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Moderne Galerie Heinrich Thannhauser

German, est. 1909

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This painting shows a landscape painted with vibrant bands of color. Trees and hills are depicted with bold, expressive brushstrokes of dark green, dark blue, bright red, and bright orange-yellow. The sky above is painted with a mix of dark and pale blues. Several people are depicted in the landscape, some standing and some kneeling or bending down. Their skin is painted in shades of red, yellow, and blue, and some appear to wear clothing while others seem to be nude. They have no visible facial features. The brushstrokes in the painting are thick and visible.
Max Pechstein, Summer Day, 1911, oil on canvas, Collection of Arnold and Joan Saltzman, 2000.178.1

Summer Day

Max Pechstein · 1911 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2000.178.1

This painting depicts a young boy sitting in a relaxed position, with his right arm leaning on a black surface. He has pale skin, wide eyes, and a small, slightly downturned mouth. He is wearing a dark, wide-brimmed hat, a light-colored jacket over a white shirt, dark trousers, and what appear to be foot coverings made of wrapped cloth. The background shows a simple setting: a pale greenish wall, a framed piece of art or a window, and a block of wood on the floor in the corner of the image. The brushstrokes in the painting are visible, especially those in the floor and the boy's jacket.
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Italian Peasant Boy, 1825/1827, oil on paper on canvas, Chester Dale Collection, 1963.10.8

Italian Peasant Boy

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot · 1825/1827 · oil on paper on canvas ·  Accession ID  1963.10.8

A group of three men, two children, and one woman gather in an empty, dusky rose-pink landscape under a blue, cloudy sky in this nearly square painting. Most of the people have muted, peachy skin, and the woman and the youngest boy have cream-white skin. The woman sits on the ground to our right, apart from the rest of the men and children. She wears a coral-red skirt, a beige shawl, and straw hat, and she looks into the distance to our right. The others stand in a loose semi-circle on the left half of the composition. A man wearing a multicolored, diamond-patterned costume stands with his back to us to the left. He looks to our right in profile and holds the hand of a little girl who also stands with her back to us. She wears a pink dress and white stockings, and her right hand rests on the tall handle of a white basket. A portly man wearing a scarlet-red jester’s costume and pointed hat stands opposite this pair, facing us to our right. Next to him to our right a young man wears a tan-colored leotard with a black bottom. He holds a barrel over his right shoulder and looks over to our right. The sixth person is the youngest boy, who wears a baggy blue and red outfit, and he looks toward the woman. The eyes of all the figures are deeply shadowed.
Pablo Picasso, Family of Saltimbanques, 1905, oil on canvas, Chester Dale Collection, 1963.10.190

Family of Saltimbanques

Pablo Picasso · 1905 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1963.10.190

This painting shows a crowd of seated people facing the right, mostly seen from the waist up. The people are seated in rows of red seats, and closest to us is a row of four people. In the bottom left corner is a child with very short dark hair and a dark brown coat over a white collar. To the right is a woman with dark hair in an updo and adorned with what looks like a blue ribbon, and she wears a dark dress with a white ruffled collar and white cuffs. Next to her is a man with a mustache and balding head, dressed in a formal dark suit. To the far right is another woman with a light blue-gray dress or coat and short, light-colored hair with a bow or ribbon. More people are partially visible in the rows behind, but their features become increasingly soft and blurred towards the background. All of the people appear to have light skin, although some of the people on the left side and in the back appear to be in shadow, making it ambiguous.
Honoré Daumier, French Theater, c. 1856, oil on wood, Chester Dale Collection, 1963.10.13

French Theater

Honoré Daumier · c. 1856 · oil on wood ·  Accession ID  1963.10.13