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…
Moore, Henry (1898-1986) Three Seated Women 1942 Pencil, wax crayon, charcoal, wash and pen and ink on paper, 44.6 x 55.2 cm Private collection Three Seated Women exemplifies the highly important technical and stylistic developments Moore achieved in the 1940s. During…
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…
Warhol, Andy (1928-1987) Liz #3 [Early Colored Liz] 1963 Acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, 101.6 × 101.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago © 2018 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York…
Warhol, Andy (1928-1987) Gold Marilyn Monroe 1962 Silkscreen ink and acrylic on canvas, 211.4 x 144.7 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York Soon after her tragic death in 1962, Warhol made a series of paintings paying tribute to Marilyn Monroe, the…
Warhol, Andy (1928-1987) Marilyn Monroe 1967 Portfolio of ten screenprints, 91.5 x 91.5 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York In 1967, Warhol established a print-publishing business, Factory Additions, through which he published a series of screenprint portfolios on his signature…
Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Gustav Mahler Modeled 1909; cast 1926 Bronze, 34.3 x 22.9 x 22.2 cm Musée Rodin, Paris Cast by the founder Alexis Rudier, Paris, 1874-1952. Compare: Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Gustav Mahler 1909 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York See also:…
Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Gustav Mahler 1909 Bronze, 35.6 × 22.9 × 25.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Ascetic, sharp features give the composer an aristocratic look. Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) modeled for Rodin, though the sittings were difficult to endure for…