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Pensive Collection (#42)

"Pensive: A Journey Through Time and Emotion" Step back in time to the Yardley advertisement of 1962, where elegance met contemplation. The portrait of W. B

Background imagePensive Collection: Portrait of a Man with a Golden Helmet, 1648 (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)

Portrait of a Man with a Golden Helmet, 1648 (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)
XIR207690 Portrait of a Man with a Golden Helmet, 1648 (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, (1606-69) (attr)

Background imagePensive Collection: Reverie: Mrs. Newton reclining in a chair

Reverie: Mrs. Newton reclining in a chair
BAL20760 Reverie: Mrs.Newton reclining in a chair by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tissots garden in St Johns Wood; ); French, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Madame Zborowska with Clasped Hands, c. 1917 (oil on canvas)

Madame Zborowska with Clasped Hands, c. 1917 (oil on canvas)
XIR206498 Madame Zborowska with Clasped Hands, c.1917 (oil on canvas) by Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920); 65x100 cm; Private Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Portrait of Madame Vaussard (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Madame Vaussard (oil on canvas)
XIR204905 Portrait of Madame Vaussard (oil on canvas) by Dubufe, Claude-Marie (1790-1864); 130x97 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France; French, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Resting Peasants, 1877 (oil on canvas)

Resting Peasants, 1877 (oil on canvas)
XKH204846 Resting Peasants, 1877 (oil on canvas) by Bastien-Lepage, Jules (1848-84); 29.5x37.5 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg

Background imagePensive Collection: Reflection, c. 1864-66 (oil on canvas)

Reflection, c. 1864-66 (oil on canvas)
XIR203217 Reflection, c.1864-66 (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 44x32 cm; Musee de la Chartreuse, Douai, France; French, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Portrait of Mary Gunning, Countess of Coventry, 1749 (pastel on paper)

Portrait of Mary Gunning, Countess of Coventry, 1749 (pastel on paper)
XIR196204 Portrait of Mary Gunning, Countess of Coventry, 1749 (pastel on paper) by Liotard, Jean-Etienne (1702-89); 23.5x19 cm; Musee d Art et d Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland; Swiss, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Portrait of Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786-1859) (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786-1859) (oil on canvas)
XIR193552 Portrait of Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786-1859) (oil on canvas) by Drolling, Martin (1752-1817); Musee de la Chartreuse, Douai, France; French, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Portrait of a Bearded Man (black chalk on paper) (recto) (for verso see 191768)

Portrait of a Bearded Man (black chalk on paper) (recto) (for verso see 191768)
BAL191773 Portrait of a Bearded Man (black chalk on paper) (recto) (for verso see 191768) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); British Museum, London, UK; Italian, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: A Young Girl (oil on canvas)

A Young Girl (oil on canvas)
XKH191612 A Young Girl (oil on canvas) by Kaulbach, Hermann (1846-1909); 79.2x65.2 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Dante in Meditation Holding a Pomegranate, c. 1852 (pen & ink and pencil on paper)

Dante in Meditation Holding a Pomegranate, c. 1852 (pen & ink and pencil on paper)
XYC190741 Dante in Meditation Holding a Pomegranate, c.1852 (pen & ink and pencil on paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 22.9x20 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Background imagePensive Collection: Head of a Young Girl (pastel on paper)

Head of a Young Girl (pastel on paper)
XIR184075 Head of a Young Girl (pastel on paper) by Cassatt, Mary Stevenson (1844-1926); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Portrait of William Wordsworth (1770-1850) 1842 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of William Wordsworth (1770-1850) 1842 (oil on canvas)
XIR183057 Portrait of William Wordsworth (1770-1850) 1842 (oil on canvas) by Haydon, Benjamin Robert (1786-1846); 124.5x99 cm; National Portrait Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: A Warrior in Thought (oil on canvas)

A Warrior in Thought (oil on canvas)
XIR182592 A Warrior in Thought (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69) (school of); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Blois, France; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Melancholy (oil on canvas)

Melancholy (oil on canvas)
XIR181018 Melancholy (oil on canvas) by Lagrenee, Louis Jean Francois I (1725-1805); 50x62.5 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Portrait of Alfred Bruyas (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Alfred Bruyas (oil on canvas)
BAL1780 Portrait of Alfred Bruyas (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); Musee Fabre, Montpellier, France; (add.info.: Alfred Bruyas (1821-76) French art collector; ); French, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: 1765968; out of copyright

1765968; out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: 1765913; out of copyright

1765913; out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: 1765757; out of copyright

1765757; out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Young Italian at the Well, c. 1833-34 (oil on canvas)

Young Italian at the Well, c. 1833-34 (oil on canvas)
XIR173927 Young Italian at the Well, c.1833-34 (oil on canvas) by Winterhalter, Franz Xaver (1805-73); 92x74 cm; Augustinermuseum, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany; German, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) (engraving)

Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) (engraving)
KW232405 Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) (engraving) by French School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; French, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Arlesienne from the Time of Daudet and Bizet (w / c on paper)

Arlesienne from the Time of Daudet and Bizet (w / c on paper)
XIR168126 Arlesienne from the Time of Daudet and Bizet (w/c on paper) by Laurens, Jean Joseph Bonaventure (1810-90); Bibliotheque Inguimbertine, Carpentras

Background imagePensive Collection: Meditation, or Madame Monet on the Sofa, c. 1871 (oil on canvas)

Meditation, or Madame Monet on the Sofa, c. 1871 (oil on canvas)
XIR16610 Meditation, or Madame Monet on the Sofa, c.1871 (oil on canvas) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 48x75 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Portrait of Marcel Renoux aged about 13 or 14 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Marcel Renoux aged about 13 or 14 (oil on canvas)
XIR164912 Portrait of Marcel Renoux aged about 13 or 14 (oil on canvas) by Renoux, Jules Ernest (1863-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marcel vers 13 ou 14 ans; ); French, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Napoleon (1769-1821) on board the Bellerophon (engraving)

Napoleon (1769-1821) on board the Bellerophon (engraving)
KW229725 Napoleon (1769-1821) on board the Bellerophon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: after the painting by W.Q Orchardson)

Background imagePensive Collection: Portrait of Emile Zola (1840-1902) (pen and ink on paper) (b / w photo)

Portrait of Emile Zola (1840-1902) (pen and ink on paper) (b / w photo)
XIR164576 Portrait of Emile Zola (1840-1902) (pen and ink on paper) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (oil on canvas)
XBP228830 Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (oil on canvas) by Healy, George Peter Alexander (1808-94); National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Background imagePensive Collection: The brooding girl, c. 1857 (oil on zinc)

The brooding girl, c. 1857 (oil on zinc)
XKH153533 The brooding girl, c.1857 (oil on zinc) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 32x26 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; French, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Portrait of a man in brown

Portrait of a man in brown
BAL14964 Portrait of a man in brown by Devis, Arthur William (1762-1822); Roy Miles Fine Paintings; (add.info.: ?or by his brother Thomas Anthony Devis 1757-1810; ); English, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Woman at the Window (w / c on cardboard)

Woman at the Window (w / c on cardboard)
XKH147980 Woman at the Window (w/c on cardboard) by Israels, Jozef (Josef) (1824-1911); 90x61 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Louis-Francois Roubiliac (1695-1762) Modelling his Monument to Shakespeare (oil

Louis-Francois Roubiliac (1695-1762) Modelling his Monument to Shakespeare (oil
XYC147964 Louis-Francois Roubiliac (1695-1762) Modelling his Monument to Shakespeare (oil on canvas) by Carpentiers, Adrien (c.1713-78); 127.5x101 cm; Yale Center for British Art

Background imagePensive Collection: Self Portrait, 1805 (oil on panel)

Self Portrait, 1805 (oil on panel)
XKH144707 Self Portrait, 1805 (oil on panel) by Runge, Philipp Otto (1777-1810); 40.3x28.9 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Portrait of Lord Byron (1788-1824) (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Lord Byron (1788-1824) (oil on canvas)
XIR142130 Portrait of Lord Byron (1788-1824) (oil on canvas) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824); Musee Fabre, Montpellier, France; French, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: The Grotto of Egeria (w / c on paper)

The Grotto of Egeria (w / c on paper)
XKH141648 The Grotto of Egeria (w/c on paper) by Catel, Franz Ludwig (1778-1856); 39.3x62 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: The Nun in the Cloister Garden, 1869 (oil on canvas)

The Nun in the Cloister Garden, 1869 (oil on canvas)
XKH141431 The Nun in the Cloister Garden, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Max, Gabriel (1840-1915); 86.5x98 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Czech, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Self Portrait (pencil and pen on paper)

Self Portrait (pencil and pen on paper)
XKH141348 Self Portrait (pencil and pen on paper) by Friedrich, Caspar David (1774-1840); 26.7x21.5 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-94) illustration from Little Journeys to the

Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-94) illustration from Little Journeys to the
KW222564 Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-94) illustration from Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous Women, published 1897 (litho) by Rossetti

Background imagePensive Collection: Girl on Balcony, 1900 (oil on canvas)

Girl on Balcony, 1900 (oil on canvas)
BAL126061 Girl on Balcony, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Borisov-Musatov, Viktor Elpidiforovich (1870-1905); 77x50 cm; Radishchev State Art Museum, Saratov, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Self portrait, c. 1865 (panel)

Self portrait, c. 1865 (panel)
BAL12493 Self portrait, c.1865 (panel) by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902); 49.8x30.1 cm; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA, USA; French, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Head of an Old Man, c. 1866 (oil on canvas)

Head of an Old Man, c. 1866 (oil on canvas)
XIR121784 Head of an Old Man, c.1866 (oil on canvas) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); 51x48 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Christ on the cold stone, Hieronymus Wierix, Jan Baptiste Collaert, 1563 - before 1612

Christ on the cold stone, Hieronymus Wierix, Jan Baptiste Collaert, 1563 - before 1612

Background imagePensive Collection: L Arlesienne, 1888 (oil on canvas)

L Arlesienne, 1888 (oil on canvas)
XIR115994 L Arlesienne, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 92.5x73.5 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Portrait of Clara J. Mather (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Clara J. Mather (oil on canvas)
XIR216625 Portrait of Clara J. Mather (oil on canvas) by Eakins, Thomas Cowperthwait (1844-1916); 61x51 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; American, out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: Bertel Thorvaldsen in his studio at Rome, 1834 (oil on canvas)

Bertel Thorvaldsen in his studio at Rome, 1834 (oil on canvas)
BAL114786 Bertel Thorvaldsen in his studio at Rome, 1834 (oil on canvas) by Heuss, Eduard von (1808-80); Mittelrheinisches Landesmuseum, Mainz

Background imagePensive Collection: The Man with the Leather Belt. Portrait of the Artist, c. 1846 (oil on canvas)

The Man with the Leather Belt. Portrait of the Artist, c. 1846 (oil on canvas)
XIR113448 The Man with the Leather Belt. Portrait of the Artist, c.1846 (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 100x82 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris

Background imagePensive Collection: Study Sheet with three performances, David Bles, 1834 - 1899

Study Sheet with three performances, David Bles, 1834 - 1899

Background imagePensive Collection: 1127658; out of copyright

1127658; out of copyright

Background imagePensive Collection: The Smoker, 1891-92 (oil on canvas)

The Smoker, 1891-92 (oil on canvas)
XIR112378 The Smoker, 1891-92 (oil on canvas) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); 92.5x73.5 cm; Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany; French, out of copyright




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"Pensive: A Journey Through Time and Emotion" Step back in time to the Yardley advertisement of 1962, where elegance met contemplation. The portrait of W. B. Yeats captures a moment frozen in black and white, his eyes reflecting deep thoughts that transcend generations. Che Guevara, smoking with an air of intensity, embodies pensive rebellion as he contemplates the world's injustices. In contrast, Holmes Smoking Pipe reveals a more introspective side to the famous detective's brilliant mind. A tattooed Victorian lady from 1897 challenges societal norms while wearing her emotions on her skin. Melancholy by Edvard Munch evokes raw feelings through swirling brushstrokes and somber hues. John Keats' engraving transports us to a bygone era where poetic souls pondered life's mysteries amidst b&w photos capturing their essence. Girl with a Vase of Flowers delicately balances fragility with introspection in pastel shades. The medieval scholar delves into ancient texts seeking wisdom within dusty manuscripts. Sherlock Holmes Thinking showcases deductive reasoning intertwined with moments of deep reflection. Jane Morris, captured by Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1865, exudes an ethereal beauty tinged with melancholic musings. Lastly, The Last of England brings color to our journey as we witness longing etched upon faces departing for unknown shores. In this captivating collection spanning centuries and mediums, "Pensive" invites you to explore the vast landscapes of human thought and emotion – reminding us that even in stillness lies profound depth waiting to be discovered.