Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Tête de Victor Hugo (Head of Victor Hugo) c.1883 Bronze, 32 x 20 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff The great French author Victor Hugo was a passionate Republican and his epic novels highlight the social and political injustices…
Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) La Touques près de Deauville (La Touques near Deauville) 1883 Oil on canvas, 55 × 74.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Deauville (France)
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) L’église de Vernon (The Church at Vernon) 1883 Oil on canvas, 65 x 81.4 cm Private collection “One day, when I happened to be in Vernon, I found the silhouette of the church so remarkable that I absolutely…
De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Love’s Passing 1883–1884 Oil on canvas, 71.76 x 109.86 cm De Morgan Collection This painting is an allegory for the passing of time and the life cycle. The lovers in the foreground sit listening to the piping…
De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) The Little Sea Maid 1880–1888 Oil on canvas, 100.2 x 73.4 cm De Morgan Collection Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid (1855), which is the much loved story of the Sea King’s daughter who rescues…
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Portrait of Theodore Duret (Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black) 1883 Oil on canvas, 193.4 x 90.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Theodore Duret (1838–1927), heir to a firm of Cognac dealers, was a…
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) The Seashore 1883–1885 Oil on thin board, 8.26 x 15.24 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Pigments almost the sheerness of a glaze stroked subtly onto the surface of a panel is a hallmark of…
(1849–1883) Eva Carola Jeanne Emmanuela Antoinette Gonzàles The artist’s works: La Servante ou À la barrière c.1865–1870 Petit Palais, Paris Femme à l’éventail c.1869–1870 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Jeune Fille aux cerises c.1870 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago L’Indolence 1871–1872 Private…
Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Les Deux Majestés (The Two Majesties) 1883 Oil on canvas, 69.22 × 128.91 cm Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Conversation à l’hippodrome (Conversation at the Racetrack) 1882–1885 Pastel on tan paper, 69.53 x 70.01 cm Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee