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In Memoriam Luc-Olivier Merson, storyteller in paint

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Highly original visual stories, of the Soldier of Marathon, Saint Francis of Assisi and the Wolf of Agubbio, plus illustrations for ‘Notre Dame de Paris’.

November 13, 2020 General, Life, Painting

In Swedish Country: In Memoriam Anders Zorn (1860-1920)

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Zorn’s finest art seen through his paintings of ordinary people, particularly those of his home town Mora in Sweden.

August 22, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Art of Anders Zorn 7: The White House and legacies

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In 1911, he sailed to the US to paint its President, the third he had made a portrait of. But less than ten years later, Zorn was dead.

August 18, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Art of Anders Zorn 6: Presidents and Saunas

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A portrait of Grover Cleveland, who had until recently President of the USA, an impudent nude, and girls frolicking in the sauna.

August 11, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Art of Anders Zorn 5: Portraits and prints

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Nudes out in fresh air and sunshine, engravings in his distinctive lined style, and some social comment in the 1890s.

August 5, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Art of Anders Zorn 4: High life and low life

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He wins himself the admiration of two rich American collectors, while returning to Sweden to paint in the country.

July 29, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Art of Anders Zorn 3: Switching to oils

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During a visit to St Ives in Cornwall, he starts painting in oils, then moves to Paris where commercial and artistic success await.

July 22, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Art of Anders Zorn 2: Far places and near death

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He resumes his travels, visiting Istanbul, Greece, Italy, then Algeria and Spain. Wonderful watercolours from there and at home in Sweden.

July 15, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Animal Sentiments: In memoriam Briton Rivière 1

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He became extremely popular, with his genre scenes containing animals, particularly dogs. A selection from the early years of his career.

April 17, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Why Géricault’s shipwreck changed the course of art 2

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The painting’s reception, and how it changed 19th century painting, with Courbet, Lhermitte, Naturalists, and Tom Lea III.

December 6, 2019 General, Life, Painting

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