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Edge of the woods

50 works by 18 artists

50 works featuring “Edge of the woods” by 18 artists, from the 18th to the 20th century, held in 31 museums.

Moose Family Entering a Clearing, Bruno Liljefors

Moose Family Entering a Clearing, 1930.

Moose Family Entering a Clearing (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Fox Emerging from a Snowy Forest Edge, Bruno Liljefors

Fox Emerging from a Snowy Forest Edge, 1919.

Vos tredend uit besneeuwde bosrand (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Netherlands

Light and Shades, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Light and Shades, 1908.

Valoa ja varjoja (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Landscape Study, Bruno Liljefors

Landscape Study, 1901.

Landskapsstudie (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Black Grouse Courting, Bruno Liljefors

Black Grouse Courting, 1900.

Orrspel (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

At Nysø, Johan Christian Dahl

At Nysø, 1844.

Ved Nysø (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil and wash on paper

National Museum of Norway

A la lisière du bois / Paysage. Printemps, Alfred Sisley

A la lisière du bois / Paysage. Printemps, 1885.

A la lisière du bois / Paysage. Printemps (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Paysage avec chênes et un chasseur, Caspar David Friedrich

Paysage avec chênes et un chasseur, 1811.

Paysage avec chênes et un chasseur (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Oskar Reinhart Museum "Am Stadtgarten", Winterthur, Switzerland

Le Repos au bord d'un ruisseau. Lisière de bois, Alfred Sisley

Le Repos au bord d'un ruisseau. Lisière de bois, 1878.

Le Repos au bord d'un ruisseau. Lisière de bois (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Claude Monet peignant à la lisière d'un bois, John Singer Sargent

Claude Monet peignant à la lisière d'un bois, 1885.

Claude Monet peignant à la lisière d'un bois (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Moose shifting across a swamp in Sweden, Bruno Liljefors

Moose shifting across a swamp in Sweden, 1929.

Älg flyttar sig över ett träsk i Sverige (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Netherlands

Displaying Black Grouse with a Hen, Bruno Liljefors

Displaying Black Grouse with a Hen, 1919.

Bolderende korhanen met hen (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Netherlands

Young Girl Guarding her Sheep, Jean-François Millet

Young Girl Guarding her Sheep, c. 1860–1862.

Jeune fille gardant ses moutons (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on wood

Clark Art Institute, United States

From Nysø, Johan Christian Dahl

From Nysø, 1844.

Fra Nysø (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil and wash on paper

National Museum of Norway

Meadow and Fence, Eero Järnefelt

Meadow and Fence, 1882.

Niitty ja aita (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Lisière de bois, Alfred Sisley

Lisière de bois, 1885.

Lisière de bois (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Kreeger Museum, United States

Edge of the Little Wood, Ostend, James Ensor

Edge of the Little Wood, Ostend, 1888.

Edge of the Little Wood, Ostend (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

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

Storm at the Edge of the Wood, James Ensor

Storm at the Edge of the Wood, 1888.

Storm at the Edge of the Wood (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

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

Rügische Hügellandschaft mit Baümen, Caspar David Friedrich

Rügische Hügellandschaft mit Baümen, 1806.

Rügische Hügellandschaft mit Baümen (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Countryside landscape with trees, Claude Monet

Countryside landscape with trees, 1882.

Countryside landscape with trees (museum title)

Claude Monet (French), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Plough, Martín Malharro

The Plough, 1901.

El arado (museum title)

Martín Malharro (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Autour de la forêt, une clairière, Alfred Sisley

Autour de la forêt, une clairière, 1895.

Autour de la forêt, une clairière (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Spain

Taillis de l'épicéa au neige, Caspar David Friedrich

Taillis de l'épicéa au neige, 1828.

Taillis de l'épicéa au neige (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Germany

Autour de la forêt, matinée de juillet, Alfred Sisley

Autour de la forêt, matinée de juillet, 1889.

Autour de la forêt, matinée de juillet (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Schorr Collection, United Kingdom

A Shepherdess with Her Flock, Jean-François Millet

A Shepherdess with Her Flock, c. 1852.

A Shepherdess with Her Flock (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), conté crayon with stumping on laid paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Study of Clouds, Eero Järnefelt

Study of Clouds

Pilviharjoitelma (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), black chalk and colored chalk on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Edge of the Little Wood, Ostend, James Ensor

Edge of the Little Wood, Ostend, 1888.

Edge of the Little Wood, Ostend (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

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

Storm at the Edge of the Wood, James Ensor

Storm at the Edge of the Wood, 1888.

Storm at the Edge of the Wood (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

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

Pflanzenstudie (Farn) und Laubwald, Caspar David Friedrich

Pflanzenstudie (Farn) und Laubwald, 1799.

Pflanzenstudie (Farn) und Laubwald (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), pencil

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

Forest landscape, Johan Christian Dahl

Forest landscape, 1824.

Skoglandskap (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil and watercolor on paper

National Museum of Norway

Winter Landscape with a Mountain Hare, Bruno Liljefors

Winter Landscape with a Mountain Hare, 1923.

Winterlandschap met sneeuwhaas (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Netherlands

Le Vallon (D842), Alfred Sisley

Le Vallon (D842), 1895.

Le Vallon (D842) (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Neuchâtel, Switzerland

On the edge of a wood, John Constable

On the edge of a wood, c. 1825.

On the edge of a wood (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on paper

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Shepherd and Flock at the Edge of the Forest, Evening, Jean-François Millet

Shepherd and Flock at the Edge of the Forest, Evening, 1853.

Shepherd and Flock at the Edge of the Forest, Evening (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

Edge of a Wood with Walker and Horse and Cart, Rik Wouters

Edge of a Wood with Walker and Horse and Cart

Rand van een bos met wandelaar en paard en wagen (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), pen and black ink on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Shepherdess Sitting at the Edge of the Forest, Jean-François Millet

Shepherdess Sitting at the Edge of the Forest, c. 1848–1849.

Shepherdess Sitting at the Edge of the Forest (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

Lisière de forêt en automne, Alfred Sisley

Lisière de forêt en automne, 1883.

Lisière de forêt en automne (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Flint Institute of Arts, United States

Études de pampres et de hêtres en lisière de forêt, Caspar David Friedrich

Études de pampres et de hêtres en lisière de forêt, 1809.

Études de pampres et de hêtres en lisière de forêt (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

L'étang, près du Louroux, Eugène Delacroix

L'étang, près du Louroux, 1822–1828.

L'étang, près du Louroux (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Musée National Eugène Delacroix, France

Edge of a Wood, Vincent van Gogh

Edge of a Wood, 1882.

Edge of a Wood (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Kröller-Müller Museum, Netherlands

Summer Hare, Bruno Liljefors

Summer Hare, 1920.

Sommarhare (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Landscape Study, Sandpit, Maria Wiik

Landscape Study, Sandpit

Maisemaharjoitelma; hiekkakuopan reuna, matalaa metsää (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

At the Edge of the Forest (Edma and Jeanne), Berthe Morisot

At the Edge of the Forest (Edma and Jeanne), c. 1872.

At the Edge of the Forest (Edma and Jeanne) (museum title)

Berthe Morisot (French), watercolor and graphite on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Little Brook, Gustave Courbet

The Little Brook, c. 1865.

Le ruisseau (museum title)

Gustave Courbet (French)

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium

Lisière de forêt au printemps, Alfred Sisley

Lisière de forêt au printemps, 1885.

Lisière de forêt au printemps (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Jays, Bruno Liljefors

Jays, 1886.

Nötskrikor (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Un coin de bois aux Sablons, Alfred Sisley

Un coin de bois aux Sablons, 1883.

Un coin de bois aux Sablons (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

The Edge of a Wood at Nohant, Eugène Delacroix

The Edge of a Wood at Nohant, 1842–1843.

The Edge of a Wood at Nohant (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), watercolor

Drawings in the National Gallery of Art, United States

Edge of a wheat field with poppies, Vincent van Gogh

Edge of a wheat field with poppies, 1887.

Edge of a wheat field with poppies (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch)

Denver Art Museum, United States

Woodgatherers at the Edge of the Forest, Claude Monet

Woodgatherers at the Edge of the Forest, 1863.

Woodgatherers at the Edge of the Forest (museum title)

Claude Monet (French), oil on wood panel

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States