Tag: France

The Lacemaker (1669-1670)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Lacemaker (De kantwerkster) 1669–1670 Oil on canvas transferred to panel, 24 x 21 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The motif of the lacemaker at work is traditionally a sign of domestic virtue, tinged with religious moralism (the…

La promenade (1870)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La promenade (The Walk) 1870 Oil on canvas 81.3 x 65 cm J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center, Los Angeles See also: • Renoir, Edmond-Victor (1849-1944) | Tréhot, Lise (1848-1922)

Marguerite Matisse

(1894–1982) Marguerite Emilienne Matisse Marguerite in Art: Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Marguerite 1907 Musée Picasso, Paris     Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Le chapeau en plumes d’autruche 1918 Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford     Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Fête des fleurs 1923 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland   Born August…

La Maison de La Crau (1888)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) La Maison de La Crau (The Old Mill) (F 550, JH 1577) 1888 Oil on canvas, 64.77 x 53.975 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo In February 1888, Vincent van Gogh left the cold, dreary winter in…

La Musique aux Tuileries (1862)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Musique aux Tuileries (Music in the Tuileries Gardens) 1862 Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 118.1 cm National Gallery, London Portraits included in the painting: Image: The National Gallery, London 1. Édouard Manet (1832-1883) 2. Comte Albert de Balleroy (1828-1872) 3. Champfleury…

Le Chemin de fer (1873)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le Chemin de fer (The Railway, Gare Saint-Lazare) 1873 Oil on canvas, 93.3 x 111.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The Gare Saint-Lazare, in 1873 the largest and busiest train station in Paris, is unseen in this painting.…

Le déjeuner sur l’herbe (1863)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le déjeuner sur l’herbe (Luncheon on the Grass) 1863 Oil on canvas, 207 x 265 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Compare: Ernst, Max (1891-1976) Le Déjeuner sur l’Herbre 1944 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland     See also: • Meurent, Victorine (1844-1927)

Gennevilliers (France)

Gennevilliers in Art: Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) La plaine de Gennevilliers, champ jaunes 1884 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne     Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Iris bleus, jardin du Petit Gennevilliers c.1892 Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto     Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Chrysanthèmes au jardin du Petit-Gennevilliers…