(1909–1992) The artist’s works: Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion 1944 Tate Britain, London Study for a Portrait 1952 Tate Britain, London Study for Crouching Nude 1952 Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Study for ‘Portrait of Van Gogh IV’…
Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) A Nymph and Cupid: ‘The Snake in the Grass’ exhibited 1784 Oil on canvas, 124.5 x 99.1 cm Tate Britain, London Compare: Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Cupid Untying the Zone of Venus 1788 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Kandinsky, Wassily (1866-1944) Swinging (Schaukeln) 1925 Oil on board, 70.5 × 50.2 cm Tate Britain, London The title ‘Swinging’ captures this work’s sense of movement. Kandinsky believed painting should aim to be as abstract as music. He worked to create art that…
Kandinsky, Wassily (1866-1944) Cossacks (Cosaques) 1910–1911 Oil on canvas, 94.6 × 111.8 cm Tate Britain, London The ‘cossacks’ of the title are Russian cavalrymen which you can just recognise from their orange hats at the top and right of the painting. However…
Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Pont de la Concorde 1913–1915 Oil on canvas, 60 × 83.2 cm Tate Britain, London A view from the Pont de la Concorde in Paris, looking up the Seine towards the Ile de la Cité and Notre-Dame. The other…
Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) La Table (The Table) 1925 Oil on canvas, 102.9 × 74.3 cm Tate Britain, London This painting was bought as a result of the Courtauld Fund. In January 1924 the wealthy textile manufacturer Samuel Courtauld gave the large sum…
Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Baigneuse, de dos (Bathing Woman, Seen from the Back) c.1919 Oil on canvas, 44.1 × 34.6 cm Tate Britain, London The bather was almost certainly Bonnard‘s companion and wife-to-be Marthe, who was the artist’s constant and favourite model. Like…
Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Le Café (Coffee) 1915 Oil on canvas, 73 × 106.4 cm Tate Britain, London The dining table was one of Bonnard’s favourite subjects. Its associations with domestic routine and conviviality were in tune with his intimate vision of art.…
Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Le Bain (The Bath) 1925 Oil on canvas, 86 × 120.6 cm Tate Britain, London This is one of a series of paintings that Bonnard made of his wife Marthe in the bath. Though she was in her mid-fifties,…
Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) La Fenêtre (The Window) 1925 Oil on canvas, 108.6 × 88.6 cm Tate Britain, London In this work, Bonnard unites interior and exterior in the strong sunlight of the South of France. It was made in a rented apartment…