Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Self-Portrait c.1799 Oil on canvas, 74.3 x 58.4 cm Tate Britain, London This confident-looking young man has just been elected an Associate of the Royal Academy. The portrait therefore marks an important moment in Turner’s life. At…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La tasse de chocolat (Cup of Chocolate) c.1914 Oil on canvas, 58.3 x 49.4 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Depicted at a café table in a moment of quiet reverie, Renoir‘s model invites us to pause and imagine the swirls…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La tasse de chocolat (The Cup of Chocolate) 1877–1878 Oil on canvas, 100.8 x 81.5 cm Louvre, Abu Dhabi Compare: Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Femme prenant du chocolat c.1912 Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) La tasse de chocolat c.1914…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Jean-Pierre Hoschedé, dit Bébé Jean (Jean-Pierre Hoschedé, also called ‘Baby Jean’) 1878 Oil on canvas, 41 x 33 cm Private collection See also: • Hoschedé, Jean-Pierre (1877-1961)
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Portrait de Jean Monet en bonnet à pompon (Portrait of Jean Monet in a pompon bonnet) 1869 Oil on canvas, 42 x 33 cm Fondation Bemberg, Toulouse See also: • Monet, Jean (1867-1914)
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Jean Monet 1880 Oil on canvas, 46 x 37 cm Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris See also: • Monet, Jean (1867-1914)
Soutine, Chaïm (1893-1943) Le tzigane (The gypsy) 1926 Oil on canvas, 46 x 38 cm Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Sketch of The Knight with the Falcon, known as the “Crusader” 1659–1661 Oil on canvas, 68.5 x 55.5 cm Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen Surrounded by darkness, a face brightens up to meet the viewer. The eyes hold us tight.…
Raffaello (1483-1520) Madonna Garvagh / Madonna Aldobrandini (Garvagh Madonna or Aldobrandini) c.1510–1511 Oil on wood, 38.9 × 32.9 cm National Gallery, London This is one of several small and medium-sized Madonnas made by Raphael in the years immediately following his arrival in…
Schiele, Egon (1890-1918) Portrait of the artist’s wife, Edith Schiele (Bildnis der Frau des Künstlers, Edith Schiele) 1918 Oil on canvas, 139.8 × 109.8 cm Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna “One evening Schiele was invited with his wife. She was completely covered by…