Ernst, Max (1891-1976) Gala Éluard 1924 Oil on canvas, 81.3 × 65.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This evocative portrait reveals the deeply intertwined personal and artistic lives of members of the Surrealist circle and depicts the movement’s fascination…
Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) Blind Man (Der Blinde) 1896 Oil on canvas, 66 x 53.2 cm Leopold Museum, Vienna
Siqueiros, David Alfaro (1896-1974) Autorretrato (Self-portrait) 1936–1937 Lithograph, 58 × 40 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Alongside Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, Siqueiros was one of the three mural painters known collectively as Los tres grandes (The Three…
Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) Portrait funéraire de Jacques Damala (Funerary Portrait of Jacques Damala) c.1889 Marble, 27.9 x 46 x 31.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The great tragic actress, Sarah Bernhardt, was also a gifted sculptor. She carved this…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) At the Piano 1902, 1908 Oil on canvas, 61.3 x 66.4 cm Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) Comparison 1892 Oil on canvas Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati
Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) Portrait of a Young Woman c.1435–1440 Silverpoint on cream prepared paper, 16.6 x 11.6 cm British Museum, London
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Atiti 1892 Oil on canvas, 29.7 x 24.7 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Atiti on his deathbed In 1891 Paul Gauguin moves to Tahiti. There he becomes friends with his neighbours, the Suhas family. He feels particularly close to…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Portrait d’un homme (Portrait of a Man) 1860 Oil on canvas, 61.4 x 50.4 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Odilon Redon 1900 Lithograph (chine appliqué), 41.8 x 31.2 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo See also: • Redon, Odilon (1840-1916)