Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) The Stevedores in Arles 1888 Oil on canvas, 54 x 65 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid When Vincent van Gogh arrived in Arles in February 1888 seeking the luminous atmosphere of the French Midi, he eschewed pointillist and…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Bord de mer (Seaside, July: Specimen of a Portrait) 1878 Oil on fabric, 87.5 x 61 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland From 1869 to 1876, under the pseudonym Coïdé, Tissot published political cartoons in the British weekly…
Laurencin, Marie (1883-1956) Écharpe jaune (Yellow Scarf) c.1928 Oil on canvas, 73.3 x 54.6 cm Pola Museum of Art, Hakone
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Marguerite 1907 Oil on canvas, 54 x 65 cm Musée Picasso, Paris See also: • Matisse, Marguerite (1894-1982)
Boccioni, Umberto (1882-1916) Tre donne (Three Women) 1909–1910 Oil on canvas, 180 × 132 cm Banca Commerciale Italiana, Milano The artist represents the three ages of women through the figures of her mother Cecilia, her beloved sister Amelia and the model Ines.…
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Roses jaunes dans un vase (Yellow Roses in a Vase) 1882 Oil on canvas, 53.34 × 46.36 cm Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Deux danseuses jaunes et roses (Two Dancers in Yellow and Pink) 1898 Pastel on paper, 106 x 108 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Ritratto di giovane donna (Portrait of a Young Woman) 1580s Oil on canvas, 68.9 x 57.2 cm Private collection
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Portrait de Madame Stephen Pichon (Portrait of Mme Stephen Pichon) 1895 Oil on canvas, 63 x 54 cm Musée Renoir, Cagnes-sur-Mer See also: • Pichon, Madame Stephen
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Lucretia 1664 Oil on canvas, 120 x 101 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…