Moodboard: Paintings That Feel Like Summer

After a long, rainy July, this summer has begun to feel twice-baked. We were allowed some time to cool, ease our sunny squints, and listen to thunder resonate along our streets. Now, the fast approach of August is bringing the sun back, and with it the second act of summer. In homage to a bumpy, fraught, sweaty season, here are some paintings that feel like summer.

Il Sole, Giusepe Pellizza da Volpedo, 1904.

Slumbering Sea, Mentone; Thomas Roberts, 1887.

Luncheon of the Boating Party, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1880-1881.

Golden Summer, Eaglemont; Arthur Streeton, 1889.

Sunrise over the Eastern Sea, Fujishima Takeji, 1932.

The Pink Robe. After the Bath, Joaquín Sorolla, 1916.

White Sun on the Corn, Maurice Denis, 1914.

Margarita, Of Old and New, Ngozi Schommers, 2015.

La maison du pêcheur, Varengeville, Claude Monet, 1882.

Emerald Mosses and Verdant Turf, Gyoshū Hayami, 1928.

Swimmers, Jávea, Joaquín Sorolla, 1905.