed toward us in this horizontal landscape painting.

Gustave Caillebotte Skiffs, 1877 National Gallery of Art

Six men on horseback and wearing jockeys’ uniforms line up on a grassy field in front of us in this loosely painted horizontal scene. The jockeys and horses’ features are especially freely painted so much of the detail is indistinct.

Edgar Degas The Riders, c. 1885 National Gallery of Art

Bullfight in a Divided Ring, Francisco de Goya, ca. 1810, oil on canvas

Francisco de Goya Bullfight in a Divided Ring, ca. 1810 The Met

We find ourselves on an emerald-green, grassy racetrack as a dusty cluster of horses and their jockeys bear directly down on us in this loosely painted horizontal landscape.

Édouard Manet At the Races, c. 1875 National Gallery of Art

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin The House of Cards, probably 1737 National Gallery of Art

Diana and Her Nymphs Departing for the Hunt, Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1615, oil on canvas

Peter Paul Rubens Diana and Her Nymphs Departing for the Hunt, c. 1615 Cleveland Museum of Art

Six jockeys wearing colorful silks sit astride brown and black horses on a grassy field in this horizontal painting. Two more riders wearing top hats sit a bit farther back from the group, and two horses run on a grass track behind that.

Edgar Degas The Races, 1871-1872 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a man standing upright, his body slightly turned to the right.

Francisco de Goya Charles IV of Spain as Huntsman, c. 1799/1800 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a view from above, looking down a path on the left where several people walk away from us towards a house in the distance surrounded by lush green vegetation.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir The Mussel Harvest, 1879 National Gallery of Art

Wolf and Fox Hunt, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1616, oil on canvas

Peter Paul Rubens Wolf and Fox Hunt, ca. 1616 The Met

Two men with pale skin, wearing white sleeveless shirts and royal-blue caps, row in unison in a long, narrow boat on a placid blue river in this horizontal landscape painting.

Thomas Eakins The Biglin Brothers Racing, 1872 National Gallery of Art

Close to us, a young man and four boys sit or recline in a small sailboat that tips to our left on a choppy dark green sea fringed with white foam in this horizontal painting.

Winslow Homer The Flirt, 1874 National Gallery of Art

Fishing, Édouard Manet, ca. 1862–63, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Fishing, ca. 1862–63 The Met

Approaching Storm, Eugène Boudin, 1864, oil on cradled panel

Eugène Boudin Approaching Storm, 1864 Art Institute of Chicago

Entrance to the Port of Honfleur, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1863–64, oil on canvas

Johan Barthold Jongkind Entrance to the Port of Honfleur, 1863–64 Art Institute of Chicago

High Point: Shandaken Mountains, Asher Brown Durand, 1853, oil on canvas

Asher Brown Durand High Point: Shandaken Mountains, 1853 The Met

On the Beach at Trouville, Eugène Boudin, 1863, oil on wood

Eugène Boudin On the Beach at Trouville, 1863 The Met

The Dissolute Household, Jan Steen, ca. 1663–64, oil on canvas

Jan Steen The Dissolute Household, ca. 1663–64 The Met

A Couple Playing Cards, with a Serving Woman, Pieter de Hooch, ca. 1665–75, oil on canvas

Pieter de Hooch A Couple Playing Cards, with a Serving Woman, ca. 1665–75 The Met

This is a painting of a park filled with tall trees and people in colorful clothes. Some people are seated on chairs, while others are walking or standing on the tan ground.

William Glackens Luxembourg Gardens, 1906 National Gallery of Art

We look slightly down onto a panorama with dozens of pale-skinned men, women, and children skating and standing on a frozen river in this horizontal landscape painting.

Hendrick Avercamp A Scene on the Ice, c. 1625 National Gallery of Art

This is a painting depicting several ships on a stretch of water. The horizon is situated in the lower third of the painting, creating a vast expanse of sky above.

Eugène Boudin Ships and Sailing Boats Leaving Le Havre, 1887 National Gallery of Art

Boy Fishing, Eastman Johnson, 1860s, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson Boy Fishing, 1860s Cleveland Museum of Art

This painting shows a dynamic scene of a green tennis court with a player in action near the bottom-right corner, their hand extended behind their head and one leg in the air.

George Bellows Tennis Tournament, 1920 National Gallery of Art

Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis (1639–1680) and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort (1638–1653) with Their Tutor and Coachman, Aelbert Cuyp, ca. 1652–53, oil on canvas

Aelbert Cuyp Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis (1639–1680) and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort (1638–1653) with Their Tutor and Coachman, ca. 1652–53 The Met

This painting shows a rowing competition with a large crowd along the riverbank. Tall trees and distant, hazy hills are visible on the horizon. The sky above is a soft, muted gray-blue color.

Émile Lévy Rowing Scene: Crowds Watching from the River Banks, late 19th century National Gallery of Art

The Trotter, Charles S. Humphreys, c. 1860, oil on canvas

Charles S. Humphreys The Trotter, c. 1860 National Gallery of Art

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