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Le Cyclope (c.1914)

Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) Le Cyclope (The Cyclops) c.1914 Oil on cardboard mounted on panel, 65.8 x 52.7 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Dream world The work of Redon portrays a dream world, inhabited by fairies, monsters, spirits and other fantasy figures. This…

Naissance de Vénus (c.1912)

Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) Naissance de Vénus (Birth of Venus) c.1912 Pastel on paper mounted on cardboard, 82 x 62 cm Petit Palais, Paris Associated somewhat reluctantly with Symbolism, Odilon Redon began his career as a creator of monochrome works, charcoals or…

Sarah Bernhardt à table (1885)

Abbéma, Louise (1853-1927) Sarah Bernhardt à table (Sarah Bernhardt at the Table) 1885 Gouache and pastel on paper mounted on canvas, 64 x 91 cm Petit Palais, Paris Louise Abbéma, born in Étampes in 1853 and died in Paris in 1927,…

Le petit-déjeuner à Pont-l’Evêque (1930)

Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Le petit-déjeuner à Pont-l’Evêque (Breakfast in Pont-l’Evêque) 1930 Oil on board laid down on cradled panel, 75.5 x 101.2 cm Private collection The present work depicts a lively breakfast conversation in the home of Jean Laroche. Laroche made…

Personnages dans un intérieur: Le travail (1896)

Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Personnages dans un intérieur: Le travail (Figures in an Interior: Work) 1896 Glue-based paint on canvas Petit Palais, Paris Work is one of four panels painted by Vuillard for the apartment of Doctor Henri Vaquez (1860-1936) in Paris. This…

Personnages dans un intérieur: La musique (1896)

Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Personnages dans un intérieur: La musique (Figures in an Interior: Music) 1896 Glue-based paint on canvas Petit Palais, Paris Music is one of four panels painted by Vuillard for the apartment of Doctor Henri Vaquez (1860-1936) in Paris. This…

Personnages dans un intérieur: L’intimité (1896)

Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Personnages dans un intérieur: L’intimité (Figures in an Interior: Intimacy) 1896 Glue-based paint on canvas Petit Palais, Paris Intimacy is one of four panels painted by Vuillard for the apartment of Doctor Henri Vaquez (1860-1936) in Paris. This cardiologist,…

Les Saisons: L’Hiver (c.1860)

Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Les Saisons: L’Hiver (Seasons: Winter) c.1860 Oil on canvas Petit Palais, Paris Cézanne as a young painter signed “Ingres” on several works. In 1860, Cézanne, still a student at the law faculty in Aix, started out as a painter by…

Les Saisons: L’Automne (c.1860)

Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Les Saisons: L’Automne (Seasons: Autumn) c.1860 Oil on canvas Petit Palais, Paris Cézanne as a young painter signed “Ingres” on several works. In 1860, Cézanne, still a student at the law faculty in Aix, started out as a painter by…