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Fantin-Latour

Paintings of Eugène Delacroix: Introduction

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Two of his paintings secured support for Greek independence, another had to be hidden from public view because it glorified liberty, and he was a major influence over Impressionism.

May 12, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Reading visual art: 10 Gaze, looking away

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Ignored bodies, a complex chain from the head of John the Baptist, and Velazquez’s royal portrait which omits the King and Queen,

November 4, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Reading visual art: 9 Gaze, looking towards

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Maternal love, Oedipus and the Sphinx, and a naked courtesan unveiled before a court of men, all demonstrate how important is gaze.

November 3, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Sunrise on Impressionism: 9 Zacharie Astruc

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Probably the best-known of those who showed work at the First Impressionist Exhibition, he was an influential art critic, writer and painter, best remembered now for his sculpture.

September 20, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Reject: Manet’s picnic

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Of all the rejects in this series, Manet’s had greatest impact on painting, and really did change the course of art.

September 2, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Still Life History: Flowers

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Probably the original still life theme, and always a popular one, examples from Fantin-Latour, Bazille, van Gogh, and poignant paintings by Lovis Corinth and Charles Demuth.

August 17, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Still Life History: A place at the table

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Four centuries of paintings of tables laid up ready for the consumption of food, with several variations. From Clara Peeters to the modern burger.

July 20, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Still Life ++ : paintings of the artist’s studio 1

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These became popular during the 18th century, revealing models and those painting them, assistants, and many others. They also became complex allegories.

June 12, 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

Why paint a still life? 2 Sales

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Throughout his forty-year artistic career, he made a successful living not from painting the enigmatic group portraits for which he’s now famous, but floral still lifes.

May 1, 2021 General, Life, Painting

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