Tag: 1923

Nu couché (1923-1924)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Nu couché (Reclining Nude) 1923–1924 Oil on canvas, 60 x 92 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Matisse painted this work in Nice, a city in the South of France that he visited frequently in the 1920s. The canvas is…

Le Juif priant (1923)

Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Le Juif priant (The Praying Jew) 1923 Oil on canvas, 116.8 × 89.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Signed, l.r.: “MArc / ChAgAll” Marc Chagall had…

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 pont (1923)

Léger, Fernand (1881-1955) Le pont (The Bridge) 1923 Oil on canvas, 92 x 60 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©VEGAP, Madrid Carmen Thyssen Collection Fernand Léger’s origins lie in Cubism. After World War I he became extremely interested in themes of modern…

Pierrot con guitarra (c.1923)

Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Pierrot con guitarra (Pierrot with a Guitar) c.1923 Oil and collage on cardboard, 54.5 x 52.3 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Salvador Dalí, Fundación Gala-Salvador Dalí / VEGAP, Madrid The Thyssen-Bornemisza Pierrot with a Guitar, a collage the artist…

Charles Durning

(1923–2012) Charles Edward Durning Filmography as Actor: Tootsie 1982 Director: Sydney Pollack Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange   Born February 28 1923 Highland Falls, NY (USA) Died December 24 2012 Manhattan, New York, NY (USA) Occupation Actor Awards Golden Globe Hollywood Walk of…

Peter Lawford

(1923–1984) Peter Sydney Ernest Ayden Filmography as Actor: Little Women 1949 Director: Mervyn LeRoy Starring: June Allyson, Peter Lawford   Born September 7 1923 London (England) Died December 24 1984 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death Kidney failure Wife (1954-1966)…