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Pastel painters: History and contents of the series

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From Robert Nanteuil’s first pastel portraits in the 1660s to Ants Laikmaa in 1929, a history of the greatest pastel painters and links to articles about individual artists.

August 24, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Symbolist pastel paintings of Alphonse Osbert and Edmond Aman-Jean

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Despite its popularity at the time, few Symbolist pastel paintings are now accessible. Here are six from these two artists, including this fascinating print.

July 22, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Colour Notes 3: Colour temperature and constancy

“A human observer is able to recognise the colour of objects irrespective of the light used to illuminate the objects.” “Colour constancy does not exist in humans.” Which is right?

May 3, 2022 General, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Symbolist painting at the time of the Salons de la Rose + Croix 2

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Early in 1896, several artists who exhibited at the Salons set up a rival exhibition. The following year was the last of Péladan’s and his movements petered out by the twentieth century.

May 29, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Symbolist painting at the time of the Salons de la Rose + Croix 1

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The apogee of the Symbolist Movement in France was run by its self-appointed high priest, Joséphin Péladan. A selection of paintings from its early years to 1894.

May 28, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Dawn or Dusk? Challenging paintings

Ten paintings, some very famous: can you work out which show dawn, and show dusk?

February 2, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Dawn or Dusk? How can you tell when it was painted?

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Isn’t it easy to tell sunrise from sunset in a painting? It turns out not, but here are some clues which can help, in wonderful paintings.

February 1, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Profound Tranquility: the paintings of Alphonse Osbert

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He was a friend of the Divisionist Georges Seurat, but in the late 1880s became a strict Symbolist. A small but fine selection of his paintings.

January 23, 2020 General, Life, Painting
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