Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Marietta, dite L’odalisque romaine (Marietta, known as The Roman Odalisque) 1843 Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 29.3 x 44.2 cm Petit Palais, Paris Marietta posed for Corot in the studio of Achille Benouville during the painter’s third…
Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) L’église de Moret, le soir (The Church of Moret, Evening) 1894 Oil on canvas, 101 x 82 cm Petit Palais, Paris An impressionist from the early days, mainly attracted by the landscapes of Ile de France, the British…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Le Sommeil (The Sleep) 1866 Oil on canvas, 135 x 200 cm Petit Palais, Paris Courbet, who paved the way for Realism in the mid-19th century, remained on the fringes of official art thanks to the support of…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Les Demoiselles des bords de la Seine, été (Young Women of the banks of the Seine, summer) 1857 Oil on canvas, 174 x 206 cm Petit Palais, Paris These young women have come out from the city one hot…
Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) L’amateur d’estampes (The Print Lover) c.1860 Oil on canvas, 41 x 33.5 cm Petit Palais, Paris The prolific draughtsman Daumier frequently painted for himself, often going back to the same subjects in successive versions. This enthusiast caught up in…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le retour de l’enfant prodigue (The Return of the Prodigal Son) 1862 Oil on canvas, 115 x 206 cm Petit Palais, Paris Tissot portrays the parable of the prodigal son in the Middle Ages. As a historical painter, he…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le départ de l’enfant prodigue (The Departure of the Prodigal Son) 1863 Oil on canvas, 107 x 226 cm Petit Palais, Paris Tissot portrays the parable of the prodigal son in the Middle Ages. As a historical painter,…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) La sieste pendant la saison des foins (The siesta during the hay season) 1868 Oil on canvas, 212 x 273 cm Petit Palais, Paris This rural scene painted by Courbet offers a tranquil vision of peasant life, depicted…
Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Le Pont Royal et le Pavillon de Flore (The Pont Royal and the Pavillon de Flore) 1903 Oil on canvas, 54.5 x 65 cm Petit Palais, Paris In the spring of 1903, Pissarro temporarily moved into a hotel…
Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) Le Fou et la Mort (The Fool and Death) 1877 Bronze, 33 x 28.5 x 31 cm Petit Palais, Paris While the sculptural work of Sarah Bernhardt has long been eclipsed by her theatrical glory, its qualities, recently…