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…
Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Jardinière des Titans (The “Titans” Jardinière) c.1877 Earthenware, 22 x 36 cm Petit Palais, Paris The Titans Jardinière consists of a plinth decorated with four masculine figures on which sits a vase decorated with lizards and leaves. The…
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Nature morte aux dahlias, zinnias, roses trémières et pruniers (Still Life with Dahlias, Zinnias, Hollyhocks and Plums) c.1835 Oil on canvas, 55.09 x 65.56 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Today, Eugène Delacroix is often discussed as a painter…
Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) Pommes d’Api (Lady Apples) 1877–1878 Pastel on paper mounted on canvas, 37.47 x 45.4 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis
Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Innocence 1898 Oil on canvas, 93.3 x 58 cm Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) A Roman Flower Market 1868 Oil on panel, 42 X 58 cm Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938) Bouquet dans un vase (Bouquet in a Vase) 1928 Oil on canvas, 60.96 × 46.03 cm Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee
El Greco (1541-1614) Magdalena penitente (Penitent Magdalene) c.1577 Oil on canvas, 108 x 101.3 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester Compare: El Greco (1541-1614) Magdalena penitente c.1576–1577 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Baigneuses avec une tortue (Bathers with a Turtle) 1907–1908 Oil on canvas, 181.6 x 221 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis In 1941, Henri Matisse simply described this painting as “three women by the sea, playing with…
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Les hasards heureux de l’escarpolette (The Happy Chances of the Swing) c.1767–1768 Oil on canvas, 81 x 64.2 cm Wallace Collection, London Fragonard’s iconic painting is one of the most emblematic images of 18th-century French art. A young…