Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) The Seashore 1883–1885 Oil on thin board, 8.26 x 15.24 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Pigments almost the sheerness of a glaze stroked subtly onto the surface of a panel is a hallmark of…
Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) Male Figure with Outstretched Arms, Study for the Beethoven Frieze c.1902 Black chalk with yellow and red pastel on tracing paper, 35.56 x 35.56 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis From sketches such as this come major…
Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Portrait de l’artiste Alphonse Legros (Portrait of the Artist Alphonse Legros) 1856 Oil on linen, 26.67 x 22.86 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Painted entirely en plein air during an outing in the French countryside, Fantin-Latour depicts…
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) La petite servante (Little Servant Girl) c.1916 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 54 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis The first painting by Modigliani to enter the Institute‘s collection, The Little Servant Girl is typical of the…
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Tête (Head) 1911–1912 Limestone, 65.4 x 17.1 x 21.3 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis A protaganist of the vibrant artistic community in Paris around 1910, the Italian Amedeo Modigliani sought to establish a new sculptural language, inspired…
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Buste de femme en rouge (Female Bust in Red) 1915 Red gouache and black ink wash, 35.56 x 26.19 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis In Paris, where he moved in 1906 from his native Italy, Amedeo…
Soutine, Chaïm (1893-1943) Le Bœuf écorché (The Flayed Ox) 1926 Oil on canvas, 116.21 x 80.65 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Chaim Soutine was born in a poor eastern European village and continued to struggle as a young starving…