Claudel, Camille (1864-1943) La Petite Châtelaine (Little Chatelaine) 1892–1893 Patinated plaster, 32.3 x 28.9 x 21.2 cm Musée Camille Claudel, Nogent-sur-Seine © Musée Camille Claudel, photo by Marco Illuminati During the summer of 1892, Camille Claudel, while staying at the Château de…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Fille avec chien (Girl with Dog) 1873 Oil on canvas, 55.2 x 45.7 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Painted a year before the first impressionist exhibition in Paris, this canvas has all the characteristics that would become associated with the…
Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Le bol de lait (The Bowl of Milk) c.1919 Oil on canvas, 116.2 × 121 cm Tate Britain, London Bonnard painted this work in the south of France. He moved there during the First World War with his partner…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Profil de jeune fille (Young girl profile) c.1880 Oil on canvas, 32.7 x 24.7 cm Private collection A towering figure in the second half of the nineteenth century, Édouard Manet was a serious and dedicated artist strongly committed…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Yole (The Skiff) 1875 Oil on canvas, 71 × 92 cm National Gallery, London We are probably looking at the river Seine near Chatou (some ten miles west of central Paris), although the exact site has not been…
Butler, Theodore Earl (1861-1936) Suzanne et Lily Butler in Claude Monet’s Garden c.1894–1895 Oil on canvas, 61 x 71 cm Private collection Claude Monet‘s garden in Giverny left an indelible mark on the history of art. Nurturing his willow trees, flowers…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Mademoiselle Henriot ou Jeune fille au ruban bleu (Mademoiselle Henriot or Young Lady with a Blue Ribbon) 1876 Oil on canvas, 41.9 x 33 cm Private collection Mademoiselle Henriot ou Jeune fille au ruban bleu is a lively…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Mademoiselle Georgette Charpentier assise (Mlle Georgette Charpentier seated) 1876 Oil on canvas, 97.8 x 70.8 cm Artizon Museum, Tokyo Renoir, an Impressionist, painted landscapes en plein air, as did his friend Monet. He also displayed an interest, early on,…
Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) A Souvenir of Velazquez 1868 Oil on canvas, 102.7 x 82.4 cm Royal Academy of Arts, London The expressionistic brushwork and broad colouring of Millais‘s diploma work contrasts with the restrained naturalism of his earlier Pre-Raphaelite paintings. This…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Portrait de deux fillettes (Portrait of Two Little Girls) 1890–1892 Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 55 cm Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris Renoir was very fond of representing two young girls enjoying the same pastime together. This was one of…