10 Stunning Sunset Paintings from Art History
The article takes a closer look at ten iconic sunset paintings from various periods in art, spanning from the Baroque era to early 20th-century Japan. Featured artists include Caspar David Friedrich with his piece "Sunset (Brothers)" from around 1835 at the Hermitage Museum, J.M.W. Turner’s "The Scarlet Sunset" from about 1830 at Tate, and Claude Monet's "Sunset on the Seine at Lavacourt" from 1880 housed at Petit Palais. Other notable works come from Vincent van Gogh, Albert Bierstadt, and Fitz Henry Lane. The piece analyzes each artist’s distinctive approach and the importance of their work, highlighting Friedrich's German Romanticism and Turner's early Impressionist style.
Key facts
- Caspar David Friedrich's Sunset (Brothers) is held at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
- J.M.W. Turner's The Scarlet Sunset is at the Tate in London, UK.
- Claude Monet's Sunset on the Seine at Lavacourt is at the Petit Palais in Paris, France.
- Vincent van Gogh's The Red Vineyard at Arles is at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, Russia.
- Albert Bierstadt's Sundown at Yosemite is at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, Spain.
- Fitz Henry Lane's Lumber Schooners at Evening on Penobscot Bay is at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, USA.
- Claude Lorrain's Seaport at Sunset is at the Louvre in Paris, France.
- Jules Breton's The End of the Working Day is at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, NY, USA.
- Hermann David Salomon Corrodi's On the Banks of the Nile is from a private collection, sold at Christie's.
- Tsuchiya Koitsu's Sunset at Tomonotsu, Inland Sea is at the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, IL, USA.
Entities
Artists
- Caspar David Friedrich
- J. M. W. Turner
- Claude Monet
- Vincent van Gogh
- Albert Bierstadt
- Fitz Henry Lane
- Claude Lorrain
- Jules Breton
- Hermann David Salomon Corrodi
- Tsuchiya Koitsu
- Kobayashi Kiyochika
- Agostino Tassi
Institutions
- Hermitage Museum
- Tate
- Petit Palais
- Pushkin Museum
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
- National Gallery of Art
- Louvre
- Brooklyn Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Christie's
Locations
- Saint Petersburg
- Russia
- London
- UK
- Paris
- France
- Moscow
- Madrid
- Spain
- Washington, DC
- USA
- New York City
- NY
- Chicago
- IL
- Arles
- Yosemite Valley
- Gloucester
- Massachusetts
- Italy
- Egypt
- Middle East
- Japan