Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Portrait de Théodore Duret (Portrait of Théodore Duret) 1868 Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 35.5 cm Petit Palais, Paris After the tumultuous exhibition of the Olympia (Paris, Musée d’Orsay) that scandalised the Salon in 1865, Manet left for Spain…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Les Demoiselles des bords de la Seine, été (Young Women of the banks of the Seine, summer) 1857 Oil on canvas, 174 x 206 cm Petit Palais, Paris These young women have come out from the city one hot…
Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) L’amateur d’estampes (The Print Lover) c.1860 Oil on canvas, 41 x 33.5 cm Petit Palais, Paris The prolific draughtsman Daumier frequently painted for himself, often going back to the same subjects in successive versions. This enthusiast caught up in…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le départ de l’enfant prodigue (The Departure of the Prodigal Son) 1863 Oil on canvas, 107 x 226 cm Petit Palais, Paris Tissot portrays the parable of the prodigal son in the Middle Ages. As a historical painter,…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) La sieste pendant la saison des foins (The siesta during the hay season) 1868 Oil on canvas, 212 x 273 cm Petit Palais, Paris This rural scene painted by Courbet offers a tranquil vision of peasant life, depicted…
Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) Le Fou et la Mort (The Fool and Death) 1877 Bronze, 33 x 28.5 x 31 cm Petit Palais, Paris While the sculptural work of Sarah Bernhardt has long been eclipsed by her theatrical glory, its qualities, recently…
Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) La Servante ou À la barrière (The Servant or At the Fence) c.1865–1870 Oil on canvas, 41 x 32.5 cm Petit Palais, Paris Regularly featured among the Impressionist women, Éva Gonzalès was Édouard Manet‘s only student, with whom…
Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) François 1er reçoit les derniers soupirs de Léonard de Vinci (Francis I receives the last breaths of Leonardo da Vinci) 1818 Oil on canvas, 40 x 50.5 cm Petit Palais, Paris Following his stay in Rome…
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Place de la Concorde 1875 Oil on canvas, 78.4 x 117.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg See also: • Place de la Concorde (Paris)
Ensor, James (1860-1949) L’Intrigue (The Intrigue) 1911 Oil on canvas, 94.62 x 112.4 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis James Ensor, along with Vincent van Gogh and Edvard Munch, is considered a pioneer of Expressionism. But as a creator of…