Impressionist Paintings for the Staircase, page 2

Shown from the lap up, an older woman with pale, slightly sagging skin and frosty gray hair sits facing us in this loosely painted vertical portrait.

Mary Cassatt Portrait of a Lady, c. 1887 National Gallery of Art

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Suzanne Valadon, c. 1885 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the hips up, a pale-skinned woman wearing a tightly corseted dress looks off to our left in this vertical pastel drawing. The portrait is loosely sketched with blended areas, giving it a soft look.

Édouard Manet Madame Michel-Lévy, 1882 National Gallery of Art

A long-haired, small white dog with tawny-brown ears and spots sits on a garnet-red cushion in this loosely painted vertical portrait. The dog looks just to our left with large, round, black eyes under perked eyebrows.

Édouard Manet A King Charles Spaniel, c. 1866 National Gallery of Art

Berthe Morisot The Artist's Sister at a Window, 1869 National Gallery of Art

The head and floppy ears of a dog with a delicate muzzle are loosely painted in this vertical portrait. The dog’s head is cocked to our left, and it looks at us with large, glistening black eyes.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Head of a Dog, 1870 National Gallery of Art

Child with Brown Hair, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1887/1888, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Child with Brown Hair, 1887/1888 National Gallery of Art

The face of a young man with peachy-colored skin and dark hair fills this vertical painting. The man is lit from our left but is angled to slightly to our right, so his face is mostly in shadow.

Edgar Degas Self-Portrait with White Collar, c. 1857 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the hips up, a pale-skinned young girl wearing an ink-black garment with a cream-white collar and a coral-red sash and necklaces holds a terrier dog as she looks at us in this vertical portrait painting.

John Singer Sargent Miss Beatrice Townsend, 1882 National Gallery of Art

Sara in a Green Bonnet, Mary Cassatt, ca. 1901, oil on canvas

Mary Cassatt Sara in a Green Bonnet, ca. 1901 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Spanish Dancer Wearing a Lace Mantilla, Mary Cassatt, 1873, oil on canvas

Mary Cassatt Spanish Dancer Wearing a Lace Mantilla, 1873 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Self-Portrait, Armand Guillaumin, c. 1872–74, oil on canvas

Armand Guillaumin Self-Portrait, c. 1872–74 Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Renoir, Frédéric Bazille, 1867, oil on canvas

Frédéric Bazille Portrait of Renoir, 1867 Cleveland Museum of Art

Edward Guthrie Kennedy, William Merritt Chase, ca. 1895, oil on canvas

William Merritt Chase Edward Guthrie Kennedy, ca. 1895 The Met

Roland, William Merritt Chase, ca. 1902, oil on canvas

William Merritt Chase Roland, ca. 1902 The Met

Mrs. John Crosby Brown (Mary Elizabeth Adams, 1842–1918), Anders Zorn, ca. 1900, oil on canvas

Anders Zorn Mrs. John Crosby Brown (Mary Elizabeth Adams, 1842–1918), ca. 1900 The Met

This painting depicts a man from the waist up, facing us. He has light skin with a curled white mustache and pointed beard, and gray, wavy hair.

William Merritt Chase Self-Portrait, 1915 National Gallery of Art

Henri Fantin-Latour Duchess de Fitz-James, 1867 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a man's head and shoulders in a portrait. He is turned slightly to the left, looking out towards us. The left half of his face and torso are in shadow.

Henri Fantin-Latour Self-Portrait, 1858 National Gallery of Art

This painting is a close-up portrait of a man's head and shoulders. He has pale skin and light, slightly disheveled brown hair with a strong widow's peak, and a short brown beard.

Henri Fantin-Latour Self-Portrait, 1861 National Gallery of Art

A Gentlewoman, Julian Alden Weir, 1906, oil on canvas

Julian Alden Weir A Gentlewoman, 1906 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Portrait of Wyatt Eaton, Julian Alden Weir, ca. 1878, oil on canvas

Julian Alden Weir Portrait of Wyatt Eaton, ca. 1878 Smithsonian American Art Museum

General Georges Leman, Commander of the Fortified Town of Liege, Edmund Charles Tarbell, 1919-1920, oil on canvas

Edmund Charles Tarbell General Georges Leman, Commander of the Fortified Town of Liege, 1919-1920 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Figure in Sunlight (Artist's Wife), John Henry Twachtman, ca. 1890-1900, oil on canvas

John Henry Twachtman Figure in Sunlight (Artist's Wife), ca. 1890-1900 Smithsonian American Art Museum

In the Garden (Celia Thaxter in Her Garden), Childe Hassam, 1892, oil on canvas

Childe Hassam In the Garden (Celia Thaxter in Her Garden), 1892 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Head of a Man, William Merritt Chase, ca. 1872-1879, oil on canvas

William Merritt Chase Head of a Man, ca. 1872-1879 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Portrait of a Lady with a Dog (Anna Baker Weir), Julian Alden Weir, ca. 1890, oil on canvas

Julian Alden Weir Portrait of a Lady with a Dog (Anna Baker Weir), ca. 1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Impressionist painting of woman wearing green dress trying on hats.

Edgar Degas The Millinery Shop, 1879-86 Art Institute of Chicago

Impressionist painting of seated man, girl with brown, black hues.

Edgar Degas Henri Degas and His Niece Lucie Degas (The Artist's Uncle and Cousin), 1875–76 Art Institute of Chicago

Painting of a crowd of well-dressed light-skinned people in an open, snowy field surrounded by large rolling hills.

George Bellows Love of Winter, 1914 Art Institute of Chicago

Lillie (Lillie Langtry), Childe Hassam, ca. 1898, watercolor and gouache on paperboard

Childe Hassam Lillie (Lillie Langtry), ca. 1898 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875–1895), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1878, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875–1895), 1878 The Met

Woman in a Garden, Berthe Morisot, 1882–83, oil on canvas

Berthe Morisot Woman in a Garden, 1882–83 Art Institute of Chicago

Madame Paul Escudier (Louise Lefevre), John Singer Sargent, 1882, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Madame Paul Escudier (Louise Lefevre), 1882 Art Institute of Chicago

After the Bullfight, Mary Cassatt, 1873, oil on canvas

Mary Cassatt After the Bullfight, 1873 Art Institute of Chicago

James-Jacques-Joseph Tissot (1836–1902), Edgar Degas, ca. 1867–68, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas James-Jacques-Joseph Tissot (1836–1902), ca. 1867–68 The Met

Boy with a Sword, Édouard Manet, 1861, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Boy with a Sword, 1861 The Met

Madame Edouard Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906), Édouard Manet, ca. 1873, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Madame Edouard Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906), ca. 1873 The Met

A Matador, Édouard Manet, 1866–67, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet A Matador, 1866–67 The Met

A woman with pale skin, wearing a sheer, lace shawl over a high-necked, ink-black dress sits in an upholstered chair in front of a dark, cranberry-red curtain in this vertical portrait painting.

John Singer Sargent Ellen Peabody Endicott (Mrs. William Crowninshield Endicott), 1901 National Gallery of Art

A young woman with pale, peachy skin, wearing a long, silvery blue dress with a rose-pink train looks out at us in this vertical portrait painting.

John Singer Sargent Miss Mathilde Townsend, 1907 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a young woman with pale skin and flushed cheeks looks at us, wearing a long, shimmering white dress partially draped with powder-blue fabric in this vertical portrait painting.

John Singer Sargent Mary Crowninshield Endicott Chamberlain (Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain), 1902 National Gallery of Art

Shown from about the knees up, a young woman with pale skin, wearing a long, flowing, peachy-pink satin dress, looks at us in this vertical portrait painting.

John Singer Sargent Miss Grace Woodhouse, 1890 National Gallery of Art

An older woman wearing a long black dress sits reading a book in front of a younger woman wearing cream white, who sits on a couch just beyond, in this vertical portrait painting.

Berthe Morisot The Mother and Sister of the Artist, 1869/1870 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the shins up, a woman with pale skin, iron-gray hair, and wearing a high-collared, long-sleeved black dress, stands next to a table against a caramel-brown wall in this vertical portrait painting.

John Singer Sargent Eleanora O'Donnell Iselin (Mrs. Adrian Iselin), 1888 National Gallery of Art

Frieda Schiff (1876–1958), Later Mrs. Felix M. Warburg, Anders Zorn, 1894, oil on canvas

Anders Zorn Frieda Schiff (1876–1958), Later Mrs. Felix M. Warburg, 1894 The Met

Edward R. Bacon (1846–1915), Anders Zorn, 1897, oil on canvas

Anders Zorn Edward R. Bacon (1846–1915), 1897 The Met

Mrs. Walter Rathbone Bacon (Virginia Purdy Barker, 1862–1919), Anders Zorn, 1897, oil on canvas

Anders Zorn Mrs. Walter Rathbone Bacon (Virginia Purdy Barker, 1862–1919), 1897 The Met