Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Jeune fille au chapeau de paille (Young Woman in a Straw Hat) c.1866 Oil on canvas, 47 x 38.4 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The model is Renoir‘s mistress, Lise Tréhot, who wears a day dress and straw hat…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Pêcheuses de moules à Berneval, côte normand (Mussel-Fishers at Berneval) 1879 Oil on canvas, 176.2 x 130.2 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Mussel-Fishers at Berneval was the last Renoir to enter Albert Barnes‘s collection. He bought the painting in 1942…
Seurat, Georges (1859-1891) Les Poseuses (The Models) 1886–1888 Oil on canvas, 200 x 249.9 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia In this scene set inside the artist’s studio, Seurat depicts models posing in front of A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884 (1884–86;…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Source (The Source) 1875 Oil on canvas, 131 x 77.5 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The model here is Henriette Henriot, an actress who posed frequently for Renoir during his impressionist years. Renoir captures her in a…
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,…
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…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Le Déjeuner (Luncheon) 1875 Oil on canvas, 49.2 x 60 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The boater hat hanging on the chair tells us that this couple is probably taking a break from a canoe trip. By the late 19th…
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Femme se promenant dans un forêt exotique (Woman Walking in an Exotic Forest) 1905 Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Henri Rousseau became the unlikely hero of the Parisian avant-garde for his “naïve” style and…
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Éclaireurs attaqués par un tigre (Scouts Attacked by a Tiger) 1904 Oil on canvas, 121.6 x 161.9 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Self-taught artist Henri Rousseau created his enormous jungle scenes by studying the plants and taxidermy animals in Paris‘s…
Established: 1922 Founder: Albert C. Barnes (1872-1951) Location: 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19130 Website: https://www.barnesfoundation.org/ Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…