20th Century Art

  • Sous Les Tonnelles

    Sous Les Tonnelles

    Louis Icart (French, 1880–1950)

    A woman in 1920s fashion lounges beneath flowering vines, her dress catching dappled sunlight. The garden hums with quiet luxury, her poised silhouette framed by delicate leaves. Every fold of fabric, every shadow hints at an afternoon suspended in effortless grace.

  • Feierabend (1918)

    Feierabend (1918)

    Hiasl Maier-Erding (German, 1894–1933)

    Workers trudge home under a heavy sky, their weary forms bending against the wind. Shadows stretch long across the road, merging with the coming dusk. The air hums with exhaustion and quiet relief—another day survived.

  • Atlas państwa zwierzęcego Pl.83 (1905)

    Atlas państwa zwierzęcego Pl.83 (1905)

    Kurt Lampert (German, unknown)

    A meticulous engraving of the animal kingdom, where each creature is etched with scientific precision—fur, feather, and scale rendered in stark black lines against the page. The composition hums with quiet order, a taxonomy frozen in ink.

  • Annäherung (circa 1910)

    Annäherung (circa 1910)

    Brynolf Wennerberg (Swedish, 1866–1950)

    A woman’s face emerges from shadow, her gaze distant yet piercing. The brushstrokes blur the line between presence and memory, leaving just enough detail to haunt.

  • Lily Elsie (Mrs Bullough) (1916)

    Lily Elsie (Mrs Bullough) (1916)

    James Jebusa Shannon (American, 1862–1923)

    A woman gazes softly, her delicate features framed by an elegant hat. The light catches the subtle curve of her lips, hinting at a quiet confidence. There’s a warmth in her expression, as if she’s just paused mid-thought, inviting you to linger a moment longer.

  • Hidden Treasure (1901)

    Hidden Treasure (1901)

    Adam Emory Albright (American, 1862–1957)

    Two boys kneel by a stream, their hands deep in the water. One holds up a small, glinting object—his face alight with discovery. The sunlight dances on the ripples around them, turning the ordinary into something secret, something theirs.

  • Festivities in the campagna (1920)

    Festivities in the campagna (1920)

    Raffaello Sorbi (Italian, 1844–1931)

    Laughter spills across the sunlit field, skirts swirling as villagers dance. A fiddler leans into his tune while children dart between tables laden with food. The air hums with celebration—a fleeting snapshot of joy in the Italian countryside.

  • Simplon – Mrs Barnard and her Daughter Dorothy (1905-1915)

    Simplon – Mrs Barnard and her Daughter Dorothy (1905-1915)

    John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925)

    A mother and daughter stand in quiet intimacy, their figures softly blurred yet alive with movement. The child leans slightly into her mother’s side, a fleeting gesture of trust. Light dances across their dresses, dissolving detail into warmth—a moment suspended between stillness and motion.

  • Madame R. (ca. 1912)

    Madame R. (ca. 1912)

    Alice Pike Barney (American, 1857–1931)

    A woman gazes past the viewer, her face softly lit against a dark background. Loose brushstrokes suggest the folds of her dress, while her poised expression hints at quiet confidence. The portrait balances intimacy with mystery, leaving her thoughts just out of reach.