Tissot, James (1836-1902) Bord de mer (Seaside, July: Specimen of a Portrait) 1878 Oil on fabric, 87.5 x 61 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland From 1869 to 1876, under the pseudonym Coïdé, Tissot published political cartoons in the British weekly…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Autoportrait (Self-Portrait) c.1865 Oil on panel, 49.8 x 30.2 cm Legion of Honor, San Francisco
De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978) La tour rouge (The Red Tower) 1913 Oil on canvas, 73.5 x 100.5 cm Guggenheim Museum, New York Giorgio de Chirico’s enigmatic works of 1911 to 1917 provided a crucial inspiration for the Surrealist painters. The dreamlike…
De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978) Autoritratto nello studio di Parigi (Self-portrait in the Parisian studio) 1934 Oil on canvas, 130 x 76 cm Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Roma See also: • Paris (France)
Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Le Wagon de troisième classe (The Third-Class Carriage) 1864 Oil on canvas, 65.4 x 90.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York As a graphic artist and painter, Daumier chronicled the impact of industrialization on modern urban life in…
Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) La Blanchisseuse (The Laundress) 1863? Oil on oak, 48.9 x 33 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This painting depicts a subject visible from Daumier’s studio on the quai d’Anjou in Paris: laundresses returning from laundry boats…
Signac, Paul (1863-1935) Concarneau, calme du soir, Allegro Maestoso (Evening Calm, Concarneau) 1891 Oil on canvas, 64.8 x 81.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York As Georges Seurat’s most ardent follower, Paul Signac steadfastly promoted the principles of Neo-Impressionism all his…
Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Jalais Hill, Pontoise 1867 Oil on canvas, 87 x 114.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This view of Pontoise, just northwest of Paris, helped establish Pissarro’s reputation as an innovative painter of the rural French landscape. The…
Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Don Quichotte (Don Quixote) c.1868 Oil on canvas, 52.2 x 32.8 cm Neue Pinakothek, Munich Compare: Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Don Quichotte et Sancho Panza c.1855 National Gallery, London Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Don Quichotte lisant 1865–1867 National Museum Wales, Cardiff …
Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Marie Madeleine (Mary Magdalene) c.1849–1850 Oil on canvas, 41 x 33 cm National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo