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Un mardi, soirée chez Madeleine Lemaire (1910)

Henri Gervex (French, 1852–1929)

Candlelight flickers across silk gowns and polished wood. Glasses clink amid murmured conversations, the air thick with perfume and cigar smoke. A woman leans in, her laughter lost in the hum of the soirée—just another Tuesday night in Madeleine’s glittering salon.
Les Toits, Composition (1936)

Henri Le Sidaner (French, 1862–1939)

Soft light spills over the rooftops, turning the evening into a quiet mosaic of warm hues. Shadows stretch lazily across the tiles, as if the whole scene might dissolve into twilight at any moment.
Girl and Laurel (1879)

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)

A young girl stands in dappled sunlight, fingers brushing the leaves of a laurel branch. Her gaze is distant, caught between childhood and something older. The greens around her hum with quiet life, but her stillness holds the center—unreadable, poised on the edge of a thought she won’t share.
Two Cows in a Pasture

Harry Ives Thompson (American, 1840–1906)

Two cows stand in a sunlit pasture, their shadows stretching across the grass. One lifts its head, ears twitching at some distant sound. The air smells of earth and warm hide. A quiet moment, ordinary yet alive—just cows being cows, framed by light and open space.
The Yellow Jacket (1879)

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)

A girl in a yellow jacket stands against a muted background, her gaze direct and unflinching. The bold color of her coat contrasts with the earthy tones around her, drawing attention to her quiet confidence. There’s a story in her steady eyes, but she isn’t telling—not yet.
Le joueur de banjo (1914)

Luc-Albert Moreau (French, 1882–1948)

A lone figure hunches over his banjo, fingers poised above the strings. The muted palette suggests dim lamplight, the hush before the first note. His shadow stretches long across the floor—an audience of one, waiting.
Playing a ish (1875)

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)

A lone figure stands knee-deep in rushing water, rod bent under the weight of a catch. The river’s current swirls around worn boots, sunlight glinting off the surface. Every taut line in the scene hums with tension—the fisherman’s quiet struggle against the pull of something unseen beneath.
A Seaside Romance

Charles Wynne Nicholls (Irish, unknown)

Waves whisper against the shore as two figures stroll, their shadows stretching long on wet sand. The breeze carries laughter, salt, and something unspoken between them. A parasol tilts, shielding secrets from the sun.
Fauna japonica Pl.055 (1833-1850)

Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold (German, 1796–1866)

Delicate wings spread against rough bark, a Japanese moth rests in precise detail. The engraving balances scientific accuracy with quiet beauty, each line revealing textures of scale and chitin. A moment frozen between specimen study and artistic tribute to nature’s intricate designs.
Sitting fisherman with a pipe (1924)

Tadeusz Makowski (Polish, 1882–1932)

A weathered fisherman sits hunched, pipe clenched between his teeth. His rough hands rest idle, eyes fixed on some distant point beyond the frame. The air smells of salt and tobacco. He’s waiting—for a bite, for dusk, for nothing at all.
Two friends

Max Volkhart (German, 1848–1924)

Two figures lean close, their postures relaxed yet intimate. The brushwork suggests shared laughter or a quiet confidence between them. Warm tones wrap around the pair, hinting at an unspoken bond that needs no explanation.
A bouquet of poppies by the window

Olga Wisinger-Florian (Austrian, 1844–1926)

Sunlight spills through the window, igniting the poppies’ crimson petals. Their delicate stems bend slightly, as if whispering to each other. The bouquet pulses with life against the soft blur of the room beyond—a fleeting dance of color and light.
Fishes XIII (1885-1890)

Frederick McCoy (Irish, unknown)

Delicate watercolor strokes bring these fish to life—each scale, fin, and gill rendered with scientific precision. The colors bleed softly, as if the creatures might flick their tails and slip off the page. A quiet study of form and movement, frozen in ink and pigment.
Le bal (1890)

Henri Gervex (French, 1852–1929)

A swirl of satin and laughter fills the room—gloved hands brush against waistcoats as couples spin across the polished floor. Candlelight glints off champagne glasses, casting fleeting shadows on flushed faces. The air hums with whispered secrets and the rustle of silk skirts keeping time to an unseen waltz.
Origami Dreams

Etienne Adolphe Piot (French, 1850–1910)

Delicate folds of paper twist into impossible shapes, suspended between reality and reverie. The crisp edges glow with an inner light, each crease a fleeting thought caught mid-flight. A silent dance of geometry and whimsy unfolds, where logic bends like the paper itself.