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Big Eyes: A Great ‘Lure’ in Western Art, Story of Margaret Keane

Margaret Keane is maybe the only Artist who established herself as an artist in the courtroom in Western Art history. Margaret, an American artist known for painting subjects with big eyes and Artwork, was initially credited to her ex-husband for years. The story of People with Eyes and ‘lure’ in Western Art goes back to […]

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Betrayal Behind the Big Eyes: Margaret Keane’s Story on Deceit and Artistic Triumph

Smriti Malhotra In the midst of the 1950s, the art world in America was captivated by the rise of doe-eyed waifs painted by a Keane. The world that was depicted was whimsical and innocent and entrenched the viewer in the big eyes of the children, women and animals depicted. There was melancholy in these paintings,

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The creator of “big eyes”, who struggled to claim her artistic identity, bids farewell

Margaret Keane was an American artist whose paintings are recognizable by the oversized, doe-like eyes of her subjects, most of whom are children. Keane focused on the eyes, as they show the inner person more. She mainly painted women, children, or animals in oil or mixed media. Keane died on June 26, 2022, at the

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