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Artist Henri Matisse Title The Piano Lesson Year 1916 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 245.11 cm × 212.725 cm (96.50 in × 83.750 in) Location The Museum of Modern Art, New York Matisse’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ is a vision of discipline, beauty, and war. Henri Matisse painted…
Artist Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947) Title Self-portrait in the mirror of the bathroom Date before 1947 Medium oil on panel Dimensions height: 73 cm (28.7 in) ; width: 51 cm (20 in) Collection Musée national d’Art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris “The artist who paints…
There is a certain inevitability to Paul Cézanne. The more one looks at 20th-century painting, the more one circles back to him. Picasso saw it early, calling him “the father of us all.” Matisse reportedly owned one of his Bathers…
Georges Seurat, one of the most celebrated figures of the Post-Impressionist movement, is best known for his innovative approach to color and light, particularly through his groundbreaking technique, Pointillism. While his vibrant paintings like A Sunday Afternoon on the Island…
Artist: Georges Seurat (French, Paris 1859–1891 Paris) Title: Embroidery; The Artist’s Mother Date: 1882–83 , Medium: Conté crayon on Michallet paper Dimensions: 12 5/16 x 9 7/16 in. (31.2 x 24.1 cm) Collection : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This tranquil portrait of…
Georges Seurat, Study for Bathers at Asnières, 1884 There is a particular stillness in Seurat’s Study for Bathers at Asnières. The young man, stripped of all distractions, sits quietly, lost in thought. His form, bathed in light, emerges from a…
A Personal and Intimate Portrait Paul Cézanne, one of the most influential figures in modern art, often turned to those closest to him as subjects for his portraits. His 1887 painting, Paul Cézanne, the Artist’s Son, presents a deeply personal…