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Celebrating the bustling 18th century cargo of the Seine River, this panoramic view embraces the Ile de la Cite, Notre Dame, Pont Neuf Bridge and other Parisian landmarks with an enamored tourist's eye. This French artist specialized in views of Paris...

Exploring the colors found in sunlight and shade, this Impressionist work delights the eye from its homage to both nature's every-present beauty and to the obvious influence of early 20th century Parisian society. American artist Rose illustrated for...

Haunting pain is evident in every brushstroke of this self portrait rendered after recovering from cutting off his own earlobe following an argument with fellow painter and idol Paul Gauguin. Said to be an icon of what it is to live the life of art, this...

Dutch artist Van Gogh's portrait of the doctor who cared for him during his final months shows the sensitive face and relaxed posture of a benevolent figure with head in hand. Fetching a record price of 82.5 million in 1990, this work holds the record...

Flame-colored poppies nod and dance in the ambitious work of brush and palette knife that embraced an Impressionist style while exhibiting a honed talent for both landscape and portrait work. Originally called Coquelicots, American painter Vonnoh's work...

Flame-colored poppies nod and dance in the ambitious work of brush and palette knife that embraced an Impressionist style while exhibiting a honed talent for both landscape and portrait work. Originally called Coquelicots, American painter Vonnoh's work...

In the ancient Egyptian style of the Greco-Roman Dynasty, the harem servant girl presents the hookah with a dark and somber gaze. A painter of the French Barbizon School, Trouillebert was foremost a portrait artist, as exemplified by his mastery of...

With a mysterious poetry, the lion visits the gypsy woman and her mandolin in a masterful composition that somehow employs hard lines and flattish perspectives to great advantage. As the quintessential untrained artist, it was the innocence and charm of...

With a mysterious poetry, the lion visits the gypsy woman and her mandolin in a masterful composition that somehow employs hard lines and flattish perspectives to great advantage. As the quintessential untrained artist, it was the innocence and charm of...

An idealized beauty, this young Jewish maiden is awash in a soft light that plays across the sumptuous texture of ebony curls, gold-threaded fabric and milky skin. French painter Landelle was a pupil of the famed Paul Delaroche and worked in the soft,...

The sun burns golden through a gossamer blanket of bright clouds in this panoramic painting rising from the historic ruins of Syria to broaden out to meet the sea. At one time America's most famous artist, Church was a member of the Hudson River School...

With a calm and necessary trust, the sitter surrenders to the barber's slender blade in this amazing work of art. Punctuated by contrasts of light, color and texture, the eye skims delightedly from dark muscled shoulders showcased against a light wall to...