A noted critic and sculptor, a career painter, and an artist who became a local politician, with examples of their work.
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Trees in snowy landscapes, as painted by Bruegel, van Ruisdael, Courbet, and a multitude of Impressionists. A Wintry feast.
Does the way in which Turner painted reflections give deeper insight into his work, or his limitations?
Sadly neglected today, his landscapes are some of the finest of the century, and his depictions of trees are among the best.
Monet’s paintings are overfamiliar, overexposed, and devalued. Can this book cast fresh light?
A chronological index to articles in this series, with example paintings.
Was Caillebotte a patron, collector, or painter in his own right?
The main German impressionist painters followed the French Impressionists, with Liebermann and Slevogt continuing to use the style well into the twentieth century.
If anyone led Impressionism during the 1860s and early 1870s, it was surely Jongkind.
His richly colourful paintings of women are reminiscent of Renoir at his best, and some of his later studies of nudes appear to owe much to the influence of Degas.
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