Inspiration

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…
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…
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…
Inspiration: “La Pose,” by Luis Ricardo Falero
Luis Ricardo Falero was born in Granada and originally pursued a career in the Spanish Navy, but gave it up to…