Tag: 1871

Le Port de Bruxelles (1871)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Le Port de Bruxelles (Brussels Harbour) 1871 Oil on canvas, 42 x 65 cm National Gallery, London During the Franco-Prussian War in the winter of 1870–71, Boudin left Paris to avoid the fighting. But unlike his friend Monet,…

Scène de plage à Trouville (1870-1874)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Scène de plage à Trouville (Beach Scene, Trouville) c.1870–1874 Oil on wood, 18.2 x 46.2 cm National Gallery, London By the mid nineteenth century, the Normandy coastal town Trouville had developed into smart seaside resort, attracting well-to-do holidaymakers…

Frère et soeur bretons (1871)

Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Frère et soeur bretons (Breton Brother and Sister) 1871 Oil on canvas, 129.2 x 89.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Based on sketches Bouguereau made while summering in Brittany in the late 1860s, this picture was…

Café de la Nouvelle Athènes (Paris)

Opened: 1871 Closed: 2004 Address: 9 Place Pigalle, 75009 Paris, France The Café de la Nouvelle Athènes in Art: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Dans un café, dit aussi L’Absinthe 1875–1876 Musée d’Orsay, Paris     Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Prune c.1877 National Gallery of Art, Washington…

Dolores Matea Pérez del Cerro y García de Cossio

(1871–1944) Dolores Pérez del Cerro in Art: Cárcova, Ernesto de la (1866-1927) Retrato de la esposa del autor 1914 Museo de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires   Born September 21 1871 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Died May 10 1944 Husband Ernesto de la Cárcova…

Huguette Mendès

(1871–1964) Huguette Mendès in Art: Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Les Filles de Catulle Mendès 1888 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York   Father Catulle Mendès (1841-1909) Mother Judith Gautier (1845-1917) Grandfather Théophile Gautier (1811-1872) Sister Claudine Mendès (1876-1937) Sister Helyonne Mendès (1879-1955)

La Gare de Lordship Lane, Dulwich (1871)

Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) La Gare de Lordship Lane, Dulwich (Lordship Lane Station) 1871 Oil on canvas, 44.5 x 72.5 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London Pissarro spent over a year in London, fleeing the Franco-Prussian war. He painted sights around his…

Nature morte au bouquet (1871)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Nature morte au bouquet (Still Life with Bouquet) 1871 Oil on canvas, 73.7 × 59.1 × 3.2 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Houston “Painting is done to decorate walls. So it should be as rich as possible. For me…