Tag: France

Danseuse vert (1877-1879)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Danseuse verte, Danseuse basculant (Dancer in Green, Swaying Dancer) 1877–1879 Pastel and gouache on paper, 64 x 36 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Degas was fascinated by the world of ballet; hence, it figured prominently in many of his…

Le dégel à Vétheuil (1880)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Le dégel à Vétheuil (The Thaw at Vétheuil) 1880 Oil on canvas, 60 x 100 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The Thaw at Vétheuil forms part of the series of canvases painted by Claude Monet at the time when…

Bergère nue couchée (1891)

Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Bergère nue couchée (Reclining Nude Shepherdess) 1891 Oil on canvas, 57.5 x 86.4 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Colección Carmen Thyssen In the spring and summer of 1890 -and again in 1891– Berthe Morisot, with her husband Eugène Manet…

Le Miroir Psyché (1876)

Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Le Miroir Psyché (The Psyche mirror) 1876 Oil on canvas, 65 x 54 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Berthe Morisot was closely associated with French Impressionism and actively participated in all the group’s exhibitions. She maintained close and creative…

Les bois de Marly (1871)

Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Les bois de Marly (The Woods at Marly) 1871 Oil on canvas, 45 x 55 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid In June 1871 Camille Pissarro and Claude Monet returned to France from England, where they had taken refuge during…

Femme avec parasol dans un jardin (1875)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Femme avec parasol dans un jardin (Woman with a Parasol in a Garden) 1875 Oil on canvas, 54.5 x 65 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid In Woman with a Parasol in a Garden, Renoir’s language is wholly impressionistic: in…

L’Amazone (c.1882)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) L’Amazone (The Horsewoman) c.1882 Oil on canvas, 73 x 52 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid First Manet then the Impressionists followed the road paved by Courbet in representing reality in painting and went even further by initiating new research…

Le Parlement de Londres (1903)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Le Parlement de Londres (London Parliament) 1903 Oil on canvas, 81 x 92 cm Musée d’art moderne André Malraux, Le Havre See also: • Palace of Westminster (London)

Portrait de Nini Lopez (1876)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Portrait de Nini Lopez (Portrait of Nini Lopez) 1876 Oil on canvas, 54 x 39 cm Musée d’art moderne André Malraux, Le Havre See also: • López, Nini

L’Excursionniste (c.1888)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) L’Excursionniste (The Excursionist) c.1888 Oil on canvas, 61.5 x 50 cm Musée d’art moderne André Malraux, Le Havre