The painters of Light and Soul drew inspiration from ancient forests and valleys, contemporary life in the landscape and the shifting light over rivers and seas. The exhibition brings together 17 exceptional artists including Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, Camille Corot, Rosa Bonheur and Eugène Boudin. All were pioneers who experimented with subject matter, style and technique and whose influence shaped the work of generations to follow.
Light and Soul
Bas Breau, par le carrefour de Clair-Bois en la forêt de Fontainebleau, France 1864
Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña (1807–1876)
Oil on panel
H 30.5 x W 40.5 cm
The Cooper Gallery
Landscape, Storm 1817
Pierre Henri de Valenciennes (1750–1819)
Oil on canvas
H 33.7 x W 41.9 cm
The Bowes Museum
Landscape, Moonlight 1817
Pierre Henri de Valenciennes (1750–1819)
Oil on canvas
H 33.1 x W 41.2 cm
The Bowes Museum
Storm near Montmartre, Paris, France
Georges Michel (1763–1843)
Oil on canvas
H 68.6 x W 138.5 cm
Leeds Museums and Galleries
The Plain of Saint Denis 1820–1829
Georges Michel (1763–1843)
Oil on paper on canvas
H 32.4 x W 45.1 cm
York Museums Trust
The Cooper Gallery
The Cooper Gallery
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
The Cooper Gallery
The Cooper Gallery
The Cooper Gallery
The Cooper Gallery
The Valley of Saint-Vincent 1830
Théodore Rousseau (1812–1867)
Oil on paper laid on canvas
H 18.2 x W 32.4 cm
The National Gallery, London
A Rocky Landscape about 1836-40
Théodore Rousseau (1812–1867)
Oil on millboard
H 27.9 x W 43.5 cm
The National Gallery, London
Landscape with Red Sunset c.1850–c.1855
Théodore Rousseau (1812–1867)
Oil on wood
H 30.5 x W 45.8 cm
York Museums Trust
The Cooper Gallery
Willows, with a Man Fishing probably before 1867
Jules Dupré (1811–1889)
Oil on canvas
H 21.7 x W 27.1 cm
The National Gallery, London
Sunset (Coucher du soleil) 1879–1889
Jules Dupré (1811–1889)
Oil on canvas
H 15.6 x W 20.9 cm
Sheffield Museums
The Cooper Gallery
In the Landes, France c.1841
Théodore Rousseau (1812–1867) and Jules Dupré (1811–1889)
Oil on canvas
H 33 x W 51.1 cm
Leeds Museums and Galleries
Pierre-Etienne Théodore Rousseau
The Cooper Gallery
The Cooper Gallery
Sunny Days in the Forest probably 1850s
Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña (1807–1876)
Oil on canvas
H 39 x W 56.2 cm
The National Gallery, London
Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña (1807–1876)
Oil on wood
H 22.8 x W 16.5 cm
Leeds Museums and Galleries
A Flock of Sheep 1840–1865
Constant Troyon (1810–1865)
Oil on panel
H 24 x W 36 cm
The Cooper Gallery
Jean-François Millet
The Cooper Gallery
The Cooper Gallery
The Cooper Gallery
A Wagon in the Plains of Artois 1871
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796–1875)
Oil on canvas
H 27.3 x W 35.2 cm
The National Gallery, London
Women Fishing 1860–1875
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796–1875) (style of)
Oil on canvas
H 37.5 x W 45 cm
The Cooper Gallery
Charles-François Daubigny (1817–1878)
Oil on canvas
H 51.4 x W 81.9 cm
Leeds Museums and Galleries
The Waterfall c.1870–c.1875
Charles-François Daubigny (1817–1878)
Oil on wood
H 17.8 x W 28.6 cm
York Museums Trust
The Entrance into Port 1860–1870
Eugène Isabey (1803–1886)
Oil on canvas
H 50 x W 75 cm
The Cooper Gallery
Boats Leaving Shore 1860–1870
Eugène Isabey (1803–1886)
Oil on panel
H 11.5 x W 54 cm
The Cooper Gallery
Coast Scene with Windmills 1873
Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819–1891)
Oil on canvas
H 23 x W 30.5 cm
The Cooper Gallery
The Ferry at Deauville, France
Eugène Louis Boudin (1824–1898)
Oil on canvas
H 30.5 x W 47 cm
The Bowes Museum
Eugène Louis Boudin (1824–1898)
Oil on wood
H 15.5 x W 29.9 cm
The National Gallery, London
Eugène Modeste Edmond Lepoittevin (1806–1870)
Oil on canvas
H 39 x W 32 cm
The Cooper Gallery
A Bavarian Lake with Fishing Boats 1877
Eugène Cicéri (1813–1890)
Oil on panel
H 31.5 x W 46 cm
The Cooper Gallery
Avenue of Poplars c.1866–1869
Joséphine Bowes (1825–1874)
Oil on canvas
H 86.9 x W 63.1 cm
The Bowes Museum
Study of Poplars c.1860–1874
Joséphine Bowes (1825–1874)
Oil on canvas
H 30.6 x W 44.4 cm
The Bowes Museum
Landscape with Cows and Figures 1864
Léon Victor Dupré (1816–1879)
Oil on canvas
H 32.5 x W 46.2 cm
The Bowes Museum
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