First shown at the Royal Academy when only 10, this true genius had a colourful but tragically short life.
Category Archive: Painting
Putting oil paint into bladders allowed painters to take it out for use outdoors. But adding some media caused paintings to age badly and fall apart.
An American Master in his own right, his paintings were on a par with those of Chase, and he was a successful teacher too.
One of the most influential painters of the early 20th century, he founded the Ashcan School, and was a major landscape painter of the time.
Are advertisers now deliberately delivering unwanted crapware to those using ad and tracker blockers?
The model’s mother claimed she was 16, she is almost nude, and a few years later, her jealous husband committed murder.
One dancer, three painters, four portraits of the dancer, and two portraits of Chase himself.
His later paintings in particular were the first major works to exploit the visual effects produced by surface texture. How?
Some answers to the 11 questions, and nominations for 11 deserving blogs.
Rubens’ methods were extensively documented by a contemporary. Do they reveal or conceal any dark secrets?
The Eclectic Light Company 