Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Pierrot et danseuse, La Danseuse bleue (Pierrot and dancer, The Blue Dancer) 1900 Oil on canvas, 38.4 x 46 cm Private collection Pierrot et danseuse (La Danseuse bleue) is one of the very few oils that Picasso completed…
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…
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Tisaferno e Vafrino (Tisaferno and Vafrino) c.1740–1746 Oil on canvas, 158.8 × 53 cm National Gallery, London Two men in turbans are seated under a tree that provides little shade. One has his back to us; the other, who…
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Adrasto assiso ai piedi d’Armida (Adrastus seated at the feet of Armida) c.1740–1746 Oil on canvas, 160.4 × 53.5 cm National Gallery, London Within a walled garden, a man wearing a striking blue costume and ornate necklace catches the…
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Il mago d’Ascalona con lo scudo magico ai piedi (The Wizard of Ascalona with the Magic Shield under his Feet) c.1740–1746 Oil on canvas, 159.1 × 53.3 cm National Gallery, London Two men, wearing stunning robes and headdresses made…
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Portrait d’un homme en costume (Portrait of a Man in Costume) 1768–1770 Oil on canvas, 80.3 × 64.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Jean-Honoré Fragonard is perhaps best known for his light-hearted, amorous subjects, which seem to embody…
Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) Après la corrida (After the Bullfight) 1873 Oil on canvas, 82.5 × 64 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Mary Cassatt chose a quintessentially Spanish subject, executing this composition of a bullfighter, or torero, in full regalia during an…
Laurencin, Marie (1883-1956) Conception des costumes de “Les Biches” (Costume Design from “Les Biches”) 1924 Crayon and ink on paper, 26.7 x 21 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Le clown musical (The Clown) 1868 Oil on canvas, 193.5 x 130 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Commission Auguste Renoir made this large painting on commission for the owner of the café of Cirque d’Hiver, the winter circus in Paris.…