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…
Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938) Nue arrangeant ses cheveux (Nude Arranging Her Hair) c.1916 Oil on canvasboard, 104.77 x 75.24 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington Suzanne Valadon painted female nudes throughout her career and was one of only a few…
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Le Moulin de la Galette (The Moulin de la Galette) c.1900 Oil on canvas, 89.7 x 116.8 cm Guggenheim Museum, New York See also: • Moulin de la Galette (Paris)
Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Le bol de lait (The Bowl of Milk) c.1919 Oil on canvas, 116.2 × 121 cm Tate Britain, London Bonnard painted this work in the south of France. He moved there during the First World War with his partner…