February 23rd, 2010
At Rest, Pino

At Rest, Pino

January 29th, 2010
L’Absinthe, Degas.
It was rejected by the Salon in 1879 as being too ordinary to be considered a fine painting. Until this time, artists costumed their characters. It was called outrageous, particularly because he depicted the private lives of celebrity figures: the woman was a well known actress; the man, a bohemian artist.

L’Absinthe, Degas.

It was rejected by the Salon in 1879 as being too ordinary to be considered a fine painting. Until this time, artists costumed their characters. It was called outrageous, particularly because he depicted the private lives of celebrity figures: the woman was a well known actress; the man, a bohemian artist.

January 28th, 2010
Green Muse (1895), Albert Maignan

Green Muse (1895), Albert Maignan

January 27th, 2010
The Bohemian portrait of Erik Satie, Santiago Rusiňol

The Bohemian portrait of Erik Satie, Santiago Rusiňol

Shaunard - La Vie de Boheme, 1931?, lithograph, Charles Conder

Shaunard - La Vie de Boheme, 1931?, lithograph, Charles Conder

La Vie De Bohème, Alfred Pages

La Vie De Bohème, Alfred Pages

Bohemian, Irena Jablonski

Bohemian, Irena Jablonski

At the Moulin Rouge, 1892/95. Oil on canvas, Toulouse-Lautrec

At the Moulin Rouge, 1892/95. Oil on canvas, Toulouse-Lautrec

El Jaleo, John Singer Sargent, 1880 (oil on canvas). “Jaleo” means roughly unrestrained enjoyment

El Jaleo, John Singer Sargent, 1880 (oil on canvas). “Jaleo” means roughly unrestrained enjoyment