Tag: seated

Jeanne Hébuterne (1919)

Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Jeanne Hébuterne 1919 Oil on canvas, 100 × 65 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The model here is Jeanne Hébuterne, Amedeo Modigliani‘s lover during the last three years of his life. Hébuterne was an art student when she and…

Portrait de Madame Cézanne (1888-1890)

Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Portrait de Madame Cézanne (Portrait of Madame Cézanne) 1888–1890 Oil on canvas, 92.7 x 73 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Marie-Hortense Fiquet posed frequently for her husband, Paul Cézanne. The two met in Paris in 1869, when Fiquet was…

L’Ascète (1903)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) L’Ascète (The Ascetic) 1903 Oil on canvas, 118.4 x 80.6 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Between 1901 and 1904, during what is now called his Blue Period, Picasso pursued the themes of suffering and alienation, taking the sick, the…

M. Loulou (1890)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) M. Loulou (Mr. Louis Le Ray) 1890 Oil on canvas, 55.2 x 46.4 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Beginning in 1886 Gauguin frequently painted in Le Pouldo, a small town in the Brittany region of France, attracted by what…

Jeune fille au corsage à pois (1919)

Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Jeune fille au corsage à pois (Girl with a Polka-Dot Blouse) 1919 Oil on canvas, 115.6 x 73 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia A thin paint surface and clean, decisive lines characterize this portrait of a young woman. The…

Jeune fille rousse en robe de soir (1918)

Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Jeune fille rousse en robe de soir (Redheaded Girl in Evening Dress) 1918 Oil on canvas, 116 × 73 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Modigliani‘s portrait of an unidentified sitter, with her vivid hair and strapless dress, suggests how…

Les Persiennes (1919)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Les Persiennes (The Venetian Blinds) 1919 Oil on canvas, 130 × 89 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Henri Matisse painted this canvas in his hotel room in Nice, in the South of France, where he spent his winters beginning…

Femme à l’éventail (1886)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Femme à l’éventail (Woman with Fan) 1886 Oil on canvas, 55.9 x 45.7 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia This painting exemplifies the drastic shift in Renoir‘s style during the mid-1880s. After several years of working in an impressionist mode…

La Leçon de musique (1917)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) La Leçon de musique (The Music Lesson) 1917 Oil on canvas, 245.1 x 210.8 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Matisse set this portrait of his wife, daughter, and two sons in the living room of the family home in…