Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Le treillis (The Trellis) 1862 Oil on canvas, 109.9 × 135.3 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Summer flowers are the heart of this painting. Full-blown, they surge across the surface, engulfing the young woman whose dress is even…
Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1557) Ritratto di un uomo (Portrait of a Man, possibly Girolamo Rosati) 1533–1534 Oil on canvas, 108.2 x 100.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland The gesture of the elegantly dressed man is a mystery. Is he rising from…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le lapin (The Rabbit) 1881 Oil on canvas, 97.5 x 61 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff
Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Wineglasses probably 1875 Oil on canvas, 45 × 37.5 cm National Gallery, London This small painting of a shaded arbour could be set in a cafe or restaurant, but it may be a private garden. Dappled sunlight…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Un Déjeuner (A lunch) c.1868 Oil on canvas, 77.8 x 58.7 cm Private collection
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Près du lac (Near the Lake) 1879–1880 Oil on canvas, 47.5 × 56.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) George Moore dans le jardin de l’artiste (George Moore in the Artist’s Garden) c.1879 Oil on canvas, 54.6 x 45.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A pale-skinned young man with a carrot-red beard and hair faces…