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Marie Vorobieff

(1892–1984) Мария Брониславовна Воробьёва-Стебельская Maria Bronislavovna Vorobyova-Stebelskaya Marevna Vorobev-Stebelska The artist’s works: Self Portrait 1931 Private collection Marie Vorobieff in Art: Rivera, Diego (1886-1957) Retrato de Marevna c.1915 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago   Born February 26 1892 Cheboksary (Russia) Died…

Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water (1872)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water 1872 Oil on canvas, 51 × 76.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In the early 1870s James McNeill Whistler took a radical step toward abstraction with his Nocturnes series. In…

Frances, Countess of Dartmouth (1756)

Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Frances, Countess of Dartmouth 1756 Oil on canvas, 127 x 102 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The present portrait of Frances, Countess of Dartmouth was acquired for the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection in 1977 from the UK art market. As with…

Portrait of Sarah Buxton (c.1776-1777)

Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Portrait of Sarah Buxton c.1776–1777 Oil on canvas, 110 x 87 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Together with Joshua Reynolds Thomas Gainsborough was one of the great 18th-century British portraitists. A certain rivalry existed between the two painters, which…

Le Pont de Waterloo (1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) Le Pont de Waterloo (Waterloo Bridge) 1906 Oil on canvas, 80.5 x 101 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©André Derain, VEGAP, Madrid Waterloo Bridge is one of the series of canvases Derain painted in London for the art dealer…

Le Parlement de Londres (1903)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Le Parlement de Londres (London Parliament) 1903 Oil on canvas, 81 x 92 cm Musée d’art moderne André Malraux, Le Havre See also: • Palace of Westminster (London)

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,…

Effet de neige à Petit-Montrouge (1870)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Effet de neige à Petit-Montrouge (Effect of Snow at Petit Montrouge) 1870 Oil on canvas, 61.6 x 50.4 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff See also: • Paris (France) | Petit Montrouge