Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Tête de femme, de profil (Head of a Woman in Profile) 1905 Drypoint, 29.2 x 24.9 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston See also: • Derain, Alice (1884-1975)
Tête de femme, de profil (1905)
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A Souvenir of Velazquez (1868)
Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) A Souvenir of Velazquez 1868 Oil on canvas, 102.7 x 82.4 cm Royal Academy of Arts, London The expressionistic brushwork and broad colouring of Millais‘s diploma work contrasts with the restrained naturalism of his earlier Pre-Raphaelite paintings. This…
Eugène Manet (1874)
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Eugène Manet 1874 Oil on paper laid down on board, 63 × 79.5 cm Private collection See also: • Eugène Manet (1833-1892)
Bindo Altoviti (1549)
Cellini, Benvenuto (1500-1571) Bindo Altoviti 1549 Tin-bronze, 105.5 x 68.5 x 40.5 cm Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston Bindo Altoviti (1491–1557) was a prominent banker and art collector. An opponent of the Medici family, which had ruled Florence for generations, Altoviti…
La Muse (1935)
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) La Muse (The Muse) 1935 Oil on canvas, 130 x 162 cm Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris Returning to a peaceful climate, Picasso painted two Inspiration figures, one drawing its own reflection in the mirror, the other sleeping. The…
El marco (1938)
Kahlo, Frida (1907-1954) El marco (The Frame) 1938 Oil on aluminum, framed in glass, 28.5 × 20.7 cm Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris This uncompromising self-portrait depicts the artist’s face free of the stereo-typical female aesthetics dictated by social convention. Frida Kahlo…
Autoportrait (1900)
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Autoportrait (Self Portrait) 1900 Oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cm Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris
Madame Cézanne en bleu (1888-1890)
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Madame Cézanne en bleu (Madame Cézanne in Blue) 1888–1890 Oil on canvas, 74.1 × 61 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Paul Cézanne produced more than 40 painted portraits of his wife, Hortense Fiquet, during their roughly three decades…
Portrait de deux fillettes (1890-1892)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Portrait de deux fillettes (Portrait of Two Little Girls) 1890–1892 Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 55 cm Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris Renoir was very fond of representing two young girls enjoying the same pastime together. This was one of…
Evening Talk (1889)
Munch, Edvard (1863-1944) Evening Talk 1889 Oil on canvas, 175.6 x 216 x 9.1 cm Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen Munch’s lifelong obsession with loneliness and psychologically twisted love relationship began with this large picture. This was the first time that he…