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Le matin (s.d.)

Millet, Jean-François (1814-1875) Le matin (Morning) s.d. Wood engraving on chine collé, 15 x 22 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York From the series, “Four Times of the Day” (1830–1875). Compare: Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Le Matin, d’après Millet 1890 Hermitage…

Small Worlds IV (1922)

Kandinsky, Wassily (1866-1944) Small Worlds IV (Kleine Welten IV) 1922 Lithograph, 26.6 x 25.6 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York Small Worlds IV (Kleine Welten IV) from Small Worlds (Kleine Welten) Published in 1922, shortly after Vasily Kandinsky began teaching at…

Le Repas des enfants (1895)

Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Le Repas des enfants (The Children’s Meal) 1895 Oil on paperboard, mounted on wood panel, 59.4 × 74.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Piet Mondrian

(1872–1944) Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan The artist’s works: Young Tree Grove Amidst Water Reflections 1902–1905 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Willow Grove: Impression of Light and Shadow c.1905 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Apple Tree, Pointillist Version 1908–1909 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas The…

Maude Hassam

(1862–1946) née Kathleen Maude Doane Maude in Art: Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The French Breakfast 1910 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid     Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The Mantle Piece 1912 Bush-Holley House, Cos Cob   Born June 26 1862 Montréal (Canada) Died October 13 1946 Manhattan,…

Tennessee Williams

(1911–1983) Thomas Lanier Williams III Filmography as Writer: A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 Director: Elia Kazan Starring: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando     The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 1961 Director: José Quintero Starring: Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty     The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone…

Robert Allan Ackerman

(1944–2022) Filmography as Director: The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 2003 Director: Robert Allan Ackerman Starring: Helen Mirren, Olivier Martinez   Born June 30 1944 Brooklyn, New York, NY (USA) Died January 10 2022 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death Kidney failure…

José Quintero

(1924–1999) Filmography as Director: The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 1961 Director: José Quintero Starring: Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty   Born October 15 1924 Panama City (Panamá) Died February 26 1999 Manhattan, New York, NY (USA) Cause of death Cancer (esophageal) Occupation Film…

La Carmencita

(1868–1910) La Carmencita in Art: Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) La Carmencita 1890 Musée d’Orsay, Paris     Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) La Carmencita c.1890 Musée du Louvre, Paris   Occupation Art model Dancer

La Brioche (1870)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Brioche (The Brioche) 1870 Oil on canvas, 65.1 x 81 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Manet reportedly called still life the “touchstone of the painter.” From 1862 to 1870 he executed several large-scale tabletop scenes…