Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Pot de fleurs et fruits (Pot of Flowers and Fruit) c.1888–1890 Oil on canvas, 46 x 56.25 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London The commonplace objects in this deceptively simple still life allow Paul Cézanne to set himself a…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Vase de fleurs (Vase of Flowers) 1881 Oil on canvas, 100.4 x 81.8 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London In the early 1880s, Claude Monet focused on painting ambitious floral still lifes. This lavish bouquet of mallows (a wild…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Nature morte aux fleurs et aux fruits (Still Life with Flowers and Fruit) c.1889 Oil on canvas, 99.7 × 140.3 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Portrait d’une femme polonaise (Portrait of a Polish Woman) 1919 Oil on canvas, 100.3 × 64.8 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Notorious for his fiery temper, his passionate love affairs, and his severe poverty, Amedeo Modigliani was the consummate…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le Bon Bock (The Good Bock) 1873 Oil on canvas, 94.6 × 83.3 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Bock is a dark, rich beer made in the spring. This vivid depiction of a drinker recalls the animated portraits by…
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Les Joueuses de dominos (Domino Players) 1921 Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Painted during Matisse‘s fourth sojourn in Nice, this scene captures an easy afternoon of games, with the artist’s daughter, Marguerite, on the…
Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Repas dans un jardin (Repast in a Garden) 1898 Oil on cardboard, 54.3 x 53.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Nature morte aux pêches et aux raisins (Still Life with Peaches and Grapes) 1896 Oil on canvas, 29 × 42 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Danse à Bougival (Dance at Bougival) 1883 Oil on canvas, 181.9 x 98.1 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The open-air cafés of suburban Bougival, a town on the river Seine west of Paris, were popular recreation spots for…
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901) Moulin de la Galette 1889 Oil on canvas, 88.5 × 101.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago With this painting of the dance hall known as the Moulin de la Galette, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec established his reputation as…