Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 71 works by Paul Guigou in our catalogue
In short
To the gallery's eye, Paul Guigou's most famous painting is Self-portrait (1869), whose original hangs in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris. View of Crest (1871) and Landscape (1870) complete the trio every eye recognises. Of the 71 works by Paul Guigou in our catalog, the gallery presents the 70 most famous below, each original with its year, its museum and what makes it unique.
In this intimate encounter, we find the artist Paul Guigou looking back at us through his own creation. The work, titled Self-portrait, captures the man himself as the central subject. It is a rare moment of introspection where the creator becomes the observed, offering a direct gaze that bridges the gap between the painter and the viewer. This piece belongs to the genre of self-portraiture, a deeply personal category where…
A single figure walks along a dirt road, a small presence against the vastness of the hills. The landscape of 1871 unfolds in muted tones of brown, green, and blue. Rolling mountains recede into a soft, hazy distance under a sky of scattered clouds. There is a stillness here, found in the way the light diffuses across the terrain. The earth feels heavy and real under the brush.
A single rider on horseback cuts a diagonal path through the reddish-brown soil. The earth feels heavy, a thick expanse of ochre and sienna that stretches toward a distant, hazy horizon. Under a sky of muted blues and soft, grey clouds, the landscape breathes with a quiet, rural solitude. The composition relies on the steady movement of the traveler to guide the eye across the rolling terrain, creating a sense…
A Glimpse of Rural Life: "Washerwomen" by Paul Camille Guigou This evocative landscape painting, “Washerwomen,” offers a captivating window into 19th-century rural life in Provence, France. Created in 1869 by Paul Camille Guigou, the artwork depicts a scene of everyday labor along a riverbank – several figures diligently washing clothes against a backdrop of rolling hills and distant mountains. The composition is broadly horizontal, drawing the viewer's eye across the…
The painting depicts a mountain village centered around a large, castle-like structure. This central building, appearing as a fortress, is surrounded by a cluster of smaller dwellings. The architecture is situated within a rugged landscape where the terrain rises into the background. Several figures are positioned throughout the scene, appearing as small points of activity amidst the buildings. To the right, a separate, smaller structure sits apart from the main…
In this work, titled Washerwoman at the Foot of a Large Pine Tree, the artist Paul Guigou presents a quiet moment of rural labor. Painted about 1855, the scene captures a woman positioned beneath the expansive canopy of a large pine tree. She is engaged in the task of washing clothes, finding shelter within the shade provided by the tree's branches.
The sun warms the earth in Small Road in the Pines, an oil painting by Paul Guigou. Created in 1860, this work captures a quiet moment within a dense grove of trees. A narrow, winding dirt path cuts through the landscape, inviting the eye to follow its curve toward a distant, hazy horizon. The scene feels still, as if the wind has momentarily paused among the branches.
The Hills of Allauch is a landscape oil painting by the French artist Paul Guigou. Created about 1862, this work reflects the artist's deep connection to the terrain of his native region. Guigou, who was born in 1834 in Villars, France, spent much of his career translating the specific light and topography of the Provençal countryside onto canvas.
In Paul Guigou's Laundress at the Stream, an asymmetrical arrangement directs the eye through a quiet moment of rural labor. On the left, a large, dark mass of trees dominates the foreground and midground, casting a heavy presence that anchors the scene. This dense foliage creates a sense of enclosure, framing the central action. To the right, the landscape breaks open, revealing a distant valley that stretches toward a pale…
is an oil on canvas painting by the French artist Paul Guigou. Executed in 1860, the work focuses on the specific flora and light characteristic of the Provence region. It captures the arid, sun-drenched terrain through a realistic lens, emphasizing the textures of the landscape.
Les collines de Saint-Loup1860 · Musée d'Orsay
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A Lake in Southern France1863
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Olive Trees1860
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Fields and Trees, Autumn Study1860
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The Hills of Saint-Loup1859
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Washerwoman at the Brook1860
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Field of Wheat1860
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Banks of the Arc1865 · Musée des Beaux-Arts
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Triel-sur-Seine1865 · Musée Des Beaux
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Plan of Orgon1871 · Musée Des Beaux
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La Roque d'Anthéron1867 · Musée Des Beaux
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Landscape of Provence. View of Saint-Saturnin-les-Apt.1867 · Petit Palais
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Landscape in Provence1869 · Hood Museum of Art
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Paysage provençale, 18691869 · Fitzwilliam Museum
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Landscape in Martigues1869 · Norton Simon Museum
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Washerwomen on the Banks of the Durance1866 · National Gallery of Art
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View of Luberon1869
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Landscape, the Banks of the Durance1868
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Small Provencal Village at the Base of the Hills1870
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Scene on the Durance1866
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Landscape with Three Poplars1871
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Hut by the Seashote1869
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Laundresses by the Durance1867
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Rememberance of la Caru, Sunset1869
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Near Cernay1866
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The Painter and His Dog on the Banks of the Durance1871 · Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
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Landscape in the Durance Valley1868
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Lourmarin1868
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River Valley at Lourmarin1867
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Chinchin Valley at Ile-sur-Sorgue, Vacluse1869
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Triel1865 · Museum of Fine Arts
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The Village of Vaucluse, on the Banks of the Durance During the Dry Season1868 · Ashmolean Museum
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Chinchin Valley at Ile-sur-la-Sourgue, Vacluse1869
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Hunters near the Coast of Marseille1869
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On the Banks of the River1868
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Tamaris by the Sea at Saint-Andre near Marseille1871
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Women and fishing in a creek
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A mountain road
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The Road Into The Valley in Haute Provence
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Landscape at Saint-André, Near MarseillesCleveland Museum of Art
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The Banks of the Aiguebrun
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The Aiguebrun River at Lourmarin
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The Banks of the Durance at Puivert
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The Gineste road, near Marseille
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An Autumn Morning
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The Path in the HillMusée des Beaux-Arts
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LandscapeNational Gallery
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Seascape with two figures at the bottom of the cliffs
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View of TrielMuseum of Fine Arts
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Sketch of chickens
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Animals and peasants in the countryside
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A Bend in the Durance River
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One autumn morning in Cernay
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The Banks of the Durance at Puivert 1
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Around the Cap-Couronne near Marseille
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The Banks of the DuranceArt Institute of Chicago
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River Landscape with a few sailing boats or docking
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The Bay of Marseille, Saint-Henri
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Paisaje by the Provenza
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Lavandera
The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.
The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Paul Guigou | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Musée Des Beaux |
Марсель | 6 | Small Road in the Pines, The Hills of Allauch, Laundress at the Stream |
 Musée d'Orsay |
Paris | 2 | Self-portrait, Les collines de Saint-Loup |
 Musée des Beaux-Arts |
Toulon | 2 | Banks of the Arc, The Path in the Hill |
 Museum of Fine Arts |
Boston | 2 | Triel, View of Triel |
 Scottish National Gallery |
Edinburgh | 1 | The Olive Trees |
 Petit Palais |
Paris | 1 | Landscape of Provence. View of Saint-Saturnin-les-Apt. |
 Hood Museum of Art |
Hanover | 1 | Landscape in Provence |
 Fitzwilliam Museum |
1 | Paysage provençale, 1869 |
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The painting depicts a mountain village centered around a large, castle-like structure. This central building, appearing as a fortress, is surrounded by a cluster of smaller dwellings. The architecture is situated within a rugged landscape where the terrain rises into the background. Several figures are positioned throughout the scene, appearing as small points of activity amidst the buildings. To the right, a separate, smaller structure sits apart from the main…
In this intimate encounter, we find the artist Paul Guigou looking back at us through his own creation. The work, titled Self-portrait, captures the man himself as the central subject. It is a rare moment of introspection where the creator becomes the observed, offering a direct gaze that bridges the gap between the painter and the viewer. This piece belongs to the genre of self-portraiture, a deeply personal category where…
A single figure walks along a dirt road, a small presence against the vastness of the hills. The landscape of 1871 unfolds in muted tones of brown, green, and blue. Rolling mountains recede into a soft, hazy distance under a sky of scattered clouds. There is a stillness here, found in the way the light diffuses across the terrain. The earth feels heavy and real under the brush.
Self-portrait (1869), Musée d'Orsay, Paris. View of Crest (1871) and Landscape (1870) come next.
35 years old: Self-portrait dates from 1869, and Paul Guigou was born in 1834.
Self-portrait, View of Crest, Landscape, Washerwomen, A Village in Vaucluse, Washerwoman at the Foot of a Large Pine Tree, Small Road in the Pines, The Hills of Allauch, Laundress at the Stream and The Olive Trees. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
Our catalog holds 71 works by Paul Guigou, dated from 1854 to 1871.
Mostly in Musée Des Beaux (Марсель), Musée d'Orsay (Paris) and Musée des Beaux-Arts (Toulon). The museum table above lists them all.
In 1860s: 35 of the 70 works on this page were made then, Self-portrait among them.
On this page, the earliest is A Village in Vaucluse (1854) and the latest View of Crest (1871).
Mountains (22), Sky (22) and Landscape (20), across the 70 works on this page.
Oil On Canvas, for 27 of the 70 works on this page.
Barbizon school and Impressionism, judging by the originals on this page.
Small Road in the Pines, The Hills of Allauch and Laundress at the Stream: the Musée Des Beaux, Марсель holds 6 of the works on this page.
