Portrait of Mademoiselle Chanel by Laurencin

Portrait of Mademoiselle Chanel 1923,
Shorewood Print #1289
Newark High School

This painting was refused by the subject because she felt it did not depict her, prompting Laurencin to promise to paint portraits only of those who would be willing to find a likeness where none existed.

The Race Track by Raoul Dufy

The Race Track
Shorewood Print #1256
Newark High School

The movement of the horses in this painting is expressed in blurred, flying lines; but it is in his standing horses that we may appreciate Dufy's sense of color. He uses blue in the coat of the black horse, red in the roan and elegantly dressed people are painted in the paddock.

Still LIfe With Grapes and Clarinet 1927,

Shorewood Print #1727

Newark High School

For Braque still life painting was a dispassionate, cerebral exercise. He used still life as a vehicle for the formal resolution of his conceptual vision. He hoped to capture a fuller understanding of the objects by rendering them without regard to a single point of view.

Still Life; Le Jour by Georges Braque

Still Life; Le Jour 1929,
Shorewood Print #1041
Newark High School

This still life by Braque is an example of synthetic cubism, a combination of collage and painting.

Postman Rouin 1888,
Shorewood Print #1352
Newark High School

This is one of several paintings Van Gogh did of his postman, the lively background and staid figure are woven together by Van Gogh's characteristic thick short brush strokes.

Boats by Vincent Van Gogh

Boats 1888,
Shorewood Print #1149
Newark High School

This painting shows empty boats on the shore, shows Van Gogh's characteristic bright colors and energetic solid forms.

Room at Arles 1888,

Shorewood Print #1130

Newark High School

This interior scene of Van Gogh's bedroom is an interesting study in perspective and form. The furniture having a sturdy solidity with Van Gogh's signature color choices of reds yellows and blues.