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An Artist who brought art to the streets — Robert Henri — was born today

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June 24, On This Day Robert Henri A painter and master teacher who made significant contributions to American art, Robert Henri was born on June 24, 1865, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born Robert Henry Cozad to a professional gambler and real estate developer, his family fled east when his father shot and killed a rancher over […]

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The Lesser Known Painter From Tagore Family: Sunayani Devi

June 18, On This Day Amid a lineage of prolific littérateurs and artists, the Tagore family, was yet another eminent painter and woman. Sunayani Devi was the younger sister of painters Abanindranath, Gaganendranath and Samarendranath Tagore, and the niece of Rabindranath Tagore.   She was born to Saudamini Devi and Gunendranath Tagore on June 18,

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Mathematical Aesthetics in Graphic Art: Celebrating Escher’s Legacy

Maurits Cornelis Escher, Graphic Artist On his birthday, we remember Maurits Cornelis Escher, the Dutch graphic artist whose mind bending works continue to fascinate and inspire. Best known for his intricate woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints, Escher seamlessly blended art with mathematics and scientific concepts, Escher explored themes of infinity, symmetry, and spatial logic, often visualizing

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The Lesser Known Painter From Tagore Family: Sunayani Devi

June 18, On This Day Amid a lineage of prolific littérateurs and artists, the Tagore family, was yet another eminent painter and woman. Sunayani Devi was the younger sister of painters Abanindranath, Gaganendranath and Samarendranath Tagore, and the niece of Rabindranath Tagore.   She was born to Saudamini Devi and Gunendranath Tagore on June 18,

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Celebrating the Birthday of Gustave Courbet, the Realist Pioneer

Fine art is knowledge made visible. – Gustave Courbet Image Courtesy: Wikipedia Gustave Courbet was a renowned French artist and leader of the 19th century Realist movement. Courbet rebelled against the Romantic painting tradition, turning to everyday events for his subject matter. His huge shadowed canvases with their solid groups of figures, such as The

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Mikhail Larionov: The Forgotten Pioneer of Russian Avant-Garde

In the revolutionary ferment of early 20th-century Russian art, few figures proved as transformative as Mikhail Fyodorovich Larionov. Born in Tiraspol, a city near Odessa, Russia (now Odesa, Ukraine), on June 3rd, 1881 on the periphery of the Russian Empire and dying in Parisian exile, Larionov’s artistic journey embodied the tumultuous cultural shifts of his

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