Tag: 1935

Pearly King collecting money for the Empire Day (1935)

Maar, Dora (1907-1997) Pearly King collecting money for the Empire Day 1935 Gelatin silver print on paper, 27.3 × 23.5 cm Tate Britain, London The charitable tradition of Pearly Kings and Queens, which continues today, originated in Victorian London. They evolved…

Le Coup de lumière (1935)

Ensor, James (1860-1949) Le Coup de lumière (Effect of Light) 1935 Oil on canvas, 50.8 × 61.6 cm Tate Britain, London Although this picture was dated 1926 when exhibited at the Leicester Galleries, its first owner, Sam Salz, said that it…

Femme dans un intérieur (1935)

Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Femme dans un intérieur (Woman in an Interior, Madame Hessel at Les Clayes) 1935 Oil on paper, 40.9 x 55.7 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton This intimate work was painted, according to Vuillard’s journal, on Easter morning…

Photogramme de femme de profil (c.1935)

Maar, Dora (1907-1997) Photogramme de femme de profil (Photogram of woman in profile) c.1935 Gelatin silver print, 28.5 x 22.5 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton By the time Maar created this image, she was one of the most accomplished camera…

Étude de mode (1934-1940)

Maar, Dora (1907-1997) Étude de mode, femme en porte en treillis (Fashion Study, Woman in Lattice Doorway) 1934–1940 Gelatin silver print, 30.4 × 24.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Maya Widmaier-Picasso

(1935–2022) María de la Concepción “Maya” Widmaier-Picasso Maya in Art: Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Maya à la poupée 1938 Musée Picasso, Paris   Born September 5 1935 Boulogne-Billancourt (France) Died December 20 2022 Paris (France) Father Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Mother Marie-Thérèse Walter (1909-1977) Occupation Art…

Reclining Figure (1935-1936)

Moore, Henry (1898-1986) Reclining Figure 1935–1936 Elm wood, 48.26 x 93.34 x 44.45 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo In 1924 Henry Moore began exploring the theme of the reclining figure, and he eventually began seeing parallels between the motif and…

Jeux interdits (1935)

Maar, Dora (1907-1997) Jeux interdits (Forbidden Games) 1935 Gelatin silver print, montage, 28 x 21.6 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Maar is hardly alone among Surrealists in making works that suggest or depict sexual practices “forbidden” by society. Photography’s realism…