Category Archives: Tonalism

James Whistler

“Blue and Violet”

James Whistler | "Blue and Violet"
(American, 1834-1903) Pastel, w/chalk on brown paper on cardboard, c. 1888

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Nudes & Figures, Pastels, Tonalism

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

Edgar Degas

“Woman with a Towel”

Edgar Degas |  "Woman with a Towel"
(French, 1834-1917) pastel on cream-colored wove paper, ca.1894-98

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Nudes & Figures, Pastels, Tonalism

Henry Farrer

“Winter Scene in Moonlight”

Henry Farrer  | "Winter Scene in Moonlight"
(American, 1843-1903) watercolor, w/gouache on white wove paper (1869)

Posted in Landscapes, Pre-Raphaelites, Tonalism, Watercolors

Joaquín Sorolla

“Elena in Cove, San Vicente at Majorca”

Joaquín Sorolla  |  "Elena in cove, San Vicente at Majorca"
(Spanish, 1863-1923) oil on canvas, 1919

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Landscapes, Realism & Brushwork, Tonalism

Winslow Homer

“Eagle Head, Manchester, Massachusetts (High Tide)”

Winslow Homer  |  "Eagle Head, Manchester, Massachusetts (High Tide)"
(American, 1836-1910) oil on canvas, 1870

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Landscapes, Realism & Brushwork, Tonalism

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

“Young Girls by the Sea”

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes  |  "Young Girls by the Sea"
(French, 1824-1898) oil on canvas, 1894

Posted in Art Nouveau, Impressionism/Expressionism, Nudes & Figures, Symbolism, Tonalism

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

John Singer Sargent

“An Artist in his Studio”

John Singer Sargent  |  "An Artist in his Studio"
(American, 1856–1925) oil on canvas, 1904

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Realism & Brushwork, Tonalism

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

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

Lowell Birge Harrison

“Fifth Avenue at Twilight”

Lowell Birge Harrison  |  "Fifth Avenue at Twilight"
(American, 1854-1929) oil on canvas, c.1910

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, New York City, Tonalism

Peder Severin Krøyer

“Summer Evening on the Skagen Southern Beach with Anna Ancher and Marie Kroyer”

Peder Severin Krøyer  | "Summer Evening on the Skagen Southern Beach with Anna Ancher and Marie Kroyer"
(Norwegian/Danish, 1851-1909) oil on canvas, 1893

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Landscapes, Realism & Brushwork, Tonalism

Edward Steichen

“Trinity Church, New York”

Edward Steichen  |  "Trinity Church, New York"
(American, 1879–1973) Gum bichromate over platinum print, 1904

Posted in New York City, Photography, Tonalism

Alvin Langdon Coburn

“The Rudder, Liverpool”

Alvin Langdon Coburn   |  "The Rudder, Liverpool"
(American, 1882-1966) photograph, Gum bichromate over platinum print, 1906

Posted in Photography, Tonalism

Edward Steichen

“Agnes Ernst”

Edward Steichen  |  "Agnes Ernst"
(American, 1879–1973) photograph, platinum print, 1908

Posted in Photography, Tonalism

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

Henri Lebasque

“Les Bords de la Marne”

Henri Lebasque  |  "Les Bords de la Marne"
(French, 1865-1937) oil on canvas, c.1907

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Landscapes, Symbolism, Tonalism