Biography: Ludwig Knaus
Ludwig Knaus, born on October 10, 1829, in Wiesbaden, Germany, was a painter whose work would come to define an era of genre painting in the 19th century. The son of a…
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Biography: Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas (1834–1917) was a French artist renowned for his contributions to the Impressionist movement, particularly his depictions of ballet dancers, horse races, and everyday scenes. Degas was not only a painter…
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Inspiration: “The Lady of Shalott,” by John William Waterhouse
The picture illustrates the following lines from part IV of Tennyson’s ‘The Lady of Shalott’: And down the river’s dim expanseLike some bold seer in a trance,Seeing all his own mischance –With…
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Biography: Walter Osborne
Walter Osborne, a distinguished Irish artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, stands as a master of Irish Impressionism, capturing the essence of daily life with a distinctive blend of…
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Biography: Gustave Caillebotte
Gustave Caillebotte (19 August 1848 – 21 February 1894) was a French painter, art collector, and a significant figure in the Impressionist movement. While he painted during the same period as other…
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Biography: John William Waterhouse
John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) was a British painter known for his association with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of 19th-century artists who sought to revive the aesthetic principles and techniques of the…
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The Moon Bog
Happy Halloween! What better way for The Art Bog to celebrate than with H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Moon Bog?” “The Moon-Bog” by H.P. Lovecraft is a chilling tale that follows an American named…
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Inspiration: “Sunset Over Waterloo Bridge” by Emile Claus
“Sunset Over Waterloo Bridge” is a painting by Emile Claus done in the Luminism style. It was created in 1916.
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Inspiration: “Portret Dzieci,” by Olga Boznanska
Boznańska was born in Kraków during foreign partitions of Poland. She was the daughter of a railway engineer, Adam Nowina Boznański, and Eugenia née Mondan of French origin. Boznańska learned drawing first with Józef Siedlecki, Kazimierz Pochwalski and Antoni Piotrowski locally. She…
