• Biography: Edgar Degas

    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…

  • Biography: Walter Osborne

    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…

  • Biography: Gustave Caillebotte

    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…

  • Biography: John William Waterhouse

    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…

  • The Moon Bog

    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…

  • Inspiration: “Portret Dzieci,” by Olga Boznanska

    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…