(1844–1923) Henriette-Rosine Bernard The artist’s works: Le Fou et la Mort 1877 Petit Palais, Paris Louise Abbéma 1878 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Autoportrait en chimère c.1880 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Portrait funéraire de Jacques Damala c.1889 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Dague: Algues…
Director: Jean Renoir Producer: Gaston Gallimard Screenplay: Jean Renoir Based on: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert Genre: Drama | Historical | Romantic Music: Darius Milhaud Country: France Language: French Studio: Nouvelle Société des Films Release date: 1934 Running time: 120 minutes Valentine Tessier (1892-1981)…
(1866–1929) Louise Weber La Goulue, c.1885. La Goulue, c.1890. La Goulue, c.1895. Press article announcing the death of La Goulue. Grave of Louise Weber, known as La Goulue, creator of the Can-can. Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris. La Goulue in Art:…
(1868–1943) Jeanne Louise Beaudon “Jane la Folle”, “La Mélinite” Jane Avril in a photo by Paul Sescau (1858-1926), c.1890. The tomb of Jane Avril at the Cimetière du Père Lachaise. Jane Avril in Art: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901) Jane Avril…
(1907–1997) Henriette Theodora Markovitch The artist’s works: Étude de mode 1934–1940 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Garçon avec un chat 1934 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Marionnette accrochée à une palissade c.1934 National Gallery of Art, Washington Jeux interdits 1935 Cleveland Museum…
(1585–1642) Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu L’Éminence rouge Richelieu in Literature: • Dumas, Alexandre (1802-1870): The Three Musketeers (English) Richelieu in Art: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Cardinal Richelieu c.1642 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Ingres, J.A.D. (1780-1867)…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The French Breakfast 1910 Oil on canvas, 73 x 50.2 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Carmen Thyssen Collection With his personal finances greatly improving and with the proceeds from the sale of four paintings in May, Childe Hassam was…
(1886–1971) Frank Burty Haviland in the studio of Picasso at 11 Boulevard de Clichy, Paris. On the wall a Punu mask today in the collection of the Musée National Picasso. Frank Haviland in Art: Gris, Juan (1887-1927) El fumador, Frank…
(1831–1913) Victor Henri de Rochefort-Luçay Marquis de Rochefort-Luçay Rochefort in Art: Desboutin, Marcellin (1823-1902) Henri Rochefort 1880 National Gallery of Art, Washington Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) L’évasion de Rochefort 1880–1881 Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) L’évasion de Rochefort…
(1841–1929) Georges Eugène Benjamin Clemenceau Clemenceau in Art: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Georges Clemenceau 1879–1880 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Portrait de Georges Clemenceau 1879–1880 Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth Nadar (1820-1910) Georges Clemenceau s.d. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris…