Famous Paintings of Rivers and Lakes (page 4)

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View from the Quai d'Orsay, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1854, oil on canvas, mounted on wood

Johan Barthold Jongkind View from the Quai d'Orsay, 1854 The Met

The Pond (La Mare), Théodore Rousseau, 1855, oil on wood

Théodore Rousseau The Pond (La Mare), 1855 The Met

We look down and across a canal filled with more than two dozen gondolas and sailing boats, and flanked by rows golden-yellow and parchment-white buildings connected by a wide, arched bridge in this horizontal landscape painting.

Francesco Guardi Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge, Venice, probably c. 1780 National Gallery of Art

We look across the tops of trees down onto the roofs of a cluster of buildings and then a grassy expanse, a body of water, and rolling hills in this notably wide landscape painting. The trees are painted with shades of pine and olive green.

Théodore Rousseau Panoramic Landscape near the River Moselle, c. 1830 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a landscape with a horizon in the lower third of the composition. On the left side of the painting, there are tall trees along a canal.

Johan Barthold Jongkind The Towpath, 1864 National Gallery of Art

Far below us, a river winds through a valley lined with hazy mountains in this horizontal landscape painting.

Thomas Moran The Juniata, Evening, 1864 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a serene forest setting with a wide, shallow stream flowing gently towards us. The scene is enclosed by tall trees on either side.

Worthington Whittredge Trout Brook in the Catskills, 1875 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a landscape with a wide river on the right flowing through green hills.

John Frederick Kensett View on the Genesee near Mount Morris, 1857 National Gallery of Art

The painting depicts a landscape scene with a body of water, trees, reflections, and a house in the distance. The composition shows a low horizon line with trees arching across the scene and soft reflections on the water's surface.

Charles-François Daubigny Sunset on the River, 1874 National Gallery of Art

Landscape, George Inness, c. 1852, oil on canvas

George Inness Landscape, c. 1852 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a woodland scene with tall trees surrounding a small, still pond. The trees and grassy ground are painted in shades of olive-green, rusty orange, yellow ochre, and dark brown.

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña The Frog Pond, 1876 National Gallery of Art

From a point of view over the water, we look across a bustling canal at a bridge, which is flanked by rows of buildings to each side in this horizontal painting.

Francesco Guardi View on the Cannaregio Canal, Venice, c. 1775-1780 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a tranquil river scene with a distant horizon on the left showing rolling landscapes, trees, and small brown buildings across calm water.

Charles-François Daubigny Washerwomen at the Oise River near Valmondois, 1865 National Gallery of Art

We look through shadowed trees at a river winding into the distance in this horizontal landscape painting.

Annibale Carracci River Landscape, c. 1590 National Gallery of Art

We look out onto a sweeping, panoramic view with trees, their leaves fiery orange and red, framing a view of a distant body of water under a sun-streaked sky in this long, horizontal landscape painting.

Jasper Francis Cropsey Autumn - On the Hudson River, 1860 National Gallery of Art

A stream meanders back through snowbanks in this wooded landscape, which is created entirely with cool, pale tones of white, gray, blue, lilac, and golden beige in this nearly square painting.

John Henry Twachtman Winter Harmony, c. 1890/1900 National Gallery of Art

The painting depicts a tranquil lake scene with a low horizon line showing a pale green hill in the background under a pale, cloudy sky. Closer to us, on the right, there is a large, textured rock surrounded by greenery and red flowers.

John Frederick Kensett Landing at Sabbath Day Point, c. 1853 National Gallery of Art

Eight cows bathed in warm sunlight stand and lie on a riverbank carpeted in mossy green in this horizontal painting. The cows are amber, ginger, or tawny brown, bone white, or black, and all have short, curving horns.

Aelbert Cuyp River Landscape with Cows, 1645/1650 National Gallery of Art

Sheer, vertical, cliffs, brightly lit in cream white and rust orange by the low sun, tower over a band of people riding horses into the distance in this long, horizontal landscape painting.

Thomas Moran Green River Cliffs, Wyoming, 1881 National Gallery of Art

The Falls of Niagara, Edward Hicks, ca. 1825, oil on canvas

Edward Hicks The Falls of Niagara, ca. 1825 The Met

This painting shows a rocky green ravine with a gray stream running through it, surrounded by thick foliage and large boulders. An arched stone bridge crosses over the stream in the center of the painting.

Théodore Rousseau Mountain Stream in the Auvergne, 1830 National Gallery of Art

The Banks of the Marne at Charenton, Armand Guillaumin, c. 1895, oil on fabric

Armand Guillaumin The Banks of the Marne at Charenton, c. 1895 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Banks of the Oise, Charles-François Daubigny, 1863, oil on wood

Charles-François Daubigny The Banks of the Oise, 1863 The Met

Virgin and Child, Hans Memling, c. 1485, oil on panel

Hans Memling Virgin and Child, c. 1485 Art Institute of Chicago

River Boat, Charles-François Daubigny, c. 1860, oil on board

Charles-François Daubigny River Boat, c. 1860 Art Institute of Chicago

The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky, Jules Dupré, c. 1860, oil on canvas

Jules Dupré The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky, c. 1860 Art Institute of Chicago

Landscape, Théodore Rousseau, c. 1850, oil on panel

Théodore Rousseau Landscape, c. 1850 Art Institute of Chicago

Vibrantly colored geometric painting of a central white and blue waterfall with birds visible through it. A stylized red jungle cat and black wild boar drink at bottom right.

Franz Marc The Bewitched Mill, 1913 Art Institute of Chicago

Landscape on a River, Charles-François Daubigny, 1863, oil on wood

Charles-François Daubigny Landscape on a River, 1863 The Met

A River Landscape with Storks, Charles-François Daubigny, 1864, oil on wood

Charles-François Daubigny A River Landscape with Storks, 1864 The Met

Portejoie on the Seine, Charles-François Daubigny, 1858 or 1868, oil on wood

Charles-François Daubigny Portejoie on the Seine, 1858 or 1868 The Met

This painting shows a green landscape from an elevated viewpoint. In the distance, light blue water meets a pale-yellow sky, and the sun casts a golden glow over the landscape.

George Inness Lake Albano, Sunset, c. 1874 National Gallery of Art

Ecce Agnus Dei, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1655, oil on canvas

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo Ecce Agnus Dei, c. 1655 Art Institute of Chicago

Forest Stream with Vista, Asher Brown Durand, 1872, oil on canvas

Asher Brown Durand Forest Stream with Vista, 1872 Cleveland Museum of Art

Path Near the Pond of Vipers, Fontainebleau Forest, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña, c. 1860s, oil on wood panel

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña Path Near the Pond of Vipers, Fontainebleau Forest, c. 1860s Cleveland Museum of Art

Horseneck Falls, John Henry Twachtman, ca. 1889–1900, oil on canvas

John Henry Twachtman Horseneck Falls, ca. 1889–1900 The Met

Waterfall, John Henry Twachtman, ca. 1889–91, oil on canvas

John Henry Twachtman Waterfall, ca. 1889–91 The Met

Landscape with a Sunlit Stream, Charles-François Daubigny, ca. 1877, oil on canvas

Charles-François Daubigny Landscape with a Sunlit Stream, ca. 1877 The Met

Evening: Landscape with an Aqueduct, Théodore Géricault, 1818, oil on canvas

Théodore Géricault Evening: Landscape with an Aqueduct, 1818 The Met

Mountain Torrent, Jacob van Ruisdael, 1670s, oil on canvas

Jacob van Ruisdael Mountain Torrent, 1670s The Met

In this painting, abstract shapes and bright colors give the impression of two tall people standing outdoors.

August Macke People by the Blue Lake, 1913 National Gallery of Art

Trees and a Stream on a Hillside, Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1853, oil on board

Jasper Francis Cropsey Trees and a Stream on a Hillside, 1853 Cleveland Museum of Art

We look onto the side of a rowboat crowded with nine men trying to save a pale, nude young man who flails in the water in front of us as a shark approaches, mouth agape, from our right in this horizontal painting.

John Singleton Copley Watson and the Shark, 1778 National Gallery of Art

Landscape with Fisherman and Washerwoman, John Rathbone, 1790–1800, oil on panel

John Rathbone Landscape with Fisherman and Washerwoman, 1790–1800 Art Institute of Chicago

Cottage by the River with Washerwomen, Camille Flers, 1835, oil on fabric

Camille Flers Cottage by the River with Washerwomen, 1835 Cleveland Museum of Art

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

From atop a high hill, we look across a broad valley leading to a winding river in this loosely painted horizontal landscape. The scene is created entirely with visible brushstrokes in fresh and vibrant green and shimmering and smoky blues.

Theodore Robinson The Valley of the Seine, from the Hills of Giverny, 1892 National Gallery of Art

A nearly square landscape with a bridge to our right and a person walking at the lower center is painted loosely in tones of pine, spruce, and sage green with a few touches of yellow, black, and brown.

Ernest Lawson High Bridge at Night, New York City, c. 1910/1920 National Gallery of Art

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