El Duque de Wellington (1812-1814)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) El Duque de Wellington (The Duke of Wellington) 1812–1814 Oil on wood, 64.3 × 52.4 cm National Gallery, London This is a portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, one of the leading military and political figures…

Femme à la montre (1932)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Femme à la montre (Woman with a watch) 1932 Oil on canvas, 130 x 97 cm Private collection signed Picasso (upper left); inscribed Boisgeloup and dated 17 Août XXXII. (on the stretcher) “There is no doubt that 1932…

Boulevard des Italiens, matin, effet de soleil (1897)

Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Boulevard des Italiens, matin, effet de soleil (Boulevard des Italiens, Morning, Sunlight) 1897 Oil on canvas, 73.2 x 92.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington We look down onto a wide, bustling, tree-lined avenue filled with buildings, people, and…

Nue arrangeant ses cheveux (c.1916)

Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938) Nue arrangeant ses cheveux (Nude Arranging Her Hair) c.1916 Oil on canvasboard, 104.77 x 75.24 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington Suzanne Valadon painted female nudes throughout her career and was one of only a few…

Mother’s Kiss (1890-1891)

Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) Mother’s Kiss 1890–1891 Drypoint and aquatint on paper, 34.92 x 22.86 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington A prolific and innovative printmaker, Mary Cassatt created Mother’s Kiss as one of a series of 10 color prints…

The Bath (1891)

Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) The Bath 1891 Soft-ground etching with aquatint and drypoint on paper, 31.43 x 24.44 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington In 1890, the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris held a large-scale exhibition of Japanese prints that…

Maternal Caress (1890-1891)

Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) Maternal Caress 1890–1891 Drypoint, aquatint and softground etching on paper, 36.83 x 26.82 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington

Study for ‘Portrait of Van Gogh IV’ (1957)

Bacon, Francis (1909-1992) Study for ‘Portrait of Van Gogh IV’ 1957 Oil on canvas, 152.4 × 116.8 cm Tate Britain, London © Estate of Francis Bacon Bacon based this painting on a self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh which he knew only from…

Self-Portrait (1971)

Bacon, Francis (1909-1992) Self-Portrait 1971 Oil on canvas, 35.5 × 30.5 cm Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. / DACS, London / ARS, NY 2019 The body has long served as an inspiration for…