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George W. Vanderbilt (1897-1903)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) George W. Vanderbilt 1897–1903 Oil on canvas, 208.6 x 91.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A close friend of Whistler, George Washington Vanderbilt II commissioned this full-length portrait in 1897 to hang in Biltmore House,…

Gold and Brown: Self-Portrait (1896-1898)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Gold and Brown: Self-Portrait c.1896–1898 Oil on canvas, 62.5 x 46.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Known for his biting wit, extravagant style, and personal eccentricities, the publicity-conscious Whistler used self-portraiture as a means to…

Autoritratto (c.1562)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Autoritratto (Self-Portrait) c.1562 Oil on canvas, 86 x 65 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Titian painted his first self-portrait before leaving for Rome in 1545. However, it was after his Roman stay that he showed the most interest in disseminating…

Juliette Courbet (1873-1874)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Juliette Courbet 1873–1874 Oil on canvas, 81 x 65.5 cm Museu de Arte de São Paulo, São Paulo Juliette, the youngest of the artist’s three sisters, was to become the faithful conservator of his studio. The work…

Portrait de Zélie Courbet (1847)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Portrait de Zélie Courbet (Portrait of Zélie Courbet) 1847 Oil on canvas, 57 x 47.5 cm Museu de Arte de São Paulo, São Paulo The model in the painting Portrait of Zélie Coubert is Courbet’s sister, Zélie (1828-1875).…

Autoportrait à l’âge de 24 ans (1804)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Autoportrait à l’âge de 24 ans (Self-portrait at age 24) 1804 Oil on canvas, 77 x 63 cm Musée Condé, Chantilly An early work, painted in 1804, was exhibited in its initial state at the Salon…

Bartolomé Sureda y Miserol (c.1803-1804)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Bartolomé Sureda y Miserol c.1803–1804 Oil on canvas, 119.7 x 79.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from the knees up, a cleanshaven, young man with pale, peachy skin leans on his right elbow, to our left,…

Pont de l’Europe (1876-1877)

Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Pont de l’Europe (On the Pont de l’Europe) 1876–1877 Oil on canvas, 105.7 x 130.8 cm Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth Although his closest artist friends were Monet and Renoir, the key advocates for loose brushwork and bright color,…