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Juan Gris

On the threshold of abstraction: Juan Gris’s meticulous Cubist paintings

Manjeera 23rd March, ON THIS DAY Cubism is not a manner but an aesthetic, and even a state of mind; it is therefore inevitably connected with every manifestation of contemporary thought. It is possible to invent a technique or a manner independently, but one cannot invent the whole complexity of a state of mind. –Juan […]

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The Russian-born Parisian painter whose atelier became a haunt of icons

May 14, On This Day Tiny but talented: Marie Vassilieff of Montparnasse An integral part of the artistic community on the left bank of Paris, Montparnasse, Russian-born painter Marie Vassilieff studied painting under Henri Matisse and attended classes at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. She was born in February 1884 and died on May

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