Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Les Cyprès (Cypresses) 1889 Brown ink and graphite on paper, 61.9 x 47.3 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York This drawing dates from Vincent van Gogh’s 1889 stay at a psychiatric asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, during a period when…
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) La Cour de l’Hermite dans le Colisée (The Hermit’s Court in the Colosseum) 1758 Red chalk on paper, 37 x 28.3 cm Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
Guercino (1591-1666) Studio per Il Martirio di San Bartolomeo (Study for “The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew”) c.1635–1636 Red chalk on cream laid paper, 37.6 x 28.5 cm Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Cariatide (Caryatid) c.1913–1915 Blue and black crayon over pencil, 64.6 × 49.9 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Boccioni, Umberto (1882-1916) Autoritratto Studio di autoritratto (Self portrait Self portrait study) s.d. Pencil on buff paper, 17.2 × 15.8 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Michelangelo (1475-1564) Il Sogno (The Dream) c.1533 Black chalk on laid paper, 27.8 x 39.8 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London One of the finest Renaissance drawings, The Dream is amongst The Courtauld’s greatest treasures. The meaning of this enigmatic work is elusive,…
Gris, Juan (1887-1927) Bodegón (Still Life) 1913 Graphite and color pencils on silkpaper, 72.5 x 44.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid By the time Juan Gris became known as a painter at the Salon des Indépendants in 1912, his work was fully…
Seurat, Georges (1859-1891) Femme au manchon (Lady with a muff) c.1884 Conté crayon on paper, 29.5 x 22 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Mock This lady is dressed in the fashion of the day, with her tall hat, constricted waist, the skirt protruding…
Guercino (1591-1666) Mezza figura di giovane con profilo verso destra (Half figure of young man, right profile) c.1628 Pencil on paper, 200 x 145 mm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Groupe de danseuses (Group of Dancers) c.1895–1897 Pastel on panel, 32.39 × 40.96 cm Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas This enigmatic drawing on panel has never before been published. The stamps and numbers on the verso indicate…