First shown in the Salon at the age of only 18, Vincent van Gogh spotted his talent. Not only was it cut short, but his paintings are vanishing.
Post-impressionism
His early career, drawing extraordinary ‘noirs’ in charcoal, making lithographs, and starting to paint in oils.
For 15 years, his delicate nudes seen in dappled light were popular throughout Europe. They shocked the folk back in the US, though.
After a period of homage to Cézanne in Aix-en-Provence, he became the painter of Maine, and its rugged landscapes.
Although he painted many abstracts around the First World War, he was primarily a landscape artist, and an avid experimenter in style.
One of William Merritt Chase’s pupils, she was a strong character, and a vigorous advocate for women artists.
After 1900, he painted more landscapes, first of Morocco, then of the Spanish countryside.
Sorolla was not the only major painter in Spain around 1900. Here are some major works from Simonet, from 1887 to 1899.
His unique brushstrokes built form, brilliant colour, and texture in his paintings.
Known only to the French, his pointillism, Symbolism, and bold use of colour bring startling results.
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