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263 works by 41 artists

263 works featuring “Golden light” by 41 artists, from the 15th to the 20th century, held in 111 museums.

Head of the Mitta Mitta, Eagle's View of the Mountains, Eugene von Guérard

Head of the Mitta Mitta, Eagle's View of the Mountains, 1879.

Head of the Mitta Mitta, Eagle's View of the Mountains (museum title)

Eugene von Guérard (Australian), oil on cardboard

State Library Victoria, Australia

The Garden of Rosendal II, August Strindberg

The Garden of Rosendal II, 1903.

Rosendals trädgård II (museum title)

August Strindberg (Swedish), oil on canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

The Lake of Thun, Alexandre Calame

The Lake of Thun, 1854.

The Lake of Thun (museum title)

Alexandre Calame (Swiss), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Sydney Heads, Eugene von Guérard

Sydney Heads, 1865.

Sydney Heads (museum title)

Eugene von Guérard (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

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

Un jour de fête à Zurich : Tôt le matin : Étude de cas, J. M. W. Turner

Un jour de fête à Zurich : Tôt le matin : Étude de cas, 1845.

Un jour de fête à Zurich : Tôt le matin : Étude de cas (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), watercolor and graphite on paper

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Inverary Pier, Loch Fyne: Morning, J. M. W. Turner

Inverary Pier, Loch Fyne: Morning, 1845.

Inverary Pier, Loch Fyne: Morning (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Massif des Géants, Caspar David Friedrich

Massif des Géants, 1830.

Massif des Géants (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Alte Nationalgalerie, Germany

Heidelberg, J. M. W. Turner

Heidelberg, 1844.

Heidelberg (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Golfe-Juan, Eugène Boudin

Golfe-Juan, 1893.

Golfe-Juan (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), oil on canvas

National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

‘Hurrah! for the Whaler Erebus! Another Fish!’, J. M. W. Turner

‘Hurrah! for the Whaler Erebus! Another Fish!’, 1846.

‘Hurrah! for the Whaler Erebus! Another Fish!’ (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Dandenong Ranges from 'Beleura', Eugene von Guérard

Dandenong Ranges from 'Beleura', 1870.

Dandenong Ranges from 'Beleura' (museum title)

Eugene von Guérard (Australian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Australia

The Departure of the Fleet, J. M. W. Turner

The Departure of the Fleet, 1850.

The Departure of the Fleet (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Sunny Lane, Émile Claus

Sunny Lane, 1903.

Zonnige dreef (museum title)

Émile Claus (Belgian), oil on canvas

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

Sketch for The Knight and the Maiden (Dandelion Meadow), Richard Bergh

Sketch for The Knight and the Maiden (Dandelion Meadow), 1897.

Skiss till Riddaren och Jungfrun (maskrosäng) (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on canvas

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Self-portrait, Bruno Liljefors

Self-portrait, 1913.

Självporträtt (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Sketch for The Knight and the Maid, Richard Bergh

Sketch for The Knight and the Maid, 1894.

Skiss till Riddaren och Jungfrun. Skiss 1894 till den 1897… (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on canvas mounted on hardboard

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Approach to Venice, J. M. W. Turner

Approach to Venice, 1844.

Approach to Venice (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Château des Papes in Avignon, Paul Signac

The Château des Papes in Avignon, 1909.

Le Château des Papes à Avignon (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Été de la Saint-Martin, environs de Moret-sur-Loing, Alfred Sisley

Été de la Saint-Martin, environs de Moret-sur-Loing, 1891.

Été de la Saint-Martin, environs de Moret-sur-Loing (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, France

Buildings on the Shore (Muonio), Eero Järnefelt

Buildings on the Shore (Muonio), 1929.

Rakennuksia rannalla (Muonio) (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), paint on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Near Brunnen at the Lake Lucerne, Alexandre Calame

Near Brunnen at the Lake Lucerne, 1856.

Lac des Quatre-Cantons, vers Brunnen (museum title)

Alexandre Calame (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Evening in Polesia, Józef Chełmoński

Evening in Polesia, 1909.

Wieczór na Polesiu (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Returning from the Ball (St Martha), J. M. W. Turner

Returning from the Ball (St Martha), 1846.

Returning from the Ball (St Martha) (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Mount Cook, John Gully

Mount Cook, 1864.

Mount Cook (museum title)

John Gully (New Zealander), watercolor

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

Plenty Ranges from East Melbourne, Eugene von Guérard

Plenty Ranges from East Melbourne, c. 1862–1865.

Plenty Ranges from East Melbourne (museum title)

Eugene von Guérard (Australian), oil on canvas mounted on cardboard

State Library Victoria, Australia

Rouen, vue prise du Cours-la-Reine, Eugène Boudin

Rouen, vue prise du Cours-la-Reine, 1895.

Rouen, vue prise du Cours-la-Reine (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), oil on canvas

Musée Faure, France

L'Église de Moret (plein soleil), Alfred Sisley

L'Église de Moret (plein soleil), 1893.

L'Église de Moret (plein soleil) (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, France

Moret-sur-Loing au soleil couchant, Alfred Sisley

Moret-sur-Loing au soleil couchant, 1892.

Moret-sur-Loing au soleil couchant (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Ann & Gordon Getty Collection, United States

Landscape, Alexandre Calame

Landscape, 1830–1845.

Landscape (museum title)

Alexandre Calame (Swiss), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Waterfall on the Clyde River, Tasmania, Eugene von Guérard

Waterfall on the Clyde River, Tasmania, 1877.

Waterfall on the Clyde River, Tasmania (museum title)

Eugene von Guérard (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of South Australia

Mercury Sent to Admonish Aeneas, J. M. W. Turner

Mercury Sent to Admonish Aeneas, 1850.

Mercury Sent to Admonish Aeneas (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

On Lake Uri, Alexandre Calame

On Lake Uri, 1849.

Am Urnersee (museum title)

Alexandre Calame (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Landscape at Nystuen in Filefjell, Johan Christian Dahl

Landscape at Nystuen in Filefjell, 1850.

Fra Nystuen på Filefjell (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), oil on cardboard, mounted on cardboard

National Museum of Norway

The Knight and the Maiden, Richard Bergh

The Knight and the Maiden, 1897.

Riddaren och jungfrun (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on canvas

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Falls of Schaffhausen (Val d’Aosta), J. M. W. Turner

Falls of Schaffhausen (Val d’Aosta), 1845.

Falls of Schaffhausen (Val d’Aosta) (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

Panoramic View of Mr Angus McMillan's Station, Bushy Park on the River Avon, Gippsland Alps, Victoria, 1861 (Panel 2 of 2), Eugene von Guérard

Panoramic View of Mr Angus McMillan's Station, Bushy Park on the River Avon, Gippsland Alps, Victoria, 1861 (Panel 2 of 2), 1861.

Panoramic view of Mr Angus McMillan's station, Bushy Park… (museum title)

Eugene von Guérard (Australian), oil on canvas

National Library of Australia

Venice Quay, Ducal Palace, J. M. W. Turner

Venice Quay, Ducal Palace, 1844.

Venice Quay, Ducal Palace (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

The Opening of the Wallhalla, 1842, J. M. W. Turner

The Opening of the Wallhalla, 1842, 1843.

The Opening of the Wallhalla, 1842 (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British)

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

The Sacrament of Ordination, Nicolas Poussin

The Sacrament of Ordination, 1647.

Le Sacrement d'ordination (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

National Galleries of Scotland, United Kingdom

The Rosenlaui Valley with the Wetterhorn, Alexandre Calame

The Rosenlaui Valley with the Wetterhorn, 1856.

Das Rosenlauital mit dem Wetterhorn (museum title)

Alexandre Calame (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Giendesheim, Norway, Richard Bergh

Giendesheim, Norway, 1910.

Giendesheim, Norge (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Lost to All Hope the Brig, J. M. W. Turner

Lost to All Hope the Brig, 1850.

Lost to All Hope the Brig (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), watercolor

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Landscape at Nystuen on Filefjell, Johan Christian Dahl

Landscape at Nystuen on Filefjell, 1850.

Fra Nystuen på Filefjell (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), oil on cardboard

National Museum of Norway

Yalla-y-Poora, Eugene von Guérard

Yalla-y-Poora, 1864.

Yalla-y-Poora (museum title)

Eugene von Guérard (Australian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

Skjolden in Moonlight, Johan Christian Dahl

Skjolden in Moonlight, 1850.

Skjolden i måneskinn (museum title)

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

National Museum of Norway

Flüelen, from the Lake of Lucerne, J. M. W. Turner

Flüelen, from the Lake of Lucerne, 1845.

Flüelen, from the Lake of Lucerne (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British)

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Lake View, Maria Wiik

Lake View

Järvimaisema (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), watercolor

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

On the Bank of the Maggia in the Evening, Ferdinand Hodler

On the Bank of the Maggia in the Evening, 1893.

Am Ufer der Maggia am Abend (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Opposite Melaghara, Edward Lear

Opposite Melaghara, 1867.

Opposite Melaghara (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink and gouache on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States