"Montreuil, The Citadel" by Maurice Utrillo

Montreuil, The Citadel , 1911
Oil on canvas, 32.75 x 40.5 in

Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)

Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Oregon
Ella M. Hirach Fund

Further reading:
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/7531225
Fortified Places

Transformation Mask

Kwakwaka'wakw

Transformation Mask, late 19th Century
Red cedar, fur, pigment, abalone shell, cord, and metal, 13 x 16 x 9 in.

Portland Museum of Art, Portland Oregon
Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art, 48.3.410

Further reading:
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Kwakwaka'wakw

"Girl with Accordian" by Yasuo Kuniyoshi

"Girl with Accordian," n.d.
Oil on canvas, 40 1/8 x 30 1/4 in.

Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1889-1953)

Ella M. Hirsch Fund

Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Oregon

Further reading:
Yasuo Kuniyoshi papers

"The Temptation of S. Anthony" by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564)

"The Temptation of S. Anthony"
Tempera and oil on panel, 18.5 x 13.25 in.

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564)

Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas

Further Reading:

Michelangelo's First Painting

Earliest known painting by Michelangelo acquired by the Kimbell Art Muesum

"Mt. Hood" by Childe Hassam

Mt. Hood, 1908
Childe Hassam (1859-1935)

Oil on canvas, 18 x 25 in.
Gift of Mr. Henry F. Cabell, 53.22

Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Oregon

Further reading: http://portlandartmuseum.org/about/news/releases/Childe-Hassam/

"The Virgin of Balen" by Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1680)

Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1680)
The Virgin of Balen

oil on panel, 16.5 x 21.5 in.

Gift of the Honorable George Rossman in honor of his wife, Loretta Showers Rossman, 63.27

Portland Museum of Art , Portland, Oregon (visited March 2010)

more info: http://thisgaudygildedstage.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/visiting-the-portland-art-museum/