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L’Homme en bleu (c.1921)

Soutine, Chaïm (1893-1943) L’Homme en bleu (Man in Blue) c.1921 Oil on canvas, 130.8 x 65.7 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Though conventional in format, this portrait of an unidentified man is uniquely Soutine‘s in its gestural brushwork and fiery colors. As in…

La Femme en bleu (c.1919)

Soutine, Chaïm (1893-1943) La Femme en bleu (Woman in Blue) c.1919 Oil on canvas, 100.3 x 60.3 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Born in Lithuania, Soutine emigrated to Paris in 1913 and settled in the bohemian neighborhood of Montparnasse. The identity of his…

Le Pâtissier (c.1919)

Soutine, Chaïm (1893-1943) Le Pâtissier (The Pastry Chef, Baker Boy) c.1919 Oil on canvas, 66 x 51 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia When Albert Barnes first visited Chaim Soutine‘s Paris studio in 1922, the struggling artist was known only in the city’s…

Gitano de Figueres (1923)

Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Gitano de Figueres (Gypsy from Figueres) 1923 Oil and gouache on cardboard, 104 x 75 cm Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid See also: • Figueras (España)

San Pietro (s.d.)

Martini, Simone (c.1284-1344) San Pietro (St. Peter) s.d. Tempera and gold on panel, 58 x 38.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Carmen Thyssen Collection As is required by an iconographic tradition without exceptions, St. Peter is represented as an old man holding…

Portrait of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland (1904)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Portrait of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland 1904 Oil on canvas, 254 x 146 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid John Singer Sargent lived in Paris until 1886. He studied with the painter Carolus Duran and made friends with a…

Arlequín con espejo (1923)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Arlequín con espejo (Harlequin with a Mirror) 1923 Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Sucesión Pablo Picasso, VEGAP, Madrid Initially intended as a self-portrait, Harlequin with a Mirror combines three characters from the circus and…

Family Group in a Landscape (1645-1648)

Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Family Group in a Landscape 1645–1648 Oil on canvas, 202 x 285 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Frans Hals is widely considered the most brilliant exponent of Dutch portraiture, a genre that enjoyed immense popularity in the seventeenth century.…

Venus and Cupid (c.1606-1611)

Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Venus and Cupid c.1606–1611 Oil on canvas, 137 x 111 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Rubens was the most outstanding of all Flemish painters, and a leading exponent of Baroque art. The Toilet of Venus is one of…