Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Jérôme de La Lande c.1769 Oil on canvas, 72 x 59.5 cm Petit Palais, Paris This work executed circa 1769 by Fragonard, then at the peak of his art, is perhaps part of his famous series of fantastical portraits,…
Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) Diana Resting c.1640–1650 Oil on canvas, 123 x 159 cm Petit Palais, Paris Cézanne, who once said, “It is grotesque to imagine that we grow like a fungus, when we have all the generations behind us. Why not…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Soleil couchant sur la Seine à Lavacourt, effet d’hiver (Setting Sun on the Seine at Lavacourt, Winter Effect) 1880 Oil on canvas, 100 x 150 cm Petit Palais, Paris Lavacourt is a village in the Paris area, located…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Portrait de Théodore Duret (Portrait of Théodore Duret) 1868 Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 35.5 cm Petit Palais, Paris After the tumultuous exhibition of the Olympia (Paris, Musée d’Orsay) that scandalised the Salon in 1865, Manet left for Spain…
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…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Le Bord de mer à Sainte-Adresse (The Seashore at Sainte-Adresse) 1864 Oil on canvas, 40.01 x 73.03 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Compare: Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Bord de mer à Sainte-Adresse 1868 Private collection See also:…
Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) Femme à l’éventail (Lady with a Fan) c.1869–1870 Pastel on paper affixed to board, 42.5 x 27 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Like Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot, and other women who found recognition in the male-dominated…
Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) Pommes d’Api (Lady Apples) 1877–1878 Pastel on paper mounted on canvas, 37.47 x 45.4 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis