Tag: Netherlands

Nus dans la forêt (1909-1911)

Léger, Fernand (1881-1955) Nus dans la forêt (Nudes in the forest) 1909–1911 Oil on canvas, 120.5 × 170.5 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Distinctive cubist style Fernand Léger had trained as an architect, but soon switches to painting. He admires Paul…

La partie de cartes (1917)

Léger, Fernand (1881-1955) La partie de cartes (Soldiers Playing cards) 1917 Oil on canvas, 129.5 × 194.5 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Cylinder Fernand Léger begins working in a cubist style under the influence of Cézanne and later Picasso and Braque. However,…

Portrait of a Young Woman (1634)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of a Young Woman 1634 Oil on canvas, 62.5 x 55.6 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires This bust of a young woman turning slightly to the left and inclining her head just a bit…

Le Moulin de la Galette (1886-1887)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Le Moulin de la Galette (The Blute-Fin Windmill, Montmartre) c.1886–1887 Oil on paper on canvas, 61 x 50 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires Vincent van Gogh came to paint this Moulin de la…

Rotterdam Ferry-Boat (1833)

Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Rotterdam Ferry-Boat 1833 Oil on canvas, 92.3 x 122.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A passenger boat, its bright tan sails reflecting the sun, careens among choppy water with at least eight more sailboats…

Lucretia (1666)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Lucretia 1666 Oil on canvas, 110.17 x 92.28 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Rembrandt tells the story of Lucretia through her solemn and saddened gaze, in the traces of blood on her gown, and the dagger in…