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Pennsylvania Impressionism was a regional American art movement that emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Inspired by French Impressionism (1860s–1890s) but adapted to the American…
This is a painting by the Russian artist, Isaac Levitan. It was created in c. 1900 in the Russian Federation. This landscape can best be described as belonging to the Realism category.…
Charles Courtney Curran, a distinguished American painter, was born on February 13, 1861, in Hartford, Kentucky. His life unfolded during a transformative period in American art, and Curran emerged as a prominent…
BONSECOURS CHURCH AND MARKETWilliam Brymner (December 14, 1855 – June 18, 1925)1913 Born in Greenock, Scotland, the son of Douglas Brymner the first Dominion Archivist and Jean Thomson, he moved with his family to Melbourne, Canada East in 1857. In 1864,…
Julian Onderdonk (July 30, 1882 – October 27, 1922) was an American painter known for his luminous and atmospheric landscapes, particularly those depicting the Texas Hill Country. He was a prominent figure…
Henrietta Rae, born Henrietta Ward on December 30, 1859, in Hammersmith, London, was a prominent British artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her life unfolded against the backdrop of…
Carl Larsson (1853-1919) was a Swedish painter and interior designer known for his charming and idyllic depictions of domestic life in Sweden during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is…
Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823 – 1903) was a French-born British artist known for her significant contributions to the genre of Victorian-era genre and portrait painting. She was one of the few successful…
When Gustave Courbet, the rebellious French painter, met Joanna Hiffernan, the Irish beauty, it was a meeting that would change his artistic life forever. Courbet, known for his daring realism and defiance…
Rising from the rugged landscape of Apulia, southern Italy, like a massive geometric crown, Castel del Monte is one of the most enigmatic buildings in medieval Europe. Commissioned by Holy Roman Emperor…
Wiik was born in Helsinki. She was the daughter of architect Erik Johan Wik (or Wiik) (1804–1876) and his wife Gustava Fredrika Meyer. She was born and grew up in Brunnsparken and attended…