Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Madame Monet et son fils Jean (Madame Monet and Her Son Jean) 1874 Oil on canvas, 50.4 x 68 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In July and August 1874 Manet vacationed at his family’s house in…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Alice Hoschedé au jardin (Alice Hoschedé in the Garden) 1881 Oil on canvas, 81 x 65 cm Private collection Monet‘s magnificent depiction of his garden at Vétheuil exemplifies the visual splendor of Impressionism at its height. Monet…
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) La femme à la rose (Woman with a Rose) 1884 Oil on canvas, 72.7 x 60.3 cm Private collection The presence of women in Caillebotte‘s work is rare relative to his contemporaries, such as Edgar Degas and…
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Portrait de Madame Anne-Marie Hagen 1879 Oil on canvas, 71.1 x 55.2 cm Private collection Born into a wealthy Normandy family, Gustave Caillebotte was at the centre of the Impressionist movement, exhibiting with the group from 1876…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Mademoiselle Charlotte Berthier 1883 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 73 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Berthier, Charlotte (1858-?)
Édouard Manet (1832-1883) “Il n’y a pas de lignes dans la nature, seulement des zones de couleur placées les unes contre les autres.” (There are no lines in nature, only areas of color, one against another.)
John Keats (1795-1821) When old age shall this generation waste, Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say’st, ‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all Ye know on earth, and all…
Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) “De Satan ou de Dieu, qu’importe? Ange ou Sirène, Qu’importe, si tu rends, —fée aux yeux de velours, Rythme, parfum, lueur, ô mon unique reine!— L’univers moins hideux et les instants moins lourds?” (From God or Fiend? Siren…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Fillette au chapeau bleu (Girl with Blue Hat) 1881 Oil on canvas, 40 x 35 cm Private collection See also: • Henriot, Jane (1878-1900)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Source (The Source) 1875 Oil on canvas, 131 x 77.5 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The model here is Henriette Henriot, an actress who posed frequently for Renoir during his impressionist years. Renoir captures her in a…