Tag: woman

La masía (1921-1922)

Miró, Joan (1893-1983) La masía (The Farm) 1921–1922 Oil on canvas, 123.8 x 141.3 x 3.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Miró moved from Barcelona to Paris in 1920, determined to participate in the artistic vanguard of the French capital.…

Le Moulin de la Galette (c.1900)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Le Moulin de la Galette (The Moulin de la Galette) c.1900 Oil on canvas, 89.7 x 116.8 cm Guggenheim Museum, New York See also: • Moulin de la Galette (Paris)

Femme nue se baissant (1923)

Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Femme nue se baissant (Nude Bending Down) 1923 Oil on canvas, 57.1 × 52.7 cm Tate Britain, London A woman is glimpsed quietly wiping her leg. The informality of the pose suggests that the model has been caught unawares…

Le bol de lait (c.1919)

Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Le bol de lait (The Bowl of Milk) c.1919 Oil on canvas, 116.2 × 121 cm Tate Britain, London Bonnard painted this work in the south of France. He moved there during the First World War with his partner…

Profil de jeune fille (c.1880)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Profil de jeune fille (Young girl profile) c.1880 Oil on canvas, 32.7 x 24.7 cm Private collection A towering figure in the second half of the nineteenth century, Édouard Manet was a serious and dedicated artist strongly committed…

Famille d’Arlequin (1905)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Famille d’Arlequin (Harlequin Family) 1905 Gouache and ink on card laid down on cradled panel, 29.5 x 21.5 cm Private collection Famille d’arlequin is an exquisite example of Picasso’s celebrated Rose period, which was dominated by images of…

Nu couché sur le côté gauche (1917)

Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Nu couché sur le côté gauche (Nude lying on the left side) 1917 Oil on canvas, 89.5 x 146.7 cm Private collection “There is only one painter of the modern nude” – André Salmon. Fifteen Francs a day.…