Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) La Coiffure (The Hairstyle) 1894 Oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires In 1893, with the modesty that characterised all her work, Berthe Morisot addressed the subject of hairdressing for…
Pueyrredón, Prilidiano (1823-1870) Retrato de Manuelita Rosas, estudio (Portrait of Manuelita Rosas, study) 1851 Oil on canvas, 37.7 x 30.3 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires There are no surviving sketches by Prilidiano Pueyrredón, except for unfinished works…
Pueyrredón, Prilidiano (1823-1870) Retrato de Manuelita Rosas (Portrait of Manuelita Rosas) 1851 Oil on canvas, 199 x 166 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires Prilidiano Pueyrredón returned from Europe in 1851, after having left Buenos Aires in 1835.…
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Baigneurs en Bretagne (Bathers in Brittany) 1887 Oil on canvas, 97.5 x 130 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires Two Bathers – as Gauguin called this painting when it was first exhibited – was probably…
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) L’Appel (The call) s.d. Pencil on paper, 44 x 36 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires Compare: Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) L’Appel 1902 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Cárcova, Ernesto de la (1866-1927) Retrato de la Sra. María de la Cárcova de Ferrari (Portrait of Mrs. María de la Cárcova de Ferrari) 1894 Oil on canvas, 251 x 126 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires See…
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Danseuse debout (Dancer Standing) c.1877 Pastel on paper on cardboard, 46 x 49.5 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Ritratto di giovane nobile (Portrait of a young nobleman) 1551 Oil on canvas, 138.4 x 106.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This impressive and engaging portrait of a young nobleman, possibly a member of the…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Santa Lucía (Saint Lucy) c.1625–1630 Oil on canvas, 104.14 × 77 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Few images of saints show women as gorgeously attired as Francisco de Zurbarán‘s. His Saint Lucy portrays the young…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) L’Acteur tragique, Rouvière dans le rôle d’Hamlet (The Tragic Actor, Rouvière as Hamlet) 1866 Oil on canvas, 187.2 x 108.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A bearded man with light skin, wearing a black costume and…