Magritte, René (1898-1967) Au seuil de la liberté (On the Threshold of Liberty) 1937 Oil on canvas, 238.8 cm × 185.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago © 2018 C. Herscovici, London / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York One of Surrealism’s…
Magritte, René (1898-1967) La durée poignardée (Time Transfixed) 1938 Oil on canvas, 147 x 98.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago © 2013 C. Herscovici, London / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Impressed by René Magritte’s submissions to the 1936 International…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Fruits du Midi (Fruits of the Midi) 1881 Oil on canvas, 51 x 65 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Le Midi (France)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Les Deux Soeurs, Sur la terrasse (Two Sisters, On the Terrace) 1881 Oil on canvas, 100.4 × 80.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago “He loves everything that is joyous, brilliant, and consoling in life,” an anonymous interviewer once…
(1923–1977) Jean Shirley Verhagen Filmography as Actress: Singin’ in the Rain 1952 Director: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen Starring: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds Born August 3 1923 Chicago, IL (USA) Died August 29 1977 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of…
(1925–2003) Donald David Dixon Ronald O’Connor Filmography as Actor: Singin’ in the Rain 1952 Director: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen Starring: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds Born August 28 1925 Chicago, IL (USA) Died September 27 2003 Calabasas, CA (USA) Cause…
(1900–1956) Works: • Around the World in 80 Days (1956) • Roman Holiday (1953) • Samson and Delilah (1949) • Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) Filmography as Composer: Samson and Delilah 1949 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Hedy Lamarr,…
(1942–2016) Charmian Anne Farnon Filmography as Actress: The Sound of Music 1965 Director: Robert Wise Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer Born December 28 1942 Chicago, IL (USA) Died September 17 2016 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death Dementia Occupation Actress…
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Étude pour Rue de Paris, temps de pluie (Study for Paris Street, Rainy Day) 1877 Graphite, with touches of erasing and charcoal, on tan laid paper 30.2 x 46.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This preparatory drawing…
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Rue de Paris, temps de pluie (Paris Street, Rainy Day) 1877 Oil on canvas, 212.2 x 276.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This complex intersection, just minutes away from the Saint-Lazare train station, represents in microcosm the changing…