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Posts in Category: 19th Century

Jean-François Millet

On April 22, 2025 - 19th Century, French

Robert Henri

On April 17, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, july 12

Robert Henri, American painter, June 24, 1865 – July 12, 1929

"There are mighty few people who think what they think they think." — Robert Henri

Betalo Rubino, Dramatic Dancer, 1916 Oil on canvas, 77 1/4 × 37 1/4 in // Saint Louis Art Museum

Salome, 1909 Oil on canvas John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida

Joseph Mallord William Turner

On April 17, 2025 - 18th Century, 19th Century, april 23, English

Joseph Mallord William Turner, English painter, April 23, 1775–December 19, 1851

Daguerrotype of JMW Turner, 1847

Death on a Pale Horse (?) c.1825–30 Oil paint on canvas, 23.5 x 29.8 in // Tate Gallery, London

San Giorgio Maggiore in the Morning, 1819 Watercolor on paper, 11 x 8.7 in // British Museum, London

Fishermen at Sea, 1796 Oil on canvas, 36 in x 48.1 in // Tate Britain, London

Peace – Burial at Sea,1842 Oil on canvas, 34 in × 34.1 in // Tate Britain, London

The Slave Ship, 1840 Oil on canvas, 35.7 in x 48.2 in // Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Kenilworth Castle Date: c.1830 Watercolour, bodycolour and graphite on paper Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Saltash with the Water Ferry, Cornwall, 1811 Oil on canvas, 35.3 in x 47.5 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Calais Pier, 1803 Oil on canvas, 67.7 in x 94.4 in // National Gallery, London

Fisherman's Cottage, Dover, circa 1790 Watercolor, 5.23 in x 7.87 in // Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut

Norham Castle, Sunrise c.1845 Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775-1851 Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/N01981

Edgar Degas

On April 14, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, French, july 19

Edgar Degas, French Artist, July 19, 1834 – September 27, 1917

"In painting you must give the idea of the true by means of the false." — Degas

Eugène Manet, 1874 Oil on canvas, 25.6 x 33.9 // Private Collection

Three Ukrainian Dancers, 1895 Pastel, 24.5 x 20.9 in // Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden

Edgar Degas, At the Milliner's, 1882 Pastel on pale gray wove paper (industrial wrapping paper), laid down on silk bolting, 30 x 34 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

At the Milliner's, 1882 Pastel on pale gray wove paper (industrial wrapping paper), laid down on silk bolting, 30 x 34 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Self Portrait with Evariste de Valernes, c.1865 Oil on canvas, 45.9 x 35.3 in Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Self Portrait Saluting, 1863 92x61cm Oil on canvas, 36.2 x 24 in // Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal

At the Mirror, c. 1889 Pastel on paper, 19.3 x 25.2 in // Kunsthalle, Hamburg

Harlequin and Columbina, 1886

Two Riders by a Lake, c.1861 Pen and ink // Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), Paris

Paul Lafond and Alphonse Cherfils Examining a Painting, c. 1878–80 Oil on wood panel, 16 3/4 x 19 11/16 in // Cleveland Museum of Art

Dancer in Ukrainian Dress, 1899 Pastel over charcoal on tracing paper, 24.3 in x 17.9 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Lowering the Curtain, c.1880 Pastel Private Collection

Houses at the Foot of a Cliff (Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme.), circa 1895-1898 Oil on canvas, 36.2 in x 28.6 in // Columbus Museum of Art

The Road, 1878 Monotype (black ink) on china paper National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

James Ensor

On April 13, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, april 13, Belgian

James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor, Belgian painter, April 13, 1860 – November 19, 1949

Portrait of James Ensor, 1940s

Still Life with Chinoiseries, circa 1906 Oil on canvas, 30.9 in x 38.7 in // Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

Self Portrait with Demons, 1898 Lithograph, 21 1/16 x 14 5/8 in // Museum of Modern Art, New York

My Portrait in the Year 1960, 1888 Etching, 6.9 x 12 in Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent

Intrigue, 1890 Oil on canvas, 35.2 in x 58.6 in // Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

Self Portrait with Demons, 1898 Lithograph, 21 1/16 x 14 5/8 in // Museum of Modern Art, New York

James McNeill Whistler

On April 12, 2025 - 19th Century, American, july 11

James McNeill Whistler, American artist, Jul 11, 1834 – Jul 17, 1903

Nocturne in Blue and Green, 1871 Oil on canvas, 19.7 x 23.3 in // Tate Gallery, London

Bibi Valentin, 1859 Etching, plate: 6 x 9 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Crepuscule in Flesh Color and Green: Valparaiso, 1866 Oil on canvas, 75.88 x 58.42 cm Tate Gallery, London

Note in Pink and Brown, ca. 1880 Charcoal and pastel on dark brown wove paper, 11 3/4 x 7 1/4 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Harmony in Gray and Green: Miss Cicely Alexander, 1872 - 1873 Oil on canvas, 74 3/4 x 38 1/2 ins // Tate Gallery, London

The Swan, Chelsea, c. 1870 Etching // The Cleveland Museum of Art

Courtyard and Canal, 1879 - 1880 Chalk, 30.1 x 20.2 cm

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, 1875 Oil on panel, 23.7 in x 18.2 in // Detroit Institute of Arts

Grey and Silver: Old Battersea Reach, 1863 Oil on canvas, 20 × 27 in // Art Institute of Chicago

James Whistler, Variations in Violet and Grey—Market Place, Dieppe, 1885 Gouache and watercolor on off-white wove paper, mounted on academy board, 7 15/16 x 5 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Variations in Violet and Grey—Market Place, Dieppe, 1885 Gouache and watercolor on off-white wove paper, mounted on academy board, 7 15/16 x 5 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Coast of Brittany (aka Alone with the Tide), 1861 Oil on canvas, 34.4 x 45.5 in // Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford

James Whistler, Study: Maud Seated, 1878 Lithotint with scraping and roulette in black ink on ivory wove proofing paper, 10 7/16 × 7 1/4 in Art Institute of Chicago

Study: Maud Seated, 1878 Lithotint with scraping and roulette in black ink on ivory wove proofing paper, 10 7/16 × 7 1/4 in // Art Institute of Chicago

The Dancing Girl, 1868 - 1870 Pastel, 11 x 7 in

James Whistler, Two Doorways, Series/Portfolio: First Venice Set ("Venice: Twelve Etchings,") 1880 Etching and drypoint; fourth state of thirteen (Glasgow); printed in black ink on ivory laid paper, 7 15/16 x 11 1/2 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Two Doorways, Series/Portfolio: First Venice Set ("Venice: Twelve Etchings,") 1880 Etching and drypoint; fourth state of thirteen (Glasgow); printed in black ink on ivory laid paper, 7 15/16 x 11 1/2 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

James Whistler, Rose and Silver–Portrait of Mrs. Whibley, 1895-1896 Watercolor on brown paper, 11 1/8 × 7 3/8 in The National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, DC

Rose and Silver–Portrait of Mrs. Whibley, 1895-1896 Watercolor on brown paper, 11 1/8 × 7 3/8 in // The National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, DC

The Priest's Lodging, Dieppe, c.1897 Oil on panel, 6.5 x 9.6 in // The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

Arrangement in Gray: Portrait of the Painter, ca. 1872 Oil on canvas, 29 1/2 × 21 in // Detroit Institute of Arts

Édouard Manet

On April 10, 2025 - 19th Century, French, january 23

Édouard Manet, French artist January 23, 1832-April 30, 1883

Édouard Manet

Boats at Berck-sur-Mer, 1873 Oil on fabric, 13 3/8 x 21 15/16 in // Cleveland Museum of Art

Young Woman in a Round Hat, ca. 1877–79 Oil on canvas, 21 1/2 × 17 3/4 in // Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey

The Steamboat, 1868 Oil on canvas Philadelphia Museum of Art

Oysters, 1862 Oil on canvas, 15.4 in x 18.4 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C

Édouard Manet, Line in front of the Butcher Shop, 1870–71, published 1905 Etching on light blue laid paper, 9 1/4 x 6 1/8 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Line in front of the Butcher Shop, 1870–71, published 1905 Etching on light blue laid paper, 9 1/4 x 6 1/8 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Woman with a Fan (Jeanne Duval, Baudelaire's lover), 1862 Oil on canvas, 35.43 in x 44.48 in // Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Repose, Portrait of Berthe Morisot, 1871 Oil on canvas 59.1 in x 44.8 in // Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, R.I.

Perched upon a Bust of Pallas, 1875 Illustration For "THE RAVEN" BY EDGAR ALLAN POE Lithograph 19 1/8 x 12 7/8 in // Cleveland Museum of Art

Édouard Manet, The Banks of the Seine at Argenteuil, 1874 Oil on canvas Courtauld Institute of Art, London

The Banks of the Seine at Argenteuil, 1874 Oil on canvas, 24.5 x 40.6 in Courtauld Institute of Art, London

Édouard Manet, Pierrot dancing, 1849 Ink on paper, 10.5 x 8 Private Collection

Pierrot dancing, 1849 Ink on paper, 10.5 x 8 in // Private Collection

Reclining Young Woman in Spanish Costume, 1862-63 Oil on canvas, 37 5/16 × 44 3/4 in // Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Portrait of Emilie Ambre in role of Carmen, c.1879 Oil on canvas, 36.3 in x 28.9 in // Philadelphia Museum of Art

At the Père Lathuille Restaurant, 1879 Oil on canvas 36.2 in x 44 in /// Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tournai, France

The Balcony, 1868-1869 Oil on canvas, 66.9 in x 49 in // Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Woman in furs (Portrait of Mery Laurent), 1882 Pastel, 21.25 x 13.4 in // Private Collection

The Artist (Marcellin Desboutin), 1875 Oil on canvas, 76 15/16 × 51 3/4 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Édouard Manet, Dragonfly, plate 1 from Le Fleuve, 1874 Etching, drypoint and aquatint in black on ivory laid paper, 1 15/16 × 2 3/16 in Art Institute of Chicago

Dragonfly, plate 1 from Le Fleuve, 1874 Etching, drypoint and aquatint in black on ivory laid paper, 1 15/16 × 2 3/16 in // Art Institute of Chicago

Interior of a Café, c 1880 Oil on canvas Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, UK

The Salmon, 1868-1869 Oil on canvas, 28.4 x 36.2 in Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT

Manet's Mother in the Garden at Bellevue, 1880 Oil on canvas, 32.2 in x 25.5 in // Private Collection

Beggar with a Duffle Coat (Philosopher), 1865–1867 Oil on canvas, 73 7/8 × 43 1/4 in // Art Institute of Chicago

The Smoker (Le Fumeur), 1879–82 Etching and drypoint on blue laid paper, only state, 9 1/8 x 6 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

A young man peeling a pear (Portrait Of Leon Leenhoff), 1868 Oil on canvas, 33.5 x 28 in // Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden

The Races, 1865–72, published 1884 Lithograph on chine collé; third state of three, 15 1/4 × 20 1/8 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The "Kearsarge" at Boulogne, 1864 Oil on canvas, 32 1/8 x 39 3/8 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Henry Ossawa Tanner

On April 10, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, june 21

Eadweard Muybridge

On April 9, 2025 - 19th Century, American, april 9, English

Eadweard Muybridge, British-born American Photographer, April 9, 1830 – May 8, 1904

Eadweard Muybridge

Pi-Wi-Ack (Shower of Stars), Vernal Fall, 400 Feet, Valley of Yosemite, 1872 Albumen print, 17 in x 12.50 in // San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Boys Playing Leapfrog, 1883–86, printed 1887 Collotype Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Horse in Motion, 1878

Gustav Klimt

On April 7, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, Austrian, july 14

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