Tag: France

Boulevard des Italiens, matin, effet de soleil (1897)

Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Boulevard des Italiens, matin, effet de soleil (Boulevard des Italiens, Morning, Sunlight) 1897 Oil on canvas, 73.2 x 92.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington We look down onto a wide, bustling, tree-lined avenue filled with buildings, people, and…

Nue arrangeant ses cheveux (c.1916)

Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938) Nue arrangeant ses cheveux (Nude Arranging Her Hair) c.1916 Oil on canvasboard, 104.77 x 75.24 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington Suzanne Valadon painted female nudes throughout her career and was one of only a few…

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…

Le Moulin de la Galette (c.1900)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Le Moulin de la Galette (The Moulin de la Galette) c.1900 Oil on canvas, 89.7 x 116.8 cm Guggenheim Museum, New York See also: • Moulin de la Galette (Paris)

Le Palais Ducal vu de Saint-Georges Majeur (1908)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Le Palais Ducal vu de Saint-Georges Majeur (The Palazzo Ducale, Seen from San Giorgio Maggiore) 1908 Oil on canvas, 65 x 100.5 cm Guggenheim Museum, New York Claude Monet’s preponderant role in the development of Impressionism tends to overshadow…

Femme nue se baissant (1923)

Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Femme nue se baissant (Nude Bending Down) 1923 Oil on canvas, 57.1 × 52.7 cm Tate Britain, London A woman is glimpsed quietly wiping her leg. The informality of the pose suggests that the model has been caught unawares…

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)