Most Famous

The Most Famous Artworks of Plein Air

The 60 most celebrated works of the Plein Air movement, ranked by renown across 135 works in the catalog.

A note on the ranking: "fame" here is a measure of renown, not of merit — synthesised from how widely a work is cited and held. It leans toward the Western canon and the best-digitised collections. Read it as a popular index, not a verdict.

  1. A Road in Louveciennes
    A Road in Louveciennes Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1870
  2. Cottage on the dirt road
  3. The Farm at Les Collettes, Cagnes
    The Farm at Les Collettes, Cagnes Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1911
  4. A Shepherdess and Her Flock
    A Shepherdess and Her Flock Anton Mauve · 1873
  5. Towing canal.
    Towing canal. Anton Mauve · 1874
  6. Study of Clouds over the Roman Campagna
    Study of Clouds over the Roman Campagna Pierre Henri de Valenciennes · 1784
  7. Head of a Dog
    Head of a Dog Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1870
  8. La Promenade
    La Promenade Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1870
  9. Der læsses tang ved Hornbæk Strand
  10. Deer—Sketch from Nature
    Deer—Sketch from Nature Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait · 1882
  11. Beach at Trouville
    Beach at Trouville Eugène Louis Boudin · 1864
  12. A January Evening in the Woods of The Hague
  13. Landscape on the River Oise
    Landscape on the River Oise Charles François Daubigny · 1872
  14. Idyll
    Idyll Narcisse Virgilio Díaz · 1853
  15. Autumn Landscape
    Autumn Landscape Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch · 1894
  16. Digging Sand, or The Sand Cart
    Digging Sand, or The Sand Cart Anton Mauve · 1875
  17. The Beach at Kandestederne, West Jutland
  18. Ruins in the Roman Campagna
    Ruins in the Roman Campagna Janus la Cour · 1871
  19. Rue Notre-Dame, Parijs
    Rue Notre-Dame, Parijs Johan Jongkind · 1866
  20. In het bos
    In het bos François Pieter ter Meulen · 1893
  21. Aankomst der boten
    Aankomst der boten Jacob Maris · 1884
  22. Fireworks in Naples
    Fireworks in Naples Oswald Achenbach · 1875
  23. Burnham Beeches
    Burnham Beeches Thomas Charles Farrer · 1874
  24. Late Evening near Himmelbjerget, Jutland
  25. Outside Ariccia
    Outside Ariccia Thorald Brendstrup
  26. Winter Landscape with a Frozen Stream
  27. Landscape at Louveciennes (Autumn)
    Landscape at Louveciennes (Autumn) Camille Pissarro · 1870
  28. Bavarian Landscape
    Bavarian Landscape Ferdinand Knab · 1894
  29. Boat with a Pollard Willow
    Boat with a Pollard Willow Matthijs Maris · 1863
  30. The Singel, Amsterdam, looking towards the Mint.
    The Singel, Amsterdam, looking towards the Mint. Eduard Alexander Hilverdink · 1885
  31. An Afternoon view of Snowy Woods
  32. miller's home, Pont Aberglaslyn
    miller's home, Pont Aberglaslyn Benjamin Williams Leader · 1896
  33. Landscape with a Windmill
    Landscape with a Windmill Georges Michel · 1813
  34. A Meadow in the Bourbonnais, Morning
    A Meadow in the Bourbonnais, Morning Henri Harpignies · 1888
  35. Summer Afternoon with a Passing Shower. The Deer Park in Jægersborg North of Copenhagen
  36. Woodland near Bertogne
    Woodland near Bertogne Adriaan Jozef Heymans · 1875
  37. Cività d'Antino in the Abruzzi
    Cività d'Antino in the Abruzzi Poul Simon Christiansen · 1911
  38. Bondehuse
    Bondehuse Wilhelm Xylander · 1892
  39. Engene ved Dortheaslyst
    Engene ved Dortheaslyst P. C. Skovgaard · 1873
  40. Landscape
    Landscape Jozef Linnig · 1871
  41. A Landscape Sketch
    A Landscape Sketch Winifred Marie Louise Austen · 1926
  42. Saint Patrick's Close, Dublin
    Saint Patrick's Close, Dublin Walter Osborne · 1891
  43. On Penmaenmawr
    On Penmaenmawr Edmund John Niemann · 1872
  44. Large Moorland Landscape
    Large Moorland Landscape Eugen Jettel · 1890
  45. Forest Tour at Gerichtsberg near Kaumberg
  46. On the Coast of Genoa
    On the Coast of Genoa Alois Schönn · 1873
  47. Landscape with Two Cows
    Landscape with Two Cows Jean Baptiste Camille Corot
  48. Landscape with a windmill
    Landscape with a windmill Georges Michel · 1813
  49. The Marsh
    The Marsh Charles François Daubigny · 1871
  50. Bacino di San Marco, Venice
    Bacino di San Marco, Venice Félix Ziem · 1871
  51. Farm on the Bank of a River
    Farm on the Bank of a River Charles François Daubigny · 1873
  52. Rising Ground Near Villeneuve-St. Georges
    Rising Ground Near Villeneuve-St. Georges Charles François Daubigny · 1875
  53. House of Mere Bazot, Valmandois
    House of Mere Bazot, Valmandois Charles François Daubigny · 1872
  54. Landscape with Fishermen at the Mouth of a River
  55. Landscape: Harvest-time in the Somme Valley
  56. Landscape with Figures seated on a Bank
    Landscape with Figures seated on a Bank Charles François Daubigny
  57. Outside Hugo Birger’s Studio in Paris
  58. Urban Snow. Study
    Urban Snow. Study Gustaf Rydberg · 1890
  59. Stable Interior
    Stable Interior Adriaan Jozef Heymans · 1889
  60. The valley of Slaughter, Skye
    The valley of Slaughter, Skye John MacWhirter · 1888