Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) La Berceuse (Lullaby or Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle) 1889 Oil on canvas, 92.7 × 73.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago (F 506, JH 1670) Vincent van Gogh saw in Augustine Roulin—along with her husband, Joseph, and…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Augustine Roulin 1888 Oil on canvas, 54 x 65 cm Oskar Reinhart Collection ‘Am Römerholz’, Winterthur Compare: Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Madame Roulin 1888 Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis See also: • Arles (France) | Roulin, Augustine (1851-1930)
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) L’Escalier d’Auvers (Stairway at Auvers) 1890 Oil on canvas, 50 × 70.5 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis The expressive, swirling lines of the foreground road move backward to the center of the composition and join the…
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Les blanchisseuses (The Laundresses) c.1756–1761 Oil on canvas, 73 x 61.5 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Two women in bright white and yellow form the focal point of this composition. They toil within a stifling atmosphere…
Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) View in Suffolk c.1755 Oil on canvas, 95.9 x 125.4 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis The sun-drenched river bank, an amorous couple, and a leisurely rider offer a variety of details that create an idyllic setting. This…
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Elvira reposant à une table (Elvira Resting at a Table) c.1918–1919 Oil on canvas, 92.7 × 60.5 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis This woman was one of Amedeo Modigliani’s favorite models, a young worker known only…
Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) Giuditta e Oloferne (Judith and Holofernes) c.1554 Oil on panel, 108 x 79.7 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis This biblical heroine’s strong arms and angled shoulders create lively diagonal lines that enhance her exaggerated musculature. Judith…
Soutine, Chaïm (1893-1943) Femme en rose (Woman in Pink) c.1924 Oil on canvas, 73 × 54.3 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Chaïm Soutine twisted the form of his female subject into a swirling mass of red, coral, and yellow brushstrokes…
Soutine, Chaïm (1893-1943) Jeune femme à la blouse blanche (Young Woman in a White Blouse) c.1929 Oil on canvas, 45 × 34 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London This poignant portrait illustrates Soutine‘s remarkable ability to capture the psychological life of his…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Le Lupanar (The Brothel) 1888 Oil on canvas, 33 x 41 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Van Gogh painted this sketch of a brothel parlor while working in close dialogue with fellow artist Paul Gauguin. In the fall of…