Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) The Stevedores in Arles 1888 Oil on canvas, 54 x 65 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid When Vincent van Gogh arrived in Arles in February 1888 seeking the luminous atmosphere of the French Midi, he eschewed pointillist and…
Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Gradiva descubre las ruinas antropomorfas, Fantasía retrospectiva (Gradiva discovers the Anthropomorphic Ruins, Retrospective Fantasy) 1932 Oil on canvas, 65 x 54 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Salvador Dalí, Fundación Gala-Salvador Dalí / VEGAP, Madrid When Salvador Dalí settled in…
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of the Emperor Charles V 1533 Oil on panel, 51.2 x 36 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Lucas Cranach the Elder was one of the most important artists of the German Renaissance together with Albrecht Dürer.…
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Danseuse verte, Danseuse basculant (Dancer in Green, Swaying Dancer) 1877–1879 Pastel and gouache on paper, 64 x 36 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Degas was fascinated by the world of ballet; hence, it figured prominently in many of his…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Fillette sur un banc (Young Girl on a Bench) 1880 Oil on canvas, 61.6 x 50.5 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The young girl depicted in this portrait was the daughter of one of Manet‘s acquaintances in the Parisian…
Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Jalais Hill, Pontoise 1867 Oil on canvas, 87 x 114.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This view of Pontoise, just northwest of Paris, helped establish Pissarro’s reputation as an innovative painter of the rural French landscape. The…
Boccioni, Umberto (1882-1916) Tre donne (Three Women) 1909–1910 Oil on canvas, 180 × 132 cm Banca Commerciale Italiana, Milano The artist represents the three ages of women through the figures of her mother Cecilia, her beloved sister Amelia and the model Ines.…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Vase de lilas blancs et roses (Vase of White Lilacs and Roses) 1883 Oil on canvas, 55.88 × 46.04 cm Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Jeune femme au chapeau vert (Young woman with green hat) s.d. Pastel on paper, 56.5 x 43.5 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires In this undated pastel by Pierre Renoir, a woman wearing a large…
Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Mortlake Terrace: Early Summer Morning 1826 Oil on canvas, 93 x 123.2 cm The Frick Collection, New York This canvas painted for William Moffatt depicts his estate at Mortlake, on the Thames just west of…