Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Madame Gautreau Drinking a Toast 1882–1883 Oil on wood, 32 x 41 cm Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston Madame Pierre Gautreau, born Virginie Avegno (1859–1915), was Madame X, the statuesque sitter in Sargent’s most notorious portrait…
Severini, Gino (1883-1966) Il gatto nero (The Black Cat) 1910–1911 Oil on canvas, 54.4 x 73 cm National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa Gino Severini was affiliated with the Italian Futurists, an avant-garde movement inspired by transformations in the urban landscape.…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Portrait d’Ernest Hoschedé et sa fille Marthe (Ernest Hoschedé with his daughter Marthe) c.1876 Oil on canvas, 97.5 x 130 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires The Portrait of Ernest Hoschedé and his Daughter is…
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901) A la Bastille, Jeanne Wenz (At the Bastille, Jeanne Wenz) 1888 Oil on canvas, 72.5 x 49.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Wenz, Jeanne
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Madame Charpentier et ses enfants (Madame Georges Charpentier and Her Children) 1878 Oil on canvas, 153.7 x 190.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In this commissioned portrait, as Marcel Proust observed, Renoir gave expression to…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Musical Company 1626 Oil on panel, 63.5 x 48 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The subject of this painting is a mystery: is it an exhortation to praise God through singing and string music, or a scene of seduction with…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Philemon and Baucis 1658 Oil on panel transferred to panel, 54.5 x 68.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for six months with…
Derain, André (1880-1954) Nature morte au crâne (Still Life with a Skull) 1912 Oil on canvas, 72 x 119 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Derain, André (1880-1954) Table et chaises (Table and Chairs) 1912 Oil on canvas, 88 x 86.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Derain, André (1880-1954) Nature morte (Still Life. Bread-basket and Red Wine) c.1912 Oil on canvas, 100.5 x 118 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg