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Autoportrait (1876)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Autoportrait (Self-Portrait) 1876 Oil on canvas, 73.3 x 57.3 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA In the first flush of major success as an artist, Renoir depicts himself in front of an easel. By 1876, he had participated in the…

Jeunes filles au piano (c.1889)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Jeunes filles au piano (Young Girls at the Piano) c.1889 Oil on canvas, 55.9 x 46.36 cm Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha Compare: Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Jeunes filles au piano 1892 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg     Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Jeunes filles au…

George W. Vanderbilt (1897-1903)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) George W. Vanderbilt 1897–1903 Oil on canvas, 208.6 x 91.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A close friend of Whistler, George Washington Vanderbilt II commissioned this full-length portrait in 1897 to hang in Biltmore House,…

Mother of Pearl and Silver: The Andalusian (1888-1900)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Mother of Pearl and Silver: The Andalusian c.1888 (?)-1900 Oil on canvas, 191.5 x 89.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Ethel Philip, Whistler‘s sister-in-law and a favorite subject of the artist, whose likeness appears in…

The Lime Burner (1859)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) The Lime Burner 1859 Etching and drypoint on laid paper, 25.4 x 17.8 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London During his formative years in Paris in the 1850s, Whistler was influenced by the injunctions of the…

Venere di Urbino (1538)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere di Urbino (Venus of Urbino) 1538 Oil on canvas, 119 x 165 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze This is one of Titian’s most famous works and it depicts the emblematic figure of a young bride about to be dressed…

L’Atelier du peintre (1854-1855)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) L’Atelier du peintre (The Painter’s Studio) 1854–1855 Oil on canvas, 361 x 598 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris The enormous Studio is without doubt Courbet‘s most mysterious composition. However, he provides several clues to its interpretation: “It’s the whole world…

The Kiss (1908-1909)

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…