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  • Inspiration: “Mira Bauer,” by Max Kurzweil

    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 1879. Maximillian or Max Kurzweil studied at the Academy of Fine Arts…

  • Louisiana: The History of its Art

    Louisiana: The History of its Art

    The story of Louisiana’s art begins not with brush or chisel, but with earth itself, shaped into monumental forms whose meaning still commands wonder. Long before Europeans set foot on the Mississippi…

  • Biography: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

    Biography: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

    Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, and illustrator, whose immersion in the colorful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century allowed him to produce a…

  • Biography: Henri Matisse

    Biography: Henri Matisse

    Henri Matisse, a towering figure in 20th-century art, was born on December 31, 1869, in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, a small town in northern France. Renowned for his revolutionary contributions to modern art, Matisse’s…

  • 8 Unique Photography Angles to Capture Stunning Shots

    8 Unique Photography Angles to Capture Stunning Shots

    Ready to shake up your photography? Let’s ditch the usual “straight-on” and “overhead” shots for something a bit more… surprising. Here’s a lineup of unconventional angles that might look downright bizarre while…

  • Biography: Joseph Mallord William Turner

    Biography: Joseph Mallord William Turner

    Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) was an English painter whose work is celebrated for its pioneering approach to landscape painting and its profound influence on the Romantic movement. Turner’s art is characterized…

  • List of Polish Artists

    Here is The Art Bog’s constantly-growing and constantly-updated list of Polish artists. Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930–2017), sculptor Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz (1852–1916), painter Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz (1861–1917), painter Hiacynt Alchimowicz (1841–after 1897), painter Kazimierz Alchimowicz (1840–1916),…

  • New York State: The History of its Art

    New York State: The History of its Art

    The first artistic traces in New York State lie not in grand museums or celebrated collections but on stone faces, riverbanks, and the earth itself. Long before Dutch merchants laid out streets…

  • Love Story: Paul Signac and Berthe Roblès

    Ah, love and art—a combination as timeless as the sea and the sky. When we delve into the life of Paul Signac, a luminary in the world of Neo-Impressionism, we cannot ignore…

  • List of Argentinian Artists

    A Gustavo Aguerre B Ricardo Basta Antonio Berni Marcelo Bonevardi Oscar Bony Martha Boto Pablo Bronstein Bony Bullrich C Ricardo Carpani Juan Carlos Castagnino Américo Castilla Sergio de Castro (artist) Omar Chabán…

  • Biography: Frank Lloyd Wright

    Biography: Frank Lloyd Wright

    Frank Lloyd Wright, born on June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin, was an architect of profound influence, whose designs and ideas heralded new thinking in architecture. His work embraced the belief…