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Le Pierrot au livre (1924)

Gris, Juan (1887-1927) Le Pierrot au livre (Pierrot with Book) 1924 Oil on canvas, 65.5 × 50.8 cm Tate Britain, London On display at Tate Modern. Although this painting is resolutely figurative, it is strongly influenced by Cubism. Pierrot’s upper body…

The Lady of Shalott (c.1886-1905)

Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910) The Lady of Shalott c.1886–1905 Oil on canvas, 188.3 x 146.4 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford “Do not forsake your duties” is the overall message Hunt wanted to convey in his painting. The Lady, heroine of a Tennyson…

The Shadow of Death (1873-1874)

Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910) The Shadow of Death 1873–1874 Oil on panel, 104.5 x 82 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This minutely detailed painting depicts the young Jesus stretching after his day’s labor in his father’s carpentry shop. His mother,…

Femme dans un intérieur (1935)

Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Femme dans un intérieur (Woman in an Interior, Madame Hessel at Les Clayes) 1935 Oil on paper, 40.9 x 55.7 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton This intimate work was painted, according to Vuillard’s journal, on Easter morning…

La Diligence de Tarascon (1888)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) La Diligence de Tarascon (Tarascon Stagecoach) 1888 Oil on canvas, 71.4 x 92.5 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Closed shutters in the courtyard of the inn at Arles suggest it is siesta time, and short shadows indicate…

La Chambre à coucher (1888)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) La Chambre à coucher (The Bedroom / De slaapkamer) 1888 Oil on canvas, 72.4 cm x 91.3 cm Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam F0482-JH1608 Arles, October 1888 While he was in Arles, Van Gogh made this painting of…

Une forge (1893)

Cormon, Fernand (1845-1924) Une forge (A forge) 1893 Oil on canvas, 70.5 x 90.7 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris This is an unusual work for Cormon who was known above all for his history painting and large decorative works such as those at…

Autoportrait à l’ami Vincent (1888)

Laval, Charles (1861-1894) Autoportrait à l’ami Vincent (Self-Portrait to my friend Vincent) 1888 Oil on canvas, 50.7 x 60.4 cm Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Charles Laval sent this self-portrait to Van Gogh, who was immediately enthusiastic. To his brother Theo he…