Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Chez la modiste (At the Milliner’s) 1882 Pastel on paper, 75.5 x 85.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Degas, who always regarded himself as a realist painter, strove to depict the reality around him in his works and chiefly…
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) L’étang dans la forêt (The Pond in the Forest) c.1867–1868 Oil on canvas, 33.5 x 41.2 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Degas‘ reputation as a painter of the modern human form had completely eclipsed that of the landscapist, and…
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Danseuse verte, Danseuse basculant (Dancer in Green, Swaying Dancer) 1877–1879 Pastel and gouache on paper, 64 x 36 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Degas was fascinated by the world of ballet; hence, it figured prominently in many of his…
Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Bergère nue couchée (Reclining Nude Shepherdess) 1891 Oil on canvas, 57.5 x 86.4 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Colección Carmen Thyssen In the spring and summer of 1890 -and again in 1891– Berthe Morisot, with her husband Eugène Manet…
Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Le Miroir Psyché (The Psyche mirror) 1876 Oil on canvas, 65 x 54 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Berthe Morisot was closely associated with French Impressionism and actively participated in all the group’s exhibitions. She maintained close and creative…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) L’exécution de Maximilien (The Execution of Maximilian) c.1867–1868 Oil on canvas, 193 x 284 cm National Gallery, London Photograph of the execution of Maximilian (right) Miramón (center) and Mejía (left). Photograph of the Mexican firing squad that executed Emperor…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Femme lisant (Woman Reading) 1880–1881 Oil on canvas, 61.2 × 50.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago During the late nineteenth century, Parisian cafés were the gathering places of artists and writers and were ideal locations for observing…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Acrobates au cirque Fernando (Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando) 1879 Oil on canvas, 131.2 × 99.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago The two little circus girls in this painting are Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg, who performed as acrobats…
• Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879): Au Palais de Justice (c.1863-67) • Daubigny, Charles (1817-1878): Paysage (1871) • Degas, Edgar (1834-1917): Jockey au casquette rouge (c.1866-68) • Degas, Edgar (1834-1917): La Savoisienne (c.1860) • Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863): Arabes en voyage (1855) •…
Completed: 1772 Address: 75008 Paris, France Place de la Concorde in Art: Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) La Place de la Concord 1960 Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Place de la Concorde 1875 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg See…