December 2011

Inspiration: “Les Amoureux,” by Émile Friant
The Lovers, Idyll on a Bridge or Autumn Evening is an 1888 oil on canvas painting by Émile Friant (1863–1932). It is now in the musée des beaux-arts…

Biography: Louis Icart
Louis Icart, a master of Art Deco and a prominent figure in the world of 20th-century French art, emerged from humble…

Inspiration: “Haymaking,” by Jules Bastien Lepage
Haymaking (French – Les foins) or Resting in the Fields is an 1877 painting by Jules Bastien-Lepage. First exhibited at the…

The Art Bog’s Hall of Fame: Class of 2011
Welcome back to the most anticipated event in our calendar, the grand unveiling of this year’s entrants into The Art Bog…

The History of Art in Strasbourg
Strasbourg is a city unlike any other in Europe — a vibrant tapestry woven from centuries of cultural exchange, political upheaval,…





