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Berthe Morisot drawing, with her daughter

Berthe Morisot

Primarily known as an Impressionist painter, Berthe Morisot turned to printmaking late in her career. This sensitive self-portrait, showing her working under the gaze of her eleven-year-old daughter Julie, is...

A Tile Factory

Vincent van Gogh

Van Gogh made this drawing of a tile factory at the edge of a ploughed field during his sojourn in Arles in 1888. Using reed pens of varying thickness, he...

Dish with Coat of Arms

Savona, Italy, 1663-78

In the late 17th century Italian maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware) often adopted the sculptural forms of silverware. Potters from the northern Italian coastal town of Savona in Liguria were famed for...

The Myth of Prometheus

Oskar Kokoschka

In the late 17th century Italian maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware) often adopted the sculptural forms of silverware. Potters from the northern Italian coastal town of Savona in Liguria were famed for...

Footed Bowl with the Crucifixion

Urbino, Italy, probably Workshop of Orazio Fontana (around 1510-1571) or Antonio Patanazzi (1515-1587), 1550-70

In the late 17th century Italian maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware) often adopted the sculptural forms of silverware. Potters from the northern Italian coastal town of Savona in Liguria were famed for...

Blond Girl

Lucian Freud

From the 1980s onwards, Lucian Freud produced etchings of people who posed for him, either clothed or naked in his studio. His unusual approach involved working directly on the etching...

Autumn Effect at Argenteuil

Claude Monet

In the late 17th century Italian maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware) often adopted the sculptural forms of silverware. Potters from the northern Italian coastal town of Savona in Liguria were famed for...

Bust of Mademoiselle Marcelle Lender

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Marcelle Lender was an actress and dancer; Toulouse-Lautrec was captivated by her red hair and flamboyant manner. He depicted her multiple times. This lithographic portrait is one of his most...

Workshop of Roubilliac

Around 1759

In the late 17th century Italian maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware) often adopted the sculptural forms of silverware. Potters from the northern Italian coastal town of Savona in Liguria were famed for...

Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky

Over the first year of his exile in Moscow during the First World War, Kandinsky focused entirely on drawing as he moved from the last vestiges of figuration toward pure...

Seated Nude Woman, With Tulle Blouse

Henri Matisse

The nude woman with the veiled gaze in this print is recognisable as Henriette Darricarrère, Matisse’s favourite model of the 1920s. Darricarrère, a dancer who had worked as a film...

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