“Landscape, Antibes (The Bay of Nice)” by John Peter Russell

“Landscape, Antibes (The Bay of Nice)” by John Peter Russell was painted in 1891 on the coast of France. John Peter Russell (1858 – 1930) was an Australian Impressionist painter. Born and raised in Sydney, Russell moved to Europe in his late teenage years to attend art school. Russell befriended fellow pupil Vincent Van Gogh and painted the first portrait of the future world-famous artist, now held at the Van Gogh Museum.

“Vincent van Gogh” by John Peter Russell, 1886

Van Gogh maintained correspondence with Russell throughout his life. Russell’s work was also admired by the French Impressionists, with whom he often painted.

Landscape, Antibes (The Bay of Nice)

• Title:       Landscape, Antibes (The Bay of Nice)
• Artist:     John Peter Russell
• Year:       1891
• Medium: Oil on canvas
• Period:    Impressionism, Modern art
• Museum: National Gallery of Australia

John Peter Russell

• Name:         John Peter Russell
• Born:           1858 – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• Died:           30 April 1930 (aged 71) -Sydney
• Nationality: Australian
• Major Paintings:
  • Vincent van Gogh, 1886
  • Peonies and Head of a Woman, c. 1887
  • Stormy Sky and Sea, Belle Ile, off Brittany, c.1890
  • A Clearing in the Forest, 1891
  • In the Morning, Alpes Maritimes from Antibes, c. 1891

A Tour of the National Gallery of Australia

• “The Green Parasol” by E. Phillips Fox
• “Landscape, Antibes (The Bay of Nice)” by John Peter Russell
• “Bridge and Wattle at Warrandyte” by Penleigh Boyd
• “Child in The Bush” by Frederick McCubbin
• “Miss Minna Simpson” by Tom Roberts
• “From McMahon’s Point – fare one penny” by Arthur Streeton
• “The Spirit of the Drought” by Arthur Streeton
• “Hot Wind” by Charles Conder
• “Purrumbete from across the Lake” by Eugene von Guerard
• Convict artist Richard Browne’s Watercolors
• “Govett’s Leap” by Eugene von Guerard
• “Pastorale” by Rupert Bunny
• “Meules, milieu du jour” by Claude Monet

Explore Museums  in Australia

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Australian Proverbs and Quotes

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” Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.”
– Australian Proverb

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Photo Credits: 1) GM 2) John Peter Russell [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons