Tag: USA

Avenue of the Allies: Brazil, Belgium (1918)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Avenue of the Allies: Brazil, Belgium 1918 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 61.75 cm Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles The Preparedness Parade down Fifth Avenue in New York on May 13, 1916, demonstrated America’s readiness…

Allies Day, May 1917 (1917)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Allies Day, May 1917 1917 Oil on canvas, 92.7 x 76.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A patriotic whirlwind overtook mid–town Manhattan as America entered the First World War in the spring of 1917. On Fifth Avenue,…

Route tournante à L’Estaque (1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) Route tournante à L’Estaque (The Turning Road, L’Estaque) 1906 Oil on canvas, 129.5 × 194.9 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Houston André Derain’s masterpiece The Turning Road, L’Estaque is a major work of the avant-garde art movement called…

London Bridge (1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) London Bridge 1906 Oil on canvas, 66 x 99.1 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York In 1905, French painter André Derain was commissioned by his art dealer Ambroise Vollard to paint views of London. Derain set up…

Pont sur le Riou (1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) Pont sur le Riou (Bridge over the Riou) 1906 Oil on canvas, 82.6 x 101.6 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York Although Bridge over the Riou describes a place in the south of France, its complexly patterned…

Bachique danse (1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) Bachique danse (Bacchic Dance) 1906 Watercolor and pencil on paper, 49.5 x 64.8 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York