Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) A woman with a spade, seen from behind 1885 Oil on canvas on wood panel, 41.7 x 32.3 cm Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
A woman with a spade, seen from behind (1885)
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I am half sick of shadows (1915)
Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917) ‘I am half sick of shadows,’ said The Lady of Shalott (Alfred, Lord Tennyson, The Lady of Shalott, Part II) 1915 Oil on canvas, 100.3 x 73.7 cm Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto See also: • Tennyson, Alfred (1809-1892)
La Sortie du conservatoire (1876-1877)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Sortie du conservatoire (Leaving the Conservatory) 1876–1877 Oil on canvas, 187.5 x 117.5 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Renoir uses subtle body language to convey the flirtatious exchanges among a group of young Parisians gathered outside a music…
La Femme aux bas blancs (1864)
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) La Femme aux bas blancs (Woman with White Stockings) 1864 Oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Traditionally, European painters made the nude subject decorous by presenting it as part of an edifying mythological narrative.…
The French Breakfast (1910)
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The French Breakfast 1910 Oil on canvas, 73 x 50.2 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Carmen Thyssen Collection With his personal finances greatly improving and with the proceeds from the sale of four paintings in May, Childe Hassam was…
Retrato de Asensio Julià (c.1798)
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Retrato de Asensio Julià (Portrait of Asensio Julià) c.1798 Oil on canvas, 54.5 x 41 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The inscription in the bottom left corner of the painting reads: Goya to his friend Asensi. This dedication and…
La Bascule (c.1750-1752)
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) La Bascule (The See-Saw) c.1750–1752 Oil on canvas, 120 x 94.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This canvas forms the pair to a painting in the Toledo Museum of Art entitled Blind Man’s Buff (Le Colin-Maillard). Both were in…
Le duc d’Orléans montrant sa maîtresse (1825-1826)
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Le duc d’Orléans montrant sa maîtresse (The Duke of Orleans showing his Lover) c.1825–1826 Oil on canvas, 35 x 25.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This signed canvas by Delacroix depicting a literary subject has been dated to around…
Homme assis (1905-1906)
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Homme assis (Seated Man) 1905–1906 Oil on canvas, 64.8 x 54.6 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This canvas is one of a set of plein-air paintings produced by Cézanne in Aix-en-Provence towards the end of his life. In it,…
Nana (1877)
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Nana 1877 Oil on canvas, 154 x 115 cm Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg