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William Sidney Mount Showed Mastery In Depiction Of The Human Body And Its Movement

NOVEMBER 26, ON THIS DAY A true painter should have no home – but to wander in search of scenery and character – during Spring, Summer, and Autumn – some pictures to be finished on the spot, and others to be finished [in the studio] in the winter. William Sidney Mount Mount is recognized as

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec captured the intoxicating world of Parisian nightlife

NOVEMBER 24, ON THIS DAY People want me to finish things. But I see them in such a way and paint them accordingly. … Nothing is simpler than to complete pictures in a superficial sense. Never does one lie so cleverly as then. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a French painter, draughtsman, caricaturist,

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Ignaz Gunther\’s sculpture depicts Bavarian folk art and elegance of Vienna

NOVEMBER 22, ON THIS DAY Ignaz Gunther was a German woodcarver and sculptor who produced work in the Bavarian Rococo style. His elongated shapes and pastel polychromy mix the vivacity of Bavarian folk art with the elegance of Vienna. His frequently ecstatic figures are defined stylistically by graceful motions, extended proportions, and the angular arrangement

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Rene Magritte compelled spectators to reevaluate their own ideas of reality

NOVEMBER 21, ON THIS DAY “As regards the artists themselves, most of them gave up their freedom quite lightly, placing their art at the service of someone or something. As a rule, their concerns and their ambitions are those of any old careerist. I thus acquired a total distrust of art and artists, whether they

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