Tag: England

La Fenêtre (1925)

Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) La Fenêtre (The Window) 1925 Oil on canvas, 108.6 × 88.6 cm Tate Britain, London In this work, Bonnard unites interior and exterior in the strong sunlight of the South of France. It was made in a rented apartment…

Three Seated Figures (1941)

Moore, Henry (1898-1986) Three Seated Figures 1941 Indian ink with charcoal, wax crayon on papel mounted on board, 48 x 37 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©The Henry Moore Foundation. All Rights Reserved Drawing became an ideal medium for the British sculptor…

Maude Hassam

(1862–1946) née Kathleen Maude Doane Maude in Art: Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The French Breakfast 1910 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid     Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The Mantle Piece 1912 Bush-Holley House, Cos Cob   Born June 26 1862 Montréal (Canada) Died October 13 1946 Manhattan,…

Ethel Philip

(1861–1920) Ethel Whibley, née Philip Ethel in Art: Whistler, James (1834-1903) The Andalusian 1888 (?)-1900 National Gallery of Art, Washington   Born September 29 1861 Chelsea, London (England) Died April 21 1920 Paris (France) Brother-in-law James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

The Siesta, or Pompeian Scene (1868)

Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) The Siesta, or Pompeian Scene 1868 Oil on canvas, 130 x 369 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid A domestic scene set in classical antiquity. An old man and a youth recline on divans while an attractive young woman…

Budding Sycamore (1875)

Ruskin, John (1819-1900) Budding Sycamore 1875 Black and gray wash, gouache, and graphite, 34.8 x 44.8 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland This drawing was used as an illustration in John Ruskin‘s manual on drawing, Rudimentary Studies. The most influential art…