Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) The Potato Eaters 1885 Lithograph on paper, 26.5 x 32.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The series on the Potato Eaters, executed in Nuenen in spring 1885, is one of the most significant of Vincent van Gogh’s first…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Watermill at Gennep 1884 Oil on canvas, 85 x 151 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Carmen Thyssen Collection During his time in Nuenen between 1883 and 1885 Van Gogh focused on a study of rural life in the Brabant…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Evening Landscape 1885 Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard, 35 x 43 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid In April 1885, while concentrating on the series devoted to the Potato Eaters, a tribute to the country folk of Brabant,…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) The Stevedores in Arles 1888 Oil on canvas, 54 x 65 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid When Vincent van Gogh arrived in Arles in February 1888 seeking the luminous atmosphere of the French Midi, he eschewed pointillist and…
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) La rue Jouvenet à Rouen (Rue Jouvenet in Rouen) 1884 Oil on canvas, 55 x 48.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Carmen Thyssen Collection This quiet street, similar to that of a village, represents the rue Jouvenet in Rouen,…
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Portrait d’une jeune dame (Portrait of a Young Lady) c.1770–1772 Oil on canvas, 63 x 53 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Carmen Thyssen Collection It has always been felt that the age of Louis XV finds its most characteristic…
Flinck, Govert (1615-1660) Portrait of a Man 1640 Oil on panel, 67.1 x 55.1 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Son of a cloth merchant, Govert Flinck began his training in the studio of the painter and preacher Lambert Jacobsz. in Leeuwarden, where…
Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Sueño causado por el vuelo de una abeja alrededor de una granada un segundo antes del despertar (Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee around a Pomegranate a Second before Waking) 1944 Oil on panel, 51…
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Le Bain de Diane, La Fontaine (Diana Bathing, The Fountain) 1869–1870 Oil on canvas, 72.1 x 41 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Carmen Thyssen Collection According to Alfred Robaut, Corot painted this work between 1869 and 1870 in the…
Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Le Miroir Psyché (The Psyche mirror) 1876 Oil on canvas, 65 x 54 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Berthe Morisot was closely associated with French Impressionism and actively participated in all the group’s exhibitions. She maintained close and creative…