Tag: dress

En plein soleil (c.1881)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) En plein soleil (In Full Sunlight) c.1881 Oil on wood, 24.8 x 35.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Cascading sunlight illuminates the colorful open parasol and beribboned hats of the group lounging on the grass. This…

Mauvaises nouvelles, la séparation (1872)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Mauvaises nouvelles, la séparation (Bad News, The parting) 1872 Oil on canvas, 68.6 x 91.4 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff Compare: Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le Thé 1872 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York     Tissot, James (1836-1902) Une histoire intéressante c.1872…

Le Thé (1872)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le Thé (Tea) 1872 Oil on wood, 66 x 47.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York When Tissot moved to London in 1871, he immersed himself in the local scene, with work for Vanity Fair and genre…

Matin de printemps (c.1875)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Matin de printemps (Spring Morning) c.1875 Oil on canvas, 55.9 x 42.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The light on this spring day is so bright that the woman shields her eyes from the glare. She…

La Robe Rose (c.1870)

Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) La Robe Rose (The Pink Dress) c.1870 Oil on canvas, 54.6 x 67.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The fashionable portraitist Jacques-Emile Blanche witnessed this painting being made at the Villa Fodor, the family home of…

Jeune femme assise sur un canapé (c.1879)

Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Jeune femme assise sur un canapé (Young Woman Seated on a Sofa) c.1879 Oil on canvas, 80.6 × 99.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York At about the time that Morisot depicted this model in her Paris…

L’Amazone (1923)

Laurencin, Marie (1883-1956) L’Amazone (The Amazon) 1923 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 65.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Mäda Primavesi (1912-1913)

Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) Mäda Primavesi 1912–1913 Oil on canvas, 149.9 x 110.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Mäda Primavesi’s expression and posture convey a remarkable degree of confidence for a nine-year-old girl, even one who was, by her own…

Le Baiser dérobé (c.1760)

Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Le Baiser dérobé (The Stolen Kiss) c.1760 Oil on canvas, 48.3 x 63.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York A masterfully executed, incandescent glow highlights fitful hands and a kiss won in a card game. While Fragonard…

Dame au chien (c.1769)

Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Dame au chien (A Woman with a Dog) c.1769 Oil on canvas, 81.3 x 65.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This painting belongs to a celebrated group of Fragonards known as the fantasy figures. The canvas…