Boucher, François (1703-1770) Le Bain de Vénus (The Bath of Venus) 1751 Oil on canvas, 107 x 84.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In Enlightenment France the dedicated search to define truth engendered a re–evaluation of the natural. The belief that…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Profil de jeune fille (Young girl profile) c.1880 Oil on canvas, 32.7 x 24.7 cm Private collection A towering figure in the second half of the nineteenth century, Édouard Manet was a serious and dedicated artist strongly committed…
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Nu couché sur le côté gauche (Nude lying on the left side) 1917 Oil on canvas, 89.5 x 146.7 cm Private collection “There is only one painter of the modern nude” – André Salmon. Fifteen Francs a day.…
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…
Schiele, Egon (1890-1918) Standing Female in Shirt with Black Stockings and Red Scarf (Stehendes Mädchen im Hemd, mit schwarzen Strümpfen und rotem Tuch) 1911 Gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper, 55.3 x 38.1 cm Private collection Schiele’s early watercolors and drawings…
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…