Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Tête de femme, Lorette (Head of a woman, Lorette) 1916 Oil on panel, 21.9 x 15.5 cm Private collection Models were hard to come by in World War I Paris. However, at the recommendation of fellow artist Georgette…
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Le Repos (The Rest) 1932 Oil on canvas, 46 x 46 cm Private collection, London Le Repos is a stunning and intimate depiction of Picasso’s “golden muse,” Marie-Thérèse Walter, and is among the most iconic images of his…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Gabrielle c.1890 Pastel on paper, 55.4 x 46.3 cm Private collection Portraiture was the dominant form of Renoir’s oeuvre during the first few of decades of his career. In the 1860s and 1870s he accepted numerous paid commissions…
Warhol, Andy (1928-1987) Liz #3 [Early Colored Liz] 1963 Acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, 101.6 × 101.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago © 2018 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York…
Warhol, Andy (1928-1987) Gold Marilyn Monroe 1962 Silkscreen ink and acrylic on canvas, 211.4 x 144.7 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York Soon after her tragic death in 1962, Warhol made a series of paintings paying tribute to Marilyn Monroe, the…
Warhol, Andy (1928-1987) Marilyn Monroe 1967 Portfolio of ten screenprints, 91.5 x 91.5 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York In 1967, Warhol established a print-publishing business, Factory Additions, through which he published a series of screenprint portfolios on his signature…
Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Gustav Mahler Modeled 1909; cast 1926 Bronze, 34.3 x 22.9 x 22.2 cm Musée Rodin, Paris Cast by the founder Alexis Rudier, Paris, 1874-1952. Compare: Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Gustav Mahler 1909 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York See also:…
Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Gustav Mahler 1909 Bronze, 35.6 × 22.9 × 25.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Ascetic, sharp features give the composer an aristocratic look. Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) modeled for Rodin, though the sittings were difficult to endure for…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Portrait d’Alice Legouvé dans un Fauteuil (Portrait of Alice Legouvé in an armchair) c.1875 Oil on canvas, 26 × 28 cm Hammer Museum, Los Angeles See also: • Legouvé, Alice
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Femme à l’ombrelle (The Woman with the Umbrella) 1872 Oil on canvas, 48.2 x 40 cm Private collection Staring out boldly at the viewer, a blue umbrella perched on her shoulder and dressed in an elegant black…