Arms Around Collection

Holding a stingray, Antigua, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Paolo and Francesca da Rimini, 1863 (oil on canvas)
989657 Paolo and Francesca da Rimini, 1863 (oil on canvas) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); 280.6x193.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Paolo and Francesca da Rimini. Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

The Russian Emigres, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)
1197487 The Russian Emigres, c. 1900 (oil on canvas) by Levy-Dhurmer, Lucien (1865-1953); 92.7x73.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Mother and Child, (oil on canvas)
657292 Mother and Child, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mother and Child. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

Casanova, (drypoint and aquatint)
990998 Casanova, (drypoint and aquatint) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 51x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Casanova. Louis Icart (1888-1950). Drypoint and aquatint. 51 x 33cm

Fanny, wrapped in a cloak, (oil on canvas)
1195190 Fanny, wrapped in a cloak, (oil on canvas) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 53.3x31.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

A Prelude by Bach, 1868 (pencil and w / c on paper)
1199599 A Prelude by Bach, 1868 (pencil and w/c on paper) by Solomon, Simeon (1840-1905); 43.2x65 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Idyll, 1851-52 (oil on canvas)
989561 Idyll, 1851-52 (oil on canvas) by Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905); 84.5x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Idyll; Idylle. William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905). Oil on canvas

Two Sisters; Les Deux Soeurs, (oil on canvas)
659268 Two Sisters; Les Deux Soeurs, (oil on canvas) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845); 45x37.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Sisters; Les Deux Soeurs. Louis Leopold Boilly (1761-1845)

A Dear Friend; Una Cara Compagna, (oil on canvas)
659036 A Dear Friend; Una Cara Compagna, (oil on canvas) by Irolli, Vicenzo (1860-1945); 35.5x25.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dear Friend; Una Cara Compagna. Vincenzo Irolli (1860-1942)

Group Portrait of Mrs Henry Baring and Two of her Children and a Large Dog
824261 Group Portrait of Mrs Henry Baring and Two of her Children and a Large Dog, a Landscape Beyond, c.1817-1824 (oil on canvas) by Lawrence

Mother Love, (oil on canvas)
657721 Mother Love, (oil on canvas) by Langley, Walter (1852-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mother Love. Walter Langley (1852-1922). Oil on canvas

Des Caresses, (coloured crayons heightened with white on grey paper)
653540 Des Caresses, (coloured crayons heightened with white on grey paper) by Khnopff, Fernand (1858-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Des Caresses. Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921)

A Venetian al Fresco, 1885 (oil on canvas)
828404 A Venetian al Fresco, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Logsdail, William (1859-1944); 103.8x167.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Venetian al Fresco. William Logsdail (1859-1944). Oil on canvas

Being Embraced; Umarmende, 1918 (black crayon on paper)
824353 Being Embraced; Umarmende, 1918 (black crayon on paper) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 47.3x30 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Being Embraced; Umarmende. Egon Schiele (1890-1918)

Three Young Girls from the Chateaubourg Family, 1850 (oil on canvas)
1769786 Three Young Girls from the Chateaubourg Family, 1850 (oil on canvas) by Winterhalter, Hermann (1808-91); 102.2x81.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Eve After the Fall, 1881; 1897 (bronze with brown patina)
1768438 Eve After the Fall, 1881; 1897 (bronze with brown patina) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); 173 (height) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Eve After the Fall. Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)

Boy with Green Stockings; Bub mit grunen Strumpfen, 1911
1768102 Boy with Green Stockings; Bub mit grunen Strumpfen, 1911 (gouache and watercolour over pencil on paper) by Schiele

Day and the Dawnstar (oil on canvas)
1767298 Day and the Dawnstar (oil on canvas) by Draper, Herbert James (1864-1920); 43x32 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Reunion; Das Wiedersehen, 1926 (bronze with dark brown patina)
653432 The Reunion; Das Wiedersehen, 1926 (bronze with dark brown patina) by Barlach, Ernst (1870-1938); height: 48 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Reunion; Das Wiedersehen)

A Mother and her Child, (oil on canvas)
659741 A Mother and her Child, (oil on canvas) by Tait, Robert Scott (fl.1845-75); 127.7x102.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Mother and her Child. Robert Scott Tait (fl.1845-1875)

Group Portrait of Dorothy Stables and her Daughters, Harriet and Maria
991265 Group Portrait of Dorothy Stables and her Daughters, Harriet and Maria, three-quarter-length, 1777-78 (oil on canvas) by Romney

The Eternal Spring, first state, before 1892 (bronze with brown patina)
987396 The Eternal Spring, first state, before 1892 (bronze with brown patina) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); 63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eternal Spring)

Ovids Metamorphoses, c. 1892-1899 (bronze with green patina)
987395 Ovids Metamorphoses, c.1892-1899 (bronze with green patina) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); 33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ovids Metamorphoses; Les Metamorphoses d Ovide)

Sisterly Love, 1892 (oil on canvas)
1769869 Sisterly Love, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Delobbe, FranAzois Alfred (1835-1915); 100.3x82.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sisterly Love. Francois Alfred Delobbe (1835-1920). Oil on canvas

Santa Claus by Thomas Nast, c. 1892 (b / w engraving)
3036400 Santa Claus by Thomas Nast, c.1892 (b/w engraving) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902); (add.info.: Vintage print entitled A Caught)

Sisters, (oil on canvas)
658302 Sisters, (oil on canvas) by Walker, John Hanson (1844-1933); 51x47 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sisters. John Hanson Walker (1844-1933). Oil on canvas. 51 x 47cm

Britomart Unarming, c. 1855 (oil on canvas)
658269 Britomart Unarming, c.1855 (oil on canvas) by Pickersgill, Frederick Richard (1820-1900); 127x106.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Britomart Unarming)

Mother in Purple Holding her Child, c. 1914 (pastel on buff paper)
1767917 Mother in Purple Holding her Child, c.1914 (pastel on buff paper) by Cassatt, Mary Stevenson (1844-1926); 71.8x56.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mother in Purple Holding her Child)

Affection, a Javanese Beauty Holding a Child (oil on canvas)
1198445 Affection, a Javanese Beauty Holding a Child (oil on canvas) by Locatelli, Romualdo (1905-1943); 90x70 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Locatelli)

Mother and Child, 1924 (oil on canvas)
1197362 Mother and Child, 1924 (oil on canvas) by Wood, Christopher (1901-30); 54.6x46 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Veglione a Mendrisio, 1926 (oil on canvas)
1196611 Veglione a Mendrisio, 1926 (oil on canvas) by Muller, Albert (1897-1926); 150x115 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Muller, Albert (1897-1926)); Photo eChristies Images; Swiss

Lovers or Young Couple, 1910 (gouache, w / c & pencil)
1196002 Lovers or Young Couple, 1910 (gouache, w/c & pencil) by Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig (1880-1938); 34.3x44.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

The Bridal Morning, (oil on canvas)
651479 The Bridal Morning, (oil on canvas) by Sauter, George (1866-1937); 134.6x111.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bridal Morning. Georg Sauter (1866-1937). Oil on canvas

Maternity, Conceived in 1913; cast in the early 1960s (bronze with brown patina)
653079 Maternity, Conceived in 1913; cast in the early 1960s (bronze with brown patina) by Gaudier-Brzeska, Henri (1891-1915); height: 28 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Maternity)

Benediction Interrupted, (pencil and watecolour on card laid on board)
823418 Benediction Interrupted, (pencil and watecolour on card laid on board) by Leslie, Charles Robert (1794-1859); 76.2x64.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Benediction Interrupted)

Mother and Child, (oil on canvas)
827099 Mother and Child, (oil on canvas) by Irolli, Vicenzo (1860-1945); 77.4x62.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mother and Child. Vincenzo Irolli (1860-1942). Oil on canvas

The Wrestlers, 1965 (herculite relief)
657335 The Wrestlers, 1965 (herculite relief) by Gaudier-Brzeska, Henri (1891-1915); 72x92 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wrestlers. Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915). Herculite relief

The Soldiers Farewell, The Parents Gift [Leaving for the Crimea] (oil on canvas
1766775 The Soldiers Farewell, The Parents Gift [Leaving for the Crimea] (oil on canvas) by Thomas, George Housman (1824-68) (follower of); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Soldiers Farewell)

A Happy Moment, 1919 (oil on canvas)
823063 A Happy Moment, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Curran, Charles Courtney (1861-1942); 64.5x76.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Happy Moment. Charles Courtney Curran (1861-1942). Oil on canvas

Dancers, (watercolour and pencil on paper)
985342 Dancers, (watercolour and pencil on paper) by Demuth, Charles (1883-1935); 35.6x27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancers. Charles Demuth (1883-1935). Watercolour and pencil on paper

Venus and Adonis, 1554 (oil on canvas)
827852 Venus and Adonis, 1554 (oil on canvas) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); 177.5x200 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

The Babys Bottle, (oil on canvas)
650920 The Babys Bottle, (oil on canvas) by Vonnoh, Robert William (1858-1933); 46x55. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Babys Bottle. Robert William Vonnoh (1858-1933)

The Inheritance, 1851 (oil on panel)
651296 The Inheritance, 1851 (oil on panel) by Ender, Edouard (1822-63); 55.3x44.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Inheritance. Eduard Ender (1822-1883). Oil on panel. Dated 1851

Hina and Te Fatou, (bronze with brown patina)
652432 Hina and Te Fatou, (bronze with brown patina) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); height: 32.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hina and Te Fatou. Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)

At the Farm Gate, (oil, watercolour and bodycolour)
658910 At the Farm Gate, (oil, watercolour and bodycolour) by Bianchi, Mose (1836-93); 60x44.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Farm Gate. Mose Bianchi (1840-1904)

A Fete Champetre, 1756 (oil on canvas)
659375 A Fete Champetre, 1756 (oil on canvas) by Horemans, Jan Josef the Elder (1682-1752); 90x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Fete Champetre. Jan Josef Horemans the Elder (1682-1759)

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"Arms Around: Embracing Love, Life, and Art Across the Globe" In the tropical paradise of Antigua, nestled in the stunning West Indies of the Caribbean, a magical encounter unfolds. With arms around each other, a brave soul holds a graceful stingray in their hands. The connection between human and marine creature transcends boundaries as they share an intimate moment amidst azure waters. Inspired by timeless masterpieces of art history, we witness love's embrace captured on canvas. Paolo and Francesca da Rimini come alive in 1863 through oil strokes that immortalize their forbidden passion. A mother cradles her child tenderly on an oil-painted canvas, symbolizing the eternal bond between parent and offspring. The delicate lines of pencil on paper reveal Lovers; Liebespaar from 1911—a poignant portrayal of two souls entwined in affectionate unity. Similarly, Man and Woman (Embrace) from 1917 showcases gouache and black crayon merging to depict an embrace that speaks volumes about intimacy. Traveling back to c. 1790 with St. Preux and Eloisa's hand-colored mezzotint brings forth emotions evoked by lovers separated against their wills but united through passionate longing. The Older Sister emerges from pastel hues on board in 1901—an embodiment of sibling protection wrapped within caring arms. Casanova himself is etched into existence through drypoint and aquatint techniques—his charismatic charm enveloped within his outstretched arms beckoning adventure seekers alike. Fanny finds solace wrapped in a cloak upon an oil-drenched canvas—a testament to warmth sought during cold nights or uncertain times. As music intertwines with visual artistry, A Prelude by Bach delicately dances across pencil strokes accompanied by watercolor touches—a harmonious union capturing melodic beauty alongside artistic expression itself.