Inspiration

Inspiration: “Breton Girl With Jar,” by Amelie Lundahl
Amelie Lundahl was the youngest of eleven children[. Her mother died when she was three months old and her father, Abraham,…
Inspiration: “A Woodland Nymph,” by Philip Hermogenes Calderon
Calderon was born in Poitiers, France. His father, the Reverend Juan Calderón ( 19 April 1791 in Villafranca de los Caballeros;…
Inspiration: “Wet,” by Anders Zorn
Anders Zorn was a Swedish painter known for his depictions of nude bathers, country festivals, and portraits. Employing a restricted palette…
Inspiration: “Braiding Her Hair,” by Christian Krohg
Christian Krohg was born at Vestre Aker (now Oslo), Norway. He was one of five children born to Georg Anton Krohg (1817–1873) and…
Inspiration: “Blonde and Brunette,” by Leo Putz
Leo Putz’s father, Karl Putz, was the Mayor of Merano. He began his studies at the age of sixteen at the Academy…
Inspiration: “Sondagsmorgon,” by Anders Zorn
Zorn’s art made him wealthy and he was thus able to build up a considerable collection of art. The objects were…
Inspiration: “Young Woman with a Fan,” by Albert Edelfelt
Edelfelt was one of the first Finnish artists to achieve international fame. He enjoyed considerable success in Paris, including a gold medal…
Inspiration: “Sous L’Arbre Rose,” by Gaston La Touche
Sous l’Arbre Rose” (Under the Pink Tree) is a distinguished work by the French painter Gaston La Touche (1854-1913), a prominent…
Inspiration: “Summer,” by Jules Breton
Arguably, Breton’s fame peaked posthumously in 1934 at The Chicago World’s Fair. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt unveiled The Song of the…
Inspiration: “Meu Netinho,” by Eliseu Visconti
In 1884, Eliseu Visconti entered the Liceu de Artes e Ofícios do Rio de Janeiro, where studied under Victor Meireles. Parallel to his studies in…
Inspiration: “Spring,” by Robert Lewis Reid
Robert Lewis Reid was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston under Otto Grundmann, where he was later…
Inspiration: “Portrait of Giovinetta Errazuriz,” by Giovanni Boldini
Boldini was born in Ferrara, the son of a painter of religious subjects, and in 1862 went to Florence for six years to study…