Provenance

Paul Gallimard

French, 1850 - 1929

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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Souvenir of Terracina, 1864, reworked slightly later, oil on canvas, Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection), 2014.136.26

Souvenir of Terracina

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot · 1864, reworked slightly later · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2014.136.26

A plate of oysters, a halved lemon, an oyster fork and shells, and a dish of salt are arranged on a wooden tabletop in front of a gray wall in this horizontal still life painting. The front edge of the table seems close to us, and the objects span the width of this composition. Six oysters are crowded on the oval plate, which is white and edged with royal blue. The narrow tines of the oyster fork are angled toward the plate as the handle, which is shaped like the blade of a butter knife, angles to our right and seems to jut into our space. The two empty shells are next to the knife in front of the lemon, which has been cut in half through its girth. One cut edge faces our left and the other half rests with its cut edge down on the table. The bowl with salt mounded within is about the same size as the lemon and has a border of brown at the top and near the foot. The entire painting is loosely painted with visible brushstrokes, and some vague lines on the side of the bowl suggest a Japanese or Chinese character.
Edouard Manet, Oysters, 1862, oil on canvas, Gift of the Adele R. Levy Fund, Inc., 1962.3.1

Oysters

Edouard Manet · 1862 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1962.3.1

Shown from the knees up, two pale-skinned women stand in profile facing our left, holding their skirts around their waists so their buttocks and thighs are exposed in this vertical painting. The scene is streaked with opalescent, loose strokes and stringy lines that resemble drawing. Both women wear dark green, thigh-high stockings and step forward onto one foot. They faintly smile as they look ahead of them with heavy-lidded eyes. The woman on our left has blond hair gathered at the back of her neck and a fleshy, jowly face. Her lilac-purple, sleeveless garment hangs loosely from her shoulders. The woman on our right has flame-red hair, a flushed face, and round cheeks. Her mint-green garment is hooked over her shoulders like a short cape. Strokes of light brown, petal pink, teal blue, and dusty rose are layered over their pale buttocks and thighs. A third woman behind them and to our right faces away from us. Her dress is blocked in with spruce green, and she has brown hair. The walls of the room are painted with crimson-red lines against the brown of the cardboard on which this is painted. A shimmering blue rectangle could be a window or reflective surface on the far wall. The artist signed the lower right corner with interlocking capital H, T, and L.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Rue des Moulins, 1894, 1894, oil on cardboard on wood, Chester Dale Collection, 1963.10.69

Rue des Moulins, 1894

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec · 1894 · oil on cardboard on wood ·  Accession ID  1963.10.69

A profusion of white roses bursting from the neck of a tan jug almost fills the height of this horizontal still life painting. The roses have large, round blooms with petals tinged with denim and aquamarine blue, sage green, mauve pink, teal, and butter yellow. Emerald-green leaves fill the spaces between blossoms. The jug has a short, rounded handle and sits on a sea glass-green surface. A few blooms lie in the lower left corner and at the foot of the vessel. Many of the flowers, leaves, and vase are outlined with navy blue or black. A mint-green wall with wavy, diagonal streaks of cream white fills the background. The paint is applied thickly with visible strokes.
Vincent van Gogh, Roses, 1890, oil on canvas, Gift of Pamela Harriman in memory of W. Averell Harriman, 1991.67.1

Roses

Vincent van Gogh · 1890 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1991.67.1

Bibliography

1908

  • Vauxcelles, Louis. "Collection de M.P. Gallimard." Les Arts 81 (September 1908).

1978

  • Monneret, Sophie, L'Impressionnisme et son Époque 4 vols. Paris, 1978-1981:I:220-221.

1988

  • Assouline, Pierre. Gaston Gallimard: a half-century of French publishing. San Diego, 1988.