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Alphonse Legros

(1837–1911) The artist’s works: Portrait de l’artiste s.d. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Étude de tête Mid 1800s-early 1900s Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Cupidon et Psyché exhibited 1867 Tate Britain, London Répétition du service c.1870 Tate Britain, London Portrait de femme 1875 National Gallery of…

Le bonheur de vivre (1905-1906)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Le bonheur de vivre (The Joy of Life) 1905–1906 Oil on canvas, 176.5 x 240.7 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia This monumental canvas, which once hung in the famous collection of Gertrude and Leo Stein, is one of the watershed…

Luxe, calme et volupté (1904)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Luxe, calme et volupté (Luxury, Calm and Pleasure) 1904 Oil on canvas, 98.5 x 118.5 x 2.2 cm Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris © Succession H. Matisse, Paris Luxe, calme et volupté testifies to the work Henri Matisse…

L’Atelier rouge (1911)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) L’Atelier rouge (The Red Studio) 1911 Oil on canvas, 181 x 219.1 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York © 2013 Succession H. Matisse, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York “Where I got the color red—to be…

Les toits de Collioure (c.1905)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Les toits de Collioure (View of Collioure) c.1905 Oil on canvas, 59.5 x 73 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg © Succession H. Matisse Collioure was a small southern French town on the shore of the Mediterranean where Matisse worked…

Le Madras Rouge (1907)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Le Madras Rouge (Red Madras Headdress) 1907 Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia This striking portrait represents Amelie Matisse, the artist’s wife, who stares down the viewer with a penetrating gaze. Amelie modeled frequently for…

Burrell Collection (Glasgow)

Location: Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow G43 1AT Website: https://burrellcollection.com/ Collection: • Degas, Edgar (1834-1917): Portrait d’Edmond Duranty (1879) See also: • Collections | Glasgow (Scotland) | Museums

Glasgow (Scotland)

Museums: • Burrell Collection: Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow G43 1AT • Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8AG Births: • Fraser, John (1931-2020) • Kerr, Deborah (1921-2007) • Macdonald, Kelly (1976) • Mavor, Freya (1993) • Sellars, Elizabeth (1921-2019) See…

Louis Edmond Duranty

(1833–1880) Louis Émile Edmond Duranty Duranty in Art: Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Hommage à Delacroix 1864 Musée d’Orsay, Paris     Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Portrait d’Edmond Duranty 1879 Burrell Collection, Glasgow     Born June 5 1833 Paris (France) Died April 9 1880 Paris…