Tag: standing

Famille d’Arlequin (1905)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Famille d’Arlequin (Harlequin Family) 1905 Gouache and ink on card laid down on cradled panel, 29.5 x 21.5 cm Private collection Famille d’arlequin is an exquisite example of Picasso’s celebrated Rose period, which was dominated by images of…

Drame au village, Pont-Aven (1894)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Drame au village, Pont-Aven (Drama in the village, Pont-Aven) 1894 Oil on canvas, 73.4 x 93 cm Private collection A dream-like, symbolic scene in sultry, evocative hues, Paul Gauguin’s Drame au village, Pont-Aven epitomizes the artist’s fascination with…

Hôpital Saint-Paul à Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (1889)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Hôpital Saint-Paul à Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (Hospital Saint Paul at Saint Rémy de Provence) 1889 Oil on canvas, 63.4 x 49 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Compare: Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Hôpital à Saint-Remy 1889 Hammer Museum, Los Angeles     See also:…

Dr. Pozzi at Home (1881)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Dr. Pozzi at Home 1881 Oil on canvas, 201.6 x 102.2 cm Hammer Museum, Los Angeles Samuel-Jean Pozzi (1846–1918) was a pioneer in the field of modern gynecology in France; his practices advanced the reproductive safety and dignity…

Maria de’ Medici (c.1555)

Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Maria de’ Medici c.1555 Oil on poplar, 116 x 90 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Since the early Renaissance the foremost artists and workshops in Florence had worked for the Medici. In 1570, Cosimo I became Grand-Duke of Tuscany, elevating…

Le Jardin de l’artiste à Vétheuil (1881)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Le Jardin de l’artiste à Vétheuil (The Artist’s Garden at Vétheuil) 1881 Oil on canvas, 151.5 x 121 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A small child stands facing us on a sun-dappled path that runs up the center…

Le déjeuner (1868-1869)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Le déjeuner (The Luncheon) 1868–1869 Oil on canvas, 231.5 x 151 cm Städel Museum, Frankfurt Art history would probably have taken a different course if the jury of the Paris Salon had not turned down this painting by Monet…