Tag: Abstract

Le Déjeuner sur l’Herbre (1944)

Ernst, Max (1891-1976) Le Déjeuner sur l’Herbre (Lunch on the Grass) 1944 Oil on canvas, 68 x 150 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Scientific analysis of this painting shows that the black background was added last. A frightening fish isn’t…

ABC (1927)

Léger, Fernand (1881-1955) ABC 1927 Gouache on paper, 19.4 × 27.8 cm Tate Britain, London ABC is a preparatory study in gouache for the oil painting Nature morte A.B.C., 1927, given by Léger’s art dealer Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler to the Musée Fernand…

Max Ernst

(1891–1976) Maximilian Ethelbert Ernst The artist’s works: Dada Gauguin 1920 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Celebes 1921 Tate Britain, London Les Hommes n’en sauront rien 1923 Tate Britain, London Pietà ou La révolution la nuit 1923 Tate Britain, London Dadaville c.1924 Tate Britain, London Gala…

La fumée (1912)

Léger, Fernand (1881-1955) La fumée (Smoke) 1912 Oil on canvas, 92.07 x 73.02 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo Smoke is one of several of Fernand Léger‘s studies combining puffs of smoke with a group of buildings. Although this painting is…

Black Spot No. 3 (1919)

O’Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986) Black Spot No. 3 1919 Oil on canvas, 60.96 x 40.64 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo In her earliest works, Georgia O’Keeffe sought to depict natural forces and forms. Whether abstract or more representational, her imagery remained…

Fernand Léger

(1881–1955) Joseph Fernand Henri Léger The artist’s works: Nus dans la forêt 1909–1911 Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Essai pour trois portraits 1910–1911 Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee La fumée 1912 Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo L’escalier, deuxième état 1914 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Nature morte à…