Category Archives: Portraits & Women

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

“Poetry”

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot  |  "Poetry"
(French, 1796–1875) oil on canvas, c.1860

Posted in Portraits & Women, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

“Sketch, Head of a Young Blond Girl with Blue Eyes (Laure-Zoega)”

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres  |  "Sketch, Head of a Young Blond Girl with Blue Eyes (Laure-Zoega)"
(French, 1780–1867) oil on canvas, c.1813

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

Edgar Degas

“Portrait of Giulia Bellelli (sketch)”

Edgar Degas  |  "Portrait of Giulia Bellelli (sketch)"
(French, 1834-1917) oil on canvas, 1860

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

William Bouguereau

“Sketch of a Young Woman”

William Bouguereau  |  "Sketch of a Young Woman"
(French, 1825-1905) oil on canvas, c.1890

Posted in Portraits & Women, Realism & French Academy*

Edmund C. Tarbell

“The Golden Screen”

Edmund C. Tarbell  |  "The Golden Screen"
(American, 1862-1938) oil on canvas, c.1898

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

Peder Severin Krøyer

“Frederikke Tuxen”

Peder Severin Krøyer  |  "Frederikke Tuxen"
(Norwegian/Danish, 1851-1909) oil on panel, 1882

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

Franz von Stuck

“Cinderella”

Franz Von Stuck   |  "Cinderella"
(German, 1863-1928) pastel on cardboard, c.1910

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

Edmund C. Tarbell

“Portrait of Mrs. Tarbell (as a Girl)”

Edmund C. Tarbell  |  "Portrait of Mrs. Tarbell (as a Girl)"
(American, 1862-1938) oil on canvas, 1884

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

James Whistler

“Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Artist’s Mother”

James Whistler  |  "Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Artist's Mother”
(American, 1834-1903) oil on canvas, 1871

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

Edmund C. Tarbell

“Mrs. John Lawrence”

Edmund C. Tarbell  |  "Mrs. John Lawrence"
(American, 1862-1938) oil on canvas, 1912

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

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

“Mlle Joséphine Nicaise-Lacroix”

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres  |  "Mlle Joséphine Nicaise-Lacroix"
(French, 1780–1867) drawing, graphite, 1813

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

Sir John Lavery

“Miss Auras, The Red Book”

Sir John Lavery  |  "Miss Auras, The Red Book"
(Irish, 1856-1941) oil on canvas, c.1907

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

Jean-Léon Gérôme

“Suzanne Gerome” (the artist’s daughter)

Jean-Léon Gérôme  |  "Suzanne Gerome" (the artist's daughter)
(French, 1824-1904) oil on canvas, 1874

Posted in Portraits & Women, Realism & French Academy*

John White Alexander

“Black and Red”

John White Alexander  |  "Black and Red"
(American, 1856-1915) oil on canvas, 1896

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

Diego Velázquez

“Juana Pacheco, Wife of the Artist, as a Sibyl”

Diego Velázquez | “Juana Pacheco, Wife of the Artist, as a Sibyl”
(Spanish, 1599-1660) oil on canvas, ca. 1631

Posted in Baroque, Portraits & Women, Realism & Brushwork

John White Alexander

“The Green Dress”

John White Alexander  |  "The Green Dress"
(American, 1856-1915) oil on canvas, c.1890-1899

Posted in Portraits & Women, Realism & Brushwork, Tonalism

Edmond Aman-Jean

“Portrait of a Woman”

Edmond François Aman-Jean  |  "Portrait of a Woman"
(French, 1860-1936) oil on canvas, c. 1891

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

Hans Holbein the Younger

“A Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling”

Hans Holbein the Younger  |  "A Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling"
(German, 1497-1543) oil on oak panel, c.1526-28

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

Giovanni Boldini

“Lina Cavalieri”

Giovanni Boldini  | "Lina Cavalieri"
(Italian, 1842-1931) oil on canvas, c.1901

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

John White Alexander

“Repose”

John White Alexander  |  "Repose"
(American, 1856-1915) oil on canvas, 1895

Posted in Portraits & Women, Realism & Brushwork, Symbolism, Tonalism