L'Île Lacroix, Rouen, Camille Pissarro

L'Île Lacroix, Rouen Camille Pissarro, 1888

Madeleine dans le Bois d'Amour, Émile Bernard

Madeleine dans le Bois d'Amour Émile Bernard, 1888

Michael Ancher on his way to his studio accompanied by the organist Helene Christensen, Anna Ancher

Michael Ancher on his way to his studio accompanied by the organist Helene Christensen Anna Ancher, 1888

Orchard with Arles in the Background, Vincent Van Gogh

Orchard with Arles in the Background Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Portrait of Alexander Harrison, Cecilia Beaux

Portrait of Alexander Harrison Cecilia Beaux, 1888

Portrait of Armand Roulin, Vincent Van Gogh

Portrait of Armand Roulin Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Portrait of Gypsy Woman, Olga Boznańska

Portrait of Gypsy Woman Olga Boznańska, 1888

Portrait of Eugène Boch, Vincent Van Gogh

Portrait of Eugène Boch Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Portrait of Joseph-Michel Ginoux, Vincent Van Gogh

Portrait of Joseph-Michel Ginoux Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Portrait of Millet Second Lieutenant of the Zouaves, Vincent Van Gogh

Portrait of Millet Second Lieutenant of the Zouaves Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin, Vincent Van Gogh

Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Reading, Berthe Morisot

Reading Berthe Morisot, 1888

Seaside Inlet, Concarneau, France, Cecilia Beaux

Seaside Inlet, Concarneau, France Cecilia Beaux, 1888

Self-portrait as an Artist, Vincent Van Gogh

Self-portrait as an Artist Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Self-Portrait Dedicated to Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh

Self-Portrait Dedicated to Paul Gauguin Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Self Portrait in the role of Jean Valjean, Paul Gauguin

Self Portrait in the role of Jean Valjean Paul Gauguin, 1888

Sunflowers, Vincent Van Gogh

Sunflowers Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

The First and Last Communion, Cristóbal Rojas Poleo

The First and Last Communion Cristóbal Rojas Poleo, 1888

The First Mourning, William-Adolphe Bouguereau

The First Mourning William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1888

The Island of life, Arnold Böcklin

The Island of life Arnold Böcklin, 1888

The Mill Stream, Montclair, New Jersey, George Inness

The Mill Stream, Montclair, New Jersey George Inness, 1888

The Red Vineyard, Vincent Van Gogh

The Red Vineyard Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

The Roses of Heliogabalus, Lawrence Alma-Tadema

The Roses of Heliogabalus Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1888

I AM emphatically of opinion that the best Art of modern times is as good as any of its kind that has gone before, and furthermore, that the best Art of England can hold its own against the world.

Thoughts on our Art of Today John Everett Millais, 1888

Unexpected Visitors, Ilya Repin

Unexpected Visitors Ilya Repin, 1884 – 1888

We’re in the presence of an unspoiled creature with the instincts of a wild beast. With Gauguin, blood and sex have the edge over ambition.

Van Gogh and Gauguin to Emile Bernard Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Washington Monument, Neoclassicism

Washington Monument Robert Mills, 1848 – 1888

"...don't lose your temper and spoil our fun. After all, it isn't every day we come to Paris and good heavens, since we've seen all these lovely things at the Fair!"

A Visit to the 1889 Fair — a play by Henri Rousseau Henri Rousseau, 1889

A Wheatfield, with Cypresses (September 1889), Vincent Van Gogh

A Wheatfield, with Cypresses (September 1889) Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Closed Eyes, Odilon Redon

Closed Eyes Odilon Redon, 1889

Col. William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody, Rosa Bonheur

Col. William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody Rosa Bonheur, 1889

Flower Girls, Olga Boznańska

Flower Girls Olga Boznańska, 1889

Flowering Bushes in the Asylum Garden, Vincent Van Gogh

Flowering Bushes in the Asylum Garden Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Funerary Portrait of Jacques Damala, Sarah Bernhardt

Funerary Portrait of Jacques Damala Sarah Bernhardt, 1889

Landscape, Sunset, George Inness

Landscape, Sunset George Inness, 1887 – 1889

Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle, Vincent Van Gogh

Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Olive Trees, Vincent Van Gogh

Olive Trees Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Patriotic Games, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Patriotic Games Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1883 – 1889

For two months I’ve been working on a large sculpture, and I dare believe that it’s the best thing I’ve done up to now ... A monster who looks like me is taking the hand of a naked woman —

Gauguin to Vincent Van Gogh Paul Gauguin, 1889

Portrait of Doctor Felix Rey, Vincent Van Gogh

Portrait of Doctor Felix Rey Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Portrait of Jacob Meyer de Haan by Lamplight, Paul Gauguin

Portrait of Jacob Meyer de Haan by Lamplight Paul Gauguin, 1889

Portrait of Joseph Roulin, Vincent Van Gogh

Portrait of Joseph Roulin Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Portrait of Trabuc - Attendant at Saint Paul Hospital, Vincent Van Gogh

Portrait of Trabuc - Attendant at Saint Paul Hospital Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Self-portrait 1889, Vincent Van Gogh

Self-portrait 1889 Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear, Vincent Van Gogh

Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Self-Portrait with Halo and Snake, Paul Gauguin

Self-Portrait with Halo and Snake Paul Gauguin, 1889

The Agnew Clinic, Thomas Eakins

The Agnew Clinic Thomas Eakins, 1889

The purpose of applying art: to add beauty to the results of the work of man and to add pleasure to the work itself

The Arts and Crafts of Today William Morris, 1889

The Birds Nest, or In The Woods, Elizabeth Jane Gardner

The Birds Nest, or In The Woods Elizabeth Jane Gardner, 1889

What I am doing is no good, and in spite of your confidence I am very much afraid that my efforts will all lead to nothing.

The despair of painting nature Claude Monet, 1889

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