O’Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986) The Lawrence Tree (D.H. Lawrence Pine Tree) 1929 Oil on canvas, 78.7 x 101.6 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Curatorial Narrative: O’Keeffe found endless beauty and inspiration in nature, from coastlines in the Northeast to the desert in the Southwest.…
Laurencin, Marie (1883-1956) Conception des costumes de “Les Biches” (Costume Design from “Les Biches”) 1924 Crayon and ink on paper, 26.7 x 21 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) Two Girls with Oleander c.1890–1892 Oil on canvas, 54.9 x 128.6 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Ferdinand Philippe, Duc d’Orléans 1844 Oil on canvas, 73 x 59.7 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford See also: • Ferdinand-Philippe d’Orléans (1810-1842)
Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Arcadie/Idylle: Famille de l’Antiquité (Arcadia/Idyll: Family from Antiquity) 1860 Oil on canvas, 61.3 x 51.1 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Bouguereau, one of the most successful painters of the nineteenth century, was particularly admired in the United States. He…
Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Scène allégorique (Allegorical Scene) s.d. Oil on canvas, 18.1 x 23.2 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Apparition d’un visage et d’un compotier sur une plage (Apparition of Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach) 1938 Oil on canvas, 114.3 x 143.8 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Curatorial Narrative: At first glance the spectator sees a desolate…
Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) La Solitude (Loneliness) 1931 Oil on canvas, 35.2 x 27.2 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford “Solitude” was the first painting by Dalí to enter a museum collection anywhere in the world, and it is typical of his earliest, often…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) L’église de Vernon (The Church at Vernon) 1883 Oil on canvas, 65 x 81.4 cm Private collection “One day, when I happened to be in Vernon, I found the silhouette of the church so remarkable that I absolutely…
Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) Le Brochet (The Pike) 1888 Oil on canvas, 41.9 x 80.6 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford In dabs of paint, Sisley captures the light sparkling on this magnificent pike and the bright sprig of herbs nearby. The rumpled linen,…