José Ortega y Gasset

(1883–1955) Works: • España invertebrada: Bosquejo de algunos pensamientos históricos (Spanish) • Meditaciones del Quijote (Spanish) Born May 9 1883 Madrid (España) Died October 18 1955 Madrid (España) Occupation Deputy Literary critic Occupation Philosopher Writer

Chaim Soutine (1916)

Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Chaim Soutine 1916 Oil on canvas, 100 x 65 cm Private collection See also: • Soutine, Chaïm (1893-1943)

Chaim Soutine (1917)

Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Chaim Soutine 1917 Oil on canvas, 91.7 x 59.7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Born in 1884 to an aristocratic family in Livorno, Italy, Amedeo Modigliani settled in the Montmartre neighborhood of Paris in 1906 and began…

Le Lupanar (1888)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Le Lupanar (The Brothel) 1888 Oil on canvas, 33 x 41 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Van Gogh painted this sketch of a brothel parlor while working in close dialogue with fellow artist Paul Gauguin. In the fall of…

Le Chapeau blanc (c.1923)

Soutine, Chaïm (1893-1943) Le Chapeau blanc (The White Hat) c.1923 Oil on canvas, 41 x 27 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Soutine presents a man with a turnip-shaped head wearing a small white hat. The figure’s black, high-collared coat emphasizes the strange contours…