Tag: France

Le Fou et la Mort (1877)

Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) Le Fou et la Mort (The Fool and Death) 1877 Bronze, 33 x 28.5 x 31 cm Petit Palais, Paris While the sculptural work of Sarah Bernhardt has long been eclipsed by her theatrical glory, its qualities, recently…

La Servante ou À la barrière (c.1865-1870)

Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) La Servante ou À la barrière (The Servant or At the Fence) c.1865–1870 Oil on canvas, 41 x 32.5 cm Petit Palais, Paris Regularly featured among the Impressionist women, Éva Gonzalès was Édouard Manet‘s only student, with whom…

Jardinière des Titans (c.1877)

Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Jardinière des Titans (The “Titans” Jardinière) c.1877 Earthenware, 22 x 36 cm Petit Palais, Paris The Titans Jardinière consists of a plinth decorated with four masculine figures on which sits a vase decorated with lizards and leaves. The…

Jardinière avec bretonne et moutons (1886-1887)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Jardinière avec bretonne et moutons (Planter with Breton Woman and Sheep) 1886–1887 Partially painted and enamelled stoneware, incised and modelled decoration, 13.3 x 15.5 x 11.5 cm Petit Palais, Paris Gauguin met the ceramicist Chaplet in 1886. He worked…

Combat du Giaour et du Pacha (1835)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Combat du Giaour et du Pacha (Combat of the Giaour and the Pasha) 1835 Oil on canvas, 73 x 61 cm Petit Palais, Paris The Combat of the Giaour and the Pasha, painted by Delacroix in 1835, is…

Jeunes grecs à la mosquée (1865)

Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Jeunes grecs à la mosquée (Young Greeks in the Mosque) 1865 Oil on panel, 37.8 x 27.3 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Gérôme traveled frequently in the Near East and specialized in scenes of daily life there. Since…

Le marchand de tapis (c.1887)

Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Le marchand de tapis (The Carpet Merchant) c.1887 Oil on canvas, 86.04 x 68.74 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Schooled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and honored by the French Salon, Jean-Léon Gérôme was a prolific and…

Les Convulsionnaires de Tanger (1837-1838)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Les Convulsionnaires de Tanger (The Convulsionists of Tangier) 1837–1838 Oil on canvas, 95.57 x 128.59 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Eugène Delacroix was the acknowledged master of the French Romantic school. In 1832, he traveled to North…