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)
Henry James (1913)
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Le Jardin de l’artiste à Vétheuil (1881)
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Le Jardin de l’artiste à Vétheuil (The Artist’s Garden at Vétheuil) 1881 Oil on canvas, 151.5 x 121 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A small child stands facing us on a sun-dappled path that runs up the center…
Portrait de Jeanne Wenz (1886)
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901) Portrait de Jeanne Wenz (Portrait of Jeanne Wenz) 1886 Oil on canvas, 80.7 × 59.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec painted this portrait when he was only 22 years old and still an art…
Femme prenant du chocolat (c.1912)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Femme prenant du chocolat (Cup of Chocolate) c.1912 Oil on canvas, 54.1 x 65.1 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Renoir painted this canvas years after he had moved away from impressionism, when he was living in the rural countryside of…
Suzanne et Lily Butler in Claude Monet’s Garden (c.1894-1895)
Butler, Theodore Earl (1861-1936) Suzanne et Lily Butler in Claude Monet’s Garden c.1894–1895 Oil on canvas, 61 x 71 cm Private collection Claude Monet‘s garden in Giverny left an indelible mark on the history of art. Nurturing his willow trees, flowers…
Monsieur Charpentier (c.1879)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Monsieur Charpentier c.1879 Oil on canvas, 32.5 x 25 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Renoir‘s skill at rendering his subjects in a flattering light meant that his portraits were in high demand among Parisian bourgeois society. This small portrait likely…
Spanish Dancer Wearing a Lace Mantilla (1873)
Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) Spanish Dancer Wearing a Lace Mantilla 1873 Oil on canvas, 65.2 × 50.1 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington Mary Cassatt spent a few months in Spain in the early 1870s. She went first to Madrid, where she copied…
Going West (c.1934-1935)
Pollock, Jackson (1912-1956) Going West c.1934–1935 Oil on fiberboard, 38.3 x 52.7 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington
Manhattan (1932)
O’Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986) Manhattan 1932 Oil on canvas, 214.3 x 122.4 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington Dizzying heights, soaring verticals, and spectacular views of New York City‘s skyscrapers inspired some of Georgie O’Keeffe‘s most memorable paintings. O’Keeffe not only painted these…
High Cliff, Coast of Maine (1894)
Homer, Winslow (1836-1910) High Cliff, Coast of Maine 1894 Oil on canvas, 76.8 x 97.2 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington Winslow Homer was known for his robust depictions of nature. In High Cliff, Coast of Maine, the ocean wages a mighty…