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Late Great Masters: 2 Courbet, Cézanne, Hodler, Signac

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Courbet’s late coastal views and waves, Cézanne’s Post-Impressionism and radical watercolours, Hodler’s sublime view over Lake Geneva, and Signac’s mixed media.

January 24, 2021 General, Life, Painting

There’s no smoke without painting 1

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The Sack of Troy, Turner, Vesuvius erupting, an unusual Manet maritime, Vallotton, Paul Nash, Monet, Luce, Signac, Stella and more going up in smoke.

November 23, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

I Saw Three Ships: sailing ships in paintings 2

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Wonderful paintings of the last years of sail, from Aivazovsky, Clarkson Stanfield, William McTaggart, Seurat, Signac, and others.

November 17, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Pure Landscapes: Camille Pissarro, 1890-94

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Moving back to Impressionist style, he painted the countryside around Éragny, and views of the cities of London and Paris.

September 17, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Pure Landscapes: Camille Pissarro, 1885-89

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In 1885-86, he decided to become a Neo-Impressionist, but after 3 years of painting some of the finest Divisionist paintings, he faced a difficult decision.

September 12, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Pure Landscapes: Camille Pissarro, 1880-84

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In this period, his paintings moved away from Impressionism and simple landscapes, as he slowly became ‘pointillist’ and incorporated more figures.

September 5, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Medium Well Done: 8 Crayons, oil pastels, and more

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From Conté crayons to oil pastels, stick media have many advantages and are rightly popular today. Here are examples by Millet, Seurat, Redon, Schiele, Bonnard, and others.

May 7, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Medium Well Done: 5 Watercolour and gouache

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With a binder of gum arabic, watercolours came into use in the Renaissance, and have steadily increased in popularity.

April 16, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Out of the Shadows: Limits and controversy

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Why do Canaletto’s gondolas not have shadows? Where did Cézanne get his shadows wrong, and why, and what colour are shadows really?

November 4, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Pierre Bonnard: Marriage and the Coast, 1924-1926

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They start moving to Le Cannet, on the Mediterranean coast, and marry at last. He returns to painting intimate scenes of Marthe, notably of her in the bath.

July 24, 2018 General, Life, Painting

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