Bugatti Type 55 Cabriolet 1932, França Fotografia The Type 51 was the first Grand Prix Bugatti to feature a dual overhead camshaft motor, available in three sizes: 2.3-liter, 2.0-liter, and 1.5-liter, all supercharged. The 2.3-liter version produced as much as 160 hp, and the model soon proved very competitive. The Type 51 won several major races during its first season, and it was a Type 51 that earned Bugatti’s last significant Grand Prix victory against major opposition at

Propaganda "Unic passe avant tout", Unic, França Arte de Charles Delavat. Texto de apoio: Unic was a French manufacturer, founded in 1905 and active as an automobile producer until July 1938. After this the company continued to produce commercial vehicles, retaining its independence for a further fourteen years before being purchased in 1952 by Henri Pigozzi, who was keen to develop Unic as a commercial vehicle arm of the then flourishing Simca business. Trecho de texto da Wi

Mulher depenando um frango (Femme plumant un poulet) - Pierre-Auguste Renoir Coleção privada OST - 55x46 - 1906 At the turn of the twentieth century, Renoir renewed his interest in scenes of everyday life, a subject he had largely set aside after 1883, during his Ingresque period. This phase was marked by rigorous draughtsmanship, clear contours and a more classical handling, as he temporarily abandoned the blurred, animated brushwork characteristic of Impressionism. Througho

Retrato de Jean Renoir (Portrait de Jean Renoir) - Pierre-Auguste Renoir Coleção privada OST - 32x24 - 1899 This delicate portrait depicts Jean Renoir, Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s second son, at around five years of age. Destined to become one of the twentieth century’s major film-makers, Jean was among his father’s favourite models from early childhood. Throughout his career, portraiture held an essential place in Renoir’s art, and the depiction of those closest to him offered a

Ao piano (Au piano) - Pierre-Auguste Renoir Coleção privada Pastel sobre papel - 63x47 - 1892 This vibrant pastel, executed with pigments of an unprecedented freshness, is directly related to one of Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s most famous compositions but also one of his favorite themes, La Leçon de piano or Jeunes Filles au piano, 1892. The latter is also one of the most significant compositions in Renoir’s oeuvre as it marked a true-turning point in his artistic career: finally

Três vasos de tulipas (Trois pots de tulipes) - Claude Monet Coleção privada OST - 51x36 - 1885 Trois pots de tulipes is part of a group of at least 36 canvases that Monet executed in 1882-1885 for Paul Durand-Ruel. The Parisian dealer commissioned him this series in May 1882 to decorate the door panels in his apartment located 35 rue de Rome in Paris. The commission fell upon Monet at a key moment of his artistic career, in between his two 1882 Pourville excursions. The prev

Vue générale de Pourville, Environs de Dieppe / Visão geral de Pourville-sur-Mer, Atual Hautot-sur-Mer, Normandia, França Pourville-sur-Mer - Hautot-sur-Mer - Normandia - França N. 118 Fotografia - Cartão Postal Vista de Pourville-sur-Mer (hoje parte da comuna de Hautot-sur-Mer), perto de Dieppe, no norte da França. Nota do blog: Data e autoria não obtidas.

Borda das falésias em Pourville, França (Bord des falaises à Pourville) - Claude Monet Pourville-sur-Mer - Hautot-sur-Mer - França Coleção privada OST - 60x100 - 1882 Giverny, Étretat, Fécamp, Dieppe, London, Venice, Rouen, Argenteuil are all places where Claude Monet left an indelible mark through his various stays there, immortalizing each location in his paintings. Pourville – a small fishing village on the outskirts of Dieppe located next to Varengeville on the so-called

Jovens à beira-mar (Jeunes filles au bord de la mer) - Pierre Auguste Renoir Coleção privada OST - 56x46 - 1894 The comments of the critic Gustave Geffroy writing about Renoir's paintings in 1894 could have very well be alluding to Jeunes filles au bord de la mer painted the same year: ‘the work of Renoir is a source of enchantment for the eye. It is also a consolation, a balm for the spirit [...] his observations as a landscape painter in Guernsey, in Toulon, in Algeria, wea

O Terraço, Outono, Gerberoy, França (La terrasse, Automne, Gerberoy) - Henri Le Sidaner Gerberoy - França Coleção privada OST - 92x112 - 1922

As Belas no Parque Monceau, Paris, França (Les Belles au Parc Monceau) - Henri Brispot Paris - França Coleção privada OST - 84x116 - 1908

A Dama de Honra (The Bridesmaid) - James Jacques Joseph Tissot Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds, Inglaterra OST - 1883-1885 The Bridesmaid is a painting depicting a social event which were the hallmark of Tissot. A beautiful young women is pictured flirting with the groomsman, their attraction for each other taking over the moment as they appear oblivious to all those around them. The scene from a middle class wedding, typical of the social circles in which Tissot would live in both

Cartaz "Cinématographe Lumière", 1896, Cinematógrafo Lumière / Henri Brispot , França Cartaz Texto 1: A propaganda é obra de Henri Brispot. Produzido para o filme "L'arroseur arrosé" / "O regador regado" / "The waterer watered". É considerado o segundo cartaz de cinema da história. Vale lembrar que a primeira exibição ocorreu em 28/12/1895, porém os cartazes só foram impressos no início de 1896. Texto 2: This is the ultimate collectors poster and a true museum piece, as it is

Cartaz "Cinématographe Lumière", 1896, Cinematógrafo Lumière / Marcellin Auzolle, França Cartaz Texto 1: A propaganda é obra de Marcellin Auzolle. Produzido para o filme "L'arroseur arrosé" / "O regador regado" / "The waterer watered". É considerado o primeiro cartaz de cinema da história. Vale lembrar que a primeira exibição ocorreu em 28/12/1895, porém os cartazes só foram impressos no início de 1896. Texto 2: "The Waterer Watered." Marcellin Auzolle Artwork. Heralding a ne

Cartaz de propaganda da Primeira Guerra Mundial, "Canadiens français venez avec nous dans le 150 Bataillon C.M.R. / Aider a la victoire du coq gaulois sur l'aigle prussien", 1915, Canadá Propaganda Nota do blog: Data 1915 / Crédito para o Governo do Canadá.

Cartaz de propaganda para alistamento nas tropas coloniais francesas 11 "Engagez-vous rengagez-vous dans les troupes coloniales", França Propaganda Cartaz de propaganda visando fomentar o alistamento nas tropas coloniais da França. A imagem transmite uma versão idílica do que seria trabalhar nas colônias francesas. Uma vez lá, a realidade era (bem) diferente. Obra de Jean Joseph León Fauret. Nota do blog: Data não obtida / Crédito para Governo da França.

Propaganda "Paris - México", 1954, Air France, França Propaganda Obra de Edmond Maurus. Nota do blog: Data 1954 / Crédito para Air France.

Propaganda "Chrysler", França Propaganda Obra de Edmond Maurus. Nota do blog: Data não obtida / Crédito para Chrysler.

Propaganda "Essayez-la...Elle vous surprendra", 1948-1949, Volkswagen Coccinelle / Volkswagen Fusca, Volkswagen, França Propaganda Nota do blog: Data 1948-1949 / Crédito para Volkswagen.

Natureza morta com frutas (Fruits et pot de gingembre) - Paul Cézanne Coleção privada OST - 33x46 - 1890-1893 Filled with a rich, internal balance, Fruits et pot de gingembre is one of a select group of canvases from the late 1880s and early 1890s in which Paul Cezanne reached a high point in his treatment of the still life. Exhibiting a new complexity and sophistication in his approach to form, color and space, these compositions occupy an important position within the evolu