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The Titanic and the Taj Mahal: paintings of Colin Campbell Cooper

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On board RMS Carpathia as it rescued survivors from the Titanic was Cooper, the skyscraper painter, already at work on his gouaches of the scene.

December 4, 2022 General, Life, Painting

The President’s Park and the Titanic: paintings of Francis Davis Millet

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Millet was a central figure in American fine arts, as well as a painter in mid-century Salon style. When returning from Europe he and his friend died after the Titanic struck an iceberg.

December 3, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of 1921: 2 Interiors and exteriors

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Fine paintings from 1921 by Pierre Bonnard, wildlife artist Bruno Liljefors, Colin Campbell Cooper, and others.

December 17, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of 1921: 1 People

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Fine paintings from 1921, by John Collier, Christian Krohg, Félix Vallotton, Maurice Denis and others.

December 13, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Landscape Composition: 13 Little people

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Staffage – people, animals, birds, carts and ships – make a big difference to many landscape paintings. Have you met the Wanderer too?

November 24, 2021 General, Life, Painting

American Landscapes: a celebration 2

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Skyscrapers and human landscapes in New York City, tennis in Rhode Island, and Mardi Gras on Coney Island – and more.

July 5, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Painting in the Rain 2: 1890-2006

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It was Vincent van Gogh who first showed rain streaks, in a painting made just a few days before his death. They’ve since become a standard visual device.

January 26, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Crowded Cities: paintings of urban crowds 2

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From Naturalist paintings of Bastille Day in 1880 to rush hour in New York City, and crowds outside the Gare de l’Est in 1917.

September 22, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Bridges in paintings: Beyond Impressionism

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Modern bridges and more modern paintings from Vallotton, Bonnard, Schiele, and most prominently Joseph Stella’s ‘Brooklyn Bridge’.

July 15, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Medium Well Done: 9 Ink and casein

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How Samuel Palmer used ink in paintings, and some fine work using the milk protein casein, by Gustav Klimt and others.

May 15, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

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