Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Après le bain (After the bath) 1876 Oil on canvas, 92.4 × 73.2 cm Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna The woman’s gaze is dreamily directed into space. She seems to pause as she dries herself and feels unobserved. Lively brushstrokes…
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Portrait de Madame X (Portrait of Madame X) 1878 Pastel, 63 x 50 cm Musée Fabre, Montpellier A central figure in Impressionism, Caillebotte trained in 1871 in the very academic studio of Léon Bonnat. While he passed the entrance…
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Femmes d’Alger dans leur intérieur (Women of Algiers in their interior) 1849 Oil on canvas, 85 × 112 cm Musée Fabre, Montpellier Paris, entrusted by the artist to the silver statue lottery, around September 1849; acquired from this lottery…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Trophée de chasse (Hunting Trophy) 1862 Oil on canvas, 104 x 75 cm Musée Fabre, Montpellier Work recovered by the Allies in 1945, MNR 213; Deposited by the Musée d’Orsay, 2006. Monet seems to have had a particular liking…
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…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Still life with five bottles 1884 Oil on canvas, 49.5 × 57.4 cm Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna The still life, which is limited to a few objects, is an impressive example of Vincent van Gogh‘s early paintings. We…
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…
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) La Mort de Sardanapale, esquisse (The Death of Sardanapalus, sketch) 1826–1827 Oil on canvas, 81 × 100 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Compare: Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) La mort de Sardanapale 1844 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Mort…
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) The Egyptian Widow 1872 Oil on panel, 74.9 × 99.1 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The Frisian artist Alma-Tadema was a great success in England, where he was even knighted. His representations of ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman scenes made…