Hand Gesture Collection (#10)

Mathilde Holding a Baby who Reaches out to the Right, c. 1889 (pastel on paper)
1196555 Mathilde Holding a Baby who Reaches out to the Right, c.1889 (pastel on paper) by Cassatt, Mary Stevenson (1844-1926); 72.7x60.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American

Dancers with Yellow Dresses; Danseuses jupes jaunes, c. 1896
1196261 Dancers with Yellow Dresses; Danseuses jupes jaunes, c.1896 (pastel and charcoal on joined paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)

Touch Me Not; Noli me tangere (pencil on paper)
1195773 Touch Me Not; Noli me tangere (pencil on paper) by Zichy, Mihaly von (1827-1906); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Zichy, Mikhail (1827-1906)); Photo eChristies Images; Hungarian

An icon painted on glass depicting Saint Nicholas, Saint Alexandra and Mary Magdalene, c
1195703 An icon painted on glass depicting Saint Nicholas, Saint Alexandra and Mary Magdalene, c.1900 (painted glass) by Russian School (18th century)

Study of a Male Nude, (sanguine chalk on paper)
1195658 Study of a Male Nude, (sanguine chalk on paper) by Iacovleff, Alexandre (1887-1938); 59.1x48.9 (approx) cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

Cossacks and Kalmyks, (w / c on paper)
1195651 Cossacks and Kalmyks, (w/c on paper) by Opitz, Georg Emanuel (1775-1841); 37.5x29.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Poster advertising Falcon bicycles, c. 1894 (colour lithograph)
1770056 Poster advertising Falcon bicycles, c.1894 (colour lithograph) by Pal (Jean de Paleologue) (1855-1942); 150x119 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Poster advertising Falcon bicycles)

Advertisement for the 1st Carnaval masked ball at the Theatre National de l Opera
1770055 Advertisement for the 1st Carnaval masked ball at the Theatre National de l Opera, in 1892, 1892 (colour lithograph) by Cheret

Flying at Hendon, an advertising poster, 1914 (colour lithograph)
1769949 Flying at Hendon, an advertising poster, 1914 (colour lithograph) by Cuneo, Cyrus (1879-1916); 102x64 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flying at Hendon, an advertising poster)

A Bedtime Prayer, 1858 (oil on canvas)
1769798 A Bedtime Prayer, 1858 (oil on canvas) by Toulmouche, Auguste (1829-90); 73.7x59.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bedtime Prayer. Auguste Toulmouche (1829-1890). Oil on canvas

La Peinture, 1898 (colour lithograph)
1770135 La Peinture, 1898 (colour lithograph) by Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939); 59x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Peinture. Alphonse Marie Mucha (1860-1939). Colour lithograph

Biscuits Lefevre-Utile, designed as a calendar for 1897 (poster)
1195188 Biscuits Lefevre-Utile, designed as a calendar for 1897 (poster) by Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939); 59.7x43.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Czech, out of copyright

Couple under Japanese Parasols; Paar Unter der Japanschirm, 1902 (oil on canvas)
652557 Couple under Japanese Parasols; Paar Unter der Japanschirm, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig (1880-1938); 100x75 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Nap; La Sieste, c. 1841-42 (oil on canvas)
656539 Nap; La Sieste, c.1841-42 (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 37.5x46.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Nap; La Sieste. Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). Oil on canvas

Young Woman Putting on Lipstick; Jeune Femme se Mettant du Rouge a Levres
656446 Young Woman Putting on Lipstick; Jeune Femme se Mettant du Rouge a Levres, 1925 (oil on canvas) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 89x115 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote, Standing Small Full Length in a Wooded Landscape
652188 Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote, Standing Small Full Length in a Wooded Landscape, in the Uniform of the Thirty-Fifth Foot (Later Royal Sussex) Regiment

Portrait of Thomas Rowe and His Son, Seated Three-Quarter Length
652137 Portrait of Thomas Rowe and His Son, Seated Three-Quarter Length, the Former in a Brown Gown, the Latter in a Brown Dress and Wrap, (oil on canvas) by Riley

The Hold-Up, 1794 (pen and ink and watercolour)
651939 The Hold-Up, 1794 (pen and ink and watercolour) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); 11 3/8x15 3/8in cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hold-Up. Samuel Howitt (1756-1822)

Haman, After Michelangelo, (pen and grey ink)
651824 Haman, After Michelangelo, (pen and grey ink) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 37x24.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Haman, After Michelangelo)

Scenes from La Rampe, (watercolour)
651392 Scenes from La Rampe, (watercolour) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); 35.5x25.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes from La Rampe. Maurice Leloir (1853-1940). Watercolour

Seated Peasant; Paysanne Assise, c. 1880 (thick gouache on linen laid down on canvas)
653021 Seated Peasant; Paysanne Assise, c.1880 (thick gouache on linen laid down on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 19x15 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Apparition, c. 1876 (oil on canvas)
652989 The Apparition, c.1876 (oil on canvas) by Moreau, Gustave (1826-98); 32.5x22.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Apparition. Gustave Moreau (1826-1898). Oil on canvas

Jean Renoir in a chair - Child with a biscuit;Jean Renoir a la Chaise - L
652630 Jean Renoir in a chair - Child with a biscuit; Jean Renoir a la Chaise - L enfant au Biscuit, c1895 (pastel on paper) by Renoir

Arab Horsemen, (watercolour on paper on board)
989323 Arab Horsemen, (watercolour on paper on board) by Rosati, Giulio (1858-1917); 35.9x52.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Arab Horsemen. Giulio Roasati (1858-1917)

Study of a Dancer, 1888 (oil on canvas)
987426 Study of a Dancer, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 55x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Study of a Dancer; Etude de Danseuse)

The Letter, (oil on canvas)
989597 The Letter, (oil on canvas) by Pearce, Charles Sprague (1851-1914); 56x45.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Letter. Charles Sprague Pearce (1851-1914). Oil on canvas

The Snake Charmer, 1884 (oil on canvas)
989484 The Snake Charmer, 1884 (oil on canvas) by Pavy, Eugene (1840-1905); 95.2x167.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Snake Charmer. Eugene Pavy (19th century). Oil on canvas

An Alsatian Wedding, 1869 (oil on canvas)
989406 An Alsatian Wedding, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Brion, Gustave (1824-77); 89.5x125.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Alsatian Wedding. Gustave Brion (1824-1877). Oil on canvas

An Exotic Beauty, 1869 (oil on cradled panel)
987317 An Exotic Beauty, 1869 (oil on cradled panel) by Acqua, Cesare Felix dell (1821-1904); 93x71 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Exotic Beauty. Cesare Felix Georges Dell Acqua (1821-1904)

Sitting Boy, 1910 (watercolour over pencil on tan paper)
988996 Sitting Boy, 1910 (watercolour over pencil on tan paper) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 44.5x28.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sitting Boy; Sitzender Knabe. Egon Schiele (1890-1918)

A Dutch Man-of-War Firing a Salute - a Penschilderij, (pen, ink and oil on panel)
990244 A Dutch Man-of-War Firing a Salute - a Penschilderij, (pen, ink and oil on panel) by Salm, Adriaen or Abraham (c.1660-1720); 36.2x47.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Christ healing the Sick, (oil on canvas)
990203 Christ healing the Sick, (oil on canvas) by Dietrich, Christian Wilhelm Ernst (1712-74); 53.4x72.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ healing the Sick)

A Double Portrait of Lady Maria Somalia and Lady Anne Barrington
990196 A Double Portrait of Lady Maria Somalia and Lady Anne Barrington, seated three-quarter length by a table with a vase of flowers, (oil on canvas) by Gascard

A laughing Bravo with a Dog, 1628 (oil on canvas)
990143 A laughing Bravo with a Dog, 1628 (oil on canvas) by Brugghen, Hendrick Ter (1588-1629); 83.2x68.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A laughing Bravo with a Dog)

The Vision of Saint Jerome, c. 1720-22 (oil on canvas)
990128 The Vision of Saint Jerome, c.1720-22 (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 71.8x56 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Vision of Saint Jerome)

A Group Portrait of Monsieur Le Roy, with his Two Daughters and Two Sons
990058 A Group Portrait of Monsieur Le Roy, with his Two Daughters and Two Sons, seated full-length at a Table, 1779 (oil on canvas) by Doncre

A Roman Spectacle (oil on canvas)
989964 A Roman Spectacle (oil on canvas) by Olleros y Quintana, Blas (1851-1919); 79.4x64.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Roman Spectacle. Blas Olleros y Quintana (1851-1919). Oil on canvas

The Music Lesson, (oil on canvas)
989852 The Music Lesson, (oil on canvas) by Andreotti, Federigo (1847-1930); 61x85 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Music Lesson. Federigo Andreotti (1847-1930). Oil on canvas

In Front of the Painter (oil on canvas)
989840 In Front of the Painter (oil on canvas) by Bogliani, Enrico (fl.1892-98); 83.9x161.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In Front of the Painter; Devant le Peintre)

Portrait of John, 7th Earl of Galloway, three-quarter-length, c. 1758 (oil on canvas)
991418 Portrait of John, 7th Earl of Galloway, three-quarter-length, c.1758 (oil on canvas) by Mengs, Anton Raphael (1728-79); 104.2x81.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of John)

The Rendez-Vous, (oil on canvas)
990563 The Rendez-Vous, (oil on canvas) by Hardy, Heywood (1842-1933); 61.5x47.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rendez-Vous. Heywood Hardy (1842-1933). Oil on canvas

Hector Taking Leave of Andromache, 1727 (oil on canvas)
990417 Hector Taking Leave of Andromache, 1727 (oil on canvas) by Restout, Jean II (1692-1768); 129x192 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hector Taking Leave of Andromache)

The Letter; La Lettre, (oil on canvas)
824464 The Letter; La Lettre, (oil on canvas) by Helleu, Paul Cesar (1859-1927); 59.7x73.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Letter; La Lettre. Paul Cesar Helleu (1859-1927). Oil on canvas

Female Nude in the Armchair (The Actress Gertrud Eysoldt)
824417 Female Nude in the Armchair (The Actress Gertrud Eysoldt); Weiblicher Halbakt im Sessel (Die Schauspielerin Gertrud Eysoldt), 1914 (oil on canvas) by Corinth

Group Portrait of George Fitzgerald with his Sons George, seen flying a Kite, and Charles
824215 Group Portrait of George Fitzgerald with his Sons George, seen flying a Kite, and Charles. Johan Zoffany (1733-1810). Oil on canvas

Portrait of a Gentleman, half-length, in black with a white collar, (oil on canvas)
824165 Portrait of a Gentleman, half-length, in black with a white collar, (oil on canvas) by Lely, Peter (1618-80); 86.3x71.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a Gentleman)

The Queen of the Brigands, (oil on canvas)
823557 The Queen of the Brigands, (oil on canvas) by Bridgman, Frederick Arthur (1847-1928); 37x48 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queen of the Brigands)

Am Nymphenburger Park, Munchen, (oil on panel)
823477 Am Nymphenburger Park, Munchen, (oil on panel) by Spitzweg, Carl (1808-85); 38.7x47 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Am Nymphenburger Park, Munchen. Carl Spitzweg (1808-1885). Oil on panel

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In the realm of art and history, hand gestures have always held a captivating power to convey messages, emotions, and even hidden meanings. From the signed photograph of Sigmund Freud in 1921, where his hands seem to emphasize the depth of his psychoanalytical theories, to Mary L. Macomber's enchanting painting "Night and Her Daughter Sleep" depicting delicate hand movements that lull us into dreamland. Traveling back centuries ago, we witness John Trumbull's masterpiece "The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar" capturing soldiers' resolute hand signals as they bravely defend their fortress in 1789. James William Edmund Doyle's poignant artwork "Edward refuses succour to his son at Crecy" transports us to medieval times when a father's outstretched hand denies aid on the battlefield. Venturing further eastward, Alexa Petrov's portrayal of Saint Nicholas of Lipna showcases a serene gesture emanating blessings upon all who behold it. Meanwhile, John Martin's epic painting "Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon" depicts an awe-inspiring moment frozen in time as Joshua raises his arm towards the heavens with divine authority. From Asia comes a vibrant Thangka painting from Kathmandu illustrating Buddha bestowing his benevolent blessing through graceful hand gestures—a symbol of enlightenment and compassion transcending borders. Delving into satire and caricature, G. Humphrey’s Caricature Shop presents Honi Soi Qui Mal Y Pense—an intriguing glimpse into society where exaggerated gestures mockingly reveal hidden intentions beneath polite facades. Turning our attention to more somber scenes captured by artists like Henry Traut and Charles-Joseph Natoire; their works such as "The Wailing Women" or "The Rebuke of Adam and Eve, " respectively depict hands expressing grief or admonishment—reminders that human experiences are often conveyed through these silent yet powerful gestures.