Top Paintings to see in Musee D’Orsay
UncategorizedThe Musee D’Orsay contains the largest collection of Impressionist paintings in France.
The Musee D’Orsay in Paris is the place to go to see Impressionist and Post Impressionist Art. Claude Monet, Henri Matisse, Paul Cezanne, and Vincent Van Gogh are some of the most famous Artist from this Era, and the Musee D’Orsay is the place to go to see their paintings in Paris. Impressionism was developed in France, and the Impressionist Era was mid-late 19th century (1867-1886). Post Impressionism
Most Artists featured in Musee D’Orsay are not in the Louvre. The Louvre displays art from the sixth century B.C. through the 19th century A.D.
| The Bridge at Moret | Alfred Sisley |
| St. Martin Canal (1870) | Alfred Sisley |
| Resting by a Stream at the Edge of the Wood, 1878 | Alfred Sisley |
| Sunset at Ivry (Soleil couchant à Ivry), 1873 | Armand Guillaumin |
| Grain field, c. 1875, Musée d’Orsay | Berthe Morisot |
| Le Berceau (The Cradle), 1872, Musée d’Orsay | Berthe Morisot |
| Entrée du village de Voisins, 1872. Musée d’Orsay, Paris. | Camille Pissarro |
| The Basin at Argenteuil” by Claude Monet | Claude Monet |
| A Cart on the Snowy Road at Honfleur” by Claude Monet | Claude Monet |
| Farmyard in Normandy by Claude Monet | Claude Monet |
| Women in Garden | Claude Monet |
| Le déjeuner sur l’herbe, | Claude Monet |
| The Magpie, 1868–1869. one of Monet’s early attempts at capturing the effect of snow on the landscape. | Claude Monet |
| Study of a Figure Outdoors: Woman with a Parasol, Facing Left, 1886, | Claude Monet |
| Monet, Le Déjeuner Sur l’Herbe – 1866 | Claude Monet |
| Poppy Fields | Claude Monet |
| The Ballet Class | Edgar Degas |
| In a Cafe | Edgar Degas |
| Young Flautist, or The Fifer, 1866, Musée d’Orsay | Édouard Manet |
| Olympia by Édouard Manet, 1863- D’Orsay | Édouard Manet, |
| Decorative screen, The Public Gardens – The Nurses (left), The conversation (center), The Red Umbrella (right) (1894) | Edouard Vuillard |
| Public Gardens – Girls playing (1894), Paris, Musée d’Orsay | Édouard Vuillard |
| The Ball (1899), Musée d’Orsay, Paris | Félix Vallotton |
| Studio in Rue de La Condamine | Frédéric Bazille |
| The Family Reunion | Frédéric Bazille |
| Portrait of Renoir | Frédéric Bazille |
| The Pink Dress | Frédéric Bazille |
| The Beach at Heist | Georges Lemmen |
| The Circus | Georges Seurat |
| Voiliers à Argenteuil (1888) | Gustave Caillebotte |
| Luxe, Calme et Volupté | Henri Matisse |
| The Snake Charmer, 1907, Musée d’Orsay, Paris | Henri Rousseau |
| Whistler’s Mother” by James McNeill Whistler | James McNeill Whistler |
| The Cock Fight, 1846, Musée d’Orsay | Jean-Léon Gérôme |
| Golgotha (“It is Finished”) aka Jerusalem, 1867, Musée d’Orsay | Jean-Léon Gérôme |
| The Seine and Notre-Dame in Paris, 1864, Musée d’Orsay, Paris | Johan Jongkind |
| Three Women with Parasols (1880). Musée d’Orsay. | Marie Bracquemond |
| The Lady in White | Marie Bracquemond |
| September Evening, (1891), Musée d’Orsay | Maurice Denis |
| Montagne Sainte-Victoire | Paul Cezanne |
| The Hanged Man’s House, 1873, Musée d’Orsay, Paris | Paul Cezanne |
| A Modern Olympia, 1873–74, Musée d’Orsay, Paris | Paul Cezanne |
| The Talisman (1888); oil on wood, 27 x 21.5 cm. Musée d’Orsay, Paris | Paul Sérusier |
| 1894, Le pardon de Notre-Dame-des-Portes à Châteauneuf-du-Faou’, | Paul Sérusier |
| Dance at le Moulin de la Galette” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir | Pierre-Auguste Renoir |
| The Swing (La Balançoire), 1876, oil on canvas, Musée d’Orsay, Paris | Pierre-Auguste Renoir |
| Portrait of Claude Monet, 1875, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France | Pierre-Auguste Renoir |
| Dance in the City, 1883, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France | Pierre-Auguste Renoir |
| Dance in the Country (Aline Charigot and Paul Lhote), 1883, Musée d’Orsay, Paris | Pierre-Auguste Renoir |
| Ploughing in the Nivernais by Rosa Bonheur, 1849- D’Orsay | Rosa Bonheur |
| STARRY NIGHT OVER THE RHÔNE – Van Gogh | Van Gogh |
| SELF-PORTRAIT – Van Gogh | Van Gogh |
| Bedroom in Arles | Van Gogh |
Who are the famous Impressionist Artists?
Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Frédéric Bazille, Alfred Sisley, Edgar Degas
Who are famous Post-Impressionist Painters?
Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, Georges Seurat and Paul Gaugiun, Henri Matisse
What Artists are in the Musee D’Orsay?
- Alfred Sisley
- Armand Guillaumin
- Berthe Morisot
- Camille Pissarro
- Claude Monet
- Edgar Degas
- Édouard Manet
- Edouard Vuillard
- Edvard Munch
- Edouard Vuillard
- Frédéric Bazille
- Georges Lemmen
- Georges Seurat
- Gustav Klimt
- Gustave Caillebotte
- Henri Matisse
- Henri Rousseau
- James McNeill Whistler
- Jean-Léon Gérôme
- Johan Jongkind
- Marie Bracquemond
- Maurice Denis
- Paul Cezanne
- Paul Sérusier
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Piet Mondrian
- Rosa Bonheur
- Van Gogh
Where to see Impressionist Art in France?
The Museum of modern art André Malraux (MuMa) in Le Harve. MuMa contains an impressive collections of impressionist paintings. The MuMa Museum in Le Harve contains the second most extensive collection of impressionist paintings in France after that of the Orsay Museum in Paris. The museum houses the largest collection of Eugène Boudin’s works in the world.