Beautiful Century

mimbeau:

Les toits de Paris  1906

Albert Marquet (27 March 1875 – 14 June 1947) was a French painter, associated with the Fauvist movement. He initially became one of the Fauve painters and a lifelong friend of Henri Matisse. Marquet subsequently painted in a more naturalistic style, primarily landscapes, but also several portraits and, between 1910 and 1914, several female nude paintings.

christinerod:

almanac 1882

tawnyscostumesandcuriosities:

Ensemble 1887–91

(Source: metmuseum.org )

colourthysoul:

Giuseppe Carosi - Nymph

Collier’s Magazine Cover, The War In China, ca. 19th ct on Flickr.

Image by © Geoffrey Clements/CORBIS

fuckyeahsarahbernhardt:

Sara Bernhardt played Mélissinde in Edmon Rostand’s play La Princesse lointaine at the Théâtre de la Renaissance. Mucha created the poster for a special banquet in 1896. It was reproduced in La Plume magazine, the Edition d’Art, and as a postcard for the department store La Belle Jardinière.

jillthejellyfish:

Woman’s World April 1915 by Will Grefe

womenandbooks:

Jane Morris, encore

Margaretta Drexel, Countess of Winchilsea and Nottingham, c.1900, by John Singer Sargent

(Source: therichandmighty)