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The Victorian Art Scene as Seen Through the Eyes of William Powell Frith

On This Day / January 13, 2023

Abhishek Kumar JANUARY 09, ON THIS DAY William Powell Frith was an English painter and draughtsman who was highly influential in the Victorian art scene during the mid-nineteenth century. He is best known for his large-scale narrative paintings that capture the diversity of Victorian society and culture. His works often depict scenes from everyday life …

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Religious and Mythological Paintings of Francois Andre Vincent

On This Day / December 30, 2022

DECEMBER 30, ON THIS DAY Francois Andre Vincent was a French painter and draughtsman who was one of the leading Neo-classical artists in France during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is best known for his classical history paintings, especially those depicting episodes from the works of Virgil and Dante, as well as …

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David Alfaro Siqueiros Painted for the People of Mexico

On This Day / December 29, 2022

DECEMBER 29, ON THIS DAY \”Art is a weapon that penetrates the eyes, the ears, the deepest and subtlest human feelings. The artist must paint as he would speak. I don\’t want people to speculate what I mean, I want them to understand.\” David Alfaro Siqueiros David Alfaro Siqueiros was a Mexican painter, muralist, and …

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Felix Vallotton\’s Mastery in Capturing the Mood and Atmosphere

On This Day / December 28, 2022

DECEMBER 28, ON THIS DAY “The life I live is literally the opposite of the life I dreamed of. I love seclusion, silence, cultivated thinking and reasoned action – and I have to deal with machinations, foolish talk and vain affectation.\” Felix Vallotton Felix Vallotton was a Swiss-born French painter, printmaker, illustrator, and writer. He …

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Hermann Paul Captured the Effects of Light and the Atmosphere

On This Day / December 27, 2022

DECEMBER 27, ON THIS DAY Hermann Paul was a French painter and lithographer best known for his caricatures, illustrations and posters. He was a member of the artistic movement known as the Nabis, a group of Post-Impressionists who favoured flat shapes and bright colours in their work. His artistic style was heavily influenced by the …

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Maurice Utrillo Started Painting as a Form of Art Therapy

On This Day / December 26, 2022

DECEMBER 26, ON THIS DAY \”On a particularly boring day, I had a clever but unfortunate inspiration. I seized a piece of cardboard, some tubes of tint and petroleum base – since I lacked real oil – and, confronting a typical Montmartre street corner, I suddenly found myself a practitioner of this difficult and thankless …

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Joseph Cornell Showed Mastery in Box Assemblages

On This Day / December 24, 2022

DECEMBER 24, ON THIS DAY “Shadow boxes become poetic theater or settings wherein are metamorphosed the elements of a childhood pastime. The fragile, shimmering globules become the shimmering but more enduring planets—a connotation of moon and tides—the association of waterless subtle, as when driftwood pieces make up a proscenium to set off the dazzling white …

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Distinctive Characteristics of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Artworks

On This Day / December 22, 2022

DECEMBER 22, ON THIS DAY “If you wanna talk about influence, man, then you’ve got to realize that influence is not influence. It’s simply someone’s idea going through my new mind.”  Jean-Michel Basquiat Basquiat was well-known for showing his subjects\’ heads rather than their full bodies. Many modern critics also agreed that his use of …

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