Inspiration
Inspiration: “Laundry at the Riverbank,” by Eero Järnefelt
Eero Järnefelt was the son of General Alexander Järnefelt and Baroness Elisabeth Järnefelt (née Clodt von Jürgensburg). Several of his eight…
Inspiration: “Elizabeth and Carmen Pinschof,” by Tom Roberts
ELIZABETH AND CARMEN PINSCHOFTom Roberts (8 March 1856 – 14 September 1931)Australian/Englishc. 1900 Tom Roberts was born in Dorchester, Dorset, England,…
Inspiration: “Harvesters,” by Anna Ancher
Harvesters shows a man and two women on their way to start the harvest in the fields around Skagen. It is unusual…
Inspiration: “Lake. Rus.” by Isaac Levitan
This is a painting by the Russian artist, Isaac Levitan. It was created in c. 1900 in the Russian Federation. This…
Inspiration: “Bonsecours Church and Market,” by William Brymner
BONSECOURS CHURCH AND MARKETWilliam Brymner (December 14, 1855 – June 18, 1925)1913 Born in Greenock, Scotland, the son of Douglas Brymner the first Dominion Archivist and Jean…
Inspiration: “Bad Conscience,” by Maria Wiik
Wiik was born in Helsinki. She was the daughter of architect Erik Johan Wik (or Wiik) (1804–1876) and his wife Gustava Fredrika…
Inspiration: “The Gates of Dawn,” by Herbert James Draper
Draper’s most productive period began in 1894. He focused mainly on mythological themes from ancient Greece. His painting The Lament for…
Inspiration: “Cap de Copil,” by Aurel Baesu
Aurel Baesu’s father was a government clerk employed by the prefecture of Suceava. He lost his mother at an early age…
Inspiration: “Portrait of Elizabeth Sherman Cameron,” by Anders Zorn
Elizabeth Sherman Cameron (b.Nov 10, 1860 Cleveland Ohio d: 1944 Stepleton House, Dorset England) second wife of J. Donald Cameron, Mother…
Inspiration: “Female Nude,” by Jules Ernest Renoux
Renoux was the son of Jules Alphonse Renoux and Ernestine Veron. He showed early a talent for drawing and was still…
Inspiration: “La Marchesa Luisa Casati,” by Giovanni Boldini
Casati was known for her eccentricities that delighted European society for nearly three decades. The beautiful and extravagant hostess to the…
Inspiration: “La Nuda,” by Giacomo Grosso
After spending his childhood at Glaveno seminary, Giacomo Grosso enrolled at the Accademia Albertina in Turin in 1873, thanks to a…
