Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) Maternal Caress 1890–1891 Drypoint, aquatint and softground etching on paper, 36.83 x 26.82 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington
Maternal Caress (1890-1891)
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Famille d’Arlequin (1905)
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Famille d’Arlequin (Harlequin Family) 1905 Gouache and ink on card laid down on cradled panel, 29.5 x 21.5 cm Private collection Famille d’arlequin is an exquisite example of Picasso’s celebrated Rose period, which was dominated by images of…
A Goodnight Hug (1880)
Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) A Goodnight Hug (Mère et Enfant) 1880 Pastel on brown paper laid down on board, 42 x 62.8 cm Private collection Executed in 1880, A Goodnight Hug was one of Cassatt’s eleven entries, four oils and seven pastels,…
Place de la Trinité (c.1878)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Place de la Trinité (Trinity Square) c.1878 Oil on canvas, 51 x 62.7 cm Private collection Painted circa 1878, Place de la Trinité represents the height of Renoir’s engagement with Impressionism and emphasizes the importance of his unique…
Square de la Trinité (1878-1879)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Square de la Trinité 1878–1879 Oil on canvas, 54.3 x 65.4 cm Private collection Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Square de la Trinité depicts a Parisian park on a gloriously sunny morning. Populated by elegant figures, this verdant park is lush…
Le Jardin de l’artiste à Vétheuil (1881)
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Le Jardin de l’artiste à Vétheuil (The Artist’s Garden at Vétheuil) 1881 Oil on canvas, 151.5 x 121 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A small child stands facing us on a sun-dappled path that runs up the center…
Le déjeuner (1868-1869)
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Le déjeuner (The Luncheon) 1868–1869 Oil on canvas, 231.5 x 151 cm Städel Museum, Frankfurt Art history would probably have taken a different course if the jury of the Paris Salon had not turned down this painting by Monet…
Les Enfants luttant (1888)
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Les Enfants luttant (Children Wrestling) 1888 Oil on canvas, 93 x 73 cm Louvre, Abu Dhabi Gauguin (1848–1903) discovered Japanese prints in 1887 through Vincent van Gogh. In 1888, for this Breton wrestling match, he adopted the aesthetic of…
Madonna col Bambino (1480-1485)
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Madonna col Bambino (Madonna and Child, Wittgenstein Madonna) 1480–1485 Oil on wood, 109 x 85 cm Louvre, Abu Dhabi Probably dating from the early 1480s, this work is very representative of the early Venetian Renaissance and the art of…
Suzanne et Lily Butler in Claude Monet’s Garden (c.1894-1895)
Butler, Theodore Earl (1861-1936) Suzanne et Lily Butler in Claude Monet’s Garden c.1894–1895 Oil on canvas, 61 x 71 cm Private collection Claude Monet‘s garden in Giverny left an indelible mark on the history of art. Nurturing his willow trees, flowers…