Gamin aux cerises (c.1858)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Gamin aux cerises (Boy with Cherries) c.1858 Oil on canvas, 65.5 x 54.5 cm Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa Behind the irreverent cheerfulness of the sitter, this portrait hides the tragedy of his fate. Alexandre, who washed Manet’s paintbrushes…

La Débâcle, temps gris (1880)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) La Débâcle, temps gris (The Break-Up of the Ice, Bad Weather) 1880 Oil on canvas, 68 x 90 cm Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa Compare: Monet, Claude (1840-1926) La débâcle près de Vétheuil 1880 Musée du Louvre, Paris     Monet,…

Berthe Morisot (c.1869-1873)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Berthe Morisot c.1869–1873 Oil on fabric, 74 x 60 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Manet kept this portrait of Morisot throughout his life, and it was listed in the inventory of his studio after his death. This…

Maison du jardinier à Antibes (1888)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Maison du jardinier à Antibes (Gardener’s House at Antibes) 1888 Oil on fabric, 91.1 x 118.4 x 13.7 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Monet painted 35 canvases during his visit to Antibes from January to May 1888.…

Le foulard rouge (c.1868-1873)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Le foulard rouge (The Red Kerchief) c.1868–1873 Oil on fabric, 99 x 79.8 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland This painting depicts Monet‘s first wife, Camille, outside on a snowy day passing by the French doors of their…