Tag: Art

El Cid (1879)

Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) El Cid 1879 Oil on canvas, 95 x 76 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid During the Franco-Prussian War, Rosa Bonheur developed a singular fondness for lions. According to Anna Klumpke, her partner in the final years of her…

Étude pour “Une baignade à Asnières” (c.1883-1884)

Seurat, Georges (1859-1891) Étude pour “Une baignade à Asnières” (Study for “Bathers at Asnières”) c.1883–1884 Oil on wood panel, 32 x 41 x 5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Seurat’s approach to painting differed greatly from the Impressionist painters who…

Les Arbres (1908)

Braque, Georges (1882-1963) Les Arbres (Trees) 1908 Oil on canvas, 73 x 60 cm Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen We can still recognize the shapes and colors of the trees, and we know that the artist painted in the area of the…

Alice Legouvé

Alice in Art: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Femme à l’ombrelle 1872 Private collection     Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Partie de Croquet 1873 Städel Museum, Frankfurt     Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) En bateau 1874 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York     Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le…

Autoportrait (1858)

Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Autoportrait (Self-Portrait) 1858 Oil on canvas, 40.7 x 32.7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington

Le Port d’Anvers (1906)

Braque, Georges (1882-1963) Le Port d’Anvers (The Port of Antwerp) 1906 Oil on canvas, 49.8 x 61.2 cm National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa Georges Braque worked in several distinct styles during his career; this painting is characteristic of his Fauve period. In…

Samuel-Jean Pozzi

(1846–1918) Pozzi in Art: Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Dr. Pozzi at Home 1881 Hammer Museum, Los Angeles   Born October 3 1846 Bergerac (France) Died June 13 1918 Paris (France) Cause of death Murdered Lover Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) Occupation Art collector Physician Title…