Arms Folded Collection (#5)

C. L. Drouet, Sculptor, 1859. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
C.L. Drouet, Sculptor, 1859

Mime van Osen, 1910 (w / c & charcoal on paper)
1196540 Mime van Osen, 1910 (w/c & charcoal on paper) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 45x31.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Austrian, out of copyright

Maria Kuznetsova, costume design for L Adoration
1195795 Maria Kuznetsova, costume design for L Adoration, 1922 (pencil and gouache on paper) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); 28.9x21.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian

Message Found in a Bottle, 1918 (pencil, pen and black ink, on vellum)
1199587 Message Found in a Bottle, 1918 (pencil, pen and black ink, on vellum) by Clarke, Harry (1889-1931); 21x15.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Irish, out of copyright

Reclining female figure, early Spedos variety, Early Cycladic II, c. 2600-2500 BC (marble)
2561218 Reclining female figure, early Spedos variety, Early Cycladic II, c.2600-2500 BC (marble) by Cycladic; height: 14.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; out of copyright

An Apple, Please (oil on canvas)
1769871 An Apple, Please (oil on canvas) by Novo, Stefano (1862-1927); 108.6x160.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Apple, Please; Un Mela, per favore)

A Cavalier on a White Horse, 1890 (oil on canvas)
1769864 A Cavalier on a White Horse, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Detti, Cesare-Auguste (1847-1914); 95.3x67.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cavalier on a White Horse)

Cycladic reclining female figure, name-piece of the Schuster Master, Early Cycladic II, c
2912418 Cycladic reclining female figure, name-piece of the Schuster Master, Early Cycladic II, c.2400 BC (marble) by Schuster Master (fl.c.2400 BC); height: 92.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Uncle Pancha; El Tio Pancha, 1907 (oil on canvas)
1197490 Uncle Pancha; El Tio Pancha, 1907 (oil on canvas) by Sorolla y Bastida, Joaquin (1863-1923); 63x81.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Spanish, out of copyright

Portrait of Shamsi Tabrizi, the Dervish, c. 1840-1 (oil on canvas)
1196804 Portrait of Shamsi Tabrizi, the Dervish, c.1840-1 (oil on canvas) by Persian School, (19th century); 129x76 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Persian, out of copyright

Beatrice Hastings seated, 1915 (oil on cradled board)
988908 Beatrice Hastings seated, 1915 (oil on cradled board) by Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920); 73.5x49.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Beatrice Hastings seated; Beatrice Hastings assise)

I greet thee Maria, c. 1894 (watercolour and brown chalk over brush and black ink on paper
988889 I greet thee Maria, c.1894 (watercolour and brown chalk over brush and black ink on paper) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 25.6x18 and 31.5x24.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Squatting (self-portrait), 1912 (watercolour and gouache over pencil on paper)
988335 Squatting (self-portrait), 1912 (watercolour and gouache over pencil on paper) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 43.8x29.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Study of a Woman, (pastel on paper mounted at the edges on board)
987415 Study of a Woman, (pastel on paper mounted at the edges on board) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 61.2x45.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Study of a Woman; Etude de Femme)

Seated Nude, 1912 (pencil and watercolour on paper)
650575 Seated Nude, 1912 (pencil and watercolour on paper) by Demuth, Charles (1883-1935); 31.7x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Seated Nude. Charles Demuth (1883-1935)

Portrait of General Duncan Campbell (oil on canvas)
3433568 Portrait of General Duncan Campbell (oil on canvas) by Raeburn, Henry (1756-1823); 122.5x99.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of General Duncan Campbell)

Portrait of the Artist holding a Stylus, (oil on panel)
990322 Portrait of the Artist holding a Stylus, (oil on panel) by Navez, Francois Joseph (1787-1869); 73x60 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of the Artist holding a Stylus)

A Boy with Poultry and a Goat in a Farmyard, 1903 (oil on canvas)
658704 A Boy with Poultry and a Goat in a Farmyard, 1903 (oil on canvas) by Hunt, Charles (1829-1900); 49.5x75 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Boy with Poultry and a Goat in a Farmyard)

A Portrait of Kathleen Newton, 1877 (oil on canvas)
658507 A Portrait of Kathleen Newton, 1877 (oil on canvas) by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902); 90x67 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Portrait of Kathleen Newton)

Go West Young Man, 1910 (oil on canvas)
822949 Go West Young Man, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 101.5x79.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Go West Young Man. John George Brown (1831-1913). Oil on canvas

Lady in a Carriage; Signora in Vettura, (watercolour on paper)
651441 Lady in a Carriage; Signora in Vettura, (watercolour on paper) by Nittis, Giuseppe or Joseph de (1846-84); 22.2x28.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady in a Carriage; Signora in Vettura)

Portrait of Mrs. George McFadden seated, three-quarter length, 1919 (oil on canvas)
827292 Portrait of Mrs. George McFadden seated, three-quarter length, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Boldini, Giovanni (1842-1931); 117.5x90.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Mrs)

David Pharohh, The Last of the Montauks, 1874 (w / c, gouache & charcoal on paper)
3702804 David Pharohh, The Last of the Montauks, 1874 (w/c, gouache & charcoal on paper) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 29.2x25.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Evgenii Sergheevich Mikhailov, the Artists Nephew, 1916 (oil on canvas)
1217840 Evgenii Sergheevich Mikhailov, the Artists Nephew, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Somov, Konstantin Andreevic (1869-1939); 76x57 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Roman (chromolitho)
1093507 Roman (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Portrait of Mary L. (black chalk on paper)
423943 Portrait of Mary L. (black chalk on paper) by Gilman, Harold (1876-1919); 22.9x29.3 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; English, out of copyright

Statesman No. 15, 1869 (colour litho)
451617 Statesman No.15, 1869 (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo ( Ape ) (1839-89); 30.5x19.3 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; (add.info.: Lord Westbury)

Portrait of Gaston Paris (b / w photo)
1272620 Portrait of Gaston Paris (b/w photo) by Reutlinger Studio (1850-1937); Archives Larousse, Paris, France; (add.info.: Bruno Paulin Gaston Paris (1839-1903) was a French writer and scholar

Charles Wellford Leavitt, 1911 (oil on canvas)
HEH372415 Charles Wellford Leavitt, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Beaux, Cecilia (1855-1942); 137.8x84.5 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

The officers of the Terra Nova expedition (1910-13) to the South Pole
STC258393 The officers of the Terra Nova expedition (1910-13) to the South Pole, led by Captain Scott (b/w photo) by Ponting

Neolithic figure, Greece, c. 4500-4000 BC (limestone)
HSC257627 Neolithic figure, Greece, c.4500-4000 BC (limestone) by Neolithic; height: 14.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; out of copyright

Manga Bell, 1890s (gelatin silver print)
622568 Manga Bell, 1890s (gelatin silver print) by German Photographer, (19th century); 14.8x10.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a German album titled S.M.S)

A Colima figure, c. 100 BC-250 AD
1767144 A Colima figure, c. 100 BC-250 AD by Colima Culture; 25.4 high cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Colima figure, Protoclassic, Ca 100 B.C.-A.D. 250)

Carte-de-visite portrait of Albert Einstein taken in Prague in 1912
985873 Carte-de-visite portrait of Albert Einstein taken in Prague in 1912, 1912 (black and white photograph, mount) by Langhans

Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) Meditating on the Proliferation of Worlds
985797 Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) Meditating on the Proliferation of Worlds, 1786-1792 (colour-printed aquatint engraving) by Sergent-Marceau

The Striped Blazer, (watercolour and pencil on buff paper)
985421 The Striped Blazer, (watercolour and pencil on buff paper) by Demuth, Charles (1883-1935); 28x21.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Striped Blazer. Charles Demuth (1883-1935)

Poster advertising the Palace Hotel at St. Moritz, 1920 (colour lithograph)
1197948 Poster advertising the Palace Hotel at St. Moritz, 1920 (colour lithograph) by Cardinaux, Emil (1877-1936); 128x91 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

Man with a pipe; L Homme a La Pipe, c. 1890-92 (oil on canvas)
656823 Man with a pipe; L Homme a La Pipe, c.1890-92 (oil on canvas) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); 43.2x34.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Man with a pipe; L Homme a La Pipe)

Christ at the Tomb with a Dominician Monk (tempera on gold ground panel)
827749 Christ at the Tomb with a Dominician Monk (tempera on gold ground panel) by Bonomo, Jacobello di (fl.1375-85); 23.8x18.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Cycladic reclining female figure, name-piece of the Schuster Master, Early Cycladic II, c
2913394 Cycladic reclining female figure, name-piece of the Schuster Master, Early Cycladic II, c.2400 BC (marble) by Schuster Master (fl.c.2400 BC); height: 92.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Cycladic reclining female figure, name-piece of the Schuster Master, Early Cycladic II, c
2913393 Cycladic reclining female figure, name-piece of the Schuster Master, Early Cycladic II, c.2400 BC (marble) by Schuster Master (fl.c.2400 BC); height: 92.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of a Young Lady, Half Length, Wearing a Red Dress with Bows
659261 Portrait of a Young Lady, Half Length, Wearing a Red Dress with Bows, in a Park (oil on canvas) by Vestier, Antoine (1740-1824) (attr)

Woman Sitting, 1925-26 (oil on canvas)
988322 Woman Sitting, 1925-26 (oil on canvas) by Pascin, Jules (1885-1930); 89x71 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman Sitting; Femme Assise. Jules Pascin (1885-1930). Oil on canvas

Autumn, 1874 (oil on panel)
989979 Autumn, 1874 (oil on panel) by Stevens, Alfred Emile (1823-1906); 69x21.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Autumn; L Automne. Alfred Stevens (1823-1906). Oil on panel

Simon Tappertit, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
465603 Simon Tappertit, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) contemplating the plurality of worlds
STC169293 Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) contemplating the plurality of worlds, engraved by Jean Baptiste Morret (fl.1790-1820), 1791 (coloured engraving) (see also 251584) by Swebach

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"Arms Folded: A Glimpse into History and Expression" In this captivating collection of images, we explore the art of folding arms as a universal gesture that transcends time. From the disciplined stance of Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, lst Viscount Baden-Powell, an English soldier who embodied strength and leadership, to the confident pose of Charles Thurston Fogg-Elliot captured by Sir Leslie Matthew Ward in 1894. The wrestling scene depicted in "As You Like It" showcases the power dynamics at play, where folded arms symbolize determination and readiness for action. Meanwhile, Frederick Marriott's exquisite panel in gesso and mother-of-pearl transports us to a world of intricate craftsmanship. Thomas Graham's portrait from 1850 reveals a man with his arms crossed tightly against his chest – perhaps lost in deep contemplation or concealing emotions yet to be revealed. In contrast, the study for "A Parisian Cafe" captures a moment frozen in time; a man seated at a cafe table engrossed in reading his newspaper while casually folding his arms. Herbert Ponting's lens takes us on an expedition to Kanawa's public bath in 1910. Amongst steam-filled air and serene surroundings, individuals find solace with their folded arms resting upon ancient stone walls. Moving forward through history brings us face-to-face with Francis, Duke of Teck - regal and composed - exuding confidence even with crossed arms. JH Harris' portrayal of a witch doctor from Belgian Congo reminds us that this gesture can signify authority within different cultures. Fast-forwarding to more recent times introduces Commander Joe Blake overseeing the SS Great Britain project circa 1972 – commanding respect effortlessly through his assertive posture. Edith Evans addresses an Equity meeting held at Wyndhams Theatre on May 22nd, 1951; her folded arms conveying conviction as she passionately advocates for the rights of performers.