Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Portrait d’une femme (Portrait of a Woman) 1872–1875 Oil on canvas, 56 x 46.1 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London Formerly entitled ‘Portrait of the Artist’s Sister, Mme Edma Pontillon(?)’ This woman has just turned her head to…
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) The Yellow Room c.1883–1884 Watercolor and gouache on paperboard, 24.8 × 17.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Yellow Room is among Whistler’s most accomplished watercolors, a harmonious “arrangement” of violet and yellow, dating…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Mauvaises nouvelles, la séparation (Bad News, The parting) 1872 Oil on canvas, 68.6 x 91.4 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff Compare: Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le Thé 1872 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Tissot, James (1836-1902) Une histoire intéressante c.1872…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le Thé (Tea) 1872 Oil on wood, 66 x 47.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York When Tissot moved to London in 1871, he immersed himself in the local scene, with work for Vanity Fair and genre…
Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Venice from the Giudecca 1840 Oil on canvas, 61 x 91.4 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Object Type Before photography, oil painting was a primary way of recording views of ancient cities, and many artists…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Berthe Morisot 1872 Lithograph, 20.64 x 14.61 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Compare: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Berthe Morisot au bouquet de violettes 1872 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Portrait de l’artiste Berthe Morisot 1872 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam See also:…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Richard Wagner c.1900 Lithograph, 45 x 33.97 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London See also: • Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901) Jane Avril arrivant au Moulin Rouge (Jane Avril arriving at the Moulin Rouge) c.1892 Oil on millboard with pastel, laid on panel, 102 x 55 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London Jane Avril was a star dancer…
Canaletto (1697-1768) Walton Bridge 1754 Oil on canvas, 48.7 x 76.4 cm Dulwich Picture Gallery, London Inscribed verso: ‘Fatto nel anno 1754 in Londra per la pri[ma] ed ultima [volta con ogni maggior attenzione] ad instanza [del Signor Cavaliere Hollis] padrone…
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Femme en pleurs (Weeping woman) 1937 Oil on canvas, 60.8 × 50 cm Tate Britain, London Weeping Woman is based on an image of a woman holding her dead child. It is taken from Picasso’s anti-war mural, Guernica. Picasso…