February 2006

Biography: Eugen Von Blaas
Eugen von Blaas, also known as Eugenio Blaas or Eugenio de Blaas (1843–1931), was an Italian-Austrian painter known for his genre…

Biography: Isaac Israëls
Isaac Israëls, a prominent Dutch painter, was born on February 3, 1865, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He hailed from a family deeply…

Arkansas: The History of its Art
Long before Arkansas existed as a state—or even as a territorial concept—its rivers, ridges, and floodplains were home to some of…

Jugendstil: The German Art Nouveau Movement
Jugendstil was Germany’s unique take on the Art Nouveau movement, emerging in the late 19th century and flourishing into the early…

Inspiration: “Engaged,” by Elin Danielson Gabogi
Elin Danielson was born in the small village of Noormarkku, near the city of Pori in Western Finland. At the age of fifteen she moved…




