Biography: Jean-Antoine Watteau
Jean-Antoine Watteau, born on October 10, 1684, in Valenciennes, France, emerged as one of the most influential painters of the early 18th century. His life, though brief, left an indelible mark on…
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Inspiration: “Frileuse (Shivering Girl),” by Anders Zorn
Zorn is known to use a basic color palette consisting of Lead White (Flake White), Yellow Ochre, Vermilion and Ivory Black. This limited color palette shows tremendous range in terms of color…
Inspiration: “Harmony in Blue and Gold,” by James McNeill Whistler
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American artist, active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom. He was averse to sentimentality and moral allusion in painting, and…
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
