Tag: head

Henriette II (1927)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette II 1927 Bronze with black patina on marble base, 32.5 x 22.1 x 29.2 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon Compare: Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette I 1925, cast 1965 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon     Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette III 1929 National Museum…

Portrait de Tolstoï

Legros, Alphonse (1837-1911) Portrait de Tolstoï (Portrait of Tolstoy) s.d. Drypoint on ivory laid paper, 27.3 × 19.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: Tolstoy, Leo (1828-1910)

Tête d’homme guillotiné (1818-1819)

Géricault, Théodore (1791-1824) Tête d’homme guillotiné (Head of a Guillotined Man) 1818–1819 Oil on panel, 48.5 × 29.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Théodore Géricault painted this macabre image directly from life. The artist is known to have acquired corpses from…

Vincent van Gogh sur son lit de mort (1890)

Gachet, Paul (1828-1909) Vincent van Gogh sur son lit de mort (Vincent van Gogh on His Deathbed) 1890 Etching in black on tan laid paper, 12.1 × 16.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Compare: Gachet, Paul (1828-1909) Vincent Van Gogh à son…

Testa di Medusa (c.1801)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Testa di Medusa (Head of Medusa) c.1801 Plaster, h. 31 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova dominated Rome’s artistic scene at the turn of the 19th century. This plaster is a partial model for his…

Testa di donna (1909)

Boccioni, Umberto (1882-1916) Testa di donna (Woman’s Head) 1909 Graphite on paper, with pen and black ink ruled lines, 38.2 × 39.1 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Buste de jeune fille (1868)

Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Buste de jeune fille (Bust of a Young Girl) 1868 Terracotta with plaster, 31.1 x 16.5 x 17.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington

Capo di un giovane che guarda in alto (c.1485)

Pinturicchio (c.1454-1513) Capo di un giovane che guarda in alto (Head of a Youth Looking Up) c.1485 Leadpoint and brown wash, heightened with white gouache on gray prepared paper, 25.5 x 19.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington