Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931) - Cléo de Mérode, 1901 (Oil on canvas) – Cléo de Mérode (1875-1966), an international sensation and one of the most photographed woman in the world in her time, was a French ballerina, who achieved fame with her face, not her feet. Cléo was a good dancer but her…
Kenton Nelson (American, b.1954): Interval - For an autodidact, Nelson is an extraordinary draftsman; his paintings meticulously crafted. He begins by photographing a model (he’s got what he calls a “morgue” file of countless pictures and images he likes), and then draws the subject before painting…
Albert Aublet (French, 1851-1938) - Reading on the garden path, 1883 (Oil on canvas) - There is a woman reading with no sense of movement. The peacefulness of the woman is paired with the vibrancy of the nature surrounding her. Perhaps the flourishing garden reflects her mind as she is indulging in…
Edouard Manet (French, 1832-1883) - In the Garden of the Villa Bellevue, 1880 (Oil on canvas. Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection, Zürich) - In the most impressive Impressionist manner, the portrayal of the house, foliage, and the figure reading a book appears in a glittering juxtaposition of fleeting…