Time to rest in the chairs they left us...Matisse, van Gogh, & Gauguin

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch artist, 1853-1890) Paul Gauguin s Armchair, 1888

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch artist, 1853-1890) Van Gogh's Chair, 1889

Henri Matisse (French artist, 1869-1954) The Lorrain Chair

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (French artist, 1848-1903) Arm Chair 1885

Cats by Pablo Picasso (Spanish artist, 1881–1973)

Pablo Picasso (Spanish artist, 1881–1973) Woman with Cat 1900

Pablo Picasso (Spanish artist, 1881–1973) Cat catching a bird 1939

Pablo Picasso (Spanish artist, 1881–1973) Cat eating a bird 1939

Pablo Picasso (Spanish artist, 1881–1973) Still life with cat and lobster 1962

Pablo Picasso (Spanish artist, 1881–1973) Reclining female nude playing with cat 1964

Pablo Picasso (Spanish artist, 1881–1973) Jacqueline sitting with her cat 1964

Cats by Franz Marc (German artist, 1880-1916)

Franz Marc (German artist, 1880-1916)

Franz Marc (German artist, 1880-1916) Cats 1910

Franz Marc (German artist, 1880-1916) Nude with Cat 1910

Franz Marc (German artist, 1880-1916) Two Cats Blue and Yellow 1912

Franz Marc (German artist, 1880-1916) Girl with Cat 1912

Franz Marc (German artist, 1880-1916) Three Cats 1913

1800s Mischievous Cats

Horatio Henry Couldery (English artist, 1832–1893) Game for Dinner

Guillaume Fouace (French artist, 1827-1895) Still Life with Cat

Horatio Henry Couldery (English artist, 1832–1893) The Catch

Horatio Henry Couldery (English artist, 1832–1893) Monopoly

Horatio Henry Couldery (English artist, 1832–1893) A Fiver in the Kitty

Horatio Henry Couldery (English artist, 1832–1893) Cats at the Fishbowl

Horatio Henry Couldery (English artist, 1832–1893) The Fishing Party

Cats by Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French Impressionist Painter, 1841-1919) The Boy with a Cat (détail)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French Impressionist Painter, 1841-1919) Sleeping Cat1862

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French Impressionist Painter, 1841-1919) Geraniums and Cats 1881

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French Impressionist Painter, 1841-1919) Woman with a Cat


Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French Impressionist Painter, 1841-1919) Julie Manet with Cat


Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French Impressionist Painter, 1841-1919) A Girl and a Cat

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French Impressionist Painter, 1841-1919) Sleeping Girl with Cat

1600s Women reading & writing letters - no email, no texting...

Gerard Terborch (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1617-1681) Woman Writing a Letter 1655 detail

Communicating was not that easy in the 17th century. Writers would pour out their hearts in a letter; hope to keep secret plans & tender emotions private; hand the letter over to a hopefully trustworthy messenger for dispatch; & attempt to wait patiently for a reply.


Gerard Terborch (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1617-1681) The Letter 1655 detail


Gerard Terborch (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1617-1681) Curiosity detail 


Gerard Terborch (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1617-1681) Messenger with Letter


Gerard Terborch (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1617-1681) Lady Reading a Letter


Gerard Terborch (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1617-1681) The Message


Gerard Terborch (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1617-1681) A Lady Reading a Letter. c 1662 detail


Gerard Terborch (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1617-1681) Woman Reading a Letter detail


Gerard Terborch (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1617-1681) Young Woman in Peasant Costume After Reading a Letter


Gabriel Metsu (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1629-1667) Lady Writing at Her Desk

Gabriel Metsu (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1629-1667) Woman Reading a Letter 1664-66

Gabriel Metsu (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1629-1667) Woman Surprised While Writing a Letter


Johannes Vermeer (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1632-1675) A Lady Writing c 1665


Johannes Vermeer (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1632-1675) Mistress Writing and Maid


Johannes Vermeer (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1632-1675) Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window 1657 detail


Johannes Vermeer (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1632-1675) Woman in Blue Reading a Letter 1657

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1632-1675) Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid c.1670 detail

Frans Van Mieris the Elder (Dutch painter, 1635-1681) Woman Writing a Letter 1680 detail

Intriguing still lifes by Jan van Kessel (Flemish painter, 1626-1679)

Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish painter, 1626-1679) A Cockchafer Beetle, and Woodlice --other Insects, with a Sprig of Auricula, c. 1650s

Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish painter, 1626-1679) Insects

Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish painter, 1626-1679) and Fruit Insects, c. 1656-1679