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GUSTAVE LOISEAU, 1865.

7. Dieppe, Effet du Phuie. Painted in 1905.
Signed and dated, lower-right.
The title, "Effect of Rain", gives a clue to the mental workings of the Impressionists. It was the effect they wanted, in contrast to exact drawing. 
Lent by the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.


EDWARD MANET, 1832-1883.

8. La Peche. Painted in 1860.
Signed, lower-left.
The fishing party. The two figures at the right foreground are Manet and his wife, dressed in eighteenth century costumes.
Lent by Durand-Ruel, Inc.


HENRI MARTIN, 1869-
The Coast at Villafrance.
Lent by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kramer.


CLAUDE MONET, 1840-1926
9. Le Parc de Chailly. Painted in 1867.
Signed, lower-right.
The park of Chailly, painted before the Impressionists formed their definite theories: but Monet was already interested in light.
Lent by Durand-Ruel, Inc.

10. Le val de Falaise, hiver. Painted in 1885.
Signed and dated, lower-left.
A little vale in winter. Warm reddish browns and purples, violently contrasting greens, combine to give a sense of the bleakness of the winter landscape.
Lent by Durand-Ruel, Inc.

11. Arbres en hiver. Painted in 1887.
Signed and dated, lower-left.
Monet sees plentiful color even in this study of bare trees at the beginning of winter, outlined in the cold sunlight.
Lent by Durand-Ruel, Inc.

12. Bassin aux nympheas et sentier au bord de l'eau. Painted in 1900.
Signed and dated, lower-left.
The water lily pool and the path at the edge of water. An extreme example of the use of "broken color" to represent light and shadow playing over natural objects.
Lent by Durand-Ruel, Inc.