Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Femmes de Tahiti, ou Sur la plage (Tahitian Women on the Beach) 1891 Oil on canvas, 69 x 91.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris In 1891, Gauguin went to Tahiti, an island he imagined to be a primitive paradise. The…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) L’église d’Auvers-sur-Oise, vue du chevet (The church of Auvers-sur-Oise, seen from the apse) 1890 Oil on canvas, 93 x 74.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris (F0789-JH2006) After staying in the south of France, in Arles, and then at the…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) La Chambre de Van Gogh à Arles (Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles) 1889 Oil on canvas, 57.3 x 73.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris (F0483-JH1793) Van Gogh produced three, almost identical paintings on the theme of his bedroom. The…
(1883–1955) The artist’s works: Le Moulin de la Galette 1900s Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Scène de rue 1900s Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Pont Saint-Michel, Paris c.1908 National Gallery of Art, Washington Notre-Dame 1909 Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris Rue Custine à Montmartre…
Billancourt in Art: Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) La Seine à Billancourt 1877 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Births: • Blanc, Manuel (1968) • Blier, Bertrand (1939-2025) • Canet, Guillaume (1973) • Kiberlain, Sandrine (1968) • Leroy-Beaulieu, Philippine (1963) • Widmaier-Picasso, Maya…
(1898–1920) The artist’s works: Autoportrait 1916 Private collection Hébuterne in Art: Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Yeux bleus 1917 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Jeanne Hébuterne 1918 Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Portrait de Jeanne…
(1884–1920) Amedeo Clemente Modigliani The artist’s works: Tête 1911–1912 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Cariatide c.1913–1915 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Diego Rivera 1914 Private collection Beatrice Hastings 1915 Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Beatrice Hastings before a door 1915 Private collection…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Ritratto di Alof de Wignacourt (Alof de Wignacourt and his Page) c.1608 Oil on canvas, 194 x 134 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris See also: • Wignacourt, Alof de (1547-1622)
(1840–1917) François-Auguste-René Rodin The artist’s works: Buste de jeune fille 1868 National Gallery of Art, Washington L’Âge d’airain 1875–1876 Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen L’Âge d’airain modeled 1876, cast c.1906 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Jardinière des Titans c.1877 Petit Palais, Paris Adam 1880–1881 Metropolitan Museum…
Opened: 1919 Location: 77 Rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris, France Website: http://www.musee-rodin.fr/ Collection: • Claudel, Camille (1864-1943): Auguste Rodin (1892) • Claudel, Camille (1864-1943): Portrait de Rodin (1888-89) • Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917): Gustav Mahler (1909) • Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917): Le Baiser (c.1882)…