Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898) Le bosquet sacré, bien-aimé des arts et des muses (The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses) 1884–1889 Oil on canvas, 93 × 231 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago The indeterminately mythological figures that…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Self-Portrait (F 268, JH 1299) c.1887 Oil on canvas, 40.3 x 34 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Curatorial Narrative: Throughout his short career, van Gogh was fascinated with his own features and painted numerous portraits of himself. This…
Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) Paysage avec biches et cerfs (Landscape with Deer) 1887 Oil on canvas, 45.1 × 73.7 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit
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…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Port-Domois, Belle-Isle 1887 Oil on canvas, 64.8 × 81.3 cm Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven Compare: Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Rochers à Belle-Île, Port-Domois 1886 Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati See also: • Belle-Île-en-Mer (France)
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Jardinière avec bretonne et moutons (Planter with Breton Woman and Sheep) 1886–1887 Partially painted and enamelled stoneware, incised and modelled decoration, 13.3 x 15.5 x 11.5 cm Petit Palais, Paris Gauguin met the ceramicist Chaplet in 1886. He worked…
Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Le marchand de tapis (The Carpet Merchant) c.1887 Oil on canvas, 86.04 x 68.74 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Schooled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and honored by the French Salon, Jean-Léon Gérôme was a prolific and…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Nature morte, panier de pommes (Still Life, Basket of Apples) 1887 Oil on canvas, 46.7 x 55.3 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis The bounty of nature is suggested in this view of 10 apples in a…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Usines à Clichy (Factories at Clichy) 1887 Oil on canvas, 53.7 x 72.7 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Vincent van Gogh depicted an expanse of factories billowing smoke into the air in the gritty, industrial…
Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Femme au balcon (Woman at a Balcony) 1887–1888 Oil on canvas, 50.2 × 41.6 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Seen from below as if from street level and posed seductively in a revealing costume, this woman is…