Building site in art: paintings, drawings and prints

A Harbour on the Baltic Sea, 1891.

En båthavn ved Østersjøen (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pen, watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Tower of Babel, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Tower of Babel, 1563.

The Tower of Babel (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

Demolishers (Les démolisseurs), Paul Signac

Demolishers (Les démolisseurs), 1903.

Demolishers (Les démolisseurs) (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), transfer lithograph in black on laid paper

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

Tatekawa in Honjō, c. 1830–1832.

Tatekawa in Honjō (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

On the Log Frame of the Cabin, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

On the Log Frame of the Cabin, 1906.

Pirtin salvoksella (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), ink

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Canal du Loing à Saint-Mammès, Alfred Sisley

Canal du Loing à Saint-Mammès, 1885.

Canal du Loing à Saint-Mammès (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Paul Allen Collection, United States

Building, study for the Jusélius Mausoleum Frescoes, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Building, study for the Jusélius Mausoleum Frescoes, 1903.

Rakennus, esityö Juséliuksen mausoleumin freskoa varten (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), tempera on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Les cantonniers, 1889.

Les cantonniers (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Phillips Collection, United States

Bricklayer, 1929.

Murer (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), wax crayon on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

Segelschiffe im Hafen, Caspar David Friedrich

Segelschiffe im Hafen, 1815.

Segelschiffe im Hafen (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Conciergerie during the Reconstruction of the Palais de Justice

La Conciergerie pendant les travaux de reconstruction du… (museum title)

Adrien Dauzats (French), oil on canvas

Musée Carnavalet, France

Anchors in a Copenhagen Square, C.W. Eckersberg

Anchors in a Copenhagen Square, 1838.

Skibsankre på Larsens Plads (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

A House of Stout Logs, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A House of Stout Logs, 1906.

Pirtin salvoksella (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), watercolor on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Frederik II Builds Kronborg Castle at Elsinore, Nicolai Abildgaard

Frederik II Builds Kronborg Castle at Elsinore, 1781.

Frederik II bygger Kronborg (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Chantier naval à Saint-Mammès, Alfred Sisley

Chantier naval à Saint-Mammès, 1885.

Chantier naval à Saint-Mammès (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Columbus Museum of Art, United States

The Demolishers (Les Démolisseurs), Paul Signac

The Demolishers (Les Démolisseurs), 1894–1896.

The Demolishers (Les Démolisseurs) (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), lithograph with chine collé

Museum of Modern Art, United States

The Lock of Saint-Mammès, 1885.

The Lock of Saint-Mammès (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, United States

The Building of the Winter Studio, Edvard Munch

The Building of the Winter Studio, 1929.

Vinteratelieret under bygging (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil and wax crayon on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

A Patching-Up, 1851.

Un Replatrage (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Moret, le chantier naval à Matrat, Alfred Sisley

Moret, le chantier naval à Matrat, 1882.

Moret, le chantier naval à Matrat (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Musée Départemental de l'Oise, France

Quayside along Seine, Paris, Paul Signac

Quayside along Seine, Paris, 1925.

Quayside along Seine, Paris (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), graphite pencil and watercolor

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

The Matrat Boatyard, Moret-Sur-Loing, Rainy Weather, Alfred Sisley

The Matrat Boatyard, Moret-Sur-Loing, Rainy Weather, 1892.

The Matrat Boatyard, Moret-Sur-Loing, Rainy Weather (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

Fukagawa Lumberyards, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Utagawa Hiroshige

Fukagawa Lumberyards, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1856.

Fukagawa Lumberyards (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

The Wreckers (Les Démolisseurs), Paul Signac

The Wreckers (Les Démolisseurs), 1896.

The Wreckers (Les Démolisseurs) (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), lithograph

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Moret, Bords du Loing, 1885.

Moret, Bords du Loing (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Batliner Collection, Austria

Snow Shovellers on the Building Site, Edvard Munch

Snow Shovellers on the Building Site, 1930s.

Snøskufffere på byggeplassen (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

A Corvette on the Stocks. Nyholm with the Mould Loft Building in the Background, C.W. Eckersberg

A Corvette on the Stocks. Nyholm with the Mould Loft Building in the Background, 1828.

En Korvet på stablen. Nyholm med spanteloftsbygningen i… (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), pencil, pen, black ink, brush and brown wash

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Winter Studio under Construction, Edvard Munch

Winter Studio under Construction, 1929.

Vinteratelieret under bygging (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

In the Mountains of Tōtomi Province, Katsushika Hokusai

In the Mountains of Tōtomi Province, c. 1830–1832.

In the Mountains of Tōtomi Province (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Part of One of the Shipyards at Christianshavn, in the Background the Masting Crane, C.W. Eckersberg

Part of One of the Shipyards at Christianshavn, in the Background the Masting Crane, 1825.

Parti fra en af skibspladserne på Christianshavn, i… (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Grand Theatre under reconstruction, Władysław Podkowiński

The Grand Theatre under reconstruction, 1891.

Teatr Wielki w trakcie przebudowy (museum title)

Władysław Podkowiński (Polish), pencil and ink on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Demolishers (Les démolisseurs), 1906.

Demolishers (Les démolisseurs) (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), transfer lithograph in black on laid paper

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

Moret - Le lever du soleil, Alfred Sisley

Moret - Le lever du soleil, 1889.

Moret - Le lever du soleil (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Munich Central Collecting Point, Germany

Le chantier à Saint-Mammès, Alfred Sisley

Le chantier à Saint-Mammès, 1886.

Le chantier à Saint-Mammès (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, United Kingdom

Saint-Mammès, Loing Canal, Alfred Sisley

Saint-Mammès, Loing Canal, 1885.

Saint-Mammès, Loing Canal (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British)

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

A Corvette on the Stocks. Copenhagen, C.W. Eckersberg

A Corvette on the Stocks. Copenhagen, 1828.

En korvet på stabelen. Nyholm med spanteloftbygningen i… (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Le garage des bateaux-mouches, Alfred Sisley

Le garage des bateaux-mouches, 1885.

Le garage des bateaux-mouches (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Ordrupgaard, Denmark

Construction Workers, 1929.

Bygningsarbeidere (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), charcoal and wax crayon on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

Masons on Scaffolding, 1929.

Murere på stillas (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), wax crayon on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

The Ship of the Line "Dronning Maria" on the Stocks, C.W. Eckersberg

The Ship of the Line "Dronning Maria" on the Stocks, 1824.

Linieskibet Dronning Maria på Stablen (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Shipbuilding Yard in Edam (the Netherlands), Théo van Rysselberghe

Shipbuilding Yard in Edam (the Netherlands), 1893.

Scheepswerf in Edam (Nederland) (museum title)

Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian), etching and drypoint

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

The Construction of Copenhagen´s Dock in the Reign of Christian VI, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Construction of Copenhagen´s Dock in the Reign of Christian VI, 1786–1787.

Dokken anlægges under Christian VI (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The demolisher, 1897–1899.

Le Démolisseur (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Frederik II Builds Kronborg Castle at Elsinore, 1781–1782.

Frederik II bygger Kronborg (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

View from Wilder's Square in Christianshavn, Copenhagen, C.W. Eckersberg

View from Wilder's Square in Christianshavn, Copenhagen, 1830.

Udsigt fra Wilders Plads på Christianshavn mod Gammelholm… (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Demolition of the Antwerp Citadel

Ontmanteling van de citadel van Antwerpen (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Chantier à Saint-Mammès, le matin, Alfred Sisley

Chantier à Saint-Mammès, le matin, 1884.

Chantier à Saint-Mammès, le matin (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Saint-Mammès, paysage, 1884.

Saint-Mammès, paysage (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

The Port of Trouville, Boatyard, Eugène Boudin

The Port of Trouville, Boatyard, 1887.

The Port of Trouville, Boatyard (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), oil on canvas

McLean Museum and Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Boat-building near Flatford Mill, John Constable

Boat-building near Flatford Mill, 1815.

Construction de bateau près de Flatford Mill (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom