Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) La lecture (Reading) 1873 Oil on fabric, 46 x 71.8 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland The Impressionists were mostly men with a few notable exceptions, including Berthe Morisot. While Morisot‘s work includes many of the hallmarks of…
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Fête des fleurs (Festival of Flowers, Nice) 1923 Oil on canvas, 65.5 x 92.7 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland While living in Nice after World War I, Matisse adopted a more relaxed style saturated with the warm…
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) | Maison et Jardins de Claude Monet | Monet, Claude (1840-1926)