Tag: Washington

La danseuse (1874)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La danseuse (The Dancer) 1874 Oil on canvas, 142.5 x 94.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The Dancer was one of seven works that Renoir included in the first exhibition of the Société anonyme coopérative des…

Personnages cueillant des fleurs (1875)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Personnages cueillant des fleurs (Picking Flowers) 1875 Oil on canvas, 54.3 x 65.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A light-skinned man and woman stand looking at each other, surrounded by blooming flowers and lush green trees…

Claude Monet, Le Liseur (1872)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Claude Monet, Le Liseur (The Reader) 1872 Oil on canvas, 65 x 50 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Compare: Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Claude Monet lisant c.1873 Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris     See also: • Monet, Claude (1840-1926)

Claude ‘Coco’ Renoir (1908)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Claude ‘Coco’ Renoir 1908 Bronze, 26.4 x 20.4 x 19.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Renoir, Claude (1901-1969)

Baigneuse arrangeant ses cheveux (1893)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Baigneuse arrangeant ses cheveux (Bather Arranging Her Hair) 1893 Oil on canvas, 92.4 x 74 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from the knees up, a nearly nude, young woman with pale pink skin stands with…

Self-Portrait (1659)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Self-Portrait 1659 Oil on canvas, 84.5 x 66 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for six months with Pieter Lastman (1583–1633), a…