John Singer Sargent, "Lady Agnew of Lochnaw" (1892-93), National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh. Another fascinating Sargent portrait (there is a fairly long discussion of this painting here).
Georgia O'Keeffe, "Black and Purple Petunias".
Mary Cassatt, "The Child's Bath" (1893) Art Institute of Chicago. I've always loved this painting, the fabulous combination of colors and patterns, starting with the lovely lavender/green/white stripes on the mother's dress (especially against the curved lavender rim of the washbasin).
Édouard Manet, "Berthe Morisot With a Bunch of Violets" (1872), private collection. I'm not a huge fan of Manet generally, thinking him more than a bit hit-and-miss, but I like this portrait, Morisot's big, dark eyes and straightforward expression.
Carl Larsson, "Under the Chestnut Tree" (1912?). This is nice on a summer afternoon, a lazy tea in the shade!
I can spend ages staring at Sargent portraits. They're always so interesting. Thanks for sharing the link of the discussion! It's always good to read others' musings. :)
Posted by: Marie | July 31, 2006 at 11:48 PM
*Lovely* paintings to share, as always. I also love Sargent portraits. Thanks for that link about that particular painting.
Posted by: Claire | August 01, 2006 at 07:23 AM
::sighs:: Aaah, that was refreshing!
Posted by: Christina | August 02, 2006 at 08:51 PM