Deaths: • Sallust (86 BC-34/35 BC)
Louis Cordier
(1823-?) Cordier in Art: Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Hommage à Delacroix 1864 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Occupation Painter
Les Tapis rouges (1906)
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Les Tapis rouges (The Red Carpets) 1906 Oil on canvas, 89 x 116 cm Musée de Grenoble, Grenoble © Succession H. Matisse Painted in Collioure in 1906, The Red Carpets evokes this pivotal moment when the painting, here…
L’Escargot (1953)
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) L’Escargot (The Snail) 1953 Gouache on paper, cut and pasted on paper mounted on canvas, 286.4 x 287 cm Tate Britain, London © Succession Henri Matisse/DACS 2024 After 1948 Matisse was prevented from painting by ill health but, although…
Ballerina (c.1927)
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Ballerina c.1927 Oil on canvas, 65 x 50 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg In 1920 Matisse became acquainted with 19-year-old Henriette Darricarrère, who became his model for the next seven years. The girl was a ballet dancer at the…
Watford (England)
Dijon (France)
Museums: • Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon: Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, BP 1510, 21033 Dijon Births: • Legros, Alphonse (1837-1911) See also: • Cities | France
Medallists
• Legros, Alphonse (1837-1911)
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…
