Munch, Edvard (1863-1944) Self-Portrait (Selvportrett) 1895 Lithograph, 458 × 314 mm Munch Museum, Oslo In the period before Munch makes this self-portrait, some of his most famous motifs are created, including The Scream, Vampire, Puberty and Madonna. He takes up printmaking, which gives…
Munch, Edvard (1863-1944) The Scream (Der Schrei) 1893 Oil, tempera and pastel on cardboard, 91 x 73.5 cm Nationalgalleriet, Oslo Painted in 1893, Munch’s iconic Scream was donated to the National Gallery in 1910. In terms of its fame, this painting now rivals…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Portrait de Juliette Courbet (Portrait of Juliette Courbet) 1844 Oil on canvas, 77.5 x 62 cm Petit Palais, Paris See also: • Courbet, Juliette (1831-1915)
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Courbet au chien noir (Courbet with a black dog) 1842–1844 Oil on canvas, 46.3 x 55.5 cm Petit Palais, Paris Gustave Courbet depicted himself as the young artist that he then was, of Bohemian elegance, travelling with his…
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) La Bacchante à la Panthère (Bacchante with a Panther) 1860 Oil on canvas, 54.6 x 95.3 cm Shelburne Museum, Shelburne
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Vue depuis les jardins Farnèse (View from the Farnese Gardens, Rome) 1826 Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 24.4475 x 40.005 cm The Phillips Collection, Washington After working several years in France, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot embarked for Italy in…
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Florence. Vue prise des jardins Boboli (View of Florence from the Boboli Gardens) c.1835–1840 Oil on canvas, 51 x 73 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris See also: • Giardino di Boboli (Firenze)
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Agostina 1866 Oil on canvas, 132.4 x 97.6 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This model was likely an immigrant from the rural region near Rome. Corot dressed her in traditional costume and placed her in an Italian…
Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) The Kiss/Lovers (Der Kuss/Liebespaar) 1908 (completed 1909) Oil and gold on canvas, 180 x 180 cm Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna The Kiss (Lovers) by Gustav Klimt is the most famous Austrian painting and the highlight of the permanent collection at…
Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) Pallas Athene 1898 Oil on canvas, 75 x 75 cm Wien Museum, Vienna