Cathy--
I'm not sure that all of these would be "familiar to many people"
in the way the Botticelli is, but they might help:
Gustav Klimt-
THE THREE AGES OF WOMAN (1905) Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome
Jean-Honore Fragonard-
THE SWING (1766) Wallace Collection, London
Auguste Renoir-
MADAME CHARPENTIER AND HER CHILDREN (1878) Metropolitan Mus. of Art
Mary Cassatt-
THE BOATING PARTY (1893-94) Nat'l. Gallery of Art (U.S.)
John Singer Sargent (I included the last two, even though they're
not frequently reproduced, because your patron might have seen them at the
recent Sargent exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum)-
THE WYNDHAM SISTERS (1900) Met. Mus.;
THE MISSES VICKERS (1884) Sheffield City Art Galleries;
HYLDA, ALMINA AND CONWAY, CHILDREN OF ASHER WERTHEIMER (1905) Tate
Gallery;
ESSIE, RUBY AND FERDINAND, CHILDREN OF ASHER WERTHEIMER (1902)
Tate Gallery
Edgar Degas (these pieces aren't nec. his most memorable ones, but
Degas is recognizably "that guy who did ballerina pictures")-
THREE DANCERS WITH HAIR IN BRAIDS (ca. 1874) Barnes Foundation;
THREE DANCERS RESTING (ca. 1880) Nat'l. Gallery of Art (U.S.);
several other THREE DANCERS...
Frank Weston Benson (not a "big name," but I've seen these very
appealing Impressionistic works reproduced on calendars and cards)-
CALM MORNING (1904) Mus. of Fine Arts, Boston;
PORTRAIT OF MY DAUGHTERS (1907) Worcester Art Mus.
Norman Rockwell (art, or mere illustration?)-
THE MARBLES CHAMPION;
THE RUNAWAY;
CHECKUP;
TRIPLE SELF-PORTRAIT(?);
NO SWIMMING;
THE CALL;
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Maxfield Parrish-
THE GARDEN OF ALLAH (1918);
THE LUTE PLAYERS (1922)
Edouard Manet (another work not often reproduced, but one of the
subjects is famous)-
THE MONET FAMILY IN THEIR GARDEN AT ARGENTEUIL (1874) Met. Mus.
Another tempting inclusion is Manet's THE BALCONY, in the Musee
d'Orsay; it contains three main figures, but faintly visible in the dark
background is a fourth figure, a servant. This is made clear in Rene
Magritte's appropriation of the painting, PERSPECTIVE II: MANET'S BALCONY;
Magritte depicts the figures as coffins, and in the background is a fourth
coffin.
--K.A. Bayruns
Seattle, WA
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At 08:58 AM 5/14/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Colleagues:
>
>Q: What do Botticelli's Primavera and Picasso's Three Musicians have in
>common?
>A: A group of 3 figures that would be familiar to many people.
>
>I'm looking for other non-religious works of art that include 3 figures
>(can be all male/all female/mix) and I'm drawing a blank. Any suggestions?
>
>Please share your thoughts if you have a moment.
>
>Thank you
>
>Cathy Donaldson, Library Director
>Art Institute of Seattle
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