Category Archives: Portraits & Women

Henri Matisse

“Resting Woman Wearing Tiara”

Henri Matisse |  "Resting Woman Wearing Tiara"(French,1869–1954) drawing, pen & ink, 1936

Posted in Drawings, Impressionism/Expressionism, Portraits & Women

Hans Holbein the Younger

“The Daughter of Jacob Meyer”

Hans Holbein the Younger | “The Daughter of Jacob Meyer”
(German, 1497-1543) drawing,  black & colored chalks w/light green wash background on paper, 1525

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

John Singer Sargent

“Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth”

John Singer Sargent | "Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth"
(American, 1856–1925) oil on canvas, 1889

Posted in Actors, Impressionism/Expressionism, Portraits & Women, Realism & Brushwork, Victorian

Frederick Lord Leighton

“Desdemona”

Frederick Lord Leighton | "Desdemona"
(English, 1830–1896) oil on canvas, c.1888

Posted in Portraits & Women, Pre-Raphaelites, Realism & French Academy*, Victorian

August Macke

“Portrait of the Artist’s Wife with a Hat”

August Macke | "Portrait of the Artist's Wife with a Hat"
(German, 1887-1914) oil on canvas, 1909

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Portraits & Women

Gustav Klimt

“Emilie Flöge”

Gustav Klimt | "Emilie Flöge"
(Austrian, 1862-1918) oil on canvas, 1902

Posted in Art Nouveau, Impressionism/Expressionism, Portraits & Women, Realism & Brushwork, Symbolism

Gustav Klimt

“Seated Young Girl ”

Gustav Klimt | "Seated Young Girl"
(Austrian, 1862-1918) oil on wood, 1894

Posted in Portraits & Women, Realism & Brushwork

Mary Cassatt

“Autumn” (Lydia Cassatt)

Mary Cassatt | "Autumn" (Lydia Cassatt)
(American, 1844-1926) oil on canvas, 1878

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Portraits & Women, Realism & Brushwork

Thomas Dewing

“The Evening Dress”

Thomas Dewing | "The Evening Dress"
(American, 1851-1938) pastel on cardboard, c.1926

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Pastels, Portraits & Women, Tonalism

Odilon Redon

“Madame Arthur Fontaine (Marie Escudier)”

Odilon Redon | "Madame Arthur Fontaine (Marie Escudier)"
(French, 1840-1916) pastel on paper, 1910

Posted in Art Nouveau, Impressionism/Expressionism, Pastels, Portraits & Women, Symbolism

Leonardo da Vinci

“Head of a Woman”

Leonardo da Vinci  |  "Head of a Woman"
(Italian, 1452–1519) drawing, silverpoint w/white on pale blue prepared paper, c. 1488-90

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Renaissance

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

“Portrait of Madame Ingres, née Madeleine Chapelle”

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres | "Portrait of Madame Ingres, née Madeleine Chapelle"
(French, 1780–1867) drawing, graphite on off-white wove paper, 1814

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*, Romantic Art

Angelica Kauffman

“Portrait of Emma Hamilton”

Angelika Kauffmann  |  "Portrait of Emma Hamilton"
(Swiss, 1741-1807) drawing, black & white chalk on gray prepared paper, 1792

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Rococo, Romantic Art, Victorian

John Singer Sargent

“Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon”

John Singer Sargent  |  "Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon"
(American, 1856–1925) charcoal on paper, 1923

Posted in Drawings, Impressionism/Expressionism, Portraits & Women, Victorian

Michelangelo Buonarroti

“Cleopatra”

Michelangelo Buonarroti  |  "Cleopatra"
(Italian, 1475–1564) drawing, black chalk on paper, c.1533

Posted in Drawings, Mythology, Nudes & Figures, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

“Countess Charles d’Agoult and her daughter Claire d’Agoult”

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres  |  "Countess Charles d'Agoult and her daughter Claire d'Agoult"
(French, 1780–1867) drawing, pencil & chalk on paper, 1849

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*, Romantic Art

Ignacio Zuloaga

“Reclining Maja with Blue and Gold”

Ignacio Zuloaga  |  "Reclining Maja with Blue and Gold"
(Spanish, 1870-1945) oil on canvas, c. 1915

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Nudes & Figures, Portraits & Women, Realism & Brushwork

Gustav Klimt

“Girl with Long Hair, with a sketch for ‘Nude Veritas’”

Gustav Klimt  |  "Girl with Long Hair, with a sketch for 'Nude Veritas'"
(Austrian, 1862-1918) drawing, pastel on paper, 1899

Posted in Art Nouveau, Drawings, Impressionism/Expressionism, Nudes & Figures, Pastels, Portraits & Women, Symbolism

Odilon Redon

“Violette Heymann”

Odilon Redon  |  "Violette Heymann"
(French, 1840-1916) pastel on paper, 1910

Posted in Art Nouveau, Impressionism/Expressionism, Pastels, Portraits & Women, Symbolism

Leonardo da Vinci

“Study for the Angel in Madonna of the Rocks”

Leonardo da Vinci  |   "Study for the Angel in Madonna of the Rocks"
(Italian, 1452 –1519) drawing, silverpoint, 1508

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance