Tag: Art

Tamaris, France (c.1885)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Tamaris, France c.1885 Oil on canvas, 45.72 x 54.93 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Tamaris, a neighborhood in La Seyne-sur-Mer on the French Riviera, was a site of refuge and relaxation for Renoir, who visited from…

Piazza San Marco (1881)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Piazza San Marco 1881 Oil on canvas, 65.41 x 81.28 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis On his tour of Italy, Renoir made a stop in Venice in late October 1881. His Venetian canvases focus primarily on…

Femme à l’éventail (c.1869-1870)

Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) Femme à l’éventail (Lady with a Fan) c.1869–1870 Pastel on paper affixed to board, 42.5 x 27 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Like Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot, and other women who found recognition in the male-dominated…

Pommes d’Api (1877-1878)

Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) Pommes d’Api (Lady Apples) 1877–1878 Pastel on paper mounted on canvas, 37.47 x 45.4 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis

L’Âge d’airain (1875-1876)

Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) L’Âge d’airain (The Age of Bronze) 1875–1876 Bronze, 180 x 66 x 60 cm Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen Compare: Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) L’Âge d’airain modeled 1876, cast c.1906 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York    

Camille (1866)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Camille 1866 Oil on canvas, 231 x 151 cm Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen See also: • Doncieux, Camille (1847-1879)

Psiche (1793-1794)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Psiche (Psyche) 1793–1794 Marble, 150 x 50 x 60 cm Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen Taking as his inspiration the Late Antique text Asinus aureus (The Golden Ass) by Apuleius, Antonio Canova, the outstanding sculptor of Italian Neoclassicism, interpreted the…