Kunstmuseum St Gallen, Switzerland.

The Luncheon of the Boating Party is unmistakably one of Renoir’s greatest masterpieces. The level of detail evident in, for example the still life, the characters’ faces and poses, and the moored boats, signifies a break in Renoir’s previous abstractions and a move towards a new post-impressionist style.

I viewed this stunning work at the Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, The Netherlands, March 2007. The texture and depth of the paint layers isn’t quite captured by this photograph.

One of van Gogh’s last works, now exhibited in the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.

The fields during harvest season, Arles, 1888. I viewed this work in The Netherlands during March 2007.

A late Van Gogh rendition the night sky over a village in Auvers-sur-Oise (Paris), France.

A late Van Gogh of some repute. Depicts the Terrasse du café le soir, Place du forum. I had the great pleasure of viewing this at the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller in May 2007, The Netherlands.

A portrait of an artist as a middle-aged man: evidently deep, pensive and chain smoking. This piece also has a captivating palette and interesting contrasts.