Month: October 2020

Au cirque (1899)

Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901) Au cirque (At the Circus) 1899 Crayon, pastel, and watercolor on wove paper, 25.1 × 35.6 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Depicted here is a scene from the ballet Papa Chrysantheme performed in 1892 at the…

The Leader Sea Piece (1809)

Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) The Leader Sea Piece 1809 Etching and mezzotint printed in brown ink on wove paper, 17.5 × 25.7 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit

Le Bain (1908)

Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938) Le Bain (The Bath) 1908 Crayon, pastel, and red and white chalk on paper, 33.3 × 36.8 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit

Mosquito Nets (1908)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Mosquito Nets 1908 Oil on canvas, 57.2 × 71.8 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Mosquito Nets is a beautiful example of Sargent’s ability to translate a momentary impression into a masterful composition. The picture represents the…

Autoportrait (c.1893)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Autoportrait (Self-portrait) c.1893 Oil on canvas, 46 × 38.1 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Gauguin exemplified the restless artistic spirit. In this image, painted during a brief return to Paris from Tahiti in 1893, he plays the…