In this quiet landscape scene, two men chat as they amble along a rutted road atop
an intertwined monogram: “MHobbema.� In this quiet landscape scene, two men chat
Her paintings were passed off as the works of her male contemporaries. Get to know 17th century painter Judith Leyster through the hidden details of her lively self-portrait.
back against her chair, propping her arm on it, apparently pausing her work to chat
Castle Garden in New York City was the country’s first immigration station and processed a large refugee population in the late 19th century. Here, people from different countries talk, rest, and pass the time waiting for inspection and registration.
The men sit alone or chat in groups of two or three, and one sleeps, propped up against
It is laundry day and groups of women chat, do their wash using buckets (at right
Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1966, no. 105. 2016 Entre chiens & chats
Discover works by Paul Gauguin and learn about the artist
Chater. New York, 1937 (new edition, 1988). Originally Paul Gauguin, Mon Père.
Gauguin purposefully displayed his Père Paillard and its female companion piece, Thérèse, in front of his Polynesian home (which he named the House of Pleasure), so that islanders passing by could appreciate the two carved works. Their meaning was evident to everyone.
Chater. New York, 1937: 262, 266 (new edition, 1988).
