Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Portrait of the Artist with his Wife and Daughter c.1748 Oil on canvas, 92.1 × 70.5 cm National Gallery, London This is the earliest known self portrait in oil by Gainsborough, and the only known one of him with…
Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938) Le bain (The Bath) 1905 Pastel on paper, 68.5 × 54.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago While she received little formal artistic training, Suzanne Valadon had many opportunities to observe artists at work as she modelled for…
Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Buste de jeune fille (Bust of a Young Girl) 1868 Terracotta with plaster, 31.1 x 16.5 x 17.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) Nounou avec enfant (Nanny and Child) 1877–1878 Oil on canvas, 65 x 81.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Although a close associate of the impressionists who shared their dedication to the portrayal of modern life, Eva Gonzalès never…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Portrait d’une jeune fille (Portrait of a Young Girl) 1857 Oil on canvas, 60.4 x 52.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Rivera, Diego (1886-1957) Niña con máscara (Young Girl With a Mask) 1939 Oil on canvas, 107.3 x 54.6 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford This young girl holds a skull mask, a popular symbol for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), the…