Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Portrait d’une femme polonaise (Portrait of a Polish Woman) 1919 Oil on canvas, 100.3 × 64.8 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Notorious for his fiery temper, his passionate love affairs, and his severe poverty, Amedeo Modigliani was the consummate…
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Madame Cézanne au chapeau vert (Madame Cézanne with Green Hat) 1891–1892 Oil on canvas, 100.3 x 81.3 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Cézanne painted at least 29 portraits of his wife, Marie-Hortense Fiquet. Here she appears in a green upholstered…
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Zingara con bambino (Roma Woman with Baby) 1919 Oil on canvas, 115.9 x 73 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Retrato de un hombre, posible autorretrato (Portrait of a Man, Possibly a Self-Portrait) c.1635 Oil on canvas, 68.6 x 55.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The broken, flickering outlines that keep the surface and flesh alive in…
Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Pierre Puvis de Chavannes modeled c.1890, cast c.1910 Bronze, 53.3 × 50.8 × 31.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Cast by Alexis Rudier (French) Rodin neither selected his male and female sitters in the same way, nor…
La Tour, Georges de (1593-1652) La Diseuse de bonne aventure (The Fortune-Teller) probably 1630s Oil on canvas, 101.9 x 123.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Darting eyes and busy hands create a captivating narrative between otherwise staid figures, each…
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) El Duque de Wellington (The Duke of Wellington) 1812–1814 Oil on wood, 64.3 × 52.4 cm National Gallery, London This is a portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, one of the leading military and political figures…
Bacon, Francis (1909-1992) Self-Portrait 1971 Oil on canvas, 35.5 × 30.5 cm Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. / DACS, London / ARS, NY 2019 The body has long served as an inspiration for…
Bacon, Francis (1909-1992) Study for a Portrait 1952 Oil paint and sand on canvas, 66.1 × 56.1 × 1.8 cm Tate Britain, London © Estate of Francis Bacon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2025 Francis Bacon painted directly onto the raw, unprimed side of the…
Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Autoportrait (Self-portrait) 1889 Tempera on canvas, 21.5 x 15.8 cm Private collection