List of works by Giovanni Boldini

Last updated

Self-portrait at Montorsoli, (1892) Giovanni Boldini01.jpg
Self-portrait at Montorsoli, (1892)

Giovanni Boldini was an Italian genre and portrait painter who lived and worked in Paris for most of his career. According to a 1933 article in Time magazine, he was known as the "Master of Swish" because of his flowing style of painting. [1]

Contents

Boldini first attained success as a portraitist in London, completing portraits of premier members of English society including Lady Holland and the Duchess of Westminster. [2] From 1872, he lived in Paris, where he became a friend of Edgar Degas and became the most fashionable portrait painter in Paris in the late 19th century, with a dashing style of painting which shows some Macchiaioli influence and a brio reminiscent of the work of younger artists, such as John Singer Sargent and Paul Helleu. [3]

Paintings

YearTitleImageCollectionComments
1856Self portrait at fourteen years old Boldini, Autoritratto giovanile.jpg Museo BoldiniSubject: Giovanni Boldini
c.1859Portrait of Francesco Boldini Boldini - Portrait of Francesco Boldini.jpg Museo BoldiniSubject: Little brother of Giovanni Boldini, Francesco
1864-65Portrait of Lilia Monti born Countess Magnoni, oil on canvas Giovanni boldini, ritratto di lilia monti nata contessa, 1864-65.jpg Estense Castle (Castello Estense), FerraraSubject: Lilia Monti
c.1865Cristiano Banti Boldini - Cristiano Banti, circa 1865.jpg Subject: Cristiano Banti
c.1865Pig keeper Boldini, Guardiano di maiali.jpg
1865Alaide recovering Boldini - Alaide convalescente, 1865.jpg Subject: Alaide Banti (1855-1929), daughter of Cristiano Banti
1865Portrait of Diego Martelli Boldini - Diego Martelli.jpg Subject: Diego Martelli
1865Giuseppe Abbati Boldini - Giuseppe Abbati.jpg Subject: Giuseppe Abbati
1865Self-Portrait while looking at a painting, oil on canvas Giovanni Boldini, 1865 - Self-portrait while looking at a painting.jpg Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Palazzo Pitti, Florence Subject: Giovanni Boldini
1865-66Portrait of Maria Angelini Boldini, Ritratto di Maria Angelini, 1865-1866.jpg Subject: Maria Angelini
1865-66Diego Martelli in Castiglioncello Boldini - diego-martielli-in-castiglioncello.jpg Subject: Diego Martelli
1866Portrait of the painter Alessandro Lanfredini, oil on panel Alessandro Lanfredini.png PrivateSubject: Alessandro Lanfredini
1866Portrait of Cristiano Banti with his cane Boldini - Portrait of Cristiano Banti with his cane, 1866.jpg Subject: Cristiano Banti
1866Portrait of Alaide Banti in white dress Boldini - portrait-of-alaide-banti-in-white-dress-1866.jpg Subject: Alaide Banti (1855-1929), daughter of Cristiano Banti
1866-67Giovanni Fattori at the easel Giovanni-Boldini-Giovanni-Fattori-nello-studio-1867-Milano-Collezione-Intesa-Sanpaolo.jpg Gallerie d'Italia, MilanSubject: Giovanni Fattori
1870The Connoisseur, oil on panel Boldini - The Connoisseur, 1870.jpg Private
1873The Model and the Mannequin, oil on panel Boldini, Model and Manequin.jpg Private
1873The Guitar Player, oil on canvas Guitar player (1873), by Giovanni Boldini.jpg Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute at Williamstown, United States
1873Gossip, oil on wood Gossip MET DT219388.jpg Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
1873Les Parisiennes Les Parisiennes (1873) - Giovanni Boldini.jpg Vanderbilt collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
1874La Place Pigalle Boldini, Place Pigalle, Parigi, 1874.jpg
1874Boy with a Circle, oil on canvas Boldini, Boy with a circle.jpg
1875Ladies of the First Empire Ladies of the First Empire - Giovanni Boldini.jpg Vanderbilt collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art
1875A Lute Player and a Listener, oil on canvas Giovanni Boldini - A Lute Player and a Listener.jpg Private
1878Lady admiring a Fan Boldini, Lady admiring Fan.jpg Butterfly Institute Fine Art (Gallery), Lugano
1878Newspaperman in Paris (The newspaper) Boldini, Newspaperman.jpg
1879The Dispatch-Bearer (c. 1879), oil on wood The Dispatch-Bearer MET DP223662.jpg Metropolitan Museum of Art
c.1880-1890Portrait of a Dandy Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec by Giovanni Boldini.jpg Subject: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901)
1882Buses on the Pigalle Place Boldini - Buses on the Pigalle place.jpg
1883Girl with Red Shawl, oil on canvas Boldini - girl-with-red-shawl.jpg Private
1884The Worldly Singer (La cantante mondana) Boldini, The Mondona Singer.jpg Museo Boldini, Ferrara
c.1885The Actress Rejane and her Dog, oil on canvas Boldini, The Actress Rejane and her Dog.jpg PrivateSubject:Gabrielle Réjane (1856–1920; French actress)
1885The Girl with a Black Cat Boldini, The Girl with a Black Cat.jpg
1885Portrait of Mrs. Charles Warren-Cram, oil on canvas Mrs. Charles Warren-Cram (Ella Brooks Carter, 1846-1896) MET EP1482.jpg Metropolitan Museum of Art Subject: Ella Brooks Carter (1846–1896)
1881–86Two White Horses Boldini, Two White Horses.jpg
1886 Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi Primo ritratto boldiniano di Verdi.jpg Casa di Riposo per Musicisti Subject: Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
1886 Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Verdi by Giovanni Boldini.jpg National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome Subject: Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
1888Woman in Black who Watches the Pastel of Signora Emiliana Concha de Ossa, oil on canvas Boldini, Woman in Black.jpg Museo Boldini, Ferrara
1890Portrait of John Singer Sargent (c. 1890), oil on panel Giovanni Boldini (1842-1931) -John Singer Sargent(Standing).jpg Subject: John Singer Sargent (1856–1925; American artist and portrait painter)
1890Portrait of John Singer Sargent (c. 1890), oil on panel Giovanni Boldini (1842-1931) - A Portrait of John Singer Sargent.jpg Subject: John Singer Sargent (1856–1925; American artist and portrait painter)
1890Portrait of Lucy Gérard (c. 1890), pastel on canvas Boldini PortraitofLucieGerard.jpg Subject: Lucy Gérard (1872–1941; French actress)
1891Portrait of the little Subercaseaux Boldini, Picollo Subercaseaux.jpg Museo Boldini
1892Portrait of Josefina Errázuriz Alvear , oil on canvas Giovanni Bodini - Portrait of Giovinetta Errazuriz.jpg PrivateJosefina Errázuriz Alvear
1892Portrait of Madame Josefina Alvear de Errázuriz or Portrait de Madame E, oil on canvas Boldini - Josephina Alvear de Errazuriz.jpg National Museum of Decorative Arts Buenos Aires Subject: Josefina Alvear de Errázuriz
1892Self-Portrait Giovanni Boldini01.jpg Subject: Giovanni Boldini
1892Interior of the artist's studio with the portrait of Giovinetta Errázuriz Boldini - inside-the-studio-of-the-painter-with-errazuriz-damsel.jpg Subject: Giovinetta Errazuriz
1894Portrait of the Countess de Martel de Janville, known as Gypsy, oil on canvas Boldini, Countess de Janville..jpg Musée de la Ville de Paris, Musée Carnavalet, ParisSubject: Countess de Martel de Janville (1850–1932)
1895Portrait of a Man Wearing a Top Hat: Poet Hanvin, from the Figaro, oil on panel Giovanni boldini - retrato de homem com cartola (o poeta hanvin, o homem do figaro) 01.jpg
1897Portrait of Lady Colin Campbell, oil on canvas Gertrudeelizabethladycolincampbell giovanni boldini 1897.jpg National Portrait Gallery, London Subject: Gertrude Elizabeth Blood (1857–1911)
1897Portrait of J. A. M. Whistler, oil on canvas Boldini - James McNeill Whistler.jpg Brooklyn Museum, New York Subject: James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903)
1897Portrait of Robert de Montesquiou Montesquiou, Robert de - Boldini.jpg Musée d'Orsay, ParisSubject: Robert de Montesquiou (1855–1921; Gay French poet and writer)
1898Portrait of Madame Georges Hugo, and her son Jean, oil on canvas Boldini - madame-georges-hugo-and-her-son-jean-1898.jpg PrivateSubject: Madame Georges Hugo (born Pauline Ménard-Dorian) and her son, Jean Hugo
c.1899Room of the Painter Boldini - room-of-the-painter.jpg
1900Portrait of a Man in a Church, watercolor Boldini, Man in church.jpg Private
1900–1910Portrait of Marthe de Florian Boldini Marthe de Florian.jpg PrivateRediscovered in 2010, Subject: Marthe de Florian (1864-1939), French demi-mondaine and socialite during the Belle Époque
1901Portrait of Mme. Lina Cavalieri, oil on canvas Boldini (Lina Cavalieri).jpg Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Subject: Lina Cavalieri (1874–1944); Italian operatic soprano and diseuse
1903Portrait of a Lady, Mrs. Lionel Phillips Boldini - Florence, Lady Phillips.jpg Subject: Dorothea Sarah Florence Alexandra (1863–1940)
1904Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt Bernhardt, Sarah di Giovanni Boldini.jpg Subject: Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923; French stage and film actress)
1904Princess Radziwill with Red Ribbon Boldini. Princess Radziwill.jpg Subject: Princess Catherine Radziwill
1905Portrait of Elizabeth Wharton Drexel, oil on canvas Elizabeth Drexel.jpg Subject: Elizabeth Wharton Drexel (1868–1944; American author and Manhattan socialite)
1905The Black Sash, oil on canvas Boldini - Ava Lister, Baroness Ribblesdale (The Black Sash).jpg Private
1905Portrait of Countess Zichy, oil on canvas Boldini - portrait-of-the-countess-zichy-1905.jpg Subject: Countess Eleonóra Zichy
1905Portrait of Willy Boldini - Henri Gauthier Villars.jpg PrivateSubject: the writer Henri Gauthier-Villars
1906Portrait of Ethel Mary Crocker Portrait of Ethel Mary Crocker.jpg Subject: lived 1891–1964; daughter of Mrs. William H. Crocker; later Countess de Limur.
1906Portrait of Mrs. Howard-Johnston, oil on canvas Boldini - portrait-of-mrs-howard-johnston-1906.jpg PrivateSubject: Howard-Johnston
1906Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough, and Her Son, Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill, oil on canvas Consuelo Vanderbilt.jpg Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City Subjects: Consuelo Vanderbilt (1876–1964). Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill (1898–1956).
1908Portrait of Marchesa Luisa Casati, with a Greyhound, oil Giovanni Boldini (1842-1931), La Marchesa Luisa Casati (1881-1957) con un levriero.jpg Subject: Luisa Casati (1881–1957; Italian heiress and patroness of arts)
1909La Passeggiata al Bois Giovanni Boldini - La passeggiata al Bois de Boulogne, 1909.jpg
1910Portrait de la princesse Cécile Murat, Ney d'Elchingen, oil on canvas Cecile Murat Ney d'Elchingen (1867-1960), by Giovanni Boldini.jpg PrivateSubject: Princess Cécile Murat Ney d'Elchingen (wife of Joachim, 5th Prince Murat)
1910Portrait of Anita De La Feria, The Spanish Dancer, oil on canvas Boldini, Anita de la Ferie.jpg PrivateSubject: Anita de la Ferie
1910–1914Canale a Venezia con gondole Artgate Fondazione Cariplo - Boldini Giovanni, Canale a Venezia con gondole.jpg Art collections of Fondazione Cariplo Venice
1910Ritratto di Josefina Errazuriz Alvear con il suo gatto Boldini, Ritratto di Josefina Errazuriz Alvear con il suo gatto, 1910.jpg
1911Portrait of Princess Marthe Bibesco, oil on canvas Marthe Bibesco Boldini.jpg Subject: Marthe Bibesco (1886–1973)
1911Portrait of Rita de Acosta Lydig, oil on canvas Portrait of Rita de Acosta Lydig by Giovanni Boldini.jpg M.S. Rau Antiques, New OrleansSubject: Rita de Acosta Lydig (1875–1929)
1911Self-Portrait Giovanni boldini, autoritratto a 69 anni, 1911.jpg Museo Boldini, FerraraSubject: Giovanni Boldini
1912Portrait of Mlle. de Gillespie, La Dame de Biarritz, oil on canvas Boldini - Mlle de Gillespie.jpg Private
1912Portrait of a Lady Brooklyn Museum - Portrait of a Lady - Giovanni Boldini.jpg Brooklyn Museum
1913The Misses Muriel and Consuelo Vanderbilt Consuelo and Muriel Vanderbilt.jpg Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Subjects: Muriel and Consuelo Vanderbilt
1913Portrait of a Lady, Lina Bilitis, with two Pekineses, oil on canvas Boldini, Lina Bilitis with two pekineses.jpg PrivateSubject: Lina Bilitis
1913Madame Michelham Boldini - Madame Michelham.jpg N.A.Subject: Madame Michelham
1914Portrait of the Marchesa Luisa Casati (Treviso) Giovanni Boldini - La marchesa Luisa Casati - Musei civici - Santa Caterina.jpg Subject: Luisa Casati (1881–1957; Italian heiress and patroness of arts)
1914Portrait of Mrs. Leeds Princess Anastasia.jpg Subject: May Leeds, later Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark (1878–1923; American heiress, later a Greek princess by marriage)
1916Lady in Rose, oil on canvas Boldini, Lady in Rose.jpg Museo Boldini, Ferrara Subject: Olivia de Santiago Concha, 4th Marchioness of Casa Concha
1924Portrait of Donna Franca Florio , oil on canvas Boldini - portrait-of-donna-franca-florio-1924.jpg
Josefina Alvear de Errázuriz Josefina Alvear de Errazuriz, by Giovanni Boldini.jpg
Portrait of Madame Josefina A. de Errázuriz Boldini - portrait-of-madame-josephina-a-de-errazuriz.jpg
Kitchen Garden
Repose in the Atelier
Studies for the Portrait of Marchesa Luisa CasatiSubject: Luisa Casati (1881–1957; Italian heiress and patroness of arts)
The Art Connoisseur, oil on panel Boldini - the-art-connoisseur.jpg Private
Reclining Nude, oil on canvas Boldini - reclining-nude.jpg Private
A Lady with a Cat, watercolor Boldini, Lady with a Cat.jpg Private
Gentleman at the Piano Boldini, Gentleman at the Piano.jpg
Woman at the Piano, oil on canvas Woman at the piano (1870), by Giovanni Boldini.jpg Private
Lady Pianist, watercolor Pianist in an interior (1877), by Giovanni Boldini.jpg Private
Theatre Boldini, Theatre.jpg
Woman in Red Boldini, Woman in Red.jpg
The Pianist A. Rey Colaco Boldini, Pianist Colaco.jpg Subject: Alexandre Rey Colaço (1854–1928; Portuguese pianist)
The Rose in Vase of Sassonia Boldini, Rose in Vase.jpg
Still Life with Rose Boldini, Still Life with Rose.jpg
Sitting in the Garden Boldini, Sitting in the Garden.jpg
Statue in the Park of Versailles Boldini, Statue in the Park of Versaille.jpg
Angels Boldini, Angels.jpg

Prints and drawings

YearTitleImageCollectionComments
1883Famous Connoisseur (Fameux Connaisseur), crayon and pencil on graph paper Famous Connoisseur (Fameux Connaisseur) MET DT353872.jpg Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
1884Portrait of the Artist, pen and brown ink Portrait of the Artist. MET 60.65.jpg Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
1885Audience at a Parisian Theatre I (c. 1885), Graphite on cream wove paper Audience at a Parisian Theatre I.jpg Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
1885Audience at a Parisian Theatre II (c. 1885), Graphite on cream wove paper Audience at a Parisian Theatre II.jpg Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
1897Hansom Cabs, New York (c. 1897), black chalk on ruled paper Hansom Cabs, New York MET DP808033.jpg Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
1897Whistler Dozing, drypoint on paper view Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
1904Portrait of the Marquis de Biron (c. 1904), black chalk Portrait of the Marquis de Biron. MET DP808031.jpg Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
1905Portrait of a Lady (c. 1905), crayon on paper Portrait of a Lady MET sf-rlc-1975-1-277.jpeg Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Portrait of Edward G. Kennedy, black graphite Portrait of Edward G. Kennedy (1849-1932) MET DP808032.jpg Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City Subject: lived 1849–1932.
Leda with Swan Boldini, Leda with Swan.jpg Subject: Leda
Sarah Bernhardt, sketch, pencil on paper Boldini, Sarah Bernhardt.jpg PrivateSubject: Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923; French actress)
Statue, sketch, pencil on paper Boldini Statue.jpg PrivatePublished (n. 1909) in Bianca Doria, Boldini: I disegni di Giovanni Boldini: Catalogo Generale, Skira, 2011, ISBN 978-88-572-1140-4
Face of woman, sketch, pencil on paper BOLDINI.jpg Private

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Macchiaioli</span> 19th century Italian art movement

The Macchiaioli were a group of Italian painters active in Tuscany in the second half of the nineteenth century. They strayed from antiquated conventions taught by the Italian art academies, and did much of their painting outdoors in order to capture natural light, shade, and colour. This practice relates the Macchiaioli to the French Impressionists who came to prominence a few years later, although the Macchiaioli pursued somewhat different purposes. The most notable artists of this movement were Giuseppe Abbati, Cristiano Banti, Odoardo Borrani, Vincenzo Cabianca, Adriano Cecioni, Vito D'Ancona, Serafino De Tivoli, Giovanni Fattori, Raffaello Sernesi, Silvestro Lega, and Telemaco Signorini.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giovanni Fattori</span> Italian painter

Giovanni Fattori was an Italian artist, one of the leaders of the group known as the Macchiaioli. He was initially a painter of historical themes and military subjects. In his middle years, inspired by the Barbizon school, he became one of the leading Italian plein-airists, painting landscapes, rural scenes, and scenes of military life. After 1884, he devoted much energy to etching.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giovanni Boldini</span> Italian painter (1842–1931)

Giovanni Boldini was an Italian genre and portrait painter who lived and worked in Paris for most of his career. According to a 1933 article in Time magazine, he was known as the "Master of Swish" because of his flowing style of painting.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arturo Martini</span> Italian sculptor, painter and engraver (1889–1947)

Arturo Martini (1889–1947) was a leading Italian sculptor between World War I and II. He moved between a very vigorous classicism and modernism. He was associated with public sculpture in fascist Italy, but later renounced his medium altogether.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antonio Randa</span> Italian painter (1595–c. 1657)

Antonio Randa was an Italian painter of the classicist period, active in Ferrara, Modena, Rovigo, Florence, Comacchio and his native Bologna.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leonardo Bazzaro</span> Italian painter (1853–1937)

Leonardo Bazzaro was an Italian painter mainly of landscapes and interior vedute.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Carracci</span> Bolognese family of artists

The Carracci were a Bolognese family of artists that played an instrumental role in bringing forth the Baroque style in painting. Brothers Annibale (1560–1609) and Agostino (1557–1602) along with their cousin Ludovico (1555–1619) worked collaboratively. The Carracci family left their legacy in art theory by starting a school for artists in 1582. The school was called the Accademia degli Incamminati, and its main focus was to oppose and challenge Mannerist artistic practices and principles in order to create a renewed art of naturalism and expressive persuasion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniele Ranzoni</span> Italian painter (1843–1889)

Daniele Ranzoni was an Italian painter of second half of the 19th century.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cherubino Cornienti</span> Italian painter (1816–1860)

Cherubino Cornienti was an Italian painter, active in a Romantic style mainly in Northern Italy.

Ernesto Treccani was a visual artist, writer and political activist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tiziano Panconi</span> Italian art historian

Tiziano Panconi is an Italian art historian, specializing in Italian painting of the eighteenth century, in particular of Macchiaioli and Giovanni Boldini

<i>Self-Portrait</i> (Annibale Carracci) Painting by Annibale Carracci

Self-Portrait is a 1593 oil on canvas painting by Annibale Carracci, now in the Galleria Nazionale di Parma. It is dated 17 April 1593 on the top left of the canvas.

<i>Madonna and Child in Glory over the City of Bologna</i> Painting by Annibale Carracci, c.1593

Madonna and Child in Glory over the City of Bologna is a c.1593 oil on canvas painting by Annibale Carracci, also known as The Virgin and Child in the Clouds or the Madonna of Bologna. It is now in Christ Church Picture Gallery in Oxford.

<i>Pietà with Saints Clare, Francis and Mary Magdalene</i> Painting by Annibale Carracci

Pietà with Saints Clare, Francis and Mary Magdalene is a 1585 oil on canvas painting by Annibale Carracci, now in the Galleria nazionale di Parma.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Enrico Barberi</span> Italian sculptor (1850–1941)

Enrico Barberi was an Italian sculptor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giuseppe Graziosi</span> Italian painter, sculptor and engraver (1879–1942)

Giuseppe Graziosi was an Italian sculptor, painter and graphic designer.

<i>Susannah and the Elders</i> (Guercino) Painting by Guercino

Susannah and the Elders is a 1650 oil on canvas painting, now in the National Gallery in Parma.

Eugenio Riccomini was an Italian art historian. He died on 25 December 2023, at age of 87.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Kanevsky</span> American painter

Alexander Kanevsky is a Russian painter and sculptor, naturalized American.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barbara Berardicurti</span> Italian painter

Barbara Berardicurti is an Italian contemporary painter.

References

  1. "Art: Master of Swish". time.com. 3 April 1933. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010.
  2. de Gubernatis, Angelo (1889). Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier. p. 63.
  3. Steingräber, E., & Matteucci, G. (1984). The Macchiaioli: Tuscan Painters of the Sunlight : March 14-April 20, 1984. New York: Stair Sainty Matthiesen in association with Matthiesen, London. p. 105. OCLC   70337478.

Sources