Explore Artworks

Chinoiserie (1765-1767)

Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808)

Delicate porcelain figures dance amid swaying bamboo, their silk robes swirling like petals in an imagined Eastern breeze. Gold lacquer frames scenes of whimsical pagodas and exotic birds—a French daydream of the Orient, rendered in pastel fantasies and gilded flourishes.
Bedouin and Young Girl

Alois Hans Schram (Austrian, 1864–1919)

A Bedouin man stands beside a young girl, their figures stark against an undefined backdrop. The contrast between his weathered presence and her delicate innocence lingers in the air, unspoken yet palpable. Their connection remains a quiet mystery, inviting closer study.
Boletus ustulatus Paulet. (1915-1945)

Hans Walty (Swiss, 1868-1948)

A cluster of Boletus ustulatus mushrooms rises from the page, their caps burnished like old copper. Gills fan out beneath, precise as lace. The engraving renders each fibrous stem and subtle shadow with quiet intensity—as if these fungi might dissolve back into the forest floor at any moment.
El Jaleo (1882)

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925)

A dancer twists mid-step, skirts swirling like dark flames. Musicians lean in, shadows sharp against the wall. The air thrums with stomping heels and clapping hands—flamenco’s raw energy frozen in motion. Every line pulls you deeper into the rhythm’s pulse.
Girl Playing the Harpsichord (1899)

Mary Louise Fairchild (American, 1858–1946)

A young woman leans into the harpsichord, fingers poised above the keys. The curve of her back mirrors the instrument’s polished wood, light catching the folds of her dress. Silence hangs just before the first note.
Two-masted Schooner with Dory (1894)

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)

A weathered schooner rides the swells, its sails taut against the wind. Beside it, a lone dory bobs—empty, waiting. The sea stretches endlessly, neither calm nor stormy, but alive with the tension of men who work its waters. Salt hangs in the air. The horizon offers no land.
Spring Mist (1893)

Stanisław Witkiewicz (Polish, 1851–1915)

A veil of mist softens the trees, blurring the line between earth and sky. Pale greens emerge like whispers through the haze, hinting at the season’s slow unfurling. The air feels damp, heavy with the quiet promise of spring.
Selbstbildnis in ganzer Figur (1810)

Karl Russ (Austrian, 1779–1843)

A man stands alone, framed against a shadowed backdrop. His posture is both defiant and weary, the folds of his coat echoing the tension in his stance. The light catches his face—not quite a glare, not quite a plea—just a quiet challenge to the viewer. Who is he, really?
1898 [Women’s fashion in nineteenth-century Paris] (1902)

Henri Boutet (French, 1851–1919)

A Parisian woman adjusts her gloves, the intricate lace of her gown catching the light. The bustle of 19th-century fashion swirls around her—corsets, parasols, the whisper of silk. Every detail speaks of an era where elegance was armor and every outing a performance.
Exhibition of watercolour paintings

Alice Macallan Swan (English, 1864–1939)

Alice Macallan Swan was a really good Scottish painter and illustrator. Her art showed both skill and a real feel for what she was doing. She was working back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, a time when female artists were starting to get some credit in a field that used to be mostly […]
Holocentrus punctatus, The punctulated Holocentre. (1785-1797) (1)

Marcus Elieser Bloch (German, 1723–1799)

Scales shimmer with precise dots, each mark a tiny universe. The fish’s spine curves like a question, fins splayed as if caught mid-motion. Dark eyes watch from paper, alive in ink and line. A specimen frozen, yet pulsing with the energy of the deep.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.029 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart between spiny crabs and crimson crayfish, their scales shimmering like polished metal. The seafloor teems with creatures both familiar and bizarre—some striped like tigers, others adorned with curling tendrils. Each detail pulses with life, as if the page itself could ripple with saltwater.
Epinephelus ruber, The red Wall-eye. (1785-1797) (1)

Marcus Elieser Bloch (German, 1723–1799)

The red Wall-eye glides across the page, scales etched with precision, its vivid hue contrasting starkly against the blank background. Every fin and gill is rendered with scientific clarity, yet the fish seems poised to flick its tail and swim off the paper.
Soleils (1940)

Henri Manguin (French, 1874–1949)

A woman lounges in dappled sunlight, her skin glowing against bold strokes of orange and green. The colors vibrate with raw energy, turning an ordinary moment into something electric. Shadows dance around her, alive with the heat of the day. It’s not just a scene—it’s a pulse of pure color.
The Daughters of Catulle Mendès (1888)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)

Three sisters in white dresses, their flushed cheeks and loose curls catching the light. One leans forward with quiet intensity while another gazes sideways, half-smiling. The youngest clutches her skirt, fingers barely brushing her sister’s sleeve—a fleeting closeness before they scatter like petals.