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HAMMERSHØI Vilhelm A Room in the Artist's Home 1901

Oil on canvas
Height: 465 mm (18.31 in). Width: 520 mm (20.47 in).
Statens Museum for Kunst (Den Kongelige Malerisamling) Copenhagen, Denmark
BAUER John Tuvstarr is still sitting there 1913

Height: 25 mm (0.98 in). Width: 25 mm (0.98 in).
Malmö Konstmuseum, Sweden
John Bauer is known in Sweden for his beautiful, mysterious and evocative fairy tale illustrations. Best known is the tale of the princess Tuvstarr and Skutt the Moose. The Moose takes the princess from the Dream Castle meadow to the great forest. There she meets elves who take her crown away from her. Then the witch of the woods steals her silk dress and in the end the deep tarn takes her golden heart. The princess does not want to leave the pond, but stays with her heart and lose because of that both mind and memory. Google Art Project
BAUER John The Princess and the Trolls 1913

Prinsessan och trollen.
Watercolour
Height: 250 mm (9.84 in).
Width: 250 mm (9.84 in).
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
John Bauer was a Swedish artist and illustrator. He is best known for his depictions of trolls, elves and other folkloristic creatures.
Illustration for Helena Nyblom's tale Bortbytingarna (The Changelings) 1913. The story is about a troll father who is so taken with the little princess Bianca Maria that he steals her from her cradle and replaces her with his own troll child instead.
VASZARY, Janos (1867—1938) Self-Portrait

Oil on panel 29 cm (11.4 in). x 26 cm (10.2 in).
VASZARY János Female nude 1901

Oil on canvas 70 cm (27.6 in). x 60 cm (23.6 in). Rippl-Rónai Museum, Kaposvár
SARGENT John Singer Portrait of Adah Russell (nee Williams) 1908

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Oil on canvas, 106.5 × 77 cm (41.9 × 30.3 in), Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid
REDON Odilon Buddha in his youth 1904

Distemper on canvas, 161.5 cm (63.58 in.) x 122.5 cm (48.23 in.) Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
REDON Odilon Baroness Robert de Domecy 1900

Odilon Redon - Baroness Robert de Domecy
Oil on canvas 740 mm (29.13 in). x 680 mm (26.77 in).
Musée d'Orsay
This background is characteristic of Odilon Redon's style. The Japanesque clouds, dusted with iridescent colours, predominantly blue and white, place this meditative figure on the fringe of the cosmos. - Musée d'Orsay
REPIN Ilya Portrait of Mrs Beatrice Levi 1918
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Canvas 80 x 66 cm
ZORN Anders Dance in the Gopsmor cottage 1914
ZORN Anders Self-portrait in a wolfskin 1915

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Självporträtt i vargskinnspäls. Oil, 90 x 58,5 cm. Zornmuséet, Mora
LARSSON Carl By the Cellar 1917

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Vid källaren. Watercolor 74 × 52.5 cm (29.1 × 20.7 in)
JÄRNEFELT Eero Spring Flooding in Tuusulanjärvi, 1913

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Eero Järnefelt, Finnish, 1863-1937
Tusby träsk vid vårflöde. Kevättulva Tuusulanjärvellä. Oil on canvas 42,5x48 cm.
WATERHOUSE John William Gather ye rosebuds while ye may 1909

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Oil on canvas, 100 × 83 cm (39.37 × 32.68 in), private collection
Inspired by the 17th century poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick.
"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow will be dying."
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KLEE Paul Cat and Bird 1928

Paul Klee, German (born in Switzerland), 1879-1940. Expressionism. Bauhaus. Surrealism.
Oil and ink on gessoed canvas, mounted on wood, 15 x 21" (38.1 x 53.2 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, New York
The bird in this picture seems to fly not in front of the cat's forehead but inside it–the bird is literally on the cat's mind. More about this painting
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MARC Franz Animals in a Landscape 1914

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Franz Marc, German, 1880-1916. Expressionism. Der Blaue Reiter.
Painting with Bulls. Oil on canvas, 110.17 cm x 99.69 cm, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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GEKKŌ Ogata (1859-1920) Dragon Rising up to Heaven

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Photo courtesy of Adam Cuerden.
Ogata Gekkō, Japanese, 1859-1920. Ukiyo-e
Ryu sho ten. Ryu shoten. A dragon ascends towards the heavens with Mount Fuji in the background in this print from Gekkō's Views of Mount Fuji.
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