(1859–1891) Georges-Pierre Seurat The artist’s works: Herbeux berge de rivière 1881–1882 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Le coucher du soleil c.1881 Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol Le moissonneur 1881–1882 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Le jardinier 1882–1883 Metropolitan Museum…
(1891–1984) Shalom Jaffe Filmography as Actor: Ben-Hur 1959 Director: William Wyler Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins Born March 10 1891 New York, NY (USA) Died March 24 1984 Beverly Hills, CA (USA) Cause of death Cancer Occupation Actor
(1891–1939) Sidney Coe Howard Filmography as Screenwriter: Gone with the Wind 1939 Director: Victor Fleming Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh Born June 26 1891 Oakland, CA (USA) Died August 23 1939 Tyringham, MA (USA) Cause of death Accident Occupation Playwright Screenwriter…
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Le Bateau jaune (The Yellow Boat) 1891 Oil on canvas, 73 x 92.5 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena The wealthiest member of the Impressionist circle, Caillebotte helped finance the group’s exhibitions and actively collected the work of his…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) L’Annonciation (The Annunciation) 1886–1894 Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, 17 x 21.7 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York According to Luke, an angel appeared to Mary and announced that she would bear the Son of God.…
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Surpris! (Surprised!) 1891 Oil on canvas, 129.8 x 161.9 cm National Gallery, London A tiger crouches low in thick jungle foliage, its back arched and teeth bared. It is not entirely clear what is happening, however. Is the tiger…
(1857–1891) Theo in Art: Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Self-Portrait or Portrait of Theo van Gogh 1887 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Works acquired by him: Boch, Eugène (1855-1941) The Mine Crachet-Picquery 1888–1890 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Theo in Film: Lust for…
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) I Raro te Oviri (Under the Pandanus) 1891 Oil on canvas, 67.31 x 90.8 cm Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas In his mid-thirties, Paul Gauguin abandoned his life as a stockbroker to become an artist. He sought to…
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Femmes de Tahiti, ou Sur la plage (Tahitian Women on the Beach) 1891 Oil on canvas, 69 x 91.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris In 1891, Gauguin went to Tahiti, an island he imagined to be a primitive paradise. The…
(1821–1891) Victor Chocquet in Art: Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Victor Chocquet c.1875 Fogg Museum, Cambridge Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Portrait de Victor Chocquet c.1876 Oskar Reinhart Collection, Winterthur Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Portrait de Victor Chocquet 1876–1877 Private collection Cézanne, Paul…