Paintings by Gustave Courbet, Paul Signac, Marie Bracquemond, Vincent van Gogh, LA Ring, Carl Larsson, Maurice Denis, William McGregor Paxton, Édouard Vuillard, and Pierre Bonnard.
Bracquemond
Artists in Europe seldom painted prominent near-breaking waves until the latter half of the 19th century, when Hokusai’s woodblock print of ‘The Great Wave’ became popular.
Glass bottles contain potions, including medicines for the sick, and more generally for scientific purposes. Some also contain alcoholic drinks.
In chiaroscuro, for enlightenment, at the centre of family and friends at dinner, and in special safety lamps carried underground by coal miners.
One of the prolific engravers and print-makers who was part of the revival in print-making in France, but he had a dark side too.
A close friend of Charles Baudelaire during his final years, Rops was an early adopter of mixed media and always original.
We’re easily convinced of the reality of 2D images – as when early audiences panicked as the Lumières’ train ran at them in a movie. How has our exposure to pictures changed, though?
Now seen as the odd man out of the Impressionists, at the time he had great influence. Here are samples of the work of those he influenced.
Celebrate the Christmas holiday with a review of many wonderful paintings of snow scenes.
A fascinating and eclectic year in art, as the Masters of the 19th century handed over to the tigers of the 20th.
The Eclectic Light Company 