Tag: Art

Ballerina (c.1927)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Ballerina c.1927 Oil on canvas, 65 x 50 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg In 1920 Matisse became acquainted with 19-year-old Henriette Darricarrère, who became his model for the next seven years. The girl was a ballet dancer at the…

Alphonse Legros

(1837–1911) The artist’s works: Portrait de l’artiste s.d. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Cupidon et Psyché exhibited 1867 Tate Britain, London Répétition du service c.1870 Tate Britain, London Portrait de femme 1875 National Gallery of Art, Washington Extase poétique 1876 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Tête d’homme…

Le bonheur de vivre (1905-1906)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Le bonheur de vivre (The Joy of Life) 1905–1906 Oil on canvas, 176.5 x 240.7 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia © Succession H. Matisse, Paris This monumental canvas, which once hung in the famous collection of Gertrude and Leo Stein,…

Luxe, calme et volupté (1904)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Luxe, calme et volupté (Luxury, Calm and Pleasure) 1904 Oil on canvas, 98.5 x 118.5 x 2.2 cm Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris © Succession H. Matisse, Paris Luxe, calme et volupté testifies to the work Henri Matisse…

L’Atelier rouge (1911)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) L’Atelier rouge (The Red Studio) 1911 Oil on canvas, 181 x 219.1 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York © 2013 Succession H. Matisse, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York “Where I got the color red—to be…

Les toits de Collioure (c.1905)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Les toits de Collioure (View of Collioure) c.1905 Oil on canvas, 59.5 x 73 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg © Succession H. Matisse Collioure was a small southern French town on the shore of the Mediterranean where Matisse worked…

Le Madras Rouge (1907)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Le Madras Rouge (Red Madras Headdress) 1907 Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Image © 2013 The Barnes Foundation ©2011 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York This striking portrait represents Amelie…

Burrell Collection (Glasgow)

Location: Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow G43 1AT Website: https://burrellcollection.com/ Collection: • Degas, Edgar (1834-1917): Portrait d’Edmond Duranty (1879) See also: • Collections | Glasgow (Scotland) | Museums

Louis Edmond Duranty

(1833–1880) Louis Émile Edmond Duranty Duranty in Art: Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Hommage à Delacroix 1864 Musée d’Orsay, Paris     Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Portrait d’Edmond Duranty 1879 Burrell Collection, Glasgow     Born June 5 1833 Paris (France) Died April 9 1880 Paris…

Femme au chapeau (1905)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Femme au chapeau (Woman with a Hat) 1905 Oil on canvas, 80.65 x 59.69 cm Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco See also: • Matisse-Parayre, Amélie Noellie (1872-1958)