Caravaggio (1571-1610) Suonatore di liuto (Lute-Player) 1595–1596 Oil on canvas, 94 x 119 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg This is an early work by Caravaggio, who sought above all to convey the reality and solidity of the surrounding world. We can…
Frédéric Bazille (1841-1870) Nature morte avec du poisson (Still life with fish) 1866 Oil on canvas 63.5 x 81.9 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Nature morte aux coloquintes (Still Life with Gourds) 1916 Oil on canvas, 100 x 81.3 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Matisse made some of his most experimental work between 1913 and 1917. In this still life from the end…
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Le panier de pommes (The Basket of Apples) c.1893 Oil on canvas, 65 × 80 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Art, Paul Cézanne once claimed, is “a harmony running parallel to nature,” not an imitation of nature.…
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Nature morte: pot à lait et fruits sur une table (Still life: milk jug and fruits on a table) c.1890 Oil on canvas, 59.5 x 72.8 cm Nationalgalleriet, Oslo
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Les fleurs jaunes (The Yellow Flowers) 1902 Oil on canvas, 46 x 54.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Succession H. Matisse / VEGAP, Madrid Still-life paintings played a primordial role in Henri Matisse’s beginnings in art. During the first…
Gris, Juan (1887-1927) Botella y frutero (Bottle and Fruit-Dish) 1919 Oil on canvas, 74 x 54 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid In April 1916 Juan Gris signed a contract with Léonce Rosenberg granting him ownership of his entire artistic output, both existing…
Gris, Juan (1887-1927) Bodegón (Still Life) 1913 Graphite and color pencils on silkpaper, 72.5 x 44.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid By the time Juan Gris became known as a painter at the Salon des Indépendants in 1912, his work was fully…
Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Chrysanthèmes dans un vase (Vase with Chrysanthemums) s.d. Oil on canvas, 42.5 x 39.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Henri Fantin-Latour achieved fame through his portraits of fellow artists and intellectuals of the day, as well as family members…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le melon (The Melon) c.1880 Oil on canvas, 32.6 × 44.1 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Compare: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le melon c.1880 National Gallery of Art, Washington