Indians Making Bark Canoe. Lower St. Lawrence River, Quebec, around 1870
Alexander Henderson (Canadian, 1831 - 1913)
Photographic Print, albumen print on paper, 11.3 x 18.3 cm
Anonymous Donation, 2003
Woman with a Parasol
1875
Oil on canvas
100 x 81 cm
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
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Woman with a Parasol was painted outdoors, probably in a single session of several hours’ duration. The artist intended the work to convey the feeling of a casual family outing rather than a formal portrait, and used pose and placement to suggest that his wife and son interrupted their stroll while he captured their likenesses. The brevity of the moment portrayed here is conveyed by a repertory of animated brushstrokes of vibrant color, hallmarks of the style Monet was instrumental in forming. Bright sunlight shines from behind Camille to whiten the top of her parasol and the flowing cloth at her back, while colored reflections from the wildflowers below touch her front with yellow.
The only privately-owned version of Edvard Munch’s classic masterpiece The Scream has fetched a record-breaking 119.9 million US dollars (£74 million) at auction. The famous image, which features a haunted figure in front of a red backdrop, surpassed estimates to become the most expensive work of art to be sold at auction following the sale in New York. It is one of four versions created by the Norwegian expressionist painter.
The famous picture was created in 1885 and is the only version with a frame hand-painted by Munch which includes a poem explaining his inspiration for the piece. It is also the only version in which one of the two figures in the background turns to look outward onto the cityscape.Continue reading on BBC.
