Tag: tablecloth

Le Coffret chinois (1922)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Le Coffret chinois (Chinese Casket) 1922 Oil on canvas, 60.4 x 74 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Henri Matisse‘s love of decoration is evident here, as the patterned tablecloth and wallpapers flow together into a dizzying composition that almost…

La Lecture interrompue (c.1870)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) La Lecture interrompue (Interrupted Reading) c.1870 Oil on canvas mounted on board, 92.5 × 65.1 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Interrupted Reading is among the most compelling of Camille Corot’s late figure paintings. Corot almost never exhibited…

Intérieur à Nice (1919-1920)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Intérieur à Nice (Interior at Nice) 1919–1920 Oil on canvas, 131.5 × 90.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Beginning in 1917, Henri Matisse spent most winters in Nice, on the Mediterranean coast. He often stayed at the…

Invention de monstres (c.1937)

Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Invention de monstres (Invention of monsters) c.1937 Oil on canvas, 51.4 x 78.1 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, 2018 Salvador Dalí, Surrealism’s most publicized…

Le panier de pommes (c.1893)

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.…

Une histoire intéressante (c.1872)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Une histoire intéressante (An interesting story) c.1872 Oil on canvas, 59.7 × 76.6 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Compare: Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le Thé 1872 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York     Tissot, James (1836-1902) Mauvaises nouvelles,…

Nature morte au poisson (1864)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Nature morte au poisson (Fish, Still Life) 1864 Oil on canvas, 73.5 × 92.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Although still-life ensembles were an important element in many of the major paintings of the avant-garde artist Édouard…