Still Life; Le Jour by Georges Braque

Still Life; Le Jour 1929,
Shorewood Print #1041
Newark High School

This still life by Braque is an example of synthetic cubism, a combination of collage and painting.

An Afternoon on La Grand Jatte by Georges Seurat

An Afternoon on La Grand Jatte 1884,
Shorewood Print #1135
Newark High School

This preeminent example of pointillism depicts people relaxing on the grassy shore of the Grande Jatte.

THe Pink Candle by Henri Russeau

The Pink Candl e1905-1908,
Shorewood Print #1730
Newark High School

This still life is an unusual subject for Russeau who painted it in the last years of his life. The forms of the bottle and candle are an interesting comparison to the work of Picasso who was good friends with Russeau.

The Women of Tahiti by Paul Gaugan

The Women of Tahiti 1891,
Shorewood Print #1064
Newark High School

In this early Tahitian painting Gaugan's violent attraction to color overtakes his rendering of form to create a simplified figure duet in bright contrasting colors.

Still Life by Paul Cezanne

Still Life 1895-1900,
Shorewood Print #1007
Newark High School

This rich still life, with its cool blues heightened by warm yellows, is composed diagonally, and illustrates Cezanne's ability to arrange his subjects for the maximum effect.

Seacoast at Trouville by Claude Monet

Seacoast at Trouville 1881,

Shorewood Print #1186

Newark High School

This simple painting of a wind racked tree on a lonely hill shows Monet's extraordinary skill with color. The tree is painted in blues and violets against the bright green grass of the ocean dunes.