Claude Monet ~ Springtime, 1872 ✿

Springtime or The Reader, 1872 is a painting by the French Impressionist painter Claude Monet. In this painting, Claude Monet uses his first wife, Camille Doncieux, as the model, seated reading beneath a canopy of lilacs. The painting is presently held by the Walters Art Museum.

Gil ELVGREN (1914-1980) ~ Puppy Love, 1959 ✿

Gil ELVGREN (1914-1980) ~ Puppy Love, 1959

William A. Bouguereau (1825-1905) ~ La Frileuse, 1879 ✿

William A. Bouguereau (1825-1905) ~ La Frileuse, 1879

Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905) ~ Under the Birches, 1881 ✿

Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905) ~ Under the Birches, 1881

Bertha Wegmann (1847-1926) ~ The Artist Jeanna Bauck, 1887 ✿

Bertha Wegmann (1847-1926) ~ The Artist Jeanna Bauck, 1887