Tag: standing

La Coiffure (1894)

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…

Retrato de Manuelita Rosas, estudio (1851)

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…

Retrato de Manuelita Rosas (1851)

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.…

Baigneurs en Bretagne (1887)

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…

L’Appel

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    

Danseuse debout (c.1877)

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

Ritratto di giovane nobile (1551)

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…

Santa Lucía (1625-1630)

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…

L’Acteur tragique (1866)

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…