Picasso -Nu couché et homme jouant de la guitare

Nu couché et homme jouant de la guitare 1970

Picasso-Matador-et-femme-nue-1970

Nell Gwyn

It was the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 that finally 

allowed

 women on the English stage. Before then men or boys 

played female roles. Gwyn was one of the first female actors

 and quickly became very well known. "Not only was she a 

good actress she was incredibly astute at manipulating her 

image and abilities," said Perry. Deft networking and a long 

affair with the king – she had two children by Charles – 

helped Gwyn become one of the first celebrities.

"She became extraordinarily popular. She had a very bold 

character, she was witty and outspoken and she had a 

charisma."

Gywn's fame was helped by mass reproduction of her image

and the admiration of people such as Samuel Pepys.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/oct/18/nell-gwyn-first-actresses-exhibition

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)

1887 self-portrait

Gerhard Richter

Gerhard Richter

http://www.gerhard-richter.com/

• 
  
• Woman with Child
  Frau mit Kind (Strand)
• 1965
• 130 cm x 110 cm
• Oil on canvas

David Hockney 1937-...

David Hockney

David Hockney's Felled Trees on Woldgate (2008)

Museum Wuerth, Kunzelsau, Germany

Picasso

Mother and Child, First Steps (1943) by Pablo Picasso