Inspiration

Inspiration: “Pikkusisloaan Ruokkiva Poika,” by Helena Schjerfbeck

In Paris, Schjerfbeck painted with Helena Westermarck, then left to study with Léon Bonnat at Mme Trélat de Vigny’s studio. In 1881 she…
Inspiration: “Sleeping Angel,” by John George Brown

John George Brown was born in Durham, England on November 11, 1831. His parents apprenticed him to the career of glass…
Inspiration: “Red Stockings,” 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: “Visare,” by Nicolae Grigorescu

He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia now called Romania. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young…
Inspiration: “Frileuse (Shivering Girl),” by Anders Zorn

Zorn is known to use a basic color palette consisting of Lead White (Flake White), Yellow Ochre, Vermilion and Ivory Black.…
Inspiration: “Harmony in Blue and Gold,” by James McNeill Whistler

James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American artist, active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom.…
Inspiration: “Mira Bauer,” by Max Kurzweil

Maximilian Franz Viktor Zdenko Marie Kurzweil (12 October 1867, Bisenz – 9 May 1916, Vienna) was an Austrian painter and printmaker. He moved near Vienna in…
Inspiration: “La Conversation,” by Jean Béraud

Béraud was born in Saint Petersburg. His father (also called Jean) was a sculptor and was likely working on the site of St.…
Inspiration: “In The Oak Grove,” by Guy Rose

Guy Orlando Rose was born March 3, 1867, in San Gabriel, California. He was the seventh child of Leonard John Rose and Amanda Jones…