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Caillebotte

The Open Door 1: paintings 1400-1890

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From Jan van Eyck to Caillebotte and Claus, these paintings show the view beyond an open doorway, commonly as a means of incorporating a landscape.

April 30, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Sailing by: yachts in paintings 1

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In 1826, the world’s first sailing regatta for leisure craft was held. Twenty-five years later, the America’s Cup was inaugurated. Paintings show the rising popularity of yachting.

December 4, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Landscape Composition: 10 Through a lens

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From panoramas to wide-angle views, the optical effects of Naturalist paintings, depth-of-field effects, and loss of depth through a telescope.

November 3, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Reject: Contents

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A selection of masterpieces which were rejected by the person(s) who commissioned them, or from major exhibitions. Illustrated contents with links.

September 9, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Landscape Composition: 1 Introduction to a new series

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Horizon, planes of foreground, middle distance and background, repoussoir and framing, rhythm, reflections and panoramas – examples of compositional techniques.

September 7, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Still Life History: A is for apple

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In myth and legend, apples have determined the future of civilisation twice. They’re also some of the most enduring objects to be seen in still life paintings.

August 3, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Reject: Gustave Caillebotte’s Parquet Planers

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How on earth could three workmen preparing the wooden floor of an artist’s studio be vulgar? And how could that change a realist into an Impressionist?

July 22, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Reject: 1 Introduction

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A new series in which painters pit their work against juries of Salons and exhibitions, who then reject paintings which history judges quite differently.

June 18, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Still Life History: 5 The rise of Impressionism

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The exquisite and lucrative floral still lifes of Fantin-Latour, and those painted by artists on the periphery of Impressionism. Plus a surprise from Monet.

June 9, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Henri Martin: the Divisionist Symbolist 3

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At the start of the 20th century, he painted huge canvases for major public buildings, including a series for Toulouse’s palatial capitol.

June 27, 2020 General, Life, Painting

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