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Love Story: Georges Braque and Marcelle Lapré
Behind every great artist stands a figure who helps shape the unseen contours of their life. In the case of Georges Braque, the renowned French Cubist painter, that figure was Marcelle Lapré—his…
Inspiration: “An Unlikely Duo,” by Maria Wiik
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…
Inspiration: “La Liseuse,” by Félix Vallotton
In 1892, he became a member of Les Nabis, a semi-secret, semi-mystical group of young artists, mostly from the Académie Julian, which included Pierre Bonnard, Ker-Xavier Roussel, Maurice Denis, and Édouard Vuillard, with whom Vallotton was to…
Die Brücke Art Movement: The Pioneers of German Expressionism
The Die Brücke art movement was founded in 1905 in Dresden, Germany, by a group of young architecture students who sought to break away from traditional artistic norms. The founding members—Ernst Ludwig…
Biography: Mikhail Vrubel
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel, born on March 17, 1856, in Omsk, Russia, emerged as one of the most distinctive and controversial figures in Russian art, straddling the boundary between the fading world of…
Utah: The History of its Art
Utah’s art history begins not in studios or salons, but in its immensity—its vertical geology, dry skies, and moral gravity. Here, artists were never just decorators or innovators. They were interpreters, often…
Inspiration: “Portrait Of A Woman,” by Olga Boznanska
PORTRAIT OF A WOMANOlga Boznanska (1865-1940)1888PolishOil on CanvasDimensions: Height: 65 cm (25.5 ″); Width: 53 cm (20.8 ″)National Museum Krakow Boznańska was born in Kraków during foreign partitions of Poland. She was the daughter of…
Biography: Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet, born on June 10, 1819, in Ornans, France, emerged as one of the most influential artists of the 19th century, pioneering the Realist movement in French painting. Courbet’s rejection of…
The History of Art in London
London has long been a city of artistic transformation. From its earliest days as a Roman settlement to its rise as a global art capital, the city has been a canvas for…
Inspiration: “On The Edge of the Sea,” by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Puvis de Chavannes was born Pierre-Cécile Puvis in a suburb of Lyon, France. He was the son of a mining engineer. Being descended from an old noble family of Burgundy, he later added…
Inspiration: “Lace Making in Venice,” by Anders Zorn
Anders Zorn was born and raised on his grandparents’ farm in Yvraden, a hamlet near the village of Utmeland in the parish of Mora, Dalarna. He studied until the age of twelve in the school…
