Tag: 1922

Lake George Reflection (c.1921-1922)

O’Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986) Lake George Reflection c.1921–1922 Oil on canvas, 58 x 34 cm Private collection Compare: O’Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986) Lake George with White Birch 1921 Private collection    

Deux femmes (1922)

Léger, Fernand (1881-1955) Deux femmes (Two Women) 1922 Oil on canvas, 90.8 x 58.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Fernand Léger originated a distinct cubist style in the twentieth century. In the early 1920s he both embraced and influenced the…

Le Coffret chinois (1922)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Le Coffret chinois (Chinese Casket) 1922 Oil on canvas, 60.4 x 74 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Henri Matisse‘s love of decoration is evident here, as the patterned tablecloth and wallpapers flow together into a dizzying composition that almost…

Femme allongée (1922)

Léger, Fernand (1881-1955) Femme allongée (Reclining Woman) 1922 Oil on canvas, 64.5 × 92 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Fernand Léger first saw the work of the Cubists Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso at the Paris gallery of Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler.…

Femme devant un aquarium (1921-1923)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Femme devant un aquarium (Woman before an Aquarium) 1921–1923 Oil on canvas, 81.2 × 100.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In the first two decades of the 20th century, Henri Matisse visited exhibitions of Islamic art and…

Le remorqueur (1922)

Léger, Fernand (1881-1955) Le remorqueur (The Tugboat) 1922 Gouache on paper, 23.8 x 31.4 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The experience of warfare brought Léger face to face with a mechanised society and a world transformed by technology. On returning he abandoned…