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…
Boucher, François (1703-1770) Madame de Pompadour 1759 Oil on canvas, 91 x 68 cm Wallace Collection, London Pompadour has been famous for the important position as a patron and in politics that she obtained as Louis XV’s mistress. Because of her great…
Moore, Henry (1898-1986) Three Seated Women 1942 Pencil, wax crayon, charcoal, wash and pen and ink on paper, 44.6 x 55.2 cm Private collection Three Seated Women exemplifies the highly important technical and stylistic developments Moore achieved in the 1940s. During…
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Le Repos (The Rest) 1932 Oil on canvas, 46 x 46 cm Private collection, London Le Repos is a stunning and intimate depiction of Picasso’s “golden muse,” Marie-Thérèse Walter, and is among the most iconic images of his…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Yole (The Skiff) 1875 Oil on canvas, 71 × 92 cm National Gallery, London We are probably looking at the river Seine near Chatou (some ten miles west of central Paris), although the exact site has not been…
Director: José Quintero Producer: Louis de Rochemont Screenplay: Gavin Lambert, Jan Read Based on: The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1950) by Tennessee Williams Genre: Drama | Romantic Music: Richard Addinsell Country: United Kingdom Language: English Studio: Warner Bros. Release date: 1961…
Winterbrook House, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, that was once home to Agatha Christie. Deaths: • Christie, Agatha (1890-1976) See also: • Christie, Agatha (1890-1976) | Houses | UK | Wallingford (England)
Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Henry James 1913 Oil on canvas, 85.1 x 67.3 cm National Portrait Gallery, London See also: • James, Henry (1843-1916)
Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) A Souvenir of Velazquez 1868 Oil on canvas, 102.7 x 82.4 cm Royal Academy of Arts, London The expressionistic brushwork and broad colouring of Millais‘s diploma work contrasts with the restrained naturalism of his earlier Pre-Raphaelite paintings. This…
Constable, John (1776-1837) The Leaping Horse 1825 Oil on canvas, 142 x 187.3 cm Royal Academy of Arts, London The barge lowers its sail, the rope slackens and the tow horse leaps the barrier on the path. John Constable depicts a scene…