Honoré Daumier

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

“The Connoisseur”

Honoré Daumier | "The Connoisseur"
(French, 1808–1879) watercolor, w/ pen and ink, wash, lithographic crayon & gouache over black chalk on wove paper, ca.1860-65

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Men, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art, Watercolors

Henry Farrer

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

“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

Leonardo da Vinci

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

“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

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

“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

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

“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

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

“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

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

“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

Edgar Degas

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

“Édouard Manet, Seated, Holding His Hat”

Edgar Degas | "Édouard Manet, Seated, Holding His Hat"
(French, 1834-1917) drawing, graphite & black chalk on wove paper, ca.1865

Posted in Drawings, Impressionism/Expressionism, Portraits & Men

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

“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

Edward Hopper

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

“The Railroad”

Edward Hopper | "The Railroad"
(American, 1882-1967) etching on paper, 1922

Posted in Ashcan School, Printmaking

John Sloan

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

“Turning out the Light”

John Sloan | "Turning out the Light"
(American, 1871–1951) etching on paper, 1905

Posted in Ashcan School, New York City, Printmaking

Edward Hopper

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

“Night on the El Train”

Edward Hopper | "Night on the El Train"
(American, 1882-1967) etching on paper, 1918

Posted in Ashcan School, New York City, Printmaking

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

“The Round Tower”

Giovanni Battista Piranesi | "The Round Tower"
(Italian, 1720–1778) etching & engraving on paper, ca.1749-50

Posted in Baroque, Landscapes, Printmaking, Rococo

Mary Cassatt

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

“Woman Bathing (La Toilette)”

Mary Cassatt | "Woman Bathing (La Toilette)"
(American, 1844-1926) drypoint and aquatint on paper, 1890-91

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Nudes & Figures, Printmaking

Francisco de Goya

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

“A Bad Night (Mala noche), from The Caprices (Los Caprichos), plate 36″

Francisco de Goya | "A Bad Night (Mala noche), from The Caprices (Los Caprichos), plate 36"
(Spanish, 1746-1828) etching & aquatint on laid paper, ca.1797-98

Posted in Printmaking, Romantic Art

Edgar Degas

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

“Actresses in Their Dressing Rooms”

Edgar Degas | "Actresses in Their Dressing Rooms"
(French, 1834-1917) etching & aquatint on paper, 1879-80

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Nudes & Figures, Printmaking

Joaquín Sorolla

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

“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

Camille Pissarro

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

“Two Women Chatting by the Sea, St. Thomas”

Camille Pissarro | "Two Woman Chatting by the Sea, St. Thomas"
(French, 1830-1903) oil on canvas, 1856

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Landscapes, Realism & Brushwork

Winslow Homer

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

“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

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

“Bacchante by the Sea”

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot | "Bacchante by the Sea"
(French, 1796–1875) oil on wood, 1865

Posted in Mythology, Nudes & Figures, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art