Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MFA VTS: Seasons Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Lesson 1

What is going on in this image? What do you see that makes you say that? What more can we find? Mountain Landscape from Clavadel 1925–26 Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880–1938) Dimensions 135 x 200.3 cm (53 1/8 x 78 7/8 in.) Accession Number 56.13 Medium or Technique Oil on canvas

What is going on in this image? What do you see that makes you say that? What more can we find? At the Races in the Countryside 1869 Edgar Degas, French, 1834–1917 Dimensions 36.5 x 55.9 cm (14 3/8 x 22 in.) Medium Oil on canvas Classification Paintings Accession Number 26.790

What is going on in this image? What do you see that makes you say that? What more can we find? A Pic Nick in the Woods of New England about 1855 Jerome B. Thompson, American, 1814–1886 Dimensions 103.82 x 157.48 cm (40 7/8 x 62 in.) Medium Oil on canvas Classification Paintings Accession Number 46.852

Lesson 2

What is going on in this image? What do you see that makes you say that? What more can we find? Carnival, Franklin Park, Boston 1897 Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American (born in Canada), 1858–1924) CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ Clark, Matthews, Owens 0611 DIMENSIONS Sheet: 34 x 37.5 cm (13 3/8 x 14 3/4 in.) Framed: 54 x 59.7 cm (21 1/4 x 23 1/2 in.) ACCESSION NUMBER 35.1689 MEDIUM OR TECHNIQUE Watercolor over graphite pencil on paper

What is going on in this image? What do you see that makes you say that? What more can we find? Enclosed Field with Ploughman October 1889 Vincent van Gogh (Dutch (worked in France), 1853–1890) Dimensions 54.0 x 65.4 cm (21 1/4 x 25 3/4 in.) Accession Number 1993.37 Medium or Technique Oil on canvas

What is going on in this image? What do you see that makes you say that? What more can we find? Tire Jumping in Front of My Window 1936–47 Allan Rohan Crite (American, 1910–2007) Dimensions Height x width: 23 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (59.7 x 44.5 cm) Accession Number 2007.3 Medium or Technique Oil on canvasboard

Lesson 3

What is going on in this image? What do you see that makes you say that? What more can we find? Lake Nemi 1872 George Inness (American, 1825–1894) Dimensions 75.56 x 113.98 cm (29 3/4 x 44 7/8 in.) Accession Number 49.412 Medium or Technique Oil on canvas

What is going on in this image? What do you see that makes you say that? What more can we find? Storm Over Lake Otsego 1929 John Steuart Curry (American, 1897–1946) Dimensions 101.92 x 127.63 cm (40 1/8 x 50 1/4 in.) Accession Number 55.369 Medium or Technique Oil on canvas

What is going on in this image? What do you see that makes you say that? What more can we find? Children at Play: Kite-flying Contest (Kodomo asobi tako-age kurabe) 「子供遊凧あげくらべ」 Japanese Edo period 1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 10th month Artist Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active about 1836–1887), Publisher Enshûya Hikobei (Japanese), Blockcutter Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese) Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych Accession Number 11.39743a-c Medium or Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Lesson 4

What is going on in this image? What do you see that makes you say that? What more can we find? Skating on a Frozen River about 1650 Barent Avercamp (Dutch, 1612 or 1613–1679) Dimensions 33.7 x 45.1 cm (13 1/4 x 17 3/4 in.) Accession Number 60.982 Medium or Technique Oil on panel

What is going on in this image? What do you see that makes you say that? What more can we find? At Dusk (Boston Common at Twilight) 1885–86 Childe Hassam (American, 1859–1935) Dimensions 106.68 x 152.4 cm (42 x 60 in.) Accession Number 31.952 Medium or Technique Oil on canvas

What is going on in this image? What do you see that makes you say that? What more can we find? Chinese Children Playing in Snow 唐子の雪遊び Japanese Edo period Artist Utagawa Kunitora (Japanese, active early 19th century), Publisher Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyûdô) (Japanese) Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 24.6 x 37.1 cm (9 11/16 x 14 5/8 in.) Accession Number 11.25856 Medium or Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper