It opened just a few days ago and you can enjoy it till the very end: the art exhibition ‘Paradise Found: Summer in California’ will close as late as September 20, truly at the end of summer. It is a show featuring selected paintings from Californian Impressionists (period 1890-1930). The show will be in […]
Cézanne’s Most Famous Paintings
January 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Some would answer the question ‘What are Paul Cézanne’s most famous painting’ with a statement that there is no single most famous painting by him; all his paintings are famous!! However, this is not entirely true, as some paintings are of higher quality, have more art historic value, while others we’ve never even seen as […]
Van Gogh Museum Holds World’s Prime Collection of His Art
February 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, hold the world’s largest collection of art work by artist Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890). Van Gogh as Prolific Painter Even though Van Gogh was only active as a painter for a decade, today he is one of the most famous artists. In that decade that Van Gogh […]
Iconic Degas Sculpture ‘Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans’ On the Market
January 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The important & iconic sculpture Petite danseuse de quatorze ans by impressionist artist Edgar Degas will be offered for sale in Sotheby’s next Art Evening Auction of Impressionist and Modern Art in London on the 3rd of February 2009. Article Update February 3, 2009: The Degas sculpture was sold for £13,257,250, far exceeding pre-auction estimates […]
Edgar Degas – Biography Of The French Artist Renowned For His Figure Painting
June 5, 2008 by 1 Comment
The career of Edgar Degas was a long one – about 60 years out of his total 83. And his style, unlike that of most famous artists who worked into their old age, never ceased developing, always seeking out new means of expression and technique.The art dealer Ambroise Vollard one day asked him why he […]
Klimt: video on ‘The Kiss’ & his love for Women
April 19, 2008 by Leave a Comment
This is a short informational video lecture about the classic impressionist painting ‘The Kiss’ by Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt (1862 – 1918). The video pulls together strands of his background, his passion, his travels, and shows you how these inputs translate into his painting. It comes as no surprise that Klimt’s favorite subject to […]
The Life and Art of Paul Gauguin
March 2, 2008 by Leave a Comment
French painter Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was born in Paris in 1848 and then moved to Peru with his family when he was only three years old. Growing up in Peru provided much excitement and had a great impact on him as little boy. When he turned 17, he joined the Navy and went to […]
The French Art Revolution
February 25, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Modern art owes a great debt to the revolution in art that took place in France in the 19th century. From Delacroix, and the impressionists such as Monet, to Van Gogh and Gauguin, the world of art was to be transformed forever.
French Impressionism In The Heart Of Paris
January 1, 2008 by Leave a Comment
By M. Davies It’s safe to say that for many of us, when we think of the centuries of art that have served to fix Paris as the cultural capital of Europe, what comes to mind above all else, perhaps even the soaring towers of Notre Dame and the Place de la Concorde’s gold capped […]
