Tag: 1897

Groupe de danseuses (1895-1897)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Groupe de danseuses (Group of Dancers) c.1895–1897 Pastel on panel, 32.39 × 40.96 cm Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas This enigmatic drawing on panel has never before been published. The stamps and numbers on the verso indicate…

Madame Pierre Gautreau (1897)

La Gandara, Antonio de (1861-1917) Madame Pierre Gautreau 1897 Oil on canvas, 213.36 x 91.44 cm Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston On loan from Blair Darnell, L2006.01 See also: • Avegno Gautreau, Virginie Amélie (1859-1915)

Île aux Orties près de Vernon (1897)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Île aux Orties près de Vernon (Île aux Orties near Vernon) 1897 Oil on canvas, 73.3 x 92.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Île aux Orties (Island of Nettles) is situated not far from…

The Spanish Stairs, Rome (1897)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The Spanish Stairs, Rome 1897 Oil on canvas, 74.45 x 59.3 cm Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LA The Spanish Stairs in Rome have been favored by tourists since they were constructed. The monumental double staircase with…

Luis de Madrazo y Kuntz

(1825–1897) The artist’s works: Isabel la Católica c.1848 Museo del Prado, Madrid Born February 27 1825 Madrid (España) Died February 9 1897 Madrid (España) Occupation Painter Title Commander in the Order of Isabel the Catholic

William Faulkner

(1897–1962) William Cuthbert Faulkner Works: • Collected Stories of William Faulkner (English) • Early Prose and Poetry (English) • The Sound and the Fury (1929) Quotes: • William Faulkner: Quotations Born September 25 1897 New Albany, MS (USA) Died July 6 1962 Byhalia, MS…

George W. Vanderbilt (1897-1903)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) George W. Vanderbilt 1897–1903 Oil on canvas, 208.6 x 91.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A close friend of Whistler, George Washington Vanderbilt II commissioned this full-length portrait in 1897 to hang in Biltmore House,…

Gold and Brown: Self-Portrait (1896-1898)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Gold and Brown: Self-Portrait c.1896–1898 Oil on canvas, 62.5 x 46.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Known for his biting wit, extravagant style, and personal eccentricities, the publicity-conscious Whistler used self-portraiture as a means to…