Tag: 1900

A Mermaid (1900)

Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917) A Mermaid 1900 Oil on canvas, 96.5 x 66.6 cm Royal Academy of Arts, London John William Waterhouse presented this painting to the Royal Academy after his election as an Academician. From the 1880s Waterhouse exhibited at…

Oscar Wilde

(1854–1900) Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde Works: • A Florentine Tragedy; La Sainte Courtisane (1894) • A House of Pomegranates (1891) • A Woman of No Importance (1893) • An Ideal Husband (1895) • De profundis (1897) • Essays and Lectures • For Love of the King,…

Charles Monginot

(1825–1900) The artist’s works: Nature morte c.1853 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Après la chasse 1864 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Monginot in Art: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Musique aux Tuileries 1862 National Gallery, London   Occupation Painter

Méry Laurent

(1849–1900) Anne Rose Suzanne Louviot Méry Laurent in Art: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) L’Automne, Méry Laurent 1882 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy     Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Méry Laurent au carlin 1882 Pushkin Museum, Moscow   Stéphane Mallarmé and Méry Laurent in 1896. Born April…

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,…

Mother of Pearl and Silver: The Andalusian (1888-1900)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Mother of Pearl and Silver: The Andalusian c.1888 (?)-1900 Oil on canvas, 191.5 x 89.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Ethel Philip, Whistler‘s sister-in-law and a favorite subject of the artist, whose likeness appears in…

Victor Young

(1900–1956) Works: • Around the World in 80 Days (1956) • Roman Holiday (1953) • Samson and Delilah (1949) • Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) Filmography as Composer: Samson and Delilah 1949 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Hedy Lamarr,…

Wilfrid Lawson

(1900–1966) Wilfrid Worsnop Filmography as Actor: Pygmalion 1938 Director: Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard Starring: Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller     War and Peace 1956 Director: King Vidor Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda     Tom Jones 1963 Director: Tony Richardson Starring: Albert Finney, Susannah York   Born January 14 1900…

Margaret Mitchell

(1900–1949) Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell Filmography as Writer: Gone with the Wind 1939 Director: Victor Fleming Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh   Born November 8 1900 Atlanta, GA (USA) Died August 16 1949 Atlanta, GA (USA) Occupation Journalist Novelist Writer Awards National Book…

Petit Palais (Paris)

Opened: 1900 Address: Avenue Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris, France Website: https://www.petitpalais.paris.fr/ Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also: • Museums…