Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) L’Appel (The Call) 1902 Oil on fabric, 131.3 x 89.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Although known as one of the founders of modern art, Gauguin found inspiration in ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian art. The woman…
Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Une vocation (A Calling) 1896 Oil on fabric, 104 x 71 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Seated on a stone step in the countryside, a young girl has realized that her calling in life is to be…
Blake, William (1757-1827) The Holy Family (also known as Christ in the Lap of Truth) c.1805 Pen, ink and brush, 37.9 x 32.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Although he rejected institutionalized religion, Blake was intensely spiritual, and much of…
Hoschedé Monet, Blanche (1865-1947) Le Jardin de Claude Monet à Giverny (Claude Monet’s Garden in Giverny) 1927 Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 95.3 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Giverny (France) | Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) Jeune femme cousant dans un jardin (Young woman sewing in a garden) 1880–1882 Oil on canvas, 92.5 x 65 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Abbéma, Louise (1853-1927) Portrait de Sarah Bernhardt (Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt) 1921 Oil on canvas, 87 x 120 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923)
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) The Yellow Room c.1883–1884 Watercolor and gouache on paperboard, 24.8 × 17.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Yellow Room is among Whistler’s most accomplished watercolors, a harmonious “arrangement” of violet and yellow, dating…