Thannhauser Edition FIND the artwork in the museum that contains the detail on the front of these cards. FLIP the card over to find out more about the work of art. These cards can be enjoyed as a group. Once you find the work of art, take turns reading the information on the back of the card and asking each other questions. These fun conversation starters will help your whole family engage with the Thannhauser Collection. This was one of Braque’s first explorations with Fauvism, a style of painting that emphasizes bold, imaginative color. Les fauves is a French term that means “the wild beasts.” Look closely at this painting. How many colors can you find? Georges Braque, Landscape near Antwerp, ca. 1906 Oil on canvas, 60 × 81 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.1 © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris When an artist arranges different objects and then paints them, the result is called a still-life painting. How many different objects can you identify here? What would you arrange in a still life? Paul Cézanne, Still Life: Flask, Glass and Jug, ca. 1877 Oil on canvas, 45.7 × 55.3 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.3 This work is titled Still Life: Plate of Peaches. Why might an artist paint a plate of peaches? Paul Cézanne, Still Life: Plate of Peaches, 1879–80 Oil on canvas, 59.7 × 73.3 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.4 This painting is a portrait of Cézanne’s wife, Hortense Fiquet. He made 29 known portraits of her over the course of twenty years. Who would be your model if you were a painter? Paul Cézanne, Madame Cézanne, ca. 1885–87 Oil on canvas, 55.6 × 45.7 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.5 This landscape painting by Cézanne depicts the neighborhood around his father’s country house in France. How do you feel looking at this painting? Would you like to live here? Paul Cézanne, The Neighborhood of Jas de Bouffan, 1885–87 Oil on canvas, 65 × 81 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Bequest, Hilde Thannhauser 91.3907 Throughout the artist’s career, he experimented with representing depth on a flat canvas. Where in this painting do your eyes stay on the surface, and where do you feel like you can walk into this place? Paul Cézanne, Bibémus, ca. 1894–95 Oil on canvas, 71.5 × 89.8 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.6 The title of this sculpture tells us that this is a dancer, but the figure’s gesture is one that might have many meanings and occur in many situations. What alternative title(s) would you suggest for this work? Edgar Degas, Dancer Moving Forward, Arms Raised, 1882–95 Bronze, 35.3 × 15.3 × 16.5 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.8 Throughout his career, Degas often focused on the subject of the ballet. These ballerinas are preparing to go on stage. What do you think each one might be thinking or saying? Edgar Degas, Dancers in Green and Yellow, ca. 1903 Pastel and charcoal on three pieces of tracing paper, mounted on paperboard, 98.8 × 71.5 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.12 What do you think this seated woman is doing? Strike poses that you would imagine result in sculptures titled Relaxing, Stretching, and Bending. Ask an adult to take photos of each pose and see if they can guess the title you intended. Edgar Degas, Seated Woman, Wiping Her Left Side, 1896–1911 Bronze, 35.6 × 35.9 × 23.5 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.10 The title of this sculpture is Spanish Dance. Adopt the dancer’s pose and carefully create a short dance inspired by her mood and the motion of her body. What kind of music would accompany your dance? Edgar Degas, Spanish Dance, 1896–1911 Bronze, 40.3 × 16.5 × 17.8 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.9 In 1891, painter Paul Gauguin left his home in France and traveled to Tahiti, an island in the Pacific Ocean, in order to experience a simpler life. He titled this work Haere Mai, which means “come here” in Tahitian. From looking carefully at this work, can you see what Gauguin found in his adopted home? Paul Gauguin, Haere Mai, 1891 Oil on burlap, 72.4 × 91.4 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.16 Art historians agree that in addition to the man in the foreground, there are two other partially hidden figures in this painting. Can you find them? What do you think might happen next? Paul Gauguin, In the Vanilla Grove, Man and Horse, 1891 Oil on burlap, 73 × 92 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.15 In portraits, we usually see the subject’s face. Here, Manet shows us her back instead. What do you imagine the expression on this woman’s face would be? What makes you think this? Édouard Manet, Before the Mirror, 1876 Oil on canvas, 92.1 × 71.4 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.27 Recently, Guggenheim conservators removed a thick layer of varnish that covered this painting’s surface and caused it to appear discolored. Now we can see the painting closer to how it looked when Manet painted it. Édouard Manet, Woman, 1877–80 Oil on canvas, 174.3 × 83.5 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.28 Critics of Manet argued that his artworks felt unfinished. In what ways do you think this work feels finished, and in what ways does it feel unfinished? Édouard Manet, Portrait of Countess Albazzi, 1880 Pastel on primed canvas, 55.8 x 46.2 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Bequest, Hilde Thannhauser 91.3909 Monet made 35 other paintings of Venice the year he created this work, many showing the same parts of the city. In each work he captured the way the light looked at a different time of day. What time of day do you think he is showing in this painting? Claude Monet, The Palazzo Ducale, Seen from San Giorgio Maggiore, 1908 Oil on canvas, 65 × 100.5 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Bequest, Hilde Thannhauser 91.3910 Picasso painted this scene of a nightclub in Montmartre on his first trip to Paris when he was 19 years old. Would you want to go to this place? Why or why not? Pablo Picasso, Le Moulin de la Galette, Paris, ca. November 1900 Oil on canvas, 88.2 × 115.5 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.34 © 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Picasso has painted a Bastille Day celebration in Paris. In what ways do his brushstrokes show the energy of this event? Imagine you could step into this painting. What would you hear, see, and smell? Pablo Picasso, The Fourteenth of July, 1901. Oil on cardboard mounted on canvas, 48 × 62.9 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.36. © 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Looking closely at this woman’s facial expression and body language, try to imitate how she is standing. Now that you’re in her pose, what do you imagine she is thinking? Pablo Picasso, Woman Ironing, Paris, 1904. Oil on canvas, 116.2 × 73 cm Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.41 © 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Picasso often used color in his paintings to show emotion. This woman was painted with dark gray and white brushstrokes. Do you think her expression matches these colors? What colors would you use to paint how you feel right now? Pablo Picasso, Fernande with a Black Mantilla, ca. 1905 Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Thannhauser Collection, Bequest, Hilde Thannhauser 91.3914 © 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Look at this painting carefully. What makes this bird different from ones you have seen? What sounds might this unique bird make? What else might you hear in this scene? Pablo Picasso, Bird on a Tree, Dinard, August 1928. Oil on canvas, 34.9 × 24.1 cm Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.57 © 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Picasso often painted his long- time companion, Marie-Thérèse, while she was asleep. Imagine you had met Picasso. What activity would you want him to show you doing? Pablo Picasso, Woman with Yellow Hair, Paris, December 27, 1931 Oil on canvas, 100 × 81 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser 78.2514.59 © 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York The artist divided this canvas into two sections, left and right.