Tag: eye

Femme à la montre (1932)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Femme à la montre (Woman with a watch) 1932 Oil on canvas, 130 x 97 cm Private collection signed Picasso (upper left); inscribed Boisgeloup and dated 17 Août XXXII. (on the stretcher) “There is no doubt that 1932…

Mother’s Kiss (1890-1891)

Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) Mother’s Kiss 1890–1891 Drypoint and aquatint on paper, 34.92 x 22.86 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington A prolific and innovative printmaker, Mary Cassatt created Mother’s Kiss as one of a series of 10 color prints…

Self-Portrait (1971)

Bacon, Francis (1909-1992) Self-Portrait 1971 Oil on canvas, 35.5 × 30.5 cm Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. / DACS, London / ARS, NY 2019 The body has long served as an inspiration for…

Madame Bonnard (1895-1900)

Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Madame Bonnard 1895–1900 Oil on cardboard, 41.7 x 31.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Inscription upper left: à Bonnard / EVuillard See also: • Bonnard, Marthe (1869-1942)

Madame de Pompadour (1759)

Boucher, François (1703-1770) Madame de Pompadour 1759 Oil on canvas, 91 x 68 cm Wallace Collection, London Pompadour has been famous for the important position as a patron and in politics that she obtained as Louis XV’s mistress. Because of her great…

Le Bain de Vénus (1751)

Boucher, François (1703-1770) Le Bain de Vénus (The Bath of Venus) 1751 Oil on canvas, 107 x 84.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In Enlightenment France the dedicated search to define truth engendered a re–evaluation of the natural. The belief that…

Self-Portrait (1966)

Warhol, Andy (1928-1987) Self-Portrait 1966 Acrylic, silkscreen ink, and pencil on linen, 57.2 × 57.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago © 2018 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Profil de jeune fille (c.1880)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Profil de jeune fille (Young girl profile) c.1880 Oil on canvas, 32.7 x 24.7 cm Private collection A towering figure in the second half of the nineteenth century, Édouard Manet was a serious and dedicated artist strongly committed…