IMAGES: Picking Flowers, 1875, Auguste Renoir, French, 1841-1919, oil on canvas, 21 3/8 x 25 11/16 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection;
The Green Table (detail), ca. 1910, Pierre Bonnard, French, 1867-1947, oil on canvas, 20 1/16 x 25 9/16 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Reproduction, including downloading of Pierre Bonnard works is prohibited by copyright laws and international conventions without the express written permission of Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.;
Yacht Basin at Trouville-Deauville (detail), probably 1895/1896, Eugène Boudin, French, 1824-1898, oil on wood, 18 1/16 x 14 5/8 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection;
Still Life with Milk Jug and Fruit (detail), ca. 1900, Paul Cézanne, French, 1839-1906, oil on canvas, 18 1/16 x 21 5/8 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Gift of the W. Averell Harriman Foundation in memory of Marie N. Harriman;
The Artist’s Studio (detail), ca. 1868, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French, 1796-1879, oil on wood, 24 5/16 x 15 ¾ in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Widener Collection;
Dancers Backstage (detail), 1876/1883, Edgar Degas, French, 1834-1917, oil on canvas, 9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection;
Self-Portrait (detail), 1861, Henri Fantin-Latour, French, 1836-1904, oil on canvas, 9 7/8 x 8 7/16 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon;
Behind the Scenes (detail), ca. 1880, Jean-Louis Forain, French, 1852–1931, oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 15 1/8 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Rosenwald Collection;
Self-Portrait Dedicated to Carrière (detail), 1888 or 1889, Paul Gauguin, French, 1848-1903, oil on canvas, 18 5/16 x 15 3/16 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon;
The Towpath (detail), 1864, Johan Barthold Jongkind, Dutch, 1819-1891, oil on canvas, 13 ½ x 18 ½ in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon;
Oysters (detail), 1862, Edouard Manet, French, 1832-1883, oil on canvas, 15 7/16 x 18 7/16 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Gift of the Adele R. Levy Fund, Inc.;
Argenteuil (detail), ca. 1872, Claude Monet, French, 1840-1926, oil on canvas, 19 13/16 x 25 11/16 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection;
The Artist's Sister at a Window (detail), 1869, Berthe Morisot, French, 1841-1895, oil on canvas, 21 9/16 x 18 1/4 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection;
Orchard in Bloom, Louveciennes (detail), 1872, Camille Pissarro, French, 1830–1903, oil on canvas, 17 3/4 x 21 5/8 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection;
Breton Village (detail), ca. 1890, Odilon Redon, oil on canvas, 8 7/8 x 12 13/16 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon;
Woman with a Cat (detail), ca. 1875, Auguste Renoir, French, 1841-1919, oil on canvas, 22 1/16 x 18 1/4 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin E. Levy;
Study for "La Grande Jatte" (detail), 1884/1885, Georges Seurat, French, 1859-1891, oil on wood, 6 1/4 x 9 13/16 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection;
Meadow (detail), 1875, Alfred Sisley, French, 1839-1899, oil on canvas, 21 5/8 x 28 ¾ in. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection;
Carmen Gaudin (detail), 1885, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French, 1864-1901, oil on wood, 9 3/8 x 5 7/8 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection;
Flower Beds in Holland (detail), ca. 1883, Vincent van Gogh, Dutch, 1853-1890, oil on canvas on wood, 19 1/4 x 26 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon;
Mound of Butter (detail), 1875/1885, Antoine Vollon, French, 1833–1900, oil on canvas, 19 3/4 x 24 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Chester Dale Fund;
Child Wearing a Red Scarf (detail), ca. 1891, Edouard Vuillard, French, 1868–1940, oil on cardboard, 11 1/2 x 6 7/8 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection;
George Moore in the Artist's Garden, ca. 1879, Edouard Manet, French, 1832-1883, oil on canvas, 21 1/2 x 17 3/4 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon;
Madame Monet and Her Son, 1874, Auguste Renoir, French, 1841-1919, oil on canvas, 19 13/16 x 26 3/4 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection;
The Artist's Sister at a Window, 1869, Berthe Morisot, French, 1841-1895, oil on canvas, 21 9/16 x 18 1/4 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection;
Argenteuil, ca. 1872, Claude Monet, French, 1840-1926, oil on canvas, 19 13/16 x 25 11/16 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection;
Flower Beds in Holland, ca. 1883, Vincent van Gogh, Dutch, 1853-1890, oil on canvas on wood, 19 1/4 x 26 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon;
Beach Scene at Trouville, 1863, Eugène Boudin, French, 1824-1898, 13 11/16 x 22 5/8 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon;
A King Charles Spaniel (detail), ca. 1866, Edouard Manet, French, 1832-1883, oil on linen, 18 1/8 x 14 15/16 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection;
The Yellow Curtain, ca. 1893, Edouard Vuillard, French, 1868-1940, oil on canvas, 13 11/16 x 15 1/4 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection;
Woman with a Cat, ca. 1875, Auguste Renoir, French, 1841-1919, oil on canvas, 22 1/16 x 18 1/4 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin E. Levy;
Oysters, 1862, Edouard Manet, French, 1832-1883, oil on canvas, 15 7/16 x 18 7/16 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Gift of the Adele R. Levy Fund, Inc.;
Mound of Butter, 1875/1885, Antoine Vollon, French, 1833-1900, oil on canvas, 19 3/4 x 24 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Chester Dale Fund;
Red Plums, 1892, Pierre Bonnard, French, 1867-1947, oil on canvas, 9 3/4 x 13 1/4 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Reproduction, including downloading of Pierre Bonnard works is prohibited by copyright laws and international conventions without the express written permission of Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.; Ailsa Mellon Bruce, ca. 1925. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Gallery Archives.