Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Testa di donna (Head of a Woman) 1915 Oil on paper, 43 x 26 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Modigliani was above all a portraitist. According to Werner Schmalenbach, his need to “take possession of those around him” stemmed…
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Petit nu accroupi aux bras (Small Crouching Nude with Arms) 1908 Bronze, 13.6 x 9 x 10 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Succession H. Matisse / VEGAP, Madrid Carmen Thyssen Collection Matisse began to create sculptures towards 1898, a…
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Conversation sous les oliviers (Conversation under the Olive Trees) 1921 Oil on canvas, 100 x 82 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Succession H. Matisse / VEGAP, Madrid Carmen Thyssen Collection Beneath their tranquil surface, Matisse‘s paintings often conceal a…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The French Breakfast 1910 Oil on canvas, 73 x 50.2 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Carmen Thyssen Collection With his personal finances greatly improving and with the proceeds from the sale of four paintings in May, Childe Hassam was…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Fifth Avenue at Washington Square, New York 1891 Oil on canvas, 56 x 40.6 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Carmen Thyssen Collection Following his return from Paris in 1889, Hassam lived at 95 Fifth Avenue, a few steps from…
Guercino (1591-1666) Cristo e la donna di Samaria al pozzo (Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well) c.1640–1641 Oil on canvas, 116 x 156 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The meeting between Christ and the woman of Samaria at the…
Gris, Juan (1887-1927) Mujer sentada (Seated Woman) 1917 Oil on panel, 116 x 73 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Carmen Thyssen Collection From 1916 onwards Gris became interested in painting figures, leading him to seek inspiration in the work of the great…
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Rue à Rouen (Street in Rouen) 1884 Oil on canvas, 73 x 92 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Street in Rouen is one of the most ambitious — and largest —landscapes painted by Gauguin while living in this town…
Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Portrait of Sarah Buxton c.1776–1777 Oil on canvas, 110 x 87 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Together with Joshua Reynolds Thomas Gainsborough was one of the great 18th-century British portraitists. A certain rivalry existed between the two painters, which…
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Portrait d’une jeune dame (Portrait of a Young Lady) c.1770–1772 Oil on canvas, 63 x 53 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Carmen Thyssen Collection It has always been felt that the age of Louis XV finds its most characteristic…