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Autumn Effect at Argenteuil

Claude Monet

Claude Monet lived in Argenteuil, a suburb of Paris, from 1871 to 1878. It was an affordable alternative to the capital, easily accessible by the new railroads. As a formerly...

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

Claude Monet lived in Argenteuil, a suburb of Paris, from 1871 to 1878. It was an affordable alternative to the capital, easily accessible by the new railroads. As a formerly...

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...

Saskia Sitting Up In Bed, Holding a Child

Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Rembrandt’s first wife Saskia Uylenburgh (1612-1642) often modelled for him, appearing in the guise of goddess or queen, as well as humbler figures. However, in this intimate and seemingly spontaneous...

Box

Mahmud al-Kurdi (Master Mahmud the Kurd), Northwest Iran or Turkey, Late 15th century

Claude Monet lived in Argenteuil, a suburb of Paris, from 1871 to 1878. It was an affordable alternative to the capital, easily accessible by the new railroads. As a formerly...

Tea Kettle with Stand

Samuel Courtauld I (1720–1765), 1748–49

Claude Monet lived in Argenteuil, a suburb of Paris, from 1871 to 1878. It was an affordable alternative to the capital, easily accessible by the new railroads. As a formerly...

P1958-58

Hans Hartung (1904-1989)

In this vigorously worked composition made of strong vertical and circular movements on a large scale, the drawing process is readily apparent. The intertwining of thought and action suggests contrasting...

Animal Spirit

Grayson Perry

Best known for his ceramics, Grayson Perry’s prints are noted for their caustic wit and visual inventiveness. Perry’s inspiration for this etching was the frequent use of the phrase ‘animal...

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