Tag: 1889

The Sleep of King Arthur in Avalon (1881-1898)

Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) The Sleep of King Arthur in Avalon 1881–1898 Oil on canvas, 279.4 × 650.2 cm Museo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce According to Thomas Malory‘s “Le Morte d’Arthur” (1470), King Arthur suffered a fatal wound in a…

L’Immortalité (1889)

Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) L’Immortalité (Immortality) 1889 Oil on canvas, 116.2 x 87.3 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff The personification of Immortality holds the palm of victory and scatters flowers onto a tomb inscribed ‘DELACROIX’. Behind, the towers of Notre Dame Cathedral…

Les Patineurs (1889)

Ensor, James (1860-1949) Les Patineurs (The Ice Skaters) 1889 Hand-colored etching and drypoint, 17.8 x 23.7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington

Portrait funéraire de Jacques Damala (c.1889)

Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) Portrait funéraire de Jacques Damala (Funerary Portrait of Jacques Damala) c.1889 Marble, 27.9 x 46 x 31.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The great tragic actress, Sarah Bernhardt, was also a gifted sculptor. She carved this…

Jacques Damala

(1855–1889) Aristides Damalas Aριστεíδης Δαμαλάς Jacques Damala in Art: Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) Portrait funéraire de Jacques Damala c.1889 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York   Born January 15 1855 Piraeus (Greece) Died August 18 1889 Paris (France) Cause of death Drug overdose…

Autoportrait (1889)

Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Autoportrait (Self-Portrait, Aged 21) 1889 Oil on canvas, 22.2 x 17.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington

Oliviers (1889)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Oliviers (Olive Trees) 1889 Oil on canvas, 73.66 x 92.71 cm Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis