Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Madame Cézanne dans une robe rouge (Mme Cézanne in a Red Dress) 1888–1890 Oil on canvas, 116.5 x 89.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Of the four portraits that Cézanne painted of his wife wearing a…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Nacimiento de la Virgen (The Birth of the Virgin) c.1627 Oil on canvas, 141 x 108.6 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Just as striking as Zurbarán’s color scheme are his rich, descriptive treatment of the drapery, and…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le Fifre (The Fifer) 1866 Oil on canvas, 160.5 x 97 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Manet, who found in a Spanish manner and subject matter an outlet for his own talent, did not visit Spain and the Prado…
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Les Tapis rouges (The Red Carpets) 1906 Oil on canvas, 89 x 116 cm Musée de Grenoble, Grenoble © Succession H. Matisse Painted in Collioure in 1906, The Red Carpets evokes this pivotal moment when the painting, here…
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) L’Atelier rouge (The Red Studio) 1911 Oil on canvas, 181 x 219.1 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York © 2013 Succession H. Matisse, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York “Where I got the color red—to be…
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Le Madras Rouge (Red Madras Headdress) 1907 Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Image © 2013 The Barnes Foundation ©2011 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York This striking portrait represents Amelie…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Autoportrait (Self-Portrait) 1910 Oil on canvas, 45.7 x 38.1 cm Private collection
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Jeunes filles au piano (Young Girls at the Piano) c.1889 Oil on canvas, 55.9 x 46.36 cm Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha Compare: Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Jeunes filles au piano 1892 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Jeunes filles au…
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Pietà c.1850 Oil on canvas, 35.6 x 27 cm Nationalgalleriet, Oslo
Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Portrait of Barbara Dürer, née Holper (Porträt der Barbara Dürer, geb. Holper) 1490 Oil on panel, 47.2 x 35.7 cm Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg Diptych of Dürer’s Parents. Companion: Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Portrait of Albrecht Dürer the Elder 1490…