Rain on Canvas

European Artists

In the Rain Franz Marc

German Expressionism artist Franz Marc created paintings showing animals and vibrant colors. This painting is typical of his artwork with vivid primary colors almost cubist depictions of animals, stark in simplicity, and with much emotion.

Rain 1889 Vincent van Gogh

Dutch post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh created this artwork while he was a volunteer patient at a hospital in Saint-Remy-de-Provence. While the artist was staying at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole Hospital he was interested in a field behind the hospital that was walled-in. He captured the field at different times of the day and seasons. During a period of heavy rain on October 31, 1889, Van Gogh painted rain on an untreated cotton canvas. He depicted the rain with slanted lines. This painting can be viewed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the US.

Landscape at Auvers in the Rain Vincent van Gogh

Dutch post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh created this oil on canvas depicting a scene near Auvers-sur-Oise. The artist spent the final years of his life here.

The Umbrellas Pierre –Auguste Renoir

French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a well-known Impressionist-style painter. He started this artwork about 1880-81 creating with the free brushwork using dark and brilliant tones that were characteristic of artwork during this time. The artist abandoned Impressionism to draw inspiration from artwork he saw in Italy, particularly from the artwork created by Ingres and Cezanne. He reworked his painting to give it a more classical linear style adding the background and the umbrellas around 1885. This painting can be viewed at the National Gallery in London, England.

Rain, Steam, and Speed – The Great Western Railway J.M.W. Turner

19th-century British artist J.M.W. Turner painted this artwork as oil on canvas. The painter finished this painting around the conclusion of the Industrial Revolution. This time saw a significant transition in the Victorian era from an agricultural economy to one that became dominated by the manufacture of machines. This artwork can be viewed at the National Gallery in London, England.

Seascape Study with Raincloud 1827 John Constable

English artist John Constable created this Romantic oil on canvas. He enjoyed spending time on the beach painting. This artwork can be seen at the Victoria and Albert Art Museum in London, England.

Belle-Ile, Rain Effect Claude Monet

French artist and founder of Impressionism painting Claude Monet took a two-month vacation on the island of Belle-Ile off the coast of Brittany. This is where he created this painting on a rainy day. He was fascinated by this place with massive granite outcrops and the wind and the sea.

Paris Street, Rainy Day 1877 Gustave Caillebotte

French artist Gustave Caillebotte was known for his cityscapes during the Realism movement. This is a large oil painting and among his best-known artworks. In the painting, individuals can be seen walking through the Place de Dublin at an intersection to the east of the Gare Saint-Lazare in north Paris. Today the painting can be viewed at the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.

American Artists

The Avenue in the Rain 1917 Childe Hassam

American Impressionist artist Childe Hassam created this oil painting depicting Fifth Avenue in New York City in the rain, with American flags displayed. This artwork is one of six by Hassam in the permanent art collection in the White House, Washington D.C. Between 1916 and 1919 the artist painted around thirty paintings of flag-draped streets.

Rainy Day, Fifth Avenue Childe Hassam

American Impressionist artist Childe Hassam did most of his artwork from his studio on Lower Fifth Avenue. Later looking for more patriotic inspiration he relocated his studio uptown to 57th Street.