Tag: 1906

Self-Portrait (1906)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Self-Portrait 1906 Oil on canvas, 69.8 × 53 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze The famous collection of artists’ self-portraits housed in the Vasari Corridor in Florence, which links the Uffizi Gallery with the Palazzo Pitti, goes…

Paolo Stoppa

(1906–1988) Paolo Stoppa, OMRI Filmography as Actor: Rocco e i suoi fratelli 1960 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori     Il Gattopardo 1963 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale   Born June 6 1906 Roma (Italia) Died May 1…

Luchino Visconti

(1906–1976) Luchino Visconti di Modrone, conte di Lonate Pozzolo Filmography as Director: Bellisima 1951 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Anna Magnani, Walter Chiari     Senso 1954 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Alida Valli, Farley Granger     Le Notti Bianche 1957 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni  …

Pont de Charing Cross (c.1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) Pont de Charing Cross dit aussi Pont de Westminster (Charing Cross Bridge, also known as Westminster Bridge) c.1906 Oil on canvas, 81 x 100.6 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris At the 1905 Salon d’automne, Derain shared the same…

Route tournante à L’Estaque (1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) Route tournante à L’Estaque (The Turning Road, L’Estaque) 1906 Oil on canvas, 129.5 × 194.9 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Houston André Derain’s masterpiece The Turning Road, L’Estaque is a major work of the avant-garde art movement called…

La piscine de Londres (1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) La piscine de Londres (The Pool of London) 1906 Oil on canvas, 65.7 × 99.1 cm Tate Britain, London This view of the Thames from London Bridge is one of four works painted by Derain, showing the same…

London Bridge (1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) London Bridge 1906 Oil on canvas, 66 x 99.1 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York In 1905, French painter André Derain was commissioned by his art dealer Ambroise Vollard to paint views of London. Derain set up…

Pont sur le Riou (1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) Pont sur le Riou (Bridge over the Riou) 1906 Oil on canvas, 82.6 x 101.6 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York Although Bridge over the Riou describes a place in the south of France, its complexly patterned…