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BLIND KRISTIAN MINDING A CHILDMichael AncherDanish1885Oil on CanvasDimensions: w103.6 x h126 cm *** Michael Ancher achieved his artistic breakthrough in 1879 with the painting Vil han klare pynten (Will He Round the Point?). Michael…
Gustav Klimt (14 July 1862 – 6 February 1918) was an Austrian Symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. He is renowned for his decorative…
In 1894, Teodor Axentowicz started collaboration with Wojciech Kossak and Jan Styka during the preparation of the Racławice Panorama, one of the largest panoramic paintings in the history of Polish art. The…
Eliseu Visconti (1866-1944) was a Brazilian painter, considered one of the most significant figures in Brazilian art history. He is known for his contributions to Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, and his work had…
WITCHES GOING TO THEIR SABBATHLuis Ricardo Falero1851-1896Spanish1878Oil on CanvasDimensions: Height: 145.5 cm (57.2 ″); Width: 118.2 cm (46.5 ″)Private Collection, Monza – Italy Luis Ricardo Falero was born in Granada and originally…
SEATED MODEL IN THE ARTIST’S STUDIOPaul Gustav Fischer22 July 1860 – 1 May 19341910Danish Paul Fischer was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Paul Fischer was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He belonged to the…
Paul Peel was born in London, Ontario, and received his art training from his father from a young age. Later he studied under William Lees Judson and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Thomas Eakins.…
Mønsted was born at Grenå, Denmark. He was the son of Otto Christian Mønsted and Thora Johanne Petrea Jorgensen. His father was a prosperous ship-builder. At an early age, he began to receive…
Edward Hopper (1882–1967) was an American realist painter known for his iconic and often melancholic depictions of American life. Born in Nyack, New York, Hopper developed an interest in art at an…
Rosita Mauri was the daughter of the Catalan ballet master and choreographer Pedro Rafael Jaime Mauri who, from her childhood, trained her for stardom. She was brought up in Reus, which has…
Aleksander Augustynowicz was born in Iskrzynia in February 7, to his father Wincenty, a landlord and his mother, Julia from the House of Habecki. He completed his secondary education in Rzeszów, in…
Long before California appeared on European maps, before gold or missions or highways, it was a land of visual cultures—plural, specific, and deeply embedded in place. The earliest surviving art in the…