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“I have seized the light! I have arrested his flight! The sun himself in future shall draw my pictures!” Louis Daguerre At one point or the other, you might have taken a selfie, made a video, or sent a snap. While clicking a picture is as easy as inhaling oxygen, not everyone may answer the […]
Louis Daguerre’s Invention of Daguerreotype Photography and Diorama Theatre Read More »
31 July’23, ON THIS DAY Jacques Villon also known as Gaston Duchamp was born on 31 July 1875, in Damville, Mesnils-sur-Iton, France was an enigmatic figure whose artistic brilliance left an indelible mark on the world of modern art. A prominent figure in the early 20th-century avant-garde movement, Villon’s artistic journey navigated through diverse styles,
Unravelling the Artistic Genius of Jacques Villon: A Distinguished French Master Read More »
Abhishek Kumar DECEMBER 14, ON THIS DAY Pierre Cecile Puvis de Chavannes Pierre Puvis de Chavannes was a French painter who became renowned as \”the painter for France\” for his mural work. He went on to co-found and serve as president of the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and many other painters, most notably Robert Genin,
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes is known as “The painter for France” Read More »
NOVEMBER 30, ON THIS DAY “One is born an artist. The artist is a man endowed with a special nature, with a particular feeling for seeing form and color spontaneously, as a whole, in perfect harmony. If one lacks that feeling, one is not an artist and will never become an artist; and it is
William Adolphe Bouguereau\’s Art Depicted Modern Interpretations Of Classical Subjects Read More »
Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet, a painter who led the Realism movement in 19th-century French painting was born on this day, June 10, 1819. His works were to later influence the Impressionists and the Cubists. Born in a family that strongly held anti-monarchical sentiments, he grew up to be a politically active individual, and this attitude
Remembering Gustave Courbet, the fore-runner of the Realism Movement, on his birthday Read More »
Jacques Villeglé, an artist who used torn advertisement posters and influenced generations of French artists, has died at 96. According to ARTnet News, the Paris-based Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, which represents Villeglé, announced the artist’s death in a statement shared on social media on Tuesday. The gallery remembered him as “working hard, smiling always.”
Jacques Villeglé, French Artist Who Worked Mainly with Torn Advertisements, Dies at 96 Read More »