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Autumn Leaves 2

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More leaf-peeping, from Tina Blau and Monet’s poplars on the River Epte, to Paul Nash’s eerie Wittenham Clumps under the moon’s last phase.

October 10, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Life is Short: 1 Brilliant painters killed by tuberculosis

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From the brilliant pioneer animal painter Paulus Potter to the short and intense star of Amedeo Modigliani, King Death shortened the art of far too many painters.

January 9, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Whiskers: beards in paintings 1

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Beards on Father Time, river gods, God the Father, ancient mariners, and lots and lots of artists, especially the Nabis.

July 25, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Autumn Trees 2

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In the first article of this pair, I showed a selection of some of the finest paintings of […]

October 13, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The Nabis: A brief account

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Short summary of their history, art, and their role in the evolution of painting in the twentieth century, with copious links to articles here.

July 23, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of Caves 2: Views, Birth, and Fantasy

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Hosting Lord Byron’s Alpine Witch, as the birth canal for Thomas Cole’s ‘Voyage of Life’, and an attempt by Courbet to return to the womb? The versatility of caves.

July 21, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The Nabis: 6 Destinations – Roussel, Vallotton, Ranson, Lacombe, Rippl-Rónai

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High-chroma, constructive strokes, realism typical of the mid-20th century, and ‘corn style’ using coalescent tiles of high-chroma paint – you couldn’t get further from being Nabi.

July 17, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The Nabis: 4 Divergence

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After 1895, their styles and themes diverged, with Japonisme popular, and motifs ranging from the streets of Paris to the great waves of the Brittany coast.

July 3, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The Nabis: 3 Peak

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Paintings from 1893-95 feature predominantly women, and explore the theme of womanhood. Bonnard, Vuillard, Sérusier and others.

June 26, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The Great Wave 2, Courbet to Gauguin

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After European artists saw Hokusai’s print The Great Wave off Kanagawa, their own depictions became widespread, peaking in 1896.

June 9, 2019 General, Life, Painting

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