Inspiration
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Inspiration: “Portrait of Jeanne Hébuterne,” by Amedeo Modigliani
Described by the writer Charles-Albert Cingria (1883–1954) as gentle, shy, quiet, and delicate, Jeanne Hébuterne became a principal subject for Modigliani’s art. In…
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Inspiration: “Dimanche,” by Paul Signac
Paul Signac experimented with various media. As well as oil paintings and watercolors he made etchings, lithographs, and many pen-and-ink sketches composed of small, laborious…
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Inspiration: “The Little Shepherdess,” by Paul Peel
THE LITTLE SHEPHERDESSPaul Peel1892CanadianOil on CanvasDimensions: 160.6 × 114.0 cmArt Gallery of Ontario Peel was born in London, Ontario, and received…
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Inspiration: “Jeune Fille Sous la Pluie,” by Evariste Carpentier
Évariste Carpentier, (1845 in Kuurne – 1922 in Liège), was a Belgian painter of genre scenes and animated landscapes. Over the years, his painting evolved from academic art to impressionism. He is, alongside Emile Claus, one of the earliest representatives of luminism in Belgium. Evariste Carpentier was a pupil at the Antwerp Academy. He lived in Paris from 1879 till 1886. The talent and personality of the artist never ceased to develop. Changing Direction After having painted religious subjects and a large number of Vendée scenes, he sought in rustic life and the open air those choice subjects which can only be tackled by artists who have the talent to take on the difficulty of painting the human figure in bright sunshine, in the green countryside, and beneath the ever beautiful, harmonious Flemish sky. Carpentier taught at the Liège Academy and was its director until his death. His “Mrs. Roland at Sainte-Pélagie” was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1886 and his “Farniente, Souvenir of Flanders” at the Salon of 1887. Source: Wikipedia.
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Inspiration: “Admiration,” by Karl Witkowski
Karol Dominik Witkowski was born to a Polish family in Jazłowiec (Jaslowiec), near Buchach, Czortków (Podole, Poland, now Ukraine). As young…
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Inspiration: “L’heure du Thé,” by Jules Ernest Renoux
Renoux employed a palette based in yellow-orange and ochre in which he painted street scenes admired for their understated beauty and…
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Inspiration: “Portrait Of Oda Krohg,” 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…
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Inspiration: “In Repaus,” by Nicolae Grigorescu
He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia now called Romania. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age (between 1846…