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Félicien Rops: The Irreverent Symbolist 1

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A close friend of Charles Baudelaire during his final years, Rops was an early adopter of mixed media and always original.

February 20, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Seeing History: Every picture tells two stories

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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?

December 20, 2017 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Degas’ Circle: After Impressionism

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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.

August 23, 2017 General, Painting

Deep and crisp and even: some seasonal snow on canvas

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Celebrate the Christmas holiday with a review of many wonderful paintings of snow scenes.

December 24, 2016 General, Life, Painting

A snapshot of 1916 in paintings and painters

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A fascinating and eclectic year in art, as the Masters of the 19th century handed over to the tigers of the 20th.

October 22, 2016 General, Painting

Japonism(e) and Ukiyo-e

Japanese woodblock prints are usually termed ukiyo-e, but ukiyo originally meant ‘this world of sorrow and grief’. How did they get their name?

January 22, 2016 General, Language, Painting

Vanished French Impressionists, 4: Bracquemond, Brandon, Bureau

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One of the finest print-makers and porcelain designers (and his Impressionist wife), another vanished painter, and another who died just after the Second Exhibition.

January 8, 2016 General, Painting

Favourite Paintings 8: Berthe Morisot, La Lecture (Reading), 1888

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This Impressionist essay on light, colour, and tranquillity features vivacious brush work; in taking art into everyday family life, it heralds art for all.

February 25, 2015 Painting
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