The use of balance, unity, movement, rhythm, focus, contrast and proportion.
Spring in the Mountains, Yamamoto Shunkyo, 1933, From the collection of: Adachi Museum of Art
The curvature in the lines in the water shows movement. As well as the haziness. The movement is too fast and too real to fully capture the detail.
The Scream, Edvard Munch, 1910, From the collection of: MUNCH
The background in The Scream shows rhythm in the waters as well as the sky. The way his body is shaped makes the strange and eerie rhythm of the painting travel upwards along with the scenario.
The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, 1889, From the collection of: MoMA The Museum of Modern Art
The Starry Night is a perfect example of movement in a still painting. The flow of the curves in the sky gives off a sense flow. The lines in the mountains also contributes to that movement, making the overall art piece travel towards the right.
Rhythmic composition in yellow green minor, Roy de Maistre, (1919), From the collection of: Art Gallery of New South Wales
This painting by de Maistre is the epitome of rhythm. The repeated lines, shapes and colors adds to the element of rhythm.
The Wave, Gustave Courbet, About 1869, From the collection of: National Galleries Scotland: National
The composition in this painting is composed of movement and rhythm because of the lines used. The waves seems so real.
Shore with Red House, Edvard Munch, 1904, From the collection of: MUNCH
This painting has a lot of unity, a qualification of composition. All the pieces in this painting seem to fit together: the rocks, the waves and the sky.
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki nami-ura), also known as the Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), Katsushika Hokusai, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō), about 1830 (Tenpō 1) - 1831 (Tenpō 2), From the collection of: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The composition in this painting consists of lines that show movement and unity. The way the painting is portrayed shows hierarchy, adding to the element of balance.
The curvature of the main focus of the painting shows movement, since the subject matter is dancing.
Rough weather at Étretat, Claude Monet, (1883), From the collection of: National Gallery of Victoria
Monet created mist and waves in this painting that contribute to the composition. There is also proportion in the mountains, the people, and the ocean.
The Dance, Franz von Stuck, c. 1910, From the collection of: Kunstpalast
The way the people are placed within von Stocks art piece shows that there is movement and rhythm. The clouds also have a sense of movement. It's almost as if there is wind in this scene.
Landscape from Saint-Rémy, Vincent van Gogh, 1889, From the collection of: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
The lines in the grass as well as the clouds makes the composition of this painting very real and creates movement.
A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast, Claude-Joseph Vernet, 1767, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
This painting has contrast and movement. The dark shadows and bright lighting as well as the movement in the ocean creates the composition.
Still Life with Flowers and Fruit, Paul Cézanne, around 1890, From the collection of: Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Cezanne's painting shows unity. Everything in this belongs with each other.
The Crowning with Thorns, Michelangelo Merisi, called Caravaggio, 1602/1604, From the collection of: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
The contrast in this painting with the use of dark shadows and bright lighting is a function of composition.
The Pont-Neuf, Camille Pissarro, 1902, From the collection of: Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
The Pont-Neuf shows proportion within composition. Everything in this painting is proportioned correctly in relation to each other. It creates depth and realism.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
National Gallery of Victoria
National Galleries Scotland: National
MoMA The Museum of Modern Art
Adachi Museum of Art
MUNCH
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Kunstpalast
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
The J. Paul Getty Museum