Cezanne was deeply attached to Provence, the region in southern France where he was born and raised. He often painted its sundrenched terrain.
with permanent collection, Munch Museum, Oslo, 1981-1982. 1986 Gifts to the Nation
Childe Hassam was a regular visitor to the Isles of Shoals, nine small, rocky, treeless islands off the New Hampshire coast. His acquaintance with the islands was due to his poet friend Celia Thaxter, whose house on Appledore Island was a summer mecca for writers, painters, illustrators, musicians, and other artistic visitors.
Kelly, published in the National Gallery of Art exhibition catalogue, Art for the Nation
Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999-2000. 2000 Art for the Nation
Art for the Nation no. 68 (Spring 2024): 21, repro.
Wearing nearly matching outfits, Henry, George, and John Westwood look out from the canvas. The brothers all have fair, wispy hair and delicate facial features.
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Oldenburg, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1969, no. 108, repro. 1991 Art for the Nation
A popular subject in Counter–Reformation Italy and Spain, Ribera’s profoundly moving work portrays the apostle’s final moments before he is to be flayed alive. The viewer is meant to empathize with Bartholomew, whose body seemingly bursts through the surface of the canvas, and whose outstretched arms embrace a mystical light that illuminates his flesh.
of Works by Old Masters, Edinburgh, 1883 (cat. not located). 1991 Art for the Nation
