Video
Sacha Guitry, Ceux de chez nous (Those of our land), 1915
Video courtesy of the Estate of Sacha Guitry
Music
Claude Debussy, Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66, no. 1, 1888–1891. Performed by FredlMusic. Pond5.
Exhibition Artworks
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Dandy with a small cigar, about 1858 Charcoal and white chalk
Fanny P. Mason Fund in memory of Alice Thevin, 2020 2020.128
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Rue de la Bavole, Honfleur, about 1864
Oil on canvas
Bequest of John T. Spaulding, 1948 48.580
Théodore Rousseau
French, 1812–1867
Edge of the Woods (Plain of Barbizon near Fontainebleau), about 1850–60
Oil on canvas
Bequest of Mrs. David P. Kimball, 1923 23.399
Jean–François Millet
French, 1814–1875
Shepherdess Leaning on her Staff, about 1852–53
Oil on canvas
Robert Dawson Evans Collection, 1917 17.3245
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Woodgatherers at the Edge of the Forest, about 1863
Oil on panel
Henry H. and Zoe Oliver Sherman Fund, 1974 1974.325
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Meadow with Poplars, about 1875
Oil on canvas
Bequest of David P. Kimball in memory of his wife Clara Bertram Kimball, 1923 23.505
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Camille Monet and a Child in the Artist’s Garden in Argenteuil, 1875
Oil on canvas
Anonymous gift in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Webster, 1976 1976.833
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Boulevard Saint–Denis, Argenteuil, in Winter, 1875
Oil on canvas
Gift of Richard Saltonstall, 1978 1978.633
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Late Afternoon, Vétheuil, 1880
Oil on canvas
Private Collection, Brookline, Massachusetts
Photograph © Lefevre Fine Art Ltd., London/Bridgeman Images.
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
The Seine at Lavacourt, 1878
Oil on canvas
Isabelle and Scott Black Collection
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Ships in a Harbor, about 1873
Oil on canvas
Denman Waldo Ross Collection, 1906 06.117
Eugène Louis Boudin
French, 1824–1898
Harbor Scene
Oil on panel
Gift of Mrs. Henry Bliss, 1967 67.906
Eugène Louis Boudin
French, 1824–1898
Harbor at Honfleur, 1865
Oil on paper mounted on panel
Anonymous gift, 1971 1971.425
Johan Barthold Jongkind
Dutch, 1819–1891
Harbor Scene in Holland, 1868
Oil on canvas
Gift of Count Cecil Pecci Blunt, 1961 61.1242
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
La Japonaise (Camille Monet in Japanese Costume), 1876
Oil on canvas
1951 Purchase Fund, 1956 56.147
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Japanese, 1839–1892
Taira Koremochi Vanquishes a Female Demon at Togakushi Mountain
(Taira Koremochi Togakushiyama kijo taiji no zu), 1887
Woodblock print (nishiki–e); ink and color on paper
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection, 1911 11.16272, 11.16274
Utagawa Hiroshige I
Japanese, 1797–1858
Yokkaichi: Mie River (Yokkaichi, Miegawa) from the series Fifty–three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tōkaidō or Great Tōkaidō, about 1833–34
Woodblock print (nishiki–e); ink and color on paper
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection, 1911 11.30171
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Seacoast at Trouville, 1881
Oil on canvas
The John Pickering Lyman Collection—Gift of Miss Theodora Lyman, 1919 19.1314
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Entrance to the Village of Vétheuil in Winter, 1879
Oil on canvas
Gift of Julia C. Prendergast in memory of her brother, James Maurice Prendergast, 1921 21.7
Utagawa Hiroshige I
Japanese, 1797–1858
Atagoshita and Yabu Lane (Atagoshita Yabukōji) from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1857
Woodblock print (nishiki–e); ink and color on paper
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection, 1911 11.17020
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Snow at Argenteuil, about 1874
Oil on canvas
Bequest of Anna Perkins Rogers, 1921 21.1329
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Flower Beds at Vétheuil, 1881 Oil on canvas
The John Pickering Lyman Collection—Gift of Miss Theodora Lyman, 1919 19.1313
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)
Japanese, 1826–1869
Chrysanthemums at Somei in Tokyo (Tōkyō Somei kiku) from the series Thirty–six Selected Flowers (Sanjūrokkasen), 1866
Woodblock print (nishiki–e); ink and color on paper
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection, 1911 11.37254
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Cliffs of the Petites Dalles, 1880
Oil on canvas
Denman Waldo Ross Collection, 1906 06.116
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Fisherman’s Cottage on the Cliffs at Varengeville, 1882
Oil on canvas
Bequest of Anna Perkins Rogers, 1921 21.1331
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Road at La Cavée, Pourville, 1882
Oil on canvas
Bequest of Mrs. Susan Mason Loring, 1924 24.1755
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Sunset on the Sea, Pourville, 1882
Oil on canvas
Private Collection, Brookline, Massachusetts
Photograph © Christie’s Images /Bridgeman Images
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Poppy Field in a Hollow near Giverny, 1885
Oil on canvas
Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection, 1925 25.106
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Field of Poppies near Giverny, 1890
Oil on canvas
Deposited by the Trustees of the White Fund, Lawrence, Massachusetts
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Poplars at Giverny, 1887
Oil on canvas
Anonymous Loan
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Meadow at Giverny, 1886 Oil on canvas
Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection, 1939 39.670
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Meadow with Haystacks near Giverny, 1885
Oil on canvas
Bequest of Dr. Arthur Tracy Cabot, 1942 42.541
Letter from Claude Monet to Thomas Sergeant Perry
Sept. 5, 1894
Lilla Cabot Perry
American, 1848–1933
Claude Monet and Mr. Perry at Giverny, 1890–95
Photograph, gelatin silver print
Gift of Mrs. Henry Lyman, 1968 68.178
Letter from John Singer Sargent to Claude Monet, 1891
The John Singer Sargent Archive—Gift of Jan and Warren Adelson
SC.Sargent Archive.6.6
Denman Waldo Ross’s Monets at MFA Copley Square building, 1902
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
The Water Lily Pond, 1900
Oil on canvas
Given in memory of Governor Alvan T. Fuller by the Fuller Foundation, 1961 61.959
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Valley of the Creuse (Gray Day), 1889
Oil on canvas
Denman Waldo Ross Collection, 1906 06.115
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Valley of the Creuse (Sunlight Effect), 1889
Oil on canvas
Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection, 1925 25.107
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Valley of the Petite Creuse, 1889
Oil on canvas
Bequest of David P. Kimball in memory of his wife Clara Bertram Kimball, 1923 23.541
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Ravine of the Petite Creuse, 1889
Oil on canvas
Anonymous Loan
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Morning on the Seine, near Giverny, 1896
Oil on canvas
Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection, 1939 39.655
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Morning on the Seine, near Giverny, 1897
Oil on canvas
Gift of Mrs. W. Scott Fitz, 1911 11.1261
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Morning on the Seine, near Giverny, 1897
Oil on canvas
Private Collection
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Water Lilies, 1905
Oil on canvas
Gift of Edward Jackson Holmes, 1939 39.804
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Water Lilies, 1907
Oil on canvas
Bequest of Alexander Cochrane, 1919 19.170
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Grainstack (Snow Effect), 1891
Oil on canvas
Gift of Miss Aimée and Miss Rosamond Lamb in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb, 1970 1970.253
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Grainstack (Sunset), 1891
Oil on canvas
Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection, 1925 25.112
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Rouen Cathedral, Façade, 1894
Oil on canvas
Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection, 1939 39.671
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Rouen Cathedral Façade and Tour d’Albane (Morning Effect), 1894
Oil on canvas
Tompkins Collection—Arthur Gordon Tompkins Fund, 1924 24.6
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Grand Canal, Venice, 1908
Oil on canvas
Bequest of Alexander Cochrane, 1919 19.171
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Charing Cross Bridge (overcast day), 1900
Oil on canvas
Bequest of Janet Hubbard Stevens in memory of her mother, Janet Watson Hubbard, 1978 1978.465
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Poplars on the Banks of the Epte, Sunset, 1891
Oil on canvas
Private Collection
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Antibes Seen from the Plateau Notre-Dame, 1888
Oil on canvas
Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection, 1939 39.672
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Antibes (Afternoon Effect), 1888
Oil on canvas
Gift of Samuel Dacre Bush, 1927 27.1324
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Cap d’Antibes, Mistral, 1888
Oil on canvas
Bequest of Dr. Arthur Tracy Cabot, 1942 42.542
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Cap Martin, near Menton, 1884
Oil on canvas
Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection, 1925 25.128
Claude Monet
French, 1840–1926
Monte Carlo Seen from Roquebrune, 1884
Oil on canvas
Isabelle and Scott Black Collection
The French art dealer Paul Durand Ruel
Photo in the art magazine L’Oeil, France, February 1974
Photo © CCI / Bridgeman Images
Norman Photo Co.
Photograph of Desmond Fitzgerald, March 1897
Brookline Photograph Collection, Public Library of Brookline
John Singer Sargent
American, 1856–1925
Portrait of Dr. Denman Waldo Ross, 1917
Charcoal on paper
Gift of the Committee on the Museum 17.3175
Katsushika Hokusai
Japanese, 1760–1849
Sazai Hall of the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyaku Rakan-ji Sazaidō), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), about 1830–31
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection 21.5369
Jean-Eugène Auguste Atget
French, 1857–1927
Versailles Park, 1902
Gold-toned albumen print from glass-plate negative, unmounted
Helen B. Sweeney Fund 1989.322
Katsushika Hokusai
Japanese, 1760–1849
Fine Wind, Clear Weather (Gaifū kaisei), also known as Red Fuji, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), about 1830–31
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
William S and John T. Spaulding Collection 21.6757
Utagawa Hiroshige I
Japanese, 1797–1858
Kameyama: Clear Weather after Snow (Kameyama yukibare), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tōkaidō or Great Tōkaidō, about 1833–34
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
William S and John T. Spaulding Collection 21.5076
Katsushika Hokusai
Japanese, 1760–1849
Ejiri in Suruga Province (Sunshū Ejiri), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), about 1830–31
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
William S and John T. Spaulding Collection 21.6770
Jan Both
Dutch, about 1618–1652
An Italianate Landscape with Travelers on a Path, 1645–50
Oil on canvas
Promised gift of Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo, in support of the Center for Netherlandish Art L-R 46.2019
Lilla Cabot Perry
The Green Hat, 1913
Oil on canvas
Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection
Lilla Cabot Perry
Thomas Sergeant Perry Reading a Newspaper, 1924
Oil on canvas
Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection
Lilla Cabot Perry
Self-Portrait, about 1889–96
Oil on canvas
Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection
Lilla Cabot Perry
Open Air Concert, 1890
Oil on canvas
Gift of Miss Margaret Perry
Lilla Cabot Perry
Monet talking to Tom and me (Tom Perry and Lilla Cabot Perry), 1890–95
Gelatin silver print
Lilla Cabot Perry
Monet in his Water Garden when he used to Paint Waterlilies, Giverny, 1890–95
Gelatin silver print
Lilla Cabot Perry
Claude Monet and Mr. Perry at Giverny, 1890–95
Gelatin silver print
Gift of Mrs. Henry Lyman
Annette Perkins Rogers
The bachelor of arts November for sale here, 1896
Color lithograph
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Library
Annette Perkins Rogers
Springtime impressions
Watercolor on paper
Outlook for the Blind, Volume 15, issue 1, Spring 1921: page 49
The University of California
Laura Coombs Hills
Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb (Annie Lawrence Roth)
Watercolor on ivory
Gift of Miss Aimée and Miss Rosamond Lamb
Image of Durand-Ruel Gallery, 1905
Durand-Ruel et Cie Archives of Impressionism