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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…

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…

Stable at Cuenca (1903)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Stable at Cuenca 1903 Oil on canvas, 57.2 x 72.1 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington See also: • Cuenca (España)

Tanagra (1918)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Tanagra (The Builders, New York) 1918 Oil on canvas, 149.2 x 149 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington In Tanagra (The Builders, New York), Childe Hassam painted an ambivalent image of modern life. At the turn of the twentieth…

Tête de femme, de profil (1905)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Tête de femme, de profil (Head of a Woman in Profile) 1905 Drypoint, 29.2 x 24.9 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston See also: • Derain, Alice (1884-1975)

Boulevard Héloise, Argenteuil (1872)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Boulevard Héloise, Argenteuil 1872 Oil on canvas, 33.6 x 57.7 cm Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven Compare: Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) Boulevard Héloïse, Argenteuil 1872 National Gallery of Art, Washington     See also: • Boulevard Héloïse (Argenteuil)